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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1917
Page
6
The British and Turks clash along the Tigris near Kut el Amara with both offices claiming success. British reports say they drove Turks from a right bank strip and hold a trench section 2500 by 1100 yards. Constantinople claims three failed attacks and heavy casualties.
Greece continues moving troops and war material to the Peloponnesus. Transport of artillery expected to finish next week and the blockade to be lifted. The entire transfer should be completed in a fort night.
In the Kovel area Russians conducted two artillery strikes on enemy positions and damaged wire entanglements. French batteries disrupted troops north of the Somme near Mont St. Quentin, and a French surprise attack struck German lines toward Senomes after a bombardment. The Nanesti bridgehead and town were taken by Germans on the Berlin report, while Russians retreating across the Sereth suffered losses from outflanking fire. Except for a German trench raid near the Oise and minor Verdun patrols, the front was quiet. A daylight raid southeast of Loos bombed dugouts, inflicted casualties, and yielded prisoners for the British.
Paris reports sugar cards to be instituted with a Paris Seine census to measure impact. The objective is to cut sea transport reduce imports and prevent gold export. After February 1 confectionery shops must close Tuesdays and Wednesdays with no cakes tarts or candies sold on those days.
William C. Adamson of Georgia, sponsor of the eight hour law for railroad workers, expressed optimism about the Supreme Court's ruling on the constitutionality of the recently enacted special bill, while noting he did not intend to discuss its merits in Boston.
Congressman Adamson addressed the Boston Central Labor Union at Wells Memorial, praising Mayor Curley and President Wilson. He asserted declaring the present bill unconstitutional would render the 16 hour and 13 hour laws passed by Congress likewise unconstitutional, urging eight hour work with time for study and rest. He noted Congress avoided siding in railroad disputes to protect interstate commerce. The talk preceded a St. Alphonsus Society banquet in Roxbury.
The Brotherhood of Railway Clerks plans to urge Congressman William C. Adamson to extend the Adamson eight hour act to railway clerks on the Boston and Maine line. They will request inclusion in the new bill if the original is struck down by the Supreme Court.
Neckwear Workers' Union at a special meeting on 995 Washington Street voted to present a new wage and working agreement for 1917 to 1918 to employers this week. A committee of the local union with organizer L. V. Berger of the New York union will begin calls today.
District Assembly 30 Knights of Labor endorsed a wage rise and better conditions for Boston and Maine freight handlers at Wells Memorial building. The assembly also backed a general advance for all B M employees and named a three member committee to arrange talks with railroad officials.
The Boston Central Labor Union adopted resolutions charging the Boston Licensing Commission with inability to perform duties and urging organized labor to oppose House bill 885 proposed by the commission. The union says all liquor handlers should be licensed.
Business Agent John J. Connolly says Canada’s Munitions Commissioner requests first class tool makers and will pay at least 75 cents an hour. Local 264 plans an organizing meeting for automobile mechanics January 30. Forty new auto garage candidates joined Local 264, and 178 new Wine Clerks Union members plus delegates were elected for the Massachusetts convention in Worcester. Local delegates were also named to the Hotel and Restaurant Employees Alliance and Bartenders League joint executive board.
Lynn lecturer Rev. Martin K. Schermerhorn rebutted Billy Sunday’s charges against Harvard professors and various religious groups. He argued that many revered thinkers and reformers were labeled infidels and atheists, noting prophets faced persecution while Sunday profits from applause and wealth. He questioned the benevolence of Sunday’s portrayal of God.
Three youths suffered facial and hand burns at 167 Huntington Avenue last night while attempting to remove powder from blank cartridges for flash light use. Raymond Coe, 19, was taken to City Hospital for treatment. Ralph Henrikus of 77 Warren Avenue and Harry Stevens of 48 Gray Street received care from Dr H V Dunsmoor. Fire crews extinguished flames that started from the ignited powder.
In Wellton Arizona on January 21 Colonel Harry G. Bishop and Lieutenant W A Robertson were found after nine days lost in the Sonora Desert. Robertson was rescued earlier. Bishop carried 15 miles on a stretcher to a motor ambulance and later flew to San Diego. Rescue details describe a harrowing trek, with rain, heat, and scarce nourishment endured by Bishop until aid arrived.
The Boston Post Office Clerks Branch 5 met at Longfellow Hall with President John J. Sheehan presiding. The group reviewed committee reports and praised Madden reclassification bill progress while noting favorable congressional replies. A ballot committee for April was elected and a $25 donation to the Lord's Day Alliance was approved. An entertainment program from local performers was presented.
Isador Hershfield warned at Faneuil Hall that if the war lasts two more years the Jewish race may be largely wiped out. He outlined hunger and disease in Poland Lithuania and Galicia, with mothers sobbing and children eating soup while pocketing bread for later. Speakers included Isaac Heller Judge Leon Sanders and lawmakers urging aid and immigration concerns.
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