The Washington herald., 1921-11-12
FIRST AMERICAN WARRIOR
! HONORS UNKNOWN CRUSADER
Chief Plesty Coos Puts Feathered War Bonnet
On Casitet as Last Tribute to a Fighter.

the last tribute to the unknoWn
soldier should be paid BY a repre-
sentative OF the nrst American
frhfink men The gnudy bonner
with is long tail Of eagle feathers
quite covered the other decorations
The chief, bareheadsd. stepped
back. Three sslvos from. a battery
Of artillery, the notes, of ''tapg"
from n hugis and the unknown SOL
dier was one in American soil with
the vanished ancestors OF the In
dian. who had honored him.
There were men at Arlington for
the burial Who stu wear the khaki
and for whom the armistice is as
ret Ineffective. They were the
wounded from Walter Reed Hospi-
tai. They arrived laughing and
joking. 1he many who had to be
carried into the amphitheater joked
with their bearers. Theirs was yet
the spirit Of the American army in
France. which was not grieyips
Organisation. Seated In a body I'm
the middle OF the amphitheater they
formed a striking contrast against
the background of snowy marble
Khaki was made to mIngle with the
mud. not 10 harmonic with pol
ished white stone. The wounded
munched sandwiches and joked
while waiting for the Ss-emonies
to kegin. They were li'sa any de-
tachment of any department Of the
American army in France: ready at
all times for anything that might
turn up. but never ready TO be
tremendously serious until abso-
lutelv necessary
Repeats Former Day.
1t was day that repeated the
IIth of November on the American
line in France three years ago. The
had given way to q clear, thin sun
shine long before the procession ac-
companying the casket arrived at
the amphitheateE The cold purity
OF the marble structure was re-
lieved by the gaudy uniforms Of
generals. admirals and diplomats
seated in the boxes. The old Tight
ing top of the U. s. s Maine. resur-
rected from Havana Harbor and set
up in Arlington was alive with men
who used IL once again as a post
OF observation. World prominent
figures were too plentiful to attract
notice
The Crow Indian Chief, Plenty
Coos. was first on the platform Be
fore the casket arrived. he was WIS.,
ited by many Italian. French and
British officers, vino were interested
in this representative OF the first
American fighting men
When the casket arrived and was
put in place on the black catsfaIque
by the honor guard Of decoratea
men. Gen Pershing shook hands
with the Indian Chief and sat be-
side him throughout the ceremonies.
1t was remarked that the three men
on the platform bearing themselves
with the greatest degree of military
dignity were Pershing. Foch and the
Indian Chief.
When President Harding began
his address the audience was star
tied. They saw his lips move, but
the voice that came to tnefr ears
issued from high up in the balcony
at the rear of the structure several
hundred feet from where the Presi-
dent stood. The voice was coming
from one OF the many huge Mag
navox trumpets placed above the
balcony The standing thousands
grouped outside were able to hear
as clearly as those sitting just be-
fore the platform. IL lent a touch
of unreality to the scene. It was
as though one dreamed OF a scene
Of majestic splendor and in the