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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1918
Page
17
Striking General Electric workers assaulted two men in Lynn last night who refused to join the strike. One victim was taken to Lynn Hospital with injuries while the other suffered bruises. Police arrested John Gerconus, a striker, on assault charges and a hearing is scheduled for this morning.
Leonard J. Johnson, a British subject, was struck on the head with a bottle near the River works, seven stitches required. Jules Cousins suffered facial injuries. both assailants fled. Police detained Gerconus. The State Board of Arbitration meets today to assign strike responsibility as General Electric aims to resume full operations after a call for workers to return.
Brockton July 26 The mayor William L Gleason resigned as president of Local 35 Boot and Shoe Workers Union and applied for withdrawal card saying the move would aid settling the Brockton shoe strike involving 1700 workers. Whitman and Rockland locals voted to return to work and seek raises through their international union, potentially influencing Brockton negotiators.
British official statement says a hostile attack on posts in Aveluy wood north of Albert was repulsed. A night raid near Vieux Berquin was driven off with losses. A few prisoners were captured during the enemy attempt on our positions at Metern.
An advertisement warns against ammonia in hair wash and alcohol based tonics, claiming they turn hair gray and damage roots. It endorses Birt Head Wash as ammonia free and free of alcohol or alkali, containing glycerin, coconut oil, white of eggs and salicylic acid to keep hair soft glossy and free of scales.
Colonel Hamilton Smith of the United States Army died July 22 after a machine gun wound below the heart. He was observing after a morning attack to aid American positions south of Soissons near Missy au Bois.
Lieutenant-Colonel Clark Elliott and Major J. M. McCloud were killed or wounded during front line operations near Missy-au-Bois as American forces advanced. Major McCloud died after initial injury. Lieutenant Lodar and Captain Smith and others fell to machine gun fire or shellfire. Colonel Smith was buried at Orry-la-Ville near Luzarches after being wounded while probing enemy positions. Aug helped carry Smith to safety, then died en route to hospital.
New York reports Colonel Hamilton A. Smith and Lieutenant Colonel Clark R. Elliott were killed in France after long military careers. Smith, a Wisconsin native and West Pointer, rose to colonel after 1912 and served in the Fifth, Third and Twenty-First Infantry. Elliott, Ohio born in 1872, began as a trooper and served in the Spanish war, the Philippines, and later the Philippine Scouts.
Charles E. Black of Riverside Illinois received a telegram claiming his son Edgar P. Black of Battery A 108d Field Artillery died of meningitis on May 3. He believes a mistake occurred after he got a June 8 letter and heard from him on June 19 and asked the War Department to investigate.
The German Emperor warned the war would enter a decisive phase as the enemy massed for a final defense and counteroffensive on the eve of General Fochs offensive. Field Marshal von Hindenburg urged patience, saying preparation is crucial and that Germany must rely on willing, strong men returning from the trenches to take up peace tasks.
The Nya Dagligt Allehanda reports Germany has issued serious ultimatum like demands to Finland to establish a monarchy. Berlin argues without a monarchy Finland risks disorganization and entente interference and threatens a military governor if the Finnish Landtag does not decide in favor.
On the Aisne-Marne front July 26 the weather hindered air operations but Lt Avery of the American forces managed to force down a German captain with 16 victories inside American lines. Another American airman near Villeneuve also brought down a German plane.
Paris July 24 More than 500 aircraft pilots from Bangkok trained in Siam are prepared to join France for active service. Prince Vaidyakara Siamese legation secretary told Paris Midi that Siam’s contribution is modest but reflects a people’s high sentiments toward France.
Amsterdam reports Antwerp fined one million francs and burgomaster Jan Devos deposed by the Germans over recent city events. Activists marking July 11 were beaten and POWs from Foettingen were allegedly half killed by residents for anti-Belgian propaganda. doctors refused care and were deported.
A Bucharest despatch to German press, relayed by the Zurich correspondent of the Mafin, reports the Ukrainian government officially abandons its claim to Bessarabia. Diplomatic relations between Romania and Ukraine are resumed. Most inhabitants of Bessarabia are Rumanians, and the region borders Ukraine to the north and east.
British dispatches report 65 German divisions on Champagne front and Prince Rupprecht’s reserves nearly exhausted leaving fewer than 30 divisions. Allies see Germans holding positions to ease possible retirement while Dutch reinforcements and air reconnaissance indicate heavy congestion along Salient arteries.
American troops advancing along the Marne report hundreds of German dead from heavy machine gun fire during retreat. An estimated 2000 Germans fell in one area, with bodies seen floating down the river. A lone German prisoner in Mont St. Pierre described dissension among troops and fear of invasion penalties.
War office dispatch from Berlin via London details renewed pressure along the Aisne to Marne front with reconnoitering detachments advancing. It notes repulsed enemy attacks near Ourcq and Rheims area, counter attacks driving back assaults, and aerial combat with 28 enemy planes and one captive.
French peasants move southward toward home from the Aisne Marne front east of Chateau Thierry. They carry belongings in hayracks and carts with families, livestock, and pets in tow while facing destroyed houses, pillaged farms, and fields scarred by heavy German shelling. Some homes still show intact stoves and beds, but many have holes, red tile roofs broken, and gear gone. The exodus mirrors June but filled with anxiety over what awaits at home.
Allied artillery pounds the German positions in the forest of Fere and Ris as French and American troops push through wooded terrain north and east of Saponay and Fere en Tardenois. German forces withdraw slowly while fighting persists, with Oulchy le Chateau and the Marne north bank area described as recently under Allied control.
Week end rates through Monday from 86 50 including meals offer ocean side lodging at 50 rooms. Marshfield phone listed 8055. Dinner options include Roast Chicken or Lobster at 1 50 for hungry patrons. Aunt Dora’s Chicken Dinner Sunday July 28 highlighted by 15th Century House 20th Century Management note.
U S and Franco American troops advance northeast of Chateau Thierry amid heavy German fire from artillery and gas shells. German machine guns linger in forests as allies pound positions with heavy artillery while maintaining the offensive.
London reports a violent aerial week with British pilots downing 76 enemy aircraft and forcing 15 out of control. Fifty one British planes are missing and 154 tons of bombs were dropped, marking a record for long-range operations.
Reports describe bombing attacks as the heaviest of the war with thirty five separate raids into German territory, highlighting intensified Allied air campaigns.
British forces repelled a German assault between Bucquoy and Hebuterne as New Zealanders decisively broke the attack, taking 30 prisoners. Heavy bombardment signs showed German nerves along the front in France and Belgium during the week.
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