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Show American Executive Received by the King; Passes Through lanes of Cheering Crowds Waving ; and Wearing the Stars and Stripes; President Enters London 'After Spending Day With : ; "Our Boys" in France; Sight of Ten Thousand , arms Was Too Much to Permit the Commander- in-chief to Suppress His Emotion. ii I I LONDON, Dec. 26. President and Mrs. Wilson were in Bucking, i ham palace this afternoon after a journey from Calais to Lon- j don during which they were accorded all the honors ever given ; royalty. Never has a royal program, except those of great national ; ceremonials, excited such interest here as the first state visit of an American president. - j The drive of the short procession from the station to the palace I was made through streets lined with the guard regiments in khaki. ' i Fresh flags hung overhead and covered4he buildings, while windows, : I balconies, sidewalks and open spaces were filled with people, many I of whom wore the American colors. It was a brief spectacle. First came the sovereign's escort of j troops from the household cavalry, with helmets and steel cuirasses. ' . Then came the carriage with King George and President Wilson and; Queen Mary, Mrs. Wilson and Princess Mary. These were followed 1 by three others, which passed almost unnoticed, as all eyes were on , j Mr, and Mrs. Wilson and the royal family. ! Although the trip was a short one, it lay through a most interest- i f ing section of London. From Charing Cross the route ran along the north side of Trafalgar square, with the Nelson monument towering I on the left and the nationa lgallery on the right, its gray walls al-; i most covered by huge American and British flags. It continued along : I Pall Mall, turning northward at St. James place and up St. James i j street to Picadilly tho chief landmarks along this stage being the i j solid, weather-worn buildings of tho old London clubs now decked i I with bunting they keep for special occasions, The procession drove J westward along tho north aide of Piccadilly, passing a tract of clubs and big hotels and palatial residence, notably the home of the Duke , of Devonshire, with the Red Cross flag over it, and the residence'of J j the Duke of Wellington, at the entrance of Hyde park where the pro- j t cession turned. ! j Between Piccadilly and Buckingham palace there stretches a j green park which was dark with people. The party drove past Well-j Well-j togton arch and along tho southern side of the park, flanked on the rj right by the wall of the palace ground and then into the broad plaza !' before the ualace and through the iron gates into the palace forecourt. i Probably the most interesting part of the spectacle for the presi- j j clent was the people who were crowded everywhere to greet him. Tho t daybeing a holiday, workingmen and women had a chance to turn out , : with their small children. They made the most of their opportunity and to no stratum of British humanity could the president have made ; 'i a stronger appeal. While the formal natures of the event were staged, 1 5 the human factor presented the most interest. The interior of the I t grimy Nation where King George welcomed Mr. Wilson was carpeted j f with red and the walls and roofs were hidden behind masses of flags. ; Olub windows were mostly monopolized by men while the hotels and ' j stores along the way were filled with gay parties only less interesting , $ than those on the streets. I r ON BOARD PRESIDENT WIL- i SON'S SPECIAL TRAIN EN ROUTE i TO CALAIS, Dec. 26. (By The Asso- I eiated Press) President "Wilson left f C'liauniont for England Lite yesterday 1 afternoon feeling more Strongly than over the magnificent part Americau ; I soldiers took in the -winning of tho j war. Yesterday's review in which ten ;j thousand soldiers marched before him, 1 created a deep impression on the pres- - 'dent, quite apart from the historic ' ; significance of reviewing fighting men ' ! n foreign soil for the first time. . When addressing his troops as "fel- i !w countrymen," lie told them that . '. he believed that he could "promise Iw; 'hem a happy New Year." This was Iw considered the Keynote of the address 'Mm mm " mid friends added Mr. Wilson con- strued his words that he was beginning begin-ning to see tho advancement of the war more clearly toward the attainment attain-ment of the objects ho has set for liimselt at the peace conference. At least one very important address ad-dress may bo expected from the president pres-ident while he Is in England. It may define his line of thought more clearly on issues in which Great Britain is so deeply interested. He will take' opportunity to do this in tho course of conferences he will hold with Premier Pre-mier Lloyd Georse, A. J, Balfour, secretary sec-retary of state for foreign affairs, and Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the oxchco.uer, hut whatever public ( Cantdirueri an Ens?; -i") OO Great Ovation Given President By the British (Continued from Page 1) speeches he will make will be of course in explanation to the English speaking people themselvos who, he believes, arr- in accord with tho principles prin-ciples on which the making of peace has been begun In his address to the American Iroops yesterday President Wilson said he had found no difference in principles princi-ples or of fundamental purpose. He expects to return to Paris to continue the work of the peace conference with what may be differences of opinion cleared away or on the way to accommodation. accom-modation. Yesterday's review was a picture worthy of a great painter. The sight of ten thousand Americans carrying the United States flag on the soil of a sister republic, a comrade in arms in a great cause, was just a little too much to permit the president to suppress sup-press his emotion. He frankly admitted ad-mitted being "all choked up." Mr. Wllsbn's visit to one soldiers' billet in nearby towns will long be remembered. At one place he climbed a ladder loft of a stable to talk with soldiers quartered there. Everywhere the boys and girls of the little vil lages brought native flowers or gifts to him. One spry little miss actually hopped intohis car and planted a kiss on his cheek before the president knew what was going on. Ambassador and Madame Jusserand who accompanied accom-panied President and Mrs. Wilson to Chaumont, left for Paris at tho same time Mr. Wilson's train started toward to-ward Calais. DOVER, England. Dec. 2G. The weather was bright and crisp this morning and Dover wore a festal .appearance .ap-pearance with its decorations and its animated throngs ready to welcome President and Mrs. Wilson. Their arrival ar-rival was signalled by the firing of a royal salute. Large "crowds lined the admiralty pier and its approaches long before the president came ashore. The Duke of Connaught with his suite accompanied by John W. Davis, the American ambassador, the Earl of Reading, British ambassador to the United States, Lord Hershel, and the mayor of -Dover were on the pier to meetjhe visitors. The mayor presented pre-sented an address of welcome to the viewed the guard of honor from the naval garrison of Dover. The scene In the harbor as the presidential pres-idential vessel entered was an animated animat-ed one. Airplanes and seaplanes in large numbers circled overhead, while the warships in the harbor, which joind the shore batteries in firing the saluto, were gaily dressed with bunting. bunt-ing. The crews manned ship and cheered as the presidential ooat passeu into the harbor. CHAUMONT, Dec. 25. (By the Associated As-sociated Press) President Wilson ro-celved ro-celved a most cordial welcome today from the people of Chaumont, a town which has been closely associated with the history of the American expeditionary expedi-tionary forces in France and is now headquarters of the commander-in-chief. It is the town from which America's part in finishing the war was directed. The presidential train which left Paris at midnight, drew into the Chaumont Chau-mont station at 9 o'clock this morning. mor-ning. General Pershing, General Wir-bel, Wir-bel, tho French officer commanding the zone; M. Fossien, prefect of the department of the Marne, and M. Levy Alphandery, mayor of this city, were on the platform lo receive tho president pres-ident and Mrs. Wilson, who, after responding re-sponding to the cordial greetings, passed through a salon hung with red tapestries and flags to the courtyard, where a comDam oJC th 1 ' and Ninth French infantry and a company com-pany of the One Hundred Second infantry in-fantry were drawn to render honors. CHAUMONT, Dec. 25. At the Hotel DoVJIIe, the mayor, In a speech of welcome wel-come announced to the president that tho town of Chaumont, In order to commemorate com-memorate forever this historic day, had decided to seal into the wall of the Hall of Fotes a marble slab bearing bear-ing in golden letters the date of the president's visit. He added that tho people were planning to erect monuments monu-ments to the Americans and British. The mayor presented to Mrs. Wilson a box filled with gloves. DOVER, Dec. 26 The steamer Brighton, on which President Wilson crossed the channel, had a quick and smooth passage arid arrived at Dover just about midday. She was mot at Calais by Sir Charles Cust, the king's equerry, and Vice Admiral Sir Roger Keyes who accompanied the party to Dover. Four French destroyers escorted es-corted the Brighton to mid-channel where British destroyers and a dozen airplanes took over the duty. The president who appeared in splendid spirits when he stepped ashore, was immediately greeted by the Duko of Connaught and the other oth-er members of the welcoming party. After reviewing the guard of honor he passed through the. covered way to the station where the mayor and the corporation cor-poration of Dover in their scarlet robes of office extended a formal welcome. The address was read by Sir A. Bodkin, Bod-kin, the city's recorder. As President Wilson walked to the train a dozen girls wearing the American Amer-ican colors strewed petals of roses in his path. All this time the airplanes had been hovering over the pier and the station and as the special train bearing the president left for the capital cap-ital the airmen also headed for Lon. don, accompanying the train all the way. In addition to the great crowds in tho town, many people gathered along the line of the railway and at different differ-ent stations cheering as the train passed. In reply to the address of welcome, President Wilson said: "Wo have come through many serious ser-ious times together and therefore can regard each other in a new light as comrades and as socials, because nothing brings men together like a common understanding and a common com-mon purpose. "It is therefore, with deep emotion and peculiar gratification that I find myself here afforded the opportunity of matching my mind with the minds of those who, with a like intention, are proposing to bo the best they can and that can be done in the great settlement settle-ment of the struggle." LONDON. Dec. 26. As President Wilson's train crossed the Thames and entered the station a great cheer went up from the crowd. A salute of 11 guns was fired from the Tower of London and In Hyde park. The president's trip to London was carried out according to schedule. His I train, which left Dover at 12:33 o'clock arrived at Charing Cross station on time. Before (he president's arrival it seemed as though London was to have its coldest day of the winter. There was ice in the streets and a white frost on the grass. Fortunately, however, how-ever, there was neither the rain nor the fog which usually prevail in December. De-cember. Before 11 o'clock streets in the West End were filled with holiday throngs afoot and in motor cars watching watch-ing hundreds of workmen putting the finishing touches to tho dpcorntions, some of which had been blown down during the night. Across St. James street was a huge blue banner with the words "The Citizens Ci-tizens of Westminster Welcome President Wilson." in gold letters. Sightseers poured in during the morning mor-ning from all points. There were thousands of soldiers and sailors, many hundreds of school children shepherded shepherd-ed by nuns and teachers, hundreds of flag-venders, burnt cork minstrels with banjoes, costers on donkey carts, bishops in black gaiters. geneYals in various uniforms and women and girls in their new Christmas furs. Manyl brought their lunches in boxes or bas-, bas-, kets. From the war office and other gov- ftPnninnf VlllSlrllnno : "IT 71. i 1 II Tt tish and American flags were flying rrom the same staff. Photographs of President Wilson were displayed in windows all along the route to Buckingham Buck-ingham palace. The king and queen and Princess Mary greeted President Wilson with cordiality. President Wilson, accompanied accom-panied King George and the Duke of Connaught, inspected the guard of honor. Premier Lloyd George and the members of the reception committee were then presented to the president. As the president, accompanied by King George, emerged from the station, sta-tion, the crowds jamming the streets broke inot prolonged cheers. At the same time .guns began to thunder out a salute and dozens of airplanes soared soar-ed over head. The bells and chimes all over the city also pealed a welcome. wel-come. During the procession flags, hats and handkerchiefs were waved. The president was uncovered throughout the drive to acknowledge the cheers. The scene inside the Charing Cross station was not less cordial although not SO noisv. Thp. ror.entinn nartv in cluded King George, Quoen Mary, Princess Mary, Premier Lloyd George and all the members of the cabinet, the heads of tho army and navy, premiers pre-miers of various dominations, a representative rep-resentative of India and other officials. offi-cials. There was a guard of honor from the Scots guards, while the band of the Gradier guards played "The Star Spangled Banner." |