Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-11-11
HARDING IN SPEECH
AT BURIAL PRAISES
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
Washington, Nov. Laid to rest with all the
honors nation could pay the Unknown Hero from
France was bivouacked among the gallant dead

among the gallant dead
today in Arlington ceme-
terry. The highest Of
hcers Of the government
army and navy walked besides his
coffin. None but gallant comrades Of
the great war laid hands upon the
casket
President Harding walked behind his
bier, former president Wilson made
bis first public appearance in months,
General Pershing trudged along side
the body President Harding and
representatives of foreign govern
ments. laid highest military decora-
tions on his casket, and with soil from
France where he fell unknown he was
laid away.
Body Placed On CatafaIque.
Just before 1:15 O'Clock the cais-
son bearing the coffin rolled up to the
west entrance to the amphitheatre
and was removed by the body bearers
Proceeded bv the choir and the clergy
1t was borne into the amphitheatre
and placed on the catafalque. The
audience arose and stood uncovered
as the body was carried in, followed
by tho cortege of distinguished men.
Marshal Foch (France) General
Jacques, (Belgium) and General Diaz,
Utaly) with the Japanese mission
moved to the place where the body
lay. Ambassador Geddes. Of Great
| Britain, brought flowers from the Bri
| tish king
Premier BRAND Arrives.
Premier BRAND of France. was
among the last to arrive.
AS the casket was lifted from the
gun carriage the choir sang. "The Son
of God Goes Forth to War" On its
simple base the casknt of Americas
unknown rested as tho supported
upon a mountain of blossoms
AS former President Taft took his
seat Admiral Beatty arrived surround
ed by his officers, Exactly on time
11:50 o'c'ock) the President and Mrs.
Harding came in and took their
places. At the conclusion of the
national anthem Chaplain Axton pro-
nCunced the Invocation
At sharply o'clock the sharp notes
Of the bugle sounded attention" and
the audience arose for two minutes
of silent prayer At the conclusion of
the period of bowed heads the choir
struck up America" and thousands of
voices Joined the singing.
Chief Plenty Coos of the Crow IN
dians attired in full war regala,
feathered bonnet, furs and skins of
varie"ated cOlOrs was seated on the
platform, joining the group Of distin.
guished military leaders from Europe
Thus the uniform of the first Amer-
cans took it splace with those Of its
allied.
Secretary Weeks delivered a brief
speech as master of ceremonies I'M
mediately afterwards President Hard
ing began delivering his address,
tribute from the American people
Every tone of the presidents voice
showed the emotion he felt as he
reLa slowly and distinctly that his
words might be caught winging
across the nation to gatherings in
San Francisco and New York As
the president concluded a clear blue
sky appeared above the white bowl
as though it offered a divine tribute
to the mystery beyond into which
the lonely sleeper had gone for ever
There was a dramatic moment when
the president concluded touching up
on the coming armament conference
in Washington and ended his ad-
dress with a recitation of the Lords
prayer in which the crowd Joined
At the conclusion of the presidents
address choir from the Metropoli-
tan orchestra sang
After the singing of Nearer NV
God to Thee" by the audience. the
body was taken to the sarcophagus.
where it was committed to Mother
Earth.
The text of President Hardtne's ad
dress follows:
Mr. Secretary of War and Ladies' art
Gentlemen:
eve are met TODAY to pay the int
personal tribute The name Of hir,
whose body lies before us took flight
with his imnerishable soul We know
not whence he came but only that his
death marks him with the everlasting
glory of an American dying for his
country.
He might have come from anv one
of millions of American homes. Some
mother gave him in her love and ten
derncNs of her most cherished hopes
Hundreds of mothers are wondering
today, finding a touch of solace in The
possibility that the nation bows In
grief over the body of one she bore
to live and die. if need be, for the re
public If We give rein to fancy. a
score of sympathetic chords are touch
ed. for in this body there once glowed
the soul of an American with the as.
pirations and ambitions of q citizen
who cheri IA life and its opportuFi-
ties. He may have been native CT
an adopted son; that matters little.