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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1917
Page
3
Nearly two hundred national army men identified as absent without leave will spend Christmas Day in the guardhouse at Camp Devens. Major J. M. Wainright announced that many ARMY personnel are under arrest or returning home under orders, with armed guards shipping detainees back to the camp.
Arrival by arrival parade and guardhouse scenes unfold as 150 to 200 men face court martial for unauthorized leaves. Maj Wainright estimates the infractions, detailing travel costs, fines, and a lasting black mark on service records. Yuletide spirit fills camp with a pajama parade marching 500 strong from the 301st Engineers led by Private Louis Feldman.
Green or pink were the only necessary articles of equipment as brooms and mops replaced guns. General Feldman led the line through the 308d and S4th Infantry, gathering recruits while a partial band formed. The parade paused at the YMCA, then moved to the depot brigade and camp, with cheers and a chorus about going home for Christmas.
A New York letter from Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske to Allan R. Hawley of the Aero Club of America proposes using planes to strike Germany's naval power. He argues naval strength hinges on a single strategic target and asserts torpedo planes and air bombs could cripple it if delivered on a large scale.
The appointment of the Rev James E Gregg of Pittsfield Massachusetts as principal of Hampton Institute Virginia to succeed the late Dr H B Frissell was announced in New York. Gregg age 42 born Hartford Connecticut educated at Harvard University and Yale Divinity School. He has pastored a leading Congregational church in Pittsfield for five years.
Rabbi Harry Levi spoke on The Religion of a Man at Temple Israel on Commonwealth avenue. He argued religion must be virile and endure not only peaceful times but also wartime hardship to keep men clean for themselves, their families, and their broader efficiency.
William A Brady and the Messrs Shubert arrange a special Christmas Eve performance at Ye Wilbur Theatre as a Christmas present for the United States Army and Navy. The first public showing of The Man Who Came Back is postponed to Christmas night for the troops.
Cardinal O Connell helped distribute presents to about 600 girls at the Ladies Catholic Club Christmas tree event in the Cathedral School hall Malden Street and Harrison Avenue. Monsignor Splaine assisted him as Miss Mary Barr and Miss Emily Dowd led club officers and activities. The celebration featured a hymn composed by the cardinal and a Star Spangled Banner performance by Lillian Nolan, with the cardinal praising the club’s work and blessing each girl.
Gloucester girl to marry J Francis Boland of Gloucester announced engagement in Wellesley timeframe.
The engagement of Miss Lillian G. Macdonald of 20 Harvard Street Gloucester to J Francis Boland of Gloucester is announced. Miss Macdonald, a 1914 Wellesley graduate noted for athletics and social events, is engaged to Mr Boland, a Holy Cross 1912 graduate.
John M. Mahoney 48 long time baggage master for the Boston and Albany at Trinity Place station died at home after eight months illness. He leaves a wife and 11 children two in military service William J. in France with a machine gun battalion and Corporal George J. with the 23d Company Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Andrews. He belonged to Archimedes Lodge A O A W and Brotherhood of Railroad Station Employees.
A national church driven education campaign to focus on Wilsons war aims of permanent peace. The Church Peace Union and League to Enforce Peace announce the effort led by a 10 member committee including William H Taft to promote a peace guaranteeing league.
Vigorous patrols and mounted troops kept the city calm as Christmas shoppers filled downtown streets. Demonstrations formed around the La Union building where students chanted about a 10 000 pesos subsidy said to come from Berlin via Count von Luxburg. Troops dispersed crowds and kept separate groups from joining through the night. The latest dispatches fuel bitterness toward Germany and may be voiced in Congress next week.
Twenty five Athol lumberjacks in overalls and heavy footwear were honored at a banquet at the United States Hotel. British vice consul John J. Trant officiated as the recruits, selected for overseas sawmill work in Scotland, prepare to replace comrades sidelined by illness after six months of service.
Feodor Kreiger a 50 year old cobbler attempted suicide at his Pecks road home. He slashed his throat with a razor and is in critical condition at House of Mercy Hospital. He had been estranged from his wife for years and was despondent.
About 29,000 tons of bituminous coal arrived in Boston yesterday as government demand to rush coal to Boston and New England. Indications point to roughly 100,000 tons in the city by Christmas Day with more expected on the water and rail toward Boston.
Transportation conditions for coal cars improve since Friday led by James J. Storrow as New England fuel administrator. Anthracite shipments to Boston increase with ships from Norfolk, 29000 tons arriving Sunday and 30000 more expected today, easing feared famine and readying supply for Boston and New England.
Police raided Putnam's Hotel at 284 Huntington Avenue Back Bay early Sunday seizing two wagon loads of ales wines whiskeys and cordials valued at 600. A poker game was halted and 80 playing cards were taken with Lynn Osborn and three others under arrest for gaming. Osborn listed 72 Elmwood Street New York City.
Cardinal O Connell will celebrate the only midnight mass in the Boston archdiocese at 12 o clock tonight assisted by Cathedral clergy. A electric inscription Christ Is Born will flash at midnight and remain lit through Epiphany. A large choir and organ recital precede the mass amid heavy attendance and extra seating in the lower church. Fire damaged Daniels Printing Co. building nearby, with damage estimated at a few hundred dollars.
A lively blaze occurred yesterday forenoon on the eighth floor due to crossed wires. Firefighters arrived quickly and contained the flames with no reported injuries. The incident prompted evacuation of the building and an investigation by fire officials.
Thousands of boys and girls received a Christmas entertainment at city police stations in New York. Officers distributed toys clothing and candy and provided activities while some stations showed moving pictures to entertain the children.
Dr. James J. Walsh, noted physician and Fordham University medical director of the sociology department, spoke at the Concord Forum in Concord Town Hall yesterday afternoon on the topic Does Man Progress.
In New York City a mass meeting at Carnegie Hall celebrated England's declaration backing a Jewish homeland in Palestine. The hall filled early with thousands of attendees while police reserves were summoned to maintain order. Rev. Dr. Stephen Wise presided as chair of the Zionist Organization of America.
Speakers including Abram I. Elkus Otis A Glazebrook Aaron Aaronsohn and Nathan Straus address a rally praising a British declaration as sacred and inviolable They vow no faltering until victory crowns Allied arms and liberation for all nations American Jews reaffirm unity beyond faiths in service to humanity during wartime remarks
Ottawa dispatch names W. A. Crawford of Portland Maine as wounded in tonight's casualty report.
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