The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-10-14

Washington, Oct. 13.-The most i'm
pressive and solemn military funeral
in the history of the United States
will be that held in Washington and
at Arlington cemetery, November
18th, the third anniversary of the sign
ing of the armistice. This funeral
ceremony will mark the burial of an
unidentified enlisted man, one of the
4,765,O71 who served in the United
States armed forces during the World
war.
The military honors accorded this
unknown soldier will be those pre-
scribed for one Of the rank of a gen.
eral.
The Quartersmaster General of the
United States army is charged direct
ly with the responsibility Of selecting
the body from among the unidentified
American dead in France. Under or
ders of the War department, the Sc
lection must be made so as to pre-
clude any possibility Of future identi-
fication as to the name, rank, organ
ization or service of the unknown
dead, or the battlefield upon which he
fell. The Quartersmaster General will
deliver the body to representatives of
the American army and navy at the
port of Havre, France. At that port
it will be taken in charge by a Rear
Admiral of the navy and transported
in the United States cruiser "Olym-
pia" to the Washington navy yard,
where it will arrive on November 9,
1921, after dark. At the Washington
navy yard the body will be received
by a major general of the United
States army and a guard of honor and
borne to the United States capitol,
where it will lie in state in the ro-
tunda throughout the day of Novem-
Der 10th and until the hour of 9 a. m.
November 18th.
At that hour the body will be moved
to the amphitheater at the Arlington
National cemetery. The body will be
escorted by a battalion of U. S. field
artillery, a squadron of U. S. cavalry,
a combat regiment of troops composed
of one battalion of U. S. infantry, one
battalion of U. S. sailors and marines
and n battalion of the national
guard. The cortege will be headed by
the United States Marine band. The
pallbearers will consist of eight gem
eral officers of the United States
navy. The body itself will be borne
on a caisson draped with the Ameri-
can flag. The route of march from
the capitol to the cemetery will be
lined on both sides by United States
regular infantry stationed at an av-
erage distance of n man every five
yards.
The President of the United States
will meet the remains at the ampni-
theater at Arlington National ceme-
terry and deliver an Grafton in COM
memoration of Americas dead in the
World war.
In accordance with a proclamation
yet to be issued by the President of
the United States all industries and
activities of all kinds within the con-
tinental limits of the United States
will cease from IL o'clock to 1902 D..
M, Eastern time, November II, dur
ing which two minutes all citizens of
the United States will be requested to
observe silence and to assemble in
places of worship to do honor in men,
DRY of the dead.
In addition to the military escort
the following persons will be invited
to attend: (a) All living holders of
the Medal of Honor; (b) One represen-
tative for every 10000 enlisted men of
the World war, such representatives
to be selected by the governors of
states and territories; (c) One mem
Der from each of the other permanent
war veteran societies and organiza-
tions; (e) One officer and one enlisted
representative from each arm and SER
vice Of the army and navy.
At the amphitheater, where the
President Of the United States will de-
liver the. funeral address will be the
diplomatic corps and representatives
of the military forces of every nation
represented in Washington, with spe-
cial honor accorded to those who rep
resent the allied nations with which
the United States was associated in
the World war.
In addition there will be the for
eign delegations which will have, by
that time assembled here to attend the
conference for the limitation of arm
aments. 1t was intended to open that
conference at noon November 18th in