american journalist eldritch baldwin was on hand to record the event. the ample sidewalks are densely crowded people have climbed on to step ladders balconies and roofs. cannonball it's called taken up by the cheering thousands here comes just for the victory of the mob and for commander in chief of the allied forces. the commander of the american troops perishing looks stirred and marshal a bystander shouts smile. the belgian soldiers do smile they say more relaxed british troops receive a warm welcome. people cheer when they see the japanese the greeks the poles the portuguese and the serbs but where are the russians. not the bolsheviks but the allies that sacrificed two million men to make this day possible.