Show PERSHING'S FIGHTERS ARRIVE IN FRANCE Trip Over Seas Without Mishap Mishap Great Great Contingent Seasoned Troops Safely Safe Safe- ly Iy Landed Amid Acclamations of Multitude of French A French Port June 27 7 30 p p. p m. m passed by the censor The censor The Pershing PershIng Ing boys are here Thousands of them came me within the last twenty-four twenty hours out of the mistiness of or the sea sea sea-a. a U-boat U Infested in In- sea Rea that held no terrors for them them not not a torpedo scratch on a transport not a single man lost Spick and span with ed ed faces their eyes sparkling fight every one of them every Inch a man man they tramped down the gangways to the strains of the Stars and StripS Strip into a pandemonium of unending cheers Tonight they are already in camp itching to get to the front The camp is not far from here It is in charge of General William L L. L SIbert who came in command of the troops PershIng Is coming over from Paris tomorrow to greet them As these thousands of American fighting lads poured off the transports transports transports trans- trans ports scores of German prIsoners prisoners prisoners' i stood on the pier Teeth set they looked half sideways at these strap ping newcomers Those who watched watch watch- ed od these prisoners could discern a a. grudging admiration in their looks Real Entrance Into War Var The remarkable thing about the scenes attending the real entrance orthe of or the United Into the world war through the safe arrival of or the expeditionary ex p Io ary force was 8 the spontaneity i j I j I tile the touching warmth of their reception reception recep recep- tion here Not an Inkling of the arrival arrival arrival ar ar- rival had leaked out beforehand There had been no preparations no programs with speeches and song no reception committee or the like Not until the transports had safely arrived off this port ready to disembark disembark disembark bark did the momentous news become be come known Then the people here simply got wild The first transport struck her gray nose Into the harbor In the early morning The piers were swarming with thousands Of Ot men there were few fe of ot course only aged and wounded wound ed the others are at the front The realization that these newcomers newcomers newcomers new new- comers are shortly to fight side by side with the men of this port who are already In the thick of or battle drove e the women frantic with JO joy and andI gratitude Answered With Cheers The American soldiers answered the cheers cheers' by throwing small silver coins ashore A roaring scrambling among the street urchins followed They didn't spend the coins for candy They wrapped them up carefully carefully care care- fully in their ragged handkerchiefs to save them Ulem as sacred souvenirs The disembarkation passed off in the most orderly manner There was not the slightest hitch Ship af of ter ship slipped Into her berth discharging dis discharging dis- dis charging men and equipment Contusion Con Con- Confusion fusion seemed an unknown quantity to these khaki-clad khaki youths and their officers From the piers the American troops swung oft off rr through the streetor street streets of or this port where the whole population population lation had turned out to give them a tremendous ovation The crowds crowd showered flowers Sowers fruits cigarettes and dainties upon the tho marchers Vive 1 l' AmerIque was an unending unending ing cry And as proof that but one ouo confident thought was In the heart hearts of those cheering thousands tb tM shout was repeated over and over oyer again Will vm Drive Bodies Boches och s Out chase the Germans out of ot our country We We will came the thunderous chorus from the Yankee boys Their reception and progress through the the city city were one great triumphal march The French onlookers on on- lookers remarked time time- and agate again upon the youth and physique of ot the tho Americans For France this was the proudest the happiest day since the Marne farne Enthusiasm rose to fever pitch when It was learned that the transports transports transports trans trans- ports and end convoys s 's had successfully passed the submarine zone The port was speedily in honor of ot the occasion All the troops now arrived were sent today to a camp not far distant from this point where Major General William J L. L SIbert Is Installed Th Thence nce the they probably will go soon to a point near the front All the troops troop are In excellent shape enthusiastic over the successful trip and their reception reception reception re re- and eager for action |