TELLS OF BURIAL
OF U. S. SOLDIERS
General Pershing Sends Official
Report of Funeral of Amer
ican Heroes.
TRIBUTE BY FRENCH GENERAL
Soldier* of France and United Statea
Surround Qrave as General Bor
deaux Eulogizes Dead ? Sug
gests Monument Inscription.
Washington, D. C. ? The war depart
ment has received from General Per
shing a copy of the record describing
the funeral services for the three
American soldiers who were killed in
the Germans' first trench raid against
United Suites troops on November 8.
The papers bear the following indorse
ment from Major General William L.
Sibert :
"Forwarded recommending that the
request of Genernl Bordeaux to have
?be remains of the men left at Bathele
inont be favorably considered."
The record, including the address of
General Bordeaux, In part says:
"By command of General Bordeaux,
French division, the bodies of Corporal
Gresham, Private Enrlght and Private
Hay, company F. Sixteenth infantry,
were Interred with religious and mili
tary ceremony at Bathelmont on the
Afternoon of November 4.
Improvised Altar Used.
"An altar was Improvised and elabo
rately decorated in the village. The
chaplain of a French regiment con
ducted the church services.
"Following the church ceremony the
cortege proceeded to n field adjacent
to the village and formed on three
sides of a square, the bodies being
,|>laced In front of the graves on the
fourth side. An American flag, pro
Aided by the French, had been placed
(over the caskets.
"At two o'clock General Bordeaux,
accompanied by his full staff, his In
fantry, artillery and engineer chiefs
mid a representative of the French
corps commander, arrived and took
I position.
"The troops presented arms and the
French field music and band played
a funeral march. The chaplain per
formed the religious ceremony at the
graves. Then General Bordeaux ad
vanced to the center of the square and
addressed the troops and then the
dead. A copy of his address Is at
tached.
"The company of United States In
fantry fired three volleys and Its truin
pt tor sounded tups. All the troops
vere then marched by the graves, sa
luting as they pa ?>d. General Bor
deaux and bis staff advanced to the
graves, saluted and departed.
"Throughout the ceremony at the
graves French batteries from their po
sitions, fired minute guns, over the
village at the German trenches.
"The entire ceremony was most Im
pressive."
rrencn commander's Tribute.
The address of General Bordeaux In
part whs as follow* :
T
In the name of the Eighteenth division,
In the name of the French army, and In
the name of Fr&nc^ I )>ld farewell to
-Corporal Qreab&ffl, Private Enrlght and
Prlvatf itay of the Sixteenth Infantry,
^^Tierlcan army.
? Of their own free will, they had left
their happy and prosperous country to
coinc over here. They knew that the war
continued In Europe; they knew that the
fores fighting for honor, love, Justice,
civilization were still checked by the long
prepared forces which are serving the
powers of bmtal domination, oppression,
barbarity. They knew that an effort was
ptlll necessary. They wished to give us
their help; and also their generous hearts
did not forget old historical memories,
while others forgot more recent ones.
They Ignored nothing of the circum
stances. Nothing had been concealed from
them neither the length nor hardships of
this war. nor the violence of the battle,
nor the dreadfulness of the new weapons,
nor the perfidy of the foe. Nothing stop
ped them.
They had accepted to lead a hard and
MtrenouB life; they had crossed the ocean
despite great peril; they had taken their
place on the front by our side; they have
fallen, facing the foe. In a hard and des
perate hand to hand fight. Honor to
them! Their families, their friends and
their fellow citizens will be proud when
they learn of their death.
Men! These graves, the first to he dug
In our national soil, at but a short dis
tance from the enemy, are as a mark of
the mighty hand of our allies, firmly
clinging to the common task, confirming
the will of the people and army of the
United States, to fight with us to a finish,
ready to sacrifice as long as It will be
tiwrsBary, until final victory for the no
blest of causes, that of the liberty of na
tions, the weak as well as the mighty.
Thus, the death of this humble cor
,IK>rnl and of these two private soldiers
appears to us with extraordinary grand
eur.
We will, therefore, ask that the mortal
reinelns of these young men be left here.
I he left to us forever. We will Inscribe on
their tombs:
"Here He the flr*t soldiers of the
| United States Republic to fall on
4 the noil of France for Justice and
? Liberty."
( The passerby will stop and uncover
his head The travelers of France, of the
allied countries, of America, the men of
heart who will come to visit our battle
field of I>orralne, will go out of their way
to come here to bring to these graves the
tribute of their respect and of their
fgratef nlness.
Corporal Gresham. Private Enrlght.
; Private Hay? In the name of France, I
thank you. God receive your souls. Fare
well.
Firemen Haul Coal.
Oconto, Wis.? This city saved money
on Its coal bill recently by getting the
fn?*l nl almost cost and th^n having It
?hauled by the Are department. The
coal vs" for the public schools and the
f rc 'men made good as coal heavers, so
the school officials say.
TO DO RELIEF WORK
Red Cross Trains Women for
Civilian Service.
Series of Institute* In Horn* Science
to Fit Them a* Social Serv
ice Worker*.
Washington. ? Scientific training and
efficient service are the keynotes of
the civilian relief work which lius Just
been inaugurated throughout the coun
try by the Americas Ited Cross. I
Contrary to the popular belief that '
most of the Ited Cross is being done by
untrained volunteer workers, the lat
est venture of the organization is char
acterized by a series of institutes in
home science for the purpose of train
ing women to do social service work
among the families of our fighting men.
| "Financial aid for the families of
our soldiers and sailors is only a small
I part of the problem which these fam
ilies will have to face," said Mrs. YVal
i ter S. Ufford, head of the District of
< Columbia Civilian ltelief department
| of the Hed Cross. "There is an urgent
Deed for trained community workers
I who can analyze the problem of the
j families to be served and bring them
| into touch with the community re
I sources which can help to strengthen
I family life. Trained workers will be
required to cope with the abnormal
situation in which the war has placed
the wives and children of the men at
the front."
The Hed Cross Institutes consist of
a six weeks' course which follows a
syllable prepared by l'orter Lee of the
New York School of Philanthropy.
Particular emphasis Is placed by
Mrs. UfTord upon the value of the
work outlined in the syllabus, not only
to relieve the stress of war difficulties,
but to meet the needs of reconstruc
tion that is to follow the war. Only
through scientific effort, Mrs. Ufford
believes, can an adequate attempt bo
made to readjust the economic and so
cial relationships when disabled sol
diers and sailors come back from the
front.
INVENTOR OF THE TANK
Sir William Trltton, the Inventor of
the British "Tank" which hits been
creating history on the western front
and which has been a great factor in
many British advances, is a man of
studious inclinations. In a recent In
terview, he stated, "The tank has not
only come to stay, hut. If I may ven
ture to prophesy, it is destined to play
a predominant part in modern war
fare." He is shown at work in his
office.
HAS UNIQUE COAT OF ARMS
Washington Woman Uses 25,000 Can
celed Postage Stamps in Mak
ing It.
Aberdeen, Wash. ? Twenty-five thou
sand canceled postage stamps, repre
senting 13 administrations, have been
used by Mrs. Sarah JSrickson, of this
city, to make a government coat of
arms. The stamps were gathered In
the last 25 years.
The coat of arms represents an
American eagle with outspread wings
and below it are five spears and a
shield. Three stamps are from the
George Washington administration. A
lodge has offered Mrs. Erlckson $2,200
for the picture, but she has refused It.
She still Is gathering stamps for the
completion of the work. She will a?ld
the words "Liberty" and "E IMuribus
Unurn."
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RETURNS SALUTE:
NOT ENTITLED TO IT
Camp Mills, L, I.? Recently n
noil com missioned officer of n
popular contingent here was
mistaken by n new recruit on
sentry dutj\_ who saluted him.
The noncommissioned officer, Ip
nornnt thut his colonel was near
by, returned the salute. Next
morning he was ordered to re
port to the colonel, where he was
asked why he returned the sa
lute when he. the "noncom,"
knew he was not entitled to it.
"Sir," he answered. "I al
ways return everything I am not
entitled to."
The colonel dismissed him.
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SPY GOES ABOUT
FREELY IN PARIS
\
German Says It Is More Exciting
Than Running a Sub
marine.
American Telia Sorr\p Anecdotes Show
ing the Extent of the German Spy
System ? Experience of Amer
ican Girl in Leipsic.
By HERBERT COREY.
(Correspondent of the Chicago News.)
Berne, Switzerland. ? Last week a
German U-boat captain visited Paris.
This story Is told on the authority
of the man who saw the U-bnat captain
there. I know the man. He Is a con
servative, solid, reliable American. His
word Is worth 100 cents on the dollar
wherever he Is known. For some
years he was In business relations with
Germans, nnd learned to know many
of them very well.
"I was standing In front of the opera
house In Paris," said this man, "when
a green car whizzed by. I jyst caught
a glimpse of a familiar face. Beside
the man I knew was a Frenchman
wearing a black beard. Two minutes
later I remembered whom the familiar
fuce belonged to.
" 'Yon Hutten,' I said to myself.
'Why ? why ? dnng it ? last I heard of
Von Hutten he was commanding a U
boat In the North sea.' "
Futile to Chase a Green Car.
The man puzzled over it for a mo
ment. Then, being a good American,
he told the American authorities in
Paris. He had not been able to get
the number of the car or a description
of the chaufTeur. Chasing green cars
In Paris Is like trying to catch wild
geese by the salt plan. Next day the
man was walking down the Avenue de
l'Opera when the green car whizzed by
again. He tried to catch the number,
but that old oil and dust trick that
American speeders Invented prevented
him. He walked on down to Clro's for
lunch.
"I had So-and-so from the consulate
and So-and-so from the embassy and
So-and-so of the United States navy as
my guests," said he, naming them. "We
had a good time together, for we were
old friends. I told of seeing my Ger
man acquaintance on the avenue. Next
day I came to Borne. Shortly after I
met my German friend.
"T like the looks of your naval at
tache In Paris,' said he. 'Nice boy.
Think I'll try to got ac<jualnted with
him.' Then he laughed.
" 'I saw you there,' I gasped.
?"I know you did,' said he. 'I sat
at the next table to you in Clro's, be
hind the pillar, and heard you tell
about seeing me. Naughty, naughty!
And so you tried to get your old pal
pinched?'
The German told my American
friend that he had been in and out of
Paris ever since the war began. He
found It much more Interesting than
running a U-boat, he said. There was
a danger, he admitted, but just enough
danger to make the job Interesting.
Besides, he Is a poor man at home. In
his work he has plenty of money to
spend.
"I'm going back next week," said h<*.
Extent of System.
A friend of mine who returned from
Berlin after the United States declared
war on Germany told a story, of which
he had personal knowledge, to show
the extent of the German spy net. An
acquaintance in Berlin obtained per
mission to go to Holland on business.
It is not easy to get such permission
nowadays. Although an American, he
was forced to tell just whom he wished
to see In Holland nnd why. While In
Amsterdam he received a hurry call to
London from his correspondent thero
nnd took the next boat, getting a vise
through the interest of the American
legation In The Hague.
"Why did you go to London?" he
was asked when he returned to Berlin.
He told the story.
" 'We know of the telegram you re
ceived,' was the reply. 'Hut why did
you go to room 303 of the Savoy hotel
imd remain closeted with Lord Blube
berry there for three hours?"
He was able to mnke his explanation
convincing or there might have been
another incident to write a note about.
This was some weeks before the Unit
ed States was finally crowded Into war.
It Is ensler to believe In the number of
spies Germany has scattered about
when one hears this story by an Ameri
can girl, who for some years had stud
ied ?t Leipsic. This year she was re
fused her Ph. D. degree, although It
was due her. Then she was refused
permission to leave Germany. For
weeks she was promised nnd put off.
"Become n spy for us nnd you shall
have your degree." she was told. "You
shall have plenty of money to spend.
You need not worry about the danger.
We will always take care of you."
She did not become a spy and even
tually she was given permission to
leave for Switzerland. P>ut the story
puts one to thinking.
New Way to Hooverize.
Milwaukee. ? "I was trying* to Hoov
erize." That was the explanation giv
en by Ignatz Poltoiskl when haled Into
court on the charge of stealing meat
from a oucklng company. H<? said he
bad only t.iken a pound, but 75 pounds
of u*ca* were found In his home. His
explanation didn't satisfy the court, so
he was fined $18.
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