The Dolores star., 1924-05-23

Half century ago Memorial Day in Its hepin-
nings was an American holy day. for our soldier
dead lay here at home. Memorial Day In 1924 will
be observed the world over for our soldier dead
are scattered to the ends of the earth We here
at home who can do no better wear nonn,es in
their honor and entrust to other hands the strew-
ing of blossoms Over There"
In the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery No
1882, Romagne sous -Montfaucon (ieuse). France
lie l3,s3S OF our soldier dead known and identified
and 4S3 unknown. Loving hands, American and
French, will pay tribute with flowers And there
will be no dearth of blossoms in the other over
seas American cemeteres-St Mihie Somme
Oise-Aisne AisneMarne and Suresnes in France.
Flanders Fields in Belgium, and Brookwood in
England.
Row they stretch
white and shining multitude;
Line Of Crosses on the soil France
To mark the pliBhted brotherhood
That knew no barrier breed
When heroes side by heroes stood
Said Myron T. Herrick. American Ambassador
to France. at the dedication ceremonies last wear.
We are assembled here IS we were last wear ana
in the years before. and will others be in all The
years to come: to do honor to the who died in
France in defense of honor and the worids
liberty.
Diverse indeed were the tongues and races tba,
made up the A. E. F. In life Americas fighting
men came from the ends of the earth In deotb
they lie as far-scattered. Uncle Sam resnoneIyo
to the call of bereaved hearts, has sent these soI
dier dead to rest at home in Italy Ireland polond
Denmark, Sweden, Scotland, Czechoslovakia Nor
way, Finland, Sardinia and even China. One Iu,ao
TO think that not one of these far-fung graves nil,
be forgotten on Memorial Day
For six years the Graves Registration So,,o
has been at work, Except for permanent ronst,7,o
ton work in the Fields of Honor overseas its ,vn-t
is done. 1t brought some 10000 soldier daad 70
America Approximately 10000 were concentrated
in the American cemeteries overseas and mo -
sent to foreign countries
colossal work and well performed 10, no 4
honor to those who did IT, Those who picture tho
bringing in of the dead of a combat organ aniza.i
us leisurely occupation performed aftar Hgbtir
and firing has ceased, might turn 10 the renort ~
General Pershing describing the fighting ~ Iota
April. 1918, and read:
On April 20. Lieutenant Mccormick and tl, ~
arrived at Mandres began their rT,rL, soup
heavy shell fire and gas and although trnrns 80
in dugouts these men Immediately went =. u
cations, repaired and erected nep crozsas H 90 10
as the old ones were blown down. They aIsn ,1+n
pleted the extension to the cemetery tbts -.
occupying period of and oUe-baiy tn,r, ,
ing which time shells were falling cGntinI'oT,ain
and they were subjected to mustard 90. Tny iy
gathered many bodies which had been nrst In ~
hands OF the Germans and were later reta lion hS
american counter attacks. Identification was 90
pecially dihicult all papers and tags having hean
removed and most Of the bodies being in 49,
riple condition and beyond recognition
The other pictures are equally suyyestiva ~
phases Of the observance of Memorial Doy c.
ly 1t Is inspiring-the group picture made Mt tho
opening of the Citizens Military Traininp Cow, -,
Fort Sam Houston In the center seated ia Gov