Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-11-12
Nations of World
Unite IN Tribute
Shattered, NameIess Body
Now Sleeps Where Kings
for Such a Tomb Would
Wish to Die"

all the honors a grateful nation
could pay, the unknown hero from
France was bivouacked among the
gallant dead today in Arlington
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
upon it. President Harding walked
behind his bier to do him HOMAGE:
former President Wilson made his
first public appearance in months;
General Pershing turned aside an
opportunity to ride and trudged be-
side the body to the last resting
place. Representatives of foreign
governments reverently laid their
highest military decorations on his
casket, and with soil from France.
where he fell unknown, he was laid
away.
Minute guns at Fort Myer doomed
their continuous tribute as the fiji.
neral procession was passing from
the capitol to the great marble
amphitheater in Arlington, where
the ceremonies were opened with
me playing CT the -Spanglcd
Banner" by the marine band.
Thousands Stand
After winding its way between the
long lines of a reverent multtude
in the streets Of the capital, the flu,
neral procession toiled up the long
hill leading to Arlington, arriving
at the main gates a little after IL
o'clock.
The invited guests long before had
begun to assemble within the white
marble walls Of the amphitheater
overlooking the still-howing Potomac
and the capitol itself nesting in TIE
blue haze of fall day. The invited
guests, including great chieftains OF
the war, were seated on the long
rows of marble benches and thou
sands were standing. Thousands
more stood outside or anywhere to
merely be near. It'll
Just before 11:15 o'clock the CATS
son bearing the flag, draped coffin
rolled up to the, west entrance and
was removed by the body-hearers.
Preceded by the choir and the cler-
gy, it was borne tenderly along
the right colonnade to the apse and
was placed on the catafalque. Tie
great audience rose and stood urt-
covered as it passed in, followed by
General Pershing and the distin-
guished officers of the army and
navy as mourners.
FOch Takes Place
Marshal Foch and his staff, in the
full dress uniform of the French
army, dark blue coat and red trous-
ers, came in with all his war medals
across his breast. General Jacques,
Belgian chief, also came and the
two strolled about the marble col
onnade behind their boxes exchang-
ing greetings. General Diaz, OF
Italy; joined them during the wait
Together the three moved with the
Japanese mission to a place on the
front of the stage where the body
lay.
Ambassador Geddes, in full Brit
ish diplomatic uniform, came in and
visited the crypt below where flow
er offering for the dead from Eng
lands king waited with guard OF
British officers.
Chief Plenty Coos, of the Crow
Indians, attired in full war regalia,
feathered bonnet, furs and skins OF
variegated colors, was seated on the
platform, Joining the group of dis
tinguished military leaders from
Europe Thus the uniform of the
first Americans took it's place with
those of it's allied powers in the
last war.
Indian Braves Present
A group of American Indian
braves appeared in the audience,
down the aisle.
Premier BRAND, of France, was
among the last to arrive.
With the party of distinguished
visitors complete and the body Of
the unknown hero on the catafalque,
the ceremonies waited for the ar
rival of President Harding.
The first strains OF "Chopin's FLU
neral March" had heralded the COM
ing of the unknown to his great
honorS.
Far out among the trees toward
the fort, the dull dun-color of NOV
ing troops had shown and march
ing half step to the throbbing muf-
fled beat of the drums, the marine
band had swung slowly out to cir
Gle the great colonnade to the en-
trance where the surpliced choir
waited.
Choir Opens Services
AS the casket was lifted from the
gun carriage the solemn chords of
a hymn was joined by the deep notes
of the band. The choir sang 1.-THE
Son of God Goes Forth to War;" as
the telephone amplifiers caught up
the chords and threw them out over
the land to the thousands standing
as far away as San Francisco.
Secretary Weeks came in with
Secretary DENLY and took his seat
as master of ceremonies. Late COM
ers kept trickling in to the vacant
places through every entrance and
on it's simple base, a hundred yards
from where it will lie for all etern-
ity, the casket Of Americas un-
known rested as though supported
by a mountain of blossoms of every