The sun., 1916-09-11
VETERANS OF MARINE
VISIT BATTLEFIELD
Impressive Ceremonies on Sec
Ond Anniversary Of the
Saving Of Paris.
GRAVES ARE DECORATED
Thousands of Taxicabs Which
Carried Army Out From
Paris Bcdccked in Color.

PARIS, Sept. 10.-The second anniver-
sary OF the battle of the Marine, which
has been celebrated At different points
on the great battlefield since September
6 with simple. hut impressive ceremonies.
eliminated to-day In a pilgrimage to the
battlefield OF the Orcq OF "The Fighters
OF the Marnc." the frs. organized body
Of veterans Of thisg great war.
The veterans were escorted by other
associations. comprising mustered out
~combatants Of 1914 and veterans Of the
wal of 1870. The great tomb at Neuf-
moutiers marking the last resting place
ri 1875 men. the plain " Cham
bray n Barcy. where 400 tr.colored
Hays marked the spot where as many
Frenchmen fell the monument at Cham
bray. raised to the memory OF the soldiers
OF the army of Paris. and the cemeteries
nj Ertrcpiily and Nilleroy were covered
with flowers.
Denys Cochin, Minister Of state. at
tended the ceremony at the Cathedral In
Meaux, which was presided over by
Bishop Marbcau Of MeauX. who was as
sisted by Cardinal Lucon, Archbishop Of
Rheims.
Bronze Palms Distributed.
JuSllH 'tOutTI, I NueT ScCTtldTN vi wal,
visited the different cemeteries as the
deposited immense bronze palms bearing
in golden letters the words ITO the Inn
mortal Nictors OF the Marnc."
Gen. Michael Joseph Maunoury. who
led the army Of Paris VIGOROUSLY
against the German General Won kluck's
right wing In the great battle. spent the
day at his home at Herbilly. in Touraine.
where delegations called and presented
him with flowers and an artistic cup the
latter a popular gift of the people. Gen,
Maunoury. who IL now quit. blind. due
TO "A wound received IN a front line
trench. lives with his son. Capt. Louis
Maunoury. who lost IA leg In the war.
Visitors TO the field to-day report tina,
only obscrvant yes could discover that
! this region was the scene of "A far
stretching and historic battle two years
Nature has healed almost ali tn.
wounds inflicted by the fighting. except
for trees with scared trunks and dead
branches. here and there traces OF
hastily dug shallow trenches along III,
main roads. and the rusty. tangled ani
twisted remains of baibed wire defence,
At the outskirts Of isolated villages an,
farms.
Journeying along. however, the visito,
meets with hundreds. even thousands ol
graves marked with the cross or the tri
color. some Of these graves are marked
with Inscriptions such AS "ln Memory o
the Workmcn Of Paris or Here l;epos'
Forty-thrce French soldiers The grea
majority OF the graves however. beal
simply the names of the dead warriors
with the words KILLED september c
1914"
More rarely the visitor comes across
more eloquent memorials Of the might,
struggle. Now IL will Ice an ~uneNplode,
shcl. wcdgeI IN tho trunk of "A torn AM
~leaiiess tree again. AN iron chair. higl
up among the foliage. which was us"'
by IA sn!per or observer or II may b'
a series Of large holes where "A humble
of heavy shells had fallen close together
Other Points Of l%nterest.
me Of the chief points Of in,eres; q
the Marine pilgrim OF the future Will b
he farmhouse at CHAMP Flcury. wher
,;en. Won kluck had his hcadquartcr
during the battle. and where "A game q
billiards was going on when "a shell From
a French - millimeter gun dropped o
the roof and put an end to the gam.
mother point OF interest will he IN
famous Chateau Mondemont. which wa
one of the most important tactical posi-
tons in the battle. II still stands
though more han half In ruins.
In Paris the anniversary was oil
served generally. \ fcatur. Of tn. Gel,
bration was the bcilaeging of 1000 tan
cabs Communicated 10y Gen. ,ial,i"ni q
the critical omcn when the battle WA
beginning, hy means Of which 1900
men were thrown into the scale OF vic
tory.