Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-01

w AsHtNGToN. Q. G. May 30
" War clouds ead spe62S
gravity TODAY over MeanDrial
day exercises herr ia which F'cs;dsns
WilsoE. Chief Justice White and man.
ether hist. E0ver1dnen. ctIa<sAIs pasd-
etpxtcd
Down Pennsylvania spenue and
ACROSS the Pct0rlac 10 Arlington Ma.
GonL cemetery narcHcJ veterans OF
two past vars, ut too head 81 column
If national g,lardsmsr and regulars
who may SEQ servics "a graAee with
in a year.
Mingled with the American, flags
adjoining the buildings along Tire vay
were q number Of confederate han.
nrrs. set flying Tor the confederate
veterans reunion here max. '~,sek. and
the old Union soldiers s,zrcbad be-
meath them with no sign IT ranecr.
President Wilson arranged to at
tend the exercises at Arlington this
afternoon, but did not count on making
an address The ceremonies at Ar
1ington were the principal feature OF
the day.
HARDING LAUps SOLDIERS.
Marcus. May Ex-Governor W. L.
Harding, in a Memorial day address
here today. said: "Our boys will offer
themselves a willing sacrifice in the
present war that the principles OF
democracy. preserved by the civil war;
may be extended TO the world.
This is a final contest between
monarchy and democracy the COVER
nor continued. 1--WE can do nothing
else than to give all we have in prop
erty and life on the side Of de1noc-
racy."
ELDoN HoNoRs DEAD.
E1don. May 30.-This city and com
munity is naying tribute to it's honored
soldier and sailor dead today
With adverse weather conditions
the place for holding the exercises was
vet matter of conjecture at noon. A
parade through the business streets
to the river. where floral bnrge and
the strewing Of flowers upon the water
we're included in the arrangements,
had been planned.
Special exercises at the soldiers
monument were on the program.
REV. ADKINS TO SPEAK.
uc NSN. VT. SuklHS VI tQc SOuXre-
rational church is todav's speaker In
the Eldor and Catholic cemeteries
there are fcrty-fve old soldiers buried.
Their graves have been marked with
garlands of Greens and floral wreaths
A special Memorial day service was
held in the Christian church here Sun
day. The sermon was delivered by
the Rev. Mr.. Reno and he was assist
ed by Revs. McBlain and Adkins. All
the churches of the CITY pa-ticinated.
GATHER AT MONUMENT.
The arrangements for this after
noon included the formation of the
parade at $50 p. m. in front Of the
Masonic hall
The Elm street bridge was to be the
scene of the memorial service for the
dead sailors. Returning the process
sion was to move up Eighth street 10
the cemetery.
MANY MARCH IN NEW york.
New York, May 30.-Witt a new
significance due to the war and given
added color by the participation Of
thousands Of men in uniform, Memoir.
ial day was celebrated in New York
today on far greater scale than at
any time since 1898. Thousands Of
soldiers. marines. military organiza.
lions and school boys participated in
parades in Manhattan, Brooklyn and
the Bronx.
The main parade. that Of the Grand
Army of the Republic and the soldiers
Of the nation. state and city, marched
up Riverside drive II was reviewed
by Major General F. Franklin Bell r.
S. army. and Governor Whitman at the
Soldiers and Sailors monument II
was estimated that $4,000 marchers