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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1917

Page

4

Relief Fund Tag Day in Provincetown Today

Provincetown launches a tag day to aid widows and orphans of drowned fishermen. Frederic Burt and Miss Helen Ware lead district canvassing plus art sale exhibits from local studios and shops to raise funds. A large volunteer effort includes 30 plus works of art, with sales starting Monday at the town house naval ball.

Relief Fund Provincetown Frederic Burt Boston Cape Cod Post Cardinal O’connell Commercial Street Town House Provincetown Relief Fund Committee Beach Combers’ Club Sail Loft Club Provincetown Advocate Hercules Provincetown Relief Committee Modern Art School of Painting and Sculpture James E. Atkins F. H. Dearborn H. A. Wippich George Elmer Brown America National Academy of Design National Academy Naval Reserve Brown New York Custom House Atwood Burt Miss Dean Red Cross Helen Ware Alice King Betty Chaffee Christine Nickerson Miss King E. H. Lloyd Modern Art School Miss Ware Mary Eaton Ruth Piper Josephine Holmes Carol Campbell Emiline Nickerson Ruth Chaffee Esther Lombard Jeannette McMurray Dorothy Paine G. W. Stevens Mary Matheson Jessie Burch Marjorie Perry Gladys Thomas Josephine Young Katherine Silverman Henry Hall Myrick C. Atwood Provincetown Fund Richard G. Horle Crowninshield Road Brookline J. H. McDonald Neodesha Kansas Maine Mr. Atwood J. P. McDonald Kan James M. Prendergast Hyannis Father Terra J. P. Mills Lowell Donald S Tucker Arthur Noonan Cape Porpoise Frank I. Sears Ethelbert H. Land Ogunquit William J. Lyons Fitchburg Western Union New England Telephone & Telegraph Company Salome L. Lloyd Roxbury George L. Smith Georgie L. Smith N. L. Fullam New England Fish Exchange W. H. Brown New England Coast Fishermen’s Union Alfred Henry Board of Trade Frances Grueby Enos Nickerson Henry Fund Fullam Henry Biram

Major General Hodges Takes Command at Ayer Draft Army

Major General Harry F. Hodges, head of the New England draft army division to be trained at Ayer, assumes office this morning and formally greets Major General Ed wards of the 26th division of former National Guardsmen at the Department of the Northeast headquarters.

Hodges Panama Canal Goethals National Army F. H. Allbright Frederick Harry F. Hodges New England Ayer Edwards 26Th Division National H. F. Hodges 76Th National Army Division Big Ayer Cantonment Camp Devens

Express Cuts Rates for Provincetown Relief Parcels

Adams Express Co will ship clothing for Provincetown relief at two thirds the regular rate to Provincetown Relief Committee parcels. C S Baker, Falmouth park commissioner, notes a benefit concert at Falmouth Heights by the Falmouth Brass Band to fund a summer relief fund.

Adams Express Company Provincetown C. S. Baker Park Commissioners Falmouth Falmouth Heights Baker

Edwin Street Children Lead Drive for Provincetown Orphans Aid

A Dorchester based group of Edwin street children launched a fund to aid Provincetown fishermen orphans drowned in a recent gale. Led by Miss Josephine McCarthy, the effort aims for widespread citywide canvassing to gather pennies to dollars, starting with a $3 first installment from Edwin street.

Provincetown Eawin Street Dorchester Josephine McCarthy Edwin Street Boston Iiven

Books on peace and war aims of 1917 era

A review of multiple wartime titles including Herbert Adams Gibbons on Poland and the Near East, Charles Waldstein on German aims, Douglas Johnson on Prussianism, Marcosson on Russia, Rogers on America's case against Germany, and Ward and Butler on Britain’s war effort. It notes the books' aims, perspectives, and the hope for democratic settlement over secret diplomacy.

Poland Near East Herbert Adams Gibbons Gibbons Balkans United States Vienna Berlin Balkan Germany Longmans, Green Sir Charles Waldstein Committee Charles Lorraine Belfort Toul Verdun Belgium Belgian Congo Bagdad North Sea India Putnam Douglas Wilson Johnson Europe America Dutton Lindsay Rogers New York Louisville Post Chicago Herald

Alien Enemies Interned for War Work Incitement

Two men arrested in New York and ordered interned as alien enemies for allegedly inciting strikes among workers repairing German ships seized after the war declaration. Names given as William E. Marz and Paul Schroeder. arrest at the Navy Department’s request.

New York William E. Marz Paul Schroeder Navy Department

James Ricks Ordered to Apologize for Alleged Kaiser's Visit

Newburyport authorities summoned James Ricks of 17 Warren Street to appear in local court. He must explain his actions and then apologize and pay tribute to the flag following an incident at a local restaurant involving landing Germany and the Kaiser.

Newburyport Germany Kaiser James Ricks Warren Street

Man Interruption Over Pro German Remarks Ends at Courthouse

Ricks interrupted patrons at a local restaurant with unpatriotic talk praising Germany and the Kaiser. Charles Cilley restrained him, knocking him to the floor, after which Ricks was escorted from the premises. Judge Simpson Mayor Hopkinson conferred with Cilley at the courthouse and then with the city marshal. Ricks apologized to the flag and country after saluting two displayed flags, and was released as federal authorities were alerted in Boston.

Ricks Germany Charles Cilley Thomas C. Simpson Walter B. Hopkinson Cilley Marshall United States Kaltser Boston

Doctors Sign War Patient Care Pact in Franklin

In Franklin New Hampshire doctors statewide signed an agreement to care for patients of physicians who go to war. One third of patient charges will be deposited to the credit of the absent doctor.

Salvation Army Arthur E. Copping Ypres Dutton Donald Hankey Alan Seeger Franklin N. H

Outdoor School Closes After Successful Cambridge Session

The Cambridge Fresh Air School for sub normal children closed yesterday afternoon after a highly successful summer session. It marks the first summer the institution stayed open during hot months and proved a splendid experiment.

Cambridge Fresh Air School

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