The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-10-05
NATION WILL PAY
HIGHEST HONORS
TO UNKNOWN DEAD
Escort viii Be That Provided
For Highest Military Rank
Of the Service.
BODY 10 LIE IN STATE
UNDER DOME OF CAPITOL
Active Pan Bearers Selected
From the Army and Navy
Enlisted Personnel.


Day. when the nation will pay highest
nonora 70 les unknown dead or the
great war recahed a climax today
when President Harding and his cab
met decided to trudge a-foot up
Ponnaylvania avenue at the head OF
tha funeral cortege. BY presidential
proclamation the business and pleas
ufe Of the nation win stand at rest two
minutes on that day IN tribute to the
dead as the body from a lonely name-
less grave in some great struggle OF
the war ia carried TO its last resting
place in tho Virginia hills that look
down ncroas the Potomac on the ma
tiOn's capital
Not since President Wilson led a
preparedness march up the great ave-
nue. IN 1916 has the chief executive ap-
pearcd afoot in any parade In the cap
ttol and never previously has any pres
ident Bet for himself so long q trip as
President Harding win undertake.
Tho war department announced to-
day the makeup Of the military escort
which VIII precede the gun carriage
on which the caskst Is to be carried.
In addition to the regulars, sailors and
marines, provisional battalion OF
A-tAtApAAtAA
guards win share In the honors 20 the
dead comrade. Under army regula
tsonn. tho escort win be that provided
Tor the higheat military rank OF the
service. 4 general
while the names OF the general Of
ficera Of the army and marine corps
and rear admirals of the navy who
win bo honorary paIl bearers have not
bean disclosed. the war department
made public today the list Of nom
commissioned and warrant officers
VINO win actually bear the casSet to
and from tho caisson on which the last
stage or the long Journey from a
French battlefield 10 Arlington will be
made. They are Sergeants Samuel
Xvoodfiil, s0th recruit company, Fort
Thomas, KY. who served in the army
since 1901, reaching the rank OF cap
tain during the war and promptly re-
enlisting after the war. He was ser
verely wounded in France and among
his many decorations wears the medal
of honor.
Sergeant Harry Taylor, headquar-
ters troop. 1st cavalry. Douglas, Ari- |
zona, serving his sixth enlistment with
the cavalry. and cited for gallantry In I
the RIeuso- Argonne action.
Sergeant Thomas p. Saunders, COM
panv A, 2nd engineers, Camp Travis, !
Texas. also wounded overseas and dec
Grated with the distinguished service
cross for galiantry.
Sergeant Louis Raga- 52nd coast (
artillery. Camp Eustice, va, also
wounded in action overseas.
staff Sergeant James ". Dell 10th .
field artillery. Camp Travis, Texas. a
veteran OF long service with the guns
and cited Tor gallantry in France.
From the navy viii comes
Chief Torpedo Man James Delaney.
TTa wears a navy cross for conspicuous
1allantry and was taken prisoner BY
4ho Germans = when the steamship
Campan was sunk BY the U-5i bue
refused any INFORMATION to the enemy Z
IN the face OF repeated threats Of
death.
C,hief water Tender Charles Leo
O'connor of elght years service. and
awarded decorations for herolsm when
the ~ s. S. Mount Vernon was tor J
nedoed.
Csunnery Serge nt Ernest a. Janson,
Marine corpA who has served one
army enlistment and three IN the ma
rines and fought overseas with the
49th company 9Th marines. was Sc ]
serelv wounded and wears the con-
rressionai medal Of honor and other ,
American and French decorations for
gailantry.
The body VIII come direct TO Wash (
snnton navy yard from France. The !
vas department has ruled that there I
shau Sc no other ceremony but the ,
nations tribute IN the nations can !
itaf. When the cruiser Olympia COM
piefes her mission the casket VIII be {
carried NJ NIGHT to the vast rotunda G
~ the capitol TO lie IN state with
fnu military guard or honr through I
fhe dav ana night OF November 10 un- !
aer the great dome.