The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-11-18

Washington, Nov. 11.-Laid to rest
with all the honors a grateful nation
could pay, the unknown soldier from
France was bivouaced among the gal
lent dead Friday in Arlington national
cemetery.
The highest officers of army and
navy walked beside the coffin; none
but the hands of gallant comrades in
the great war laid hands upon it
President Harding, walked behind his
bier to do him homage; former Presi-
dent Wilson made his first public ap-
pearance in months; General Pershine
turned aside an opportunity to ride
and trudged beside the body to the
last resting place. Representatives of
foreign governments reverently laid
their highest military decorations on
his casket, and with the soil from
France where he fell undauntingly
he was laid away.
Minute guns at Fort Myer doomed
their continuous tributes at the funeral
procession was passing from the cap
itol to the great marble amphitheater
in Arlington where the ceremonies
We're opened at the playing of the Star
Spangled Banner by the marine band.
After winding its way between the
long lines of a reverent multitude in
the streets of the capital, the funeral
procession toiled up the long hill lead
ing to Arlington, arriving at the main
gates a little after II o'clock. The
invited guests including great chief
tains of the war, were seated IN the
boxes of the amphitheater, and on the
long rows of marble benches, thous-
ands were standing. Thousands more
stood outside, or anywhere, to merely
be near.
Just before ILLS o'clock the c~aisson
bearing the flag-draped coffin, rolled
up to the west entrance and was re-
moved by the body bearers, and was
borne tenderly within and placed on
the catafalque. The great audience
rose and stood uncovered as it passed
in. The first strains of Choplin's fun
eral march heralded the coming Of
the unknown to his great honors.
As the casket was lifted from the
gun carriage, the solemn chords of a
hymn were joined by the deepness of
the band. The choir sang "The Son
of God Goes Forth to 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 it's simple resting place a hun.
bred yards from where it will lie fol
all eternity the casket Of the unknown
soldier rested, covered by a mountain
of blossoms of every color and kind,
from nations all over the world.
At 1850 o'clock President and Mrs.
Harding came in and took their places.
Almost Immediately afterward the
marine band broke forth into the Star
Spangled Banner. At the conclusion
of the anthem Chaplain Axton pro-
nounced the invocation as follows:
Almighty God, our gracious father
in simple faith and trust we seek thy
blessing. Help us fittingly to honor
our unknown soldiers who gave thei,
all in laying sure foundations of inter
national common veal. Help us tt
keep clear the obligation we have to
ward all worthy soldiers, living ant
dead, that their sacrifices and theil
valor fade not from our memory
Temper our sorrow, we pray Thee TO
the assurance which came from tn
sweetest lips that ever uttered words
Blessed are they that mourn, for the,
shall be comforted.' Be thou on
comforter.
Facing the events of the morrow
when from the work bench of the worl
there will be taken an unusual tasl
we ask that Thou wilt accord excer
tional judgment, foresight and tact
fitness of approach to those who see
to bring about a better understandin
among men and nations, to the en-
that discord, which provokes war, ma
disappear and that there may h
world tranquility. Hear us, O. Lor'
as nov in obedience to the call of on
president, there sounds throughout tn
land the national Angel calling t
prayer and we stand with bowe
heads and reverent hearts in siler
thanks for valuable and valorous live
and in supplication for Divine mere
and blessing upon our beloved coul
try; and upon the nations of the eartf
and to Thee, wonderful counselo
Almighty God, everlasting Fathe
Prince of Peace, shall be ascribed a
glory and honor forever. Amen"
AS the chaplain concluded the il
vocation the sudden, clear note Of tt
assembly trumpet call "Amen" mari
ed noon and the nationwide two minut
pause. The whole company stoc
bowed in silence.
There was absolute silence, a hus