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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1918
Page
7
The president remains in England through December and will depart Tuesday for Paris arriving Wednesday. The trip continues a noted international itinerary ending by New Year’s Day.
President Wilson plans a Christmas Day front tour by a special train leaving at 1 a m and arriving Chaumont at 7 am. He will proceed by auto to Langres for a troop review, lunch with the troops, then return to Chaumont and Paris by 9 pm. Accompanying him are Mrs. Wilson Miss Benham Admiral Grayson an aide and the private secretary.
Paris reports Premier Romanones plans to seek return of Gibraltar from Britain at the peace talks. Spain may offer Ceuta in exchange, arguing the two possessions provide similar strategic value if Gibraltar transfer faces resistance.
President and Mrs. Wilson will occupy the Belgian suite at Buckingham Palace during their London stay. Dinner arrangements shift from Lancaster House to a dinner with Premier Lloyd George and the war cabinet. The presidential party includes five members and Rear Admiral Grayson as an aide.
Paris report says the foreign affairs committee of the Chamber of Deputies is weighing a bill to place Versailles as the capital of the proposed Society of Nations. Backed by Versailles and Seine-et-Oise deputies, it aims to place conference buildings at Versailles and grant extraterritorial rights, making it the permanent centre of the new league.
London prepares an elaborate display for President Wilson as he arrives. The route from Charing Cross station to Buckingham Palace will feature ornate street decorations with standards, streamers, and Venice masts. Flags of the United States and allied nations will dominate the display, with workmen busy along the route and guards to greet the President.
Paris December 26 The visit of Premier Romanones of Spain yields a clear understanding that neutrals will be heard on questions affecting their interests at the peace congress. Delegates may be called in for general matters like a league of nations and for issues specific to each neutral. Switzerland Spain and other nations are appointing delegates.
Paris dispatch reports American army authorities are circulating circulars to learn how many troops in France want to return home at once how many will stay for a time and how many intend to stay indefinitely. The aim is to preferentially pass those eager to go home.
President and Mrs. Wilson took their first Paris walk since arrival. They exited the Murat Palace garden onto boulevards and side streets, an hourlong stroll with the President without an overcoat and Mrs. Wilson in a black walking suit. Two Secret Service agents accompanied them while the morning was crisp and wet. The President briefly consulted Colonel House before departure.
London dispatch says President Wilson will devote Friday to discussions with the British war cabinet on terms to be proposed by Great Britain at the Interallied conference preceding the peace congress.
London dispatch reports President and Mrs Wilson will again dine with King George and Queen Mary at Buckingham Palace upon returning from Manchester. A palace procession to the station will greet the party, with prominent attendees bidding farewell. An Oxford visit is ruled out due to time, with a possible later England stop considered.
President Wilson has received many petitions from American Catholics including several bishops. The letters ask him to address the Irish question and urge efforts toward a solution.
Pittsfield December 23 The War Labor Board declined to consider grievances of about 3500 GE Pittsfield employees on strike. Secretary J W Loucke said the board cannot receive complaints from workers who have struck and urged the plant to return to work and submit grievances through normal channels. The strike group, about 9 percent of the local workforce, has been walking out since Thursday in sympathy with an Erie plant strike.
General Hodges recounts the 76th Division’s fate in France after July arrival near Amand. Most infantry and officers were reassigned to other units, artillery became corps assets, trains and MG battalions dispersed, leaving a depot force training recruits until armistice.
The Senate approved the war revenue bill amid years of wartime funding needs. The measure now proceeds as the House already passed it three months earlier, completing the legislative cycle.
After a 13 hour Senate session, the revenue bill passes and heads to conference. Conferees Simmons Williams Smith from Democrats and Penrose Lodge from Republicans are named. Final vote lines show 55 to 6 against La Follette substitute. 41 to 22 for postal rate amendment. luxury taxes reinstated with added riders boosting revenue by about 80 million dollars.
Record notes the death of Dr Currie from pneumonia following influenza. The Brookline street location is recorded on the first page as part of the obituary notice.
Dr Currie moved from Honolulu to Boston in August 1917 after serving eight years in the Tlawaiian Islands station and research duties.
The leading U.S. leprosy expert and Port physician from Boston passed away at his Brookline residence yesterday due to pneumonia.
Twenty five children from the Morgan Memorial of Boston were entertained by the Sunday School of the First Universalist Church in Arlington last night. An entertainment was provided for the children and each visitor received a present.
New England led the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call with 1,495,359 members enrolled by 10 pm and projections expect over 1.5 million nationwide when all state totals are in.
The Public Service Commission authorized a fare schedule for the Bay State street railway system after denying Receiver Wallace B Denham’s plan for a 10 cent fare. Attorney Samuel N Pillsbury of Bay State said the changes would go into effect January 1.
Red Cross workers report a national drive total over 1.145 million with Massachusetts leading New England. Boston tops city enrolments. Cambridge joins Eastern Massachusetts figures. Eastern division reports 548,919 and Western division 113,340 this year, with overall state total near 1.17 million. The canvass, led by 40,000 volunteers, ran through Christmas crowds despite peace.
Liberty Hall on Boston Common becomes central headquarters for receiving New England’s returned fighters, as decided by the Mayor’s soldiers and sailors reception committee at City Hall. The Red Cross War Camp Community Service and Boy Scouts will assist, with directions to guide men arriving at North and South stations. Registration and help in securing employment or transportation will be provided, and a grand spring welcome is planned.
Chief Plunkett of the district police urged the recess committee on workmen's compensation to back a law requiring kerosene handlers to distill kerosene until all gasolene is removed. He cited a recent Boston tenement fire caused by kerosene with 10 percent gasolene that led to an explosion.
Mr Pillsbury notes extensive work to prepare for the new schedule and time needs Readjustments may affect revenue before rates prove themselves The commission approves 7 cent fare on city lines 10 cent cash fare on country lines and a 5 cent minimum for each two mile block as a potential plan to be tested for two months with a possible extension if revenue improves.
Quincy City Council rejected a 1909 appropriation to rehabilitate the Bay State Street Railway lines from Atlantic to Squantum. Mayor Whiton and many residents opposed using city funds without a service guarantee. The Atlantic Squantum line, slated to close, will be discontinued tonight as the city withholds the funds.
The Boston City Council introduced a resolution favoring public ownership and operation of the Boston Elevated Street Railway Company. It states the city’s interests are best served by public ownership of the elevated, tunnel, subway, and street car system and the measure was referred to the executive committee.
An airplane carrying an American general from Treves Germany capsized near Paris at Louvres. The pilot, a British officer, was killed and the general sustained serious injuries.
An advertisement touts Nature's Remedy NR Tablets as a vegetable digestions aid. It claims the tablets work on stomach liver bowels and kidneys to restore normal digestion and overall vitality without griping or discomfort. It urges a 25 cent box, with druggist guarantee and recommendation.
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