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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1919
Page
6
General Peyton C. March will witness the 101st Infantry Regiment review at Camp Devens on Patriots' Day morning. Major Peters and the regiment's associates join officials, friends, and relatives for the 11 o'clock ceremony before Major-General Harry C. Hale of the 26th Division.
General March arrives for inspection of army camps and will attend a luncheon with Major General McCain after reviewing the 1011th. Colonel Logan plans a feature review of his regiment in overseas caps, while the 102d Infantry known as the Hard Luck regiment parades in tin hats. Promotions are announced across the division and naturalization of about 5700 men is scheduled next week with religious services planned for Monday and the presentation of regimental rings next Wednesday.
The Family Hospitality Committee appeals to Boston residents to provide shelter for visiting parade guests. With thousands of relatives expected for the event, organizers warn that without more offers of rooms there will be no vacant benches on the Common or in the parks.
The family hospitality committee in Boston reports over 2000 applications for accommodations. Each letter receives personal attention, and many relatives expect rooms. Private families offer free rooms, while some rooming houses may charge. The effort is non charitable, aiming to host incoming families with broad municipal support and governor backing.
The Polish German border issue was settled by the Council of Four with Danzig likely internationalized and a Baltic access corridor to Poland. Belgium may prosecute the former German Emperor for war responsibility, but objections threaten revision. War guilt is split into military and political offenders with no universal court-martial for military crimes.
Representative Johnson of South Dakota announced he had followed Senator Chamberlain in asking Postmaster General Burleson to investigate alleged distribution in official franked envelopes of 70 000 letters defending the current courts martial system. The letters were written by Colonel John H Wigmore of the judge advocate general office.
Stroudsburg, Penn., April 18. Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer is etching a statement amid ongoing inquiries. The report centers on federal actions and legal maneuvers in the region as officials weigh responses to allegations and public concern.
The occasion honored a local figure recently appointed to President Wilson's Cabinet. A parade and public reception followed his return home, and he will stay through Easter.
The Lexington High School baseball team opens the season this afternoon at 2 30 on the Lexington Athletic Field against the Mitchell Military Boys School of Billerica. The game is a feature of the town's holiday program.
Rhode Island State defeated Tufts 4 to 3 in Providence with a tight contest decided by a late advantage. Tufts pressed for equalization but state side held on for the win in this college baseball matchup.
A speeding express train passed a broken bridge, sending a car into the air. Wadsworth oversaw passenger evacuation as debris rained onto the tracks. Fire alarm systems were damaged, and hundreds gathered to aid victims. An investigation found a middle girder gave way and the south end collapsed on a 50 foot bridge built twenty years ago.
An advertisement touts Adamson's Balsam as a sure cure for a graveyard cough. The terse copy emphasizes quick relief and reliability in a period pharmacy listing.
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