12 Jun 1918
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1918
Page
1
The poem depicts a crowned, white robed figure stepping forward with quiet faith and resolve. A young woman asks to return to her land, to don armor again and bear the heroic burden, even unto the final sacrifice, 'my Captain' she pleads. The speaker invokes Jeanne d Arc and Theodosia Garrison as the author.
Allied forces smash the German left flank along the seven mile Montdidier front near Rubescourt. More than 1000 prisoners taken and several villages recaptured in a bold attack. German losses reported heavy.
A Boston Post reporter pro tem known as Billy Murray returns via mail aeroplane to cover a story in New York and writes his column on the train home. He is praised for completing assignments swiftly and becoming the first postmaster and the first reporter to ride the aero parcel post.
Paris reports a French counteroffensive along a seven and a half mile front from Rubescourt to St. Maur recapturing Belloy Glenis Wood and the heights between Courcelles and Mortemer. Germans suffer heavy losses with over a thousand prisoners and guns left to the French. The ongoing German offensive eastward toward the Oise River continues with costly gains. French officials promise further relief.
The government announced a policy to curb industrial congestion in the East by limiting new war orders and the number of plants handling them. The district covers New England, eastern and southern New York, and eastern Pennsylvania to Williamsport.
An air battle in France pits two German flight groups against each other in a chaotic duel. The article notes it as an unintentional clash between brother aviators and reports British pilots engaging in the fray with apparent impartiality. Continued on Page 7-Sixth Column.
A. Konivaloff the Russian minister of commerce under Kerensky arrived from the Orient and proceeds to Washington London and Paris.
The third day of the German drive shows progress toward Ribecourt and a slow approach to Compiegne. If Compiegne falls, the allied salient between von Hutten and the crown prince could force a retreat, revealing Foch’s manpower handicap and the peril facing Allied lines.
Dr. Ernest M. Hopkins, president of Dartmouth College, was appointed assistant to the Secretary of War in charge of industrial relations. He has acted in a similar capacity for the quartermaster's department under Major-General Goethals.
Today lists notable events including John Winthrop arriving at Salem in 1630, Tucker's 1906 electrocution, and the 1924 abdication of Constantine I. It notes the Senate adopting the espionage bill conference report, Eduardo Dato becoming Spain's premier, and the Moreni sinking after a two hour battle with a German U-boat.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for generally fair weather on Wednesday with warmer temperatures and increasing southerly winds.
Paris reports the war office says American troops captured Belleau wood this morning and took 300 prisoners. The official notice highlights the victory.
A London report says the German government and high command are debating a declaration of war aims to be issued soon. The plan will be discussed with Baron Burian, the Austrian foreign minister, according to a dispatch via Amsterdam and advices reaching Holland from Berlin.
Police launched a street patrol crackdown arresting eight girls last night. Nine of those detained were under ten years old, and their parents were summoned by authorities.
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