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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1919
Page
16
Cities and towns from Boston to Manchester organize large reception efforts for the 26th Division’s homecoming on February 26. Mayors and committees expand plans, decorate stations and streets, and arrange ceremonies and banquets to honor the soldiers returning from France.
Massachusetts veterans groups including the United Spanish War Veterans and Grand Army of the Republic plan a large welcoming event for returning soldiers. Timothy W. Kelly of East Boston leads efforts, with committees to organize ceremonies in Faneuil Hall and coordinate participation for the Yankee Division.
Word from Major Minot confirms the 26th Division will begin embarking for home in the third week of February. Major Waynand Minot, Tarvard football star and adjutant to General Sherburne, reports the unit’s orders to prepare for departure on February 20. A new “Victory baby” named Anna Sedgwick Waynand arrived at the Minot home after his dispatch.
Massachusetts veterans groups plan a joint reception for French returnees, joining Grand Army of the Republic and United Spanish War Veterans in coordinating a grand homecoming. Edwin P. Stanley says a Civil War veterans conference will assess their role, meeting at the City Club at 1 p.m.
The article extols Father John’s Medicine as a safe, alcohol free tonic for all the family after grip or a heavy cold. It emphasizes strength building to resist colds and pneumonia and urges taking Father John’s Medicine at the first sign of a cold.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the 102d Artillery Regiment of the 26th Division outlines plans for a reception next month in Boston. A viewing point along the 6th Division parade route will host relatives from New Bedford Lowell and Lawrence. A banquet and entertainment at a Boston hotel will follow the parade. Mrs. Benjamin I. Pittman chairs the welcome committee with several aides named.
W Stanwood Field of the bureau of employment for returning soldiers announces a central coordinated system in Boston. The move unites national state and city efforts to place Yankee Division members in jobs and speeds gathering personnel cards from General Pershing to align available positions. Major business groups join the effort, including the Employment Managers Association of New England and the Boston Chamber of Commerce affiliates.
Governor Beeckman, citing reliable information, says the 26th Division cannot sail from France on Feb 29. He notes no priority orders have been issued and even with orders, four to five weeks are needed before sailing, making homecoming unlikely before April 1, if at all. General March would notify him if priority orders arrive.
Police pursue five men linked to the shooting of Gio vanni D'Simmone, 27, of 2 Paris Court East Boston. He was shot in the forehead entering a third story apartment at 279 Border Street and is reported dying at East Boston Relief Hospital. A resident testified she heard a shot and saw the men flee as the victim lay injured in the doorway.
President Wilson will stop in Boston after arriving on the steamship George Washington. He plans a brief stay of only a few hours with a luncheon at the White House and a possible talk to Harvard students in Memorial Hall if he accepts an invitation, likely lodging with Francis Sayre in Cambridge.
Mayor Peters says a big steamship carrying the presidential party docks early Monday or Tuesday to allow President Wilson to spend much of the day in Boston. He will give an address at his own request. Mrs Wilson and Miss Margaret Wilson will be entertained by women’s clubs under Mrs Andrew J Peters. A conference at City Hall with Mayor Peters, Whiteside and Governor Coolidge aides will plan the day’s programme.
Harvard will seek to have President Wilson address students and townspeople when he arrives. E B Schwalsz secretary of the Harvard League of Nations Society sent the invitation, which was forwarded to Paris by Secretary Tumulty for action.
The text discusses Alsace Lorraine plebiscite issues and Belgian-Holland consultation. It notes Pichon's claim that Wilson's stance on correcting 1870 wrongs will shape future elections and favor France. France opposes union of Austria with Germany and supports the League of Nations with proposed amendments to be studied by a special committee.
New York Feb 16 Honest doubters of the League of Nations feasibility become its ablest champions while militarists reject its promise. Navy Secretary Josephus Daniels spoke in Daniels at a meeting launching the inter church emergency campaign praising Woodrow Wilson and William Howard Taft for their contributions to the peace plan.
Paris February 16 The Russian problem returned to the supreme council of the great powers as the day originally set for the assembly of the conference at Princes' Island opened with deliberations.
The Supreme Council heard Winston Churchill propose further means for adjusting the Russian situation. No action was taken and the matter went over to Monday. the outlook for an adjustment was not encouraging amid waning conference hopes.
Premier Chin Nun-Haun, acting on President Hsu Shih-Chang’s orders, ordered peace delegates to reveal the Shantung railway agreement and other secret pacts with Japan at the conference. The move faces cabinet opposition as Japan seeks publicity to cement its claims, while China warns the pact is not ratified and would entrench Japan in Shantung.
福音堂显要演讲称若美军迟入15分钟将改变战局。巴黎圣公会圣保罗大教堂司铎弗雷德里克·W·毕克曼称美军为“从不知退却的战士”。他穿英军军装，赞扬美军在法英士气低迷时带来胜利希望，并否认士兵在法国的行为恶化传闻，军事警察严格有效。
Washington February 16 Lingoh Wang second secretary of the Chinese legation is named head of the Chinese Educational Mission to the United States. He succeeds Dr T G Wang who with two assistants was shot and killed recently at the mission headquarters.
Paris reports that the Wilson League of Nations plan will proceed in the American form. The French pushed for concrete enforcement while Britain and the U S favored moral suasion. The aim is to end wars, with France seeking ironclad security against Germany and force as a trial weapon.
Washington February 16 Senators and Representatives weigh timing for open discussion on the League of Nations draft. Presidents Wilson may seek postponement until February 26 talks with foreign relations committees, with possible joint session to explain the plan.
King Victor Emmanuel praised the American Red Cross for its generous impulse aiding Italians in battle and suffering. The statement from Rome on February 16 highlighted the international relief effort and solidarity during wartime.
Wireless dispatches from Kiev claim Ukrainian forces push near Lemberg to sever Polish rail links. Stepnicky leads a new Ukrainian mission to Warsaw to seek peace, with Ukraine offering border security compromise with Russia. A Tiflis radio notes Georgian republic to return Turkish prisoners and refugees.
Geneva reports Bavarian premier Kurt Eisner returning from a Berne Socialist conference. He warns Germans are isolated abroad and that the Allied view of Germany’s revolution is that it is a mere comedy while current leaders stay aligned with the old war policy. He calls for a complete change in German government leadership.
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