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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1917
Page
3
Manitowoc August 19 Alfred Grasse of Sheboygan was tried by long distance telephone after failing to appear in court for trespassing on private property. He pleaded guilty over the wire and was fined $1 plus costs, sending a $5.63 check to the court.
The Retail Trade Board of the Chamber of Commerce votes to require a one dollar deposit on all purchases under ten dollars and a ten percent deposit on purchases over ten dollars. Twenty one stores will implement the rule on September first with exemptions for certain frequent customers and other cases at the merchant's discretion. Floor managers or salespersons authorize all exemptions.
It was announced that the deposed Russian Emperor Nicholas II will reside in Tobolsk a western Siberian town noted recently as the birthplace of Rasputin the mystic monk who influenced the ex-emperor.
An official release notes the emperor’s family stayed with the priest until the time of the assassination in Petrograd last December, detailing the sequence of events surrounding the fatal act. It outlines the immediate aftermath and the authorities’ response to the incident.
The ex-Emperor Nicholas II and Empress with their children were moved under guard to Tobolsk after state decisions. A train delay marred the journey because a locomotive broke down. Some papers say they will reside long term in the governor’s palace, while others claim a brief stay before transfer to Apalatskom monastery forest estate. Tobolsk, 1500 miles from Petrograd, has long served as exile site.
A late night air raid by Entente forces struck Salzaete on the Belgian coast near the Dutch frontier, drawing blasts of anti aircraft fire as Ghent’s outskirts also faced an air raid. Local inhabitants awoke to powerful explosions and widespread alarms from the raid that reached Las Van Gent.
Paris Aug 19 German troops bombarded French positions then made several assaults on trench lines in Priest wood west of the Marne and Moselle regions and in the Vosges east of Badonviller. French official report says all German assaults were repulsed with heavy casualties.
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