Evening star., 1921-11-11
AMERICA FOURTH OF ALLIES TO PAY TRIBUTE
OF HIGHEST HONORS TO UNKNOWN SOLDIER

While the unknown American SOL
dier is being laid to rest at Arlington
national cemetery, amid the solemn
tributes of this and other nations. 1t
is intel esting to remember that Eng
land and France a year ago paid like
tributes to representative unknown
soldiers Of their own. In Italy oh
November 4 of this year an unknown
Italian soldier was buried in the ma
tionai monument to Victor Emmanuel II
Rome.
The United States. in thus honor
ing an unknown soldier who served
with the American expeditionary
forces, follows the example of allied
nations in the world war in honoring
one unknown soldier as representa-
tive of all the great list of soldiers
who gave their all for country and
were lost.
Tribute to All Unidentified.
Since the first tributes to the un-
known dead the idea has appealed
more and more as reverent and dls-
nified way for a nation to pay tribute
to those who fell without record, de-
spite the efforts that were made b!
all coustries to make sure of the
identity of their heroes.
So the selection of an unknown SOL
der by lot made certain of the fact
that in honoring one thus unknown
the nation was paying tribute to all
the unknown soldiers. and thus al
who attended could feel that this
soldier dead was truly representa-
tive of all his comrades who remained
unidentified.
Official and civilian France, on No
vember II. 1920, paid honor to the
memory Of the sons Of France who
fell during the world war. the cere-
monies in connection with the burial
Of an unknown poilu being the CEN
trail feature Of the armistice cele-
bration. The ceremonies lent SOL
emn atmosphere to the second ami
versary Of the armistice with Ger
many. Although Paris was accus-
toned to celebrate its victories with
rejoicing, this day was dedicated to
the memory Of all the hundreds Of
!, thousands who were sleeping in the
cemeteries along the battle lines.
Laid Under Arc de Triomphe.
Called from it's grave on the field of
verdun, the body Of an Unidentified
French soldier was carried solemnly
through the streets Of Paris and re-
buried under the Arc de Triomphe.
President Millerand. cabinet mem
bers and three marshals Of France
walked behind the fag-draped gun
carriage on which the coffin rested.
Marshals Foch. Joffre and Petain.
whose genius will live forever in the
annals Of France and the world. we're
the three highest officers in the pro-
cession. At the Arc de Triomphe SOL
emp ceremonies were held, and the
highest decorations Of the republic
placed upon the coffin of the un-
known dead soldier.
In connection with this observance.
Paris that day inurned in the PAN
theon the heart Of Gambetta, which
had been preserved since his death In
&. I
fact that fifty years before France
owed it's very existence to Leon Gam
BETA, who took virtual control Of af-
fairs in Paris, when the country was
beseiged by Germany. and later sue
ceeded in organizing armies to con-
tinue the futile struggle against the
i Teuton invaders.
British Rites Simple.
It was on Armistice day last year
that Great Britain honored her war
, heroes by according field marshals
funeral to an unknown British war
r:or. who was buried in Westminster
Abbey, and unveiling a permanent
] cenotaph in Whitehall to "the glor-
ious dead"
! The body Of England's unknown
warrior was brought to Boulogne
from the Ypres front in an army am
, bulance on November 9, 1920. and was
guarded that night by French SOL
! diers. The pine coffin was placed in
! side an oak one. with crusader g
, sword fastened to the lid. The next
! day it was carried out by eight Brit
ish "non-coms" and placed on a
French army wagon drawn by six
horses. The coffin. with the officers
marching beside it. and Marshal
Foch and Gen. Macdonogh behind.
was then taken in procession through
the city to the -Quai Gambetta. where
1t was placed aboard H. NJ s. Ver-
dun, with wreaths from the French
government, army and navy and corps
| Of interpreters.
The coffin was draped in the Union
Jack which had covered those of
Nurse Cavell and Capt Fryatt. At
each corner Of the coffin a British
bluejacket stood with bowed head and
arms reversed. during the voyage
across the channel The vessel left
Boulogne shortly after noon on No
vember 10. and arrived off Dover soon
after 1o'cluck. About o'clock she
entered the harbor. and the coffin was
borne ashoreby six warrant officers.
who had all fought In the war Six
senior officers acted as pallbearers.
A field marshal's salute of nineteen
guns was fired from Dover Castle.
Irish Guard OF Honor.
Irish fusiliers provided a guard of
honor. as the cofiin was carried to the
station to entrain for Victoria Be-