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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1919
Page
4
Casualties from the War Department releases list 2414 for the nation, a drop of under 50 from yesterday. The regular list records 71 deaths with several others on the corrected list.
The tally shows five fatalities today with three killed in action and two dying of wounds. Lieutenant Clifford RB Ballard of 47 Irving Street Cambridge is the sole commissioned officer among the dead. The casualties gape across killed in action died of wounds wounded and missing, with a four name rise from yesterday.
Long list of servicemen from New England and nearby states named as casualties or reporting stations. Includes Lt Clifford Ballard Cambridge and Sgt Walter Woodward Boston among many others with home addresses across Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island Vermont Maine New Hampshire and New Haven.
A long list of service members by rank and home city across New England and nearby states appears, naming Captains, Lieutenants, Sergeants, Corporals and Meekas with addresses in Worcester Providence Lancaster Haverhill Montpelier and more, noting previously reported killed or missing statuses for some. The compilation reflects a broad regional roster of military personnel.
Miss Anna DePlanter at the Child Welfare Cottage urges long life through well regulated eating and exercise. A middle aged daily plan includes oatmeal breakfast with milk apple lunch salmon salad dinner cream soup vegetables fruit and cookies. Raw fruit after age four aids digestion and prevents illness such as paralysis Brights disease and arterial hardening.
The Catholic Club of Radcliffe College plans a reunion at Harvard College Catholic clubhouse in Cambridge on March 1 to boost charity funds. An address on Points of Law for the Layman will be given at St Mary’s Cambridge tomorrow by Joseph T. Brennan of Salem. A high school and college girls retreat is set for March 21–23 at the Convent of the Cenacle led by Rev. William Devlin S J. Sunday school teachers will hear Rev. William O’Brien ST from St John’s Seminary tomorrow at 6 pm. The Daly Industrial School Aid Club holds a reunion February 28 at the Columbus Club Dorchester to aid the school fund. The Somerville Women’s Catholic Club banquet is at the Knights of Columbus building Highland Ave on Monday night. The Forty Hours devotion begins February 28 at Our Lady Help of Christians Newton.
A Paris meeting of the commissions on ports waterways and railways reviewed amendments to the British draft convention on freedom of transit. The chair expressed sympathy over M Clemenceau's assault and a resolution will be sent. A further session was set for February 24 at 10 a m to finish the discussion.
A packed Symphony Hall crowd witnessed John McCormack’s second recital of the week. The singer drew encore after encore, delivering a diction superb performance praised as thoughtful and deeply musical, with a voice of singularly pleasing quality.
American and Allied forces opened the Rhine provinces of Germany to commerce today as the Allied Economic Council at Paris imposed limits to be prescribed by the council.
The War Trade Board announced in agreement with the army of occupation that resuming trade with the captured German colonies would ease distress in the occupied Rhine territories. The move aims to reduce unemployment and simplify military administration, with final procedures to be shared by the inter allied committee and military authorities.
The fish trust indictment against 39 defendants will stand after Judge Sanderson overruled motions to quash over interlineations. Trial may begin Monday or Tuesday with Chief Justice Aiken to decide. One hundred jurors summoned. traverse jury to be chosen amid expected witnesses and extensive documentary evidence.
Philadelphia reports the transport Northland docking from France with 15583 soldiers. The crew includes the Second Anti Aircraft Machine Gun Battalion Batteries FE and F 36th Artillery colored detachment of Company D 162d Infantry plus 47 civilians and casuals.
Rocco Scigliano was held for the grand jury in $1000 at Central Court yesterday, charged with attempting to shoot an unknown. An officer on Battery Street reported him aiming a pistol at a tall man who fled, with the weapon hidden under an overcoat.
Prince Michel Cantacuzene, known as Prince Mike in America, studies at Harvard as a fellow from Russian nobility. He presents modestly unlike past royals, has no servants pursuing him, and is linked by rumor to Petrograd court and the deposed Czar.
The Russian prince known as Prince Mike Cantacuzene arrives at Harvard and becomes a freshman in Smith Hall overlooking the Charles River. He blends with U S born students, learns fencing, and offers a silver cup for novice competition while avoiding public discussion of the revolution.
A. Lincoln Filene, chairman of the Boston Chamber of Commerce daylight saving committee, urged urgent protests to the U S Senate and Congress to continue daylight saving in operation and prevent abrogation.
Mr Vilene warned that a rider in the $31,000,080 agricultural appropriation bill threatens daylight saving. He urged constituents to press Senators and Representatives to continue the measure, citing health, fuel, and energy savings and widespread European approval. He argued repeal would harm millions of workers and the economy.
Melrose resident Carl D. Lytle a YMCA World War I worker reached London after six months in German prison camps. Captured May 27 at Massy he was held behind front lines then moved to Rastatt and Stralsund before armistice. He later aided repatriation in Berlin and witnessed the 1918 German street fighting. He plans to sail for America after reporting in Paris.
Copenhagen reports Spartan forces in Munich stormed a police station and arrested the police chief and others. Government troops retook public buildings by evening. several sailors in the garrison surrendered and key officials were briefly detained before release.
A soldier recalls a night march toward the front with eight men and a sergeant. Peg Leg, a hostile sniper, fired from a trench while artillery matched the danger, and the unit pressed on to deliver food to the line before Peg Leg was killed by artillery the next day.
The Rev T M Tong will preach at Church of the Advent on Sunday March 2 at 10 30 am A lecture on The Claim of Greece to Epirus by N J Cassavetis secretary of the Fran Epiritic Union is planned for next Friday evening The Angeles Street Brotherhood holds a holiday gathering at Ruggles Street Baptist vestry with speeches by Rev Gabriel Reid Maguire and Charles N Bentley plus music and readings Leader Angus Campbell presides A social hour at 5 80 pm and supper 6 30 to 7 30 pm Rev Rolfe P Crum former Red Cross chaplain in France will preach at Cathedral Church of St Paul Sunday night on A Message from the Men Overseas Dean Rousmaniere preaches tomorrow morning on The Generosity of God Dr Crown's lecture Gods Sacrifice and Ours is rescheduled to next Thursday From St Pauls there will be a corporate communion for Episcopalian laymen at 8 am and Crum will address Washington at 12 16 pm The Boston Methodist Social Tridn meets at First Presbyterian Church to hear Rev Robert R Speer on Foreign Missions within the New Era movement.
The 13 Indiana Republican House members, meeting in conference, pledged support for Massachusetts Representative Gillett for the next House speakership. The move aligns Indiana allies with Gillett ahead of the upcoming vote.
A bill authorizing a 1.5 million dollar appropriation to build a mail tunnel between the Pennsylvania and Grand Central railway stations in New York City was favorably reported by the post office committee on a unanimous vote.
More than 2000 aliens in Connecticut applied to the State Department for passports to Europe and nearly half have been granted. Most applicants are Italians with about 1400 applications filed in New Haven.
Advertisers claim Cacum Ointment relieves itching instantly and soothes inflamed or irritated skin. They describe it as healing for pimples blotches eruptions sores scabs cuts burns ringworm insect bites and other skin issues.
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