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Show CHEERS RESOUND AS FRENCH PREMIER READSTERIVIS Then Tears for the Honored Hon-ored Dead; Statue for Alsace-Lorraine. y Associated Preee. PARIS. Nov. IX. The chamber of deputies haa seldom displayed auoh unanimity as It did yesterday In cheering cheer-ing each article of th German armlet arml-et ic terms, as It was read by Premier Clemenceau. As soon as th premier had read a clause the entire chamber lumped to Its fset and cheered. Generally Gen-erally the tumult was so great that th role of "the tiger" was lost In th uproar. up-roar. Only once or twle war there purposeful Interruptions by the Socialists. So-cialists. - -ALSACE -LOR RAIN CI" After reading the condition th premier pre-mier eacussd himself from making a lengthy address, but said: "In th nam of th people of France and In the name of the government of France, let us salute Alsace-Lorraine!" " There waspr6Tdnged cheering, after which the premier added feelingly: "Let ua honor the great army who dled!- Tears came to the eye of most of those In th chamber tears of memory of the dead, end tears from th now-erful now-erful rt .ict Ion of the moment. Deputies from Alsace-Lorraine, wno bad been in France since 1114, and som of whom had fought with th French army, were enthusiastically cheered as they presented pre-sented themselves In the gallery. "7S'S" TURNED LOOSE. The diplomatic gallery was filled, and among those present were American Amer-ican Ambaaeador Hharp. th Earl of Derby, the British smhassador snd the ambaasadors from fclpain and Italy. There was a full house of deputies end the only empty seats were those msrked by the tricolor snd crepe which deslgnstsd the sacrifice of a member who had given his life la the service of his country. Whilst ths session was In progress a battery of 76 s mslntained a stsady cannonade In celebration of the victory vic-tory from Its position along the Seine. |