Show Monument to U. U S. S Troops Troops' t l Unveiled at St. St Nazaire ST. ST Prance June G r The AP-The monument designed by r. r harry Jarr Payne ryne Whitney to corn com the landing of the first Am American troops on soil IU nine nm years Mrs ago was unveiled toda today with wit impressive Not since the tho last troops left let In 11 had the ct city sen sen so 0 many manyAm Am American sailors marines marine and h high h ranking officers The monument presented to to Franca on behalf of the ot of the United Unite States by the American ambassador T. T Herrick Is probably the most strIking ot of the tho thour ur war memorials erected in fn Europe Three Thre hundred feet teet out In the harbor posed on top of a I eny toot foot masonry piar pillar it I a doughboy In steel helmet standing on the back ot of an American n eagie and carrying In his right hand a sword with wih the hilt hi upward In the tie form of a cross cros Inscribed Inscribe on t the e eLuo Ing base Luo In gold letters leter Is I the tho follow Hue here landed June 26 5 1917 conOe convoyed con con- voyed Oe b by the American navy y nl the first troops of the American merIcan ex- ex forces u of rl right ht anti and freedom with wih the soldiers of France 1 and her allies ale Erected b by popular contributions from every eVer state or of the American UnIon to corn com a great great cause and ane to honor lion hon or Imperishable Ideals of at liberty that 1 P itt fl the two unie unie The The ceremony em nY of f unveiling g was attended by General John J J. J Pe- Pe commander In chief chlof of the A. A B. B E F. F Brigadier GenerAl Samuel Sam Sam- uel D. D Rockenbach former commander corn com mander at St. St Nazaire when It was WI known as base bno Section No 1 andRear and ond Rear near Admiral Albert Gleaves re- re tired tred brought back to the tho active list for or this occasion with the U.S. U.S. U. U S. S S. S Memphis as hl his Ad- Ad l Cleaves commanded the thea a which convoyed th thO first troops to arrIve here during the war Many Inny prominent American Ivl- Ivl hans lAns also made the trip tr frOm m the United St States 9 especially to be ent while the Paris post of the American legion and various rench veter veterans veterans' ns' ns societies well seated were wel u u An Ah was nela nein tl noon During the afternoon dill chi chi- drens dren's fetes were to be held and the days day's program wt s to end with witha lh a water carnival on the bay and anda nd a brilliant of the city lt St. St Nazaire Itself Js is staging a a. tireS three I day das fete which commenced yes yes- esterday es i Herrick Lauds American Ideals ST. ST NAZIRE NAZAIRE France June 6 6 The CAP Id Ideals als which stirred Americana upon the entry of oC the United Unie States Into the tho World war are oro still sUI essentIal ch CharacteristiCs of the Ameron nation naton Ambassador Iro T r. said si today toay In tin an address addre at the unveiling un of at a amon- amon inon- inon commemorating the landing ot Of the first American trouPe on French soil soU nine nino years ago Speaking before a gr gret crowd of l French ench and American In- In Genes Genes-al Generl John J. J Pershing Amb Ambassador or Herick asserted alerte that States had belief belet that the United become a nation of at materialists was not true Standing within a shOrt sho distance ot of a great gret monument desIgned by Mrs Harry I Payne ane Whitney the ambassador declared that h he dId not believe beleve the verdict of history show that the United Unite States had over ever cringed when she was weak or had ever been arto arrogant ant when sho was strong PROUD OF RECORD We look fiji nl other peoples today to- to day square squarely I and frankly In the taco face proUd of an unblemished record ree rec- ord of fair tall dealing with wih all al na- na tons In the tho past pat and c calmly determined determined deter deter- mined to continue this course In the future the ambassador said We e I Isay said to toToni say to theta them as Byron Dron Toni Tom Moore Heres a. a n tear for tor those thoo that love And AmI me ma a smile for those thoe that hate And whatever sky's above sue me Heres Here's n a heart hett for tor any fate Asserting that had b been en spread that the UnIted States had be been n stirred d by s interests ts tsIn In entering the war he continued Ev Every ry American should take pains to Scotch this lie le The Tho Am Americans American's capacity for tor willIng self saCrifice aeI for Cor any cause he holds dear was suddenly born In 1917 It I has been his dominant characteristic for Cor at le least st st. years It Is as much alive alve In our people today as it I was when we declared war anti ana we weal all al know weli wel that tha dUring the three e horrible years which preceded pre pre- receded re- re ceded that date it I was was neither dead nor nor sleeping DESIGNER PRAISED After pr th the monument to FranCe Fante Ambassador HerrIck con con- the committee of Americans Amer- Amer which raised th the funds for itS Is ereCtion and p paid ld tribute to the g of Mrs Whitney Whiney who had cr created the Inspiring statUe ii M. M L of marIne who accepted the statue on 01 behalf or of the French nation naton paid trIbute to tl the American expeditIonary force force and its Is valorous service during the war lie He also expressed ssi the deep admiration and love which France bears bears to General Pershing person person- ally aUy |