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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1918
Page
7
At Camp Devens on Feb 27 it became known that 40 enemy aliens of German and Austrian origin will be permitted to stay in service as soldiers. They will serve only as non combatants and will be denied all firearms. This follows the discharge yesterday of over 90 German and Austrian subjects.
The camp reports complete deployment of the last 15 percent of the first draft as 1167 Connecticut men report, joining 6757 in total arrivals. Most are assigned to depot brigade awaiting transfer. no immediate reformation of the 76th Division. New recruits receive overcoats, uniforms, and caps. work begins immediately. A Roxbury man’s drinking led to accidental induction and vaccination, prompting a discharge request. The Fifth Battalion has insured 10 percent of its men, a Boston-adjusted record. Promotions include Captain Heller to major in the ammunition train and Major Sargent named adjutant of the 302d Infantry. The camp library dedication is set for March 6 with Governor McCall, J. Randolph Coolidge, and Major General Hodges speaking. Tree surgeons are invited, and a brigade field day featuring calisthenics, obstacle races, band contests, mule racing, and mounted wrestling is planned. Sergeant William Flaherty, formerly sergeant major of the 301st Infantry, is slated for service with General Pershing in France. a commission as lieutenant is likely. Flaherty, a Milton resident, is also known as an actor and former Liberty Theatre stage manager at this camp.
Cornell defeated Columbia 39 to 26 in an intercollegiate league basketball game played in Ithaca New York tonight.
Samuel H. Stone once sold papers on Newspaper Row and served with the Fighting Ninth. He earned a commission in H Company 101st Infantry Regiment by General Pershing in France, skipping the usual test after a strong service record.
The Navy Department released the ten survivors of the Cherokee landing in Philadelphia. Names listed include Boatswain E M Sennett from Boston, seaman L P Ackerman, fireman H P Poynter, seaman R J Hall, chief machinist's mate C E Barker, fireman R A Kocek, fireman P H Warmack, oiler A A Martin, fireman E L Gudgel, and radio electrician B F Brumfield.
Junior Lieutenant Edward D. Newell of Gloucester Massachusetts is believed dead with 28 crew members when the sea-going naval tug Cherokee foundered in a gale 15 miles off the Maryland coast. Ten survivors and eight bodies from a 39 man crew were brought to Philadelphia aboard two British rescue ships. No trace of the remaining crew was found. One man was not aboard the Cherokee.
The captain reports a 50 mile per hour northwest gale and broken steering as the disaster cause. The tug battled mountain seas, launched two rafts, and 12 men were rescued with two deaths from exposure. six bodies were recovered. Wireless operators relayed calls from Cape May and Lewes as Cherokee aided the survivors. Lieutenant Newell, 23, led the tug and hailed from Gloucester, Massachusetts. his widow remains there.
Chief Warrant Officer Edward M. Sennott of East Boston survived the ill fated naval tug Cherokee. He previously served with the harbor police at 521 Commercial Street before joining the Naval Reserve. Born in Halifax Nova Scotia he settled in East Boston and married Louise Riley in August 1917.
The programme includes Dukas Symphony in three parts never played in Boston with soloist Irma Seydel performing Saint-Saens' Concerto in B minor. Also on the bill are Sibelius pieces Pohjola's Daughter and Night Ride and Sunrise, presented Friday afternoon and Saturday evening.
Mrs Aurora Rondina died last evening at her son Peter Rondina’s home 68 Simpson Avenue Somerville aged 74. She came to East Cambridge in 1879 to join her husband and later lived at 58 Simpson Avenue, Somerville where the family has resided for 19 years.
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