Show GRAND DUCHESS GIVES WELCOME TO LUXEMBURG 11 Yanks Proclaimed Friends and Deliver Deliverers ct of War War- T ar- ar Stricken Strick n People Luxemburg XO Nov By By Associated Press s. s With ith General Pershing tho the American commander In chief chic at nt t her herf side lido f tho the youthful Grand Duchess of oC Luxemburg from the tho balcony balcon of oC her palace watched the tho American troops march Into her capital to today Twenty tour hours houm e earlier earlier r ler tho the grand duchess had seen tho the long columns of oC gray clad German soldiers depart for their own country after tho the occupation of her duchy for more moro than four years earll ears Tho The American firm army of occupation under General Dickman controls every road city and ami village lo in I Luxemburg It was Las Impossible to doubt the sincerity of or ortho tho the welcome given b by tho residents of oC Luxemburg The grand r nd duchess and II tho the m members of her cabinet expressed gratification that America had come to take tako tho the place of oC thos those whom they had I I bo been n forced to 10 tolerate for tor j so 10 o man many manyI years earB Popular approval nl was expressed I In a n. great demonstration when the people peo pIe sighted General Por Pershing and a again aln when tho dusty t column of oC American soldiers moved mo through tho the streets General Pershing in a n. proclamation assured tho the public that the Amerl American an arm army would t emain only as ns long IonS UH us was J necessary and while it Jt t was In Luxemburg Luxemburg Luxemburg Luxem Luxem- burg would con conduct ut Itself In conformity conform conform- It ity with th the civil law The proclamation tion wa was alas dl distributed among tho the troops as well as among limong the tho population I Proclamation tion Has Praise for Allies Luxemburg Thursday Nov O 21 nr l.-nr By Bytho the tho A Associated Press Incidental to the reception of ot the American forces In Inthis Inthis n this grand ST duch duchy a l proclamation issued b by the national union ono one o ot of the political political political cal parties was was- posted throughout the capital It read To glorious our deliverers dell the troops of or tho the entente and America The people of Luxemburg Luxemburg- bid you ou welcome cleome On tho the Id I'd of oC August 1911 Germany German forfeited her honor b by violating violat- violat Ing her tier solemn engagements regarding Luxemburg Th The government go then in power did dill nothing with the tho exception of ot protesting a against the violation llon of oC I the territory w cren tho people wanted wanted wanted want want- ed to break all relations the tho In In- In adels Suffering Innumerable humiliations the tho population has disdainfully reject rejected ell all offers of or conciliation coming cornin from its oppressors o know our country countr has been and that lint our people people peo peo- pic have ha been basel basely accused of oC connivance conni- conni vance vanco th the enem enemy Luxemburg ers protest energetically against any accusation casting doubt on the tho sincerity of ot tl their attitude during the world warThe war The reception of your our troops will bethe bo be bothe bothe the best proof of oC the purity of our a as aspirations aspirations as- as and of oC our 5 sympathy tilde e with tho the principles principles prin prin- know that in conformity I which have havo been proclaimed by bythe bythe bythe the allied governments and for lor or which you ou have havo fought rought our Jur In Independence will willI willu I u oc e maintained our rights consecrated I od- od treaties respected and nud our libe liberty consolidated The blood of oC its children which I flowed with your our own In tho the sublime cau e of ot liberty authorizes our people to ON e c press these wishes It heartily desir's de- de sir sirs girlS a to be tc allowed d by your victorious armies to keep this device dovice We N V want to remain what we are May In Its deliverers dispel Its hension It will have hl for tor them eternal gratitude Signed NATIONAL TIO Ar COUNCIL |