The diarist for the expedition reported that "Every phase of the Convoy is functioning better as experience is accumulating", and the daily progress demonstrated that. 70 miles in 9 hours.
The mayor of Delphos gave the commander of the convoy the key to the city, which was a hydrant key.
Elsewhere, on this day in 1919 J. R. R. Tolkien was discharged from military service with a temporary disability.
For those who might wonder, "Tolkien" is a German name, as J. R. R. Tolkien descended from a German immigrant to London of the 1770s.
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