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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1916
Page
8
Carranza replies conciliatorily to Lansing notes and seeks dialogue with America. The Mexican leader reportedly wrote the note personally, aiming to ease tensions as Pershing withdraws toward the border. Officials caution the note may differ from Aguilar’s bellicose last week.
State wide effort to boost border service enlistment reports five recruits secured by Eighth Regiment near Nautical Gardens Cambridge armory listings show low turnout. Public speeches planned for Saturday in Cambridge for Fight Infantry under Captain Dalton. New ideas to energize enlistment to be implemented today aiming to raise applicant numbers.
Senor Pabilla y Bell arrived as Spain’s accredited minister to the de facto government of General Carranza. The first chief, surrounded by his cabinet and senior officers, received the envoy who bore an autograph letter from King Alfonso. Both nations pledged close relations in speeches at the ceremony.
The Twenty third Infantry of the New York National Guard with Brooklyn HQ left Jersey City to march toward the Mexican border along the Erie railroad. Thousands lined the streets and cheered as the troops passed.
Hetty Green's body will rest beside her husband in Bellows Falls Vermont tomorrow with funeral services at Church of the Emmanuel led by Rev. Dr. Arthur C. Wilson. Her will likely be probated this week as a special Pullman car conveyed her remains. An Episp opalian at burial, she had been a Quaker originally, and a small group of relatives attended with a line of honorary pallbearers among old friends.
Two Lynn patrolmen, Charles E. Burrill and James H. Bunce, enlisted in the Field Hospital Corps No. 2 in Boston and will report at 8 AM at the Commonwealth Armory in Allston. They expect to depart for the front before week’s end, with a three year leave granted by Mayor Burches.
The Middlesex Rifle Club Independence Day event at Lincoln ranged over the club facilities. Isaac Langille won the season's trophy cup leg with 31 points while Byron Lunt posted 30 and C F E Douglas 80 as top scorers. Hubert Hutton led the 500‑yard event with 24, followed by C F E Douglas 23 and Issac Langille 23.
Sand storms and broncho busting accompanied a Fourth of July drill as the Second Massachusetts camped near the border. A raid into Mexican territory yielded souvenirs while whirl winds swept the area and forced temporary tent evacuations.
Massachussetts infantrymen in El Paso endure a sandstorm after an unauthorized Mexico trip by Springfield artificer William Bolack. Captain Burger investigates. regimental orders warn of court martial for border trips. Amidst tension, Massachusetts teams excel in contests as border patrol tightens with sniping fears and horse shortages threaten artillery readiness.
In France on July 4 British and German guns kept shelling La Boisselle for eight days as rain and lightning peppered the battlefield. Montauban saw the only notable lull while positions north of the Ancre held steady and gains near the Somme increased toward Montauban. Fricourt dugouts yielded with many Germans refusing to surrender.
Windsor Conn July 4 The 2 12 pace highlighted the Short Ship Circuit meeting Colonel Forest won in six heats Dusty Dan the 2 15 pace favorite finished fourth to Andy Ashland Emma G the 2 28 trot favorite was upset by Sir Todd 2d after taking heat one
The Eighth Regiment recruiting unit will pitch tents today at Franklin Park Franklin Field and Boston Common and will operate a new office in Revere. At Commonwealth armory staff include chi opodist tailor saddler and horseshoer needed for ambulance and artillery service.
A British official statement says Lieutenant-Colonel Vandeventer drove the enemy from Kondoa Irangi on June 24 and pursued toward the central railway. West of Lake Victoria British forces occupied Bukoba and secured the Karagwe district.
Sixty three women prisoners at the Charles Street Jail adopted a resolution praising Sheriff John Quinn for his interest in their welfare and commending Mrs Florence Spooner for her Sunday talks and sympathy at 96 Pinckney Street.
Maude Hall discusses and photographs light voices and linens for summer wear in the next Sunday Post, highlighting airy fabrics and breezy styles.
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