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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1918
Page
2
An Associated Press report describes a changed France as winter passes over shell torn villages. Cannons move southward, salvage piles grow, civilians return, and French and American troops share greetings as lights brighten distant hamlets. Food rationing persists with bread tickets, wine stores open, and markets offering game amid tight prices.
In Paris the return of Alsace and Lorraine is marked by a grand ceremony on Place de la Concorde with depictions of Lille and Strasbourg. Blind veterans, seated in the crowd, listen as American doughboys acknowledge their sacrifice and vow to honor their mothers who kept the tricolor hidden for 47 years.
Sixty Fokker planes arrived in Coblenz by special train from Berlin as the first batch of 200 to be turned over to American forces under the armistice. Each aircraft rode a flat car, guarded by a German soldier, with aviators arriving to select and test one in twenty planes before transfer. Flights will be conducted near Coblenz under American supervision to demonstrate airworthiness.
London December 28 a tea hosted informally by telephone in Mrs Lloyd George’s home honored Mrs Wilson with the President present. Tea in the big drawing room. Mr and Mrs Wilson arrived shortly before five and left Buckingham Palace within a half hour. Premier Lloyd George the Earl of Reading and Chancellor Bonar Law also attended.
Washington reports the United States has been the world’s largest buyer for war needs and will become a major seller of durable goods. Vast stocks of cartridges, shells, cloth, shoes, blankets, and ships await disposal as demobilization proceeds, with plans to sell or lease vessels and surplus Army materials to civilian markets. The Food Administration also holds large wheat reserves sold to Europe to stabilize prices.
The British government will transport 380000 to 40000 American troops to the United States in ships under the English flag in January. An authority, T Ashley Sparks, says fourteen British steamships with capacity for 32000 troops have been offered and will be ready to sail from Brest or other British ports between now and January 16.
The War Department announced an early convoy assignment of about 80 officers and 3,000 men across aero squadrons batteries and telegraph units. Also noted was the cancellation of a prior error linking the 600th aero squadron to the convoy. Three transports sail with five thousand troops wounded and casuals depart France for New York and Newport News with various artillery units aboard.
Brand Whitlock American minister to Belgium reports to the peace delegation that Brussels has prepared a grand reception for President Wilson. Whitlock says the president’s engagements will likely keep him from visiting Brussels before a month.
A meeting of officials from nine states organized a national body for normal schools of physical training. Universal physical education was favored as a state and national obligation. Dr Ward Crampton of Battle Creek normal school was elected president. The imperial canal of China exceeds 1900 miles in length.
American built steam locomotives weighing 73 tons were shipped in complete units to France, with 400+ locomotives moved from New York in months and 1,200 shipped in sections. Ships carried 36 locomotives each, using 3 holds and heavy hay-filled flooring. Loading took about 20 minutes per locomotive, a total voyage time under 12 days from shops to front lines, overseen by Major Dan O'Brien in the U S Army Transport Service.
Havasi Victor Boret, France's food minister, stated in an interview that the government has decided to relinquish wartime control of commerce except for restrictions deemed necessary for national safety.
Lyman W. Doty of Briggs California a pilot in the New York Washington air mail service was seriously injured Saturday when engine trouble forced an emergency landing at Belmont Park en route to Washington DC The accident disrupted mail service and prompted an investigation into the mechanical failure.
Washington reports a naval aviation breakthrough as Ensign Pali lot and Lieut G B Mirick conduct radio telephony from a plane near Anacostia. The voices are distinct over two miles, with the ability to identify speakers, signaling promise for trans Atlantic service and coast to shore contact.
Senator Jones of Washington completed an aerial trip from the capital with Lieutenant Logg. The pair flew in three and a half hours with a fuel stop in Philadelphia. The airplane reportedly climbed to 3000 feet as temperatures dropped to 15 degrees above zero.
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