The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-11-21
VETERANS OF MANY WARS
MARCH IN BIG ARMisTlcE DAY
q PARADE IN, WASHINGTON. -,..a,
oLD-T|ME l UNIFORMS :. SEEN Fen
90, ,,'5, .t.' 'rE ~ Ib .'T;
Blue and the Gray of the Civil War
Mngle With the Khaki Of the World
confIict-Foreign Armies. Are Repre-
scented. .'.' '".
By EDWARD 3. CLARK.

| the ceremonies attending Lne Duilhl u
tile remains of the unknown soldier in
Arlington amphitheater, there APP
peared virtually every former and
present soldier and sailor living III or
near Washington who was not bed
ridden.
Veterans Of the Indian. the Civil and
the Spanish wars turned out In great
numbers to join their brothers or the
World war in doing honor to the I'M
known dead who represents the spirit
tOf willing sacrifice of Americans III
the high cause.
| Some of the men who appeared IN
the parade seemed to have stepped
from the pages of history. Take OLD
Mai. Gen. Arson Mills, for instance.
He is well past fourscOrc years or
age, but lie came to do his part. once
on n time when General Mills was Il
captain in the active service, the
American people read with excited in
terest and proper pride one of his eS-
uloits in an Indian war when he was
subaltern Of cavalry.
In the year Of the Sioux wars, the
winter following the time that General
/ Custer was killed, Captain Mills, with
a small command which was almost
starved to death, fell in with great
body of well-fed, well-armed Indians.
By a mastery handling of an almost
deadly situation Mills managed to
hold off the foe until relief came. His.
men had nothing to eat but a little
horse meat. which it was necessary
for them to eat raw. The relief column
which came to. his aid was in like
\ starving condition, but surlnising that
Mills little command was in trouble,
the others pressed on through zero
weather, shocless and cold anu
hungry, till they came to the relief OF
the gallant captain and his COM
rades.
OId-Tin,ers Out in Uniform.
Every former soldier and sailor in
Washington who had 1, uniform put it
ON OH Armisfce day. The parade
showed meeting of the far past, the
midway past and the present. 1t was
hoped that the one living Washington
veteran Of the Mexican war could APP
pear in the parade, but although his
spirit was willing his strength was not
quite equal to the occasion. Gen. Ho-
ratio Gibson, who as second lieuten--
ant, was with Gen. Winfield Scott
when the City of Mexico surrendered,
is living in this city today. He is
more than ninety years of age, but:
with youthful and a frequent deter:
mination which enables him to carry
out his wishes to mingle with the.
younger generation OF soldiers Of his
country.
Veterans of the Civil war of both:
the northern and the southern armies:
we're present in the parade in large
numbers. Some Of the southern SOL!
ders wore their old gray uniforms,i
while the men of the North came in
the blue of the days of their service.
The Spanish war veterans who took.
part in the proceedings arc middle
aged men. They still swing along how.
ever, with no tendency to lose step
or cadence, and bearing themselves
with ramrod-lka straightncss without
physical effort
Many Nations Represented.
Hundreds of men who saw service
in the great war in armies other
than those of the United States
marched in the parade. There We're
English, French, Italian, Belgian,
Japanese and representatives OF some
other countries Of the world in the
marching ranks. In Il way, it was Il
great allied demonstration in men,
ory and in honor Of 4 soldier whose
identity is unknown to the world. He
was an American soldier, and he died
at the front---and this was deemed
sufficient to deserve the tribute Of the
nations.
Men who did not know that they
could march did march in this great
parade. Strength seemed to be re-
newed in the veterans of the older
services,
No one in the parade gave thought
Ito anything but the solemnity of the
immediate occasion. Never before Jill
the history of the country was there
a., demonstration like unto this. 1T
was solemn, but It was uplifting. The
President Of the United States
marched With the privates of the
army. There was no distinction sof
rank. All We're Americans paying
tribute to an American who had given
all that he had to the service of the
home land. f&}1
AneIo.Jap Pact to Go. "
Once in Il great while one is willing.
to make prophecy. Prophets fire.
uuentlv arc proved unworthy Of
honor, but today there seems to be
no reason why one should be back
ward in coming forward" with the
statement that the Anslo-Japanese
treaty of alliance will be abrogated
and never will see renewal. ~
The chances are that the charge or
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