The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-12
FRANCE H0N0RS
UNKNOWN DEAD
Soldiers Body, After Resting
in Pantheon, Buried Under
Arc de TriOmphe.
MARSHALS IN CORTEGE
Gambetta's Heart Transferred
to Pantheon as Symbol
of Republic.
MARSHALS IN CORTEGE

Special Cable 10 THE NEw YORK HERALD.
Copyright, foso, oy THE New YoRK HEnAr.p.
New York Herald Bureau,
Paris, Nov. -
France, typihed by the pick or her
armies. supplemented by a million
residents of Paris, paid homage to-day
to an unknown soldier. whose body.
taken from the grave on the battle
fields where he died for France, was
buried for all time under the massive
grandeur of the Arc de Triomphe. To-
night "The Soldier of France in the
great war sleeps beneath the arches
on which are inscribed the victories of
Napoleon.
While tears streamed from the eyes
the flfty-one months of warfare: while
those whose dead have not been found,
but lie beneath simple crosses in some
bleak graveyard in the battle regions.
bowed their heads, prayerfully, In
homage before the symbol OF their
missing ones. the body was carried TO
the Pantheon and from there brought
back across the Seine and up the
Champs Elysees to be laid to rest un-
der the Arc Twenty-Five thousand Of
his poilu comrades. with flags lowered
and arms at present" marched
solemnly past his last resting place.
Gambetta's Heart Transferred.
Impressive ceremonies at the PAN
theon marked the transition OF the urn
containing the heart OF Gambetta to
a place of honor, where Il will ever
remain as a symbol OF Frances re-
awakening fifty years ago to its new
form of Republicanism. While to-day's
celebration comprised recognition of the
fiftieth birthday OF the Republic and
the second anniversary of the armistice,
public interest centred In homage to the
unknown soldier Of France and in plau-
dts for those who survived the four
years struggle.
For nearly three hours the Champs
Elysees, the Boulevards ana the Place
de la Concorde were choked ten deep
by waiting men. women and children.
Every point OF vantage was taken and
the upper windows filled with men and
women. Well dressed women did not
hesitate to climb. aided by friends. into
the lower branches of the trees along
the Champs Elysees In order to watch
the procession, which presented a vir-
tual apotheosis of Frances victory and
all II cost.
President Millerand. walking bare
headed behind the carriage Of six inch
gun bearing the coffin. was followed by
Marshals Foch. Joffre and Petain. AS
the gun crunched its way along the
wooded avenue, sombre in It's autumn
dress and dismal because of the threat
ening snowfall the cheers which greeted
the living with their coiors were
stilled. High on this war monster,
draped simply In black, and covered
only by the tricolor and wreaths from
state officials and the Veterans AS
sociation, reposed the body OF him who
will remain unknown. but whose glory,
for that very reason, will not diminish.
ships In Seine Fire salute.
AS the long cortege made It's way
through the Arc de Triomphe guns
aboard vessels in the Seine fired n
salute of fifty-one guns-one for each
month of the war. Then the waiting
thousands followed the footsteps of the
troops till. IT was estimated. during the
afternoon more than $4,000 civilians hal
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