davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-11

went over: Henry B. Wilson. for
ner chief of the Atlantic fleet, and
| Plunkctt. For the marines, was
Major General Neville.
rershing. riding to lead the way
for the unknown comrade from
, France on his last march. had with
him Admiral Coont2, chief of oper'
! ationS Of the Navy and Admiral
/ Hillary Jones. commanding the At.
l~lantic fleet. There too were Lieut..
Generals Nelson A. Miles and S. b.
NJ. Young, both former heads Of tho
/ army, both veterans OF the Civil
war and long retired but out again
in uniform. There was Major Gen
eral TasEer Fl. Bliss, Americas rep.
resentatlve on the Supreme Military
Council in the days when the Ger
man host drove down toward Pnria
in its last great effort; there was
Major General Billiard, who led
Pershfng's First Army to victor! !;
there was Rear Admiral William s
Sims, who commanded for tho navy
overseas when the submarines
| were at their worst and there was
, Major General John A., Legeurnr
: commandment OF the Marine. COTpS
who shares with Harbord the honor
OF having commanded the famous
/ Second Division in action in France.
When the moment came, the holy
bearers stepped forward, tenderiv
raised the casket and as they moved
out and down the capitol steps. INT
officer pail bearers fell i'll. two by
! two. behind and tho band began 4
solemn dirGe. Outside the escot:
stood in motionless ranks. rifles III
present, SAILORS flashing i'll anlnt'c.
Flag drapcd and with n t"':
flowers scattered over 1t. the ca.
ket was lifted to tho black drapcG
gun carriage with It's six cleaning:
/ horses and its artillery drivers
rigid In the saddles. a motion
from Major General Baudholt2, c9rl.
manding the escort, and a swing
in the khaki column and the ro1d
to Arlington lay ahead. The com
mandcr and his staff road first,
thar tho army band swung out. piEE
| ing in quick time for it was a Ion:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-11

way to 20. Then came the com,
poslte regiment of foot troops, the
regulars, the sailors and marines
and the national guard, then the
ARTILLERY and the cavalry and then
the casket, riding high on its gun
| carriage in its last journey.
At tho head OF the column rods
pershlng and his officers and just
before the gun carriage came the
clergy, led by Bishop Brent, former
chief chaplain OF the A. f. F., bit
with men of every faith about him
Ito participate in the religious ex"r
CIses at Arlington.
behind the casket and the row o!
high officers which flanked the gun
timber on either side as il wound
down the hill to Pennsylvania ave
nue., walked President Harding vita
his aide. Colonel Sheriff., then came
Vice President Coolidge, then Chief
Justice Taft, next the members OF
the Supreme Court. walking in ltaer
next the cabinet, also in line then
eight abreast, the senators and
members of the house.
A roll of muffled drums marked
TIC next division in which wee
first the Medal OF Honor men. Then
came comrades OF the American lie
giOn, rank on rank, then bowed vel
Grams Of other wars and a host or
others marching 10 pay their non
ors to the dead.
Out into the wide avenue the COL
umn moved and on over the road
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-11
HARDINGS SPEECH
tcOntinued from pure one)

dren who mourn. that no such sacri
flee shall be asked again.
1t was my fortune recently TO
see a demonstration Of modern
warfare. 1t is no longer a conflict
in chivalry, no 0 a test OF mil
liant manhood. 1t is only cruel,
deliberate, scientific destruction.
There was no %contendln genemy
only the theoretical defensc OF a
hvpothetic objective. But the at
tack was made with all the relent-
less methods of modd'n destruc'
ton. There was the rain OF ruin
from the aircraft, the thunder OF
artillery, followed by the unspeak.
able devastation wrought by burst
in gsheHs; there were mortars
belching their bombs Of desolatton'
machine guns concentrating their
leaden storms: there was the In
fantry. advancing. firing, and fall
ing-Iike men with souls sacrifice
i1E for the decision. The flying
missiles we're revealed BY illumin-
nting tracers, so that we could note
their flight and appraise their
deadliness. Tho air was streaked
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-11


nfastc 8Hed h8ss6lemngp ll6t
from which reifgiuussmen ana Wp
men have drawn eomtort IN aIl The
years and singers whose voices
have made them known over the
world came to add their share TO
the tribute. Then came the solemn
words of the Twenty.Third Psalm
and the scripture lesSons then the
body bearers stepped forward to
lift the casket again and carry II
out to the saTcophagus on the
ampitheater terrace with a vista OF
river and hill and stately city
stretching away below.
A last touch Of tho spirit OF
France awaited the dead here. Over
the floor Of the narrow cript in
which We will sleep forever, soil
from France had been spread;
earth from the country where his
J death blood was poured out on a
stricken field that 1t might remain
free soil. 1t was brought with the
casket from France aud forever tho
nameless one Of America who died
for France and for America will
rest on French soil here in his own
home earth.
A prayer and the burial service
marked the last rites as the casket
was placed. then tho triple salvo
OF guns burst out and before the
echoes OF the last blast died, the
thin pure call OF the bugle sounded
"taps," the soldiers requiem and
Good Night. AS the last long tone
died away. again the guns sounded,
this time in the quick, throbhing
pound Of the National Salute OF
twenty one guns; officers OF all
|, service standing at salute and
troops ut present as the cannon
Iroared their last tribute.
The President and his party
moved away to their motor cars.
the band struck UP a lively quick
step and stepped off across the hill
and down toward a distant gate
! with the troops behind It; the
crowds slowly broke up and drift
ed away.
Americas unknown soldier from
France was home forever; home TO
sleep.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-11

where tho tramping hosts of Grants
victorious leglons marked out q
course long ago: where presidents
have ridden their way into history
or back into private life; whe-e
Pershing's crusaders of the First
Division, led by their chief, wou:ll
mp their great adventures a few
short months before. Memories Of
great days of the past were awaE-
ened as the pageant swung along.
Who knows but that the unknown
dead in France were there too?
Past the Treasury and on the
line swung ahead. to halt only
when the casket had passed the
White House. There President
Harding and the cabinet and the
members OF the supreme court and
senate and house turned aside to
go later by automobile 10 the
Ampitheater at Arlington. The
stop was brief as they left the
lines, then the cortege moved on
up the avenue, on through old
Georgetown where Washington
once had his office rs a surveyor
and mapped out great undertakings
on to the old bridge that spans the
Potomac and opens the way to the
Military Road leading up to the,
post OF Fort Meyer and Arlington
National Cemetery on the high
ridge above.
At the bridge the band turned
aside and some of the older Off
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-11


ltde 4Aine
hight Of mGssed destruction
the effectiveness OF thasfha6redp8
ddEense vas Impressed by ha sins
ulation OF daad and wound among
those going forward undauntad
and unheedins. As this panorama
of nnutterabla destruction NsuAl-
lied the horrors Of modern CON
fict, there grew on me thC sense
tof the failure of a civilization
which can leave its problems to
such cruel arbitrament. Surely no
one IN authority, with human attri.
butes and a full appraisal Of the
patriotic loyalty OF his c%ountrymCn,
could ask the manhood or king
! dom. empire, or republic to make
such sacrifice until all reason had
failed, until appeal to Justice
Through understanding had been
denied, until every effort OF love
! and consideration for fellow men
had been exhausted. until freedom
! Itself and inviolate honor had been
| brutalIy thrcAtcned
| speak not us a pacifist fearing
war, but as one who loves justice
and hatas a l speak as one who
believes the highest function OF
government is to givd its citizens
the security OF peace. the oppor-
tunIty to achieve, and the pursuit
Of happiness.
Tho .loftiast tribute we can be
stow today-the heroically earned
tribute-fashionod in deliberate
conviction. out OF unclouded
! thought, neither Swallowed by re.
morse MOI made vain by fnncics, is
! the commitment OF this Republic TO.
an advancement never made be
fore. II American achievement ie
q cherished pride at homo, if our
unselfishness among nations is all
we wish It to be. and ours Is a
helpful example IN the world, then
let us give Of our influence and
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-11
GBTlI EEI
NHn1NT0DAY
IN SERVICES
Great Honor Paid Gun
known Hero by Those
In All Walks of Life

WASHINGTON, Nov. II. The
national capital led the nation to.
SsdAy in doing homage to the I'M
known soldier from France.
ii was little more than broad
daylight before the tramp Of march.
ing men, the clatter of hoots n
the grind OF gun carriage wheels on
the great PLAN before the capitol
told that the last parade for the
dead was forming. Up past the
gray mass Of the building, under
trees where only a yellowed leaf
here and there fingered, the Khaki
sStide Of a funeral escort for a gen
eral OF the army rolled to its place.
AS the troops gathered for the
march to the grave, the first. far
throb of the minute guns ut Fort
Meyer over The river broke the
morning silence. Through the hours
that followed the distant. dull note
Of sorrow sounded in measured in
teTva1, growing closer and closer,
louder and louder as the cortege
wound its way up to Arlington. The
knell OF the guns, marked h way
OF the funeral train step by step
and eliminated IN tho three crash
ing salvos that sIgnaled the last sol
der farewell.
From $3.50 a.. m. until far past
noon, the distant booming wrote the
story Of the minutes with but one
halt, as the nation stood silent for
two minutes just after midday in
honor OF the dead.
Up in the rotunda of the caNitol
resting on the c%atafalrue where
Lincoln, Garfield, Grant and Mckin,
ley laid, the casket he'd stood amid
heaping piles Of flowers with !ts
silent guard Of honor. a soldier. a
national g%uardsman, a sailor ana >
marine, through the night At the
four corners OF the bier. Then
there began to gather a little group
of fellow soldiers, each wearing .
hero's decoration. to bear the cas-
ket to the waiting gun carriage.
They were led by Sergeant Samuel
WoodfilI. first mentioned in Persh.
fnR's list of war heroes. and with
him were Sargeants Harry Taylor
of the cavalry. Thomas d. Saln-
iders of the engineers, Louis RazGa
Of the Coast Artillery, James w.
Dell OF the Field guns and for tn"
navy, Chief Torpedo Man James De
laney and Chief Water Tender
Charles Lee, 0'Connor and Sergeant
Ernest A. Janson of the marines.
In the great rotunda the honor.
airy pail bearers also gathered to
walk beside the gun carriage up
Pennsylvania avenue. At their head
was Major General Hartford. execu
tive assistant to General PershinG
MS chief of staff; himself a former
enlisted man and glad to walk be.
side his honored comrade rather
than ride ut the head of the page.
ant with Pershing. With him wer.!
other major generals whose names
bring memories of the war. There
was Morton, Edwards of New Eng,
lands 26th Division: there was
Shanks who ruled Mt Hoboken while
the army was going cover there"
there was Menoher. who led the
42d to victory; and Bailey. O'Rynn
OF New York's 9th and Richards OF
Pennsylvania. For the navy walk
Jed Hugh Rodman. rear admiral and
commander OF the battle fleet that
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-11

NsnHl UNNNHM.
SB oe eed f
III 3 hGfd men today
amy % Escort their dsadacomtade
sup the long hf1 TO the srollsun OF
imuftfed drums
At the top, the line swung on
across the old parade toward he
Arlington Eate. There the artillery
and cavalry turned aside to stand
at attention while the services in
the cemetery were in progress. One
battery OF guns alone moved into
the enclosure OF the dead, lining
up on that ridge crest for the last
salute.
At the gate the Marine bandSwas
waiting for the foot troops and the
casket and marched in ahead. Tho
march was slackened; the half
step and the wall Of a funeral
dirge sounded as 1t moved in
narrowed formation through tho
trees and clustering tombs and
monuments and out over the open
spaces about the ampitheater
thousands were gathered.
Swinging around to the west en-.
trance to the ampitheater, the es.
cort moved into line and with rifles
at present, stood as the casket was
carried BY the body bearers in
through the high p!llarG r0lon-
made to the right and arou . the
apse at the front where President
Harding and members of the cab
met, Bishop Bradt, and many dig.
nitaries awaited It.
The platform had been raised
high and the front was a mass OF
flowers as the Casket bearers fol
lowed by the officers as honorary
pail bearers. moved slowly around
the %colonnade. On a special stand,
well to the front, the narrow box
was placed and General Hartford,
stepped out from the officer group
to assume his duties as master OF
ceremonies.
AS Bishop Brent concluded the
invocation which opened the cere-
mony, the bells in Washington
across the river were ringing the
noon hour. The whole company in
the ampitheater rose and stood In
silence for two minutes as the
whole nation stood by, PTesIden'
tial proclamation in reverence for
the dead.
Then came the singing Of Amer.
ica" rising IN a mighty chorus.
After that President Harding NOV.
ed forward to stand beside the
casket and speak for the nation.
Far below him. out of sight under
the stone work, men toiled with
nerves strained to the breaking
point that no word be said might
be lost by tho thousands gathered
In New York, Chicago and San
Francisco about the electric sound
transmitting devices. From the top
Of the ampitheater also the ampli-
fiers caught up his word and threw
them out TO the multitude .
After his address President Hard.
ing pinned on the top Of tae casket
the two most valued decorations In
America the Medal OF Honor. be-
slowed by act OF Congress, and the
Distinguished Service Cross. given
by order OF the Commander in
Chief who pinned 1t In place. From
their places in the marble boxes
about the nmpitheater, the great
foreign leaders roso to pay similar
honors, Marshal Foch, General
Diaz, General Jacques. Admiral
Beatty 80 that the roll Of highest
honors TO the brave might be COM
plete.
There was more music then.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-11

EAANNNEr N31M ~
e9hB8edum ~ pue
iftf8 CHER planes
6Saitlnr With war; dtaIeng
tdSrTSsStng tragedies, harTad
'f3e btagaEof righteous ciyiliEatoiD
There Rave boon q thousand
tfenses Justly and patrioucGlN
made; a. thousand offenses which
reason and righteousness ought to
hare STAYED. Let us beseech all
msn to Join us in soaking the
rnder which reason and righteous
ness shall prevail.
Standing today on hallowad
rround, conscious that all Amer
lea has halted to share In the tri'
butte OF heart and mind and sous
10 this fellow American, and
knowing that the world is noting
.his expression Of the Republics
mfndruIness, 1t Is fitting to say
hat this sacrifice. and that OF the
millions dead, shall not be IN vain.
There must DO, there shall DO, the
commanding voice OF a conscious
civilization against armed warfare.
AS we return this poor clay to
it's mother soil, garlanded by love
and coyerad with the decorations
that only nations can bestow, ] a
sense the prayers Of our people. Of
all peoples. that this Armistice Day
shah mark the beginning OF a new
end lasting era OF peace on earth,
Eood will among men. Let mo 1oio
in that prayer.
Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be Thy name. Thy king
dom come. Thy will DO done on
earth. rs it Is In heaven. Give ia
This day ii daily bread, and for
give us our troSpasses as We for
give those who trespass against us
And lead us not Into temptation.
hut deliver us from evil, for Thine
Is the kingdom, and theI power, and
the glory, forever. Amen.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-27
MAY N CONSTRUCT NEW RAIL ROAD
 TO WESTWARD
Alaska Anthracite Railroad Company Can Float First
 Mortgage Bonds.

WASHINGTON, D. C., May 27.- Authority has been granted tn, Alaska Anthracite Railroad Com pany to issue and sell $1,50O, ,0O( first morgtage bonds with which tc complete the construction of its rail road during the current open season
 SEATTLE, May 27. = A special from Washington, D. C., to the Seattle Times, received his afternoon says that may hundred men will leave Seattle early in July for con. struction work on the Alaska Antra- cite Railroad in the Boring River region, COrdova district.
 The dispatch says the first large tonnage of Alaska coal may be avail able from the mine for use on the Pacific Coast next spring.
 New equipment for the railroad is now being purchased.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-27
,ExCuRSIONISTS
 GET1AW|AY|'W|TAI JAZZ AND FLAGS
Alma Glides Out of Channel with Big Bunch of Mer-: ;. .rymakers on Deck.

With the pennants flying to the breeze, the orchestra playing jazz and the movie man grinding away at his camera the excursion ship Alma glided out from her moorings ;at 8 o'clock this morning with her decks crowded with about fifty merrymakers bound for Whitehorse to help in the big celebration of tomorrow. Stops were made by the vessel at Douglas, Treadwell and Thane where more people were picked up.
 In the crowd were a party of about twenty young folks from Jul .neau and Douglas in charge of. a chaperone; baseball team from the Channel cities and sprinkling bf others both old and young. i Q While the sun was not shining as fhe boat went down the Channel there was no rain falling and a humber of couples were out on deck hoing a little "shimmying" With good luck the Alma will ar Five at Skagway by dinner time tonight. There is a dance scheduled there during the night andsthe start
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-27
THIRTY GIVEN UP FOR DEAD
 ON NAVY TUG
Battleships and Destroyers Returning After Search
 for Conestoga.

SAN DIEGO, May 27-The three battleships and two divisions of tor pedo boats and destroyers, sent oui recently to make a thorough search for the navy tug Conestoga, sent a wireless in this afternoon announcing their return. No trace of the boa, has been found.
 The Conestoga steamed from Mare Island on March 27 for Samoa via Pearl Harbor, having a heavy barge in tow. Several days after that it was reported that the tug had lost it's tow in gale and was tryin5-to recover it. That was the last word received from either craft by :he Navy Department.
 The search was carried on for sev. eral days by IS warships, acting with aircraft. over an area approximately 500 miles wide and embracing all the steamer lanes as far to the north west as Midway Islands.
 One week ago another search was started with the result that no trace was found of the tug.
 The Conestoga carried four off cers, including Lieutenant E. L. Jones, commanding. Her enlisted per sonnel. number 26.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-27
DOROTHY MALONE HIT
 BY AUTO; LEG BROKEN


 Dorothy Malone. little daughter o Dr. and Mrs. Paul James Malone former residents of Juneau. was struck by an automobile in Seattle the other day and the child's righ leg was fractured below the knee This is according to advices received yesterday in the mail on the Admira Watson.
 From the particulars received, Dor othy Malone was running across the street near the Summit School when and automobile driven by Lorenz Linsler, struck her. the misfortune being purely an accident. Dr. and Mrs. Malone made no charge of neg ligence on the part of Linsler when all particulars were learned.
 One peculiar incident of the acci dent was that Linsler was returning from a hospital where his wife lies with broken leg the result of being struck by an automobile.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-27
MINING BUREAU
 CHIEFS COMING
 NORTH IN JUNE
George 5. Rice and Dorsey Lyon to Make Siix-Weeks
 Trip to Territory.

George s. Rice. chief mining en- gmccr for the Bureau of Mines. and Dorsey Lyon, Supervisor of Mining Experiment Stations. will make q six weeks visit to Alaska this Sum mcr. according to information re- ccived hy B. w. Dyer, Federal Mine Inspector for Alaska. Messrs. Rice and Lyon will leave Seattle on June a, and will probably go direct to Fairbanks by the way of White horse and the Yukon route.
 MT Rice plans to make a survey of the general mining industry of the Territory and is especially in- terestcd in the coal mines. He will visit some of the placer mines around Fairbanks and go through both the Healy River and Lignite Creek coal districts in the Nenana district. Completing that he will come through to the Coast, visiting the Matanuska and Chickaloon fields and later going into Boring River fields. It is probable that he will make short stay in Juneau, going through the big mines here.
 MT. Lyon will inspect the Mining Experiment Station of the Bureau of Mines at Fairbanks and accom- pany MT. Rice as far as Anchorage on his return to the Coast. MT Dyer will act as guide for the party through the various mines and coal fields. He will leave here in short time to make connection with the first boat at Whitehorse for Fair banks where he will await the ar rival of the two Bureau officials.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-27
Property of Bergdon l.
 Seized in Philadelphia

PHILADELRHIA. May 27. - The Alien Property Custodian, at the direction of President Warren c. Harding. and acting under the trad ing with the enemy act, today seized all local property belonging to Gro yer Bergdoll. the famous draft evader and who escaped to Germany. The property seized consists of real estate and money valued at upwards of $S5.000.
 Federal officials believs the action today will shut Bergdoll on from funds and he will be thrown on his own resources in Germany.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-27
PROGRAM TO BE HELD MEMORIAL
 DAY ANNOUNCED
R. E. Robertson to Preside Exercises Open in Elks'
 Hall Monday at 2 P. M.

complete program was announced today by the Juneau Woman's Club for Memorial Day exercises to be held in Elks' hall at 2 o'clock next Monday afternoon The exercises will be presided over by Mayor R |. Robertson. The program includes opening remarks by Bishop Crimont an address By Col. James G, Steese, reading by Capt c. S. Ward. and both vocal and instrumental music Preparations for the parade. witch are being looked after by the Ameri can Legion post of this city. are vir, tually complete. Details of the lne of march. it is stated, will probably be announced tomorrow
 The program of exercises to be given in Elks' hall follows: Star Spangled Banner" Gastineau
 Channel Band.
 Opening Remarks, Bishop Crimont. Quartette. Traveller, Whither Art
 Thou Going?" (Nevin). Messrs
 Bernhofer, Fry. Nordling and
 WoofterN
 Address, Col. James G. Steese Duet, Let Us Have Peace" (BalD
 Miss Irene Nelson and Max
 Pitschman. Mrs. L. P. Dawes
 accompanist.
 Reading. Flanders Fields" Capt
 c. s. Ward, tfs%. Quartette, "A Perfect Day" Carrie
 Jacobs Bond). Messrs. Bernhof
 CT. Fry. Nordling and Woofter America" Gastineau shannel Band
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-27
.DR. CONDIT GOES TO
 SITKA THIS EVENING

Dr. James H. Condit, superintend ent in charge of Presbyterian mis sions in Alaska, accompanied by Mrs. Condit, will leave for Sitka this evening on the gasboat Dixie Captain Martin Lynch. Dr. and Mrs Condit expect to be absent several days. While in Sitka he will con. fer with Miss Edna R. Voss on matters connected with the Sheldon Jackson school at Sitka. Miss Voss. who is superintendent for schools for the Presbyterian Home Missions, went to Sitka this morning on the Estebeth.