The Idaho recorder., 1922-05-26

OF the air service whose daring and brilliancy
will ornament many pages of the Worlds war
history. Already extensive plans are on foot to
make cemeteries over there great national
memorials; and to insure the success of the under
taking, plans for beautfying and Ornamenting have
been placed in the hands of a special commission
appointed by the secretary of war.
1t Is headed by the chief of the cemeterial
division; other members are: Charles Moore. sec
retary of the National Fine Arts commission;
James l.. Greeneaf, New York landscape artist;
and William Mitchell Kendall. the wel-known ar
tlst 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 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 230OO of our men who
fell In the Muese-Argonne offensive, Americas
greatest battle There every State of the Union
as well 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 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
the principles of freedom and liberty. SO, RO-
magne Argonne. our beautiful and largest Gene
terry, stands as 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
oud division, lies in green fertile valley dense
ly wooded. with loved and shattered Chateau
Thierry near Its portals. This cemetery is and
always will he Of the greatest national pride and
glory to the United States. for 1t was at Chateau.
Thierry that the American soldiers cried. "They
hall Il
path, halted the Huns on their way to Paris
Sure.nes cemetery in the winding valley of the
Seine and surrounded by semi-circle of hills is
like white gem In exquisite setting of emerald
Old Fort Nalerien. whose massive gray walls
crown one of the hilltops. stands like n grim sen
tnel guarding our dead. Lying off In the dis
tance can be seen one of the worlds greatest
Cities-Paris-whose beautiful Washington houle
ward, curvng in graceful lines, connects it with
our cemetery.
Flanders Fields, famiarly known by its ole
name Of Rony is the spot made historically famou,
to America by the Twenty seventh and Thirtietl
divisions whose united effort as the Second corns
furnish one of hStory's most brilliant pages Rov,
of the North and South. sons of the men VIII,
wore the Blue and the Gray-who can saw thar
in spirit. the great commanders OF that long mas
war were not near to guide their boys as the,
advanced to meet a common enemy, on the battle
ground of Flanders Fields
In smashing the Hindenhurg line many Of th
divisions brsveSt sons were left to sleen in tb
held they had 50 calamity defended-"In FIandsr
Fields where poppies blow"-the deep rich Grin,
son OF those poppies; how they cover every hiIl
side and dell! Growing thickly among them ar
the white lilies OF the valley and the beautifu
blue ccrnfowers. And old Glory" floating hiy
and WIDE finds its colors reflected in these flow
below.
So peaceful and restful! II seems such a littI
while ago that the boom OF cannon and the scream
Of shell had sent fleeing from their native ham,
the sky larks now returning whose little throat
all through the day pour forth floods of melody
requiem over the dead, psalm of thankssivin
to the Great Creator for bringing again to thei
home peace and quiet.