Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-11
PRESIDENT At TOMB
OF UNKNOWN PAYS
NATIONS TRIBUTE
Continued froN page /.

car rolled on toward the terrace. The
bugles of the boy scouts called softly
the flourishes army regulations pre-
scribe for the commander in chief.
Then the car turned the corner out
onto the wide terrace and stopped
near the tomb.
President Harding and Secretaries
Weeks and DENLY stepped out to stand
with heads barred as the soldiers and
sailors and marines presented arms.
Behind them were the Presidents
military and naval and marine corps
| aides, respondent in the gold braid
also had come to honor a dead comrade
of full military dress. Major General
Harbord as General Pershing's deputy.
again.
Wreath Of Red, White and BIue.
The President stepped forward bare
headed and took from his military
aide the great wreath of red and
white and blue blossoms brought from
| the White House. The two secre-
taries stood hat in hand as he walked
TO the great stone and set the wreath
gently upon it, As he drew back to
|
he slowly raised his hand in military
salute. Then he turned away.
No word had been spoken save the
military command. Even the signals
| that brought the cars rolling back
were given by gesture, and there was
not n sound from the hundreds gather
ed to witness the brief ceremony.
Mr.. Harding and his cabinet mcm-
bers stood in low toned talk as they
waited for the cars. Then with a final
salute from the troops they rolled
away. and the dying clatter of the
cavalry escort left the spectators 10
drift slowly homeward, and the UNI
known 10 the keeping Of the peace
full hills about him.
Dead In France Remembered.
But Americas share in Armstice
Day events was not confined 10 those
at home The dead in France were no;
forgotten, nor was there lack OF
American fellowship at the great cere-
monial in Brussels where the Belgian
unknown. perhaps among the first tC
fall in the great wac. was entombed
amid scenes such as those that wit
messed the honor Great Britain and
France and italy and America die
their hero dead.
For the American army, regular
rcservist or national guardsman. Sec
rotary Weeks sent this message to the
Belgian minister of war:
The observance in honor of the un-
known Belgian soldier freshens tn,
- al.
Belgian army and of the sacrifices Of
the Belgian people, and strengthens
, the pride of association shared alike
; by the army and the people of The
United States.
"On behalf of the members of tn,
: army of the United States offei
homage TO their former comrade, tn,
Unknown Belgian soldier"
Pershlnc Greets Belgian Comrade.
General Pershing sent this persona
message 10 the Belgian chief OF staff
Il desire 10 offer personal homa &,
10 my former comrade. the Belgian
soldier. unknown in name but a shar
er in heroic deeds with which hi
country's name will ever be associat
ed"
AS formally expressing the comrsde
ship of the American. government il
tribute 10 the Belgian unknown. Pres.
dent Harding has approved the fol
lowing citation which will be bestowed
with the congressional medal OF honor
the highest American recognition O
valor. by Major General Henry 7
Alien. commanding American force
in Germany and especially ordered 4
> Brussels for the purpose:
Congress HonOrs Belgian With MEDIA
by virtue OF the authority veste,
by law in the President of the Unite,
States. the Congressional Medal o
, Honor, emblem of the highest militar,
: ideals and virtues. is bestowed in tn
~name OF the Congress OF the Unite,
; States TO the Unknown identified Bel
! sian soldier, in a desire 10 add a.
< that is possible 10 the unpershabl
; glory won by the soldiers OF Belgium
who fought as comrades of the Ameri
! can soldiers during the world war an
: TO commemorate with them the deed
of the nations associated with IN
United States OF America. by payin
tribute 10 their Unknown dead"
, Services for 30-363 Dead.
5 At the eight American cemeteries !
E France. Belgium and England, ther
] remain the bodies. OF 80, 1863 solder,
2 sailors and marines who gave thei
? lives during the war AT each Of thes,
! from the se-Argonne, Aisne
Marine. Suresnes. St. Mihiel, tn
= Somme, Oisne-Aisne in France. i
= Flanders Field in Belgium and a
I Brookwood in England, sppropriat
/ services were held throughout the da
e with American diplomatic OF militar
and naval officials paying tribute.
4 AT home in the national cemeterie
in New York and San Francisco an
at Jefferson Barracks, Mo, wher
i many war dead from France al
= buried, thee also were public ea
4 pressione during the day but to III
: 39,672 brought home for burial
: private cemeteries. the nations graf
: tude was expressed by President Hare
: ing at Arlington.