Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-10-12
sy EDWARD 3. CLARK.

EaU@AN@ ANaAAEAEN Objects 81 AAA 0eAAt-
tries which took a part In the great
war as allies against the central pow
ers ~ Europe. an unknown American
xnldler viii be- buried on Armistice day
a. the national cemetery az Arlington.
The highest military honors which Il
s. possible % give wiz be accorded the
unknown warrior.
Already Ca England and In France
the bodies 81 unknown soldiers az
those Countries have been buried with
every possible tribute. The French
soldier lies under the Arc de Tri-
omphe. aud the British soldier within
the walls of Westminster abbey.
Gen. John ]. Pcrshing. commanding
general % the American army, i now
o. his way 20 France. where he will
participate Co the ceremony 81 award
ing the American Medal 81 Honor.
voted BY the American congress-, 20
the unknown soldier 81 France. whose
body lies under the great triumphai
arch.
n General Pershlng has time before
States 90 welcome Marshal Foch and
other foreign military officers he will
visit England and place the American
Medal az Honor upon the grave u the
unknown British soldier. who lies In
Westminster abbey. r. case he can
nol visit England. the medal ceremony
win he performed by another Ameri-
can military officer 81 high rank.
Represents Spirit a. the Service.
The unknown American soldier.
whose body Is 10 D. buried In Airing
ton On ArmisfIce day. win rest In the
great nmphitheater which has within
its encirciing walls a Hall OF Fame.
The soldier win be the only unknown
American 90 rest within the enclosure.
Unknown as he SIS. this American mem
her ~ the expeditionary force Is In
sentiment supposed 10 represent the
spirit ~ the service and the willing
ness Tor sacrifice az an Americans
who entered the army or navy during
TIE great war. That b. IS not known
odds. Of course. o. the somewhat mys-
teal nature 81 the ennobling cere-
muuy.
Who is the unknown soidier2 No
che can answer. Il Is certain. ~
course. that the American authorities.
end the British and French authorities.
used every effort % determine the
identity ~ tire unknown before MAX
fnz the bodies the subjects and the cen
tiers ~ the tributes ~ the nations. A
ran.l many unknown soldiers were bur
ird In the fields ~ France. Since their
burial. slmc - the unknown dead have
heen Identified. hut Identification In
many clsps has heen due more Co ac-
rideut than q anything else.
Every soldier and sailor I'm the
American army. officer or enlisted
man. was supposed 10 wear on hts
person two Identification disks. Some
times three were worn. one on the
wrist and two about the neck pendent
from cnrlis. When n soldier was bur
ied on the field one 81 his identific.i-
tion disks was buried with him and
the other was kept for reference. Tn
less the burial was under FIRE. or nee
eSsarily hurried for some reason. the
grave always was marked with the
Identification number u the dead and
with the number 81 his regiment and
the letter of his company. These pre-
Iiminary precautions made II possible
fn almost every case % fix the iden-
tIty ~ the fallen.
Discarded CT Lost Their Disks.
Soldiers sometimes did curious
things which Il Is hard 10 explain.
A number 81 men threw away their
Identification disks OF else lost them.
although how they could BE- lost II Is
hard 20 explain. The cords by which
the disks were suspended from the
neck and hidden under the blouse We're
stout tapes which years 81 wear seem
inEly would not ahrade 20 the break
inE point. The tapes and pendants
were not supposed 20 BE- removed
In an the armies which fought the
Germans on the western front L was
found ga times that soldiers who had
been killed boue no Identification tags
There were few cases On which al
TIE insignia m the mans clothing had
heen removed IN most II these cases
the presumption was that the bodies
Law unhuried after a temporary re-
treat ard hat the Germans removed
the taes sud the re-imrufal idenfif-
caflo1 marks for the purpose 90 deter
mining Just what units ~ the enemy
lay az their front. This Is regarded.
81 course. a. being n legitimate act en-
warfare for Il Is a. the Ereatest serv-
ice Sometimes 90 the commanding Off
or a. know with whom be Is 10 deal
a. rs front.
Watson hay &c Senate Leader.
During tie vscation time the Re
publican senators who remained Ia
washington Interested themselves In
ouIef discussions as O. who should
- tie temporary header ~ the party
e. ga zs~asa while senator Tnfl~p