Show Stone Stolle t Mark iak Yanks Yanks' Landing P President Poincare Takes Part Partin in Ceremony Honoring ofir ng America America 0 By y Associated Press Press BORDEAUX BORDEAUX Sept 6 A A distinguished distinguished distinguished distin distin- wished company of Frenchmen headed by the the president of the re republic republic re- re public together with many Americans AmerIcans Americans Amer Amer- from fromn both official and civil life lire gathered today on historic Pointe de Grave Grav at the mouth of the Gironde riv river r fifty miles below this city for the laying of the corner corner corner cor cor- ner stone of or a monument which will commemorate the entry of America into the great war In addition addition addition ad ad- to President Poincare e the participants included Premier Cle- Cle Marshal Foch and United States Ambassador Hugh C. C Wallace Wallace Wal Wal- lace t Today was the birthday of Marquis Marquis Marquis Mar Mar- quis de Lafayette and the monument monument monument ment will mark marl the place from which he sailed to America in 1777 and to which he returned five years I later on board the American ship I Alliance It also will mark marle the I spot allot where the first American troops to b be landed in France left i their ships in Ma May 1917 I President Poincare arrived here bere I this morning on a special train I being accompanied by Premier Clemenceau Marshol Foch and amI I Ambassador Wallace Vallace With Mr Wallace Vallace were Rear Real Admiral Andrew Andrew Andrew An An- drew Andrew T. T Long Lon naval na at at- at I tache and Captain John M M. MacFadden MacFadden Mac- Mac Fadden assistant military I at the American embassy in Paris Ten J n senators senators' and twenty-five twenty I members of the chamber of deputies deputies deputies ties were the official representatives representatives I tives of the French parliament on onboard onboard onboard board the train The ceremony of ot laying the corner stone was set to begin at 1 30 |