Logan's Battle Over Command of 101st Infantry
Facts emerge on the removal of Colonel Edward N. Logan from command for alleged inertia. The defense brief asserts Bamford relieved Logan within 24 hours of taking command of the 26th Division without personal knowledge of Logan. It lists witnesses from American and French units supporting Logan's competence and includes praise letters from multiple officers and generals.
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Edward N. Logan
101St Infantry
Logan
Bamford
Lee
Lighthorse Harry
George N. Shelton
Hobbs
Cassius M. Dowell
Edwards
Duncan K. Major
Anderson
Mist Infantry
de Miud’hui
de 4Souvelle
Passaga
Toul
Gerard
Peter J. Traub
Charles H. Cole
New York
Uel
Charles G. Morton
2D Division
Morton
Massachusetts National Guard
Luxury tax sweeping theaters and jewelry under new law
The first of the new taxes under the federal war revenue law took effect yesterday. The luxury tax applies to theatres and cabarets, with 5 to 50 percent penalties on ticket brokers, plus 10 percent on box office prices. Jewelry and wearing apparel rise in May with a 5 percent jewelry tax and a 10 percent luxury tax on excess values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collector of Internal Revenue
Milady
Churches greatest menace in the modern church era
The Rev Dr W H Morgan of New York warned at Athol during the New England conference that the church risks having more machinery than power. He quoted a layman who warned the gravest danger is harness without horse, speaking at the first general meeting of the 123d annual session.
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Lincoln
Athol
W. H. Morgan
Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church
New York
New England
The
Methodist Church
Cubs California training trip draws no stockholders
The Cubs recent training journey to California proved a novelty with no club stockholders accompanying the team to advise on how the trip should be run.
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Cubs
California
Maurice maps Allied drive to Hindenburg line near Paris
Major-General Sir Frederick B Maurice lectured at Symphony Hall before 3000 people detailing how Allied forces under Marshal Foch pushed the Germans back to the Hindenburg line after nearing Paris last July.
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Versailles
Maurice
Foch
Chateau Thierry
Oureq River
Mangan
Haig
Amiens
Laudendorff
Hindenburg
Frederick B. Maurice
British General Staff
Symphony Hall
Marshal Foch
Hindenburg Line
Paris
Daniels Praises Navy Paris April Visit to Italy
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels left Paris for Italy to inspect the Italian fleet and bases. He praised the American navy for seizing German ships and preparing them to transport troops home, noting vessels of 14 000 to 24 000 tons can carry about 95 000 men and later roughly double that capacity. Some ships are in French ports, others expected soon, having been seized at Spithead from Hamburg and turned over within 2 ½ hours to American crews.
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Paris
Associated Press
Josephus Daniels
Italy
United States
Hamburg
eSpithead
England
Michigan tightens liquor law with new penalties
Governor Sleeper signed a bill to strengthen the prohibition act after the state supreme court voided parts of it. Possessing liquor becomes a felony with up to $1009 fine and six months to two years in prison. It authorizes searches of 11 buildings or containers, exempts licensed druggists, and allows physicians to prescribe up to eight ounces. The law takes effect immediately.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
State Supreme Court
Gouvernor Sleeper
Postal Rates Spark Restoring Old Rates Ask Burleson to Relinquish Control
Clarence H. Mackay, president of the Postal Cable Company, states the 20 percent rate increase ordered by Postmaster-General Burleson costs telegraph users 16 million dollars annually and promises to restore the old rates immediately if Burleson relinquishes control of the postal lines.
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New York
Clarence H. Mackay
The
Postal Cable Company
Burleson
Meeting on Czecho Slovak affairs at Quai dOrsay
An official press bureau statement reports a meeting at the Quai dOrsay from 3 to 5:30 pm with Lansing Balfour Pichon Sonnino and Aaron Makino present. The commission’s conclusions on Czecho Slovak affairs were examined.
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Paris
Lansing
Mr. Balfour
M. Pichon
Baron Sonnino
Aaron Makino
Quai d'Orsay
Commission
Chelsea payroll deadlock risks pay day over mayoral veto
A showdown between Mayor Breath and the Chelsea Board of Aldermen threatens pay envelopes for city workers as increases approved by the Aldermen clash with the mayor's budget. The mayor ordered department heads to refuse payrolls with the raised totals, risking all affected staff including chiefs going unpaid tomorrow.
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Breath
Board of Aldermen
Chelsea City
Chelsea
Rolls-Royce Sued For 402 339 10 By Stearns Auto
The Rolls-Royce Company of Great Britain with Cleveland offices is sued in federal court for 402 329 10 by F B Stearns Automobile Company. The suit claims interest at six per cent from Jan 1 this year on war contracts let in November 1917.
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Cleveland
Rolls-Royce Company
Great Britain
F. B. Stearns Automobile Company
Stearns Company
Old Time Actress Blanche Nesmith Dies in New York
Blanche Vaughan Nesmith, a stage actress popular 30 years ago, died today in New York at age 66. She debuted at 16 in Chicago and later acted with E. A. Sothern. Born in Providence, R I, she will be buried in Arlington Cemetery, Washington.
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New York
Blanche Vaughan Nesmith
Chicago
E. A. Sothern
J. H. Sothern
Providence
R. I
Arlington Cemetery
Washington
English executive urges wage rise and unity after war
Sir Harry McGowan of Explosives Trades Limited praises cooperation between capital and labor in England and Canada. He predicts peace signing will boost business, notes tax policy and demobilization hinder recovery, and calls for joint effort to raise workers' status and boost productivity across the Allied nations.
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Sir Harry McGowan
Explosives Trades, Limited
Harry
Canada
Boston
New York
Post
Copley Plaza
England
Sir Harry
Great Britain
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Morgan Memorial
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Revere
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Forest Hills
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Germany
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Goodyear
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Hyannis
Willis L. Case
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