Arizona republican., 1921-07-11
LEADERS OF NATION
 MOURN WAR DEAD ON HOBOKEN ARMY PIER
Bodies or First Three Yankees Who Died On Fields or France Among 7264 Soldier Dead Returned To America; Senator Lodge And General Pershing Eulogize Silent Heroes
rRepubIIean A. P. Leased wirel


 HOBOKEN, N. J., July 10-Leaders of the nation mourned the countrys $ war dead today at memorial services on the army piers here, where lay the bodies of 7,264 men who made the su- preme sacrifice on the fields of France.
 Congress sent a joint committee headed by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. The army was represented by Assistant Secretary of War Vain wright and General Pershing
 Scores of gold star mothers and hundreds of war veterans attended. Every unit that saw active service in France was represented among the dead.
 Directly in front of the speakers were caskets of the first three United States soldiers to die in battle against Corporal Herbert James D. Gresham of Evansville, Ind; Private Thomas F. Enright of Pittsburg and Private M. D. Hay of Glidden. Iowa all members of the Sixteenth infantry, first division, and all killed in No- vember. 1917, in the Luneville sector of Lorraine.
 They fought for eternal right and justice as did the founders of this great republic" said General Per- shing. "The freedom of mankiNd was their battle cry.
 T saw them go forward. unafraid to die. yet intrepid. resolute in spirit. Scornful of danger. they advanced with undaunted courage to save well-night lost cause. Only those who fought with them can ever know the heights of religious devotion and patriotism to which they arose."
 Senator Lodge said that !" to few of us. there is a peculiar emotion in this silent area of dead because we grevious responsibility of declaring the war in which these precious lives were lost.
 "Be assured" he continued, that there are no men in this country who 50 dread, so hate war as the senators and representatives in congress upon whom is imposed the duty of declar- ing war, if war must come"
 Funeral hymns and the national anthem were sung at the service and prayers were said by Protestant clergyman, a Catholic priest and a Jewish rabbi.
 General Pershing and Maurice Casenave, French high commissioner laid wreaths upon the collins of Cor poral Gresham and Privates Enrigh' and Hay
 w nen the SOI6iH1 SpetCftS anu tIe songs of mourning had ceased, 3 bugler played taps" As the las note sounded. relatives and ths friends began looking for the coffins that bore the bodies of their love, ones. Each casket was numbered ant attendants directed kin and friend to the section of the pier which wa the temporary tomb of their dead.
 Always when the sought for cofffil was found. there would be a seen of pathetic tenderness. A grey haire mother dressed in the black of sor row would look along the floor for tn number which identified the coffin c her loved one among the thousand: and finding it. some times she woul break down, and some times sh would bear up in silence. Man veterans would be heard to say a they found the pine box they sough 'ne was my buddy"
 Today" said General Persnini i've see these thousands of casket each testifying to the sacrifice of I itself by some young friend to give | peace and happiness. These were T common souls Under each fla there lies one who was nurtured l; the altar of an American home. Ar today his patriotic mother or wi rnourns her gallant soldier. In tn hour no human heart could remal unmoved. We can feel the spiritu presence of those whom we are gati cred to honor. We are lifted from Il petty and sordid things of daily Ii to the higher place of devotion great and unselfish ideals.
 No words from human lips can { fitting honor to the memory of the men. Their story will live to inspi future generations of Amerieal