New Britain herald., 1917-11-08
OUR DEAD SLEEPING
 IN SUNNY FRANCE First Three Heroes to Fall in. : Battle Given Honor BUGLES BLOW, TAPS SOUNDED

. the Youngsters who Gave Their
 Lives So the world May Be Safe
 for Democracy.
 With the American Army in France, Nov. S.-The first three American sol diers killed in the trenches in France are sleeping in French soil, honored by the American army and the people and army of France. Their final in- terment took place yesterday.
 . With a guard of French infantry men in their picturesque uniforms of red and horizon blue standing on one side and a detachment of American soldiers on the other, the flag wrapped caskets were lowered into the grave as 8 bugler blew taps and the bat teries at the front fired minute guns. An the guns went o1 the French ofI1- cer commanding the division in this section paid tribute to the fallen Americans. His words, which were punctuated by the roar of the guns and the whistle of shells, touched both the French and Americans. In conclusion the officer said:
 "In the name of the tn division, in the name of the French army and in the name of France I bid farewell ! to Private Enright, Private Gresham I, and Private Hay of the American army. > D .: "Of their own free will they had left prosperous and happy country to come over here. They know war was continuing in Europe, they knew that the forces fighting for honor. love of justice and civilization were still checked by the long-prepared forces serving the powers of brutal domination, oppression and barbar- ity;> they knew that efforts were still necessary. They wished to give us their generous hearts. and they have not forgotten old historical memories l while others forget more recent ones. '"They ignored nothing of the cir | cumstances and nothing had been l concealed from them-neither the 1 length and hardships of war, nor the l violence of battle, nor the dreadful 1 ness of new weapons, nor the perfidy l of the foe. Nothing stopped them. ! They accepted the hard and strenuous ] life; they crossed the ocean at great peril; they took. their places on the front by our side and they have fallen
 facing the foe in hard and des- ] perate hand-to-hand fight Honor to ,, them. Their families, friends and fellow citizens will be proud when
 they learn of their. deaths.
 "Men, these graves, the first to be ] dug in our national soil and but a
 short distance from the enemy, are as 1 mark of the mighty land we and
 our allies firmly cling to in the com
 mon task, confirming the will of the people and the army of the United
 States to fight with us to finish,
 ready to sacrifice as long as is neces-
 sary until final victory for the most
 noble of causes, that of the liberty of
 nations, the weak as we'll as the
 mighty. Thus the deaths of these
 humble soldiers appear to us with
 extra ordinary grandeur.
 we will therefore, ask that the
 mortal remains of these young mer be left here, left with us forever. We
 inscribe on the tombs, Here lie the L first soldiers of the Republic Of the United States to fal! on the soil 'o1 France for liberty and justice The . passerby will stop and uncover hi' head Travellers and men, of hear :, will go out of their way to come here ? to pay their respective tributes. I 1 'Pr1Vate EnrlSnI, FrlVate GreSnaHn Private Hay, in the name of France thank you. God receive your souls , l Farewell"
 First Unit Returns.
 5 The first American artillery unit tG l establish contact with the Genmans r came back to it's billets yesterday The men were tired and muddy, but t. still as enthusiastic lot of soldier. l as ever came out of gun pits The 3 artillery had a longer stay at the front g than the infantry, and they came l back, men and horses, wet to the l (Continued on Seventh Page)