CELEBRATIONS IN AMERICA
THE NAVY AND THE WAR. <CNITID FBBSfI ASSOCIATION.—COPTMBHT.) | (AIfSHtAUAN-NBW ZBALAND CABLE ASSOCIATION.) NEW YORK, 7th December. "Britain's Day" throughout the United States was the occasion of a marked demonstration. New York and Washington were smothered in flags. Petes, dinners, and open-air concerts were held in many cities. Contingents of Canadian soldiers were invited to participate in the festivities in many border towns. Addresses eulogising Britain's effort both on land and sea, were delivered in scores of centres. Mr. Frank H. Simmonds, commenting on the celebration of "Britain's Day," says :—When the German fleet entered the Firth of Forth, making the most stupendous surrender in the history of the seas, the world recognised some part of Britain's contribution to the German defeat. Since Carthage bowed to Rome, there has been nothing to compare with this spectacle. The freedom of the seas was vindicated when the German fleet, still in being, struck its flag.
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Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 139, 9 December 1918, Page 7
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155CELEBRATIONS IN AMERICA Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 139, 9 December 1918, Page 7
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