The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-11-15

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the solemn words of the Twenty
third Psalm and the scripture lesson; !;
then the body bearers stepped for
ward TO lift the casket again and car
~ it out to the sarcophagus on the
amphitheatre terrace with a vista Of
river and hill and stately city stretch
ing away below.
A last touch of the spirit of France
awaited the dead hero. Over the
floor of the narrow cript in which he
will sleep forever, soil from France
had been spread; earth from the coun-
try where his death blood was poured
out on stricken field that it might re
main free soil. Il was brought with
the casket from France and forever
the nameless one of America who
died for France and for America will
rest on French soil here in his own
home earth.
A prayer and the burial service
marked the late rites as the casket
was placed, then the triple salvo of
guns burst out and before the last
blast died, the thin pure call of the
bugle sounded "taps," the soldiers re-
qu;em and good night. AS the last
long tone died away, again the
guns sounded, this time in the quick,
throbbing pound of the National Sa-
lutte of twenty-one guns. Officers of
ali service standing at salute and
troops at present as the cannon roar
er their last tribute.
The president and his party moved
away to their motor cars, the band
struck up lively quick step and step
ped off across the hill and down to-
ward distant gate with the troops
behind it; the crowds slowly broke up
and drifted away.
Americas unknown soldier from
France was home forever; home to
sleep.
There was dramatic moment as
the president concluded his address,
when touching on the coming confer
ence in Washington, he said it should
be the beginning of better civlllza-
ton, more lasting peace and then
ended his address with recitation OF
the Lords Prayer in which the thous-
ands joined, their strong earnest
tones rolling up the pledge of faith
to the sunlight above.
At the conclusion of the prayer
quartet of singers from the Metro
politan opera house of New York
sang "The Supreme Sacrifice, ,"-"Oh,
Valiant Hearts, Who to Your Glory
Come"
The voices chanted and those other
valiant hearts asleep all about on the
slope of Arlington must have heard
and felt it was for them also that Am
erica made this day her own and
theirs.
Mai. Fenton of the general staff,
then stepped forward and handed
Secretary Weeks the velvet-lined
boxes containing the nations highest
tokens of valor for the dead hero.
Secretary Weeks took the 'congres-
sional medal of honor and the distin-
guished service cross from their cases
and handed them to President Hard
ing. The president leaned over the
casket and, side by side, at the bead
pinned both in place.
Then Lieut-Gen. Baron Jacques,
of Belgium, stepped forward. He
paused beside the casket, then'
clutching the Belgian Croix de
Guerre on his own breast, tore 1t
from the cloth of his tunic to pin 1t
: on the hag-draped casket. The Bel
gian chief stepped back and his hand
shot to his cap brim in salute.
The Victoria cross, Britain,,s most
prized war decoration, never before
placed on the .breast of man not a
British subject, was next bestowed.
Earl Beatty, admiral Of the fleet, set
it on the flag and saluted as he step
ped back. Then, General, the Ear
of Cavan, representing the king OF
England, in person spoke briefly OF
the services this humble soldier had
rendered not only America, but the
world there in France.
Marshal Foch of France stepped
forward and with every show OF
feeling placed above the quiet breast
the Medaille Militaire and the Crolx
de Guerre. He cited this dead soldier
for valor, speaking in French, saluted
and turned away to let Gen. Dlaz