The New York herald., 1921-10-05
HARDING AFOOT WILL
HEAD HERO CORTEGE
Cabinet Also to March in
Funeral of Wars I'm
known Dead.
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Armistice Day Ceremony in
Arlington Of Unprece-
dented Solemnity.
BURIAL AS A I GENERAL
Active Pallbearers All Won
Honors in Land or Sea
Battles.
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BURIAL AS A GENERAL

solemn ceremonies Of Armistice Day.
when the nation will pay highest
honors to its unknown dead of the
great war. reached a climax to-day
when President Harding and his Cab
met decided to trudge afoot up Penn.
sylvania avenue at the head Of the
funeral cortege. BY Presidential proc
iamation the business and pleasure Of
the nation will stand at rest two min
utes on that day In tribute to the dead
as the body from q lonely. nameless
grave In some great struggle Of the
war Is carried to it's last rest in the
peaceful Virginia hills that look down
across the Potomac on the nations
Capitol.
Not since President Wilson led a
preparedness march up the great ave-
nue. In 1915 has the Chiet Executive
appeared afoot In any parade In the
capital. and never previously has any
President set for himself so long q
trip as President Harding will UNDER
take.
The War Department announced to-
day tho makeup Of the military escort
which will precede the gun carriage on
which the casket is carried. In add
tion to tho regulars. sailors and ma
rines. a provisional battalion Of New
York and Pennsylvania National Guard
will share in the honors to the dead
comrade. Under army regulations. tho
escort will be that provided for the high
est military rank Of the service. gen.
eral.
While the names OF the general off,
cers Of the army and Marine Corps and
rear admirals Of the navy who will be
honorary pallbearers have not been die
closed. the War Department made pub
lie to-day the list of non-commlssioned
and warrant officers who will actually
bear the casket 20 and from the caisson
on which the last stage of the long
Journey from a French battlefield to Ar
ungton will be made. They are:
Sergeant Samuel Woodfll, Thirtieth
Recruit Company. Fort Thomas, Ky..
who has served in the army since 1901.
reaching the rank OF captain during the
war and promptly reeniisting after the
war. He was severely wounded IN
France and among his many decora-
tions wears the Medal Of Honor.
Sergeant Tarry Taylor, Headquarters
Troop. First Cavalry, Douglas. Ariz..
serving his sixth enlistment and cited for
galiantry In the Meuse-Argonne action.
Sergeant Thomas d. Saunders. Com
pany A. Second Engineers. Camp Travis,
Texas. also wounded overseas and dec
grated with the Distinguished Service
Cross for gallantry.
Sergeant Louis Raga, Fifty-second
Coast Artillery. Camp Eustis, Va. also
wounded In action overseas.
Staff Sergeant James W. Dell. .Frf-
teenth Field Artillery. Camp Travis.
Texas. a veteran Of long service with
the guns and cited for gallantry In
France.
From the navy will come:
Chief Torpedoman James Delaney. He
wears Navy Cross for conspicuous gal
lantry and was taken prisoner by the
Germans when the steamship Campana
was sunk by the U-51, but refused any
information to the enemy In the face of
repeated threats Of death.
Chief Water Tender Charles Leo
O'Connor. Of eight years service afloat.
and awarded decoration for heroism
when the Y. 8. s. Mount Vernon was
torpedoed.
0unnery Sergeant Earnest A. Janson,
Marine Corps. who has served one army
enlistment and three enlistments In the
marines. and fought overseas with tho
Forty-ninth Company, Fifth Marines,
was severely wounded and wears tue
Congressional Medal Of Honor and other
American and French decorations for
gallantry.
The body Of the unknown soldier will
come direct to the Washington Navy
Yard from France. The War Depart
ment has ruled there shall be no other
ceremony but the nations tribute in
the nations Capitol. When the cruiser
Olympia arrives from France with tho
body she will steam UP the Potomac to
Washington. whore the casket will be
carried at. night TO the vast rotunda OF
the Capitol to lie In state with a full
military guard OF honor through the day
and night Of November 10, under the
great dome. It will lie In state on the
same catafalque that was used for Pres
!dents Lincoln Garfield and Mckinley.
An announcement issued to-day by the
War Department said that the drapings
about the catafaiQue would be a careful
reproduction OF those used Mt the flu
ncrals Of the three martyrcd Presidents.
An announcement by the War De-
partment said arrangements had been
completed by American telephone and
telegraph company officials to transmit
President Harding's address mt the
ceremonies at Arlington throughout the
country on long distance telephone
wires