Show H THERE stolid british warmed up and actually embarrassed our boys with the ardor of their greeting crowds packed ten deep along line of march showered soldiers with flowers and smokes london there have been great days la england since the outbreak of hostilities but none greater than the one on which the newspapers an bounced that america was in the war and it was palpable soon aften vard that she was in it with both feet ready to assist the allies in every way they had conceived the with which money poured into the cof ferg of france and angland from uncle sams fat purse the sending over of destroyers and the passing of the conscription bill was amazing to the Britis hers and the man in the street shouted his appreciation hen khaki clad troops poured into prince and england in spite of the submarine peril the jolly fat english man felt like shaking the hand of everybody who had ever been in ameri ca it was then that the briton lost his and he hurled his hat high in the air on the daythan day that more than five thousand sons of the united states marched through lon don never to be this again was a day never to be forgotten there were the stars and stripes floating with the british union jack from the westminster buildings king george the united states am high officers of the british service saluted americas brave sons as they strode past buckingham palace at the end of the fine wide thor as the mall here was the first contingent in england of another contemptible little army which Is to do or die in the battles against barbarism and so called kultar you can get an idea of how interested were the londoners Lon doners concerning the march of the americana when it Is said that on the day before the event conversation mostly concerned the sons of uncle sam and the route of march evening newspapers pub lashed the streets where the americans would be seen the following day and commies tommies and their officers were very keen to be on hand to add to the w elcome the first americans in uniform in the english metropolis probably were officers of general staff hen they were in london just before continuing the journey to the front aside from these and comparatively few londoners Lon doners saw them england knew little of the american soldiers makeup beyond the pictures of cowboys and a stray picture in the papers so when the britons knew they would hae a chance to see american troops in london they came from all over the country to see and to cheer streets lined ten deep the weather man turned out a f clr ly respectable day for the occasion and the sun kept on coming and going alle airplanes buzzed through the clouds like policemen of the skies A half dozen observation balloons float rd gracefully along a mile hagli over the english capital hen the american reached lie horse guards parade one could see I 1 girls on chairs peering out of windows in their efforts to get glimpses of the american soldiers the thron lined ten deep in some places and extending all along the route of naturally was a mixed one here were flower fearls of the adipose elderly london ape pitching roses and violets in the path of the americans the lih faces the was send ins its crowd of workers to the sight and those who not lene there sought places at windows overlooking the horse guards parade not even in the other times of intense had london seen such a dense and interested I 1 or some time folks walterl wal teil the niu alc plc cf the guards bands being heard long before the united states soldiers actually were in front of the admiralty or foreign office finally came the silence the bands hang ceased censed anil then the steady tread of the men in hhall the warmly welcomed broth y usi era in arms of the french and italians liked americans looks america forever I 1 shouted one mm believing that he was giving a fairly good imitation of the w ay america Is pronounced by uncle sams acon there were loud hurrahs every now and agnan but when there are five thousand men passing four deep these hurrahs cannot be continuous besides the englishman and the english woman were thinking and they liked the clean cut physiognomies of the soldiers cigarettes were thrown in the path of the men amid cheers right in front of me stood a scotch major at salute hardly a man kept his hat on his head either he was waving it or he was uncovered in deference to united states there were tears in the bejes ejes of tome women as they scanned carefully every face some of which because of the vast turnout occasionally looked self conscious oh please smile we love you nil said one girl apparently oblivious to the fact that she hung on the arm of a prepossessing lieutenant still the americans went forth as it to the trendier tren dies to them perhaps the ordeal was more trying for such fervor in a strange land must ba appreciated by every soul honored company after company passed with lips tightened and teeth set god blesi you I 1 exclaimed an old woman an american soldier bowed acknowledgment alie toed faces seemed to realize and finally the corners of mouths curved upward when a cockney woman yelled give Us a wink wot tou are a bit of all right y are give us a wink wot one of the americans actually ald ills best and the cockey female shouted allme I 1 yer face made 0 was an if e aint got the boeth I 1 ever aw another guards band drowned laughter and further corn bents and the men tramped on through the lou ble archways arch ways leading to whitehall heir shouldered rifles the banks of men and women presently an au came to a halt a dozen yard from the men and women and a beau alful oung american girl shipped out an american flag and waved it energetically getic ally quite a number of the soldiers saw it and only discipline for bade their turning thir heads after chev had gone by stick a feather in Is at and call him yankee doodle sang a oung woman who hud no taste in sartorial color harmony and who thought she was ghang a fair rendition of the american national anthem they dont like that declared toan it s the star spangled banner er ought to sing just then the A girl la a sweet voice started with oh siy cm vou ee 1 and alie englishman with her continued the air without knowing the words in the horse guards that interest ing old building in whitehall there was an impressive anu unforgettable able sight the uniforms 0 color the fight ing attire of yesteryear iester year those men in red coats white 1 either breeches and tall pointed black boots stood in a line at their swords at salute to the american soldiers the color caught the ees of the boas from maine and san francisco and some of them did not know quite what to make of it sent to discipline naughty bill however they realized the honor of the turning out of these strapping alfe guarda now in red white and black with brilliant barss helmets who per haps not so very long ago were up to their waists in mud in the trenches when wearing their fighting gear most of them had been wounded and thus were sent back to the guard at whitehall further along the sons of uncle sam marched to the wide whitehall and in a few minutes they were passing tl admiralty where sailors and of bleers stood thrilled with interest at the marching line before them The iDay shouted a billor the day when naughty bill Is to get Is les bald another man aint it a shame to think we can t do more than roast the chief un tramp tramp tramp the boys are marching came from a thousand throats as the band struck up this fr fihar tune they realized they were doing something to any gloom on through the mouth of whitehall to trafalgar square where stands the statue to lord nelson and the landseer lions each lion carried its full quota of men and bos who shouted clapp d and sang from their vantage points I 1 guess and reckon that aint coln to stand no nonsense from them baby killers opened opined an englishman who apparently thought he hid a firm grip on new you see alie englishman Is about us strong on the imitation of an american as the american Is on english it wis palpable that some of the men in the throng had worn their most american looking clothes alie cop led the american w ay of bending down their felt hats in front in other words it Is now fashionable to the american in I 1 angland the narrows of the strand were banked with cheerful countenances and now and again flowers and brool es fell in the roadway roi dway australians new and canadians give their meed of applause to the american troops and when it was all over that day iou heard precious little else but for the american troops ni comments on their good looks and they were a pre lot too until sundown the stars and stripes flew at the staff atop the house ot parliament tag as one which raised perhaps the german eyebrows for the german officers haie been alv to understand that could never brave submarines so numerous and send men for the firing line in fact one of the german officer pals boners said as much to 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