19 k X 0 ai W WK ac u 4 s 4 vt A BMW r 4 aft J I 1 Z N wy by ELMO SCOTT WATSON IS Is the eternal mystery no one knows where he was born it may have been among the rocky roay hills of 0 new england or somewhere in sunny california during his boyhood he may have played in the pine woods of michigan or paddled a dug dog out on some louisiana bayou but the name came of the state which gave him birth matter after all for he be was an american no one knows in what branch of the service he enlisted ile he may have been a cavalryman or an engineer or he may have been a doughboy slogging through the mud of france or one et at those canno who have hairy ears and then again he may have worn the silver wings of the aviator put but the name came of his outfit matter for he was a soldier a fighting man no one knows where or how he died it may have been in that fierce little fight at CantI guy or it may have been in the gloomy fastnesses fast nesses of belleau wood or somewhere on the historic somme that death found him in a burst of shrapnel a spray of machine gun fire or a bayonet thrust but that matter either the thing that does count is that he died fighting under the stars and stripes no one knows his name it may have been just plain smith then again it may have been murphy or bl acDonald or or ffuller or isaacs and then again its possible that somewhere on a western indian reservation his cop per skinned mother looked proudly upon her lusty first born bom and said ills ilia name shall be big brave but hla his name and the nationality of his barenis parents are not so important now ills his fellow americans call him by the proudest name that any man can bear ile he Is the unknown soldier seven years ago they brought ills body back across the atlantic and placed it in a white marble tomb in a famous cemetery near tile nations I 1 capitol a soldier home from the wars since that Vo november vember day tn in 1922 1022 men and women of every station in life have bowed their heads reverently before his last resting place to it have come the great of other countries the queen of a european royal housed house princes field marshals lord admirals statesmen none has been too great to pay him homage li omage put bat all of this homage la is as naught compared to that which Is offered up in the hearts of all americans on may SO 0 1929 1020 for tile the tomb of the unknown soldier in arlington cemetery near washington D 0 la Is a national shrine to which the thoughts ot of all americans turn on ble memorial morial day eath each year and the ceremonies which will take place there ceremonies in which president Irest dent hoover commander in chief of all american soldiers will take like part will symbolize symbol ise americas tribute to her soldier deed dead her defenders in nit nil of tile the wars which the united states has been called upon to wage it Is doubtful it if any other symbol in all american tradition has hag so gripped the imagination of the nation ns as has this white marble tomb aud and the hody body which it sli elters perhaps it Is the tantalizing arizin tal izing mystery of ills identity the thought thou glit that FIELD MARSHAL TRIBUTE viscount allenby hero of the british campaign in the holy land during the tha world war and now great Brit britain ains only living field marshal I one of the notables from abroad who have placed a wre wreath ath on the tomb of americas america unknown soldier TAPS staff sergeant frank witchey third united states cavalry of fort myer va and the famous bugle he has ha used in sounding taps tap at the burial of americas unknown soldier and at the funerals funeral of the late president wilson lieutenant generals general nelson A miles and S M B young major general leonard wood and william jennings bryan sergeant witchey has seen 20 years of continuous service with the third cavalry THE PRESIDENT AND THE FIRST LADY OF THE LAND following the th custom of other years president and mrs mra coolidge led the nation in 1927 in paying tribute to the count rys dead he may have been a man whom any one of us once knew hut but whatever may be the reason why by the symbolism ot of the unknown soldier has such a powerful hold on vs us the fact remains that few americans who visit the capital of their country tall fall to make a pilgrimage to this hallowed spot there they find that uncle sam pays a tribute to this son of Ms not alone on special occasions such as ag memorial Ble mortal day and armistice day but upon eiery day in the year for standing guard over this spot Is a khaki clad figure a soldier in the united states army the story of this vigil Is one of tile the interesting parts of the romantic story of the unknown soldier it was told in a recent dispatch from washington as follows the soldiers who stand guard ten hours every day at the tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington regard their selection as one of the most cherished military honors unknown I 1 have come coupe back to my mother and 0 I 1 wa 1 conr one too long away n she ahado 4 es her bar eyes with a blue veined hand la in th the sunlit upland day and looks look at my saddle my horse horae ray my gun un for ny my haunts were not the my western mother has ha murmured red sent so why sm am I 1 called unknown I 1 have come back to toy my mothers moth cra land where the yellow pine glades lade are am the cypress cypre flutters flutter by warm breeze fanned fancied and the rose roe scent floats afar theres there a dumb of 0 care oar on an daulet streams stream and a bright hued bird has ha flown like those thoe that colored my youthful dreams dream ere they called me the great Uni unknown mown I 1 have com come 8 back to my mothers mother land where the surfs curfs like distant drums drum and the fabling craft make bright the strand and a kindly neighbor comes come fouch for tuch Is I 1 the way of the village folk when is woman 13 I 1 left alone it its of me KO they thiry talk hen ben she doffs doff her cloak so why nm am I 1 called unknown uk Unk nowa own for I 1 belong to them mothers mother isil all from tile the seas cos to tho the plains plain of 0 sage from tho the hill hil 1 s that rode rock to the snow slides fall tobo to tho ta rt tray with age affo AI ray acm 0 ij khall clail vibrate with wes sages all couched in that mother tons tone which tin stirs the becj ah then who aada that I 1 live returned unknown arthur chapman in the now new york herald tribune f heroes at arlington national cemetery M mr rs coolidge Coo lidga Is 1 shown hown placing a flower on the tha tomb of the tha unknown soldier while president coolidge looks look on ENEMIES ONCE COMRADES NOW although they were enemies during tho the world war members of tho the european automotive commission who toured the united states in 1928 are comrades in commerce while in washington they journeyed journey d to arlington national cemetery where they placed a wreath on the tomb of americas unknown sol dier in the photograph left to right capt A L westbrook of alexandria egypt holger dau of copenhagen denmark J F smet of antwerp belgium and recipient of five war decorations johannes stahlberg of berlin and member of the kaisers keisers kai sers staff emmanuel ricardo of france and harlan wood departmental commander of the american legion one who visits this hallowed spot in arlington cemetery and watches the sentinel pace back and forth mure than likely has thought lie ile must be tired of that it must be monotonous cut but to the soldier it Is a different story tie he Is proud ot of his bis lot he gets a tremendous kick in walking those 31 steps up and 31 steps back and it if a crowd Is around the minutes fairly rush by eyes to the front shoulders back chin in rifle rife on shoulder in precise position he be paces back bach and forth hardly aware ot of the strain the guard detail at the unknowns tomb la Is supplied for 43 45 days at a time from the engineers at ft humphreys the infantry at rt washington and the cavalry at ft slyer eight men are chosen from each of these posts they are selected in competition for neatness in dress drill manners and discipline each detail guards the tomb for 15 days and the sentinel walks up till and down in fir front of the tomb three hours and twenty minutes each day the remainder of 0 the day he Is free aside from the fact that selection for duty at tile the tomb is an honor bonor other factors make the assignment sign ment a popular one with the soldiers during the 15 days they ye ke free from all other duties tile the primary purpose of having an honor guard la 19 to make certain that nothing shall be done that will constitute disrespect to the unknown soldier formerly visitors were in the habit ot of sitting on the tomb eating lunch there arid scattering litter about the grave attempts were even made to chip oil off bits of at granite for souvenirs the presence ot of military authority ot of course makes every one behave in a dignified manner no one Is permitted to touch the tomb now and those who make the pilgrimage to arlington pay their tribute la in an atmosphere most impressive and one which should inspire reverence in the hearts ot of all true americans american the presence of this military authority also genes another purpose the visitor instinctively feels that lie Is on sacred ground the impressive solemnity Is entirely in accord with the whole idea of 0 honoring oil an unknown hero people of all classes dally daily visit the tomb the first bus loads are there us as sow sonn ns the rates gates of arlington open at sunrise and they continue to come until the cannon at ft myer boonis tit nt sunset while no count Is kept believe that more people come to arlington ery you than to any other oilier point of lif historic in the lie national copl iku