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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1919
Page
5
The Daily and Sunday Post begins a series of personal World War narratives by members of New England’s own division. Readers will see continuing stories drawn from actual experiences as told by servicemen.
Corporal Gordon Thayer Lippitt describes serving with Company A, 101st Engineers near Chateau Thierry. He recalls engineering troops carrying shells through woods to support an artillery battery, the start of a pivotal Allied drive, and his gratitude while recovering in the hospital after the fighting.
Rheumatism is a painful affliction affecting all ages. The article advises warmer dress, less meat, staying dry, and drinking water to manage uric acid buildup. It promotes Jad Salts as a lithia water drink to stimulate kidneys and eliminate impurities.
Casualties for the nation fell by about 1000 names from yesterday totals. Today's list includes 137 fatalities the largest daily figure recently. Most deaths result from disease with Captain Herman Caro of Chelsea leading the disease deaths. New England reports 88 on the nonor roll and 22 fatalities among 38 on combined lists.
Official casualty list cites many New England service members with addresses across Massachusetts New Hampshire Vermont Connecticut Maine and Rhode Island. Included are buglers corporals privates sergeants and a captain with towns such as West Newton Chelsea Concord Brockton Malden Fall River Cambridge Somerville Providence Springfield and Wakefield among others. Some names are noted as previously reported wounded or missing with others confirmed killed in action.
Edward Thatcher of New York city demonstrated construction work with tin cans at the Massachusetts Normal Art School during the State Conference of Manual Training Instructors. He displayed dolls kitchens steel gray army trucks railroad cars and cannons made from salvaged cans and said toy making offers a promising line for returning soldiers to channel their energy and gain early success.
A Franklin Park bear, known as Old Lazy Bones, resists winter hibernation. While other bears leave their dens, he stays curled by the grating and sleeps rather than eats, except in extreme cold. The zoo bears are generally lively though.
Police arrest Johnny Harry of Rutland Street Roxbury after a South End doorway arrest following a failed attempt to float a 2000 dollar check falsely bearing the signature of Edward Fitzgerald's brother. Special Officers Trainor Ryan and Inspector Patterson nabbed him. held in 1000 dollars for the grand jury.
Edward McGrady of the Boston Central Labor Union reports that since August 1918 the U S employment service placed 69 676 people in permanent jobs at no cost to employers or workers. He urges large employers to use the federal service to avoid agency fees and safeguard workers.
Colonel Carl Boyd, principal aide de camp to General Pershing, died in Paris after pneumonia. A native of Adamsville, Georgia, he served as military attaché in Paris for years and was a trusted aide who accompanied Pershing to key Allied conferences. His death removes a well known member from Pershing's staff.
Frank Seaman, returned from Cleveland by Inspectors McCarthy and Burke, faces $20,000 bond for trial in Superior Criminal Court after allegedly robbing Grace Crevalier, daughter of Canfield, of gems worth 8000 dollars at pistol point in her Alstom flat while posing as an army officer.
The Community Chorus of the Boston South End will stage an Americanization concert and pageant at Morgan Memorial Church of All Nations on Shawmut Avenue Friday night February 21. Directed by Augusta Smith and Edith Lovell Thomas, the program features patriotic songs a Japanese national anthem in Japanese and the Marseillaise in French. The event celebrates cultural contributions to America with flags costumes and pantomime and ends with a thousand audience members waving flags to the national anthem. Admission is free.
Four hundred thousand French boys and girls contributed 18 678 francs for a fund aiding American war orphans. The State Department said the money was sent to the American embassy in Paris by M Leon Bourgeois president of the National Federation Association of Orphans of War. The contribution expresses French gratitude for relief provided to their less fortunate peers.
Pittsfield February 14. Counsel for Mrs Gladys C Dunn jailed on a second degree murder charge over the Lenox shooting of her son last August asks for trial in April. The request follows the trial of Lincoln McKinsey Grant for first degree murder. Dunn has been jailed since January as $10 000 bail is unavailable and her case was continued to July term.
Reports from 385 state employment bureaus show soldiers and sailors were referred to more jobs than applied for. Everett W. Lord says 1277 registered, 1314 referred. 1981 requests from employers, 613 placed, about 60 percent true placement. Boston bureaus included. 380 other bureaus await reports from smaller localities.
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Havre aboard the La Lorraine and was met by Lt Verdier from Andre Tardieu's staff. The French government provided civil and military facilities to visit the grave of her son, Lt Quentin Roosevelt. She will travel to Italy to visit her sister Miss Emily Carew after the visit.
Dr Edwards 17 year physician enemy of calomel created Olive Tablets for chronic constipation and torpid liver. These sugar coated olive colored pills use a vegetable laxative, cause bowels and liver to act normally without griping. One or two at bedtime eases dark mouth bad breath dull tired feeling sick headachy torpid liver and constipation. Available 10c and 25c per box from all druggists.
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