Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-30
President Wilson, General
Pershing and Soldiers
Honor Dead.
GREAT BRITAIN
PAYS TRIBUTE
Memorial Services Observed at Graves
Of Every Fallen Crusader From
Rhine to Sea--Most Notable Events
at Surssnes and Romagne, Where
Casualties Were Heaviest-MarshaI
Petain in Stirring Dedication.

Paris. May '30.-Not a grave of any
American who fell in the great war was
overlooked today in France. Some of
the services were held in cemeteries
near the battle line Others took place
near hospital centers further back.
The most notable events were at
Sursenes near Paris, and at Romagne.
near the Argonne. President Wilson
went to the former place for an ad-
dress in the American cemetery there,
while General Pershing spoke at Ro-
magne. near where the Americans suf-
fered their heaviest losses. The $500
dead at Romagne were honored by a
battalion Of infantry, d battery Of ar
tillery and a regimental band, and sim
liar detachments were at other large
cemeteries.
After paying tribute to the memory
of their fallen comrades the members
of the American expeditionary forces.
from the Rhine to the sea, spent the re-
mainder Of the day in athletic events
Hugh c. Wallace, American am
bassador to France, placed a wreath on
the tomb Of Lafayette.
French Pay Tribute.
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French army. gave directions to
fallen comrades in arms from overseas.
The marshal notified General Pershing
Of this action in a letter which read:
II have invited French troops sta
toned near American cemeteries to go
md saluta their brothers in arms, fall
en- for the safety of their land and the
liberty Of the world. Later. when you
have left Europe. rest assured that the
same rites viii be rendered them. apd
with the sa1n6 tfervor.''
sysvEi1sn PFss.dent Wilson arrived at
Suresnes cemetery a great ttrong had
gathered. It included numerous dis
tinguished members Of allied Official
dom.
President Wilson was accompanied
by Mrs. Wilson, Rear Admiral Gray
son. Brig. Gen. William w. Harts, and
Miss Edith Benham, Mrs. Wilson's Sec
retary.
The weather was ideal.
No More Secret Councils.
The day Of secret councils is passed
because the people are in the saddle,
President Wilson said in his memorial
day address In the American cemetery
at Suresnes. The private councils of
statesmen. he added, will no longer de-
termine the destinies Of nations,
An earnest defense Of the league OF
nations was a prominent note Of the
presidents address, He said he looked
for the time when man who failed
to support the league would be, as
ashamed as the man who opposed the
union Of the states after the civil war.
Decorate U. s. Grave. in England. /,
London, May 30.-The graves Of
1902 United States soldiers and sail
ors were decorated today in the united
kingdom. American flags were placed
by army and navy officials and on
each was placed q wreath by repre-
sentatives Of the knights Of Columbus.
There are 500 American graves on
the island of Islay where were buried
the victims OF the Otranto and Tus-
cania disasters; go at Everton, and
In Magdalon cemetery. ~winchester,
near the former huge American rest
camps: 100 at Paignto; 112 at Glas-
gov. being those Of American soldiers
stricken by influenza and taken from
transports at that port. Forty-one in
small towns and villages in England
and Scotland and forty in various
mar ,f ireland