The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-01-22

cry IN offering birteresr resistance to the Ger
mans in 1870
First came mutated soldiers and veterans OF
the Great War. then troops1rem AIsare and Lor-
raine and then coonials. General Berdonlat gov
ernor of Paris, followed; preceding flags used in
the late war. behind which came General FaIque
and staff, bearing artillery flags, and Gehe'ai
Derescas and staff above whom waved cavalry
standards y
Faded and shattered flags of 1870. recently re
trieved from 1,ofstlam and Berlin and carried oy
veterans of the France-Prussian war, escorted the
car bearing ther heart of Gambetta who resisted
desperately giving these very flags to Prussia III
the hour Sfaefeat.
A delegation of n0ncommissioned officers OF ali
arms separated this car from the 155-gun car
rfage upon which lay the body of the unknown
soldier President Millerand and all members OF
his cabinet walked behind ii, accompanied by the
three French marsllas-Joffre. the hero of the
Marine; Foch whose genius accomplished the maj
defeat of Germany. and Petain. whose defense OF
vertiun viii forever live in French song and story
The procession terminated with delegations
from the ST. Cyr and Polytechnic schools. repub
lican guards, colonial infantry, Senegalese units,
aviation officers. two batteries of 75s and one OF
155's AS the procession entered Boulevard Sainte
Michel there was heard In the distance, from the
forts surrounding Paris, the first shot of 100
gun salute.
At $50 O'Clock the procession reached the
Pantheon. where President Millerand made
short address 1t then continued down Boulevard
st Michel and Boulevard St. Germain, crossing
the Seine by the Chamber Of Deputies bridge 1t
rircled Place de In COncorde. passing the statues
Of Lille and Strausburg. and proceeded up the
Champs Elysees. 1t reached the Arc de Triomphe
ut noon.
Armstice day was observed all the United
States and In many ways No national cele
bratien was held and where the bugiers blew taps
to American dead 1t was to the Soldier Dead
and not to the Unknown Dead"
Secretary Of War Baker was asked to authorize
the removal Of the body of an unidentified Amer
lean soldier from France for interment In the
planned Victory hall, Pershing square, New York
city He refused the authorization.
Mr. Baker said that IL the United States were
to follow the example of Great Britain and France
such burial of an American soldier should be In
the amphitheater at Arlington or In some OF the
government public buildings He said that the
removal of a body to the planned Victory haIl In
New York would set precedent and that many
other cities and towns would mot be contenfed
to be denied the sane opportunity to show rev.
erence and respect
Whatever the result. an American precedent
has been already set. In fact. America set 1t for
the world. III Arlington rises monument ded.
Gated more than half century ago with cere-
mony on which Is this inscription
Beneath this stone rep0se the bones of two
Thousand one hundred and eleven unknown sol
diers gathered after the war from the fields OF
; Bull Run and the route to the Rappahannock
Their remains could not be identified. but then
names and death are recorded In the archives OF
their country and its grateful citizens honor them
rs Of their noble army Of martyrs. May they rest
in peace Sept. A. d. 1906"
Armistice day seems destined to come TO NEAR
to the whole world what Independence day mean.
to America.
How better express that meaning than through
honorx 10 the "CnknOwn Deadr