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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1917
Page
4
Exemption districts receive credit for men enlisted in the regular army and National Guard who were in service on June 30 and for those discharged between April 1 and June 30. District quotas are reduced by one for each man in the armed forces, with towns credited to the district division for shared credits.
The draft drawing for 1,374,000 men was held with Secretary Baker presiding. Numbers 258 and 238 appeared early as officials recorded the first liability placements, with local boards to notify registrants by mail after records are transmitted.
Francis Ouimet, Brookline golf star and 1914 national amateur champion, drew number 2166 as the 26th name in yesterday’s draft. He co owns Ouimet & Sullivan, a Boston sporting goods firm formerly deemed amateur by the Amateur Golf Association.
Holder of No.8 in Division No. 2 Mr. Andreson, born in Norway and now a U S resident at 12 Whitney Park Mattapan, states he will not claim exemption.
Alexander R Bolling a second cousin of Mrs Woodrow Wilson and resident of Philadelphia was called by the draft. He is currently at the officers training camp at Fort Niagara.
No. 1 was drawn as No. 4269 and No. 10 500, the top number, at 238th draw. No. 13 appeared in 7890th place.
A partial derailment of an inbound car halted traffic for about two hours near the Public Garden entrance to the subway. All cars were redirected via Pleasant Street subway entrance until the derailed car was righted.
The text is highly garbled with fractured words and names. It references Zimmerman, Heinie the Tyn, a rampage on the Momond, Hyp noe, and a Prussian, but lacks coherent context or events to summarize. No identifiable date, place, or outcome is discernible.
Melbourne report says the House of Representatives passed a bill to suppress the activities of the Industrial Workers of the World in Australia, outlining government action aimed at curbing the organization.
Cleveland Indians manager Lee Fohl accuses White Sox pitchers of rule violations and plans ongoing protests. He claims to own a collection of game balls marked with foreign substances as evidence, arguing the issue demands action.
Land at Shawmut Avenue corner Canton Street Place was taken for a proposed $110,000 South End Municipal building. Damages awarded totaled $4,400. Three parcels were taken: Samuel B. Doggett for 878 feet of land and building valued at $3,100, Thomas B. Prouty for 762 feet of land and building valued at $1,300, and the city’s chemical house with 889 feet of land and building with no award.
The villa at Ksheshinska, longtime Maximalist HQ in Petrograd, capitulated after brief clashes yesterday. Madamoiselle Ksheshinska’s forces faced dislodgement as authorities pressed the occupation despite previous defiance.
In a dawn retreat, occupants sought refuge in Peter and Paul fortress. Troop surrounding the stronghold forced a surrender as defenders raised a white flag.
Major General Pershing the American commander along with two staff officers left Paris this morning for his first visit to the British front. He will tour with General Haig along the British lines to study methods used against the enemy with a view to adopting them for American forces.
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