New Britain herald., 1920-11-11

/ Joining with the other cities through the United States and the
 rest of the civilized world, New
 Britain people are not permitting this
 day to pass without fitting notice that
 it is the second anniversary of the signing of the armistice which ended
 hostilities between the Allied Nations
 and the Central Powers and brought
 to a close the four years of awful
 war that plunged the whole world
 into misery and despair. One local factory, the North & udd Manufac- turing company, closed entirely today. Elsewhere about the city the Stars and Stripes, also the Allied colors. were shown conspicuously and in the schools special note was taken of the anniversary.
 This evening the former fighting men will have their celebration with a parade which will be in charge of Major Harry HargreaveA. It will start from Franklin Square at p. m., go as far as St. Mary's church, thence back down Main street and up West Main street to the Memorial Arch wrere Chaplain John L. Davis will speak briefly as a tribute to the sol dier and sailor dead. The various vet eran associations of the recent war, as well as the Grand Army, Spanish War Veterans and High School R. O. T. c. unit will take part in the parade and patriotic organizations have been invited to take part. The celebration will conclude with a block dance in front of the High school, or if too cold, in the school gym.
 Military Funeral.
 Washington, Nov. 11.-Observance of armistice day in Washington was marked by the burial in Arlington National cemetery of 12 officers and enlisted men who died while serving overseas with the navy and marine corps. A detachment of bluejackets and marines formed a guard of honor as the flag-draped caskets were carried from the receiving vault at Arlington to the graves.
 London, Nov. 11.-Great Britain today impressively honored her war heroes by according "a field marshars funeral to an unknown British war rior, who was buried in Westminster Abbey and unveiling permanent in Whitehall ito the glor- ious dead"
 Aside from members of the royal ia mily who included three queens Queen Mary, Queen Mother AIexan- dra and Queen Maud of Norway and a few officials, the only witnesses to either ceremony were persons who lost relatives in the great war.
 Big Ben" Tolls II.
 AS Big Ben" the great clock in l the tower of the parliament building 1, began to strike, the hour of II, King 1, George, facing the 18th century cof- !! fin of the unknown soldier, which 1 was resting on a gun carriage, drew B cord that released the Union Jack draped above the cenotaph, and after , the last stroke of the hour thousands of people who crowded Whitehall as i far as one could see in either direc- ton, remained absolutely silent for two minutes. This silence was broken by a choir softly beginning the hymn tOh God, Our Help in Ages Past" which was followed by the Lords Prayer recited by the archbishop of Buglers sounded "the asst post and with its escort of roops and a band, the gun carriage ,hen moved toward the abbey, with King George, chief mourner, plod- ' ling behind it, accompanied by the oval princess.
 King at Services.
 During the brief service in the rave of the abbey the king stood at he foot of the grave, the royal ladies md princes ranging themselves on ,ither side. Of all the witnesses that
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