The Arvada enterprise., 1923-11-01

"Belleau Wood Il of the forest pre-
serve at Rand and Ballard roads, has been made
Cook countys first living memorial to her World
war soldiers of Cook county, Illinois. The area.
In accordance with the plan Of the county board
to name forest preserve tracts after battles Of
the World war. commentaries the deeds OF the
Second division at the famous wooded hill near
Chateau Thlerry.
S2.OOOOOO memorial testifying to the regard
OF the people of Tennessee for her sons who gave
their lives In the World war; soon will take Its
place among the most beautiful and elaborate
buildings Of the kind In this country. The state
appropriated SlOOO,0OO, the city OF Nashville
raised S6OO.OOO and the county Of Davidson put
up 100000.
The General Federation OF Women's Clubs,
comprising the majority OF the clubs of the entire
nation, has indorsed and its component clubs will
take an active part In the campaign for border.
ing the Victory highway. national memorial trans
continental highway. with living monuments to
the soldier dead Of the United States. in the form
OF trees planted and cared for by the local clubs
which are members OF the general federation.
Hattonchntel. the little village which was
almost wiped out five years ago In the course Of
the hard. swift drive by which General Pershings 8
men cleared the ST. Mihie snlient OF German
troops, In September celebrated its resurrection,
thanks to American generosity, along with the
hfth anniversary Of the deliverance OF the vii
lage from the Germans. Miss Belle Skinner Of
Hoyoke. Mass, Is the wealthy American woman
to whose generosity the village is indebted for
its restoration.
At Chaumont In June u monument was dedi-
Gated to "Franco-Americnn friendship" Chau.
mont was the headquarters OF the American gen.
eral stan.
The French nation has begun the erection Of q
magnificent and colossal monument to the Amer.
lean soldiers. II will stand upon the Ponte do
Grave the lonely cape upon the stormy Bay Of
rhnrn tho Apn N,,t
in the great World war. The monument will rise
to height OF $50 feet. II will be by far tho
grentest monument OF Its kind In the world
The principal sculptura feature OF the work
Will be II gigantic figure OF France on the SEWARD
side. gazing straight the Atlantic In the
direction OF America.
The foundation stone of the monument was laid
with imposing ceremony by Prime Minister PoIn.
care In company with the American ambassador
10 France The day chosen for the ceremony was
the anniversary OF the landing of the American
troops and happened also to be that of the arrival
Of Lafayette In America with French troops Mt
the tim. of the Revolution.
Bccau wood which Marshal Foch called ",he
cradle of victory" was consccratcd In Jmly to the
memory of the Americans who died there The
French ilng, nj Foch's command. was hauled down
to trumpcting by French hugcrs and the "Ainr.
sclllHise' by the marine band from the U. =. s.
ptSburg and the American flag was run up to
the strains Of the "Stnr Spangled Banner" A
group OF Americans from many states and rcln.
tvcs of the dead assembled inside the ring OF
French villages, the homes OF which the Amer.
leans saved. The wood was formally dedicated ns
permanent memorial by the Bcllcau Wood
Memorial association. represented by the presl.
dent, Mrs. James Carroll Frazier. who directed
the plan to buy the land and preserve the bat.
tchclds. with trenches and machine gun nests
and erect monument and place descriptive
tablets.
demand for n congressional investigation int.
the alleged deplornblc condition OF the American
military cemetery mt Bellcnu woods France was
made in October by Edward l.. Spnrord. New
York stnte commander Of the American Legion.