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Show Edwards Made Major General r 1 Hrlg. Gen. Clnrenco It. Kdwnrdf fwas commander of the New Knglnnil nntlonal guard division the Twenty sixth and was remoed from hl command while at the front nnd senl home. Much mystery mii rounded the affair nut) the war department careful" ly guarded tho facts concerning II from publicity. Tho treatment nc corded General HdwnriW aroused wide, spread Indignation In New England, uhero ho was Immensely, popular, ami ono of the first nits of the Harding administration wus to plnco his name nt tho head of twelve brigadiers Elated Then the senate military affalri committee voted to recommend confirmation con-firmation of tho promotion of Brig. flBfe SV CK'" Clarenco It. Edwards to be a . fSJiiipV fc maJr sci'ernl. The action wns tuken wMK&BBKiMpJtiSM l,y n votc of -(n s- 'n "wivo BfflrHvWI iBlBMrii xolVH wm cnst ,,y Dcinocrnllc semi- ' ' .lUortiilBiy tors, who questioned Oeneral Edwanls' e , ,. , , , . fltneas for tho appointment, nf nT.nn!! ,i V . ? lfor,m,', ' wiiimlUce that events which led to relief ?i V""1 " r'!"1,8 fr"11 co?""l ' Twentr-slxth division on October 22. lOfB. had their Inception during the previous July. C , - |