ARMISTICE DAY.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 13 November 1924, Page 5

ARMISTICE DAY.

MAIMED IN THE WAR. A PATHETIC PROCESSION. BY CABLE—PRESS . ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT PARIS, Nov. 11. ; The outstanding feature of the observance of Armistice Day was the march of 20,000 men, disabled .in the war, to ask the Premier (M. Herriot) for increased pensions. Blind soldiers headed the procession, and were followe by those without limbs. Finally, and most striking of all, passed those who were disfigured. The sight was so moving that the crowds in the Champs d’Flysee instinctively bared their heads. There was slight disorder at the Place de la Concorde, where a few onlookers sang “The Internationale.” _M. Herriot promised sympathetic consideration' of the petition presented by the disabled men. TRIBUTE TO WOODROW WILSON. WASHINGTON, Nov. 11. The nation observed Armistice Day to-day. Numerous parades were held, and two minutes’ silence prevailed, during which seagoing ships and all industrial disputes were halted. President Coolidge participated in a simple, affecting ceremony at the Arlington cemetery, placing a wreath on the tomb of the- unknown soldier, after which Mrs Coolidge placed a single white rose in honour of the mother.ood of the nation. Meantime, on a height overlooking the Capitol a little group of followers and associates, including the widow, gathered at the late President Wilson’s tonib in the national cathedral and reaffirmed their faith in Dr. Wilson’s great unfinished labours.