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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1918
Page
5
New York July 17 Suspected of ties to Dr Frie d B A volf Strensch in German plots this country the Countess Alexandra Viggin von Scheele was arrested as a dangerous enemy alien by Justice Department agents. She was taken to Bellevue Hospital due to illness.
A woman born in Posen Germany about 60 years ago is described as an actress who came to the United States in fall 1914 and contacted the German embassy. Von Strensch was arrested Monday.
The Foundation for Industrial Peace, created to administer the Nobel Peace Prize of 40 000 donated by Colonel Roosevelt, will be dissolved tomorrow by the board of trustees. Congress voted to dissolve it after Roosevelt urged that the funds be used for war relief rather than remain idle.
Secretary Daniels announced the Naval Selection Board has begun sessions to pick officers for promotion. The Bureau of Navigation projects the board will name five permanent and 21 temporary rear admirals, 11 permanent and 93 temporary captains, and 24 permanent and 219 temporary commanders.
Twenty six students and three faculty members depart Boston for Plattsburg New York where they will train for two months to become officers in the student army training corps to be established at the university in September under War Department direction. Names listed include George D Geyer John K Colby James Doyle W C Jaycox and others from business liberal arts law and faculty.
In Keene New Hampshire Maddi Kinnunen shot and fatally wounded his wife after an argument over supper then killed himself in front of their four children. Police believe the wife held a months old baby when shot. the child survived. The family had moved from North Ab Mass three years ago.
An anxious mood grips city employees who backed James M. Curley as rumors spread that the mayor plans to remove all such jobholders. A prepared list with critical notes on their Gurley campaign activity sits with Mayor Peters, who is due back from Maine Monday to act. The Civil Service Commission also weighs appointments of Herbert A. Wilson as building commissioner at 5000 and Charles B. Lawler as superintendent of the municipal printing plant at 4000, succeeding O'Hearn and Casey respectively.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology President Richard Maclaurin accepted an appointment by the War Department as national director of college training. Professor Frank Aydelotte of MIT has been named national director of the war arms course. Maclaurin will lead duties under the committee on education and special training mobilising colleges and technical schools for war work.
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