Shield of Honor contest tallies Maine towns and men
New England towns race to claim Shield of Honor credits with Maine leading and Milford Moose River Newry Berwick and Deer Isle reporting counts. Clerks note changes as certified figures come in, detailing who serves and who is excluded such as coast guard and merchant marine in the final tallies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Newry
W. N Wight
William A. Rose
Milford
Conn
Ridgefield
Concord
Lynn
Mass
Moose River
Ifolden
Jackman
Quebec
New England
Post
Berwick
W. D. Spencer
Ralph W. Stillings
Foster
Daily Democrat
Dover
N. H
Samuel W. McCall
Massachusetts
Boston Post
United States
Burleigh Martin
Augusta
Red Cross
Deer Isle
W. S. Greene
Army
Coast Patrol
Navy
Merchant Marine
Benton
W. W. Eastman
Holland
J. M. Page
Haverhill Ooo
Pittsfield
Sanford
Gay
Franklin
N Hy
Borengwa Sinies
Hancock Eee Ee
Hardwick
Hartland
Bmw
Bo Howland
Irasburg
Annes
O Lincoln
Montpelier
Newcastle
New Gloucester
North Haven
Norwich
Orono
Ossipee
Plainfield
Plymouth
Poultney
Prescott
Roxbury
Sangerville
Sedgwick
Shaftsbury
Sharon
South Hampton
Southwick
Steuben
Sterling
Stewartstown
Sullivan
Swanton
Union
Vassalboro
Victory
Waitsfield
Tease
Warren
Weld
Westport
Weston
Windsor
Williams Ordered Home From Washington Front Tour
Brigadier General C. C. Williams, ordnance officer for the American expeditionary forces, is ordered to Washington to relieve Brigadier General Charles B. Wheeler, who will go to France as ordnance officer with General Pershing. The move follows War Department policy to give generals on duty in Washington a France tour to observe front conditions. General Pershing’s recommendations drive the changes, with officers experienced on the front sent back as needed to hold key posts. Acting Secretary Crowell noted no expected major War Department reorganization and that improvements are ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
C. C. Williams
American Expeditionary Forces
Charles B. Wheeler
Ordnance
France
Pershing
War Department
Crowell
General Pershing
Hay and Grain Shed Fire at New England Coal Yard
A fire destroyed the hay and grain shed of the New England Coal Company on Newton street in Waltham, endangering dozens of homes on Newton Pine and Oak streets. Two alarms brought crews to confine the blaze to three company buildings and a nearby two-and-a-half story house, with total damage about $10,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Coal Company
Newton Street
Waltham
Newton
Pine
Oak
Coal Company
Vocational Education Proposal for War Injuries
Washington, April 8. Senate bill by Senator Smith of Georgia proposes $2,500,000 to reclaim injured servicemen through government funded vocational education. The administration aims to finish the program and urges bond purchases to support the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senator Smith
Georgia
Ayer Army Filling Up Own Ranks
The first transfer from the Depot Brigade to the 76th Division will occur Wednesday. Volunteers are sought, and 500 men will move to boost the division toward war strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer Army
Camp
Devens
76Th Division
Army Depot Brigade reorganizes and awaits new recruits
Most men will come from recent recruits with a small number volunteering for transfers to the 76th Division. Permanent personnel reduced to 32 per company with some surplus moved to four new battalions or reassigned. About 4000 arrivals. 161 discharged for disability and 50 for other reasons. Last quota saw 470 rejects out of 6500. Fifty will attend Engineers Officers' Training at Camp Lee. 65 percent expected to receive commissions. Eighteen camp marriages reported. Depot Brigade parade planned with over 2000 Negro troops. Nine captains promoted to majors, list of officers provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
76Th Division
Camp Lee
Petersburg
Engineers Officers’ Training School
Officers’ Training School
Edward C. Greene
Cambridge
Mass
Charles A. Barron
Philadelphia
Penn
Robert J. Carpenter
North Adams
F. H W. Dexter
Brookline
W. J. Collins
Northampton
H. A. Lampher
Fitchburg
B. M. Inger
New York City
B. M. Cort
Springfield
C. FE. Cengdon
Nashua
N. H
James J. Powers
Manchester
A. J. Murphy
Lawrence N. Murray
Omist Field Artillery
Lloyd B. Means
Field Artilley
Thorpe D. Nesbit
Discharges and Deaths Reported at Local Depot Brigade
Artillery units sent to Tort Sill for school of instruction. Swift Gets Discharge Noble Parker Swift of Fairhaven a banker discharged for leg trouble after service with 12th Company Depot Brigade. Two deaths reported: Private Roy Howell Brownsville N Y and Chester Simmons New Haven Conn died of pneumonia after short Depot Brigade stints. William C Russ 22d Engineers at Base Hospital with concussion or skull fracture after motorcycle sidecar crash with Swist Motor Truck Co. vehicle. driver unnamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble Parker Swift
Fairhaven
Roy Howell
Brownsville
N. Y
Chester Simmons
Simmons
New Haven
Conn
William C. Russ
Shooting at Wedding Trip Ends in Arrest in Dover
In Dover New Hampshire on April 8 James Malantanen a mill worker shot his sister Athena Chaltos and her husband William Chaltos as they returned from their wedding trip. The sister was only slightly hurt but medical staff warn the husband’s injuries could be fatal. Malantanen was taken into custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
N. H
James Malantanen
Athena Chaltos
William Chaltos
Malantanen
Chaltos
Uncle Sam Bond Appeal Message Card
A brief patriotic notice urges readers to support war financing by purchasing bonds. The message portrays the U S government as tackling a large task and invites public participation to see the effort through.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Forest Fire Flares Up as Boys Set Woodlands Ablaze
Small boys started fires in the Middlesex Fells causing an hour of excitement in Malden and Medford. Flames spread across brush land atop Fells avenue hill and near the Malden Hospital reservation, drawing rapid fire response. Police identified some ringleaders as alarms prompted replays of fire apparatus through the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex Fells
Felsway
Malden
Medford
Fells Avenue Hill
Malde Hospital
Kaiser Bond Purchase Notice
A brief notice invites investors to buy a Kaiser issued bond. The item highlights a potential opportunity for adding to a portfolio and notes the bond features and issuing authority. No dates or amounts are provided in the readable text.
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Maine
Milford, Conn
Gains
Oxford
Democrat
Berwick Red Cross
Clarence Bell
Benjamin Bragdon
William Bunker
Raymond Chick
Harold Clark
Jank Chisholm
Burton R. Day
Evan R. Day
James Drury
Charles Downs
Clifford Ferguson
Forest Davis
Cecil Gowen
Walter Garland
George Harriman
Arthur C. Harrington
Alden Hartford
Sidney Hatch
Eugene Hatch
Wilfred Hopwood
Marshall Hurd
Paul Hussey
Ernest Horne
Willis Jackson
Perley Jellison
Reginald Boucher
John Jellison
Walter Libby
Moses Morrill
Oscar Muley
Roland Pratt
Harold Pratt
Philip Pelletier
Alfred Pelletier
Clyde Randall
Harold Randall
Adlai T. Schulmaier
Hollis Shirling
Lester Whittaker
Joseph Pelletier
Walter Hopwood
Clarence Downs
Paul Spence
William Burrows
Clarence Foss
Albury
Berkshire
Bethany
Bethel
Pat
Bridgeport
Bristol
Oy Brookfield
Bucksport
Cabot
Camden
Canaan
Chelsea
Cornish
Cutler
Dana Cree
Dennysville
Edmunds
Ellsworth
Durham Tobacco
Usl
Durham
THE
American Tobacco Company
New York
Gen. Williams
Gen. Wheeler
Ordnance Bureau
Pot
John J. Mahoney
Engineers’ Training School
St. Louis
Jamerson Clothes Shops
Boston
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Jamerson
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Dexter
Washington St
Winter St
Temple Pl
School of Instruction
Swift
Sister
Pebeco
York
Houghton & Dutton CO
Bevo
Anheuser-Busch
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