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Show CEMETERY FOR Two Hundred Eighty Who Have Died in Paris Hospitals Buried at Mt. Valerian. PAHIS, SepL 8. Upon the eastern slope of Mount Valerian nro buried the 280 American soldiers who have died in Paris hospitals. Although tho cemetery ceme-tery has been in use only three months, It is sought out by reverent American visitors and the graves marked by the Intertwined colon? of the two republics, are constantly decorated dec-orated with flowers. Not content with acting as godmothers godmoth-ers to the American soldiers who return re-turn to Paris on furloughs, French mothers whoso sons have diod that liberty might live have adopted the boys from the Unite1 Stater, even in death. To each little cross on Mount Calerian there is pinned a card showing show-ing that some woman has vowed the grave never shall be without a wreath or vase of flowers. Some of the floral pieces are of elaborate workmanship. work-manship. From the slopesof Valerian the beautiful panorama'of the Paris region reg-ion spreads out, for-the imposing hill is one of the most effective defenses of the city. Visitors have said it seemed seem-ed to them that oven in death the young Americans aro standing guard over the Paris they died to protect. Tho oldest grave in the cemeterv if that of Private Bought of the 102nd Infantry, who died March 26 last. Most of the plates tacked to the wooden 1 crosses bear more recent dales, and ! the majority of the soldiers lyin" there belonged to the marine corps. "Moro pour la patrle," read the ii. scriptions. |