The Dolores star., 1923-11-09

"Belleau Wood" corner 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 Therry
A S2.OOOOO0 memorial testfyng to the regard
Of the people of Tennessee for her sons who gave
their lives in tie World war. will take its
place among the most beautiful and elaborate
buildings of the kind In this country. The state
appropriated S1O0O.OOO the city of Nashville
raised 100000 and the county of Davidson put
up 100000
The General Federation Of Womens 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
Hattonchatel. the little village which was
almost wiped out five years ago in the course of
the hard. swift drive by which General PershIny's
men cleared the St Mhel salient Of German
troops In September celebrated its resurrection
thanks TO American generosity, along with the
fifth anniversary Of the deIlverance of the vii
lage from the Germans. Miss Belle Skinner of
to whose generosity the village is Indebted for
its restoration.
AT Chaumont In June monument was dedk
Gated to "Franco-Americnn friendship" Chau
mont was the headquarters of the American gen
eral staff
The French nation has begun the erection of n
magnificent and colossal monument to the Amer
icaE soldiers. 1t will stand upon the Ponte de
Grave, the lonely cape upon the stormy BAY of
Biscay, where the American soldiers first landed
In the great World war. The monument will r!s.
to height of $50 feet 1t will be by far tho
greatest monument of Its kind In the world
The principal sculptural feature of the work
will be II gigantic figure of France on the seaword
slde gazing straight the Atlantic In the
direction of America.
The foundation stone Of the monument was laid
with imposing ceremony by Prime Minister po,n
care in company with the American ambassado,
to 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 arrva,
Of Lafayette In America with French troops at
the time of the Revolution.
Belleau wood, which Marshal Foch chilled "tbs
cradle of victory was cOnsecrated in July tn ,bs
memory Of the Americans who died there The
French flag, at Fochs command was hauled dour
to trumpetinS by French bugers and the "NTor
seillaise' by the marine band from the u s s;
Plttsburs, and the American flag was run I'D to
the strains of the "Star Spangled Banner" A
group OF Americans from many states ana ro,
tives of the dead assembled inside the ring n,
French villages, the homes of which the Amor
leans saved The wood was formally dedicated ne
permanent memorial by the Beeau Wood
Memorial association, represented by the nres,
dent Mrs James Carroll Frazier, who directed
the plan to buy the land and preserve tho ht
tlefieds, with trenches and machine pun most,
and erect monument and place descrjntivt
tablets.
demand for congressional investigation ,,t,
the alleged deplorable condition of the American
military cemetery at Belleau woods, France, wo,
made In October by Edward e. Spaford Nau
York state commander Of the American J.s,,on
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