Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-11-12
ROW ON ROW OF
HEROES AVENUE
UNKNOWN CRYPT
American Valor Centers
at Grave Among the
Immortals
.ENSHR|NED ABOVE ALL
History Will Point to
This Spot For All
A ges
ENSHR|NED ABOVE ALL
(By Associated Press)

Washington, Nov. 11.-High on a
wooded ridge beside the Potomac,
Americas nameless hero will slv.p
bivouacked with the brave of many
wars.
Everywhere about his simple tomb
over the swelling slopes or in the
shaded canyons of Arlington National
Cemetery stand monuments and head
stones on which are craven names
that also are written imperishably in
the pages of glory that make the ma
tion's history. here, too, ar stones,
amid the long rows, to mark other
unknown dead of other wars, and the
| bulk of the monument above the sin
gle grave where rest the unknown of
the war between the states, gathered
from many battlefields.
| But for the newcomer from France
among this fellowship of valor, a spe-
cial place of honor has been made. He
will sleep in a narrow crypt, hewn out
of the live stone that forms the ter
race of the memorial amphitheater
erected to consecrate the memory of
men everywhere who died for the flag.
Above his casket a massive block Of
stone, carved with the brief legend
of q nations tribute to all these others
who sleep unknown in France, will
be placed. On it also win go the long
list of honors the nation and the great
powers of the world have lavished on
the soldiers who gave their identity
asLwelf as their lives on French bat
ltielields. ......
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Above the great stone towers the
marble pillared facade of the amphi-
theater, crowning the ridge and look
ing down over a sweeping vista of
quiet and peaceful countryside to
the wide waters of the river. Be-
yond stands Washington City in the
haze of distance. Over it, dimly Wis
ble, looms the great figure of Free
don on the dome of the capitol; farther
down Washington Monument thrusts a
slender gray finger to challenge atten-
tiol of the very sky to the deeds of
peace and war it commentaries; closer
still looms the square white bulk of
Lincoln Memorial at the river brim,
sealing a peoples tribute to a mar
tyrsd leader.
Fold on fold, the calm hills drop
away from the terrace where the
sleeper from France lies honored but
unknown. At his feet a sculptured
marble balustrade sweeps out on
eitfer side, marking the wide grace
full slopes where day by day many al
gallant comrade from France is find
ing his last B resting place. Down
thre the new headstones CLEAN inI
countless variety. There is hardly an
hour of any day when sorrowing rela-
tivas are not moving slowly among the
new gravesti giving loving care tOI
flowers on low mounds On the head
stones are cut the names the dates of
bilth and death of the dead, and namest
of French villages where they made
their great sacrifice. Man by man.
thdr record is written for all to know
anl honor.
In the Mystery of Death
But for the nameless one, asleep oni
tn, terrace above, there are no rela-
ti,es. He lies alone in the mystery
of death Laden with honors bcyonrI
tC tell the way of his life and his
dtath, of whence he came or of what
b, was, save that he died in France.
at the nations call. The American
poople are his next of KIN. He alone /
nay sleep there within the great
onument to all the nations honored
dad. 4
Everywhere about the amphitheater
ae monuments cut with names that
tuch memory to life, that bring
ehoes of the thunder of guns of old,
far off battle scenes. There lies Sher-