The New York herald., 1921-10-24
AMERICAS UNKNOWN
TO Be PICKED TO-DAY
SGT. f. L. Younger to Select
One Of Four Bodies for
National Honor.
FLOWERS TO MARK III
Four Great Cemeteries Rep
Four Great Cemeteries Rep
resented i'm Little Room
at ChalOns-sur-MarMe
TOWNSFOLK PAY TRIBUTE
Legion of Honor Medal to Be
Conferred OH Arrival at
Havre Tomorrow.
Ev the A6aociated Press.

CaALoNs-s SUR MARINE France, Oct. 20.
-Four bodies Of unidentified American
soldiers who fell in the world war,
from among whom will be chosen
Americas unknown soldier" for bur-
ial in Arlington. were taken this morn
ing to the City Hall in preparation
for the simple ceremony. One body
WAS from each Of the four permanent
American cemeteries in F'rance-Ro-
magre, Triaucourt, Bony and Belleau
Wood
Sergt. Edward S. Younger, Head
quarters Company. Second Battalion,
Fifteenth Infantry, was selected by
Major r. p. Harbold, in charge OF the
field operations of the American
Graves Registration Service. to choose
the body for interment. Sergt
Younger will be one of the six pail
bearers accompanying the body to
Havre, and was selected for this honor
on account of his superior service
record.
He is to choose from among the four
americans the one who will forever
symbolic the sacrifice OF American
sons in the war. These four bodies
were picked from the lists Of soldiers
buried in the cemeteries who were be-
.ond all possibility of Identification.
An American Army truck took the
bodies to Chalons, where a French guard
OF honor. composed Of poilus who saw
;ction, took the coffins and carried
them from the public square to a little
room, in the City Hall, while thousands
OF the residents looked on silently and
uncovered. French soldiers rendered
military honors. The coffins are o!
plain wood, draped with the American
flag and the room in which they lie
is a mass of red. white and blue flags
and bunting.
Non-conlmissioned officers from Co
Sleng stood guard at night in dinly
lighted room, while in an outside room
the French guard of honor took up posi'
tions where vigil Will! be kept overnight
Flowers Heapcd ON Cefnns.
The people OF Chalons heaped flowers
at the foot OF the coffins. There were
sad ecenes when the French war widows
paid the final tribute to the American
dead.
The ceremony Of selecting the body
win take place tomorrow. and will bt
brief and simple. The room Will bs
cleared at 10 O'Clock In the morning ant
Sergeant Younger viii receive flower:
from Major-Gen. Henry T. Allen, com
Tiander OF The forces on the Rhine, gt
into the room and place the flowers or
one OF the four coffins. The body thu:
chosen Will be removed Immediately t.
another room and preparations will b.
made for the long journey to Arlington
The other three bodies will be reinterret
in Romagne Cemetery tomorrow after
noon.
The unknown soldier" will lie II
state in the rotunda OF the City Hal
from O'Clock tomorrow afternoon un
tile 8, when the body will be taken to 6
special train. with an escort OF twenty
.our non-commissioned officers of tn,
american forces. The train will ren,aii
overnight in the Paris yards undel
guard and will proceed to Havre OF
Tuesday morning. where the Frencl
ceremony comforting the Legion o
Honor will be held