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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1918
Page
8
By Herbert L Baldwin Camp Devens Jan 20 A Red Cross convalescent building will be erected at once to aid soldiers discharged from the base hospital. Two Boston lawyers acting for the Red Cross plan the structure near the officers library building and are finalizing details.
Brigadier General Weigel, acting divisional commander, and Major Frothingham, base hospital commander, approve a modern two story building with sun parlor recreation rooms piano Victrola lounging areas sleeping quarters and kitchenette. Today’s frigid Sunday drew large crowds including Rhode Island visitors and 301st Engineers amid seven more discharges: Vollone Kane Norton Klock Bourque Bonneau Elliott.
Discharges are issued for exemptions claimed in an appeal to divisional officials. The action confirms the exemption status after review and clarifies eligibility for the appellants.
Draft age men may join the 33d Engineers Regiment now forming at Camp Devens. The unit will head to France upon reaching full strength and also accepts men aged 31 to 41. Enlist at recruiting stations or at 33d Engineers HQ for service with the unit. Positions sought span carpenters, steel workers, engineers, machinists, riggers, drivers, clerks, and more. Qualified enlistees may advance to non commissioned officer ranks, up to master engineer.
A two alarm blaze at the end of Shawmut avenue Roxbury near Vernon street injured one fireman and threatened ten nearby homes. Five firms suffered losses over 50000 with Henry Frank incurring about 20000 in stock and building damage. The Vernon street barn of the Shuman estate burned though two horses were saved.
George B. Foster aged 70 former Scranton city clerk died suddenly of heart failure at Harvard Square Station yesterday at noon.
A letter from Sapper Young, son of Mrs. Margaret McLachlan of 35 Mansfield street Everett, praises Irish troops armed with rocks and bombs for capable resistance, claiming they can defeat ten times their German opponents in battle.
Private Youngs of the Royal Engineers, after two and a half years in service, was wounded and hospitalized. He fought at Cambrai where his division captured its objective and rested, then returned to resist a German attack on the right wing. With dwindling ammo, his squad used rocks to break German lines and return to safety.
General Pershing informed the War Department of two deaths from natural causes. Private William J. Cumming of Ambulance Company died of meningitis. his mother is Mrs. James Cumming of Bridgeport Connecticut. Private Arthur R. Peterson of Ambulance Company died of typhoid fever. his father is Henry Peterson of Providence Rhode Island.
The Orpheum touts a 3 for 1 value claiming 8 times bigger capacity and daily crowds. It highlights a clubroom, 45 000 weekly patrons, and a first half week program with six vaudeville acts Fatty Arbuckle in Out West News Pictorial and The World for Sale in screen form.
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