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Show Bis Chinese Welcome for American Leathernecks x X v -Xs "x- C x x X , , . " t . I xx w v , r . y f ' a x ixx N,x x,; . s . . , i I v N x x x . ?x , , , s ; P x,x - x- xx , , : " 'A ' f : K- NvjX X X J ' I j" ' t x - x x ' - V , . , iS K ' . 4 - j 7 ?'r. v ; ) i t.;f;;v.,..:S;.;A j j :ox.--..,.. - i.-J . a . w Z--M II I Tl n ,11 ..llit. I. i '-! The usually phlegmatic Chinese let themselves go with wild enthusiasm to welcome Hhe ."rst contingent of TJ. S. marines that arrived In Tientsin, China, during the occupation of North China. The cheering crowd stood like this from dawn until the leathernecks arrived late at night. The leathernecks are well known by the Chinese, for during peacetime some TJ. S. marines were always on duty in that country. |