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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1917
Page
5
Attorney General Gregory reports about 39 people arrested for anti draft propaganda with fewer than six more expected before Tuesday. Officials say there is no substantial movement to defeat the draft and anticipate evaders may register later. He urges local organizations to help register all men 21 to 50 and notes volunteers who have aided the effort by compiling records and sharing information.
Kansas City report says two more arrests were made and one man surrendered in the federal investigation of anti-conscription plots in Missouri and Kansas. W. E. Browder was seized on $5000 bond. Henry T. Doile arrested in a print shop for printing circulars linked to the Federation for Democratic Control. P. J. McCann surrendered at the Federal Building.
In Detroit on June 1 federal officers arrested Morris Sugar a Socialist figure and Samuel Diamond a factory worker as part of an alleged conspiracy to interfere with the draft. Authorities say 14 men are now under arrest in the case.
In New York City four men and one woman were arrested last night at Madison Square Garden by a police squad and held in high bail after being charged with obstructing conscription. They appeared before a United States Commissioner and pleaded not guilty to a federal conspiracy to circulate pamphlets advising non registration. Bail was set at 5000 for the men and 1500 for the woman. The prisoners are Mrs. Jennie Diemer, Louis Kramer, Louis Sternberg, Joseph Walker, and Morris Becker.
Senate panel maintains house plan taxing auto owners with a tiered 7.50 to 20 dollar rate and shocks on cigars, while repealing underwood era income tax collection at source and shifting to information at the source. The tariff change favors domestic sugar refiners and trims federal revenue by about 16 million.
An unidentified man about 28, six feet tall and 150 pounds died last night after stepping in front of the 6:15 train leaving Canton, near the Dedham Road crossing. Authorities believe he was Jewish. The body was found at the scene and details are sparse.
A man, poorly dressed, had an arm bandaged with cotton and splints. His coat bore the inscription Property of the city of Philadelphia and a cap marked Henry Bander & Co. 108 Canal Street Boston. He carried 385 cents.
Massachusetts will establish 120 to 150 exemption boards to assess draft registrations after the June 5 deadline. Boards appointed by the President or the provost marshal general, likely on Governor McCall’s nomination, will exempt physically unfit individuals and those with dependents. District boards may grant occupational exemptions and hear appeals. Local boards of three members include a physician. state divisions will have one board each, sized 20 000 to 45 000 people, with municipal boards matching city population and districts grouping rural areas to 39 000.
Patrick Tivnan of 74 Linden Street Dorchester petitions the Superior Court to order Katherine G Tivnan a music teacher and his daughter to leave the home and stay away. He alleges she is a trouble maker in the household and has lived in the South Boston area.
A meeting at Ford Hall formed the Girls Patriotic League to mobilize thousands of Massachusetts girls in various industries for war work. Presiding was Mrs. Jessie D. Hodder with speakers including Colonel B. Buck Bishop Lawrence and Albert P. Langtry. The group will operate as a junior branch of women's committees linked to the Council for National Defence.
Tivnan seeks a court order to remove Katherine Tivnan from the Linden Street home citing trespass after she remained with the family, despite requests to leave. The case notes Katherine's independence and long involvement in the household, with a June 4 hearing date. The家庭 includes parents, a sonThomas, students, and several relatives with professions listed.
Spain reports seizure of wheat consigned to Switzerland. Dispatch from Paris dated June 1 notes authorities action in Bilbao. The shipment’s origin and exact fate are not specified in the brief telegraph summary.
The government orders seizure of a cargo of Argentine wheat aboard the steamer Rosarito which arrived Wednesday. The cargo, consigned to Switzerland via Cette, is claimed by Spain to meet national needs.
Paris June 1 Premier Ribot announced no passports will be issued to Socialists for attending the Stockholm conference. The decision was welcomed with enthusiasm by supporters.
London June 1 reports three American ships the schooners Frances M and Barbara and the four masted Dirigo struck by submarines. All crewmen were saved except one sailor on the Dirigo who drowned during boat launch.
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