Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-11-17
UNKNOWN HERO At
REST IN ARLINGTON
President and Other High Off
oiaIs Follow Casket to Tomb.
DEAD YANK HOME FOREVER
Former President Wilson In corteoe,
saluted by Harding--Nation's
Chief Pins Medals on caskct
OF Dead Warrior.


Of Dead Warrior.
Washington, Nov. 12.--Lnid TO rest
with all the honors grateful nation
could pay, The unknown hero from
France was biyouackcd among the
gallant dead In Arlington National
lcemetery.
The highest officers OF the army
and navy walked beside his coffin;
none but the hands OF gallant com
lrades of the great war were laid upon
A. President Harding walked behind
mis- bier 20 do him HOMAGE former
Frcsident Wilson made his first ap-
Ipoarance In months General Pershing
turned inside nm opportunity 10 ride
and trudged beside the body to the
PAST resting place.
Representatives Of foreign govern
mcnts reverently laid their highest
military decorations on his casket.
With soil from France, where he fell
unknown, he was laid away.
Minute guns ut Fort Myer doomed
aheir continuous tribute MS the funeral
procession was passing from the capt
tol 10 the great marble amphithenter
I'm Arlington, where the ceremonies
were opened with the plnying Of the
"Stnr- Spangled Banner" by the marine
band.
Harding praIsca Dead.
In an address az the grave of the
unknown buddy, President Harding
paid tribute TO the dead In the World
war and asked the world 10 Join the
United Stntossto prevent future wars.
The President said:
standing today on hnllowed ground,
conscious TINT all America has halted
90 share IN the tribute of heart and
mind and soul 20 this fellow Ameri.
can, and knowing that the world Is
noting this expression OF the rcpuh-
Hes mindfnlness. Il Is fitting 10 say
that his sacrifice, and that OF the mil.
Hons dend, shall not be In vain. There
must be, there shall be- the command.
Ing voice OF conscious civilization
against armed warfare"
Six black horses. with drivers rigid
In the saddle drew the funeral cur,
On the gun timber the simple flag
wrapped casket rode high with only
q handful OF flowers, Among them
lay the withered cluster of French
blossoms that had come with him all
the Journey home.
harding Walks with pershinu.
Then immediately following the I'M
Known hcros body walked President
Harding and General rershlng, side
by side. with their aids NJ short
distance. Admiral Coonts, Vice Pres.
ident Coolidge, Admiral Jones. COM
mandlng the Atlantic fleet, and Chief
Justice Taft came next,
The President and the man who led
the American armies overseas walked
almost alone The President was clad
I'm black mourning, with silk hat Gen.
eral rershing wore OF his many war
decorations only the Victory medal.
When the catSson had passed the
white House President Harding
turned out of his place IN the line and
after passing through the executive
othces went 10 the front OF the White
House grounds 60 review the remain.
Der OF the line as Il passed on It's way
~ Arlington, The President later took
a motorcav fer the amphltheater
Harding Salutes Wilson.
while the President was reviewing
the procession there came moments
delay aud he stepped into the street
and Shock hands with the medal Vt
honcr men, When former President
Wilson passed In his carriage Mr., uar-
ding salutcd him by taking or his hat
and the former President returned the
salute, The crowd cheerel.
After his address President Harding
placed an the top ~ the cas@et the
two most valued decorations In Amer.
lca.--the Medal ~ Honor, bestowed ny
acts OF congreSS, aud the distinguished
Service Cross given by order ot the
commander In chief who pinned It IN
place
Following the solemn woNiS of the
twenty third psalm and the Scripture
lesson. the body bearers stepped for.
ward to lin the caSket again and carry
h out 10 the SEsNsophaguS IN the ann.
phl,heatcr terrace
A last touch ~ the spirit ~ Franco
awaited tho Acad her,N Over the floer
81 the narrow crypt In which he viii
sleep fNr,yeG Soll frvm France had
been SprvNad II was brought with the
casSct ryom Franco where the hero
Slcd