The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-11
PAYS FINAL
TRIBUTE TO
SLAIN SONS
Harding and Pershing
Walk Beside Body of
Unknown Soldier.
Full text Of President Hard
ing's Arlington speech will be
found on last page.

Washington, Nov. 1L-(By the
! Associated Press Laid 10 rest
with all the honors a grateful ma
ton could pay, the unknown hero
from France was biyouacked among
the gallant dead today in Arling-
ton National cemetery
The highest officers of the army
and navy, walked beside his coffin.
none but the hands of gallant COM
rades of the great war laid hands a
upon it. President Harding walks
ed behind his bier to do him honA
OF; former President Wilson made =
his first public appearance in
months; General Pershing turned
aside an opportunity to ride and
marched beside the body to the last
resting place.
Representatives of foreign gov
ernments reverently laid their
highest military decorations on his
casket and with soil from France
where he fell unknown, he was laid
away
Guns Boom Salute.
/ Minute guns at Fort Myer boom
ed their continuous tribute as the
/ funeral procession was passing
from the capitol to the great
marble amphitheatre in Arlington.
where the ceremonies were open
ed with the playing of the Star
Spangled Banner by the marine
band.
i Just before 1I:l5 o'clock ths
caisson bearing the ag=draped COZ
: fin rolled up to the west entrance
and was removed by the body bear
ers. Preceded by the choir and
the clergy, it was borne along
the right Collonade to the apse and
was placed on the catafalque.
Crowd UncOYers.
The great audience rose and
: stood uncovered as it passed in,
followed by General Pershing and
the distinguished officers Of the
army and navy as mOurners.
Marshal Foch and his STAN came
, in with all his war medals across
his breast General Jacques, the
Belgian chief, also came, General
, Diaz of Italy, joining them. To-
, gether the three moved with the
: japanese mission to the place wher
: the body lay.
Ambassador Geddes in full dress
uniform. brought flower offerings
for the dead from Englands king,
with a guard of British officers
, Indian Chief Present
= Chief Plenty Coos Of the Crow In
: dians. attired in full war regalia,
. feathered bonnet, furs and skins
81 al ,slITrG Elzram
: the platform, joining the group OF
: distinguished military leaders from
Europe. Thus the uniform Of the
first Americans took its place with
E those of its allied powers n the last
l war. A group Of Indian braves ap-
peared in the audience, tp-toeing in
-, their beaded mocCasins down the
. aisle to their seats.
! BRAND Arrives.
Premier BRAND of France was
: among the last TO arrive
It With the party Of Distinguish
'. visitors complete and the body o.
d the unknown hero on the. apse, tn,
s ceremonies waited for the arrlYa
/ of President Harding.
/ The first strains Of "CdOVn'5 fu
1t neral march" heraIdGd the unkuUvEI
|, hero to his great honors. AS th
casket was lifted from the gVn car
,e riage The solemn chords Of "A hyml
were joined by the deep notes o
y the band The choir sang The Sol
of God Goes Forth to War" as tn
ID telephone amplifers caught up III
4 notes and threw them out over tH
land TO the thousands standing a
far away as San Francisco.
"MOuntain Of BlOssOms.7
On a simple base a hundrc;
yards from where it will lie for a.
N eternity, the casket OF America
= Unknown" rested as though sup
- ported by mountain OF blossoms c
every color and kind from nation
all over the world
IA AS former President Taft took hi
seat, Admiral Beatty appeared SUI
rounded by his officers.
Exactly on time at 1850 O'Clock
= Continued on Page Fifteen.j