The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-10
HERO RESTS
UNDER DOME
OF CAPITOL
Wreaths From the Ends
of Earth Cover Flag
Draped Casket.

Washington, Nov 10-(By The
Associated Press.) - Great and
small folk moved in endless pro-
cession today through the rotunda
cf the capitol to pay tribute to the
Unknown Dead" lying in such
state there as only martyred pres
idents have known. The day was
set aside for il.
All who could speak for groups
in the land or for the powers of the
world, were free to place their
floral offerings at his bier. Hour
by hour the heaping flowers about
the casket grew higher and spread
about the vast chamber. Flowers
that bloomed in France were there
and flowers brought in all their
beauty from South Africa. 5000
miles away. There was not a min
ute of the day unclaimed by those
who would do honor to the dead.
There was no organization of vet
Grams or Of patriotic people over
the land unrepresented-
BalfOur Comes.
Among the most formal of the
pilgrimages to this shrine of patri-
otic valor was that planned by the
British embassy. From the en-
bassy building there was arranged
parade. headed by Arthur j. Bal
four. head of the British delegation
to Washington and former prime
minister. and Sir Auckland Ged-
des, British ambassador. Nearly a
of
procession and two motor trucks
carried the flowers.
A wreath from King George was
among them, Lord Caven. acting
for the king. 1t bore the legend:
Great Offer Homage.
"As unknown, and yet well known:
AS dying. and behold we live"
There was a wreath, too, from
Canada. its inscription saying:
But that which put the glory Of
grace into all that he did was that
he died OF pure love for his coun-
try" .u.,szt
That from Premier Lloyd George
said: al
"Nameless. yet his name liveth
ever more"
And that from India said:
"Iney never die, who die to make
life worth living"
There were wreathS from Aus
tralia and New Zealand, and all of
these except that from India were
Of flowers grown in English soil,
brought over as living plants.
Wreath From Canada Vets.
From A r-Y,1Ir nf
Veterans of Canada came a wreath
placed by Senator Richardson. the
oldest living wearer of the Victoria
cross There were flowers from
Newfoundland. and from the Army
and Navy War Veterans of Canada
came a memorial woven of pop
pies that bloom in Flanders fields,
and besides all the civil dignitar-
les that Great Britain sent to pay
homage. went Lord Earl Beattie,
earl Of the fleet, Vice Marshal Hig-
gins and others whose roles were
great in the war in which this un-
known soldier died.
The flowers actually were han
died by his comrades of many
armies of the British service, who
also fought in France or on the
sea in the great struggle
Five Stand Guard.
Dawn found a brilliant Novem-
Der sun bursting its way through
me clouds of yesterdays storm and
nrusting long golden fingers
through the windows high above
1ae simple bier in the dim, silent
Cnamber. AS through the night.
ave armed men stood motionless
+ aoout the catafalque in the center
VI the great granite circle of the
.otunda. watching with the dead
somrade, as they will watch until
ae is carried away to sleep out
'Ane IN the quiet Virginia hills.