Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-11-01

decorations that only nations can bestoW, can
sense the prayers of our people, of all peoples
that this Armistice day shall mark the beginning
of new and lasting of peace on earth, good
will among men. Let me join in that prayer
ssOur Father who art in heaven halloWed be
Thy name Thy kingdom come, thy will be done
on EARTH as 1t is in heaven. Give US this day
daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as
we forgive those who trespass against us. And
lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from
evil, for Thine is the kingdom and the power
and the glory, forever Amen =
And what of the intervening years since
November IL, 1918?
David Lloyd George puts Europe's condition
thus: Fifteen million picked men killed, twenty
million crippled for life, tens of billions of wealth,
gathered through the centuries, squandered In
moment commerce destroyed, nothing left except
hate"
But not so in America. We have no hate. Per
contra, we have fed starving Europe without
thought of payment reward. And America
energies from the World war the wealthiest and
most powerful nation of earth. Food for thought
in the sacred moment of silence!
And what of Germany? 1t begins to look as II
she were on her knees at last. Apparently is
not safe to put it more strongly-the truth has
at last been forced upon the German conscious
that in the great four-year struggle which
convused the world and impoverished it in life
and treasure Germany was decisively and con-
clusively beaten. Never, until the official and
public and unconditional abandonment of passive
resistance in the Ruhr has Germany given
acknowledgment that the victory in the test of
war was absolute.
So 1928 sees a second surrender by Germany
of hardly less Importance than that of Armistice
day of 1913 Another thought for the moment of
silence!
November II at the eight American cemeteries
in France, Belgium and England, there remain
the bodies of 30,363 soldiers sailors and marines
who gave their. lives during the AT each
of these from the Meuse-Argonne, Aisne-Marne
Suresnes, st. Mihel, the Somme, Oise-Aisne In
France in Flanders field in Belgium and at
Brookwood in England appropriate services were
held Throughout the day with American diplo-
matte or military and naval officials paying
tribute.
November IL is not the only "Armistice day.
The year is full of days that are "Armistice days"
in spirit.
In 5une the disabled American veterans,
through National Commander j. A. Mcfarland,
placed a wreath the tomb at Arlington.
On the Fourth Of July was unveiled in Paris a
monument to the American volunteers who
listed in the French army in 1914-15. The statue
which surmounts the monument strikingly sug-
gests Alan Seeger, the soldier poet who wrote
that immortal poem II Have Rendezvous With
Death"
In the spring at Seicheprey the First division,
A. e. f., was honored by France by the dedica-
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ton of a monument, photograph of which is
reproduced herewith. The First division fought
the battle of Seieheprey early in 1918.
Gen Henri Gouraud, Lion Of the Argonne"
who lost his right arm in the service of his
country, was a visitor here in July and placed
wreaths upon the Arlington tomb.
Another photograph shows the crosses, row
row. which mark the graves Of American sol
diers in the national cemetery at Arlington. They
died in France and were brought back by the
American government
American kindergarten leaders, visiting Ameri-
can kindergartens in France, decorated the grave
of Frances "Unknown Soldier under the Arc
de Triomphe. Q
Chateau Thierry recently unveiled monuments
to the Americans who there gave their lives to
block the German drive to Paris in 1913
Cantigny has erected an elaborate fountain as
a memorial to the Americans of the First division
who captured the town from the Germans in
May. 1918