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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1918
Page
7
Camp Devens April 1 reports the 76th Division will be a replacement division while the Depot Brigade 151st serves as a recruiting depot. The division may not move for a year, though officers are optimistic about an early overseas transfer.
The field army corps restructures six divisions into three front line replacement sections with depot mobilization. Troops arriving at the cantonment will be equipped and inoculated then sent to the 76th or other divisions for training. Officer graduates are slated for commissions and overseas service. Promotions will rely on attached officers. vacancies filled within the attached cadre unless no suitable officer exists.
Two hundred fifty six Black soldiers arrived from Florida last night and were examined today as three more train loads came in and another detachment is due. The barracks held a band that boosted morale, some men boxed and sunbathed, and a sundial was installed for daylight saving time. Officers including Lt Francis Harrigan and Capt A J Judy supervised work on the arbor and rustic fence around the barracks.
The Albany scene shows a split on ratifying the dry bill with Beck and many others noted as likely to back ratification while Hardy Sanford and Smith appear safe for it. Prohibition camp seeks delay to bolster support as Easter sermons push for approval and Governor McCall’s view narrows excuses for the referendum passage.
Governor Whitman’s interpretation prompts a split over ratification and a referendum measure. The Senate plans to meet at 2 PM to debate the issue with Senator Cavanagh leading the wet faction and Senator Reed backing ratification.
The body of Ensign Michael J. Delehanty who died in the Pensacola Bay crash arrives at 66 Bowdoin Street. Funeral services are set for 9 AM tomorrow at St Joseph's Church West End.
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