Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-08
FRANCE PAYS
H0N0R;BUCLE
BLOWS TAPS
Graves of American Dead
Will Be Shrine of
Liberty.

With The American Army In
France, Wednesday, Nov. by
the Associated Press THE first
three American soldiers killed in
the trenches in France tonight are
sleeping in French soil, honored
hy the American army and the
people and army of France. Their
final interment took place yeSter-
day.
With guard OF French infan-
trymen in their picturesque uni
forms of red and horizon blue
standing on enc side and a detaeh-
ment OF American soldiers on the
other, the flag-wrapped Baskets
were lowered into the grave rs a
ybugler blew taps and the batteries
at the front fired minute guns.
AS the minute guns went off, the
French officer commanding the di-
vision 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 Ameri-
cans. In conclusion, the French Off
GER said;
In the name Of the -th divis-
ion, in the name of the French army
and in the name Of France bid fare
well to Private Enright. Private
Gresham and Private Hay OF the
American army.
Came of Own Free Will.
"Of their own free will they had
left a prosperous and happy country
to come over here. They knew wal
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 DONNA
ton, oppression and barbarity. They
knew that efforts were still necessary
They wished to give up their generos..
hearts, nd they have not forgotten
old historical memories, while Others
forget more recent ones
They ignored nothing of the cir
cumstances and nothing had been con
caaled from them, neither the length
and hardships of war, nor the violence
of battle, nor the dreadfulness of new
weapons, nor the perfidy Of the foe
I Nothing stopped them. They accept
ed the hard and strenuous life; the.
/ crossed the ocean at great peril; the,
/ took their places on the front by gu
side and they have fallen facing tn,
/ foe in a hard and desperate hand Il
hand fight Honor to them Thei
families, friends and fellow citizen
/ will be proud when they learn Of thei
deaths.
Men! These graves, the first to b
dug in our national soil and only
short distance from the enemy, are a
a mark Of the mighty land we an
four allies firmly cling to in the com
mon task, confirming the will of tn
people and the army of the Unite
States to fight with us to a finish
ready to sacrifice as long as is neces
sary until final victory for the mos
noble of causes, that of the liberty c
nations, the weak as well as tn
mighty Thus the deaths of thes
humble soldiers appear to us with e2
: traordinary grandeur
Graves VIII Be Shrines.
1--WE will therefore ask that the MOI
, tai remains of these young men b
, left here, left with us forever. We in
scribe on the tombs here lie the frs
! soldiers of the republic of the Unite
States to fall on the soil of Franc
| for liberty and Justice The passerb
will stop and uncover his head. Ira,
: elers and men of heart will go out
/ their way to come here to pay the
! respective tributes.
Private Enright. Private Gresl
: am. Private Hay! In the name
' France / thank you. God receive vol
/ souls FAREWELL"