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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1917
Page
1
In Berlin the Pope's peace proposal is dragged into German politics. Pan-German annexationists and moderates clash as Georg Berhard notes Erzberger's Reichstag move clears up a war peace mystery and paves the way for the Pope's note.
Vienna dispatches report Bulgaria’s ties with its allies strained by the Pope note and a Reichstag anti annexation resolution. German leaders insist annexing Macedonian lands, while Austria resists ceding soil to Italy and criticizes the pope’s call for justice over arms. Annexation protests target Hindenburg, Michaelis, and Admiral Scher.
Montreal Aug. 19 Only one person is known dead from the Curtis & Harvey Company powder plant explosion at Rigaud near Montreal. Six workmen were seriously injured. Foreman Gordon Shortrede is named as the deceased. Rescue efforts continue amid smoldering ruins and a $2,000,000 loss figure.
Washington reports a review of the Coun cil of National Defence by director W S Gifford. The statement details how the commission tapped experts nationwide to aid policy and operations across war and navy departments through its advisory committee and consultant network.
Local draft rules differ by district as Division 5 exempted all married men with dependents while Division 8 denied exemptions to several including Boston policeman Henry T. Hayes and his family. Hayes, a Reserve Officer, is son of Patrolman Peter Hayes.
The district boards start hearings on men denied exemption who seek to overturn local board decisions. Government appeals target all exemption grants by local boards and will seek final disposition on every case.
Joseph M. Russell Jr., assistant receiving teller at New England Trust Company, drowned Saturday off Peddock's Island. He resided in Medford.
Harold B. Willis, a Harvard College graduate of 1912, from Cambridge, served early in the war with the American Ambulance Field Service and did ambulance work in France.
The Lafayette Squadron of American aviators took part in Saturday air raids as 28 000 pounds of bombs were dropped on German military targets. Corporal Harold Willis of Boston, a squadron member, has not returned from the raid amid aerial clashes with German forces.
Search began yesterday for 23 year old Joseph M. Russell Jr assist ant receiving teller of the New England Trust Company who drowned off Peddock Island in Hull Bay. Russell fell from a steam yacht into a towed tender despite warnings and struggled to remove a heavy sweater before sinking.
Two Lafayette squadrons led by Lt Raoul Lufbery and Adjutant Didier Masson protected a bombing machine as it entered enemy lines. Dudley Hill escaped incendiary fire with a single lower wing hole, likely downing a German. Masson’s group repelled three attackers. Corporal Willis missing on return. W A Courtney Campbell Jr survived a midair wing loss aftermath as his chaser split in two after a heavy bomber tipped onto it.
Music lovers invited to exchange their idle piano for terms. write for the catalogue. CHAS NORRIS 181 Tremont St. advertisement.
Amsterdam Aug 19 Count von Bernstorff former German ambassador to the United States has been appointed to the post at Constantinople according to the Berlin Vossische Zeitung He will leave Berlin immediately.
A martial dispatch reports Corporal Tanner denouncing pacifists as copperheads, urging unity in defense of the empire and warning against treachery during times of war. The piece frames dissent as dangerous to national resolve and public safety.
In Provincetown on August 19 sermons refer to the August 10 hurricane that cost 19 fishermen their lives. Clergy urged relief for dependents and establishing a permanent fund of at least 25000 dollars to aid New England fishing families harmed by the sea.
A week after the storm swept Massachusetts coast 19 Provincetown mariners are reported lost most hold families in fear as details of who perished arrive. The town searches for names and fate of the missing sailors and their households await confirmation.
Spokane reports James Rowan district secretary of the Industrial Workers of the World and 25 alleged members seized by Idaho National Guardsmen and jailed as military prisoners. Rowan ordered a general Northwest strike with farm and construction workers urged to halt work and fruit rot.
British near Ypres push forward on a mile front gaining about 500 yards as forces consolidate earned positions around Lens. In Somme operations Haig’s troops renew attacks and seize positions near Ephy while inflicting heavy German losses.
In the Vosges Badonvilles and Celles-sur-Plain areas German assaults against French lines failed under French fire. Similar attempts along the Aisne and Verdun Meuse fronts by the crown prince met the same result. Allied airmen shot down seventeen German planes and British seven with eight lost. In Romania and Russia, Germans and allies clash near Vilna. Russians hold at Grozechti and southern Moldavia while repelling further incursions.
The Roman Catholic bishop Edward Thomas O'Dwyer of Limerick died at Corbally Palace on August 19. A prominent Irish figure, he was known for active sympathy with the Sinn Fein movement. Born in Holycross County Tipperary in 1842, he was consecrated in 1886.
Provost Marshal General E H Crowder was cut and bruised on his face when his car swerved to avoid an obstruction near Frederick Maryland The eyeglasses shattered and lacerated his nose His injuries are not serious The general and his party were en route to Harper s Ferry
An auto owned by George Carter of Hazel Park Roxbury crashed through a plate glass window at 115 East Cottage Street Roxbury when the steering gear broke Carter was thrown to the sidewalk and taken to City Hospital with multiple injuries His wife riding with him was uninjured.
Entries for the handicap 10 mile Paul Revere Marathon from the State House Boston to the Catholic Club of Lexington grounds on Waltham Street Lexington close Wednesday August 29 ahead of Labor Day event.
Two soldiers detained for military offenses overpowered a sentry at Fort McKinley Portland harbor and escaped with the guard house gun. They stripped the guard and rolled him unconscious into an ash cart before leaving. A full day of khaki search yielded no trace and officials withheld names.
Sarkis Chilingirian, 25, was arrested in Middleboro for allegedly trying to kill Harry Chickering by mailing a box of phosphorus smelling chocolates. The box, sent from West Bridgewater, was discovered to contain almost all pieces with phosphorus. Chickering reported the incident July 2, and Chilingirian was arraigned in Brockton and released on $2000 bail for a Police Court hearing tomorrow.
An advertisement urges relief from headache and mental strain using Horsford’s acid phosphate. It promotes resting the mind and reducing worry through the tonic.
National Council will meet at Hotel Vendome at 1 30 p m with credentials staff at 10 a m and 2 p m Preliminary department and allied group meetings are planned at various times The Grand Army and allied bodies will hold an 8 p m meeting in Mechanic building Huntington avenue Public is invited Sons of Veterans Auxiliary will class initiate at Ford Hall Boston Another note the Russian war mission and allied forces will not take part in the parade after a amicable city hall conference between G A R leaders and Mayor Curley
The mayor demanded the Russian mission with escort share parade honors alongside the G A R, seeking equal recognition in the civic celebration.
Reported by Thompson's Spa with scattered numeric readings for times of day and temperatures. Included are multiple values such as 66 64 76 83 and averages like yesterday 78 12 24 and one year ago 72 9-24, indicating a weather data snippet.
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