Sweeping Denial by Maj Opie
Maj Opie of Staunton Virginia and about a dozen men overseas denied charges that he shot two of his men while his unit in the Argonne fighting. The testimony was given before a Senate investigating committee.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1922
Page
3
Maj Opie of Staunton Virginia and about a dozen men overseas denied charges that he shot two of his men while his unit in the Argonne fighting. The testimony was given before a Senate investigating committee.
At an all day session Lemuel C. Smith testified Major Opie shot no one in a dugout where four German prisoners were held. Other witnesses contradicted the claim. Opie testified he fired twice to halt demoralized troops, saying no one was hit and lines were reformed.
A Boston meeting at the Hotel Lenox formed a committee to organize opposition to placing a terminal transfer station at Braves Field. They plan to enlist local organizations and attend the January 17 hearing at the State House when the Public Utilities Commission reopens the case.
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