12 Apr 1917
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1917
Page
1
Opening day at New York featured a large crowd and a highly anticipated Highlanders display but the debut of the American League season fell short for the Gothamists as the Red Sox won.
The New York team endured a brutal 10 to 3 defeat at the hands of Jack Barry’s World champions in the season opener. All 10 Boston runs were earned, leaving no alibi for the visitors.
In the National League Cincinnati defeated St. Louis 3 to 1 and Philadelphia beat Brooklyn 6 to 5 while Chicago won 5 to 3 over Pittsburg. In the American League Boston routed New York 10 to 3 and Washington won 8 to 0 with Philadelphia noted and Cleveland topped Detroit 6 to 4 and Chicago 7 to 2 over St. Louis.
Holy Cross defeated Navy 4 to 2 and Army beat Williams 9 to 6. Catholic University edged Johns Hopkins 4 to 1 while Tehigh lost to Penn State 9 to 15 and Albright toppled Dickinson 5 to 0.
Colonel Butler Ames of Lowell was named by Governor McCall as commander of the Bay State Home Guard. He accepted and will join the governor’s military council as plans for the guard proceed. Officers will be chosen by a board including Gen Sullivan, Gen Parker, Col Locke, Capt Sleeper, and Ames.
The Massachusetts House approved Governor McCall’s bills to give guardsmen in federal service $10 extra per month and $40 monthly for each dependent. Amendments to raise or widen the benefits were rejected, and the measures were sent to the Senate, likely to be approved and signed by the governor tonight.
The table summarizes British admiralty weekly reports on ships arriving and departing from British ports, vessels sunk and attacked. Week ends Feb 25 to Apr 8 show fluctuating totals with recent note that last week’s sunk percentage was the lowest since reporting began, only about half of the prior week.
John Quinn longtime Suffolk County sheriff and Boston political figure died suddenly of heart trouble at the Charles Street jail last night. He felt ill after returning from rounds and collapsed before a doctor arrived as sister Annie Walsh rushed to his bedside.
A sheriff died without speaking after expressing to a nurse not to tell his mother. His 82-year-old mother, Hannah Quinn, lay seriously ill in the same house and was kept unaware of his death to avoid shock.
At a military night event by the Boston Society of Civil Engineers in Tremont Temple a call went out for volunteers to join Theodore Roosevelt s division of engineers for service in France. Secretary S E Tinkham displayed enrollment forms and urged practical men with rough construction experience to apply by returning blanks to J T Desmond in New York City.
Crowds of about 1599 spectators watched as sailors beat a man who allegedly refused to rise when the American flag was shown and the Star Spangled Banner played. Police arrived and sheltered the assaulted man, who was later found to be an innocent casualty of heated Americanism.
British forces, hammering the Germans along the Arras front, were slowed by a violent snow storm and low clouds. Monchy le Preux village and heights fell to the British early yesterday but were repelled by two German counter attacks.
Great Britain will send Foreign Minister and naval and financial chiefs to meet and plan full cooperation. President Wilson urges unity and cooperation with the allies. The French commission, headed by former premier Viviani, also travels to join the talks.
President Wilson pressed the selective draft plan in talks with Speaker Clark and Majority Leader Kitchin at the Capitol. The War Department planned to offer about 500000 volunteers for wartime service. The combined National Guard and regular force would total roughly 724000, pending Congress authorization to enlist volunteers for the war’s duration.
The President spoke for about an hour with Speaker Clark and Representative Kitchin, detailing the administration army plan and making clear it had been drawn up.
London dispatches report heavy British casualties from infantry and cavalry assaults near Fampoux and Roeux. In the Bullecourt area west of Cambrai Marshal Haig’s troops breached a German line but were driven back by superior forces, returning to their starting positions.
Writers' Sanitarium at Main St St Joseph Mo offers a free booklet on the effects of tobacco and how to quit in three to five days at home. Send name and address to receive a copy.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, returning from Washington, urged patriots to back administration efforts for obligatory training and service. He called for supplementary legislation aligned with section 12 of the army act of March 2, 1899 and said he would seek 20,000 volunteers to lead a division to France.
British forces push toward Monchy le Preux with cavalry and a tank aiding the capture of the village and nearby Pelves on the Scarpe. Infantry pressed the village after artillery neutralized machine gun positions while large numbers of prisoners and weapons were reported taken. Canadians meanwhile push at Vimy as German attempts to halt the ridge show limited effect.
State Department says a British mission led by Arthur J. Balfour will arrive within 10 days to meet U S officials on war policy. The group includes Admiral de Chair General Bridges and Bank of England governor, with a French commission headed by M Viviani to follow.
The commission will discuss general policy questions related to the war, but the State Department provided no further information. It was made clear that the United States government will not depart from the established war strategy.
A wireless message from Lieutenant Commander E C Woods of the Twelfth Naval District warned all steamship captains that German submarines are believed to be operating in the Pacific. The alert was sent late today to ships at sea.
Today marks the Chelsea fire of 1908 and the 140th birth of Henry Olmy. A treaty to annex Texas to the United States was signed in 1844 but rejected by the Senate. The bombardment of Fort Sumter occurred in 1861, with a current reference to a 12 month-ago U.S. military engagement at Parral, Mexico.
Fair and warmer Thursday for Boston and vicinity with moderate northwest winds. Friday turns fair and cooler with light variable winds. North New England expected partly overcast Thursday and cooler Friday. South New England sees fair and warmer Thursday followed by cooler Friday.
A partial scan records measurements at Thompson's Spa with numbers for times, temperatures, and averages. It includes readings labeled with initials and values such as 83 p m 62 52 6 8 and Dephess 44 29 19 p m 51 37, plus temperature averages 59 yesterday and 49 for the prior year.
A man who gave the name Michael Roganozosky was found with false passports while applying for work at Remington ammunition works in Bridgeport Connecticut. He is held in bonds of 10000 awaiting federal investigation.
Police claim searches at the suspect’s home uncovered letters and papers tying him to a Nihilist group. The man says he arrived from East Walpole Massachusetts two years ago and worked in Maine logging camps before moving to East Walpole to a factory job. He contradicted his passport story and signed a paper with a different name than on the passport after a trap at the plant.
The Russian embassy received a Petrograd decree authorizing American Jews to visit Russia without the previous restrictions. The decree emancipates Russian Jews from long standing limitations, confirming free travel for native or naturalized U S Jews.
A dedicatory service in London will commemorate the United States entry into the war. American organizations in London arrange the event at St Pauls Cathedral next week with a sermon by the Right Reverend C H Brent bishop of the Philippines.
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