Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-12
highest DECoRAT! !, IS OF WAR
ADORN FLkG-DES,pED COFFIN
AT NoTABLE!giJRIAL SERVICE
Soil of France Cove 2icasket of signally-
Honored Service Sian; Last Wreaths
Placed on Grave By War Mothers; Mrs.
Harding Weeps as She Joins in Singing.
fBY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, ,

Washington, Nov IL (by the AS
sociated Press. Laid to rest with
all the honors a grateful nation
could pay, the unknown hero from
France was bivouacked among
the gallant dead today In Airing
ton National cemetery.
The highest officers OF the army
and navy walked beside his coffin;
none but the hands of gallant COM
rades OF the war laid hands upon
It. President Harding walked be-
hind his bier to do him homage;
former President Wilson made his
first public appearance in months,
General Pershing turned aside an
opportunity to ride and trudged
behind the body to its last resting
place. Representatives of foreign
governments reverently laid their
highest military decorations on his
casket and with soil from Fran ~
where he fell, he was laid away
Minute guns at Fort Myer boom
ed their continuous tribute as the
funeral procession was passing
from the capitol to the great mar
BILE amphitheater in Arlington,
where the ceremonies were opened
with the playing of "The Star
Spangled Banner" by the marine
band.
After winding its way betwee.I
the long lines of reverent multi
tude in the streets OF the capital
the funeral procession toiled up
the long hill leading TO Arlington.
arriving at the main gates at lit
tie after II o'clock. The invited
guests, including great chieftainS
Of the war, were seated in the box
es of the amphitheater and on the
long rows of marble benches. ana
thousands were standing. Thou
sands more stood outside, or any
where to be merely near.
Just before 11;15 o'clock the
caisson bearing the flag draped
coffin rolled up to the west en-
trance and was removed by the
body bearers and was borne ten
derly within and placed on the
catafalque. The great audience
rose and stood uncovered as 1t
passed in, followed by General
Pershing and the distinguished Of
ficers of the army and navy as
mourners.
Marshal Foch and his staff cana
with all his war medals across his
breast. General Jacques, the Bel
gian chief, also came and the two
strolled about the marble colon
made behind their boxes. exchanS-
ing greetings. General Diaz Of
Italy, Joined them. Together the
three moved with the japanese
mission to the place where the
body lay.
Ambassador Geddes, in full
British diplomatic uniform,
brought flower offerings for the
dead from England's king. with a
guard of British officers.
Chief Plenty Coos. of the Crow
Indians. attired in full war regalia,
feathered bonnet. furs and skins
Of variepated colors. was seated on
the platform, joining the group of
distinguished military leaders
from Europe. Thus the uniform
of the first Americans took its
place with those Of the allied
powers in the last war. A group
of Indian braves appeared in the
audience, tip-toeing in their bead
cd moccasns down the aisle 20
their seats.
Premier BRAND of France was |
among the last to arrive.
With the party of DISTINGUISHED |
and the body of the un-
known hero on the apse, the cere-
monies waited for the arrival of
Harding.
The first strains of "Chopins
March" had heralded the |
coming of the unknown to his |
great honors.
Far out among the trees to the |
fort, the dull dun color of moving
troops had shown and marching
half step to the throbbing, muffled
beat of the drums, the marine |
band swung slowly out to cir
Gle the great colonnade to the en-
trance where the surpliced choir
waited.
As the casket was lifted from
the gun carriage the solemn chords |
Of hymn were ioined by the deep \
notes of the band The choir sang |
"The Son of God Goes Forth 10
War" as the telephone amplifiers
caught up the notes and threw
them out over the land to the
thousands standing as far away as
San Francisco.
On its simple base. a hundred
Yards from where 1t will lie fer all
eternity, the casknt of Americas
rested as though sup