05 Jun 1917
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1917
Page
1
Officials predict easy voting day as 400 000 expected to register nationwide with Massachusetts set to register 74000 voters. Troops stand by to quell disturbances and support local authorities if needed to ensure orderly polls.
Registration outlines show all male citizens and eligible aliens born 1886 to 1896 must register on June 5 between 7 and 9 pm at their home precinct or county/city clerk if away. Penalty for non registration is a year in prison. The notice underscores nationwide publicity via General Crowder's committee.
New York report states four men were arrested on charges of conspiring to mail military information to Germany. Investigators say two complete wireless installations assembled in New York were shipped to Mexico for a German spy network involving Norwegian ship crews. The case suggests advance news of the American destroyer fleet's pending arrival in England was relayed to Germany.
The surface of the government’s evidence hints at a secret mail system operated between the United States Germany and Mexico. Several hundred letters in English German and Spanish have been seized, some in code, and are being translated to reveal the spy plot and possibly implicate others beyond those under arrest.
New England states will hold rookie training camps for regiments now recruiting under Washington authority. The Ninth Regiment's first batch of about 3800 men under Captain Charles H. Cole will head to Framingham after a parade. The Sixth and the Second also move recruits to Framingham and Springfield training grounds respectively.
Bad weather forces sale at F Gray Co Washington and Hanover streets. All sizes regulars and stouts. $15 blue serge suits reduced to $9.90 with handsome worsteds and fancy Scotches. Open evenings to 9 p m.
Senate finance committee acts on prohibition as a new feature of the war tax bill. Prohibition legislation approved today. Distillation taxes and related measures are discussed as part of the package.
The notice lists anniversaries and a fragmentary weather and date line. It mentions Tord Kitchener drowning on a cruiser near the Orkney Islands in 19186, indicating a historical reference wrapped in OCR noise.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair Tuesday with unsettled conditions Wednesday. Temperature remains steady with moderate southerly winds. In northern New England overcast Tuesday with likely showers Wednesday. southern New England to be fair Tuesday and Wednesday turning overcast.
Liberty Bond Day in New England centers in Boston with Secretary McAdoo as principal figure. A large public meeting at Faneuil Hall and a gathering at the Boston City Club will unite governors and bond committees in the drive to float the big loan.
Massachusetts mandates all residents aged 21 to 31 to register immediately. The notice stresses native born, foreign born, naturalized, and those with dependents must register. It urges anyone unsure of their liability to register without delay.
New England plans to host Secretary McAdoo as fiscal agent of the government in a reception meant to be memorable. The region will today dispatch word that it stands behind the government with full resources in men and money.
General Michael V. Alexieff resigns as commander in chief of the Russian armies at Petrograd. General Alexis Brussiloff is named to succeed him on the southwestern front with General Gurko taking Brussiloff’s western front post. Brussiloff’s earlier resignation was withdrawn after a Petrograd conference.
yesterday’s figures show a sequence from 3A to 9A with readings around 65 to 66 degrees. Averages indicate 66 yesterday and 63 to 64 a year ago, suggesting a small rise.
Continued on Page 5 First Column urging citizens to buy a Liberty Bond as a minimal patriotic duty. The call emphasizes civic responsibility and national support through wartime savings.
Paris reports Marshal Joffre will continue organizing American military participation in the war working with Major General Pershing. Lieutenant Colonel Fabry and Lieutenant DeLessan remain with the French War Commission to the United States. Pershing will be greeted by M. Viviant and Joffre in Paris with a parade past key streets.
Results from the major leagues list Boston beating Cleveland 2 to 1 and New York defeating Detroit 6 to 5 in the American League. National League scores include Boston 65 Cincinnati 2 and Chicago 4 Brooklyn 2 with New York 5 St Louis 3. Eastern League shows Portland 7 Worcester 5 and New London 3 Hartford 1.
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