Pershing Discusses American Army Roles With Allies
General Pershing recalls December 1917 talks with Col. House and Lord Northcliffe about American army independence versus integration with British and French units. He notes tensions over amalgamation plans, price protests, and training debates, while detailing Thanksgiving shortages and early home-front training efforts. The narrative covers his meetings with Clemenceau, Petain, Haig, and King Albert, plus Washington’s guidance on force disposition and command autonomy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. B. M. House
William G. Sharp
Lord Northcliffe
Paris
Chaumont
British Air Board
Lloyd George
Mr. House
Petain
House
Bin
States
France
Mr. Baker
Mr. Wilson
Harbord
Washington
Montanan
Powhatan
King and Queen of Belgium
Adenkirke
Sir Douglas Haig
Douglas
London
Boulogne
Geniures
Boyd
Pershing
Albert
Marshal Haig
Wagstaff
Sir Douglas
M. Clemenceau
M. ‘Clemenceau
General Petain
Secretary of War
Father Dies Trying to Rescue Youth in Pueblo
Orville Hines and his son Frank, 24, crawled into an underground gasoline tank after fumes overwhelmed Frank who sought a lake. Orville entered to save him but collapsed as firemen could not enter with masks. Both men died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pueblo, Colon
Red headed girl sparks coast party scuffle
In Burlingame a red headed woman sparked a melee after multiple calls to police. Officers Marion and Thomas sorted six participants, identified six men by name, and collected $15 from each, ending with the party dispersing toward San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Burlingame
al Marion
Charles Thomas
Kenneth Thomas
Joseph Stone
G. G. Pennington
Jack Theuer
Man with German accent seeks two marriage licenses
Vincent Barnett, a noted ribber, tried to obtain two marriage licenses in Riverside California by claiming he would marry two look alike sisters Genevieve and Germaine Meier. The two twins, and Clerk Genevieve Meier, were startled as Barnett pressed for the licenses and used his ruse to separate them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Riverside
Calif
Vincent Barnett
Vincent
United States
Emily Post
Bobbie Jones
Bobbie
Genevieve Meier
Detroit
Barnett
Genevieve
Germaine
Man Occupies Half of House in Annulment Bid
Chester A. Jones a wealthy builder seeks an annulment in Supreme court at White Plains after seven years living apart from his wife. He divided their home at Pleasant Plains with each occupying a half. Judge Bleakley reserved decision and will see Mrs. Jones in Poughkeepsie before ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon
Chester A. Jones
Supreme Court
White Plains
Jones
William F. Bleakley
Pleasant Plains
Needle Hidden in Hand Emerges After Years
Mrs. 8 8. Rigby felt pricking at her wrist during church services and found a half needle had resurfaced in the skin after four years. A friend pulled it out with pliers, ending a long wait for medical extraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
Rigby
Iroquois Confederacy origins and role in early history
The article recounts the Iroquois Five Nations later Six Nations founded by Dekanawida and Hiawatha around 1570, with Tuscarora joining later. It notes matrilineal kinship, women’s control of property and law, and the confederation’s expansion, European contact, religious conversions, and wartime alignment during the American Revolution. It also mentions Catholic Iroquois allied with the French and postwar reservations for tribes and Oneida relocation to Green Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Five Nations
Dekanawida
Six Nations
League
Hiawatha
Lake Erie
Lake Huron
Champlain
St. Lawrence River
Ontario
United States
New York
Green Bay
Wis
Western Newspaper Union
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General Pershing
Vou
Inin
Berneath
Dakotan
Honolulu
John Biddle
General Staff
General Staff School
Langres
McAndrew
Leopold
U. S
Saepet
America
Baker
Charles E. Brent
Editha L. Watson
Yellow Head
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