Logan Leads Home Units of 26th Yankee Division Parade Plans Expand
Col Logan sails back with 17 units while 6200 to 9200 veterans are to be housed fed and lodged for a Boston parade. Massachusetts and Boston committees push for May 6 or nearby dates with state wide support and plans for 6000 participants and 50 000 grandstand tickets across New England.
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General Cole to Reach America Sunday Morning
Brigadier General Charles H. Cole famed as Charlie Cole and commander of the 52d Brigade Yankee Division will arrive in New York Sunday at 10 on the Cunard liner Aquitania. A gale delays the ship, now expected to dock at Sandy Hook around 6 am and reach its pier by 10 am Sunday.
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Yankee Division to be demobilized after May 22 at Camp Devens
Division Free by May 22 reports that more than 12 000 men will arrive before April 10 and demobilization begins after the Boston parade on May 6. About 2500 to 3000 men may be discharged daily, with the last units leaving by May 22 except hospital cases. The 101st Engineers will join a 24 hour decontamination plant. A camp laundry opens. prices are low and clothes may be sent to the plant. Two secret marriages occurred Wednesday involving Foster Wilson Sterling and Wentworth.
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West Va
May E. Wilson
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Kittery
Merle Wentworth
Portsmouth
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J. W. Thomas
Plans Approved for Homecoming Parade of 26th Division Troops
Plans for a June homecoming celebration in Manchester New Hampshire for returning 26th Division troops were approved by Governor John H Bartlett. The event, budgeted at about 25000 dollars with a 10000 dollar state contribution, follows a War Department denial of pre discharge parading permission in the city.
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War Department
German financial mission delayed from Versailles talks
A Weimar dispatch says the German financial mission slated for Versailles is postponed to an unspecified date. Berlin reports say the group will depart Weimar tomorrow with full powers and hopes to arrive at noon Saturday. Press views differ on Versailles as venue and Germany’s negotiating standing.
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Germany Refuses to Give Up Danzig
Germany objects to relinquishing Danzig and the Baltic corridor that would separate East Prussia from Germany. The corridor would cut East Prussia from the main German land, intensifying the dispute over this valuable territorial link.
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Corridor plan and Danzig issue in postwar talks
The text discusses Lloyd George's view that a large German minority in East Prussia could fuel future conflicts and likens it to Italia Irredenta and Alsace Lorraine disputes. It notes Wilson’s aim to secure a Polish outlet to the sea via a corridor, with Danzig as a flashpoint due to Germany’s blocking of the Polish army. It also mentions shifting American stance toward the corridor solution.
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Demand on Berlin Demands Passage for Polish Forces
General Nudant representing Marshal Foch submitted a note to the German government demanding a Polish division march through Danzig to Poland and permission for the march to maintain order. Germany replied that under the armistice it only owes access to the Vistula and restated no Polish troops. The note cites Paderewski remarks and warns refusals would threaten armistice. It asks for details on General Haller's army, landing date, transit, and guarantees it will not trigger Polish insurrection.
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Four Leaders Discuss Polish Frontiers in Peace Talks
Paris March 28 reports say President Wilson and the premiers of Great Britain France and Italy still debate a preliminary peace with Germany. They consider the Polish frontier and the difficulty of annexing territory with two to three million Germans. Reparations may be settled sooner than Poland.
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American peace delegates near Polish corridor accord
London March 28 Reuter's Paris correspondent reports American peace delegates are prepared to join British views on the Polish corridor to Danzig.
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Place to Meet German Envoys Amid Paris Talks
In Paris today President Wilson with Premiers Clemenceau Lloyd George and Orlando met at the Wilson home. No decision on the reception location for the German financial mission. Reported Versailles arrival is unlikely. Brussels or Spa may be chosen for the conference site.
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Fears Bolsheviki Will Overrun Eastern Europe
The Rev. Stanislas A. Iciek of Duluth a Polish army chaplain in France and Poland's Chicago depot representative warned in New York that eastern Europe faces Bolshevik conquest unless 60 000 to 80 000 Polish troops in France return home and allies supply war matériel to Poland. The La Touraine carried 279 cabin and 182 steerage passengers and 18...
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Bolshevism
Americans Named to Speak for Ireland
A 26 member Irish race convention committee announces three Americans will head to France to argue Ireland's case at the peace conference. The mission sails April 2 on the La Touraine from New York and aims to secure self determination and international recognition of the Irish republican form.
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Y M C A Circus Brings Snowbound Night Cheer
The Dingling Brothers Circus opened at the Boston Y M C A gym amid a snowstorm. It featured red lemonade peanuts ice cream horns and live snakes. Performers included a high jump act in water and multiple acrobatic acts. The show repeats tonight.
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Spring Is Attacked by Baby Blizzard
Fitchburg reports Nashua River overflow and four and a half foot rise causing a washed away Beach street house and undermined walls. Pittsfield endures heavy snow with railroad traffic halted while New England faces gale and blizzard conditions.
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Two Ships Ashore After March Blizzard Paralyzes New York Harbor
A fierce March blizzard halted traffic in New York Harbor and cut multiple telegraph and telephone lines. The weather bureau predicted relief within hours as ships were left stranded and commuters faced rush hour disruptions.
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Bananas Lost As Ship Cuneo Sinks Off Delaware Breakwater
The steamship Joseph J. Cuneo sank in a 60 mile per hour gale near Harbor of Refuge Delaware Breakwater. The 17 000 bunches of bananas valued at 50 000 dollars were destroyed though the vessel may be salvaged. The Cuneo was en route from Port Antonio to Philadelphia. The tug Augustine is likely a total loss along with other storm damaged ships.
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Ee Bridge
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Federal Trade Commission to curb shipping supply bribery
Washington March 28 The Federal Trade Commission said future complaints of commercial bribery by ship chandlers and others who seek business supplying ships will be dealt with promptly. The move targets improper practices in maritime supply contracting.
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Federal Trade Commission
Arlington High School Baseball Schedule Preview
Arlington High School baseball coach Patrick Donnelly announces the season schedule with more than 14 games planned and the list expected within a day or two. The 15 game slate aims to challenge the Arlington nine in the coming season.
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