committeeonpublicinformation

This was published in a February 1919 publication, credited to the "Committee on Public Information"
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"Raymond Poincaré (French pronunciation: ​[ʁɛmɔ̃ pwɛ̃kaʁe]; 20 August 1860 – 15 October 1934) was a French statesman who served three times as Prime Minister of France, and as President of France from 1913 to 1920. He was a conservative leader, primarily committed to political and social stability.[1]"
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New York Times, Dec. 15, 1918: "TWO MILLION CHEER WILSON; Enthusiasm for President the Expression of Gratitude to America.ACCLAMATION IS HEARTFELT Intensity of Popular Demonstrations Surpasses Even Those of "Armistice Night."FLOWERS STREW HIS PATH Rain of Roses and Violets Upon His Carriage--Entertained at a State Luncheon. Affection for a Faithful Ally. Blue Sky for the Celebration. Pershing in the Procession. Reception to the Czar Recalled. PARIS, Dec. 14.--President Wilson arrived in Paris this morning, and the inhabitants of the city with hosts from outside made the most of...TWO MILLION CHEER WILSON" query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F0DE5DE1339E13AB...

Several newspapers published this photo, s. - The Topeka state journal., December 28, 1918, HOME EDITION, Image 1 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82016014/1918-12-28/ed-... - Rock Island Argus., December 28, 1918, Page 12 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn92053934/1918-12-28/ed-... - The Lake County times., December 30, 1918, Image 1 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86058242/1918-12-30/ed-...

Thanks Art Siegel and B-59. We'll add their full names, date, and location to the catalog record.

In front of the Château Sous-Bois www.senior-assist.be/fr/loc/chateau-sous-bois-fr goo.gl/maps/88UwhVtvq3P2 At the end of the war, the German headquarters were in Spa, Belgium. Sous-Bois was the residence of Field Marshal Hindenburg, s. 'Spa im Ersten Weltkrieg (1914-1918): Lazarett und Grosses Hauptquartier ...' by Irene Strenge, p. 126 books.google.com/books?id=CX8MZQ0sMLYC&pg=PA126&r...

www.flickr.com/photos/66311327@N05/31245853305/ After the war, Sous-Bois was the home of the American section of the international armistice commission, s. The Seattle star., January 24, 1919, Page 2, col. 5 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1919-01-24/ed-...

"Charles Dudley Rhodes (February 10, 1865 – January 24, 1948) was a United States Army Major General. He was a prominent commander of cavalry units from the Indian Wars through World War I, and was a lecturer and author." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dudley_Rhodes His grave in Arlington: www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13395355

Major General Charles D. Rhodes was the American High Commissioner on the Permanent International Armistice Commission, s. caption of photo in 'The American Legion Monthly', Volume 7, No. 5 (November 1929), p. 10 (the corresponding paper 'The Story of the Armistice' is written by Rhodes) archive.org/stream/americanlegionmo75amer#page/10/mode/2up/ A photo of the villa is on page 8 archive.org/stream/americanlegionmo75amer#page/8/mode/2up/

Description from Catalogue of Photographs and Stereopticon Slides , March 1 to June 1, 1918, p.11: "4165 The Marines Return To Camp. Our marines now training in France return to their camp after a day's hike." books.google.com/books?id=DYxDAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA25&lp... Catalogue of Photographs and Stereopticon Slides United States Committee on Public Information. Division of pictures U.S. Government Printing Office, 1918

French government archive dates picture as 3-27-18. www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/memsmn_fr?ACTION=RETRO...

Art Siegel: Thanks for linking these to their more complete descriptions. We will add the new information next time we update.