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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1917
Page
14
Boston school children ages 12 to 15 will witness the Grand Army parade next week from within police lines. J Payson Bradley and Superintendent Crowley arranged for two deep rows on wider streets so youngsters stand in the gutter without blocking adults.
Physicians at the Neal Institute in Boston offer free evaluation and treatment to men rejected for military service due to drink or drug habits. The program promises no cost to patients during treatment and a guarantee of sobriety or a refund, with home treatment available and no hypodermics or withdrawal. Call or write for details.
American forces marched through London under review by Ambassador Page and King George at Buckingham Palace. Crowds cheered as flags fluttered, the premier Lloyd George and Cabinet officials observed, and veterans joined in by taxi. The event showcased strong Anglo American solidarity amid war news.
General orders release a new division of the army general staff to manage troop and supply shipments to Europe. Brig. Gen. Francis J. Kernan becomes chief of embarkation with Col. Chauncey P. Baker as chief assistant. A special corps of embarkation troops will handle supplies and ammunition and direct movement of army transports. Direct correspondence is authorized to streamline shipment paperwork.
The Boston Yacht Club summer clubhouse at Hull could be converted into a war hospital under a plan by Dr. Charles P. Sylvester. A few thousand dollars has already been raised by wealthy South Shore residents to cover running costs, with club members likely to vote on the proposal in days.
Tear ing of banners from the Woman's Party suffrage pickets continued at the White House gates and attacks on party headquarters at Lafayette Park persisted. Crowds remained good natured but determined as banners were removed as quickly as they appeared.
Demonstrators lost many banners as crowds gathered at suffrage headquarters and near the White House. Police intervened at dusk to clear the street. a fight erupted briefly over a banner, which was torn apart. One banner to Kaiser Wilson and 49 others were destroyed that day.
James Rowan district secretary of the Industrial Workers of the World says a general strike will occur in Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana if five demands are not met by Aug. 20. The notice targets agricultural and construction workers and calls for released members and better conditions.
The opening of the New Hampshire College is moved from Sept. 19 to Oct. 3 and entrance examinations from Sept. 11 to Sept. 25 to allow farming students to help harvest and support food production and conservation efforts.
Reports that American citizens are being pressed into the German armies and protests against drafting partly naturalized foreigners in the United States present difficult issues for the government's international law experts.
Berlin opens official inquiry into reports that Germany may compel ineligible American birth citizens into service despite American citizenship. Officials worry limited options exist for retaliation, with fewer than 100 true American citizens in Germany. The State Department investigated detentions of Americans of German birth, and Provost Marshal Crowder lists such men in the national army while President Wilson weighs protests and the Lincoln precedent offering a choice to first paper holders.
The New England coal committee urged President Wilson to protect coal shipments from Atlantic ports north and keep ships from being diverted to transport service. The President said a priority board member will oversee coal shipments and New England will not be slighted.
Miss Mary Louise Louden daughter of Mr and Mrs James Louden of 5 Barrows Street Dedham wed Captain David A Palmer United States Reserve Corps yesterday afternoon at the First Congregational Church Dedham The Rev William T Beele pastor officiated the ceremony.
In Lowell on August 15 Edna Goring aged 3 of 19 Roper Street was badly burned when a pot of stewing blueberries boiled over on a gas range. She suffered burns to the right side of the face arms head and legs and is listed on St. John's Hospital dangerous list.
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