Men of 261st would not be taken alive
New York December 29 Men of New England s 26th Division preferred death to capture according to Lieutenant Henry R Hoyle of the Supply Company General Edward s division who arrived aboard the U S transport Sixada Also named were M Cameron Greenwich Conn Private Edwin Martin Chelsea and Lieutenant W W Malcolm Hartford Conn Ensign A W Pride Somerville Tufts College Aviation and Lieutenant W A Gordon New Haven Conn gassed wounded at St Mihiel Tomorrow the Mauretania with nearly 4000 troops arrives as the largest single influx in a week for the port with wounded among the division s most seriously hurt in France s fighting fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New England
Henry R. Hoyle
Edward
U. S
Hoyle
M. Cameron
Greenwich
Conn
Edwin Martin
Franklin Avenue
Chelsea
Chateau Thierry
W. W. Malcolm
Hartford
A. W. Pride
Somerville
Tufts College
Einsign Pride
United States Navy
W. A. Gordon
New Haven
1024 Infantry
St. Mihiel
Mauretania
France
Hoboken
206Th
101St
Hell
New England troops praised for fierce fighting in France
Lieutenant Hoyle and Brigadier General Johnston lauded New England troops, especially the 26th Division, for fearless combat in France. Officers lauded included Hoyle of the 104th Infantry and Major William H. Root, who rose from private to major for aerodrome work. Other passengers named include Lt s R Chatfield and Lt Ralph.
Armenians Reject Turkish Court Martial Plan
Washington dispatch reports Armenian leader Miran Sevasly protesting a proposed Ottoman court martial for massacres. He insists justice must be by Allied or American judges, condemns Turkish biased trials, and notes Armenians seek independence or a league of nations with allied guarantees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Miran Sevasly
Armenian National Council of America
State Department
Sevasly
Turkey
Nubar
United States
Integral Armenia
League of Nations
Auto collision wrecks hearse in Dorchester streets
An auto hearse owned by Charles Dolan and an auto driven by Edward B. Stratten collided on Norfolk street in Dorchester Boston. Two empty caskets were pitched into the street. Both drivers escaped injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dolan
Dorchester Avenue
Edward B. Stratten
Devonshire Street
Boston
Norfolk Street
Dorchester
Funeral rites for Mrs. Mary Jee Lee at Dorchester home
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Jee, wife of Major Christopher Lee of the Red Infantry, were held at her mother's home in Dorchester and at St. Peter's Church. The Rev. John Coughlin officiated. Burial followed at Mt. Benedict Cemetery. Mrs. Lee died Friday and her husband, wounded in battle, remained in a base hospital in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jee
Christopher Lee
Red Infantry
Agnes Drury
Hancock Street
Dorchester
St. Peter's Church
John Coughlin
Mt. Benedict
Lee
France
Boston Reads New Quarantine Plan To Halt Flu Epidemic
Health Commissioner Woodward studied a drastic plan to regulate Boston homes where influenza appears. If adopted, houses would be placarded and quarantined for about ten days to stamp out the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Woodward
City influenza deaths rise as new cases fall
New influenza cases in the city declined yesterday while deaths increased with 39 total fatalities of which 18 were pneumonia and 21 influenza. Health Commissioner Woodward proposed home placards and quarantines for affected houses and urged enforcement of anti expectedoration rules and crowd avoidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodward
Wounded Soldiers Attend Sunday Boston War Camp Concert
Hundreds of soldiers and sailors crowded the Boston Theatre for a War Camp Community service concert. Wounded troops from Robert Brigham Hospital and shell shock patients from East Norfolk Hospital joined the audience, as French sailors aboard port trawlers led with a Marsellaise singalong while Americans rose to cheer and sing The Star Spangled Banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston War Camp
Boston
Robert Brigham Hospital
East Norfolk
Boston Telephone Operators Seek New Wage Scale
Members of the Boston Telephone Operators Union await a promised report on a new wage scale. The local workers seek a £22 weekly maximum and a reduction of the seven-year graduated scale to four years. Miss Julia S. O Conner said a national scale would be sent to the Postmaster General Burleson within a few weeks, with a telegraphers’ schedule already prepared. Belief runs the Washington committee will finalize recommendations soon as an expiration of current pay terms nears. The group expects Burleson to act promptly on the proposed scales after the committee meets in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Telephone Operators’ Union
Julia S. O'Connor
Burleson
Telephone and Telegraph
United States
Washington
New England
Labor Explained by Pulpit War Between Classes Warned
Reverend Gabriel Reid Maguire urged that unless churches support labor with action and demand fair treatment from capitalists, conflict will rise. He said capital exploits workers and urged annual church open doors to aid all who fail the Golden Rule, warning Germany’s fate as a caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gabriel Reid Maguire
Ruggles Street Baptist Church
Germany
America
Somerville Schools Closed Over Spanish Influenza
Somerville schools will not reopen today due to influenza fears. The Board of Health Mayor Eldridge and Public Safety Chair Blanchard met last night to decide. 187 new cases were reported to the board by Saturday night. Dr Thomas Durrell arranged with the State for a portable influenza hospital at Somerville Hospital, a plan opposed by some board members over cost concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelley
Boston City Hospital
Somerville
eHaith
Eldridge
Blanchard
Public Safety Committee
Thomas 3. Durrell
Somerville Hospital
Mail Planes Slow as Route Coverage Planned
Four air planes from New York travel slowly toward Cleveland to chart landing fields. Cleveland air mail begins January 2, rain or shine, with five planes in the city by Thursday. Planes that landed in Ravenna Painesville and Sharon Penn last week are due tomorrow afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
New York
Air Mail
Chicago
John A. Jordan
Ravenna
Painesville
Sharon
Penn
League of Nations urged as path to world peace
Reverend E Griffiths Jones of England urged Anglo American friendship and a League of Nations at Shawmut Forum saying the United States helped end the war and must lead in forming a world security system to prevent future armed conflicts. He argued Britain and America share the goal and that a League is essential to international brotherhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Europe
E. Griffiths Jones
England
Shawmut Foerum
Shawmut Congregational Church
West Brookline Street
Mr. Jones
America
Great Britain
League of Nations
Berlin
Horse meat prices rise in Coblenz after war
In Coblenz under American occupation horse meat prices climb amid scarce German meat as meatless days persist. Horse sausage sells for 1 mark 0 pfennigs per pound while horse meat is 1 mark 60 pfennigs and horse liver 1 mark 40 pfennigs. Weekly meat allowances may be doubled when taken as horsefresh but not over one pound per person per week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Coblenz
Germany
Obermeister
Cambridge Man Calls for Better L Service
Cambridge resident J P Mullane urges improvement of Boston Elevated Railway heating and lighting. He cites car 0207 with no heat and poor light from Dudley Street station at 5 30 p m and accuses staff and public service oversight of waste and neglect. He argues war needs are past and riders will pay for reliable service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Dudley Street
Public Service Commission
J. P. Mullane
Men of the 82d Taken to Devens Camp
The 82d Division, long a New England mainstay, left Toul in June after five months of combat. Readouts list dozens of veterans from the 325th to 328th infantry regiments and related units, now back in New England at Devens with many headed for barracks and duty as provost guards in Boston by January 7. Major General James D. McLachlan of the British embassy will visit Jan 13–14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Devens
New England
Toul
Alton E. Nichols
Fall River
H. T. Sweeney
Boadway
Everett
54Th Engineers
James E. Conway
I Street
South Boston
101St Infantry
Sedrar I. Comtois
Essex Street
Holyoke
Aldric Laferrier
New Bedford
9Th Infantry
Alfred J
Joseph Dion
Northbridge
Charles Villinaire
Winooski
Edward J. Bovay
Montpelier
James A. McCartin
New Haven
26Th Division
Arthurl. Beatson
307Th Infantry
James W. Rogers
103D Infantry
Edward W. Ingram
11St Field Artillery
Carl W. Wheoten
16Th Field Artillery
Thomas J. Casey
104Th Infantry
Leo C. Pawlicki
311Th Infantry
Allen Knight
New England Soldiers Shaped Front in Great War Drive
Major General Duncan succeeded Burnham as division commander after Camp Upton. The 82d Division trained with British near the Somme before moving to the front, relieving New England troops in the 92nd Division. They fought at Toul, St Mihiel, Pont a Mousson, Verdun, and the Argonne, with over 6000 New England men serving and many wounded or killed. Officers and soldiers wounded in France arrive on ships like the Kroonland and reach base hospitals in New York and Boston area, including Walter Camp Jr and Charles A. Barton among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan
William FE. Burnham
Camp Upton
Liverpool
Havre
Sommereay
82D
New England
France
Toul
St. Mihiel
Pont-a-Mousson
Verdun
Argonne Forest
Walter Camp
D Jr
New Haven
Charles A. Barton
Tyngsboro
Sixth Infantry
Seth Baker
Leginsa-Rosen concert dazzles Boston Symphony Hall
Ethel Leginska and Max Rosen shared honors in a brilliant Symphony Hall program yesterday afternoon. Rosen, making his Boston debut, impressed with technique and warmth in Saint-Saens concerto. Leginska drew strong praise for virtuosity and commanding stage presence as she electrified with Beethoven Chopin and Liszt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Leginea
Max Rosen
Symphony Hall
Rosen
Boston
Saint-Saens
Miss Leginska
Senator Re on League of Nations at New York dinner
Senator James A Re of Missouri declares the idea of a League of Nations a long standing yet repeatedly failing concept, speaking at a Society of Arts and Sciences dinner in New York on December 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
League of Nations
James A. Re
Missouri
Society of Arts and Sciences
Senator Reed Attacks League of Nations Vision at Dinner
Senator Reed condemned the proposed league as entangling and contrary to American rights. He warned it would cede U S war powers to European governments and risk biased rulings from monarch-linked tribunals. Critics like Lowell Straus and Giddings joined the discussion at a Harvard event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
Reed
Fathers of the Republic
League
Congress
United States
Missouri
Europe
International Court
Spain
Mohammed
India
China
Russia
A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard Universty
Oscar S. Straus
Frank H. Giddings
Columbia University
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Herbert L. Baldwin
J. A. Johnston
Department of the Northeast
Sixalo
Cartoga
Johnston
Camp Cody
Deming, N. M
Tdeutenant Hoyle
Argonne
William H. Root
Haverhill
Root
New England National Guard
Sach
Stwada
S. R. Chatfield
Ralph
By C. M. Payne
Illie
SPEAM
Burte
Ejes
J Diddni
Noturk
Samson & Hubbard
Bedford Street
Summer Street
Kingston
Gallup
Gallup's
Commissioner Woodward
N. Y
Cambridge Man
L” Service
Cambridge
Devens
New Englanders
Edwin H. Bruce
John F. Burns
An 7Th Infantry
Raymond J. Coakin
James Cummings
108Th Infantry
William J. Dillon
William Driscoll
327Th Infantry
Joseph Dube
F. A
Homer J. Durepo
John F
B. C. Utilities
Henry Winnett
16Th Infantry
Leginsa-Rosen
L. P. Hollander & CO
Boylston ST. and Park SQ
U.S
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