Noted Hub Men Win Commissions in Army
A parade of Boston men received major, captain, and first lieutenant commissions in the Plattsburg training camps era. Notables include Frederick Prince Bradford, Ralph Lowell, John Wells Farley, Edward Bowditch Jr., James Amory Sullivan, and Charles 8 Wentworth, among others from Massachusetts and New England.
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Frederick Prince Bradford
Bradford
Masachusetts
Plattsburg
Winthrop Machine Gun
D Company
Second
Cuba
Commonwealth Avenue
Brighton
Ralph Lowell
John M. Lowell
Boston
Harvard freshmen captain and officers listed in 1914
The article lists rill Wiggin of Brookline as Harvard freshman crew captain in 1914 and names many second lieutenants and enlisted men from Boston and New England, detailing their regiments, hometowns, and notable family or school backgrounds. It notes several holders of prior athletic and military roles and connections among old New England families.
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Rill Wiggin
Brookline
Harvard
James J. Mansfield
Warren A. Fogarty
Bert C. Brown
George N. Bourque
Second Maine Infantry
Thomas A. Fitzgerald
Dorchester
Huntington School
Andover
Boston University
Benjamin W. Estabrook
Q. A. Shaw McKean
Hdward P. Ricker, Jr
Poland Spring
Ninth
Charles R. Little
First
Vermont Infantry
Joseph A. Molloy
Sixth
Robert W. Love
G Company
Ninth Regiment
Donald N. Tweedy
Danbury
Conn
Stanley M. Gray
Sixth Regiment
Bernard L. Garfinkle
D Troop
Massachusetts Cavalry
Two Woburn Boys Win Commissions
From Woburn two young men were commissioned yesterday at Plattsburg as second lieutenant in the Field Artillery, officers reserve corps. The event marks their entry into military service and reflects local participation in the national program.
Woburn Boys Commissioned in Plattsburg Camp List
Two Woburn youths earned commissions from the Plattsburg camp. Edward J. Wall, a noted newspaper man, was commissioned as second lieutenant in the regular army light artillery Officers Reserve Corps. Elmer E. Silver Jr of Arlington Road became second lieutenant in the infantry section.
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Woburn
Plattsburg Camp
Edward J. Wall
Elmer E. Silver, Jr
Arlington Road
No Order to Draft Men With Dependents
Announcement from the Provost Marshal General Crowder stating there is no exemption for dependents. Local exemption boards are instructed to verify dependency facts, while existing rules on dependency discharges remain unchanged.
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Crowder
Gallivan cites Crowder ruling to shield draft exemptions
Congressman Gallivan says General Crowder’s telegram supports excluding married men with dependents from the draft while noting the ruling does not apply to wealthy men. He says the statement will calm public alarm and guide exemption boards in interpreting the law.
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Gallivan
General Crowder
Crowder
Married Men Safe Exemption Plan Debated in Roxbury Division
Chairman G Frank McDonald of Roxbury Division 15 proposes exempting all married men with children from the draft. He says no exemptions have yet been granted and the measure would affect about 2500 registered men. He adds he would resign rather than alter his stance and would use single men to fill quotas.
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Roxbury
G. Frank McDonald
McDonald
Exemption Board Handles Varied Draft Claims
A Division 4 woman sought exemption for her son while noting a husband who does not support her and a son who sends $19 weekly from a $13 wage, keeping a family of six. Two Culhane brothers from Cambridge passed examinations but remain firm against exemption. Benjamin Kozminsky of Roxbury changed his mind and asked to fight, while Joseph Levine of Myrtle Street was briefly accepted as fit before claiming he is a felon and disqualified.
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Niiaa B
Culhane Brothers
Cambridge
Division 4
James J. Culhane
Thomas F. Culhane
Europe
Benjamin Kozminsky
Nazing Street
Roxbury
Kozminsky
France
Division 8
Joseph Levine
Myrtle Street
Uncle Sam
Hbo
MR THACHER BURIED AT DORCHESTER FUNERAL
The funeral for George Churchill Thacher a well known Dorchester man was held from his home 33 Percival Street yesterday afternoon. Massachusetts Consistory of Masons members attended as he was a prominent Mason. Rev Roger S Forbes of First Parish Dorchester officiated and the body was laid in the family tomb at Dorchester North Burial Ground.
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George Churchill Thacher
Dorchester
Percival St
Massachusetts
Masons
Thacher
Roger S. Forbes
First
Dorchester North
Boston Draft Exemption Boards Under Scrutiny and Pressure
Boston exemption boards faced crowded hearings as they weigh dependent claims and await guidance on alien status. Officials report hundreds certified toward a September quota while expanding exemptions for married men with families and adjusting rules on teeth and other disqualifications.
Lawyer Files For Exemption In Boston
Dudley P. Ranney a Boston lawyer passed the Division 8 physical and filed an exemption claim as a married man to support his wife and infant child. He said he did not expect approval and acted from duty to family after consulting the exemption board chairman. Ranney, son of Fletcher Ranney, is a Harvard graduate and has been married since last September.
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Division 19
Michael H. Sullivan
Surgeon-General
Army
Gettemy
Brighton
Thomas H. Connelly
Brighton Board
Roxbury
Division 14
Boston
Thomas V. Toohey
John Crosson
Bruce
Division 4
Peter Porter
Division 16
Division Seven
Huntington Avenue
Dudley P. Ranney
Beacon Street
Fletcher Ranner
Boston Excise Board
Ranney
Mr. Ranney
Fletcher Ranney
Bay State Road
Harvard University
Law School
Col
Sweetser
Charles B. Paige
Plattsburg
Dennett
Malden
Camps Proposed to Rehabilitate Disabled Veterans
A bill to appropriate 100 million dollars for camps to rehabilitate men rejected for army service due to curable physical disability was introduced by Senator Pomerene. War Department officers would train the men and provide medical care until the disability could be removed.
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Washington
Pomerene
War Department
Asked No Exemption Rejected For Physical Reasons
Elmer A Towle of 1801 River Street Hyde Park says he did not claim exemption as printed yesterday He took the examination Monday and was rejected for physical reasons He attempted to enlist in the army three times but was rejected each time.
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Elmer A. Towle
River Street
Hyde Park
G O P Legislative Committee Organized at State HQ
The Republican legislative committee of 147 organized yesterday afternoon at the Republican State committee headquarters. Senator Joseph W. Martin Jr of North Attleboro was named chairman, Alvin E Bliss of Malden vice chairman, James T Bagshaw of Fall River secretary, and Fitz Henry Smith Jr of Boston treasurer. They were authorized to appoint an executive and a finance committee. Chairman Georges A Ramon of the Randolph State committee presided.
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G. O. P. Legislative Committee
Republican State Committee
Republican Legislative Committee
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
North Attleboro
Alvin E. Bliss
Malden
James T. Bagshaw
Fall River
Fitz Henry Smith, Jr
Boston
Georges A Ramon
Malden Seethes Over Draft Exemption Boards
Malden residents of draft age faced a split decision as the two exemption boards ruled on who would be drafted. The oddities in board membership determined who would receive exemptions and who would be sent to serve.
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Malden
Uproar Over Sending Delegates to Stockholm
The draft exemption dispute splits Division 1 and 2 boards led by Judges Bruce and Dennett. Married men in Division 1 face compulsory service while some in Division 2 receive exemptions for family or status, prompting a broader debate on fairness and consequences.
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Stockholm
Draftees and marriage status in wartime service debate
The speaker argues that war sacrifices are inevitable and that marrying should not shield men from the draft. He notes the draft age aligns with typical marriage ages and that most single men are already volunteers. He urges retaining married men with dependents in the National Guard and condemns exemptions that would burden public welfare.
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National Guard
Jones Draft Call Alerts Tigers Player From Ogden
Bobby Jones of the Detroit Tigers was notified from his Ogden Utah home that he was drawn early in the draft and should be ready for the call.
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Bobby Jones
Detroit Tigers
Ogden
Utah
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Harvard Star
John Wells Farley
Boston Herald
Finance Commission
Nathan Matthews
Robert Homans
Massachusetts Bar Association
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Edward Bowditch, Jr
The
Crimson
Pete’ Bowditch
United States
Morsan
Dalny
Manchuria
Philippines
Cameron Forbes
James Amory Sullivan
America
Charles 8. Wentworth
Kilby Street
George B. Stebbins
Roslindale
Cole
Coast Artillery Corps
Massachusetts Infantry
William Kirby
Ornario Moretti
Morris Hadley
New Haven
Robert H. Gardiner, Jr
Gardiner, Mo
Clarence T. Rexford
Concord
N. H
Roy D. Baker
Adams
Oliver J. Schoonmaker
Ashburnham
Arthur B. Collins
Stamford
New
Charles Sumner Bird, Jr
Charles A. Coolidge, Jr
Henry B. Gardner
LeBarron R. Briggs
Robert Winsor
Thomas C. Thacher, Jr
Yarmouth
William F. Robinson
Philadllphia
Harvard Eleven
Merrill A. Gallagher
Charles T. Gallagher
Henry W. Minot
Mattapan
Mor
James A. Sullivan
National Army
John I. Fitzgerald
State Street
Edward Bowditch
George B. Stebbens
Platisburg
Leutenant Field Artillery
MR. Thacher
Daily Post
St Inday Post Ee
13Th District
Roxbury Court House
Gen. Crowder
McCall
State House
Italy
Attwill
Germany
Attorney General's Office
Division 10
Jamaica Plain
Michael J. Murray
Lawrence
Exemption Board of Division 24
Exemption Board
Charles M. Bruce
Charles E. Dennett
G. N. Barnes
Belgium
Great Britain
George Henry Roberts
Norwich
Kerensky
James Ramsay MacDonald
Labor Party
MacDonald
Will Thorn
Labor
National Union of General Workers
Arthur Henderson
British War Council
Russia
Petrograd
Council of Workmen's and Soldiers
Robert Smillie
International Socialists
Jones
Man of the Hour
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