The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-05
ENTERS GROUND WHERE
D. ROOSEVELT BURIED
Finds Many Graves But Is Unable to
Identify Plot of Brave and OAR
ing Aviator.
MAY HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED
Many Spots Where German Oficers
Are Also Lying Are Found in
Charnery-So Civilians Have Re-
nlained--EneIny Is Still Smelling.

With the Americans on the Ourcq-
Aug. tDeiayed).-Upon the heels of
the advanced guard OF the American
airy accommodating patrols seeking
contact with the retiring enemy, I en-
tered Chamery today where. accordin z
to German newspapers. Lieutenant
Quentin Roosevelt was buried after he
had been shot down on July IA.
I did not find grave marked as
young Rooseveits resting place. but I
did discover one without a cross in a
sheIl-cratered field furiong north
west by west of the hamlet. which
probably is his grave, for a hundred
yards away / saw the burned debris of
an airplane and the hill top might
have been Quenttns landing place.
Not a line was written on the cross
and the grave was not cared for In
any way. Securing around the hamlet
/ discovered a burial plot. the graves
of German officers in rows of hves.
1t is possible that Roosevelt's grave
was desecrated. The cross and irscrip-
tton may have been removed as was
done with Richthofen's grave. Both
sides usually bury aviators by mark
ing. the spot with cross made of
propeller blades.
No civilians remained in Chamery.
Two wounded Germans were found in
hay loft They died without regain
ing enough strength TO speak
I attempted to reconnftre the ada
cent terrain, but the enemy was she'll
ing the neighborfng village of lie Mon
Gel heavily. Meanwhile the Germans
are setting fire to towns and villages
1,tf tav 111rv n a
of their retreat
The enemy retreated stealthily, IA
vored by the rain which did not per-
init of aerial reconnaissance.
The Americans swept through the
forest of Nasles and then took Cohan
and Series farms, scarcely capturing
a prisoner but finding abandoned bat
chine guns and hundreds of thousands
of shells as well as millions or rounds
of small army ammunition.
Striding northward and thrustfng
back the Germans further north of
the Marne, the Americans today prac-
ticaily placed the enemy out OF range
of reliable gunfire on the main Paris
Nancy railroad which has been hith-
erto menaced between Jau1gpnne and
Dormans.
This permits the reopening OF one
of the principal arteries feeding the
French eastern armies
cit was to cut of these armies and
eventually encircle them that the Ger
mans made their amazing dash across
the Marine on July Is. At Chalons Sur
Marine and Epernay they proposed to
establish huge block between Paris
and all French armies east OF Rheims
Ragaining control of the Paris Nancy
rail- roch has thus completed the utter
Illustration of Ludendorff's most far
reaching western campaign plan.)
At nightfall despite a drenching
downpour American infantry reached
the approximate line tdeleted.
Armored automobiles are closely
supporting our infantry, crushing out
every hidden machine gun nest The
crown princes attempt to make stand
and nail the FTanco-American forces
in their tracks proved an utter failure.
After he had tossed three guard divi-
.sions--the first imperial guards. and
the fourth and fifth reserve guards into
the struggle and they had been
smashed. beaten and thrown back. even
German rdcklcssness OF life could not
AFFORD 80 waste more Of the. prime Of
the kalh6s'e Armr