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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1917
Page
5
The New England National Guard begins mustering at 1 PM Thursday with about fifty regular army officers assigned. General orders from the Department of the Northeast direct every Guard unit in six-state district on the actions required as the entire organization assembles on the President's call.
General Edwards announced plans to assemble every National Guard unit in Massachusetts into camp as part of the 26th division, after assembly and draft. The status of Brigadier-General Sweetser creates comment as White House guidance limits draft to colonels or below from state guards. Mustering will be slow due to shortage of regular officers and surgeons to process about 40 000 guards in the district.
Snap the baby alligator measured inches from nose to tail and became the hospital's latest admission after refusing to eat during a days long hunger strike. Mrs. Watson S. Clark of Malden worried as friends in Florida sent the gift before seeking veterinary help from Dr. Joseph G. DeVita at Angell Memorial Animal Hospital on Longwood Avenue.
Michael Glasheen alias James Ryan stands trial in Superior Court for first degree murder and robbery in the killing of Lafayette Battelle an Monterey octogenarian in mid winter 1915. A jury of 12 was impaneled from 136 salesmen with Charles F. Sawyer named foreman by Judge Hamilton.
The tank steamer Perfection bound from New York to Halifax with oil went ashore on the west end of Middle Ground Shoal in Vineyard Sound during fog. A lighthouse steamer tried to float the vessel but failed.
Miss Marlaret Wiggin of Simmons College showcased a five person hot weather meal at the Timothy Smith Company in Roxbury. The 985 calorie per serving menu cost 71 2 cents, using 38 cents worth of raw materials for the group and included banana peanut salad muffins lemonade and Irish moss blanc mange.
Citizens in temperate Boston react to a five cent raise on ice cream sodas amid a heat wave. A Thompson's Spa sign signals the new price does not take effect until tomorrow, but irritation runs high as thirst and frustration grow.
Churchill will face a challenge for the Dundee seat after his cabinet appointment. Edwin Scrymgeour, a prohibitionist and laborite, will oppose him in the election. The Unionists have decided not to oppose Churchill.
About 200 automobiles are needed for the G. A. R. encampment week from August 19 to 26. Mayor Curley appeals to car owners to loan their vehicles for veteran use. Frederick H. Bolton at City Hall annex will coordinate donations and contact volunteers.
Copenhagen July 22 The commanding general of the German aerial forces ridicules American plans for air superiority. He doubts the impact of projected aviator graduations and new planes, arguing morale matters more than numbers and that the United States has little practicable military aircraft today.
Joseph Hickey a 16 year old of 66 C street South Boston was shot yesterday afternoon by a New York New Haven Hartford railroad guard when he and companions climbed the Plymouth division bridge to dive near Boggy Island in South Bay Hickey was wounded in the left arm but not seriously Police from Athens street station searched for the guard last night authorities say the guard fired two shots without warning and Hickey fell as the second shot rang out.
Former German chancellor Dr. Von Bethmann-Hollweg departed Berlin on Saturday and traveled to his homeland estate in Hohenfinow. He left Berlin accompanied by officials and officials reported the move as a routine personal retreat.
Senator Lewis told the Senate that Dr. Michaelis speech to Germany’s chancellor appears as an invitation for U S peace mediation. He said central powers might accept peace without victory and that the Allies’ request could prompt Germany to discuss terms. He noted the speech seemed directed at the United States and may not have been written by the chancellor.
Senators McCumber Lewis Borah and King spar over the German chancellor’s remarks. They debate whether the speech signals peace or continued war, and how Russia’s revolution might shape Germany’s future government. King denounces the speech as a tribute to Germany’s ruthless submarine policy.
In a tense exchange Senator Lewis questions continuing hostilities if Germany seeks peace on allied terms. Senator Phelan accuses former Senator Works of criticizing the war as a cover for munition interests.
William Pensey, 25, arrested in Amesbury on a charge of malicious mischief. He was found to have failed to register on June 6 under the draft law. Chief W S Rogers notified federal authorities and the Second District Court case awaits action by U S officials.
Francis B Sayre and Louis A Crosset special representatives of the war work council of the American Y M C A left Paris for a week long inspection tour of British Y M C A centres along the front They will study methods for possible adoption in American front centers.
Miss Gladys E. Hunt of Wollaston weds Perry S. Schofield of E Company Fifth Regiment M N G at the bride’s home. Mobilization calls Schofield to duty tomorrow morning, so the couple’s honeymoon is shortened to 36 hours. They depart for a brief trip to the White Mountains and will return for the groom to report for duty.
Miss Helen Rowe Patten and Lieutenant Archie Cunningham 14th Engineers U. S. A. were wed last evening at St Joseph s Church rectory Medford by Rev A W McMahon, with only their immediate families present. Sister Maude Patten attended the bride and Martin J Cain of the Panama Canal Zone administration attended the groom.
Eugene Giambarda and Mary Serola were jailed by Judge Bosson in Chelsea for improper conduct. Giambarda received six months in the house of correction while Serola was indefinitely committed to Sherborn reformatory. Married women involved sought leniency to avoid publicity over their children.
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