Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-11-25 | Page 17 | U. S. Dead Outside Zone to be Moved

US U.S. U. U S. S DEAD OUTSIDE ZONE TO 10 BE MOVED Secretary Bakes Issues Instructions Instructions Instructions In In- Affecting Bodies By fly Associated Press Prell WASHINGTON Nov 25 lons that American soldier dead interred interred in- in erred in France outside the zone zone of armies be brought home as soon oon as arrangements are completed have ave been issued by Secretary Baker About bodies lie He outside the zone Return of those within It depends upon action by the French government which has been asked to withdraw its restrictions AMERICANS MUST WAIT PARIS Nov 25 The The American Amerian Ameri- Ameri can an dead in France must be left In the graves raves they now occupy until the French are ready to exhume their own dead ead which it is hoped will be before January 1 1 1922 The foreign office has promised to consider the latest request of the American government for the return of ot Its ts fallen soldiers but later the followIng following follow- follow Ing ng official announcement was made It has been definitely decided that thattie the tie allies who fell tell together for the same ame cause should remain together In death eath until circumstances permit of the returning of the bodies to the families for tor or whom they sacrificed themselves The proposed law forbidding exhumation exhumation ex- ex of the soldier dead for three years ears did not pass at the last session of f the chamber of deputies but the foreign office expects that It will be adopted soon This bill specifies specifics a deay delay delay de- de lay ay In exhumation of three years from the he promulgation of the law but It is expected that this period will be short- short ened ned At the foreign office it Is said saido to o be probable that tho the exhumation will commence considerably before January Janu- Janu ary ry 1922