The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-05
FRENCH WAR GRAVES
MARKED WITH CARE.
Authorities Aim to Hxye COM
plpte Roster Of the Fallen
Soldiers.
LIVING SALUTE THE DEAD.
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LoADoS. Nov. 20.-1n;erest!rg details
regarding the manner In which the
graves Of soldiers who have fallen on
the field Of battle are identified are gwen
IN the following article. translated III
orally from the Paris .Mdtia:
Leave for 4 minute those trenches
apd earthworks. Let your gaze wander
a little from the firing line. Look there
In that orchard or there in that copse. ,r
yet again on tina: crest. See. one. ,wn
three. twenty little mounds. On every
mound a wooden cross and OH every
cross 4 little KHAKI or red cap. The
orchard IL full .. them; the copso is
studded with them the brow OF the hill
In frinyed with them.
Now cas-, your glance toward those
two soldiers ssuntering along with their
pipes in the!r mouths or watch thai
cook nurrylng along with the soup.
~"Suddenly they come before the l.ttle
mounds and they Nop abruptly. AT
once the smokers take their pipes from
their mouths and the cook lays the pot
upon tie ground. and at once. silently.
eoiemnly. reverently each right hand
goes up 20 touch each forehead In the
military salute.
IT'S only FOR a moment: the tribute
to the q ca; dead is paid, and then they
go on their way again.
Details Carefully sought.
Along the whole battle line from
tile wooded mountains OF The Nosges
down 10 the sand dunes OF Belgium
! every single sector has been placed I'M
der a separate officer. whose sole duty
IL 1. 10 identify ard co.lec. matter con-
corning every one OF those little mounds.
Not a single piece OF Information Is
, allowed TO slip 10y u~ncatalogued each
! eros. has its own humble chronicle all
written down ard indeXed and ca;a.
logued.
Each tragedy one chrcnioled IS
| then copied In duplicate. one always At
| ceasible in case additional Information
| should crop up n the other deposited
a. the nearest general headquarters.
Nothing is omitted which could pcs
sinly afford a clue TO ;he dead hero's
.dentity-name. surname regiment ard
rank-apd then each grave given a
number corresponding 20 the document.
often the number s. burned on with
= red hot baycnet foc fear by any chance
the rain or mud should ohlite-ate the
treasured marx. In a word every chance
O.; error is reduced to = minimum.
Suppose, then. after The war 4 family.
English or French. o. Be's!lr. wishes
10 trace the sacred sol! WHERE lie 80
| many buried hopes. Al, tacy Will rave
- do viii DC 50 address themselves 10
the civil authorizes OF tho town W1cre
al the plans vii &c gathered * ace
: AMI they may ob' AN i~n!r-ua'io. d~ do
TAILED and - .orrlct. As II 10y rd'
themselves been presc0; VIZ 'i'>'
/ terri bic bat:isaelGs and Will +" guided 20
the lorely grave ne II los- mi scnIo
49, gt... .,. ~ .a-rEn= ~
simply one of i forest % similar cI-
blenls upon some open nod.
-. is holy ground, each il't.e huaIh'.
erave--Eround which vyis not bought 10y
, gold or nv NNi-A. hut bS the mans "
b,nol thai has mixed with tn" dear ".rtA
;hat gave him res. there Just wee nc
feil.
is I; no. all marvellous" W'cucv"r,
too. some paor corpse :s discovered dur
IrS the course ~ the roctu-n ! patrol
along the front " the trenches. outside
the lines. there - no rest - respite TIL
i, - brought back 20 safety and - love
often at the cost or Nct aNotAcN ne"
corpse IN tre rescue.
Gould any parcn; do W.re' -" SOIL
Of France 81. ,ne French soldiers birth
right. ard they fec, a. Il TO dead could
no, slocp the great sleep j. GSr:u79 fe''
moved above the heads OF their COM
rsdes, and so the chaplct ~ miracles
erss on, zach corpse making arvttc'
! hero.
'Weeo rot. yoI mothers, VOL wives
you daughters. thougl ;he days seem
long and esd away from those spots o'
sacred s,il whittier YOU so-rcHs would
bid YOU rush and ulourU-
"No. weep not. but rt'A"r r"Jn.'" II
yoir glory. YOU mothers and wives. AND
when tho dag comes, - come Il must,
when YOU will clasp these crosses - your
t~psar,s before YOU take the sa-rci 50,
~away-,hsy will seem light crosses in
deed. for In tina day ali your suHcr.nss
will have vanished before tire Strength
Of Your ty-,he JOY u l victory tpa'
vii yiy. lasting peace 10 a Nhol. world