Evening Star Newspaper, November 11, 1921, Page 1

_ WEATHER. Rain tonight; tomorrow clearing ahd colder. Tempefature for nty-four hours “Highest, 49, at : lowest, 30, at 4 New York Stock Market Closed Today- Entered as second-class matter post office Washington, D. No. 98,320. PEACE, PRESIDENT HARDING’S PLEDGE TO WORLD Member of the Assoclated Press The Associated Press fs exclusively satiled t6 the use for pepublication of all ews aispatebes eredited to it or pot otherwise credited in this l" paper and also the local news publistied herels. Al¥ rights of publication of special dispatehes Lerein are also reserved. | 4 EDITIOR - WASHINGTON," D. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1921—-FIFTY-TWO PAGES. Yesterday's Net Circulation, 90,847 “TWO CENTS. WITH SUNDAY MORNING ~ OVER GRAVE OF WAR HERO BURIED AS U.S. MOURNS NEW ERA PREDICTED - TO NATIONS’ ENVOYS l AT ARLINGTON RITES{ “Unknown” Laid to Final Rest Amongrl . Heroic Dead With Hope That Guns Will Be Silent for All Times. HIGHESTHONORS ARE CONFERRED AMID IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES Notables From All Countries Gather at Bier to Pay Tribute to American Valor and Contribution to Liberty. Deep Significance Sensed. America’s unknown soldier, beloved of her hundred million| people and typifying all of her sons who gave their lives in the world war, was laid to rest today at Arlington national cemetery among the nation’s heroic dead. - E The unknown hero was placed in the bivouac of the dead in the nation’s shrine, amid solemn ceremonies atténded by the high- est in the land. 4 § . While minute guns at Fort- Myer boomed theif continuous tribute, the funeral procession passed from the Capitol tothe great] white amphitheater at Arlington, where the burial ceremonies were opened with the playing of “The Star Spangled Banner” by the Marine Band. > BIER HALLOWED; HIGHEST HONORS CONFERRED. None but the gallant comrades of the great war in which . he died laid hands upon his bier ; none but the highest officers of the Army and Navy walked beside his last carriage, and the President of his nation, the commander-in-chief of the Army, stood beside | the tomb with bared heagh—. . .ccrme 3 3 Representatives of 'foreign governments reverently_placed upon his coffin their highest military decorations. 5 President Harding, in his' memorial address, pledged that the “influence and strength” of the nation shall be exerted against the “cruel arbitrament” of war, against the “Horrors of modern con-l fliet,” and for barring “war’s distress and depressing tragedies from the stage of righteous civilization,” as the highest tribute| the nation could pay to the memory of its heroie-dead. i NEW ERA OF EVERLASTING PEACE. % The President did not allude directly to the assembling in Washington of the delegates to the limitation of armament con- ference, many of whom attended the services, but there was almost no part of his speech that could not have been considered as bear- ing upon the momentous sessions to be heMere with the object _of curtailing the agencies of war. His address_at once was a memorial to Amk&walor and an expression of hope that “this Armistice day shall mark the be- ginning of a new, lasting peace on earth, good will'among men.” “There must be, there shall be, the commanding voice of a conscious civilization against armed warfare,” the President de- clared. President Harding began his ad.!’:"";renmda‘yhadt[dmnrd' which: pratoles dress a few minutes past noon, after | na% may digappear amd that therol the assemblage in the amphitheater| “Hear yg, R i and the thousands who stood outside Ctl:m‘llenee to the call of our President, its portdls had stood in silence for ,h:’“nm‘gfl’ ";;:l; éu:ut“me land two minutes, as the nation stood, by | praver, and. we siand with Sowed presidential proclamation, -in rever- {l}f::; nn‘d reverent hearts in ‘silent ence for the dead. 'His voice, carried 8 nqCr, Valuable and valorous lives and in supplication for Divin through telephone amplifiers, was as| Mercy and, blessing upon our bexoves) upon e naf distinct to the multitude outside as| g ." e, #2540 e Mations of to the audipnce within the colonnade. | Counsellor, Mighty God. Everlostins There was no spot in the sacred res- | Father, Prince of Peace, shall be ervation to which it did not €arry.| amen. glory-and honor forever.’ Beneath the apse, from which he| As LJheplain John T. Axton con- | % Rk citn | clude e invocation, which ope: spoke, telephone engineers, Withiy, oo emony "the bells in w:‘;m:;”_ nerves strained to the breaking point. | ton, ‘across the river wmre operated the mechanism by which hisithe noon hour. The whole cé.‘:,‘,’fl? Jolce was flashed to waiting audi- rose and paid a two-minute tribute ences in Ne York and San Fran-|of silence to the dauntléss hero cincoy whose sacrifice had won the grati- TLong before the cortege of the un-[tude of one hundred millions of his! ®nown_ but undaunted soldixel'- had } countrymen. reached Arlington, the amphitheater Secretary Weeks e ragun (o Al with those holANE| Then ecame the -lnmhmgu:' kets, and by ‘11 o'clock most of the|, /50 “EHY ng of “Amer- seats were occupled. At this hour tne:i¢2.” rising in a mighty chorus,atter crowd outside numbered thousandst Iwnnch Secretary of Weeks stepped Highest Officials Présent. forward as master of - ceremonies In the boxes of the amphitheater!briefly to introduce President Hard- sat the renrue;t;'u;"eumotl {ox;eign ing. governments an gh officials of the > Thited States, Among the OtROr tary: vrat to menea: qald the Secre- mourhers were ex-service men and great general but an unkeons, Of members_of patriotic organizations. Sier of the repubile whe' touontor At 11:13 o'clock the casket bearing yustain - reat cause, for onin 1o the remains arrived at the west en- gave his life. Whether he came trar trance to the amphitheater. Preceded the north, the south, the east oo e by the choir and the clergy, and fol- t..we-do. not know at-or the Jowed by the pallbearers and by Wesew mis name. mi Homcher do we Gen. Pershing and distinguished other fact relati e any officers of the Army,and Navy as Geath. but we 46 kaow thor he et mourners, it was carried around the tvpical Ameri as 4 it was placed upon the catafalque. |gleeps with the heroes. HOW: The Marine Band took position in ° “We awho are gathersd here in such the colonnade, just south of th@ apse.' numbers ‘are simply ","mnm(g“cf and played appropriate musio until a1 the people of the United su.z: the arrival of the President and Mrs. who are here in spitt, and whose “nf Harding at 11 o’clock. « timents have been more deeply stirred Inveeation Pronounced. *by this e:ont d:fiu any. 1.; btnh..uu. Chaplairi John T. Axton pronounced . SUr_country. lese - Sentiments can the Invocation as follows: jonly be adequately expressed by .one “Almighty God, our Gracious Father, Citifen-—the Presldent” of the United in_siniple faith .and trust we seek States. = = Thy blessing. Help us fittingly to President Bestows Medal. honor our unknown soldiers who sa heir all in laying sure - tions of {me;nnnonln cot?‘.mo“;ul quartet from the Metropolitan Opera 1p us_to keep clear e obliga- | Com; D we have ‘toward all worthy. 6 R T ehuhompabed ot diers, living -and dead. that " their) J28 So08 TONStle M deanne Gor- sacrifices jand their valor fade not Gm;um;‘ Pl e and William from our ‘memory. Temper our sor- | JUSIATSe0. HOE 7 bymn, “The Su- row, we pray Thee, through the P hon the President st surance which came from the sweet Bis Ome te orm forward —wgt lipe that ever uttered words, e to pin upon the ‘Bléssed are they that mourn for they- shall be comforted.' Be Thow our_Comforter. o s “Facing the events of the ;mor- row, when from the work berich of the world will be taken an unusual sk, we ask that Thou wilt accord o tional judgment, foresight and ractfulness of I-%Dro-eh to those who scek to bring about a better under- ctanding among men and nations, to t the two most in America, :l:a i Upper: The llllel:l.l';‘torte‘e ow Pennsylvaria avenue, Lower: The W'fll the un! wa hero, TEXT OF PRESIDENT HARDING'S ADDRESS TODAY *nation bows in grief over the.body of one.she bore to. Ih(g and die; - came the-patriotic respanse of - with faith in his heart and hope on tis Aftor the President had spoken, a | ‘{?;3:‘ of e&f&fi fnther{}it : A GRATEFUL NATION, IN ITS CAPITAL. PAYS HIGHEST HONORS TO ITS -} - DEAD SOLDIERS WHO MADE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN. THE WORLD WAR REVERENT THRONGS BOW IN RESPECT AS - CORTEGE PASSES BY Mr.'Harding; With Gen. Pershing, Leads Group_of Distinguished - Statesmen. Mr. Wilson Among Mourners. ALL BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT IN LINE .AS MARK OF RESPECT Guns Boom Somber me.ell as Casket is ywrne Alo: Pennsylvania Avenue to Cemetery. With Thousands Bowing Heads. Under the somber skies of featherlike clouds, through whic only a streak of a sunbeam pierced here and there, a nation—i government and -its citizens—gathered to participate in the tribute of an-appreciative people to a soldier unknown—select to typify heroes of the United States in the world war. Qlong historic Pennsylvania avenue, lined with thousands « reverent persons in Silent tribute, and escorted by the Chief k: ecutive of the nation, the only two living former Presidents ai. the leaders of the country, the body was borne from the Capit., lto Arlington cemetery. . GATHER EARLY FOR PROCESSION TO ARLINGTON. Long before 8 o'clock soldiers with fixed bayonets that glis i'tened even under the gray skiés, surrounded by the somber field- pieces of the artillery and the gruesome carriages of the machinc gunners, stood enmassed on the great plaza of the Capitol. Even 81 the horses were almost motipnless; and a hush hovered over the | assemblage. Fraiann L A ‘Backed ‘up+to ‘the steps to the rotunda was the mpurning- . | draped caisson, to which were hitched six jet black horses. in = H blaple drappings, “while in company front formation-on. either side ‘stood rigid, iwith fixéd bayonets, the guard. of honor which has kept a vigil over the cdsket since it was placed under the great 88 rotunda. / g - It was just two minutes before 8 o'clock when a lone bugler sent the peals of “attention” across the plaza, and the silence was | broken only for a second while the cavalrymen snapped out their | sabers, the infantrymen came to present, the officers to salute, and the colors draped in ‘mourning were lowered. Just then the flag- draped -casket appeared in the doorway of the rotunda, and the sun sent a beam’of its light to the gold dome of the library, and another upon the slowly moving casket. 3 % g FUNERAL DIRGE IS PLAYED AS BODY IS MOVED. As the body bearers moved slowly down the steps the band 3 | played a funeral- dirge, while across the lawns came the distant, mournful peals of a church bell calling worshipers to the morn- |ing services. Tenderly the body bearers carried the casket, gently | 1aid it on the caisson, and tucked in the silken colors with which | the casket was draped. - Only the floral tributes of the legislative. ! executive and judicial branches of the government were left on the casket. As the end of the casket touched the cdisson the band sent forth the strains of “Nearer, My God to Thee.” Every head was uw:overed, anc.l many of those who came to mourn with the 'nation ‘mopped their eyes.. Led by Brig. Gen. Bangholtz, grand t?rfie n;o;,; a :du“' marsbal of the procession, the troops | cicties followed. ‘mov > end of the escort had t moved. into column. There s lh.e passed the Senate wing when & 3:. {nfantry, the machine gun company,|riage drove up, in which was seated thie - composite naval detachment, led the former President and Mra W = . R AP - ¥ , each wearing a poppy. - T : iq ; by the marines, followed by a bat- |0/ (I WEATIME & boppy. He wax v 5 : 2 - falion’ of seamen; the fleld artillery, |Yhe ‘end of the line. As his carriage b & 3 LS FLN AT . A v 3 the horses of each organization uni- l:vl‘x’ns;hfrnm z';mb side of the Capitol b Etey : » ] ! black, and-then | steps the crowd broke its long silence, N ) form in gither gray or black, an and there was an outburst. of hand. clapping and cheering. The former President raised his hat, smiled and bowed his recognition. As the procession cleared the plaga gréat fleet of Army motor trucks moved rapldly .to the Capltoi. steps and began the loading of the hun- dreds of beautiful floral tributer o | citizens, .organizations, the govern .| ment ana nations of ‘the world, transport them to Axllex!on. Miss Robertson in Parade. In the platoon of former servic: men Who are members of Congress, marched at the head of the, Hous: contingent. Representative Aliée Rob- ertson of Oklahoma,.the only woman in the Housc, marched at_the right of this line in the .uiform of au esid American.Red Cross. nurse. 3 commander-in-cliler - of -the ' armed, . Representative John Phillp Hill of forces of the United States, took his | \uryland, - wearlng the® croix de pldce th line promptly, flanked oo the | guerge and the. uniform of a- lleu- f. ‘Pershing, comma: 3 left ‘DY Ge TFed Bta t | | resentative of. ‘War veteran so- the cavalry swung into line. When it ocleared the rotunda steps the procession was halted. The cais- ved slowly Int6 the lin et Tustics Taft then’ came dow the steps, followed by the other jus- tices. of the United States Supreme Court. They halted at the foot of the stéps.. ! S 4 Presidential Party Arrives. 1t was just'8i28 o'clock when Presi- dent Harding and his staff drove brisklyup to the plaza. Only the sa-. lutipg of his military and naval aides, oyer the shoulders_ of whom .draped amid the gold aigletts of lldei-leqam‘?, 3 hetwe s § &1 1 to the scene, mark- "7, " altesnate between defenders living and defenders dead: A -grateful ., J 15 the.only SploR: . ity b il i “Ou i ed his arrival. There was & dggp hu: - republic will’ be..worthy: of -them both: Our’ part. is to atone for e ele The. Brosident, & ~he losses af beroic dead by making a bettér republic for the living, . | oYX the . Sleeping. in-these hallowed grounds aré thousands of Americans . who_have given thiir blood for he bdptisin~of freedom and i maintenarice, armed exponents-of the .nation’s conscience. It Sindds ot better ‘and nobler'for their'déets: ; Burial here is rather mote than Lot by e of the Uni o tg:l:r&:z;on:; w;, ::l’:mc}.::. in i iy i A ges ib.in - procesd - DT N ve-. en- oF the Borstabentd (iorrit o madesuon ot 7 hen the signel to- proceed Wasl|isied"in the National Guard in 1904, saw .service ;on the border in 1916 and. fought in.the defense center sector Haute-Alsgce and the Meuse- ne offensive with the 29th Di- He . was made - lieutenant 918,. “He won Mr. Secretary of War'and Ladies and Gentlcmep Wg ate met’ today to pay the impersqnal tribute. The name of him whose bady: ., lies before us took flight with his imperishable:soul. . We know not ; whence he came, byt only that his death marks him with the ever: lasting glory of an American dying for his country:® =+ " 5 . ©4 He might have come from any one of millions of American .. < in +he, righteousness: of \is.country ,i‘nsfaire‘d flel,i'ef,tha't its triumph 'the wictoly of hisanify:. >ty VT ' ~_ FOUGHT FOR ‘WORLD FREEDOM. * This American: soldier went forth to battle with no,hatred,for . any.people in the world, but, hating war_gnd hating the purpose of i oy every wdr for-cohquest.” “He cherished our national rights, ¥nd ab-- homes. Some mother gave him in her love and tenderness, and - horred'the. threat of armed:-domination; and in-the mael‘strom-of with him frer most cherished hopes. Hundreds of mothers'are won- - . yeirudbion and suffering and death be fired his shot for liberation ' dering: today, finding a.touch of solace in the possibility that the .’ . of the-captive conscjence of the world.: ‘Tn"advancing' toward " his ebjectrve was somewhere a th‘quén of 3. wotld awakened; and we. " here’to testify undying gratitude and reyerence for that thought. - wider freedom, A r : if need be, for the republic. If we give reim to-fancy, a:§core of sympathetic chords are touched, for in this Sody there onte-glowed the soul of an ‘American, with the aspirations and ambitions of'a’’ citizen who cherished life and its opportunities.: He nray have been: .’ a native or ari'adopted son; that matters little, beéause they glori-" .. fied the same loyalty, they sacrificed afike. * "= . o'- -0 GLORIOUS DEATH FOR COUNTRY. " " ' ' We_do ot kitow his station in-life; because from every station ¢ five millions. . I reéall the days - of creating armies;and the departing o e murderous stas"to reach’the battlé lisies for ‘maintairied na and preserved civilizati The' service flag marked man: On. such an: éccasion’ as thi: ucha -scene, our thoughts: rocliim th ] k is not ufi~ -gather/him-to the nation's breast; within the: shadow’ -of :the towering shaft-that honors WaShington, the. e!monument; to Lincoln,: the mar- ‘cottage alike, and-riches were:Tommon: to-all. Homes id yesterday-and the conpscience . |marcl Verdun in Oc- .SEO“\?S\?‘? o ser{icg tot.hcm‘“:y. ‘of e ‘Bu'tb.: ; blicwirtiy of hiy9dath 5 ”A r 1 the presentative, B. Carroll Reese of o .. We do:not know the. eminence ‘of ‘his o LS R R ;- Ll e ey B, Carroll g the glory of his death:. He died far his country, eater devp- 3oy i Ml e e ore Summins, | Tounvasee- omorel the distingulsner membera. of the Senate,|medal -and Croix ' de- guerre with columns of ‘elghts.paims’ He: was cited for bravery t and members of the|by -Marshal Petain and Gens. Ed- resentatives came next.| ward: 'l-l:l!e "I‘II‘P- . He is'a [ graduate o | Attired 'as "'""_' e camp apd served with x The mourning dress of e mem- | &XD! onary ' forces from ,-to July, 1919, with the 26th Di- bers of the House waa relieved by the | (11 10 T, 1005 THE, Q%500 Big uniform of a Red Cross nurse, wWorn|days. - He commanded the 3d Bat- tion bath no man. than this. , He died nhquestionisig, uncompldining,” - .~~~ "°. 3 = X d 1 ips, that his country shanld - are S today, @ h £ % triumph and its ‘civilization- survive. - As>a typical soldier’ of ‘this. = . ¢ ourselves. 10,3 r- order for the living. - With afl my, representative democracy, he: fought and died; believing in the'in- . heart, I wish wé might say fo the defenders who supvive, to mothers disputable justice of his country’s cause. Conscious of the world’ who. mrrot: fo widows asd children who mourn; that no sach’sadbi- upheaval, appraising the magnitude of a war the like hic £ 7 fice shalt o 28 PLL never horrified humanity before, perhaps he believed ¥ oo It wi q see a demonstration of modern service destined to change 'the tide of human affairs. 2 nflict in_chivalry, no more'a test .of . In the death gloom of gas, the bursting of shells and. i Tt 18- only ¢ruel,” deliberate, scientific_ destruc-_ |y Miss Alice Robartson, .congress-| tallon, “f.‘ .,f&‘?.’“ TR bullets, men face more intimately the great God-qgve: , thei : enemy, opily the theoretical.defense . | woman from Oklahoma, by the. side of | e Cailfornia enlisted In the souls are aflame, and consciousness expands.and hearts.are ie,lz el f s 1 tic objective. - whom marched a lone soldier; detailed, United m;::d usrm, after the entran: - fo'the dead we ce With the di? of battle, the glow of conflict, and ‘the. to go with her. 'In the front tank of{of 3h tates into the world 2 of ‘courage, “come._ involuntarily the hurried appraisal. .1the House ‘of Representatives column n fifteen months in the Conemplation’of deati's great mystcry, _On the theshhold-of wers. & mymber. 6f members,tn ual- |{1s 1ot 334 And 40t combat divisions. eternity, many a soldier; I can well believe, wondered, how: ebb: 4 20; e y He was wounded, ig, action. ing blood would color the stream of human life; flo - Of hin, 3 sacrifice. His_pat was ‘noae’ less i ) - Holderp o(‘bo 'nou—':uuu:u- s greater if. T