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a nnrnri bND COUNTY rmri m f-OF CHAKiqTTE ; iiosTi. ; n in pais HIE TO IK fflLLEH lis ' Crczra Tt !-t ta Mctbcry cf t . . ; r t 1, - ,r ,,.11 . 4 " . w LI1GHI1 - .3- .: . " ' ' ' t,r t J mm ' nor;G3 at vzzazzs ItsssaSkf SZislIy C.'i ' fcr Two Kir m v 1 :'! Before one of tht largest crowd that taa gathered I Charlott fa years, poffi.::r tb Urrest that baa evef aseembled . hart, Impressive Armistice day xrclss, featurea Of which war tbe navelltng of a oafA , tablet to tha 14 Mecklenburg men who died in tha world war and memorial address by Gov. Camoroa D01EB Li HE SI FOU DAY mm 0a cf Ccr Spfttsculr Ew Seta Hsre JTIAUC2:: ACCOrXID w" Throosh a livtof awaua of Char lotto and Maek1biir. cttkoaa wlio wora Uakod 1 tooa ' alone : W traota. BaaM)dr tha varada'of thoot teklna-'part to tha eoromoBic tod float to wo aarouwa yoawaiif v tho tablet to tola oitf and ooa tr'o faJlos 4oad -' ' At oooo odo at tba moot beautiful and aooctaeuUr aaradoo oror aaia ? Morrloon, woro bald jraattrdar at tt )la Caartotta, tha lint of march wm ,iWr t frnnt atana iMoui en iaa ahart. ajia aamirantr buwhwi. j' tlsaj TkssTsiyVTaJgo Pert atepa of th, UocklanbuTf , County aourtbocco. . v- -J -.Tho- w.t"!ia followod i aaraaa ', In whl-h rrpunbly I.0 aerrla. too. ' . t ntac vf .vatious patriua aad Bvwl"-arjr 4 organtotlona took a&rt. tha parad oiiainr , at tba V Vaoartboaaa, ' whara tha a t ba V -wa f teoa eorere) tha lawa, tr.o J, '.aljaaralka, atrf and as far aa tv.a u oyo if ' v -.... , : i.. ..4 . it . amor Worrlaoa to o tna whoaa r" aor r- ' wral th I let arot'iad t- eourthooM, tho tnc mfco ttwa t)-,oaa a- - fr tv t..-'-M.o tha Bati. s' D.vil H id v,,n i who supported t'T"t, to lha f-jrni' r or" y. loo man, a hlto ar 1 colored, . wba - f-- aarred their eount ' U t;iO lata era- i araaney. aad pp- cuiar'.y . to Uia -.v rJ" baadad tn(uer to keco tho banner "J7t" Of a"0 ruiie-t and democracy high l i I aboro t ' I oua and c -moral!- If ."w i accpti . '. an 1 t:.o f- tatt rr i'. J. tot. r - 4b b. a. iv I Iaa tp - ' s -at -fk ! tear u ! dowa." , '.'' v' A Ihi t r . . t rt of tha exerela at anas tho to-nin'.t period f ai Jonea oboonred t 11 o'clock. the wtaw cf humanity bowl: im head . aa '.a man lt- mriaory f t dd -a U tr. E.-.:ion- T' t re fr HIM Vl,.il JOIiB W. ir aervloe man, Wat half ot tbo county s men, tha memorial ' f y Mr W, O, Nla ir, rv r-'l chapter, At. i c-.-i 1 oUer anco and l auies anno en - m loaa of t:. r-ertod, when t.o axercia a Srara continued. ' ' ' " ' ' : ' i Lea A. IV r, chairman of the general eel' iUon commit tf, pre sided over the eerclB. V. ': h him on tha pUuVrm erected aa ' the tpaakara aastij wera Gov, Cameron Merriaon an-t hie peraonal - atafT, members cl t " rty ITaM phapter.- V. A. B nA oU'-r o..lcia1a of th -ox-arclaea. T ' ' Tha Enrine band.' atatloned on tho right band aide, near tha memorial tablet, opened tha exercise with ..-."America," while tho vaat anm Iblaga atood at attention. . Rev. 13. 'A, Penick. Jr.. rector of SL PeteVi Eplacopal church, -"Urmy ' chaplnln . during tha-world war, offered ,' tha opening -yer. In a f v wor.a Mr. Fohjer t th -r of tha day. . . Gov ' ' ' OraeUi. ' - war.. tha v b . tha army r . orana of and oou&ty v rtooa rari!4 1. today wi.l te ct aary of twa 'ft ' . '"V , f i Cu i i, i.jverjior . r i t!l ovr tha 'i .'1 lha annlver- - 1 1 ti.e armlatlce. tOeafcad aa Fet I, J3 sava 1? ' Falf day. iov la arl eoir t ;'.'; fi!r fin rti the long waiting, nor long walking after tba parade started, made tt a tlre aorae ordeal for Uooe, aad aopo etatly tbo older onts, who took part m ft, , y '( - r oop s"r group of the aev- " ,.na paaaad dowa the tru., yt..e y wera applauded from f$ f -fg::,e d oi.a- buiiainBa, tit' r r- I for a"nuoa 1 , f - - - frn' t oa-i fjkera e.,. ry a ha t(iUu.. 1 f'r ts?rr over auttcraryyialch wa yea Urday we'Lceiebratea nra, aa aih latii eo'intry at Iwga..:, i ,t it tocacav Tbo itravO. form"! oa Oraham, Hint .ad - West Trade atreeta, around the poetotnoa, tha several alula gaxaanna "", d'eeignatad plaoao ehortly v attor 10 o'clock. There .wart ..two dlvlaiona tf, thA Una. the first tormina oa Oraham street and the aeooad fortj- Ing alona- Trade ana juni.ana w lng in attar, tbo passage of tho Bret filviBlon:- xt'- ' . .' -"I'. Soldier tn uniforms want abaad af each , unit aa a. guide, sh owing thorn their aevoral. poaitiona ta the spaca at ' tho -oourthousa, U . P. fcoutherland, chairman of the mr ahal committee bad drawa blue prints of tbs anUro aituaUoa and It was tha moat orderly parado, in tha mat.er of locating position, of. any ever attempted bora,,; - Fraisa la duo tha entire commit tea tor tna manner In which the event -was handled front tho point af formation, until tho completion of' tha day's events. - Unless this order bad been well nigh perfect, chaos would have resulted for It Is eftttmated that from JQ.OOa to 1S. oo people crowded In tha atreeta and vacant spaces around the coun ty courthouse. la addition, im mense, throngs Uited ; the ; striata from' tho, poatofflca to Independence aauara, and , from thara to tba aourthouaa; '", ' " "" ' I Iilae-rp of tha Parade, . Hitvl"r cleared tip tha straeta of all trat o during tho hour of tha parade, tha work of tho police and man, HA '.j was carried out tha mora eiHl!?,. so that when tha mountad cot t ot' pollcev cams, leading the van cf tha parade, they had undin putel pasaaga along tha, entira Una of- march. ' ' 1 'V' ; Alwaya a great part of sueb civlo movements, tha Oasis templa band followed the mounted police, play lag a msri V-. Under. tha a'-'a lead.-' erBhin of xi. , lu Keosler t.0 band acn'i.Jed Itself unusually welty-. 1 lha marshals of tha para da fol lowed Oaaie hand and after them cams Governor Cameron Morrison and fela-official staff, on foot . The city and county i...waia .followed the governor's pii-ty , ,. . i :...("n ( -v Fwsn. ' - The-1 llorneto' Neat' Riflemen In lift t marching order added to the nu..ts,ry appearance of tho parade. Hie local company showed to un usuitl advantage aa with clean-lined 1-i.r.iiS lt.awpt dowa. th street In perfect uniMfn."-"""-"4-' - " , Tho Go? t Etar Mothers Of tha en t're eour. y came in -automobiles, fiilr, vlnif the riaemen, . There v,tre many in that gathering who had lost an only son, some had lost, two: but &H wora mingling their sorrow together, burying, a gain that loved one who may. yet oe in, tor e!rn soil. ' There Was universal sym rmby , for these who "lost most, as they - passed by' and through ha long lano of people. , . . , - Disabled Vetorana. "; -.-' The Disabled American Veterans of tha World Wsr cams utter tha C M Fr War Jf'others, t.iey also r.ag auUnnbbllea provided for t'e oocaslon. . A great many of tVi"m cold ot bava participated, but for tiie tho;MfuInaaa of Red C'ot t- "t corps and other car r j v. j 1"R f their machines I.-r a oc ?i.a " - r T 'v'iMil r' nptr, Daurtors tf i i -'.'an 1 -"volution,-wUch br fiv i,.s r- irV'-r to tho coun ty t I, followe-i ho dttild f-'iirp-v csrri""', and the .Wo- Ihri&zj cf TtUet. AcSircb hy Corcrr:? thj Eij P " F cr'rrtt ct';'- That Armlatlcf day - baa bnterad tba" ealaodar' as an annuaf holiday was twauatakbly shown bars yester day, when tba entire dpr and aounty laid aside the'worklng tools of dally vocation and, putting on , bollday garb,, tbrohged ' th streets from aarly la .tho morning until a later boar than anal last night Tba day dawned bright, and crisp aad for the first fw boura la tba mof-nlngJL.thouaands doubtless tajoy ed that great luxury, lying a-bed lata In tha morning. There was at aaad for aarly breakfast; for then was so work to do. All tba wheels of commerce, except those that ara necessary for tba orderly carrying on Of tha affalrrfrt a rrt r'-Ti atenpad 1 i' r v .tint r'-' t f t t " ' 10' Iktaf '. U Holiay fa .C .J 3 Act; : Heart of America Shows .- " f ,, - ,i , ' ; .,' fj. if i t 'mc'ts a i IfirSpontaiieousOutbui st Jf f ' . w , it- ' A"- Fonacr Pretlicht't Diiro - Down, Pirirwy lTtni . Arenue ' Behind Corleje Of "Unknown SoUIei" ; Wo A Contmuoiu PenonsI Ovation Lttcr ThotitbnoA Aperel At F,Ir. VVlIaon'd Home To tl . . 1 Do Him IloiTa)r, '"" ' -.v '-;- 1ST TIIIB5 FL01T EKE UTOIEIIOI .-TO CEBICI'S 4 1 Pau!eaV Mcrrcr! ArmUUco day- was- f ' aerved In citiea and tow. oat North Carolina. Tha been made a legal boh., of tbo legislature, virtu trial aad business a-tiv, At the roqaast of Go ftaoa in a jproelamaUo bald aarifcaa at noon at ara wora offered for wor. success of tba limltaf'o monts conference af Under tbo aotptceo c Star Mothers of Aleck, ty, a memorial tablt t la Charlotto la memory teabarg aoldlars who " world war. Governor VZo. tba orator, ' v."' A.--, Armtotlco Day waa et' praeUeally ovary city an t Bouth Carolina, the Amerv -poats staging special pro In ' Columbia memori woro held . at the Unlvet. Other schools. The Per, t mills olosad dowa for fif .et r before noon, during which ; Prasldsnt'a proclamation 1 Rov. J. Sprote Xron, . Jfr . during tbo world war, j oormoa to tbo American I .. dlera from Camp Jackson -pooplo of Columbia. iJLntn via) a wreath ' was preaen KJ waals club to the Coin m l ify ob raugb having an act 1 Indus dP. r for4 jrches i pray tea and armaw on. e Gold coun selled -lack in tba being post "edla n la s." v " .(Hsoa id .la itton -tifet i the 't. ...t-i- a .-. vl 'it,; t r V t .) 1. n 1 BT tt' E. apl, miTANT WASHINGTON.., Nov. i 1. Tbs real feature of tha grand story of the ''Unknown aoldierT hare today was tha tribute paid to bis ("Commander-n-Chlef. Woodrow WllMB,N. Tha rreat demonstration for Mr. Wilson atartad soon after tha pcoceaslon be gan to maron oa ronnsyivaoia avo nut and kept np until he retired to bis homo later thM afternoon wito tea re la Ws ayes. .... , t . svaryboay uiasa about me spon taneous outburst for tha former President . Aa ha rods along in a horee-arawn carnage, wita Mra. Wil son at bis aids, tbo crowds by tbs streetaldt.racognlsad and cheered mm. ' auca an ovauoa was out oi place at a funeral, but tho climax of tho amotions of the onlookera had reached the bursting point by tho time. Mr. . Wilson appeared on , the ceaa.' V , .-.. (. . , Trlbata to Mr. Wilson. , Mora than 10,00 people gathered about! tba home of Mr. Wilson this afternoon to honor. htm. This story Is carried by tha press associations. but no reporter can overdraw the picture, made, by , tha clamoring throngs Jusa outalda of tha boms of the tame Lion of 8 Street the greatest private dthten In tbo world. North Carolinians .took part In the demonstrations today, - Mrs, J, P. Caldwell, of Charlotte,.who was tha guest- or Senator Overman t the ceremonies at Arlington, cams all ths way here to bo ona of tha thousands who paid tribau to Mr, Wilson this afternoon.- General" Julian 8, Carr, bead of tba' : Confederate , veterans, Vj . I., ' ' m ' lad la bio uniform ocray,j waf ona of tho very few who got to apeak to tba invalid hero. He oiimbea upon the Wilson porch and. grasped ths band of the ex-President and I gave It a shake and told bint that North Carolina was for hrra to tha and., , "I never had . a greater honor." aald ' General 'Carr - tonight "I am proud to have participated la tha earemonlea hero today, and especial fly tho demonstration about tha home of Mr. Wilson. I was pleated to nod him Improved.'' - - moss jMaaonu Tniac. Representative . Charles M. Btsd' man, tho only Confederate veteran la Congress, was ; deeply Impressed by what be saw bert today. Ha aald that tho honor to Mr. Wilson and tha "Unknown Soldier" whom bo , bad ftnmmandad araa moat flttlna. "It, all pf It" aald Mr. BUdmaa. waa the most perfectly beautiful thing I aver know..: l.dotit think there haa aver before been tucb a tribute paid to any man In the en tire world, whatever bis standing in life. ' It was tha grandest spectacle all arotmd that f or any other man baa aver witnessed In this country. never have been to Impressed as I waa today. Another thing, tnia af fair shows tha greatness of tha re public andatha gratitude of tho peo ple for thoot who light for, them-It waa vary wonaerrui. , , . . , t "AgMht disabled commanderln' chief rof . tho. American -t aoldlera, former "Prasldeat Wilson "ama - In for a ahart of the honor today. He " , (tSeatraaed 'oa rago TaraeJ If .of, ;,?ic .' World ,; Fixed 1 .'- - f ' X t be- tho B r tf f oli. 1 u t . .1 Into Cui. uui.iuii, Cjjloue yeaiar day turned 'out thousands of - aa ebinea aad. tho streets wera orowd td tbroughout tha entirt day. There waa Botaaa accident of a serious na ture, there were no arrests by tba polic,'aU showing tba ordarliaass of tbo day aad tho behavior of tho pooplo. r - V . -, For those clUaOns wbd had official part to tha program, yesterday waa indeed a busy day, beginning at It o'clock to' tba mornings Uovarnor Morrison aad bio atajf, American la gtoB offlclalt, raooptloa eommittaoa; Daurhtora : of tba Confoderacy and buhtera of tho American I.evofu tlon. all bad much to do to keep thorn busy until 11 o'clock last nl&ht whoa the reception to tbo governor camo to an ond and farowella wort said.' . ' ",u For those citlsens who played the part of onlookera there - was ona grand bollday with ''nothing to do until tomorrow" and they took their plaavaro aa their deairaa - dictated. Thoao who were able to do so, camo upon tbe streets for tba parade at 10:30 o'clock and biter aasembled at tha aounty courthouse where an ad dress waa delivered by i Governor Monisoa upon the occasion of tha unveiling of a monnment to tho 104 American soldiers who lost their Utvs la Franca. . , $ ' Thoot exercises, in common ' with all aetlvtiea In the United States, -f., pausao an eoitcx tor two minutes and proceeded to tha conclusion.' Tbo bronst tablet' la attached ta tbo courthouse walls near tho malnl entrance to that building. It waa a gift from Liberty Hall chapter, D. A. R, At the conclusion of this pro- , -fa? (Cseataoed m Urn XVm'l .:vr' ioir, Nov, li-- fuen of t'.ie section wera c noi 1 today la tbo greatet Arrolstloe'D? oolobratloa -aver held la, i.Igh- Pa: t Foaturinjr tbo oaborata program was a colossal ettrvet parado. In ' which hundrede of -men and woman partio ipated, . xerchis wera -held and spaochet arera made by local eitM sana. The eelebratlon closed tonight with A display, of fire worka, followed b ythe sounding of whistles and balla, Mora than MOt, people Joined la tha eelebrttloru . .:.- 1 11 11 1 a ilium i ' . -' - rriYE,n!C-v:.::Df.:A"CM :i t : 1 ? , r- f,jt epARTAVBURa . CL, ov. lly Tho ArmiUo Day parade here this morning waa partlc I pated to by dOOS marchers. Tho chief features wart two pageants by children of tbo city schoolso, ona portraying tha coun try's history from tho discovery by Columbus., and tha other, represent ing tha League of Nations. Ex-aor-vtce, man, school and aollogt aodtos and clvio orgaajsatlona made up tba parade, wbicb was declared ftt ba tha largest over seen here. Dr. H. N. Snyder, president Of Wofford col lege, delivered an tddrees. TRJ WfTY- PAYS TR13UTE TO 1. MEN WHO WERE KILLED , . v.. gTNeial to Tbo Ol DTTRHAM, Nov.. 1U Colonel 8. C. Chambers, speaking at an Armts tie Day celebration at Trinity coleajo tblt-moming, was roundly applauded when he axpreased tha hopa that ba disarmament., conferenoo n Wasb ') I 'wJeataaaad'. an ffaao wa. ' ! a t Kig Layout ot Featured For the Sunday Observer, 1 4 f "rrtt bag ban a long tlm antcar Tbar Sundar Obaarvar bad. many important feature articles for it roadOrt' at it Will tarry tomorrow. In addition to the usual dally featurat and tba news of tha day ' Look .at this mHp!--i'- l:fiyJ Cttorga BOTnard Sbaw-Snglandw greatest living4 puSbbctot--An article on the CUsarmament Conference, which be' aays la not to pa a "dtsarmamant" conference at aB. -' A- - - , J Hear Admiral Fiskev An artlcla on tba ArmamenU . Confereiree, Fears America would fall In war with Japan unless assisted by soma powerful nation. "-)JJ iwTt ; 'V'.V,;. ')""' Frank It 6!nwi)d--Anothar of those maattrful articles an inter national politics, with special refaronca to tho big conference, t I " Llfo-Story ot Uoyd Geoiev---Mrrorn cAln to British CabInet"--by I Harold tpender-First installment of a - !s of six Sunday articles. ' ' PresUcat llardlng -Full textof bis t ;-e at tho opening of tbo Lrmamanta Conferenot. T ' k - - -' - - Wl"litm 3. Bryanr-Second of HI V.'e'kty Eiblt Talks, which art to run a full year In.Tho, Sunday Observer. " News Kervteo The leased wire reports of Universal aervice ob tained by The Observer will be inaugurated- tonight (iving Tbo Sunday Observer tha aervice of two leased wires. Including tba full night and day report of. Tho Associated VrefX' frtsXeit of all now gather! r 3 agru lot." ' In addition The Sunday Observer will carry the day'a tiv and views, seyeral pages of society new af Charlotte aad tbo Care",- - Pa colored comic section 01 lour pares, , f orward , unservauon rox." "Echoes from Clubdom," and other feature1 V, EIKiiiS HII;fIi;!GTDi liEEOES t"i son 1 afciji'M 'i'f 'tf sj. if- V.;t A!Isncft ia New York JLIJ Sscurely in Spirit of ' . .Strvkot t V!anston V by -Wire tKt;.iSii ;, 1 a. i ' -i . NEW .TORK,. Nov,, U.-(By the Associated, ' , Press.) New York's throbbing heart af trade was stilled today in reverent tribute to that he roic heart forever ttllled, that was land to rest with the highest honors the world could pay In Arlington National-cemetery, - . , A vuot crowd In and around Madi son Square Garden, obeying tho same trumpet call - that 'summoned tho throng; at Arlington to attention at noon, stood with bowed heads, :mo tionless, - for - two minutes,, offering prayers for the dead and for perpet uation of the peace be died to Win. ?At tbe same moment, tbe cltyt' wheels of Industry dronad Into si lence; transportation ceasedr tugf and lorries idled in tht harbor; tele phone service waa suspended, -telegraph Instruments ceased' their clat !. c'Mons . evfrywher---in4hai huinea, in their oifices. In the great reailroad terminals,- oven on the streetw-ttood wltb bared heads bowed In homage to the symbolic unknown wbo had died that they, might Hire. ,1 - -' ' ' Mournlnjr Colors Everywhere. ' Flags at half mast flew through out tha city. Public bunding, mili tary posts, visiting ships tn tha har bor -ships that 1 bear tha flags of nearly all the nations of the world, not excepting the German display ed their. colors mourning. " Observance of the sacred moment centered at Madison Square Garden, where telephonto amplifying device had bppn set up to unite Arlington and Naw fork, ' . The grea t hall, festooned with Bars of Am-- ica and the allies, was packed far beyond it Seating capaci ty of 15,000 and, th crowd outside filled every available Inch of Madi son Square Park long - before tha first volet came over the wire from Arlington, announcing that .the body of tht unknown was being placed on tn rataraiqu and that President and Mra Harding were entering the amphltaater, -.--, In W.t United. ' ' : From that, i.iO! -"H until tbo last twwn'"" K'rntt r? "tfW ilffA swav, the a- -tern m i.i tl- "tilt ! OiMMC. 1 t .itOM. , ! that, Witt eivan, .ovcry i . t waa imns1! 'T'ltloiis t t t v!.h t.'lO ' ... f l-itv'-'o Cf . 14 , , '-"-ed aa Par 1 " ) -. - ,'- ' ' Acartltd Spclssien of the Power to f.Isct Tcdar. t u aiaassaaasaiaaj .W PlrpectV-MeTer' letter :.:- i " ,' " I ;' , Outward r.!islfeliticni cf Coofitleiice Iacressh, AJJ Seem Determined a loca-ft vptnaj aessjon, IXicIy to be Perfusdtory -ibnE-aa 'to Sound, ' J V KejTwte.'';.:f"t'- WASHINGTON, Nov. 11. (By tba Associated Preas) With tba tyea of tba world fixed hopefully upon them, tbe accredited spokesmen of 1 the powers will inset la Washington to morrow to try to find a way to oast tbo heavy burden of armaments. ' In th hiatorle quest Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan and the United States, a group which acting' to gether can tura the whole tide ot civilization Into new channel all have pledegd 4 solemn and deter mined co-operation, . In addition, China, Belgium, Por tugal and the Netherlands, invited because of their vital interest in the pertinent and crucial, problems' of tba far east, will git in conference to complete the circle of those who ar to strive for tho no day of Interna tional relationship.'' - -. Proapeota Never Brighter, , Outward -manifestations of . confi dence in tht success ot the negotia tions never have .been more - tn prominence than on tho ev of the. assemoung 01 tnt oeiegatea m for mal conclave. Every nation Is de clared by Its leaders to be ready to coma to the confrenct table with a spirit of . unqualified good will for every other, and behind 4her is a great urging fore of world opinion seeking, translation into the- cov enants pf permanent friendship, , Among the statesmen and diplo mats of th visiting nations tht great : topic of interest tonight "was tha address made st Arlington today by President Hardin qr. who summon ed the conference into being and who will welcome tt to American soli tomorrow. - Upon every hand were heard expressions of satisfaction that In paying bis tribute to America's soldier dead., the - chief "executive grasped his opportunity 40 renew the pledge of the Unitad State to take it full ahart of leadership in tht at tainment of a better ordsr. -. In the fulftllmen of that pledge It Is tht expectation ot all the delegates that the American government will place before'tbt conferenot aa soon as it begins its work a concrete pro posal for armament limitation. Such a proposal has been prepared by tbo American delegates and there teems to be universal agreement that a th initiator of tbe 'negotiations 'th United State should have the first say, t Whether, the proposal will be submitted tomorrow, however, is a question which - present Indication would answer in the negative. . 1 - Americana in Oonf erence. Tho American delegation held a Honor and Glory nd Pledge of High Endearpr Pcv :: 1 0 ; ; Om. the Last Rettinj Pjace of the liuncfesi Cr.s t' Fame to He Told and Sunj by Amticant Every v " 3 .'.'' n r '' airn.' it 1 f TOT JU - limCHUTinx WoU ruwis c.;sj 4 ..... Ayenue HeU fa Solemn. ReTerent Hush U .Fk-!i i , Caiket is OuTied Between Canks of Hunn!:y. Great Men fa tho VVorldVAlfair From Many lxz.li, AI: : I.,. With Multitudes of American Men and JVc-ca cf A" WaEb of life, Mixed fa Vat Concouna b 0.3 1 : ; City cf the DeiJ, Hear Lincoln's Fnioui V . s " Here Hlihly ResolVe That.These Dead !3 11 Dicd in ,Vaiaw ReitVrated by the , Jklicn's Vi . Srketmaiv President HanTini,' Pause 1 fcr 7v -! . REnules fa: Breathless Saence of Prayer uJ lj 1 Homa&re to the VVarJDead Ererywhere. J ' ' v .. " .. I : mm a- .'.m-mm i --'. " ' - WASHINGTON, Nov. IlBy tht Aasoclated Praa.J Under the w! 'i and starry tklet of hit, own bom land, America's unknown dead from Franc alee pa tonight ft, soldier homo from tho war . f ' Alone he ilea to 4be narow eaH of wblte ttona'tbat guarda hi bo'r; but bla tout baa1 tnttred "into 'the ppujlt that Is America. ;s .( Wherever liberty I held close In man's bearta, the honor and t?. glory aadjtha pledge of high' endeavor poured out over tfc! nanielo.. one Of fame wfll.bo told and sung by, Americans for all time. - J ScroDed across the marbl arch of the memorial raited to th soldier and sailor dead everywhere, which stands 11k t a monu hind bla tomb, runs this legend'. 7,' I !. We bore higbiy resolve that, tbeae dead shaR not have t The wdrd4 wrt tpoken by the Martyred Lincoln over t: Gettysburg. " And today, with voice None'iK'h determino" lot; witb deepi emotion, another Preside-. echoI !!. ' ! "i t tht coffin of tbo tpldler who-difd fort f t H Y" ' Qreaf men to th world' e .tairalbeai J t" . I.'., . i . k by tba man who atand at C: T -.d t t'. ... ai Tt. nrrnw t M "-d i f'y f t 3 " a 04 Ua t ew AjiBfca .u-U of jut-rty dedicated today. 1".. v peace; ttf tba -curbiof of'fh havoc of war. They will iui i ; : -in France) that robbed tbla soldier of life and ham, aad brocu t l to comrade of If nations by tb hundred of thousands. - ,. -' And In their ear when they met must ring President V&r&U ration, today beside th flat wrapped, honor laden,' bier: J T : Thera nfust ba, then shall be, tbe wnrmandlngr voice of a c: -fivulwatJon' aateat aimed warfare, , .(.," . 'v;; v t J.' -j. Far across the' sea,- other unknown dead hallowed In memory I their' countrymen '.-.an:: tbht" American ; soldier Is enshrined in tt 1 of America, sleep' their last Ha' to whose veins ran tht blood of I forebear Ue beneath tt great eton In ancient Westminstsf Abbej; 1 France beneath th Are de Triomphe, and bt of Italy under tho ' the father land, ia Rom, -Aad It seemed today that they, too, i ... here among tb Potomac hills to greet an American coxnrads co"- t .: their gtorieu oompaay, .'to teetify. their appVoval of th hLh hop, spoken by America' President,' ? '( , i," v ; All day lon ths nation .poured out Its heart to jprlde anJ f tho nameless American. Before tb first crash af tba minute r Its knoll for te dsad from the shadow, of Washington rtmv peqpla wbo' claim bint a their own-wort trooping out to do 1 ' They lined the' long road front Ins" capltol tb' fhe blllulJe U, I tonight: they flowed like a tide' over the slopes about hi b". 1 they choked th bridge that lead across tb river to tho Ky brave to which bt to th latest comer. , -' ' t - , .i As he waa carried past' through tht banks of humanity t:.. t Pennsylvania avenue, a solemn, reverent bnsb bold the living)". .. there waa not to much of sorrow as of high pride te It all, a pr: ' ' beyond the reach of. th shouting and 'the. clamor that mark 1- moment in lif . ( t-'AW't- U 'f- Out there to tha broad avenue waa a slmpl soldier, dead for 1, th flag. Ke wanainelesa. ' Ni man knew what part'in tha f ' Of the nation he bad fllled when last he paajwd over bla homo s (a Franca he bad, died aa American always bav been ready bt tb flag and what li means. , They read tbe message of .the pa. ' these ellent thousands along tha way, , , ' , . They stood to almost holy aw to- tak their own part in v tbalra, the glory 1 of the American people honored bare In tha I showered on America' nameless ton froan, France. ' Amy and navy end marina alt played their part in v f ptctada aa tb cortege roiled' along. And Jqst behind theV " -t -faded French flowers oa the draped flag, walked tb Prest ? leader ot a hundrd rattllon In whose nam ta was chitf "i tblt bier. - Beatdt bint, strode tba man tinder whom the falK ; lived afid died to France, General Pershing, wearing only the t Of ictwy thai every American sotdteVinbibt wear aa t.A t ,,.y t ' Then,, row on row, came tba men who lead tbo nation ImZ it . guided Ut .destinies Before. 'They were all there, walking piv , age and frailtle of th flesh forgotten.. Judges, senators, rc, highest officer of every military arm of government nd k tru . j . group of th nation' mt vulorou eons, tv.e med.1 ot honor i gum, wer gray and bent and droopirj; a!th c' I woura; om tr t net as, tb day tby won. their way to fame. All walked gUiTy U t' nameless comrade's but parade.' . ' , ' .. Behind these cavmat the cortior h " t ! V.' stricken down by tnflnnlttes aa to tr- lit V i 1 nation, Just at an bumble private, r'.." -'.it 'i down before a Shell or t;"cU J'or f t T 1 ra: tei.lent'badpat aelJo LI Ccc tt t ' jt, ..- uen and risked neaUh, perhaps 1 ", t . . ri ll fallen, There was band-c! , ins a i a c i tbe man In Co carriage a tribute to tho if-1 1' at ! the nation's tumcless hero wbopo conrpn.n' r 1 , i" y "i-Vlor-i rVoadl to Tomb, V- t "t great avenue; t i Atter Frw'ja-I Harding and most tl st r- ts : of i' th bU'b. .nltarha of govsrn- long h: . if" ment bad turned aside at th White th g '- tf t Hov. th prpc' don headed by Ita yon I a!. r olll blocV of oMIery end th bat- a.c'-p - tali- of inor-comrs.V, moved on m wi: t . -. r --!-v f I by F- rets.jt cs an-i ldiil v, fr t-- ! Ions r"-1 to t tnb. it marche I drew ; on, '' I fei the b'l!"! l.a bor c-f f cf y,'-,--'r t " 1 p i;' fi ! ' ' " I" j t ' ." ' s I ... I V) es (Oea&laaad aa Paae I' a.)
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Nov. 12, 1921, edition 1
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