The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1921-11-11
HOMELESS HERO SLEEPS in ARLINGTON

Washington, Nov. 11.-Laid to rest
with all the honors a grateful nation
could pay the unknown hero from
france, which has been bivouaced
among the gallant dead in the Airing
-on National Cemetery the highest Of
tcers of the army and navy walked
bes de his coffin. President Harding
walked behind his bier to do him
tonnage. Former President Wilson.
General Pershing and Chief Justice
Taft and the members of the su-
prcme court, the senate and the house
OF representatives, comrades of the
great war, ali branches of the army
nd navy, civic and patriotic organi-
cations were in the funeral process
5 on. The minute guns from Fort
Myer doomed their continuous tribute
IS the funeral procession was passing
from the capitol to the great marble
amphitheater at Arlington, where the
hero was laid away.
) Washington, Nov. 11.-Long col
EfnItsl of sd Hers sand sailors began
making their Way To. the. capital plaza
.hsfssn SSe tot receive ID Keeping
sSIaiss sss..s saI ,,sss sss
at Arlington. The day is clear and
cool and exact duplicate of Armistice
Day three years ago. Historic Penn
sylvania avenue is roped off and spec
tators are lined on both sides. Pres
ident Harding, as the nations, chief
mourner, went to the capitol at $3.50
o'clock and former President Wilson
joined the procession as it started.
Zen army trucks carried the flowers.
AS the flower strewn casket was
borne tenderly down the broad steps
of the capitol soldiers and assemblage
Of thousands stood at attention" and
flags were dropped along the entire
line of march as the funeral process
sion made its way to Arlington ceme-
terry.
Washington, Nov. 11.-High on a
wooded ridge beside the Potomac,
Americas homeless hero will sleep
biz louacked with the brave of many
wars.
Everywhere about his simple tomb,
over the swelling slopes or in the
shaded canyons of Arlington Ma
Uional Cemetery, stand monuments
and headstcnes on which are craven
names that also are written imperish-
ably in the pages of glory that make
the nations history. There, too, are
stones, amid the long rows. to mark
other unknown dead of other wars,
and the bulk of the monument above
the single grave where rest the un-
known Of the war between the states,
gathered from many battle fields.
But for the newcomer from France
among this fellowship of valor, a spe-
cial place of honor has been made. He
will sleep in narrow crypt, hewn out
of the live stone that forms the ter
race Of the memorial amphitheater
erected to consecrate the memory of
men everywhere who deid for the flag.
Above his casket a massive block of
stone, carved with the brief legend
of a nations tribute to all those 9th.
ers who sleep unknown in France, will
be placed. On it also will go the long
list of honors the nation and the great
powers of the world have lavshed on
the soldiers who gave their identity as
we'll as their lives on French battle
fields.
Above the great stone towers the
marble pillared facade of the amphi-
theater, crowning the ridge and look
ing down over sweeping vista of
quiet hills and peaceful country side
to the wide waters of the river. Be-
yond stands Washington city in the
haze Of distance. Over it, dimly Wis
ible, looms the great figure of free
dom on the dome of the capitol;
farther down Washington monument
thrrsts a slender gray finger to chal-
lenge attention of the very sky to
the deeds Of peace and war it COM
memorates closer still looms the
square white bulk of Lincoln Me.
mortal at the river brim, sealing a
peoples tribute to a martyred lead
er.
Fold on fold, the calm hills drop
away from the terrace where the
sleeper from France lies honored un-
known. At his feet sculptured mar
BILE balustrade sweeps out on either
side, marking the wide, graceful curve
of the footway that drops down to
the grass grown slopes where day by
day, many a gallant comrade from
France is finding his last resting
place. Down there the new headstones
CLEAN in countless variety. There is
hardly an hour of any day when sor-
rowing relatives are not moving
slowly among the new graves. giving
10 ing care to flowers. on the low
mounds. On the headstones are cut
the names, the dates of birth and
death of the dead, and names Of
French villages where they made their
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