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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1917
Page
14
London July 12. J Austen Chamberlain secretary for India has resigned. Lord Hardinge former viceroy of India also presented his resignation as under secretary for foreign affairs. Mesopotamia censure. Chamberlain was named in connection with the affair.
A British official source brands the Mesopotamia expedition the war’s harshly judged operation. The commission report faults insufficient forces and poor preparation for Kut el Amara. The India Office bears policy blame. Chamberlain’s role is deemphasized. Officers relieved of functions. judicial inquiry announced. Parliament debates the report as Sir F B E Smith calls it a cemetery of reputations.
Major-General William J. Sibert arrived to command the American training camp behind the French front while Major-General John J. Pershing visited the Paris district's largest ammunition plant. Albert Thomas guided him. It is announced the American Red Cross will take over infirmaries from the French along the front and bases, with French personnel reassigned.
A partial report from American officers states that US troops in France will discard ponchos for a modified French flicker, wear sleeveless wool lined jerkin sleeping bags, swap puttees for cloth leggings, and use a folding fatigue cap under the steel helmet.
Washington reports that government officials and steel industry reps reached an understanding on war era steel supplies and pricing. The pact promises available output at reasonable costs after a pending Federal Trade Commission steel investigation. Prices will ensure reasonable profits and fair distribution across the steel and iron sectors.
The Caliban masque at the Stadium will be continued for Monday Tuesday and Wednesday of next week according to an announcement by the managing committee. If attendance for the three nights warrants it, the masque will run for the rest of the week.
About 15 000 spectators watched six sailors from the Boston navy yard led by Sergeant Corbett perform a bayonet drill on the Yellow Sands as the exhibition highlight.
The Marine Corps recruiting office at 22 Temont row received authorization from Washington to accept married men into a 19 member Marine Band being recruited for training in Philadelphia and first service in Haiti. Enlistments are for the war, with one first sergeant two sergeants six corporals and ten enlisted men needed, all musicians.
The Quincy City Council last night approved a total of 4500 for the nine members salaries, allocating 500 to each. Councilman Lewis Bass opposed, arguing pay should be decided by voters.
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