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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1918
Page
7
Nation marks the Bastille fall anniversary with tributes. Baker Daniels and other officials send greetings. Senator Lewis and high French officers are among speakers at sunlit White House Ellipse services this afternoon as crowds converge for a great gathering in many cities.
A Bastille Day observance on the White House ellipse under War Camp Community Service includes Marine Band music, readings, prayers, and messages from national figures. The event honors France with flags, addresses by Senate and French officials, and a Star-Spangled Banner finale. President Wilson and Secretary Baker send greetings, linking Franco American friendship to shared democratic ideals.
Gen Pershing telegrams Premier Clemenceau praising French courage and gallantry. He notes American expeditionary forces draw inspiration and encouragement from France on Bastille Day. The message, dated July 14, highlights solidarity between U S and French troops in France.
Gen March disclosed that three full army corps were organized by Pershing and over 1,100,000 U S troops were overseas. Two field armies may be in France by January 1 1919 with headquarters led by Maj Gen Hunter Liggett and other generals named for the first army corps and its components. The pace of troop movements remains rapid while front operations show minor activity and Allied gains in Albania advance 22 miles at the deepest point amid monitors and sea support.
Watertown New York July 11 The vacation of Secretary of State and Mrs Lansing will depend upon developments at Washington upon arrival of the Lans ing party They are at their summer cottage on Henderson Harbor Philadelphia July 13 The old excursion boat W A Summer was burned to the water s edge in the Delaware River The vegues had been converted into fighters A large quantity of army supplies including blankets were destroyed
National prohibition legislation was postponed by Congress until August 26 at least. A formal unanimous consent agreement deferred further consideration of the $11,000,000 emergency food production bill containing the bone dry wartime prohibition amendment. Prohibition advocates secured a pledge that the bill shall have right of way after the vacation recess, with Wilson possibly weighing in to influence final action.
The Senate last night confirmed Maj Gen Wham Crozier former chief of ordnance and Henry G Sharpe former quartermaster general to major generals. Brig Gen Clarence Williams also was confirmed as chief of ordnance with the rank of major general. A resolution directed the Secretary of War to provide names and reasons for national guard officers dismissed since the war began.
Debate on the administration water power leasing bill resumed in the House with speeches urging development of the nation s power resources in navigable streams. When adjourned a plan for three day releases through August 19 was pending, leaders expected it would delay passage until after the mid summer holiday.
A wartime casualty list reports 16 killed in action including Lieut. HA Buermeyer of Brooklyn and Corporal Edwardek of St Paul, with numerous wounded and missing in action. Names span across many states and include Capt James Ellis Jr and Capt Chas J Smith among the injured. Additional entries note deaths from wounds and accidents, reflecting a broad tally of servicemen from urban centers nationwide.
The tally shows 11 601 American expeditionary force casualties to date including 9 970 in the army and 1 631 in the marines with 1643 killed. The army lists 1443 killed in action and 5 386 wounded with 514 missing. Marine deaths total 559 with 1 011 wounded and 68 missing. The war department released names of several severely wounded and prisoners of war, along with additional casualty details and camp postings.
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