The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-11-11
HIGHEST HoN0RS
PAID HEROES OF
WORLD CONFLICT

part ~ al thif,
This body h tho human story q
moghers' tears. ~ the sacrifices ~
Nation. This IL every mothers son
who came hack alive ~ dead. lln
especially la Il the hoy of the moth
elA aho left soNp unknown Amerl
can soldiers dead on the World Wal
haiilenelds.
To-day Americas Unknown Soldier
Hero lay IN state IN The rusunda 81
the Nailo.l Capitol. Tho iody resi
od On the same calainlqno on which
we're placed the bodies u ac mar
tyred Presidents Lincoln. Garfield
and McklnleY
Here the body had rested for more
than tweniy.fou hours. under n
guard n honor Through the daY
and uirhi. there have stood four Hll'
cni fcn,lncia. ono near each corner
N the bier
The bodyenari has boon specially
plrhtd from tho cnFlnoora. cavalry.
artillery and Infantry ~ the Army
aud from the Navy. Marine Corps
and national Guard. 80 that the four
aontlncla on duty ai any one time
have represented different arms and
branches of the counirya armed
forces.
Early today. at s o'clock. the hon
ornry pallhcarera, generals Of the
Army and admlrals u the Navy
The least ~ men today and the
holy bearers. Army aud Navy On
listed veterans ~ the World War
ana other campaigns. cited for ral'
iantry "oycr there" some of them
wearing Americas highest bravery
decoration. the Medal of Honor. as.
sembl,d at the Capitol
ON the broad expsnse outside ai
the east front Of the Capitol. the
military escort for the Unknown
Hero IN tle grand procession down
historic Pennsylvania Avenue. was
formed. Il WAS headed by Irigadler
General Harry II. Bandholiz. com
mandIng general Of the District Of
Washington. and his staff. with them
a band. composite regiment Of
.sgular army infantry. sailors and
iarlnes. national guard troops. field
artillery. and a squadron OF cav
airy.
Out Of the capitol. the hero's body
was carried and placed on an artil'
lery caisson. The military formation
saluted the emblem and tho pallbear-
ers formed In column OF files on
either side of the caisson.
John Joseph Pershing, General
OF the Armies OF the United States
and this Unknown Hero's command |
or In France, mounted on his favor
ite charger "Jeff' took his place at
the head Of the procession, as Grand |
Marshal. With General Pershing |
was staff of distinguished Ameri.
can Generals and Admirals.
A funeral march began to play, al |
ternating with muffled drums, and
the procession started its slow pro.
gress down Capitol Hill toward |
Pennsylvania Avenue. Pershing lead |
and then came the escort of troops, |
followed on foot by the Clergy, then
the body drawn on the caisson, and
Immediately after walked the Presi- |
dent, Vice.President, the Chief JUS
ticc of the Supreme Court, Associate
Justices, members of the Cabinet
President OF the Senate and mem |
bers of the Senate Speaker OF the |
House and members, Medal of Honor
men, American Legion, Grand Army |
of the Republic and others, each |
mans head bowed in reverence.
Slowly, the funeral cortege moved |
down Pennsylvania Avenue. Through
out the day, gunshot was fired |
every minute, first from Washington
Barracks, and then as the process
sion nears Arlington National Gene
terry, from Fort Myer, Va.
At the White House, the process
sion halted for five minutes to al |
low the President, the Supreme |
Court, the Cabinet and Senate and |
the House to take automobiles and !
ride around in O different direction
up the hill to Arlington.
Amidst the silent, shady groves OF
Arlington Cemetery, on the hills of
old Virginia, stepped in the history |
Of the birth and struggles of this
young Nation, Americas Unknown
Hero found his final resting place.
Here, this Grave of Honor will be
surrounded Dy tne great monu-
ments and little headstones of
Americas fighting men. And there
will be even closer comrades, thous-
ands of other unknown dead" their
numbers worked in lovely bed of |
flowers, victims of this country's |
conflicts of other days in righteous
cause.
The burial services in the new and |
white marble Arlington |