, 1922-05-25

of the air service whose daring and briIliancy
will ornament many pages of the Worlds war
history. Already extensive plans are on foot to
make our cemeteries over there great national
memorials and to insure the success of the under
taking, plans for identifying and ornamenting have
been placed in the hands of n special commission
appointed by the secretary of war.
1t is headed by the chief of the cemeterIal
division other members are: Charles Moore. sec
rotary of the National Fine Arts commission
James l.. Greenleaf. New York landscape artist ;
and William Mitchell Kendall, the well-known ar
fist of New York. Their ideas when carried out
will make the american Fields of Honor the
most impressive war cemeteries In the world. And
every one will be an outpost of America in France
or Belgium, for wherever lies the grave of an
American soldier, lies. too. a spot that is forever
America.
Romagne. which is our Argonne cemetery. orig
inally held in its bosom $1,000 of our men who
fell in the Muese-Argonne offensive. Americas
greatest battle. There every State of the Union.
as well as the territories of Hawaii. Porto Rico.
and the Philippine islands. had representation.
No spot in France is more historically famous
than this, the Argonne sector. where lies our larg-
est field Of honor.
Here Frances greatest battles have been fought,
but none so great as that of 1918. when America
and France again fought side by side, as in the
days Of Washington and Lafayette. and again for
magne-Argonne. our beautiful and largest GENE
terry. stands as a monument to Americas share
in the worlds greatest struggle.
Belleau, whose name memory lovingly links with
the heroism and sacrifice of our men of the Sec
ond division, lies in a green. fertile valley. dense.
ly wooded. with loved and shattered Chateau
Thierry near its portals. This cemetery Is and
always win he of the greatest national pride and
glory to the United States. for It was at Chateau
Thierry that the American soldiers cried. 'They
shall NOT pass - and. like a barrier across their
path, halted the Huns on their way to Paris.
Suresnes cemetery, In the winding valley of the
Seine and surrounded by a semi-circle of hills. Is
like n white gem In an exquisite setting Of emerald.
Old Fort valerien. whose massive gray walls
crown one OF the hIlltops. stands like a grim SEN
tInel guarding our dead. Lying Off In the dis
lance can be seen one of the worlds greatest
clties-Paris-whose beautiful Washington boule-
ward. curving In graceful lines. connects II with
our cemetery.
Flanders Fields. Familiarity known by its old
name OF Bony. is the spot made historically famous
TO America by the Twenty-seventh and Thlrtleth
divisions. whose united effort as the Second corps,
furnish one OF history's most brilliant pages. Boys
Of the North and South. sons OF the men who
wore the Blue and the Grny-who can say that,
In spirit. the great commanders OF that long past
war were not near to guide their boys. as they
advanced to meet n common enemy. on the battle
ground Of Flanders Fields.
In smashing the Hindenburg line. many OF the
divisions brnvest sons were left to sleep In the
field they had so calamity defended-"In Flanders
Fields where peoples blow"-the deep, rich GRIM
son of those peoples how they cover every Hill
side and dell Growing thlckly among them are
the white lilies OF the valley and the beautiful
blue cornfowers. And "Old Glory" floating high
and wide. finds Its colors reflected In these flow
ers below.
so peaceful and restfull II seems such a little
while ago that the boom OF cannon and the scream
OF shell had sent fleeing from their native haunts
the sky larks now returning whose little throats
all through the day pour forth floods OF melody
n requiem over the dead, a psalm OF thanksgiving
to the Great Creator for bringing again to their
home peace and quiet