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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1918
Page
9
The constitutional convention is set to wind up and send two additional amendments to voters, bringing total submitted measures to 18. One amendment would consolidate state boards into no more than 20 executive departments and has been engrossed. The other prohibits legislators from receiving pay for service on recess committees or for offices created by the Legislature during their terms.
Leopold Clement aged 40 husband of Mrs Nimle Clement of 827 Huntington Ave Boston died suddenly in the city Aug 20. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
An American patrol confronted a 30 to 40 man German raiding party in the Woevre. The enemy utilized trench mortars and gas shells but was driven back by American rifles and grenades after a sharp night engagement.
Reports from Berlin through Swedish press state that Bolsheviki and Ukrainians agreed to extend the truce and restore railways post and telegraph services. They will exchange goods valued at 17 000 000 rubles and restore consulates. Tariff questions and wealth distribution remain disputed.
A doctor linked a family diphtheria cluster to unsanitary waste disposal after inspecting the home. Bits of decayed vegetable matter in the garbage can spread contagion, blamed on the mother for lax cleanliness. A disinfectant Sylpho Nathol is advertised for sanitation with prices and a Boston address.
German operations between Soissons and Rheims show increased artillery use and reduced air activity since the French offensive began northwest of Soissons. No major changes in positions along the Vesle front have occurred.
British Army units push forward in the Merville area of the Lys salient on August 20, pursuing retreating German forces. Haig reports the enemy withdrawing three to four miles and leaving extensive wire entanglements to hinder pursuit.
Allied forces conducted raids near Bassoches last night and captured prisoners who provided information on German units along the line. German artillery and gas projectiles continued against French and American forces, with aerial activity reduced perhaps due to German squadrons moved toward Soissons.
French forces achieved a major victory near Soissons after advancing about 15 miles from Bailly on the Oise to the Aisne, driving the line 2.5 miles deep. They recaptured numerous enemy villages and farms as part of bitter fighting. More than 8000 Germans were taken as prisoners.
Allied forces press along the Scarpe River east of Arras and along the Lys front near Merville, taking Vierhoek La Couronne and L Epinette as French and British units push the Germans back toward old lines. Beauvraignes falls, Roye looming, Vesle front quiet with American French units near the river.
A dispatch from Petrograd reports the Czecho-Slovaks have taken Skransk, a key railway hub between Yekaterinburg and Kurgan east of the Urals. Local Soviet officials were murdered by the populace after the town fell.
Reports from Hazebrouck front describe light German artillery fire as infantry push toward rear. Between Outterstecene and Vieux Berquin 845 enemy troops captured, mainly rear guards. German morale shows strain with orders to curb home mail complaints, while Entente air strikes disrupt German trains.
The Associated Press reports Senator Lewis received consent from M. Clemenceau to share the French premier’s view that the war would end next year. Clemenceau’s comments appear on page continuation and reflect official optimism amid ongoing negotiations.
Premier Clemenceau lauded President Wilson as a constructive leader and expressed high regard for Newton D. Baker. He noted American troops faced initial doubt about translating peace training into action but proved brave and soldierly on the battlefield, startling Germany and signaling near-term victory. Senator Lewis said Clemenceau delivered messages to Wilson and the U.S. people.
French General Mangin’s forces push between the Aisne and Oise southeast of Noyon and northwest of Soissons. They capture Cuts and Mont De Choisy, reach within 2.5 miles of Pontoise, and seize Carlepont, with French batteries firing on the Oise road to Sempigny south of Noyon.
The piece argues the German plan to take Petrograd and Moscow hinges on Bolshevik rule. It claims Lenine and Trotzky seek to impose a radical socialist state, ignoring democracy, with ruthless action against enemies and peasants, and cites Russia’s famine and weak infrastructure as fatal flaws in their plan.
The critic accuses the leader of denying credit for vision and unselfishness, saying he is trapped in a narrow worldview and refuses to face facts. The passage frames blame for failed leadership and missed opportunities in U S Russian policy.
Washington reports a Hamburg Echo excerpt noting deceptive German junker arguments to mislead the people. The State Department quotes pan German claims that Americans bluff, war will not be declared, and submarines will deter or starve.
The Democratic party fails to file nomination papers for its statewide candidates except for the gubernatorial nominees. The report notes this is the second consecutive year with such omissions, reflecting a lack of full ticket filings.
The cutoff at 5 pm closed filing with no nominations for Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Treasurer and Receiver General Auditor and Attorney General. Democrats did not file in all Councillor districts except the third and lack candidates in the second fifth and sixth Congressional districts.
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