07 Dec 1918
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1918
Page
1
Harvard historian Albert Bushnell Hart rejected charges of pro German sentiment raised during a Senate investigation into German propaganda. He said he wants to present his defence in Washington, sending a despatch to demand the right to answer any insinuations about his patriotism.
British Premier Lloyd George set to reveal a massive reparations scheme demanding Germany pay a stupendous sum over twenty years in annual instalments. Belgium and other small nations will seek large indemnities as governments press for heavy penalties on the defeated powers.
News centers on the White Star liner Canopic expected late today or early Sunday morning. Northeastern Department offices prepare to receive the ship as Colonel Yates coordinates special trains to move returning soldiers from Charlestown dock to Camp Devens for quarantine and muster out.
Roughan Hall in Dancing City Square Charlestown hosts Saturday night dances featuring Kelleys Orchestra with weekly performances advertised tonight and every Saturday.
War Department reports 16 000 major casualties not yet officially reported to families. Arrears in minor casualties are larger and include duplicate counts from repeated wounds. Cable reports aim to clear major casualty arrears within a week with some identifications pending.
A wary reminder urges immediate use of Father John's Medicine to combat cold symptoms. The note stresses seeking timely relief and staying ahead of illness with the remedy.
In Charlestown at Kelley's Auditorium last evening Congressman-elect John Fitzgerald denounced the Elevated’s 8-cent fare as a disgrace and urged changing the trustee board to five men who ride the Elevated daily to end absentee management.
An advertisement for overcoats priced at 35.00 and 19.90 from Gray Co. Washington at corner Hanover Street features meltons kerseys and Scotch heathers in gray tones.
Washington reports no official stance on the possible extradition of the former German Emperor. The State Department says the issue has not been considered and no opinion has been expressed by the United States government.
The Prussian government formally rescinded the privilege of immunity from law held by the Hohenzollern family. In London Kurt Eisner, the Bavarian premier, announced plans to begin publishing German foreign documents in a few days.
Continued on page 6 fourth column the store lists coats with prices from 12.00 to 18.00 and notes hundreds to select including Ulsters and 30x models at 12.00 KF Gray Co Washington at Hanover Street sells these garments and coats.
The War Department plans call for 12 and 14 inch guns to bolster Boston harbor fortifications making the area among the strongest coast defenses. Major General William Black, head of army coast engineering, visited Boston for meetings with Brigadier General John Buckman overseeing coast defenses while Major General Edwards was in Washington.
Swedish press reports sent today to the State Department describe Petrograd as a deserted city with about half its population gone due to starvation and terrorism.
Local retailer I Gray Co in Washington advertises overcoats Cheviots Scotches and Kerseys with prices $25.00 and $14.90 and $14.00 highlighting wonderful values for fall and winter clothing.
President Wilson reads Churchill’s renewed declaration of British naval supremacy from wireless despatches aboard the U S S George Washington. He shows interest but offers no comment.
The article notes President Wilson intends to address the en tente statesmen after reaching France and before the peace congress sessions. He slept late but resumed work on correspondence, as the George Washington sails toward warmer waters with Admiral Mayo aboard. The president may join Italy after France and England, and the ship may return with wounded passengers.
Public notice announces trains every fifteen minutes to Crescent Gardens at Revere Beach. Weekly Saturdays feature two jazz orchestras with continuous music through 11 30. Dancing every evening.
The Daily Mail reports Britain will demand 8 000 000 000 pounds sterling in reparations from Germany for the war with dominions included. David Lloyd George plans to announce the demand in Leeds. The committee of Hughes and Baron Cunliffe prepared the claim. France and others are expected to seek larger indemnities, likely impoverishing Germany for years.
President Wilson will be informed by wireless today of plans for assembling the inter allied conference and the peace congress. He will also be advised about the supreme war council gathering in London and the steps taken there, with details to be disclosed to him today. Colonel Edward M House discussed the plans with Premier Clemenceau after meeting Baron Sonnino.
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