MARSHAL JOFFRE IN AMERICA

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14334, 26 June 1917, Page 5

MARSHAL JOFFRE IN AMERICA

THE CLIMAX OF PHS TOUR. ' , , SAN FRANCISCO, May 15. Tho seven million souls of America' greatest city combined to paint a bril liant and memoi-able „ climax to tin American tour of Mlarshal Joffre, Vivian and the French War Oommisison. With the A'isiou of countless thousand! of laughing, cheering, ' weeping, singing waving humans filling the lanes anc festooning the canyons of loAver Man hattan, strong before them from thei initial reception, the Avar men started ' Avhirlwind tour of Greater New York In the fevir hours that Joffre and his as sociates had been m New York time Avai found for "Teddy"' Roosevelt to hammei [ tables Avith his fists, gesticulate anc stamp out his arguments m favof of at American division fighting at the f ron saved by Joffre. And Joffre liked it. H< smiled bis rare, mild smile for T.R. it approbation. For, though Joffre speak: no English,'- -Roosevelt can thunder -quite as AA'ell m, French. Wlien Jofl're arriA r ed on the llortl: meadoAV.-b.f Central Park to '-receive" "tlVc golden miniature kStatue of Liberty, tb< gift. of the people of New York. thixsitsrr oopular subscription, Eo3o 'school children Avaying ti'i-color and the Stars and Stripes greeted, the. hero with.; a great shout. An ■"enormous _ crowd joined m the demonstration. A little girl close to Joffre. '■" shouted "Vive France!". The hero of the Marno heard her salutation, took her m lits arms and' kissed her on both cheeks. ' Then, turning to Mayor Mitchell, he said : m French : "I am profoundly touched by the remarkable souvenir Avhich, Avitli such delicate attention, yon offer me. \ I am profoundly touched above all.. and I. feel the' value of this emblem that comes to me from the common" people of America — from the people as a Avhole. It 'Avill remind me ,of my We of America and what America has done for France." NeAv York women gave Joffre 150,000 dollars for French rel ief .