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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1917
Page
12
The war office announced a 10 day suspension of hostilities on the entire Russian front starting Friday noon. German Austrian Turkish and Bulgarian representatives signed the accord with Russia to pursue armistice negotiations as the commission continues its sittings.
The first marriage ceremony at Commonwealth Pier united Clara Foster of 15 Grant Street Boston and Sidney Green known as Kid Green champion middleweight boxer of the Western division. John A Campbell superintendent of State terminals officiated as justice of the peace with more than 1000 sailors acting as best men. The couple received the customary best man gift from the groom’s party.
The will of the late Captain Allan Hay revealed in Lynn requests cremation and that his ashes be scattered over the waters below Boston Light by a friend. He states that burial is a menace to public health.
Christian A. Barnman, a sailor at Charlestown navy yard, was arrested in Quincy for operating a car without a license and for assault on Louis Towne of Forest Street, Middleboro. Towne, riding on the running board of an electric coming from Fall River, was knocked from the car by a lamp on the sailor’s machine.
General Byng executed a planned retreat from key Cambrai salient positions with no German detection. The withdrawal aimed to avoid disaster after German wedges last week strained British lines on several sectors.
About 25 Gotha bombers attacked England early today, six reaching London. Two raiders were shot down and their crews of three men captured. In the House of Commons the chancellor of the exchequer said seven persons were killed and 21 injured, with three dead and 10 injured in London.
The night raid series began shortly after 1:30 with Gotha bombers along Kent and Thames. later five groups attacked London from south and north despite heavy anti aircraft fire. Fires rose from incendiaries, casualties were light, and a pause followed by two raids on Germany by British planes amid bad weather.
British forces pull back from a 18 mile arc to a stronger 10 mile line around Moeuvres Bourlon wood and Gonnelieu while destroying captured works. German reports claim gains including Graincourt Anneux Noyelles and Marcoing and a large German offensive resumes on the Asiago plateau with heavy Italian resistance.
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