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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1917
Page
8
Washington December 3 Provost Crowder outlines a new draft classification system reducing clerical duties for local boards. A chief clerk may be hired at 100 dollars a month for boards with over 100 registrants. Local boards will mainly investigate doubtful cases classify registrants and supervise records while physical exam duties move away from boards.
The girls field hockey match between Arlington High School and Winchester High School at Winchester was postponed again because of ice and snow covering the field. It is doubtful the game will be played this season.
Andrew J. Peters and Mayor Curley clash over Strandway delays and street contracts. Peters accuses Curley of failure and 88 percent Strandway completion by Oct 18 1917. Curley defends low bidder policy as Gallivan and Tague back campaign plans.
Congressman Gallivan, among four candidates in the Boston mayoralty race, announces two weeks’ leave from Congress to campaign. He outlines a programme emphasizing centralized city purchasing, modern management, a square deal for city employees, port and waterfront protection, and efficient use of appropriations. He predicts Peters and Curley will finish second.
Andrew J. Peters accuses Mayor Curley of incompetence citing 1914 Strandway authorization, a $803100 contract, and only 38 percent completion by Oct 1917. He blasts phantom payrolls, improper inspections, and a Columbus Day dedication that misrepresented filled land. He links the inspector's pay and past ties to the Merrimac Construction company.
In a Roxbury speech Mayor Curley criticizes rival Peters from Dover. Curley denounces Peters for ignorance and promises a durable street policy, citing costs and lifespans of Boston streets, contract practices, and university and state engineers backing his administration.
Four hundred Massachusetts bankers and business leaders met at the City Club to promote the new war savings plan. Frank A. Vanderlip and Robert F. Herrick outlined operation details for $4.12 stamps yielding $5 in 1923, and the thrift stamps that back them. Vanderlip warned of immense national burdens, urged disciplined spending, and stressed patriotism, thrift, and production to support troops.
East Boston speeches at Orient Heights Day Square Central Square and Maverick Square last night feature Congressman Tague urging a two year mayor term with recall. He aims to emulate Woodrow Wilson and says the city faces a pivotal choice as two weeks remain before the election.
Joseph Paul a Roxbury businessman wagers $1000 with Marks Angell that Mayor Curley will not be re elected. He says he has thousands more to bet. Few bets are expected before Thursday the last day for substitution of candidates.
Military authorities began an investigation into a fatal shooting at Camp Wadsworth in Spartanburg South Carolina. Antonio Massucci of Buffalo New York attached to Battery D 106th Field Artillery New York National Guard was killed when a rifle discharged accidentally during a tent demonstration.
In Petrograd on December 2 Lieutenant Colonel William V. Judson head of the American military mission met at the Smolny Institute with Leon Trotzky Bolshevik foreign minister. They discussed Judson notes to the Russian general staff chief and Major Kerch protest to General Dukhonin over armistice talks with Germany.
The article reports a warning from Leon Trotzky about American and French communications to General Dukhonin. It notes Judson's unofficial Bolshevik contact, Kerth's note protesting a separate armistice, and US expressions of sympathy with the Russian nation amid calls for an allied, noninterfering stance.
An advertisement touts Bon-Opto tablets as a legitimate eye remedy. Dr Lewis endorses the prescription claiming rapid eye strength and relief from strain, with patient testimonials of improved reading without glasses. The ad notes the formula is printed on the package and guarantees eyesight improvement within a week with refunds. It lists Houghton & Durton's Drug Dept. in Philadelphia as a local seller.
The head of the American war mission, Lieutenant-Colonel Judson, declares that Americans do not desire to interfere with the settlement of any Russian problems. Major Kerth and others will use this stance to guide actions.
The War Department urges a final rush of gifts to the boys in France. Mailings must reach Hoboken by tomorrow December 5, with boxes addressed to the Commanding General Port of Embarkation Hoboken NJ Pier 1. Boxes should be wooden with hinged covers, well strapped, and marked Christmas Box.
December 8 The War Department approved the execution of Private Frank Cadue of the infantry for the rape and murder of a 7 year old French girl in France on November 5. Cadue was hanged after a military court martial sentence replacing an earlier report of a shot execution. The trial record states he confessed and claimed intoxication.
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