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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1918

Page

7

101st Infantry Gains Notice After Battle

The famed New England regiment the 101st Infantry gains prominence with yesterday’s receipt of unofficial information regarding its actions in a major engagement.

New England 101St Infantry

Fighting Ninth and Dandy Fifth in Aisne-Marne battles noted

Letters to relatives and friends describe heavy losses of the unit formed around the Fighting Ninth and the Dandy Fifth during the early days of the Aisne-Marne offensive.

Tion Aisne-Marne

Massachusetts Boys Among Casualties in Latest War Report

Boston area communities list unofficial casualties with 311 names on official release totaling 87 from New England. Private Alfred Giordano of Somerville, 28th Infantry, is among the locally known casualties. Rumor said Boston's Own 301st Infantry was in the current offensive, but no confirmation by nightfall.

Boston Lynn Malden Natick Woburn Massachusetts New England War Department Alfred Giordano Medford Street Somerville Giordano 28Th Infantry 301St Infantry 301St Loston

War casualties flood Massachusetts towns from 101st Inf

War Department telegrams report Private William B Benner of Waltham aged 20 killed in action July 20. Other fatalities include Privates Ernest Adams of Malden 23 and Joseph Gallant of New Bedford 1742 Purchase St. Several more men from Massachusetts and nearby cities die in action or from wounds on July 20 and August 11. An unofficial list also cites deceased or missing soldiers with several towns represented.

William B. Benner Charles Benner Russell Street Waltham Acion War Department IL Company 101St Infantry Malden Ernest S. Adams George W. Adams Main Street L Company France Joseph Gallant Purchase Street New Bedford 192D Infantry David J. McCarthy Gordon Street James J. McCarthy Boston College High School Joseph A. Glover Nicholas Glover Spring Street New Britain Yale Plattsburg Charles W. Plummer Plummer 1011St Field Artillery Harvard United States Henry M. Plummer South Dartmouth Prigate Charles R. Tower Sth United States Infantry Fred R. Tower Newton Street Holyoke North Adams Springfield K Company First Vermont Infantry Regular Army Alexander Patete Franklin, I Co Spring St Chester A. Graham M. Co Clifford Cahill Hartford Purchase At Khan Bedford Simeon Nickerson Middleboro D Co Newton St L Co Alfred Giordano Medford St Somerville Roy T. Stone Central &J Stoneham H Co Solomon Cohen Cedar Grove St Batt F. A Willis Phillips Leeds C Co Inf. Corp EF Co William A. Rand Fourth St Turner's Falls

Don't Let Soap Spoil Your Hair This Wash Day

Advert reads that standard soaps and shampoos contain alkali harming the scalp and making hair brittle. It promotes using pure rancid coconut oil as a grease free, cheap alternative that creates rich lather and cleanses well. The method is to rub a teaspoonful into damp hair, rinse, leaving hair soft bright and manageable. It claims the oil removes dust dirt and dandruff.

Delatone Hair Removal Promoted for Women

Women learn to use delatone paste made with powder and water to remove facial neck and arm hair. In minutes the paste is rubbed off and skin washed to remove all traces of hair. Buyers should ensure they get genuine delatone to avoid failure.

New England Boys on Casualty List

Casualty list shows several New England service members killed or wounded. Names include John H. Moulton Water Village New Hampshire and Oscar Fant Oakdale. George Myers Westport Connecticut. Walter Boynton East Bangor Maine cited as severely wounded. Joseph Myer East Waterbury Connecticut. Charles B. Johnson Bridgeport Connecticut. Frank L. Kearney Boston. Walter Keefe Hartford. Edward Kierce Waterbury. Francis K. Lynch Waterbury. Freddie Moreau Concord Junction. John J. Mullen Southport. Harry Shepherd Worcester. Arthur Lanone Fall River. Edward P. Larkin Peabody.

Walter G. Boynton East Bangor Batt 101St F. A. Corp Joseph Myer B. Farm St East Waterbury Conn Charles B. Johnson Grant St Bridgeport Frank L. Kearney Mozart &T Boston Walter Keefe Beach St Hartford Edward Kierce Washington St Waterbury Francis K. Lynch Montgomery St Freddie Moreau Cottage Lane Concord Junction Inf John J. Mullen Oet South Boston Harry Shepherd Douglas St Worcester Arthur Lanone East Main St Fall River Edward P. Larkin Highland St Peabody

List of wounded soldiers from 104th, 102d, 1084 Inf units

Compiled roster shows soldiers from multiple Massachusetts New England towns and Rhode Island in the 104th Infantry and attached units. Entries include Pt. Thomas De Guzzi North Adams and Pt. Mathew Boyle East Boston among others, noting wounded status with degrees undetermined. Additional names cover Adams, Haverhill, Lawrence, Cambridge, Roxbury, Woonsocket, Pawtucket, Wakefield, Marlboro and more in the 102d, 103d, 108d Infantry and related units.

William P. Lynch Medford E Co Chester A. Richardson Haverhill B’ Co Neal F. Sullivan Bay State Rd Boston A Co George Smith Moore’ At F Co Giacinto Damasco Front St Henry Eisner North Adams M Co Raymond H. Bennett Marlboro L Co Fred Kay H. Gordon Ellis Brown St Beverly John P. Murphy Allen St Salem William Valston Lunenburg Frank Laundry Gardner Albert B. Jacobs Hartford Conn K. Co William Gillis Waltham Michael Connolly Manchester N. H Joseph A. Donnelly J. R. O’brien Waltham, B Co John H. Miller Harold Aspinwall Pawtucket R. I. A Batt Robert H. Barker West Bridgewater I Co Edward Martin No. Abington Harry Gray Pembroke D Co Chester Ashworth Thomas de Guzzi North Adams, M Co Inf Mathew Boyle Falcon St East Boston Frank W. Coppinger Blue Hill Dorchester E Go George E. Chard East Broadway C Co Lester Eastman Dennis Lanni Chestnut St Lawrence John P. Mahoney Middlesex St Winchester G Co Frank P. Manning Arlington St Clarence McNeil Gloucester Fred T. Sweeney Columbia St Cambridge James Tumilty Smith St Roxbury F. A Guy E. Wilson Henry P. Sawyer Tremont Clarence Read Abram Sat R. I Percy T. Bedford Lonsdale R. I. K Co Frank J. Lamore Heaton St Louis F. Steen Christopher Boylan My. I James L. Moran Valé St South John Cyril O’brien Medical Corps John Chidsey Joseph H. Marland Fitchburg Harry Anderson Williamstown Gordon Griswold St. Albans George B. Houstis Lake St Wakefield Michael Maloney Wave Ave 101St James J. Sheerin Winthrop St Winthrop Harry Draper Lewiston Arlington Tretheny Livermore Falls GC Co Wilbur Gould Carlisle Gould Arthur E. Lacasse Thomas Deguzzi G. HE. Osha Frank J. Nathan Manchester Howard B. Racent Meriden Joseph H. Dauphinais John Morrison

Deaf Hearing Restored by Osmo-Chemic Physicians Claim

A Quincy reader says deafness and head noises disappeared after Osmo-Chemic treatment. The notice lists numerous Massachusetts residents endorsing the method and notes X-ray therapy cures a wide range of ailments from catarrh to skin diseases.

John Gallose Willard Somerville W. C.toomey Belknap St Arlington Loretta Hill Madison Ave Cambridge Emerson G. Gordon Hancock &St Delannoy Lafayette Ct Plymouth Mass W. Power Aberdeen Ave E. Bernard Williams St Newton Nellie Edgecomb Otis Newton Centre Enid Dow Spring Hill Terrace E. E. Leighton Pine St Hyde Park E. F. Blake Norwood Everett E. E. Paul Fairmount St Roland Ellis Albion St D. J. Walsh M. D Boylston St Boston

The Political Funeral Sermon for Governor McCall

A Massachusetts columnist announces a political funeral sermon for Governor McCall after a sudden political downfall. He vows to name those who “thugged” his career and to reveal the forces behind the late bid for Senate. The piece frames Thursday as a historic, somber moment in Commonwealth politics.

Commonwealth United States McCall Massachusetts The Governor McCall Statesman McCall

Soldiers Listed by Home Towns in War Roll Call

Names and hometowns of soldiers and units from Massachusetts and Connecticut are listed, with multiple officers and battalion assignments. Some statuses updated from killed to alive and well, including Noyes in Chelsea and McKay in Lynn, among others.

F. Clifford Delaney Haverhill Ef’ Co Cook John W. Dunham Robert B. Hurley Emerson, St John W. Noyes Washington Ave Chelsea D Co Eng Charles McKay Ellis St Lynn Medical Corps Harry E. Graves Athol. E Co 14Th Inf Howard Martin Madeline Buckley Mae Clark Lottie Lee Janell Janis Old Howard

Auto overturns on Washington street injuring driver

An automobile owned by the Boston Tyre House Company and driven by Baroney Greenburg of Malden skidded and overturned on Washington street Melrose yesterday afternoon. The driver sustained a broken ankle.

Boston Tyre House Company Baroney Greenburg Malden Washington Street Melrose

Also Mentioned on This Page

Greater Boston Remington Parker Ithaca Scott Fox Read Service Smith Greener Clabrough William Read & Sons, Inc Bromfield W. B. Benner E. S. Adams Private Joseph Gallant J. M. Morrison William Morrison Plunkett Street Pittsfield John W. Morrison James M. Morrison John M. Morrison James Washington Private Alfred Giordano Private H. Gordon Ellis Ernest I. Ellis Tank West Field Artillery J. J. McCarthy Corporal John Mallon John Mallon 108D Infantry Second Street Private Alfred Roberge Alfred Roberge Maederique Roberge Winter Street Sergeant Clifford Cahill F Company 102D Infantry Joseph H. Cahill Edgeworth — Street Private Alexander Patete I Company 8Th Infantry Ruggles Street Franklin J. A. Glover Corporal A. Graham Chester Arthur Graham M Company 104Th Infantry C. W. Plummer Tank Service, Corp Seconds&t Frank Bishop Norwich Aero Squadron Alec Belike Willimantic Harland Chamberlain Brandon Charles Frizzell Norwalk Israel Cr*roux St. Mach Henry A. Donovan West Broadway B Co Alexis Galanis Margin Street E. H. McDonald Quincy Robert Holmes New Bedford. Medh. Frank J. Keyes Harvest St Russell St William A. Thaskery Shelburne Falls Frank M. Moore Palmer Donat A. Morisette Cedar St Frank Plumridge Arthur S. Andrian Essex St Gray Brookbank Hayward Cayting George Aubrey Napoleon St. John Frank Nutile Edward A. Hall Granite St Hobart H. Kemp Randolph Harry M. Anderson Henry Bismer Adams Leo F. Quirk K Co James J. Harrington Bertram Avis Joseph Hines Felix Gauthier Easthampton Victor Hamel Theodore Fabryck Fairfield Dept.e NEW England Boys Casualty John H. Moulton Water Village Oscar Fant Oakdale George Myers Westport John P. Cleary Wth Inf Ernest L. Adams Marshfield Thomas W. Lawson Tremont Street Shubert Theatre L. E. Bova Cafe Bova Tel Beach 2D Medical Corps Henry Jaenicke Whitneyville Fred Hummell Seymour, Conn Hart Gabardine Keith's Wlement Bos Fars T'Wice Tel. Beach Chilson-Ohrman Leo Beers Ames & Winthrop Beaumont & Arnold the Stantons Ramadells Devo Hearst-Pathe Bostock Fradkin Tell Pershing Paris Waldron Kings “Girls Geo. M. Cohan Chas. Ray Douglas Fairbanks Morocco Ethel MacDonough Variety Nicaea Rawson & Clare Ajax Emelie Leroy & Cooper Pershing GLOBE Loew's Alice Brady Rosetta Marie Osborne Voice of Destiny Allied War Review Billie Burke Polly Madge Kennedy Theda Bara Arbuckle WM. Farnum Dorothy Dalton Green Eyes Husband Billy Bowery Lurlf Squers Foster and Frank Warcourt Charlie Chaplin Comedy & Vaudeville Olympia Wash Ancast C. Ted North Ste E Kitty Gordon Vera the Medium Ruth Rooland Herald A. H. Woods Parluk Florence Moore Grfeat N. Y Cas Park SQ Shubert Direction Messrs Charles Purcell Peggy Wood William Norris Valanova Troupe Fred Weber Tom Mahoney Vine & Temple Lillian Calvert Jewett & Pendleton W. S. Hartin Riddle Gawne Tanna Nilsson Franklyn Farnum Henry W. Savage Jie Nan uAr Joseph Klaw Mausic Harry Delf Julian Mitchell W. H. Post AH Woods Lew Fields the Nation Lad Ee Aaron Jories Charles Winninger Wilbur F. Raych William Elliott Majestic U. S America’s Division Tilms Committee On Public Information George Creel Lored Voile Modern Army & Navy Noveltie Revere Lexington Pars the Stock Co Lena Rivers Broadway Jones Gerard Tremont Temple Roe Tes An Arte Kfoukr Isik Fisshing Grounds King Philip Edy. W. Dixon Sundar al Pe Fenway Park RED Sox ST. Louis Shuman’s Phone Beach Frank Keenan Copley Square Kaiser QUARE Olympia Aone Francis X. Bushman Beverly Bayne
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