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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1917
Page
5
The report notes a quieter day with no large scale fighting. German forces pressed Germans against British lines at Hollebeke while Anglo French and German armies in Flanders tested strength as weather improved and Russian retirement in Bukovina slackened.
In the Ypres salient between Ypres and Warneton British forces under Field Marshal Haig repulsed the German attack, gaining nothing. Crown Prince Ruprecht also failed in an assault against the British at Westhoek, directly west of Ypres.
Field Marshal Haig reports successful bombing and reconnaissance flights by British airmen after rain ceased. German fighters shot down five Britons with three more forced down, while one British aircraft is missing. Canadians advance near Lens and heavy losses strike German raiders near Arleux Vimy and Lens. Front duels persist from St Quentin to Verdun. Russians appear to be holding.
Berlin reports mobilization and preparations to meet the advancing enemy between the Dniester and the Pruth. Berlin admits no success north of the Pruth while Russian forces, fighting vigorously, retreat southward from the Pruth toward the Romanian frontier.
Petrograd dispatch reports General Macovisky commander of the Guards Corps has been ordered shot following a court martial. The ruling came after General Korniloff, commander in chief, ordered deserters shot for non compliance with reprisal orders on the southwest front.
Copenhagen reports the Liberal Press of Germany condemning Chancellor Michaelis for his ministerial selections. They accuse the new imperial and Prussian ministries of mere change without reform and deny any parliamentary shift.
Paris August 6 The Women s War Relief Corps in France is organized under the American Red Cross to unite American women in France in relief efforts. Officers include General director Mrs William G Sharp and executive committee members Mrs Robert W Bliss Mrs Edward Tuck Ralph Preston and Mrs George B Tord. The body encompasses canteens diet kitchens training and auxiliary nurses information social service refugees surgical dressing and the blind divisions.
Canadian troops mounted a night assault near Lens and reached the main enemy line along the railway embankment west of Lens. Two battalions captured craters east of Cite Du Moulin and on the Lens Lievin road, clearing out strong enemy posts with bombs and raids on tunnels. Artillery and air strikes resumed after a cloud break.
In a telegram to the chancellor marking four years since the war began Field Marshal von Hindenburg says Germany is internally solid and unshaken on all fronts as the army fights abroad. He adds the nation travels toward victory and honorable peace with home spirit and perseverance. Also, Sir Richard McBride, former premier of British Columbia, died in London per cable reports.
Russian forces prepare to counter Austro German advance between the Dniester and Pruth. German assaults east of Noisy Farm and around Avecourt wood in Alsace are repulsed by French artillery. Italian and Austrian clashes south of Bosco Malo and Mt Rombon drive no gains. British efforts near Hollebeke and Westhoek fail as lines hold on the Ypres Lys front.
Illness shadows Mrs Desaulles as doctors say an long standing ailment, possibly sunstroke related, worsens in jail. Her son Jack remains hidden, Major De Saulles defends his memory, and guardianship actions loom as legal steps proceed. Influential Chilean figure aids her case.
The passage extols the tone and reliability of the Stiel Petit grand piano as a prime example of ideal instrument design. It lauds its beauty and dependable performance as a credit to American progress in manufacturing.
The United States government acts before the state finishes its drive against organized draft resistance. About 200 men under arrest face treason warrants. Prisoners are sent to McAlester Penitentiary or Muskogee jail to await trial as U.S. District Attorney W. P. McGinnis seeks the passing penalty.
Authorities expect extreme penalties to force surrender from resisters hiding in Seminole Hughes and Pottawatomie counties. Night reports show isolated groups still resisting but discouraged and avoiding direct encounters. Leaders among agitators remain at large, but authorities plan to let bands break up and arrest lesser members later.
Detonation of unrest unfolds as half a freight car of dynamite is seized near Sasakwa in Seminole county. Three deaths and many injuries followed clashes with a posse. Two draft resisters killed. a traveler shot after ignoring a halt warning. Hearings set in McAlester with custody transfers to prevent rescue attempts.Agitators tied to Working Class Union and Jones family fueled discontent among tenant farmers over two years. The unrest escalated when national army drawings were made, leading to the outbreak and arrests.
Twenty two young men rounded up by police were turned over to U S Marshal Mitchell as alleged slackers. Seven were found to have registered. Four claimed to have registered outside Massachusetts and one older than allowed were arraigned and held in 500 bail for a hearing next week. Coleman Nee and John Quinn of Boston, Michael Angelo of Hudson, John Hannon of Boston and Stanislaws Kimowicki of Somerville are held for further inquiry at East Cambridge jail.
A Portland citizens meeting in the Chamber of Commerce rooms voted unanimously to form a committee to locate a community market place. Farmers may sell produce directly to consumers with a goal to curb high prices. Retailers and wholesalers were criticized for high provisions in a farming region.
Everett S. Graves vice-president of Grimman Bailey Weston Co brass goods merchants at 40 Canal street and 183 Friend street died suddenly of heart disease yesterday at his Maverick street home in Marblehead. He was 49 years old.
A beauty lotion recipe claims lemon juice added to Orchard White softens smooths and brightens skin. Prepare by mixing three ounces of Orchard White with the juice of two lemons, strain, and store in a bottle. apply daily to face neck and arms for a rosy effect. Edward Wesley Co. Cincinnati Ohio sells Orchard White and lemons.
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