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Show KING ALBERT IS DINED IN PARIS ? Enthusiastic Welcome Is Given Belgian Royalty in French Capital. FARIS, Dec. 5. King- Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium and their eldest son were given an enthusiastic welcome when they arrived in Paris today. ! The royal train, decorated with Belgian and allied escutcheons and flags, reached 1 the Bois de Boulogne station at 2 o'clock i this afternoon. The streets were crowded along tho entire route from the station. t The weather was dull and gray, but there were no signs of rain. King Albert wore the khaki uniform of a Belgian general, Prince Leopold h pri-vare'H pri-vare'H uniform and Queen Elizabeth a tan -colored coat with a gray fur collar and a tan toque. The queen sat besldo Madame Poincaro in an open carriage and smiled happily as women and children In he throng threw flowers into the car-jrtage. car-jrtage. The king of the Belgians and his queen have entered many reconquered cities in their-own kingdom lately Bruges, Ghent, Brussels and Liege, which have been freed from the Gentian yoke but it was left for Paris, unsullied by German occupation, occupa-tion, to give the monarchs and the crown prince a greater reception as far as numbers num-bers were concerned. Arriving in Paris the royal party was officially received by President Poincare, V Premier Clemenceau and members of his cabinet, other high, officials and members n of the diplomatic corps. To greet the visitors tho populace assembled in large numbers along the Champs Elysees, in tho Place de la Concorde and on the bridges over the Seine. In the drive through tho city King Albert Al-bert was seated beside President Poincare. Poin-care. 'Queen Elizabeth rodo with the wife of the president, and Prince Leopold was accompanied by Premier Clemenceau. AH along the route the royal party was accorded enthusiastic reception. M. Clemenceau Clem-enceau and Prince Leopold, , chatting pleasantly, attractod nearly ay "much attention at-tention as the president and the king. At the gates of the Quai d'Orsay, Belgian Bel-gian soldiers of the Sixth division were awaiting to be presented to their king. When the monarch arrived they unfolded banners bearing Che names of the forest of Houtholst, Koorslede and other places t they had recaptured from the Germans. One young Belgian soldier, keyed up with Joy. said to the Associated Press: "This has been a bad year for kings, emperors and kaisers, but our king need not worry." Afier visits to the ministry of foreign affairs, the king and queen paid a formal call upon President Poincare at the Ely-see Ely-see palace and later attended a reception recep-tion given by the Belgian colony. This evening the royal party was dined by President Poincaro at the " Elysee palace. |