Coethals Heads New War Board Formation
Washington April 12 Consolidation of two divisions of the general staff creates a department of purchases storage and traffic under Major General Goethals as assistant chief of staff Brigadier General Palmer Pierce shifts to serve as army representative on the War Industries Board Colonel Hugh Johnson is named to head purchases with Stettninius as secretary and the surveyor-general post is discontinued The move centralizes war department purchasing transportation and rations under one head while more staff officers return to duty in Washington and France to strengthen administration and supply lines.
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Washington
General Staff
Goethals
March
Palmer Pierce
Hugh Johnson
Johnson
Pierce
Army
War Industries Board
Surveyor-General of Supplies
Edward R. Stettinius
War Department
Stettinius
General Goethals
France
General Pershing
Bill proposes new aircraft head and staff
Washington April 12 Creation of the office of aircraft administrator at 7500 a year a vice administrator at 5000 and four assistants at 4300 is proposed in a bill introduced today by Representative Gould of New York The Senate military committee has recommended that control of the aviation programme be placed in the hands of one man.
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Washington
Gould
New York
Senate Military Committee
Maine Town Holds Lead for the Shield of Honor
The Shield of Honor contest moves forward as Milford and Moose River towns report updated service figures and Governor McCall prepares to present the trophy to the New England city or town with the highest percentage of men in army or navy service as of April 6, 1918. Officials urge sworn, certified figures reflecting those in service on that date.
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McCall
Massachusetts
Zingland
Army
United States
Tabulations of Men in Service April 6 1918
Figures not certified and corrected figures not certified. New England towns file pink forms to the Shield of Honor editor. Milford Conn town clerk Rose notes quiet Rhode Island competition as Moose River Me leads. final averages will decide the winner across all six New England states.
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Red Cross
Shield of Honor
Milford
Conn
Rose
Rhode Island
New England
Moose River
Senate debate on labor role in war production
In Washington on April 12 the Senate resumed discussion of labor in the war effort. Senator Hollis of New Hampshire said Samuel Gompers opposed any law banning peaceful strikes and opposed penalizing interference with war material production unless strikes were exempted. The previous day the Senate rejected a conference report over labor strike provisions.
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Washington
Senate
Hollis
New Hampshire
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Senator Hollis Praises Goampers and Labor Peace
Senator Hollis declared President Goampers had tried patriotically and earnestly to keep labor at work during the war. He argued peaceful strikes were the only weapon labor had to secure its rights within the bill context.
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House
Hollis
Goampers
Flier Killed In 200 Foot Fall Near Gerstner Field
Me chanie Mervin Grover of Bismark North Dakota was killed near Gerstner Field Lake Charles Louisiana when the aircraft he piloted with Lt. John Kennedy crashed from a 200 foot fall. Kennedy survived without injuries. Initial reports gave the victim as Grovenor from Indiana.
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Lake Charles
Mervin
Grover
Bismark
N. D
Gerstner Field
John Kennedy
Kennedy
Grovenor
Indiana
German autocracy cancer of world, bonds offer freedom
A rallying call urges readers to support liberty by purchasing a bond to fund actions against autocratic regimes. It frames democracy as a patient needing treatment and frames bond buyers as freedom’s surgeons undertaking a timely intervention.
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Freedom
Coal Shortage Triggers Alarm Across Mines
Washington reports a widespread coal car shortage causing mine closures, reduced production, and rising unemployment. Officials ask the railroad administration to act to keep mines supplied. In West Virginia’s Fairmount Clarksburg field about 65 percent of miners idle daily and 15 in danger of starvation. Similar shortages are noted in Iowa Illinois Ohio and Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Fuel Administration
Railroad Administration
Fairmount-Clarksburg
West Virginia
United Mine Workers of America
Taylor County
Fairmount
National Coal Association
Iowa
Illinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Jailed for Robbing 103 Year-Old Woman
Annie Linsky aged 65 of Bradford Street was sentenced by Judge Dowd to three months in the House of Correction for larceny of 500 dollars from 103 year old Mrs. Sarah Ginsburg who also appeared in Municipal Court.
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House of Correction
Nashua Pastor to Take Portland Pulpit
The Rev. Daniel I. Gross, pastor of the Pilgrim Congregational Church in Nashua N.H. announced he had accepted a call to lead the Woodfords Congregational Church in Portland Maine.
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Nashua
Portland
N. IL
Daniel I. Gross
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Woodfords Congregational Church
War Bond Call Vows To Avenge Lusitania Victims
A wartime appeal urges readers to purchase bonds to strike at Prussian piracy and honor the women and children who perished on the Lusitania.
James W Phelan Dies in Brookline at 74
James W Phelan died at his Brookline home at 11 Chiswick road aged 74. Born in Kilkenny Ireland he later moved to Canada and then Boston. He was an accountant and journalist, author of books, husband of Catherine Colbert who died years ago, grandfather of Lt Francis X. Phelan, and father of Boston broker Charles A. Phelan. funeral Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in private, burial at Old Calvary West Roxbury.
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James W. Phelan
James J. Phelan
Boston
Hornblower & Weeks
Chiswick Road
Brookline
Kilkenny
Ireland
Canada
Catherine Colbert
Francis X. Phelan
101St Regiment
Charles A. Phelan
Old Calvary Cemetery
West Roxbury
Johnston Names Staff for Northeastern Parade Review
General Johnston selects staff for the April 19 grand parade review in the central city. The 1:30 pm assembly point is Hereford and Marlboro streets. The list includes US Army officers Colonel Warren I Newcomb Colonel Paul I Straub Colonel Samuel F Dallam Major Frank Geare Captain John Kennard Lieutenant H Oaks Lieutenant Morris Lieutenant Stolba Assistant Surgeon Adams Ensign N F P Chase and foreign officers Lieutenant Colonel Paul Azan Andre Morize Major Kenneth D Marlett Major Melvin N Hart Captain Charles L OBrien.
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Department of the Northeast
Tremont Street
John A. Johnston
Hereford
Marlboro Streets
Warren I. Newcomb
Paul I. Straub
Samuel F. Dallam
Frank Geare
John Kennard
United States Army
11. P. Oaks
Morris
Stolba
Adams
N. FP. Chase
Navy
Paul Azan
Andre Morize
Kenneth D. Marlett
Melvin N. Hart
Charles L. O’brien
Two Year Term for Bad Man
William Smith 20 of New York faced Municipal Court for refusing to pay a Tremont Street restaurant bill and drawing a loaded revolver on the waiter. After giving nine New York addresses and ignoring probation letters, he was sentenced to two years in the House of Correction with 15 minutes to think over before final determination.
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Tremont Street
William Smith
New York City
Burke
Smith
New York
House of Correction
Edward Coughlin
Mrs French Fails To Win Separate Support
Mrs Julia F French of Royal street Allston failed to secure an order from the Probate Court granting her separate support from her husband Charles W French an instructor in the Boston Latin School Judge Grant after hearing the arguments yesterday dismissed her petition He then continued for 30 days her petition for custody of their five children He hoped the parties would reach a satisfactory arrangement but if unable to do so he would consider appointing a guardian
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Julia F. French
Royal Street
Allston
Charles W. French
Boston Latin School
Grant
Ife
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