Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04

| 4,143 soldiers, the majority Of whom
were members of the American division
attacking when the great offensive
| action of our LIST Army resulted in
the reduction of the st. Mihiel salient.
| Others buried here were among those
who died while serving in sectors in
| the vicinity, or who were removed to
this region In 1922, from training areas
to the southwest.
The cemetery is almost equi-distant
| by road-about 20 miles-from Nancy,
| Verdun and Metz In the near future
a main railroad line will pass through
| Thiaucourt.
The memorial chapel now being
erected in this cemetery is Of modified
Greek Doric style and suggests some
thing of the feeling of American Co
lonial architecture. The central portion
will consist Of what Is known among
architects as a periStyle, circular In
form, and open to the sky, surrounded
| by Is columns This peristyle, which
is about 4S feet in diameter, will be
fianked on one side by the chapel
proper and on the other side by an
architectural feature of corresponding
external design.
contains 1852 graves. The majority
of the battle dead who sleep here are
| from the divisions that fought in the
vicinity of the Ourcq River and In the
| territory northward as far as the Disc
| River In 1922 American soldiers then
buried in France in the general area
west of the line Tours-Romerantin-
| Paris-Le Havre were removed to this
cemetery.
It is about 10 miles by road from
| Chateau-ThierrN or from scissors TO
| the cemetery and slightly more from
| Reirns The memorial chapel now be-
| ing erected in this cemetery is a mod
ern adaptation OF the French 10.
manesoue style of architecture. The
| central portion of the memorial will be
q semi-circular arcade, at one end OF
which will be the chapel proper, and at
| the other end an architectural feature
of similar external appearance-th
| entire edifice being more than 100 feet
/ wide.
The Aisne Marine American Cemetery
contains 2,2l2 graves. 1t lies at the
| foot of the hill upon which stands
Belleau Wood. The majority OF those Z
| who are buried here are from UNITS
| that fought in the immediate vicinity
| and along the Marine River. num-
Der Of bodies were concentrated IN lnls
place in 1922 from the general vlcnlty
| Of Lyon and Clermont, IN Central
| france. The cemetery is miles
! northwest Of Chateau hierry, which Is
! on the main railroad running east from
Paris.
| Like Massive Tower.
The memorial chapel now being
| erected in this cemetery is OF the tran
sitional French Romanesque style OF
/ architecture. In external appearance
! if will give the impression OF massive
! tower With its retaining walls anu
| terrace, the entire Sedifce VIII pc some
| no feet in height, and Will stand on
| the slope of the hill that rises toward
Belleau Wood. :.
| the resting place Of 1880 sololerS.
! Members of the 27thN and 30th d.,
! visions who fell in the vicinity. as well
as those of the 1st Division who gave
! their lives in the operation near
! Cantigny, and of the $50 and l8th "
visions who fell in the operations WINE
| serving with the British, are buried
here. In addition, all American sol
diers who died on or behind the Brlt-
! ish front in France and VINO were a oo
removed to the United States in lSZZ
now sleep here. This site IS ABOUT IL
miles northeast OF st: euentln. All.
The chanel now being erected In TINS
cemetery Is an adaptation OF the Ro.
manesoue style of chapel architecture.
In General form it will be ike mas
| sive shaft with low. someWnat pyi o.,
| n1idal covering. being nearly % 1eet III
height and rs feet In length aiiu
breadth. r-.,,e.
| terv is about halfway between Brus-
seIs and Ypres and contains 367 graves.
! n is on ground captured by the s1st
! division. The soldiers buried mere are
mainly those of the 37th and gist III
visions who died in this part OF rlanoeis
and of the 9th and Sotn Dlvlsi2 p sh ~n
! feIl near Ypres. The cemetery Is aDou.
10 miles from Client, 81 miles from
| 7 lille and az miles from Brussels.
As the graves in this cemetery are
arranced on the four sides OF a square,
| leaving an open space In the center;
| the chapel now being erected tEere viii
be placed in the center OF tne csine.e -.
An added beauty will be given 70 us
setting by encircling it with a shallow
sunken garden. This chapel VIII DE-
| octaponal in shape and Will .oe apou1
az feet high and 20 feet in diameter.
| The Suresnes American Cemetery
lies on the slope of Mount Valerlen'
| about 8 miles west OF the walls OF rams;
1t overlooks the capital OF France e.tsrv e
iS about 200 wards from the railroad
station.
ColoniaI-style Chapel.
The chapel now being erected IN TINS
cemetery will give in its general eA-
| terror appearance a feeling OF American
| colonial arCQlI6CIuIC. GaAAoA oAASS ~
building will be by way of colonnaoe
porch, and this porch will be APP
preached from two sides by short nlgnts
Of stairs. The chapel, including the
stairs. will be about AZ feet high ana
about the same length and breadth.
The Brookwood American Cemetery:
located about % miles southwest OF
| london. contains 437 graves. It forms
part Of a very large and beautiful BTU
| ish cemetery established many years
ago. The American section adJoins one
used for British war burlals.
| The American bodies buried In TINS
cemetery were concentrated after the
armistice from various places through.
| out England, Scotland and Ireland, ana
| consists of those members OF the Amerl-
| can evolutionary forces who lost their
lives in Great Britain or its surround
ing waters during the war. 1t is a
pleasant drive by automobile from Lon
| don to this cemetery.
The chapel being erected is an adapta-
| ton of the Greek Doric order OF archl-
lecture. The ediflce Is about "a feet
square, with small projecting wings on
each side and a portico in front, the
columns of the portico being Is feet
high and IA feet in diameter. at the
base. The chapel Is surrounded by
semi-circular path and hedge.
In addition to these memorial chapels
In the cemeteries the commission plans
| to erect three large memorials on the
| battle fields and IS other monuments
| ut places outside Of the cemeteries.
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