Yorktown, Oct, 19, Guns boomed from battleships old Jand new to greet President Hoover when he landed here to-day to me laugurate the celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of the cap: ture of Yorktown from the English jin the War of Independence.
Lord Cornwallis, a descendent of who command-at Yorktown, iwas present, as well as Marshall Petain, who' is heading a French delegation attending the celebra. tions.
'A ceremony marked by a certain amount of formality, took place few days ago when Mr. W. Sheldon Washington, a great grand-nephew lof the first President of the United States, who had been responsible for the defeat of the British, shook hands with the present Lord Corn wallis, a descendent of the defeated general, thus patching up old differlence:
The celebrations to-day were marred by the sudden illness of Senator Swanson who was presiding lover them. He had to be rushed to hospital accompanied by a doctor.—Reuter.
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