Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1918 — HEROES THRILL NEW YORK [ARTICLE]

HEROES THRILL NEW YORK

New York, April 29. —One hundred and five heroes of the French army, members of the famous Chasseurs Alpines corps, nicknamed Blue Devils, who arrived here today, and the fifty veterans of General Pershing’s army who came here yesterday from overseas, gave New Yorkers a series of thrills today. Patriotic fervor reached a high pitch when Pershing’s soldiers, many of them wearing the French war cross, awarded for bravery, marched up Broadway from the battery to the city hall, where they were formally received by Mayor Hylan. After the ceremony they scattered over the city to aid in the Liberty bond campaign. The arrival of the Frenchmen was entirely unexpected. They also came to help the Liberty loan campaign.