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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1917
Page
2
London reports that mercantile steamers of 100 tons and up, built in six months to December, rose above the estimate in March, running at a rate of 1,000,000 tons per year. No ships of great tonnage are under construction as yards continue production.
Ottawa report details the April 9 assault by Canadian troops on Vimy Ridge. Left flank units withstood rear attacks from tunnels as heavy artillery and field guns smashed trenches and dugouts. The breakthrough proceeded through three waves, prisoners flooded rear areas, and by 1 p.m. the right wing reached the German third line, clearing villages and Hill No. 140 with hundreds of captives marching to Allied lines.
Paris reports Premier Alexandre Ribot and British Prime Minister Lloyd George returned from Savoy after a conference with Italian Premier Paolo Boselli and Foreign Minister Baron Sonnino. They discussed co operation among the Entente powers and plans moving forward.
April 20 in St Pauls Cathedral celebrated the U S entry into World War I. King George Queen Mary royal household mayors scarlet robes peers cabinet ministers ambassadors and American ambassador Walter Hines Page attended. Not a seat was vacant.
Washington April 20 First call to the country for war finances will be made as soon as the 7 billion financial bill becomes law likely within three or four days. The call seeks subscriptions to part of the 2 billion treasury certificates of indebtedness to meet needs before the 5 billion bonds issue and tax receipts arrive, and will target banks rather than individuals.
Government to expand housing for reservists at Marblehead military facility. Project aims to improve accommodation capacity and accessibility for trained personnel, with funding and construction timelines to be announced.
Captain Robertson asks College students and other Class 4 reservists to stay put and avoid seeking active duty until called. A temporary equipment shortage limits activations, with all needed men to be called soon. Plans to enlarge the Marblehead Neck training ship to 800 capacity begin this morning.
At a cathedral service in London the king listened as the archbishop of Canterbury delivered benediction. The congregation sang The Star Spangled Banner with the monarch smiling at Home of the Brave, while flags of the United States and Britain flew over Westminster. The king later met Ambassador Page and Rear Admiral Sims to discuss Anglo American naval cooperation.
Reports from Paris say German forces on the Vauclere plateau near Ailles and Hurtebis were driven back by French artillery and machine gun fire. French detachments penetrate in the Argonne Forest, taking several German positions. Berlin admits riverbank retreat near Conde and Loupir. British and colonial troops advance in Palestine and Mesopotamia with gains along a six and a half mile front near Wadi Ghuzze. Maude's forces reach Shatt el Adhem and seize over 1200 prisoners.
The American flag is flying over the British embassy in Washington for the first time in history. The display marks the England led movement to honor U S entry into the war and follows widespread flags from private buildings as British and French flags greet new war conference commissions.
General Ricciotto Garibaldi the last surviving son of the Italian patriot offers himself and his four sons all officers in the Italian army for service as instructors in the United States army. He rises on crutches and says he would be proud to draw his sword again under the Stars and Stripes. He proposes forming in America an army of 30 000 to 100 000 Italians Spanish and American volunteers to be sent to the Balkans from Saloniki to pave the way for regular troops.
Thomas C. Hardwick 25 the brother of Tacks Hardwick died at his home 450 Chestnut Street Quincy after six weeks of illness that baffled Boston and New York specialists. He graduated from Harvard in 1910 where he captained the second football team and belonged to soccer and track squads.
The United States plans a 5 billion dollar bond issue with an initial public offering within about two months. The Federal Reserve System will coordinate banks and trust companies to subscribe to certificates of indebtedness, starting around 200 million dollars, with later rounds likely as funds are needed. Interest rate remains undecided but could be as low as two and a half percent.
In Mesopotamia the British routed an Ottoman army after crossing the Shatt-el-Ahdem about 70 miles north of Bagdad and captured over 1200 Turks. In Palestine the British won near Gaza by carrying Turkish positions along a six and a half mile front making Gaza capture seem likely. Violent fighting continued in France with gains near Laffaux and the Vauclerc plateau and large German counterattacks repulsed in Champagne. Strikes erupted in German munitions works including Krupp facilities.
More than 500 men attended a mass meeting in the South Boston municipal building under the South Boston safety committee. The event aimed to enroll the home guard and nearly the full £50 quota was filled.
More than 400 crew on duty with 54 men and two officers of the firing squad aboard the ship. An additional 43 recruits pushed total at the Eastern Yacht Club house beyond initial plans. Lt. James O Porter, in charge, announced eight shelter units to house 60 men each. The aeronautical unit left Commonwealth pier aboard the receiving ship led by Lt. J G B Lincoln and Ensign Tr C Flint with 54 men mostly Rhode Island Naval Militia. A Connecticut unit was expected next. Ensign Cummings led in Porter’s absence. Porter took furlough and returned to duty last night.
The war cabinet orders every physician and surgeon and any medically trained man of military age to report for service without delay. The move follows German submarine attacks on hospital ships, necessitating rapid overseas hospital construction to treat the wounded in multiple theatres of war.
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