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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1918
Page
17
The 301st Field Artillery unit is slated to be repurposed for transport duties as 16 375 men are moved toward new assignments aboard battleships. Commanders say the shift aims to bolster mobility and supply routes in ongoing operations.
Washington dispatch reports the Nieuw Amsterdam, sailing from France, will reach New York January 6 with the 301st Field Artillery comprising 54 officers and 1331 men for demobilization at Camp Devens. The voyage includes Casual Company No. 13 and advance school detachments. In total, 11 ships carrying about 16,875 officers and men depart France December 25–27, with a naval transport quota and capacity to move up to 20,000 men.
London reports Clemenceau's statement that President Wilson agrees Britain will not have its naval power crippled by a league of nations. The claim calms English anxieties about surrendering sea supremacy, countering prior Lloyd George assurances. Continued on Page 6-First Column.
The report lists 1746 men of the Twenty-Sixth who were killed in action or died of their wounds with 6805 wounded not fatally 3051 gas casualties 906 missing and deaths from disease not known the overall number believed to be quite heavy.
A farewell dinner is hosted by King George for the president for the second time. Notable guests are invited, highlighting diplomatic ties and formal ceremony.
King George and Queen Mary hosted a private farewell dinner in the state dining room at Buckingham Palace for President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson. The event had no procession or speeches, the room was decorated in yellow, and the Grenadier Guards band performed without national anthems. Heaviest losses in fighting near Verdun marked the last days of the war.
New England’s renowned Yankee Division, famed in France, suffered 12,508 casualties in action. Of about 26,000 men, 1,746 were killed or died of wounds, 6,805 wounded, 3,051 gassed, and 906 missing, with details continued on Page 16 Fourth Column.
Boston inspectors and officers will not strike to press for a $200 yearly wage increase, a decision reached at a regular meeting last night. The report notes threats or hints of labor action were discussed but rejected in favor of formal channels. In related city news, two Philadelphia homes were destroyed by bombs, damaging Justice von Moschzisker, Judge Frank L. Gorman, and acting Police Superintendent Mills. New Year celebrations at Crescent Gardens and Revere Beach featured continuous dancing, orchestras, and all-night transit service.
Secretary Daniels told the House naval committee that unless a league of nations or tribunal limits arms and naval buildup, the United States must build the greatest navy in the world. He warned that without Versailles conference agreement to halt naval armament, America must bend its will and energies to that goal.
German airplanes again attacked Dunkirk on the 1914 anniversary. The item recalls wartime actions and notes a year earlier the War Department seized Bush Terminal piers and warehouses in New York City. A Padua air raid damaged the Cathedral. Fragmentary line presents a dated record.
Forecast for Southern New England calls for increasing cloudiness Tuesday and Wednesday with snow or rain and colder by night. Northern New England expected to be fair Tuesday with snow at night and Wednesday. Vermont and New Hampshire cooler on Wednesday. Winds along the North and Middle Atlantic coasts shift from northwest to east and west to variable. Much colder weather noted for the western United States. The cold wave reaches the Atlantic States Wednesday night, with a likely modest fall in New England.
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