04 Jul 1918
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1918
Page
1
German forces forecast a large bombardment to retake positions lost at Vaux and drive back Yankee troops. American gunners reply in kind as aviators monitor the escalating clashes along the front.
In France on July 3 the German artillery increased fire in the Vaux region as shells thundered around. American guns answered shot for shot, with gunners manning exposed pits and emplacements. The scene reflected a high tension as the battle to hold ground continued.
Officials confirm that Czech-Slovak bands have taken over the Pacific port of Vladivostok after defeating Bolsheviks in combat. The move creates a nucleus in Siberia for rebel groups as entente diplomats hold urgent talks on the situation.
General Pershing cables a tribute to the American people on the July 4 anniversary. He reiterates the Eighth Army's pledge to liberty, the resolve of forefathers, and the fight for freedom against an arrogant enemy, energized by national support.
The piece notes that for most Britons the Fourth of July is no more significant than Trafalgar Day and that the American Revolution is treated as a minor incident in which George III and George Washington appear mainly as figures.
Up to two years ago the biggest celebration of the Fourth of July in Eng notes a long local tradition with crowds, music, and communal events. The article hints at a shift or decline in attendance and organizers facing changes in planning and funding.
Chairman Dent told the House a Baker report updating Wilsons claim of over a million men sailing for France details wartime buildup. The review lists 160,400 officers and 2,010,000 enlisted men as the current force after fifteen months of war.
Boston owner vows to stop contract breaking as Frazee, a pitcher, fights to hold against the Red Sox. The team plans legal action to enforce or challenge terms surrounding the pitcher.
President Frazee announced he had a telegram from Babe Ruth saying he would report to the Boston Red Sox in Baltimore by morning for the game with the Philadelphia Athletics in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia July 3 Babe Ruth quits the Boston Red Sox in a temper and signs with Bethlehem Steel Company following the earlier actions of Joe Jackson and others in joining the steel program.
Ruth states he will enter the Chester shipyard in Pennsylvania and has agreed to meet in Philadelphia to discuss the arrangement. The note indicates a pending coordination between the two locations and a planned rendezvous in Philadelphia.
The House Interstate Commerce Committee ordered a favorable report on a resolution authorizing government control of telegraph, telephone, cable and radio systems as a war measure. Congressional leaders planned a July to August recess after disposing of pending appropriations.
Mrs. French formerly Miss Lillian Harrington of Manchester New Hampshire left her husband four days after the wedding. He found her in Boston and they are now reconciled as shown in a photo taken last night.
Edward Tuck French, heir to a Newport family, wed Lillian Harrington of Manchester for five days. She borrowed bus fare, fled Fall River to Boston by train Tuesday night. Four day bridegroom Tuck pursued by car and then by auto. They kissed and made up and pledged to stop fighting.
Four German planes are unofficially reported destroyed in daylight air fighting over the Vaux battle zone. Quentin Roosevelt, youngest son of Colonel Roosevelt, flies a Nieuport among the American pursuit squadrons.
Today marks a legal Independence Day observance with noted anniversaries such as Nathaniel Hawthorne born in 1804. Entries recall the Bourgoyne sinking in 1898 and Allied counteroffensives at Dardanelles in 1915. Carranza hints at mediation with the U.S. and last year’s Harwich raid context are also listed.
Forecast for south New England calls for fair conditions and rising temperatures Thursday with calm to moderate east to southeast winds. Friday remains fair with warmer readings, while winds stay light to moderate. North New England also expects fair weather on Thursday and Friday.
National League Philadelphia defeated Boston 5 to 0 and New York beat Brooklyn 9 to 0 in the first game while New York then won 1 to 0 in the second against Brooklyn. Pittsburg toppled Cincinnati 8 to 5 as St. Louis edged Chicago 2 to 1. American League Philadelphia won 6 to 0 over Boston and Washington beat New York 4 to 3. Chicago collected a 9 to 5 victory over Detroit and St. Louis defeated Cleveland 6 to 2.
Henry B. Endicott has been chosen by Lowell textile strikers to arbitrate the wage dispute that has shut down mills and left more than 12 000 workers idle. The decision came after a conference of Lowell Textile Council and Textile Workers' Union officers before 10 p m. The move surprised many who expected settlement via the national war labor board as mill treasurers had agreed on Taft's board.
Field agents of the organization were in town when strikers delegates decided to hire Mr. Endicott. They spoke with John Golden, the head of the union, about the action and possible implications.
An advertisement announces a device by Fred W Wolf of Chicago that claims to add a fee to every electricity use for less than eight cents a day. It offers free agency option with a $100 demonstration outfit and promises to send details to interested distributors.
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