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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1918
Page
7
Casualties from the 26th Division continue to flood in during Foch’s Marne counter offensive. The 104th and 102d Infantry Regiments again top the New England losses among regular army and national army units as daily reports trickle through.
New England losses in yesterday's casualty lists total 68 of 555 overall casualties, including a small Marine Corps listing of 21. Five New Englanders were killed in action and one died of wounds. scattered losses affected the 103d, 101st Field Artillery, and 101st Infantry, with the 47th Infantry heavily hit early in August. Private Leo F is noted in ongoing division action involving the 6th Division trained at Camp Devens.
Doherty of 11 Auburn Street West End a member of Boston's Own regiment the 301st Infantry had been severely wounded Some men in this division were put into the fighting line within two weeks of arrival overseas
Private Charles W. McCarthy son of Mrs Mary McCarthy of Brookline died in action July 18 while attached to the Machine Gun Company of the 10th Infantry. Born in Brookline, he was 20 and had seen border service with his company since 1916.
Private Llewellyn R. Decker son of Mrs. William A. Decker of Bangor Maine died July 20 from wounds received in action July 18 He belonged to G Company 108d Infantry and was formerly employed as a machinist in Bangor.
Private Patrick J. Sullivan 24 of B Battery 101st Field Artillery died in action according to his sister Mrs James Noyes of Dorchester Mass He was a six year conductor for the Boston Elevated Railway Company.
Advices reaching Worcester report Private Charles R. Ellis of B Battery 101st Field Artillery killed in action. He formerly lived in Worcester and had recently resided in Tamworth New Hampshire.
Joseph S. Atlas of 100 Willow Avenue West Somerville is listed among wounded from Canadian headquarters. He was born in December 1898 and enlisted in the Canadian service in August 1917.
Casualties include multiple New England residents named with addresses in Vermont Maine Massachusetts and Connecticut among soldiers in 47th and 104th Infantry units with several wounded and others listed as died of wounds. Notable towns cited include Franklin NH Worcester MA Somerville MA and Beverly as well as cities like Boston and New Britain.
Mr. D. J. Lane a Kansas chemist at 532 Lane Building St Marys offers a postpaid trial bottle of a simple asthma and hay fever remedy. He promises payment only if it cures and asks recipients to report effects within ten days. Send name and address on a postal card for a free bottle.
Relatives of soldiers notified by letter or War Department report casualties. The list includes Pt Charles R Ellis in Tamworth New Hampshire and others from Worcester Brookline Dorchester Arlington Bangor New Haven Springfield and Naugatuck with units such as 101st Field Artillery 101st Infantry 102d Mach Gun Battalion 304th 305th and 327th Infantry.
A list of residents including Arthur L Wheeler of Ames Street Lawrence Dennis Brennan of Waterbury Conn 102d Infantry John Rennie Gardner Street Manchester Conn Har Co 102d Inf John H Haynes Canal Street Lawrence Mach Gun Co 104th Inf Robert A Neill Manchester NH F Co 1084 Inf Corp B H Smith Springfield 16th appears. The roster enumerates units and hometowns for service members.
Ottawa reports the casualty list includes J. Bolduc Waterville Maine and C. K. McPhee Rowley Massachusetts as killed in action. Wounded are C. O. Warner Boston J. P. Paradis Worcester Massachusetts and W. La Fleur Lynn Massachusetts.
Private Daniel F. Callahan of D Company 1024 Machine Gun Battalion was killed in action July 22 as per a message to his sister Mrs Frank McNulty of Stevens Heights Allington Conn. He formerly served in A Troop Connecticut Cavalry New Haven and worked in New Haven railroads. Private John J. Sullivan of 39% Grand Avenue New Haven Conn died of wounds from action. A native of New Haven he attended St Francis School and New Haven High School and joined the second draft in October 1917 traveling to Camp Devens and Camp Gordon before serving with the 327th Infantry.
Former Congressman Samuel J. Powers of Newton heads the campaign committee for J. Weston Allen, Republican candidate for attorney general. The county by county slate includes Gifford, Nickerson, Hull, Whitaker, Burns, Coady, Worrall, Ackornley, Barnes, Halliwell, Look, Ball, Hobson, Brownson, Gordon, Tilton, Searle, Lyman, Hardy, Wardwell, Merriam, Achin, Powers, Winslow, Knox, Monk, Baldwin, Rowley, Carter, Bailey, Barnes, Dahlberg, Harris, Adams, Brock, Grant, Guild, Hardy, Stiles, Pehrsson, Parker, Hull, Buckley, Jepson, Brodeur, among others.
Will from Essex County notes that Mr. Allen has not included any Essex County men on his committee, a point of local contention and potential concern for regional representation.
Housing Commissioner WHidlitz told the House committee that real estate profiteers in many communities were retarding the war housing program by demanding exorbitant prices for property. Quincy Massachusetts was mentioned as an example.
Samuel Gompers arrived in England after leaving Washington several weeks ago following conferences with labor leaders. He is accompanied by John P. Frey editor of the International Molders' Union Journal and William Bowen president of the Bricklayers' International Union among others.
A WWI moment unfolds as a American soldier recalls a bed once slept in by the Duke of Wellington. The woman hosting notes the honor, and the soldier quips that no wonder the Iron Duke earned his name.
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