OUST OFFICERS WIN PROMOTIONS
A promotion rewards a lieutenant now Captain assigned to the Headquarters of the 3rd Division in France with the A. E. F. General Pershing leads the promotion in the European theater.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1918
Page
1
Conditions Changed by New German Troops in West
London Feb 12 Premier Lloyd George told the House of Commons there is no hope of peace from recent German and Austrian statements. He said better proof was needed that the central powers would accept allied aims before the Allies cease preparations to safeguard international right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Austria
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Russia Withdraws From World War Amid Demobilization
An official Russian statement confirms Russia has ended the war with Germany Austria Hungary Turkey and Bulgaria and orders complete demobilization on all fronts. Some younger detachments will remain for frontier defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Russia
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
Bulgaria
Judge Elijah George Dies in Hotel Bellevue Pneumonia
Judge Elijah George of the Probate and Insolvency Courts died of pneumonia at the Hotel Bellevue yesterday.
Peace talks with central powers end after signed statement
The peace negotiations with the central powers have ended, according to a released statement. The Russian delegation refused to sign a treaty providing for further terms.
Vassar Has $300000 Fire Destroys East Wing
A fire at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie New York damaged the east wing of the main building with about 300000 dollars in losses. The blaze confined to the dining room assembly hall kitchens and servants quarters and narrowly threatened the whole structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Vassar College
Fire at campus dormitory prompts guard and student relay
No injuries reported and the fire did not reach the 400 residents of the main building. The First New York Guard assumed guard duty at the campus and its entrances. During the blaze about 600 students formed a relay line and moved items from the main building to a dormitory several hundred yards away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First New York Guard
$1500 Hidden in Coal Prompts Investigation
Brockton February 12. Frank Coleran bought a ton of coal for eight dollars and found a lump of pure carbon valued at about 150 dollars. He tested the furnace grate and it failed to work until the carbon chunk was removed for analysis at Harvard. Coleran calls it the cheapest looking coal that proved the richest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Frank Coleran
Charles Perkins
Harvard University
Coleran
Judge Elijah George Dies After Two Day Illness
Judge Elijah George of the Probate and Insolvency Courts of Suffolk county died of pleural pneumonia at 9 o'clock last night at the Hotel Bellevue where he had resided. He contracted a cold a week earlier, took a chill in the courtroom last Thursday, then developed grippe on Friday and left lung pneumonia by Saturday according to Dr. William E. Chenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elijah George
Suffolk County
Bellevue
William E. Chenery
Coal ban extended five days in Boston deliveries
The five day extension to the coal delivery ban in Boston affects office buildings, stores and factories. David A. Ellis, Boston fuel committee chairman, said the order would hold until Sunday morning unless coal supplies improve significantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David A. Ellis
Boston Fuel Committee
Boston
Boston War Port Terminal Planned At $8 Million
The War Department will build a new $8 million port terminal in South Boston near Commonwealth pier using vacant state land as part of a nationwide set of military projects totaling about $268 million. The plan follows recommendations by the State Commission on Waterways and Public Lands and was presented by Chairman John N. Cole and engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Boston
Commonwealth Pier
State Commission On Waterways and Public Lands
John N. Cole
Judge George Pro Bate Expert and Busy Suffolk County Clerk
Judge George was renowned nationwide for probate law expertise and for guiding young lawyers with blunt but fair advice. He earned broad respect from attorneys who valued his straightforward remarks and broad range of activities. His landmark achievement was compiling an index to Suffolk County Probate Court Records from 1686 to 1894, cutting hours of search time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk County
Massachusetts Committee Considers Aid and Bonus Increases
The committee favors raising the maximum dependents' monthly aid from $40 to $50 and allows dependents to file claims with the state commissioner instead of local boards. It also proposes a $10 monthly bonus for all soldiers and sailors who were bona fide Massachusetts citizens at enlistment, from enlistment to January 15, 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioner of State Aid and Pensions
Massachusetts
Breaks Leg Chasing Man In Roxbury Theft Suspects
Patrolman Palmer of the Dudley Street Station chased three men suspected of breaking and entering at 2786 Washington Street Roxbury when he slipped and fractured his right leg. Earlier another officer arrested one man, soldier Patrick J. Cheever 82, of the Twenty second Company Fifth Battalion Depot Brigade, who wore a civilian overcoat over his uniform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer
Dudley Street
Washington Street
Roxbury
Dale
Washington Streets
Patrick J. Cheever
Twenty-second Company
Fifth Battalion
Depot Brigade
Murdered child found shot on city street
Edward F. Barnes a six year old with offices in the Worthington Building at 31 State street was found shot once in the head in the early morning. Albert Green a watchman located the boy after responding to elevator bell rings and Barnes was carried to the street and later found at Berkeley and Boylston streets. He died after being taken to City Hospital and Green was taken to police headquarters for questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward F. Barnes
Worthington
State Street
Albert Green
Barnes
Berkeley
Boylston Streets
City Hospital
Green
Army officers promoted in 101st Infantry unit in France
General Pershing promoted three commissioned officers of the 101st Infantry now with the New England National Guard Division in France under Major-General Edwards. Two moved from first lieutenant to captain and one from second lieutenant to first lieutenant. Promotions list Bertrand W. Ashby of Medford Massachusetts Francis M. Leahy of Lawrence Massachusetts and Francis V. Logan of South Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
101St Infantry
New England National Guard
France
Edwards
Pershing
Bertrand W. Ashby
Summit Road
Medford
Mass
Francis M. Leahy
Dailey Street
Lawrence
Francis V. Logan
South Broadway
South
Boston
Plans Taken to General Goethals for War Department Storage
The plans and specifications were taken directly to General Goethals, head of the War Department storage and transportation division, who examined them for approval and guidance on handling the materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Goethals
War Department
Logan Kinship Ties Highlight New England Guards Promotions
First Lieutenant Logan is brother of Colonel Edward L. Logan, commander of the 101st Regiment. The promotions were ordered by General Pershing and included in the second list of advancements of New England Guardsmen received from him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Edward L. Logan
101St Regiment
Pershing
New England
Local Rains and Warmer Winds Forecast Boston Area
Local forecast calls for Wednesday rainfall and cooler temperatures in Boston and surrounding areas. Thursday should bring clearing skies with fair conditions and a shift to fresh southwest winds turning northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Washington
New England
British Leader Warns Commons on War Council and Spring Offensive
The prime minister urged the House to accept government conduct and warned that demanding details of Versailles war council plans could prompt a government change. He defended Premier Wilson’s view of German state speeches and stressed Britain would not retreat from its war aims despite German eastern front reinforcements.
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Germany
Austria
Wilson
Commons
Supreme War Council of the Allies
Versailles
Count von Hertling
Count Czernin
Eastern Front
Burned man at stake after confession in Tenn town
Estill Springs Tenn Feb 12 Jim Mellherron a Negro shot and killed two white men last Friday. He was burned at the stake tonight after a confession was forced from him by red hot irons. A posse captured him after wounding him in a battle near Mollinville earlier today.
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Estill Springs
Tenn
Jim Mellherron
Mollinville
Roosevelt on the mend at Roosevelt Hospital
Theodore Roosevelt shows progress at Roosevelt Hospital with a bulletin describing his most comfortable day and noting likely uninterrupted improvement after Sunday setback. The update comes from the New York hospital as of February 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt Hospital
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Leahy
Leutenant
General Pershing
Captain Bertrand Wilbur Ashby
Asquith
Grippe
Hotel Bellevue
Fighth Col
Vassar
Castle Square Hotel
Tremont, Chandler and
Berkeley Streets
Boston Hotel CO
Back Bay
Healy’s
Washington St
Boylston St
Loxsay Tire
Bascom
Volumpus Ave
Victor
Lissen
Manufacturers
Lee McAdoo
Committee On Military Affairs
George
Webster-Thomas Go
A. WM
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Public Service Reserve
Wells Memorial Bldz
Ve. Minlisd
Ste
Quincy
Brattle St
Brattle Sq
Japarsse Gardens
Father John
J. Nussmann
Hartford
C. G. Maguire
Devonshire and
Water Sts
Reuias Ou
Colonel Logan
King OF Coffees
Alexander. H. Bill CO
Thompson's Spa
Washington & Friend
Roosevelt
Nacum
Maryland
Monte Carlo
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