Desperate Attempts to Smash New British Line Fail
American engineer regiments on roads are trapped by German fire and hid in shell holes. They are rescued by British artillery and then join in the battle to defend the line.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1917
Page
1
Bread price cuts announced by Ward Baking in Cambridge
The Ward Baking Company of Cambridge announced an immediate general reduction in bread prices. Other Boston bakeries are expected to follow within days. The cuts range from 1 to 2 cents per loaf, reducing retailer profits in several cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward Baking Company
Cambridge
Greater
Boston
Miss Varney Will Testify
Miss Varney will testify as part of the case reporting on the escape of several Americans held prisoner by German forces. The testimony is expected to detail the events surrounding their capture and subsequent escape efforts.
German Losses Reported as Heaviest for One Day
German losses described as the heaviest of the campaign after Friday and Saturday fighting. The German drive aimed to recover British gains near Cambrai prompted fierce artillery and machine gun fire. Many German troops fell in repeated assaults against British positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambrai
Lauder Arrives in Boston to Help World Laugh Again
Sir Harry Lauder, famed Scottish comedian, arrives in Boston from Toronto with a lasting memory of his son John who fell at Arras. He plans to bring laughter as a blessing during troubling times and will perform to lift spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Lauder
Sir Harry Lauder
John
Arras
Boston
Mr. Lauder
Toronto
Pershing Confers With Northcliffe In Paris
General Pershing commander of the American expeditionary forces met Viscount Northcliffe in Paris this morning to discuss allied war plans and publicity efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pershing
Northcliffe
Paris
Viscount Northcliffe
Congress Back for War Work
Congress reassembles tomorrow at noon for its second war session. Most of the Senate and House members had arrived, and all arrangements were complete for what promised to be an epochal and lengthy session. Returning members carried a message of renewed American resolve for vigorous war prosecution to victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Opening Sessions Set for Sixty Fifth Congress
Senate and House plan brief sessions tomorrow with committee appointments to notify President Wilson and each other. The day includes adjourning in honor of two late members, Husting and Martin, and receipt of wartime appropriation estimates for next year. President Wilson will deliver the opening address in a joint session at 12:30 p.m. marking a major War and domestic agenda start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Wilson
Husting
Wisconsin
Martin
Illinois
Congress
Germany
Prices to Dealers in Baking Company List
The article notes the prices announced by the baking company apply to dealers while consumer price lists are provisional due to dealer profit curtailment. Many dealers plan to follow the suggested prices, with the 10 and 15 cent loaf reductions likely to be most popular.
War Crosses for Americans
War crosses have been awarded to Robert P. Lamont of Evanston Illinois Benjamin Burton Jr of Colusa California and Herbert Hope of Oakland California of the American Field Service Lamonts left hand torn off by a shell on October 7 Burton and Hope drove a motor truck under heavy bombardment on October 8 two men with them were killed A divisional citation was awarded to Philip Rice of Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania for bravery in carrying wounded men from the battlefield under heavy fire in the Verdun sector in August and September All the citations were awarded for service performed before the sections to which the men were attached were incorporated in the American army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Robert P. Lamont
Evanston
Benjamin Burton, Jr
Colusa
Cal
Herbert Hope
Oakland
American Field Service
Mr. Lamont
Burton
Mr. Hope
Philip Rice
Wilkesbarre
Penn
Verdun
Love tragedy to be tried in Dedham court
Miss Harriet A. Varney of West Upton faces murder charges in the Brookline home of Mrs. Pauline Keyes at 79 Kenwood Street. The case, described as a love tragedy, is set for 10 o clock this morning in Norfolk County Superior Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk County Superior Court
Dedham
Harriet A. Varney
West Upton
Pauline Keyes
Keyes
Kenwood Street
Brookline
Jealousy Motive Alleged in Keyes Murder Case
Government claims jealousy over a mistress as the motive for the crime. Miss Varney known as Mrs George H Keyes, believed by family to be the legal wife, lived with Keyes as his wife and resided with the murdered woman prior to the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Varney
George H. Keyes
Thief Dines In Hen House Steals Rhode Island Reds
A chicken thief invaded the locked hen house of Andrew P. Green at 496 North Broadway Malden on Saturday night. He beheaded 10 Rhode Island Red hens and two roosters, broiled one hen on the heater, then fled with several birds in his possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew P. Green
North Broadway
Malden
Rhode Island
Bride Shot by Hunters in Maine Car Ride
Mrs. Raymond C. Burbank, young bride of Camp Devens soldier, was seriously injured when hunters allegedly caused a deer hunting accident along the North Shapleigh to Newfield road. Deputy Patch said carelessness likely caused the shooting after blood tracks led to a hunted deer. Hunters from Kennebunk were in the area. they will be questioned by authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Newfield
Raymond C. Burbank
Camp Devens
North Shapleigh
Newfield
Haven A. Roberts
Herbert C. Patch
George E. Wiggin
Kennebunk
Square Pond
Patch
Fall River Strike Off After Wage Deal Vote
In Fall River Massachusetts the threatened 35 000 cotton mill workers halted a strike set to start tomorrow after unions accepted a 12 1 2 per cent wage increase offered by Cotton Manufacturers Association. Work to continue during a federal arbitration on the remaining 2 1 2 per cent demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Anniversaries and historical notes from Illinois entry
A compact list notes todays anniversaries and historical facts including Kitchener’s three year war prediction denial and Illinois admission to the Union in 1818. The fragment references a 4 42 time and a dated line about the sun and moon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitchener
Illinois
Boston Area Weather Forecast Turns Snow Possible Late Monday
Forecasts for Boston and vicinity call for Monday fair with a chance of snow or rain late Monday night and on Tuesday. Temperatures rise slowly Tuesday as winds shift from easterly to southerly. In northern New England, fair and cold Monday into Tuesday, with southern New England remaining fair, cold, and partly cloudy plus warmer conditions on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
US Protests Bolshevik Armistice Talks
Petrograd dispatch reports Major Kerth, military attaché, instructed by Ambassador Francis to lodge a protest for the United States over the negotiations for an armistice between Russia and Germany as Entente embassies have done.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Major Kerth
Francis
United States
Entente
Russia
Germany
Ambassadors clash over Russia armistice amid Bolshevik strikes
Allied ministers protested a separate peace stance not signed by the United States. Ambassador Francis claimed US aid to Russia carried an understanding that Russia would stay in the war, justifying the protest without State Department orders. Meanwhile Bolshevik strikes shut ministries and a military committee sought food supplies in Petrograd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
America
Francis
Russia
State Department
Washington
Kerth
Finance, Agriculture and Communications
Ministry of Supplies
Petrograd
New Bedford Pastor Dies After Sermon
The Rev. J. Arthur Savoie, pastor of St. Hyacinth's Parish in New Bedford, collapsed with a cerebral hemorrhage just after delivering his morning sermon and died before doctors could arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
J. Arthur Savoie
St. Hyacinth’s
Average Temperature Summary From Yesterday
Yesterday's temperatures show a high around 81 and a low near 16. The record notes an average of 81 for the day with temperature readings spanning from the early morning into the evening. A comparison to last year lists an average of 41.
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