New Bedford Enters Figures In McCall Shield Race
New Bedford moved to dispute Lowell as the premier patriotic New England mill city by filing April figures. Frederic H. Taber, head of the Massachusetts Soldiers Information Bureau committee, reported that on April 6, 3269 of New Bedford’s men served in the U S army and navy.
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New. Bedford
Lowell
New England
Frederic H. Taber
New Bedford
Massachusetts Soldiers’ Information Bureau
United States Army
Shield of Honor
Robert Bond
France
Ward l L. Parker
D Battery
108D
John Stitt
New Bedford Patriots Top New England War Effort Figures
A New Bedford official tallies show 2572 volunteers and 637 drafted men in U S forces, with total 269 as part of McCall competition standings. Provincetown raises figures, Gay Head holds top, while many towns in six states delay final tallies and plan campaigns.
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Moose River
Abtay Sorrento
Milford
Conn
Provincetown
Sandown
Eee
Maxfield
Crunswick
Stratford
Framingham
Searsburg
Remedy claims cure for eczema in Boston ad
An 19th century style advertisement touts O. D. C. as a cure for eczema acne boils and carbuncles. It cites Boston Fire Department officials engineers and transit officials as witnesses and offers $1.00 mail prepaid bottles from Reliable Druggists Company Boston Massachusetts.
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McDonough
Boston Fire Department
George I. O’brien
Summer St
Washington St
John E. Winslow
North Cambridge
Mass
Charles E. Fay
Boston Transit Commission
Beacon St
Boston
N. C. Whitaker
Temple Place
Pittsfield Man Is Sentenced For Draft Evasion
Bernard Centofanti of Pittsfield was sentenced to a year in the House of Correction after refusing to register under the draft act. The court noted his claim of aiding parents in Italy after a damaging earthquake and his brothers’ injuries in the Italian army. Judge Morton warned that nonregistration would lead to prison, followed by service, while registration could lead to possible exemption for dependents.
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Morton
United States District Court
Bernard Centofanti
Pittsfield
House of Correction
Italy
Centofanti
Liberty Bonds Make Your Money Fight For You
You are represented in the trenches when you buy Liberty Bonds. The message urges purchase as a way to support war efforts even if you cannot enlist.
How Baby Got Well Ad Claim Father John’s Medicine
Mrs IX Ammann of North Bergen New Jersey says Father John’s Medicine cured her baby’s bronchitis after doctors failed. She reports the medicine improved the child in days and has been used all winter. The ad promotes the product as safe for the whole family and free from alcohol or dangerous drugs.
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John
IX. Ammann
New St
North Bergen
N. J
British Hold Wytschaete Then Recede Again
London April 17 Major-General I P Maurice announced that the greater part of Wytschaete, and probably all of it, was in British hands. Later reports spoke of a second British retirement.
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London
Wytschaete
I’. B. Maurice
War Office
British Withdraw From Ypres Halting Front Line
General Maurice reports a strategic withdrawal to a new line in the Ypres salient conducted Sunday night and Monday. He notes German pressure on Bailleul Meteren and Witschaete and warns the broader battle remains dangerously tense while Britain and France maintain a united front. Also reported: Lawrence McCarty, Boston Theatre figure, dies at 57 in Brookline after a career as stage manager and producer.
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Maurice
Haig
Ypres
Associated Press
Bailleul
Meteren
Witschaete
Mt. Kemmel
Ypres Salient
Lawrence McCarty
Boston Theatre
Boston Opera House
Shubert
Abbotsford Road
Brookline
McCarty
Mr. McCarty
Boston
Roxbury
Comins Grammar
Roxbury High
Orlando Tompkins
Eugene Tompkins
London
Reston
Black Crook
Katinka
Youth
the Soutan
Michael Strogoff
Run of Luck
Exiles
Jalma
Park Theatre
Tompkins
The
B. F. Keith
Woman's Charity Club Celebrates 30th Anniversary
The Woman's Charity Club marked its 30th anniversary at the Hotel Lenox with patriotic speeches yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Herbert J. Gurney and the Rev. Edward A. Horton spoke as Mrs. Joseph Otis, the club president, chaired. The luncheon in the palm room featured Allied flags and about 200 members attended.
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Woman’s Charity Club
Hotel Lenox
Herbert J. Gurney
Edward A. Horton
Joseph , Otis
Fire destroys church school and three houses in Deer Isle
A rubbish heap fire in Deer Isle Maine destroyed the Methodist church a school house and three residences today. The dwellings occupied by Captain Jason Greenlaw John Robbins and Mrs Mattie Hatch were ruined. Total loss estimated at 20000 with aid sent from Stonington.
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Deer Isle
Jason Greenlaw
John Robbins
Mattie Hatch
Stonington
First Trip in New Merchant Marine Service
Alfred J. Lavender of Dorchester and Ira O. Tucker of Everett, the first two graduates from new Merchant Marine training ships, completed their overseas voyage to France aboard the Calvin Austin and returned to Boston. They praised ocean service and said they are ready for another cargo run while local recruitment shattered records with 75 new applications and 224 men aboard the ship in Philadelphia.
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Alfred J. Lavender
Chipman Street
Dorchester
United States Shipping Board
Boston
Ira O. Tucker
Everett
Lavender
Tucker
Calvin Austin
France
Atlantic
Philadelphia
Brand News
Charles F. Kemp
Ocean Service
Shipping Board
Merchant Marine
Dressings Organized by Butler's Young Women Team
More than 100 young women employees of Butler's store at 9 Tremont Street formed a Red Cross surgical dressing unit led by Miss Anna Hargedon and Miss Elizabeth Mulvey. They plan meetings at Red Cross headquarters, 142 Berkeley Street, Thursdays 6 to 8 PM as an act of patriotism.
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Butler’s
Tremont Street
Red Cross
Wmiss
Anna Hargedon
Elizabeth Mulvey
Berkeley Street
Schenectady Votes Wet In Local Option Contest
In Schenectady New York today the wets won by 2202 with a total vote of 14952 from 28000 registered voters. The piece notes Liberty Bonds and makes a war reference to the Hun menace, framing the result in wartime terms.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Columbia
Liberty Bonds
Senate debate begins on $60 million housing bill
Washington April 17 The Senate began consideration of the House measure appropriating 60 million dollars to provide housing facilities for war workers but faced unexpected opposition. Senators Gallinger Fa and Nelson attacked the bill with Gallinger calling it revolutionary and extra ordinary and a move toward autocracy.
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Washington
House
Senate
Gallinger
New Hampshire
New Mexico
Nelson
Minnesota
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Roy Stockwell
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Arthur EE. McCarthy
Frank P. McCarthy
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