Show Luxemburg Gives i Glad Welcome to Pershing's Army S By Damon Runyon S By Dy Universal Service i iT T No Xo 21 courier II of or the I By By to Nancy Thc TIie Thc army J J I. I Ix rd marched through Luxemburg this afternoon anti and great was the thc j I Istir stir in this this capital capital of the thc grand duchy dueh I Black Ja Jak k Pershing was as at the thc head hend of his doughboy host He Ie I was not mounted mounted on Oil a n flaming charger after the thc man manner er of f conquering heroes of or pictured memory lie lIc entered the town wInch which is IS just a ii Tray 1 I station for him him c cri en route to Germany bo boxed cd up tip in an nn army limousine Jack has hae got ol pretty prelly gray ray and has developed de a n bit of ot tat fat at around his middle Ince the days das when he he- commonly com corn bestrode fiery ler chargers He re reviewed re- re viewed hiu r ops from front the the- balcony of or orthe the palace of ot the tho Duchess of ot Luxemburg Luxem Luxom- burg burS tho duchess standing beside beside him She Is la a 0 young young- woman only about 24 t quite pretty prell A couple of t weeks ago o the chamber of or Luxemburg voted whether tp continue continue con con- her regime or adopt a republican form of ot government Marie Adelaide Is still HUll in office b by grace graco of ot one vote ote How long h her r tenure will endure seems to be an open question I Ruler ll Figure ure In the old town of or Luxemburg there Is a stron strong ft In favor of ot a republic republic re re- re- re public but in the coun country ry districts of the title land the they have ha a fondness for tor her She seemed rather a pathetic fig le- leure uro ure In man many W ways S 'S aa lS she stood on the balcony today slim and girlish lookIng look look- In Ing between two American generals Pershing was as on one side MaJ laj Gen Oen Jack Hines a a. l burl fellow who commanded com corn tho third corps and who Is s one of ot tho the best hest American leaders developed In hi this war ar stood lood on the tho other General 1 Tines limes HinesS was S obviously consCIoUs conscious conscious con con- Of t his lie Ito finally wrapped them r r and held them In front of or him General Joe com corn commander commander mander of or the tho army m which Is marching to Germany German General Brown another of or Americas America's new now fighting men who ho flashed Clashed up UI out of or comparative obscurity obscurity obscurity ob ob- ob- ob to h heights i du during ring the tho war were ere also on tho the balcony with Colonel Boyd DonI and a couple of ot aides A captain of ot the Luxemburg army arnn which numbers men and one of oC his Itis lieutenants sU-od sU with tho the American contingent The grand duchess duches or rather the as she I Id generally called b by her her- subjects wore a suit of ot some somo sort orl of ot black material It looked like velvet but maybe maybe- It None on of at the generals could remember what it was wat when the they were interrogated after aCter the ceremony Slater Attend Her r Anyway tt it was as a a. two-piece two suit suiL The coat was trimmed around the bottom bottom bot bot- tom torn with gray rl fur The trimming trim trim- minI ming was vas a J. J hand band about aboul twelve Inches wide The Thc collar collu of or tho the coat was also of or gray fur She carrien n. n gray rray squirrel squirrel rel rd muff with t ermine edging O On Oh h hr her r held heid h was a a wid hat hat trimmed with white whIt feathers She wore no Jew jow- dry elry Her sister Antoinette was ns her only attendant She wore a black suit Bull with white linen collar and cuffs curts some some- where Perching Perbing Pcr hru on his new decorations decorations dec dec- I orations the distinguished conduct I medal Only part of or tho the Eighteenth re regular ular Infantry appear appeared d in the re re- re view The Thirty second secona division con con- of or Michigan and Wisconsin troops marching toward Luxemburg the past ok but tho main bod body is swinging ln around t tiro o to town n Immediately after tho the review tho the soldiers soldiers soldiers sol sol- diers were marched out of or the tho city again and ho hey hoy are arc bivouacking tonight on the tho outskirts It was l. like lIko tho the doughboys the promised land n d then dropping dropping- tho the curtain on it Imme Imme- Th The only American soldiers allowed In Luxemburg are arc tho the military police and md tho the men whoso whose duties actually actually ac ac- ac I require them here Tonight the tho streets of or tho the town wert werl Jammed with people and lI lighted h ted I Don f hbo AT Arc heron Hero Tho The Ce few doughboys fortunate enough to be in the elt city were ere surrounded by crowds E. E Everywhere Americans were I greeted d with cheers Everybody speaks to them and most folks raise their h hats ts Girls pin lowers flowers to their uniforms uni uni- forms It is a pit pity for Cor or the soldiers who ho are arc campaigning in sight of or Cheso myriad delights to be unable to taste last them Tho The last of ot the Germans left Luxemburg Luxemburg Luxem Luxem- burg There was quito Quite a bunch of ot them It Is said that they the reviewed b by a German general on th their Jr departure anti and that tho the enemy had tw t bands band both hoth of oC which h w went nt out the Star Span Star Spangled led Banner Furthermore It Is said slid some German soldiers rs were carrying red flags rhe They rhey arc are sUI stil marching on Luxemburg soil on the way buck bucl home But there was nono of or them here bore this morning when the tho first Americans arrived A lot of oC British aviators who h had d once been in tn Luxemburg were I mon I tho the early arrivals The They were so well weli ell treat treated d b by th the people here hero durIn during dur dur- ing In their long lon Internment that they thc came back as ns I visitors There Thore are still some some- British soldiers soldier hero who were once interned and haven't yet been returned to their homos homes The Tho town was vas gayly decorated decorated dec dec- orated with flags and bunting this morning There worn many real Amor- Amor lean n flags but tho home made article was vas sUI much in evidence Storekeeper put UP signs reading Welcome to the American Soldier Thoro There were also signs of ot English Spoken Hero lIed Cocktail Served One enterprising cafe cat served d real dry Martini cocktails This was wan Inter Inter- lI eatIng but unimportant to dou dough h boys nil as t the he cn caf were requested re- re quested not to sell soli liquor to American n soldiers J cr door 1001 or I ts n. n cafe Iato in tn Luxemburg I thoy hey leach English In Inthe inho the ho schools of ot thia grand duchy duh so sn nearly nil all the th people can call speak that I language about as a n school chool taught American speaks speak French I French in I h about the ho most mOlt commonly language bore hore l Iho though h one one hours hears a n lot of German Germani too However t thero I IM hi plen plenty t of rca real ical h hatred 1 for t the tho h Germans In lii Luxemburg and the te r relief I it f the people over OO the tho departure of I Is v ery ry genuine I For more moro than four Cour years ear the lie men of oft i t R C armies under Generals Von yon Gall Gall- GnU I ulU and Von ron tier der were Wei-o goOse goOse- oseI ose- ose I t across the tle th land ant ani tho the burden burden bur bur- den of ot war 1 lay heavily upon the tho little littleS S They fill say t they ey haven't had liati I el enough ou h to tl O oat lt and what the they have havo had hn been very expensive o l To tho the men who has hns been living lI anti and fighting on army grub back In Franco France the outi hero 1 Is apparently abundant t und and certainly mighty but maybo maybe the tho Americans Americans' Id Idea l or ot plenty Is from that of or tho the Luxemburg Luxemburg- 8 1 a ii iiA A number of ot French officers tonic look with tho the ann army in th tie ell entry t r and anti got ol a St tremendous Js reception I I l I Marshal Foch Is la expected here bore to tomorrow to- to r morrow Many Inn people say aay I they ht would I prefer to En b hi bt mad part of Franco to nn el else e. e I Th Eighteenth 1 Eighteenth infantry entered th the town about iO 10 1 p. p m. m By that time tho the narrow nta ere MI toI Jammed with I people U it was vas hard fur for th the military po- po I I lice to chisel la s' s through wide column c col column l lumn squads Pompiers or tir firemen men from nearby towns and ond villages were In the escort of oC honor They wore gay uniforms There Thero choral societies and sporting societies nil all uniformed There I high hl h citizens In open car car- es There were wore were what seemed to be women's auxiliaries There were unions unIons un un- un- un ions loni of oC of ot one kind or an another another nn- nn other othor from rom tho n neighboring cities It was just JUKI such a n parade us 8 wo we have havo seen neon time and again on tho the Fourth of or other notable occasions back in tho the good ol old states statu It was ivies Just such nuch a parade barring only the tho setting Every Ever organization toda today had Its It own flog flag laG They splashed the tho streets with sa gay coloring There Thero were half holt a J. J dozen bands hands Including ln 1 one ono big band bond handsomely uniformed which can cnn play pIn American march music It did well with The s Stripes I Forever ver after tho the review rele Tho The people Jammed together along alon tho the wl sido lo walk walks were bubbling with good spirits It was waft a to great holiday I for tor or them The rhe writer saw Haw tho the entry I |