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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1918

Page

11

Logan Not Anxious to Resume Command After Shore Leave

Col Logan expresses reluctance to resume command as a massive shore party lands in a major port. More than 9000 American soldiers, several notable women, and about 1000 war workers and civilians disembark from the Leviathan, Lorraine, and Santa Anna. Wounded and sick recounts surface after prior censorship.

Col. Logan Tional Repute United States Navy Leviathan S. S. Lorraine

Leviathan returns with wounded and notable officers

The Leviathan lands wounded and well from the 26th and 76th Divisions. Colonel Frank Tompkins arrives with three wound stripes and a citation insignia, joined by Captain Tyrus Cobb and John Evers. Navy staff, nurses, and a broad mix of Boston and Greater Boston sailors celebrate homecoming while officers discuss Logan’s possible reinstatement and the division’s postwar status.

Frank Tompkins Boston 801St Infantry 76Th Tyrus Cobb Lorraine John Evers France Vincent Astor W. K. Vanderbilt, Sr Theodore Roosevelt, Jr Mary Garden Singer Lieutenant Earl Logan Blois Earl Post John J. Connelly Syracuse N. Y

Greeting Wounded at South Station Returns from France

Wounded soldiers arrived from France to South Station last night, a mix of regular and national army troops. Families and friends greeted the veterans as trains halted, drawing crowds of commuters and onlookers at the platforms.

South Station New York France 26Th Division Regular Army National Army

Reunion of wounded soldiers moves returning mothers and children

Mothers who sent sons away weeks ago welcom back wounded and crippled soldiers. A captain of infantry reunited with his two young daughters as he hobbled from the train. Red Cross ambulance drivers assisted many soldiers to cars and machines.

Redd Cross

Resignation of German Secretary Solf Accepted

BERNE reports Berlin has accepted the resignation of Dr. W. S. Solf as Imperial Secretary of Foreign Affairs. The despatch notes Solf steps down and the government will appoint a successor. The report cites official confirmation from Berlin.

Solf Berne Berlin W. S. Solf

Officers From Ranks Proved Efficient

Quantico Va December 16 Secretary James declared the Navy Department will keep selecting Marine Corps officers from enlisted ranks as a fixed permanent future policy following addresses to 43 graduates of the Marine Corps officers training school at Quantico.

Quantico Navy Department Marine Corps Jantels Marine Corps Officers’ Training School

First Appointment by Secretary Glass in Treasury

Secretary of the Treasury Carter Gass named Colonel McMenry VD. Lindsley as director of the War Risk Insurance Bureau. Lindsley previously served on General Harbord’s staff in the American Expeditionary Forces, leading the war risk division.

Washington Secretary of the Treasury Carter Gass McMenry VD. Lindsley War Risk Insurance Bureau Lindsley Harbord In Furance

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