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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1918
Page
3
Washington June 3 Three officers and 23 enlisted men of the navy are missing from the torpedoed transport President Lincoln. One officer was captured by the submarine.
Lieutenant Edouard WY. M. Isaacs of Fort Huachuca Arizona was the officer cited by the U boat report. Surgeon Lind sau C. Whiteside of Leighton Pennsylvania is also mentioned in the fragmentary text.
Navy records show missing Paymaster Andrew Mowat of Newport R I and Assistant Paymaster J E Ardston with possible transcription error. Enlisted men listed include Himmelwright Kuhnert Brown Daley McAllister Nowacki Johnson Haight Zanetti Hoffman Jenkins Hodgkin Owens Freeman Neuiet Wilson Jr Jefferson Williams Woodard with no address for one and several from Brooklyn NYC Trenton N J Eugene Mo Eddyville Neb Denison Tex Jacksonville Fla Chattanooga Tenn Graniteville LI and Columbus Ind names repeated across states.
Announced from Boston, Miss Helen Jordan daughter of Professor James O Jordan head of Boston milk inspection married Henry Goodwin Parker of the U S Army. The ceremony was at Star of the Sea Church Virginia Beach performed by Rev Philip Brenan. Miss Jordan resided with her father at 60 Cushing Street Dorchester and had gone to Norfolk last fall to lead the Norfolk Board of Health research department.
Federal agents briefed a 50 plus Boston gathering in the U S Circuit Court room on plans for Pershing's Crusaders an eight reel war film to be shown at the Shubert Theatre starting next Monday. Committees from business education and religion duties were named to promote the film with proceeds returning to the public information drive.
Postmaster Murray presided at a meeting called by George A. Creel, chairman of the committee on public information. Marcus A. Beeman said Uncle Sam has entered the moving picture business to counter German propaganda by showing U S military and industrial activities. He noted that Pershing's Crusaders is entirely government controlled and funded above the specified limit.
Director General McAdoo directs a full report on arming the 111 railroad administered ships in Atlantic and Gulf coastwise service. The railroad administration states that all necessary measures will be taken to guard these vessels against submarine attacks.
One hundred enemy aliens were brought to Camp Devens for internment to cultivate leased farms near the camp. The men, former Kronprinz Wilhelm crew, were previously at a Southern internment camp and include several who allegedly tried to tunnel from Fort McPherson. Some may be sent to Fort Leavenworth. others classified as conscientious objectors may be set to farm work if they agree to it.
The men are described as expert mechanics kept under heavy guard inside a double wire stockade with continuous patrols and night flood lights. Reports claim electric fencing but credibility is low. A twelve foot high stockade houses the prisoners, with tents for inmates inside and guards’ tents outside. Twenty five regular army soldiers will guard the prisoners. Disposing of Objectors A large supply of tractors and other
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