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HEARTOF WORLD STRRED BY SCEE Funeral of Unknown Brings Determination to End Conflicts. . ' MARSHAL FOCH SWAYED Gen. Diaz Received “Most Pro- - found Impression” at Arlington. TLat the solemn spectacle of Amer- fca’s unknown soldier coming home 1o his last resting place touched the heart of the world and quickened its conscience to a determination that ¢means shall be found for reducing the likelihood of wars was not doubted by the thousands of citizens of this ecuntry and of other lands who at- tended the services at Arlington terday. A note of internationalism, of a new world brotherhood, which shall bring out of the sacrificce of the mi who died in the war better condi- tions for the living. was domiaaat in every phase of the rites. To .the audience which d the amphitheater . the scenes enacted about the bier of the unknown carried the conviction tha . new roaching the divi eace on earth, good will dawning. This picture of the world virtually Xkneeling before him who had “!IE highest ideals of humanit 1o be forgotten by those who wit- nessed it. was not seen by thousaads who stood outside the amphitheater, but its effect was just as potent. Every Word Heard. Visioning metnally what transpired within the colonnade, those outside caught every word spoken through the means of telephon amplifiare In reverence they d throughout the ceremony, sharing the em of those ins the Presiden great leaders of foreign nativns, | word and by action, doubt that the world earnestly S 8 Lo make the sacrifices of 1 ad of the war the foundation f n ever- lasting world peace When the ampli the multitude that amphitheater the strains of * My God, to Thee it joined with those inside in singing the hymn. ‘The congregation at Arlington was the largest ever admitted to the 8ecred inclosure Man, persons not provided with automwbile transpor tation and desiring to avoid con tion on street cars had walked the way to the cemetery. Aft services thousands walk the ‘The impressive ceremonies found a refrain in a statement shal Foch after his retu ment expressing the felt for the opportunity Age to the unknown marshal sais nobie expression of a respect for tho: who fell for a great. cause! 1 was deeply moved by the tender devotion so worthily showu tod: and I feel the greatness of the priviiege o 43 the homage of the French a my own homage to th tio quies of this unknown soldier American republic. G Diaz's Statement. Gen. Diaz of Italy sued a more extended statement ,in which he said “1 participated almo%: with com- Punction in the 1 of the un- known American ro—a Cceremon: which in its austere mplicity &_ sense of mystic idealism uniting in a fervent recollection of the recent past all the hearts of those present The inspiring and lofty address President F ding touched 3 ers, elevating them with fe faith itoward the glorious men who fell and the radiant future of the zreat American nation. As President Harding said. the hero honored today is unknown personally, but is known in the greatness of his glory his was deepiy felt by 11 those present as each had a grief to recall. u glory to evoke. “The homage and the tribute paid by all the nations which gave to the war the flower of their best blood is ¢he symbol of a moral and civic sol arity which rises above human pa sions, which disappears before such greatness. “The inspi the shining sun reverent mourner: amidst dering of artillery and jcongs which accompanied felt but cannot be des “I received the m profound im- jpression, which [ hope will, in the ublic at large, not only in America. but also abroad, transform itself into a wish or that pacification of vitho vhich any other pacifi in." Civil .. Carries Ba fil o men. s carried out to surrounded the 1 the street —a state- titude he had to piy hom- soldier. people s in France moni under thousands of the thun- the mysti it. could be bed, ing before Rather; sjight of build. but active nd enevgétic. Charles Stacey. con- ressional ‘medal of honor man, Yes- [erday carried the banner of his roup in the cortage from Capitol ill to the heights of Arlington, and as up early.again today, feeling no | effects: of the journey, despite his ze of seventy-nine. Tonight he will sleep in the same use, on the southeast corner of ennsylvania avenue and 4% street. at he occupied during_the hectic ter-the-war days of '65, when he as stationed there in charge of a uad to maintain order at the execu- n of Mrs, Surrat. He said that he 1t he would like to stay in the use again, which is mainly un- anged since the days of the civil r. Gets Medal at Gettysburg. t was at Gettysburg that he won e congressional medal of honor. A tal fire had been hitting®the Union nks 4#fom the Confederate center sition. He volunteered to locate sharpshooters causing the deaths. | e crawled through a wheat field within two hundred yards of the nfederate line, and quickly located o of the sharpshooters. He put h of them out of battle with four ts. Then a company of Confeder- bivouacked along a railroad [ck, opened fire on Stacey. The bul- virtually tore away the fence Is behind him and clipped down wheat stalks like hundreds of 1l sickles working at lightning ed, he said. But he held the po: for four hours, covering up the eat of his company to a reinforced Then he crawled away, to ome famous in his regiment as “man who had more bullets fired im than apy other soldier of the 1 war. Recelves Cital e congressional medal was award- the following citation from the Department: or volunteering to take and tak- an advanced position on the line ertain the location of Confed- o sharpshooters -whose fire had fatal to the Union line and hold- the position thus taken alone un- heavy fire until the company of h he was a member returned to main line, has an interesting little diary him. Here's a leaf from it: uly 7, 1865. Regiment does down (from the camp at ) at 6:30 am., to do execution of Payne, rott, Haredd and “Mrs. Surrat forly reunds of ammunition 7 alluded Nearer, i sucd by Mar- | The | had | War Honor Soldier se Senator Francis E. Warren of Wyoming, who holds a congressional medal of honor for conspicuous bravery in battle at Port Hudson, La., in the civil war, relinquished his ! right to march in the senatorial sec- tion of yesterday's procession and walked proudly with his heroic com- rades in the section composed ex- clusively of medal of honor men, wll of whoin displayed on their breasts the nation's highest decoration for valor. He had a place on the right end near the head of the section. “OURHOLY DAY, DECLARES HARVE :Ambassador Says It Marks ) .. ! Joining of Past With f Future. i By the Associated Pres-. LONDON, November 11 oday signalizes the joining of the past with {United States ambassador to Great | Britain, in an Armistice day address here tonight. The occasion of his commemorative discourse was a dinner to him nd Harvey, given by the English- Speaking Union. It was presided over y Capt. Frederick 15. Guest, air sec- retary, and attended by a distin- | guished Anglo-American assemblage. In his address Ambassador Harvey to President Harding's proc- wmation making the day a national holiday. and pointed out the coinci- ‘dence of the day's falling on the 301st {anniversury of the arrival of the *Mayfower. On_one bank of the Potomac.” he said. “in the sacred soil of Arlington cemetery, the body of our unknown jsoldier “was lowered reverently to rest. On the other side of that his- toric river. in the capital, for the first !time in history are gathered the fore- most statesmen from the uttermost iparts of the earth in a common de- termination to find for the distracted peoples of the world a way to peace nd happiness, which constitutes their priceless heritage from the Maker of the universe. A memorial to our own patriot dead, a harbinger of hope for all the living —such is the true pur- port of this, our holy day.” Rites Held in Belgium. BRUSSELS, November 11.—British French, Canadian and Belgian cere- monies were held over the graves of soldiers buried in the cemetery at as the principal part of the tice day observance in Belgium. ssels bourse closed for the courts and schools sus- k< for two minutes at ta D | cleven o'clock. Day Obuerved in Coblenz. . November 11.—Armistice | day was observed throughout the oc- cupied arex -todav as a holiday for all | allied troops. The German inhabit- ants here, however, carried on busi- ness as usual. Horse racin tured the act American ied box zram and other sports fea- vities of the day in the rea. A series of inter- ng matches was on the pro- for tonight at Coblenz. TWO WOMEN ARE HURT AS AUTOMOBILES CRASH Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Ransdell, 5 Park road. and Mr. and Mrs. ank Hurd, 1913 Park road, were oc- upants of an automobile that collided { ¥ith the automobile of Capt. Willlam Cooper, U. S. A, stationed at Camp Meade, on the Washington-Baltimore boulevard near College Park, Md., last night about 8 o'clock. The car in which the Washington residents were riding was coming to- ward this city from Baltimore, while Capt. Cooper's car was going in the opposit direction. Both cars were damaged. and Mrs. Cooper and Mrs. Mrs. Ransdell, Ransdell were h daughter of the Cuban minister to <ico and formerly minister to the United States. was given surgical aid at Emergency Hospital, while Mrs. Cooper, algo only slightly hurt, was down by 14th and F streets vesterday noon and slightly hurt. hospital treatment A collision between a street car and the automobile of Mrs. A, S. Hitcheock. 1867 Park road, occurred at Mount Pleasant and Lamont streets vesterday afternoon. Miss G. Woblett, twenty-two vears old. 1214 Neal place northeast, occupant of the automo- bile. received a slight injury te her head. Slisha Patrick. colored, 416 Wash- ington street, was knocked down by an automobile at Pennsylvania ave. nue and 6th street about 3:30 o'clock this morning. He was not seriously hurt. after- he refused nner in Parade with us. They were hung at 4 p.m. at the Capitol prison. There was no trouble. Went back to camp at & {pm. Very hot. Most of the boys | tell out.” ‘Colonel ordered a roll call as soon as we got to camp. Those present received passes and furloughs at the old Capitol prison.” In Legion Commander. Mr. Stacey commander of the Ohio Congressional Medal of Honor Legion of the United States Army. THE EVENING STAR, NATOR WARREN, MEDAL | AMERICA'S UNKNOWN MAN, WALKS IN PARADE ;E | the future,” declared George Harvey,| WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 12, SOLDIER AT FINAL RESTING PLACE IN ARLINGTCN NATIONAL CEMETERY | McADOO Hearts in New York and San Francisco Alike Stirred by Tribute. : WHITE PLAINS, N. V.. Novembe! | The American peop! intend to from ull over Westchest county. “It is an ideal that will never be every min and woman fought for was a victoiry over the greatest evil of “1921—PART T.- - 5 PART Xon o o b b, abolish war in fulfillment of the main achievement of the world war vie- downed.” he said. “We will gain it eventuully, just as the sun will rise the human race—a victory from war itself. | say that all you may have MAKES ADDRESS. | Says American People Intend to}P RESIDENFS VUIBE ’ )] % William G. McAdoo, former Sec- b ol tary of the Treasury, told an Armi- tomorrow. Unless we achieve this it is impossible for the world to con- | {fougiit for was in vain, and we dese- crate the sacred cause of planting Abolish War. * stice day gathering of 30,000 persons | tinue on its old course. One thing {these trees, unless we abolish war.” THRONGS JOIN IN PRAYER ;Every Note of Band and Throb of TSN e Coatinent. | By the Associated Press, EW YORK, ovember 12 York's throbbing heart of trade was stilled yesterday in reverent tribute to that heroic heart forever stilled that w. ihunoru the world could pay in Ari- 1 | i | | I | Ex-President Expresses His Gratitude to Friends for ! Great Demonstration. ington national cemetersy A vast crowd in und around son Square Garden, obeying the same trumpet that summoned the throng at Arlington to attention at noon, stood with i Madi- | i call bowed heads, mo- Thousunds grouped themselves in! tionlese, for two minutes, offering front of the S street residence prayers for the desd and for per- Woodrow Wilson yesterday after-{ petuation of the peace he died to win noon in a public tribute to the for-! At the same moment the city's mer war President, wheels of industry droned iuto On adway. on_the sidewal silence, transportation ceased, lugs on adjoining lawn cant 1 throng asse and on a high v, posite the residence the bled, re-enacting scenes and ferries idled in the harbor, tei vione service was suspended, tele graph instruments o d their clat about the White House three years p il . ; " terday. when the President i Sp ey Ahe reached the summit of his popularity i g 10 ghe mem on the of the world war's suc- " #l00ou With bared ds Lowed i1 © ful conciusion 2 v’ 3 The demonstration lasted from 2| pomage to the symbotic unknown whe o'clock until after 4:30. Cheers for 2 Y NE “Woodrow and for “The Visiting Ships Pay Tribute. sue of went up con-| Kluks athalf mast o throus tinuously. ing and hand-} ., & 0T L iing : Prmier waving REhing and o hafio{tse city. Public buildings, militar cally. u posts, visiting ships in the harbor— Mr. Wilson ships that hear th of nearly Wil spuke ihe nations of th not except- It was after Humilton Holt, onling the German—displuyed their col- bebalfl of a commities of seven wom- en. who had arranged x non-partisan | 078 mourning eelebration. had addressed the former| Observance of -red moment I’resident in a short eulogy. He stateq | centered at ure Garden, that the former President had been| Where telephonic amplifyini devices the commander-in-chiel of the un-;had Leen set up 1o ugite Arlington known laid to rest yesterday at Ar-|and New York lington. He congratulated the for-{ The great hall, festool with the mer President, “a’ wounded soldier of | 1age of Amer allies, was the world war,” upon hix returning|Packed far beyo healtl. He declared that the ideaix|ity of 15.000, e Ifor which the United States entered |filed every available inch of Mad:- fthe war und for which the nnknown|son Square Park long before the first jdied were not forgotten. And he con- ice came over the wires from Ar peluded lington aunouncing that body | "We pladg, the unknown w d on the tconfidence. Your wark shall not die. | caiafalque an sident and { . Mr. Wilson then made his first pub- | Mrs. Ha ng the am lic address since he was taken ill two | phitheater. jyears ago Rl With Arlington. i "I wish I had voice enough to re-| Codiant Ipll he said. nd to thank you for i av (the tribute you have paid.” goec aw e L 8 the zudience wux in spirit with the Cherrs brok andkerchiefs ! " aroke out. Handkerchiefs. | ol “concourse at Arlington. Evers {eloves and hutx formed a s Ined; o P % spoken, every hymn tion in front of the former {roraithat, wax &y " dent Those standing near him then i (3t was sung iptions atehy heard Lim murmur good-by= and cull‘si‘:h'”";\”n'“';. L ')“'-‘m"“"‘,-r‘"“’" jdown God's blessin, ¢ throng. 8- Dy £ Wedthe 1 &-onthe throng of two na (B " mothers—all { Flowers Stream In. me over the wires Lo the mourners | Far from dispersing after the|'n and around the garden demonstration, the crowd lingered. ! S securely was the thronz held in Chrysanthemums, roses ard carna- | the Spirit of the services that wher ‘tions in bouqucts were sent into (%e | President larding. «lo his ora residence in streams. Policeman G.)tion. began the reciiution of the J. O'Dea of the ninth pecinct. who|Lord's praver its myriad voices was detailed ax orderiy al the door.iblended in a thunderous murmur o itook charge of the floral offerings and forwarded them to the former Piesi- | dent. And the crowd s of the tenth precinct. assisted by | {detail of police and by Boy Scouts, at- | tempted to disperse the gathering. | They moved and circled. but stayed. , At 4:20 the announcement was that Mr. Wilson again would . The east window was open- Mrs. Wilson. Supported by a Mr. Wilson uppeared at a win- | and the cheers broke out again. for five minutes' con- tinuous cheering before leaving und he wuved good-bye and turned his ‘back on the crowd while the demon- {stration was continuing. “Our Father who art in heaven” w the vibrant lead of the chief execu- tive. Clearly Heard in San ¥ SAN FRANCISCO, ‘The voice of the United States, bank of foliage ved. Lieut. Stoll cisco. November Prasident of the ming through i t the back of th Civic Auditorium stage so clearly and distinctly that 10,000" spectators hei their breath in unconscious expect tion that President Harding hims would step forwar. 3,000 miles of distance for cisco yesterda “We meet toduy sonal tribute. (i body lies before Ldow He stood ther “n Fran the imper- him whe tight with us = his_imperishabl soul. the in- Greein Four Woun _ lvisible speaker and her noise Four wounded soldiers from Wal- {in the great ol dic ek ter imeml ihands Reed Hospital s of the with _the were the only rowd who shook former President. did at Arlington ainonz the thousand assed around the unknown “We know not whenc They were Charles M. Webb of the . : P e arks (Goth Infantry. Beverly Iill. "‘ © | ome.but :’,',"':‘,,',',’,‘.‘: fila deathiaich) [Peterson and dames W. Olives An | Bp™ (il fhe inperisniable wlo antomobile with these men in it drove iup to the door of the Wi hon He eame out. As he shosk their {hands he thanked them afl wished them a speedy return to health. i 1t remained for young Douglas ckson, about four vears old. o 3025 15th street to greet Mrs. Wilson. e was borne up to the residence in {the arms of a man. probably his; {fatner, n/ rs. Wilson came (o the door to ucdept the large chrysanthe- !mum he carried for the former Presi- nt. She took the child in her arms nd thanked him. Imagin Ithough the wires could not ding’s face und | tinent iniaginat ture for the mothers wha came home. for the halting vetera who recalled the namel perhaps as a missing co for others who worked. ga waited while the struggle w across the_sea. Every note of the band. every throl of the drum, every call of the bugle sank into the ears of the auditors no telephone receivers, no coj ires. no great amplifiers, but instend merely a dozen yards of open air al Arlington stood belween them and the Fresident. At 9 o'clock—noon in Arlington- the city stood still for two minutes Boats on the bay stopped their en- gines and drifted, trains stood dead telephorn. President Haee s the cou cted the p 1 ceremony, showing the flower-laden casket of the hero just before it wan lowered into the crypt, and the great Upper: General view of the tive of all- Americans and the people of many foreign lands. assembly of mourners, repremen Lower: A close view, when the last religious ritunl—ashes to ashes—was pronounced. High Army and Navy officers, who served ax honorary pali- Baiton s Cord bearers, are xhown standing six abreast on either aide of the crypt, and the medal-of-honor men of the Army, Navy and Marine Corpx, who acteéd ax body | Leaves our's Card. bearers, are shown, facing the reader. | Maurice Peterson. an attache of —_—P—mnm—m—————————— |Brilish cmbassy, chose vesterday aft- CHEAGOANS PAY | 4c wrrn o is sicver, . LEGIONINTRIBUTE 55 B N ANNIVERSARY OF ARMISTICE President four, British representative to the !conference for limitation of arma ent. He was forced to elbow his v through the crowd to reach th. He siid that the call was w | house. N [ v Frederick R. Dolb. 4 ‘ LDUTEL 4 SriAljone andertAln Bats acier Tof e sapemaet: iy fnd | By the Ansociated Press. .| Frederick R. Dolbeare, secretary | | Fours card y clatter of life : : BERLIN, November 12.—Ratifi- of the American mission, motored The Women's Democratic Club orlemb"c‘“fl"lh: T Ay, Slvaniinto th cations of the G Amert | to the foreign office, where they { Baltimore and the District of Colum- 1 SRPE0e 0L IhE (W0 e cations of the German-American were received by Dr. Wirth and e bi n League of Naftions{ o TR0 Coury moninent I ally represented in tter carried the or- banner and the national peace treaty were exchanged here last night at the foreign office be- tween Ellis Loring Dresel, the American commissioner, and Dr. Carl Wirth, chansellor and minis- ter of foreign affai The ceremon which means a Dr. Haniel von Haimhausen. un- dersecretary for foreign affairs. { _Both plenipotentiaries signed in duplicate the protocol certifying that the ratifications had been duly executed. The duplicate cop; of the treaty containing German cises in the auditorium. KILLED BY CELEBRATOR. anization colors. Service Men and Members of iy | Auxiliaries Represented in |nemied b ateorscionts Caiverity {lee Club. The women who arranged All Business Comes to Hait at 11 0’Clock—Louisville i the demonstration included Mrs. Clara |Stray Bullet Fatal to Woman in He was with Company D of the 55th Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry, enlisting at Norwalk, Ohio, and serv- ing for more than ' four years. He was the Sergt. Woodflll of the civil war, and was recognized as an expert rifle man as well as a “boy quick on the mg‘;ver ‘ere you nervous at all while were in the wheat field,” he was asked. “Can't say that I was exactly in that state of mind,” he answered. “Had too much to think about. But I'll say this now and I wasn’t ashamed to say it then, I never went into a bat- tle but that 1 dreaded it. Couldn't stand getting into the battle. It was all right after everything started.” Wdth him in line yesterday were three men of his own days, two of them seventy-eight and one eighty, and the four marched in the first col- umn of the medal of honor men from the Capitol to the amphitheater with- out thinking of falling out of lne. VETERAN AT WHITE HOUSE Civil War Hero Shown About Executive Offices Today. Thomas D. Collins, seventy-six years old, a veteran of the civil war who, as a congressional medal of honor man, came to Washington as a guest of the nation to participate in the ceremonies yesterday incident to the burial of the unknown American soldier, was shown about the executive offices and the White House today. Mr. Collins, who was in the 20th Army Corps of the Army of the Po- tomac during the civil war, said today that the last time he was in the White House was in 1862, when he cailed to shake hands with President Lincoln. Among the visitors to Washington who shook hands with President Harding today were Miss Blanche R. Koslin and Miss Helene Laurier, two young women who live in New York and who made the journey to this city on foot. They were hatless and attired in knickerbockers. The_young women eaid they left New York eagly last Monday and ex. pect to start on the homeward hike tomorrow. 5 ; ratifying preamble, which will rest H Shows Respect. return of freindly relations be- | In the archives of the State Der | Funeral Procession. . |Sears Tavior. rent commissioner; Mrs. Panver: . tween Germany and the United | partment at Washington. is bound Kate T. Abrams, Mrs. Edward F.‘ By tha:aseoiiated Press: 2 States, took place at 6:30 o'clock. | in dark red leather and tied with | Headed by National Commander Han- { Costigan. Mrs, Helen H. Gardener.! DENVER. Col. November 12—1 It consumed less than five min- utes. The exchange of ratifica- tions was to have occurred at noon, but, owing to numerous other appointments of Chancellor ‘Wirth, Mr. Dresel was compelled to await a summons to the foreign office. This came by telephone late in the afternoom,” and the American commissioner,” accompanied by MARINES 10 GUARD MAILS FROM D. C. 26 Will Go on Duty by Mon- day for Detail on 14 Trains {Mrs. Huston Thompson, Mrs. Samuel { Gompers and Mrs. Gertrude Van Hoe- i sen. ' %ASSASSINS SEEK LIFE OF SOVIET MINISTER ibullet fired by an unknown Armistic |day celevator last night ended tie llife of Mrs. J. C. Reed. thirty year® 0ld. of Los Angeles. who was riding a motor car to the Union station te {take a train for her home at Los Angeles when the shot rang out. F B. Coulahan, driving the car, paid no attention to the report, as many fires revolvers in the downtown distr during the day. Later. when Couly han looked toward Mrs. Reed. he dis- covered her mortally wounded. Police later took into custody & negro who gave the name of Wiliiam Albright, said to have been seen dix charging a revolver mear the scene of the shooting. In another part of the city two me were wounded when a number Mexicans engaged in a revolver bai tie in the streets. TRIBUTE FROM CONVICTS. Wreath Placed on Bier of “Un- known” in Behalf of Prisoners. il of Mason Richardson, | Placing of a floral offering on th m:?::m‘:m fawyer, wao_died during | bier of the unknown soldier in behalf the week, was flied today for pro-|of 200.000 convicts in the prizons of bate., The d“'l"';"‘:hl" Qated May. 23, | the’country was an interesting inci- vides tha e entire e i 7 3 !312'.1":‘1’1'1,’3...1., in trust by Charles |dent at yesterday's ceremonies. M|;‘xx & 'Shreve, who shall pay the entire|Nora Abbott, vice president of the net income to his widow, Mrs. Ada Pfl-t;nen Relief Sociely, made the F.-Richardson, during her life. olll‘er :l Sikved inat inb ceuviote f Mrs. Richards the” trustos 1s to. divide the income | throughout the nation bowed their between Mrs, Cornelia Fiil. mother- | heads in reverence for the memory. o in-law of the deceased. and Elizabeth | the unnamed dead durlnl[ 5 e exe S. Fill, his sister-in-law. After the|cises. The sogiety received nume death of the survivor ‘of these bene- | ous letters requesting that the cou ficiaries, the trustee is to convert the | victs be represented, according to estate into cash and distribute one. | E. Dudding, president. v fitth each to the brother ard sisters| One communication from an inmate of the testator, Charles W. Richard- | in the Atlanta prison read as follows: son, Ella S. DuBois, Harriet Searle| “My two younger brothers were and Susan R. Oswell. The fifth share [ killed in the great war. Please lay is to be distributed among the nieces |a flower on the casket for me. of his wife—Cornelia, Ada and Helen ': Jetter from a boy in Joliet prison Fill. > X Mr. Shreve Is also to act'ag execu-| ‘My brother was missing and we tor. : mever got a trace of him. CHICAGO, November 12.—In the midst of a swirling snowstorm Chi- cago yesterday joined a natlon in pay- ing silent tribute to the country’s dead of the world war. At1l »o'clock business came to a halt, tie "wheels of industry slackened, elevated-trains stopped and police halted all traffic while Chicagoans stood with - bared heads in the winter storm-as clocks pointed to the third anniversary of the ending of the war. ‘Aside from this common tribute to the hero dead, many organizations participated in other ceremdnies in observance of Armistice day here. Scores of American Legion posts had special services, -other patriotic or- ganizations held memorial /exercises, wounded heroes of the world war in hospitals were entertained and ban- queted, and hundreds of memory trees for the dead were planted. Louisville Makes Profession. , LOUISVILLE, Ky., November 12. —Louisville yesterday made public profession of its gratitude so the un- known dead and loyalty tothe cause for which he and his comrades fought. It started with the dedication a tablet at the site of the-former Camp ary Taylor under the ‘“naturali- zation ‘tree,’ where thousaads of for- eigners in the Army took the oath of alleglance to America. Pageantsand commemoration Services. in . many churches of the city ended the cere- monies. 2 ford MacNeider and the he staff, the American Legion took its place in the line of march terday to pay final tribute to the unknown “bud- die.” At the head of the legionnaires were also the various state command- | |ers and Col. James A. Drain, District |commander, and the varios local post commanders. Y Not one of the soldiers. sailors and marines who marched yesterd: those ot b who seryed overseas or those who served ans| call for the placing of two|in the training camps on this side, marines, each ‘armed to the teeth.” | aq'whether or not r:;e unknown sol- aboard the mail coach of each train. A . While in station the men will see that | dier had been in their respective outfits, no loitering, is permitted in _their but all knew that h i vicinity, under general orders of Mag | 2> b ,e,,m 8 was ons/of | thelr Gen. Lejeune, commandant of the ] comrades, O, server, uythe: great war that the American scrvice * Marine Corps. Will Carry Only Valuable Mafl. |helped win for the salvation of c The consolidated trains will carry |zation. only registered and other valuable mail matter, the dpeartment being de- termined that the mails shall be safe at the sacrifice of a little speed, if necessary, Details are. being handled by City Postmaster M. O. Chance, in co-opera- for West and South. tion with officials of the railroad mail Twenty-six marines from Quantico|service here and the local postal in- were ordered today to report to the|sPection force. ‘Washington city post office for duty on v soath ut of Union station, us tis | WOULD SET DECEMBER 5 FOR SMALL HEARINGS city's first detachment in the war on mail robbers. : The guard will consist of twenty-five | By the Associated Press. privates and one first lieutenant, orders| WAUKEGAN, Ill, November 12— for their mobilization being sent out | Requests that all-three preliminary from the Post Office Department this|motions in .the embeszlement case against Gov. Len Small be heard on afternoon by Capt David S. Barry, | [iCciiter 5 was made today by ste jr., llaisoh officer of the Marine CorPs|torneys for the - governor and the at the departmeht " state’s attornéy’s office of -Sangamon Will Guard Fourteen Traims. | county.. In event that the Indictments It is likely that the men will report |are sustained they asked that the Monday,morning, although they may [trial be started at:the earliest possi- come tomorrow morning. . The marines | ble date. = > will be placed in detachments aboard| -December 28 is being considered as fourteen trains “running uu‘} of the a possible: date:for opex_nrln‘ the trial. s Assd ribbons representing u;» republi- dquarters can colors of German signatures “Eber! The preamble considerably briefer than that of the copy which Mr. Dresel delivered to the Germany government. It merel records the fact that the authoi tative bodies of Germany, having approved the treaty, the President of Germany pledges its fulfillment. 1 { Attempt to Kill M. Chitcherin Fails While 3,000 Arrests Are Made. By the Asocinted Press. RIGA, Letvia, November 12.—News was received here today from Moscow ! terminal for points west and south, lrfl:lludlng Pittsburgh and Charlotts- ville. that an attempt had been made on the life of M. Chitcherin, Russian soviey foreign minister. The attempt was unsuccessful, ac- cording to the dispatch, which added that 3,000 arrests had been made. D SCT—— ESTATE HELD IN TRUST. . More Than 800 in iine. The legion men, more than $00, most of whom were in uniform, assembled promptly at 7:45 a.m., on Delaware avenue near the Senate office building. Down the crowd-thronged Avenue the veterans marched, soldier, “leather- neck” and gob, with the same spirit and patriotism that ran through their vei at every call of service, each individ- ual of the 800 being proud of the priv- ilege of taking his place in the parade arranged in final honor to one of Ameri- ca’s heroes. The women members of the naval and marine auxiliaries during the great war also were in the procession, and valiant- ly kept place with their service broth- ers in the ‘weary march of six miles. Handshakes by Commander. At Fort Myer a brief rest was given, and MacNeider, ‘national commander, walked through the ranks.shaking hand with each man therein. 2 The march was again taken up and with & slow march, with inspiring sol- emnity, the veterans. passed through the cemetery up to the amphitheater, where they digbanded and awaited the begin- Ding of the cerem s _Superman. Mrs. Knotts—I can't understand why ou aren’t like Mrs. Dobbs’ wu. e's the most perfect man I of. Mr. Knotts—Why all the admiration for our neighbor? R Mrs. Knotts—He. never passes a mail box that he docen't-feel- in his pockets.” —_— A housemaid or lady’s maid in France -earns from 125 to 250 francs a month. i ~3 1| . - ' P i

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