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Show I French and Americans Welcomed End of War Pandemonium reigned in Tours, headquarters of the S. O. S. eight ' years ago. This army center, far removed from the actual line of combat, was made up of the various headquarters of the uon-comhatan! units and a military mili-tary police battalion of 1.000 members, mem-bers, the majority of which had seen active service at the front, being rendered ren-dered unfit for active campaign duties for an Indefinite period. Tours was bedecked In holiday attire. at-tire. No pretense at duty was made From early morning until late ut night natives and American soldiers alik provided a moving maelstrom of hu: inanity, parading Incessantly. Feminine Fem-inine cries of "Flnl le guerre!" rent the atmosphere, with old ladles hugging hug-ging uniformed figures, small children soliciting souvenirs and the pollu requesting re-questing his American cigarette, which request became as a salutation through the republic. |