Monroe-Bibb County GaArchives Obituaries.....Hollis, Thomas W. 1919
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The Monroe Advertiser, Oct 31. 1919
VISITS GRAVE OF THOMAS W. HOLLIS. (Monroe Advertiser, Oct. 31, 1919. Submitted 
by Jane Newton, transcribed by E. Robertson)
    JUDGE BARTLET TELLS OF CARE GIVEN RESTING PLACES OF THE AMERICAN HEROES IN 
FRANCE-BACK FROM TOUR.
    Judge C. L. Bartlett, well known Macon lawyer and former member of congress 
from the Sixth Georgia district, returned to Macon Sunday from a three months' 
visit to England and northern France.
    His journey was largely on business affairs, but he and Mrs. Bartlett made 
an extensive tour over northern France, visiting the battlefields where 
American Soldiers fought in the great war, the Toul sector, the Argonae, 
Chateau Thierry, Belleau Wood, St. Mihiel and all of the principal fields of 
action in the war where Americans laid down their lives were visited.  Judge 
Bartlett visited the cemeteries that the United States government has made for 
the permanent resting places of the American dead.  
    "There are a good number of these cemeteries," said Judge Bartlett, "Where 
our boys are being buried after their removal from the original graves on the 
battlefields.  I saw the graves of about 50,000 American soldiers, which is the 
majority of those who fell in France.  Each grave has a white cross, and bears 
the name and organization of the fallen hero."
"At the Fere enTardenois cemetery there are 35,000 men buried; at Belleau Wood, 
about 1,400 marines; at Thiscourt, about 4200; at Serennas at Nestles 3500; at 
Romagna, which is the Argonne cemetery, 21,200.
    The government has an organization on duty at these cemeteries 
permanently.  From sox to ten burials are made a day.  The work is being 
excellently performed.  An army officer is in charge of the work at each 
cemetery, and is willing and anxious to exchange letters with the people in 
this country in regard to the men buried.  These officers are glad to give all 
information possible to the fathers and mothers or other relatives of our buys 
who gave up their lives.
FLOWERS ON 151ST GRAVES.
    "I saw the graves of a large number of American soldiers in the cemetery 
near Paris, Fere le Chise, and also the graves of 22,000 of our men buried in 
England.  I have the names and places where are buried all the dead of the 
151st Machine Gun Batallion.  There is a grave registration office in Paris, 
near Madelaine on the Rue d'Anglais, where full information is kept on file. My 
wife and I put flowers on the graves of the men of the 151st Machine Gun 
Battalion who were killed.  We brought back pictures of their graves.
    "The following men who were members of the 151st Battalion are buried in 
the Serennes et Nestles cemetery in section "N", Plot 2, which is near Fere en 
Tardenois:
Otis Knight of Macon
Thomas B, Hollis of Forsyth
Ben F. Grenne, of Clinton
E. P. McWilliams of Macon
Private Collins of Macon
Private Davis of Macon,
Frank Hunt of Milner
    "Lieutenant Joe N. Neel, Jr.,. also of Macon, is buried in the Thiacourt 
cemetery, and C. L. Bunting, Macon, is buried in the Argonne cemetery at 
Ramagne.
    "The care takers of these cemeteries are willing at any time to write full 
information in regard to the graves.  Our visit was a very enjoyable one, 
though we were, of course, made to feel very sad when we came to view the 
graves of the heroes from our very home. Our government is sparing no expense 
or labor to afford every fallen soldier a fitting resting place.  Macon News."

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