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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1918
Page
8
The 102d and 103d Field Artillery battalions from New England aided in repelling a German storm. Their valiant actions helped halt the assault as troops fought to defend their positions. The report highlights the courage and effectiveness of the artillery crews in the defense line.
Troops hurled at the American trench line before Leicheprey last week have produced a large number of casualties reported yesterday among members of two batteries, underscoring the intensity of the engagement and the heavy losses endured by the forces involved.
The War Department revealed a casualty list focusing on New England troops, mainly from the 102d Field Artillery batteries A and B. Among the 43 names, six were killed in action and others wounded or dying from disease or wounds, with Lieutenant Renville Wheat the only officer listed as slightly wounded. The report aligns with April combat on the German offensive and ambulance units contributing casualties.
Readers are urged to sign the Liberty Loan honor roll and purchase a bond. The notice emphasizes civic duty and supports the war effort by encouraging individual financial contribution through bond investment.
Lieutenant Lawrence S. Ayer of Keene New Hampshire and a group of soldiers from Connecticut Rhode Island and Massachusetts listed as casualties. The roster includes sergeant Joshua K. Broadhead corporal Frank P. Gordon wagoner John C Burwell private Charlie B Knutson Jesse A King Napoleon St Charles John W Gosminski Raymond E Crowell Walter E Cheever John Crowley Gava Guernsey Arthur I Muirhead bugler Earl H Ramage and others from various units and towns.
April 2-4 casualty list shows 43 names with six killed in action and 11 dying of disease. Among the named are Sergeants Broadhead Fuller Mulligan and Corporal Gordon, Privates Foote Oliva Wilson, and others, plus Lieutenant Wheat and Battalion Sergeant-Major Wouseworth.
In France, two Boston Salvation Army workers Lieutenant Stella Young and Ensign Myrtle Robinson stayed near the front trenches to serve hot coffee and doughnuts and aid wounded soldiers amid shell fire. A gas alert forced their retreat, though commanders commended their daring as American troops fought near Seicheprey.
Jordan Marsh promotes store activities with lectures and seed planting demonstrations daily at 11 and 3 on the seventh floor in the New Building. It advertises children’s hair styling, Saxon Notepaper in Tea Rose, pocket compasses, Surgical Dressings talks with a nurse, a home music emphasis, and a deferred payment plan on Victrolas.
Small cities in New England win the honor flag by buying their full quota of bonds. Is your city and town in the honor class. If not it is a reflection on you if you have not done your part. Buy a bond.
German forces launched a renewed assault along the British front south of the Somme with three tanks leading the storming infantry into the eastern outskirts of Villers Bretonneux. The attack targeted Villers Bretonneux Hangard Hailles and Castel as bombardment continued across the sector and northern fronts. British defense repelled earlier gains and geometry of the line improved after a successful 2000 yard operation near Riez du Vinage.
A Red Star float featured by the American Red Star Animal Relief under the American Humane Association will march in Cambridge Liberty Day parade Saturday. Cambridge society women are preparing the display to deliver a war message through the event.
Speakers at a St Helena Branch Red Cross gathering last evening included Mrs Ely of the Metropolitan Chapter and clergy Rev M J Scanlan and Rev William P Finnigan at St Helena's House 89 Union Park Street. Miss Jane A Mara presided as about 200 young women attended.
A Maine merchant letter from Lewiston dated May 6 1916 extols Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy. He states eight years of sales produced only praise and recommends sending ten cents for a sample and a booklet on kidneys and bladder from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY. Medium and large bottles are sold in drug stores.
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