Evening star., 1922-11-11
PRESIDENT LEADS
NATIONS TRIBUTE
TO SOLDIER DEAD
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they should make for appraisal Of the
nations relationship TO world affairA
Tribute Paid Abroad.
But Americas share in Armistice
day events was not confined to those
at home. The dead in France were
not forgotten. nor was there lack Of
American fellowship at the great
ceremonial in Brussels, where the
Belsian unknown. perhaps among the
first to fall in the great war. was
entombed amid scenes such as those
that Witnessed the honor Great Brit
ain and France and Italy and Ameri-
ca did their hero dead
For the American Army. regular.
reservtst or national Suardsnaan. Sec
retary Weeks sent this message to
the Belgian minister of war:
THE occasion OF the ceremonies in
dier freshens the memories Of the he
roic deeds Of the Belgian army and
of the sacrifices Of the Belgian peo-
pie and strengthens the pride OF as
ISOLATION shared alike by the Army
and the people Of the United Statss.
Army Of the United States 7 offer
homage to their former comrade, the
unknown Belgian soldier"
Pershi.s Sends Messase.
Gen. Pershine sent this personal
message to the Belgian chief Of staff:
Il desire TO offer personal homage
TO my former comrsde. the Belgian SOL
dter. unknown in name. but a sharer in
heroic deeds with which his country's
name will ever be associated"
As formally expressing the comrade-
ship Of the American government in
tribute to the Belgian unknown. Presi-
aent Harding has approved the follow
;nS citation, which will be bestowed
with the congressional medal Of honor.
aior, by Maj. Gen. Henry T. Allen.
Commanding American forces In Ger
many and specially ordered to Brus-
sells for the purpose:
Medal Of Honor BestoweS.
by virtue Of the authority vested
by Law in the President Of the United
States, the congressional medal Of
honor. emblem OF the highest military
ideals and virtues. is bestowed in the
name Of the Congress of the United
States upon the unknown. unidentified
Belgian soldier. in a desire to add all
that is possible to the imperishable
glory won BY the soldiers OF Belgium
VINO Fought as comrades Of the Amer
ican soldiers during the world war. and
to commemorate with them the. deeds
o. the nations associated with the
nntsd States Of America. by paying
this tribute to their unknown dead"
At the eight American cemeteries
IN France Belgium and England
a,.fr
gave their lives during the war. At
each Of these. from the Meuse-Ar-
gonne. Aisne-M -Marne. Suresnes St
Mihiel. the, Somme. oise-Aisne in
France. in Flanders Field in Belgium.
and at Brookwood in England. APP
propriate services were held through
out the day with American dipio-
fnattc or military and naval of7ic;als
paying tribute.
Exercises Elsewhere.
At home in the national cemeteries
in New York and San Francisco and
at JEFFERSON barracks. No. where
many war dead from France are
buried. there also were public ex-
pressIons during the day, but to the
1852 brought home for buriel in
private cemeteries the nations graft
tude was expressed by President
Harding at Arlington
A reply to Gen. Pershing's MESSAGE
vas received early today at the war
department Ijp from Lieut.. Con. Mag
i, thank you heartily. Nothing
GOULD be more appreciated by tho
iheis.an army, represented by it's un-
snosn. snown soldier than the personal
America" Va