Regulars to Be First in France
Washington June 24. More than half a million men have volunteered in the American army and navy in under three months since war was declared to exist.
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Washington
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1917
Page
12
Army and Navy Growth Accelerates Toward National Army
The armed services have surged from about 300 000 to between 700 000 and 800 000, with the Marine Corps near 30 000 and the Navy up to 120 000. By summer's end nearly a million are expected in the national army, while the regular army aims for full strength and officers' training camps churn out leaders for Pershing's force. President Wilson designates recruiting week as the push for regulars.
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Army
Navy
National Guard
Fighting Services
Regular Army
War Department
Marine Corps
Pershing
France
Trish
Sims
National Army
Medical Corps
Engineer Corps
Naval Coast Defence Reserve
Wilson
Altar 10 the Fifth welcomes Allied soldiers in Roxbury service
Dr William Harman van Allen addressed 300 Fifth Regiment members on discipline and restraint urging lawful conduct and no looting. The meeting announced the American Friends service committee to organize relief and reconstruction work in France Russia and Serbia through English Friends with planned units and support.
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William Harman van Allen
Church of the Advent
Stover
Dr. van Allen
St. John
Saven
France
Russia
Serbia
Will Prove Worthy of Exemption
Quakers announce a plan of constructive service for non combatants during and after the war. A 100 man unit named Reconstruction Unit of the Society of Friends in America is proposed for service in France. workers have already been sent to France and Russia.
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Society
Roxbury
Wilbur K. Thomas
Friends
Society of Friends
American Friends’ Service Committee
America
France
American Red Cross
Quakers
Russia
Bates College Commencement Held in Lewiston
Bates College opened with the baccalaureate address by Rev. H. P. Woodin of Auburn due to President Chase’s illness. An alumni patriotic song service followed later that evening in Lewiston Maine.
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Lewiston
Bates College
H. P. Woodin
Auburn
Chase
Ben Jeffrey at 96 Never Gets Tired
Ninety six year old resident of Littleton who has planted an acre of potatoes and sawed two cords of wood in two weeks. He lives alone, does his own cooking and housework, and argues the high cost of living stems from artificial wage theories. He recalls hearing Daniel Webster and says a man must live by the sweat of his brow to be happy. He notes his wife left five years ago, but he is never lonely, talking to his dog Prince and reading the Post each morning.
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Russia
Japan
America
Europe
Benjamin F. Jeffrey
Littleton
Mr. Jeffrey
Ben Jeffrey
Daniel Webster
Bunker Hill
Salem
Lynn
Beverly
Mt. Vernon
New Hampshire
Prince
Orphan's Rescue
Jitney driver guides reporter to Ben Jeffrey’s house discovery
A Post reporter riding with a jitney driver along the State highway between Littleton and Acton identifies a light brown house with chocolate trimmings as Ben Jeffrey’s place, describing the notable discovery.
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Littleton
Post
Acton
Ben Jeffrey
Remark by jitney driver sparks 96-year-old Ben Jeffrey's farm feats
The Post details Ben Jeffrey, a 96-year-old farmer known as a human dynamo. In two weeks he planted a full acre of potatoes unaided and last week cut a quarter acre of hay with a scythe. He also gathered wood from a nearby woods to last winter.
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Post
Ben Jeffrey
United States
Ben Jeffrey the spry old folk of the district
A feature describes Ben Jeffrey living alone in a six room house with a dog named Prince, felling timber, walking 312 miles to Littleton for thread, cooking, washing, and proving unusually active for his years. The Post reporter hails him as a human superlative and a top challenger to Jess Willard.
Police recover man’s body from Charles River basin
Metropolitan Park police found a man’s body in the Charles River basin and identified him as John D. Doherty, 28, of 202 West Springfield Street. The body was taken to North Mortuary.
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Metropolitan Park
Red Cross urged to intensify fight against disease
Campaigners urge the Red Cross to press its health mission as volunteers rally for stronger aid delivery and faster disaster response. Organizers stress teamwork, training, and fundraising to expand relief operations and save more lives.
Harvard Regiment Moves to Barracks Tonight
Harvard men in the freshman dorms will enter barracks and must turn off lights at nine each night. Reveille sounds at six each morning via a megaphone on the green before Smith Hall. Smith Standish Gore Halls host the battalions with dining at 6 15 and a 7 30 section meeting.
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Harvard Regiment
Reveille
Smith Hall
Standish Hall
Gore Hall
Uruguay Arms Open to Navy in Montevideo
A popular demonstration is planned for the expected arrival of an American squadron. A telegram of greeting to the U S Navy admiral expresses Uruguayans’ hope the fleet visits Montevideo for July Fourth celebrations and the democratic, brotherly defense of continental destinies.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
United States
South Atlantic
Washington
Professional Women Hold Annual Outing at Hoff man Estate
More than 100 members of the Professional Women's Club traveled to Last Weymouth yesterday for their annual outing at Mrs. Robert Hoff man’s estate. Boating on the lake and an informal reception were the main activities with a lawn lunch served.
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Professional Women’s Club
Weymouth
Robert 8. Hoffman
The Stars and Stripes Lead the Way on Battlefield Aid
The Red Cross flag follows on every battlefield as a symbol of humanitarian relief and medical aid amid battles and sieges, reflecting wartime neutrality and care for the wounded.
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Red Cross
New Playground Rules Set During War Conditions
The Lexington Centre Playground opens this morning and East Lexington’s next Monday under war time rules. Only children not yet old enough for war work will be admitted, with grounds run by the Lexington Board of Park Commissioners chaired by Dr. J Odin Tilton.
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Lexington Centre
East Lexington
Lexington Board of Park Commissioners
J. Odin Tilton
Dartmouth Man Is Wounded in Front Line Action
Paul G. Osborne of Montclair New Jersey a Dartmouth College man left Paris for the front last week with section 28 of the American Field Ambulance. He was wounded by shrapnel when a shell burst in front of the car he rode in. He was brought to Paris and is expected to recover.
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Paris
Paul G. Osborne
Montclair
New Jersey
Dartmouth College
Osborne
Everett High Baccalaureate Service Held in Hall
Everett High School seniors and alumni gathered in the school hall for a baccalaureate service yesterday afternoon. The Rev. Malcolm S. Taylor of Grace Episcopal Church delivered the sermon as plans for this week’s graduation ceremonies were announced.
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Everett High School
Malcolm S. Taylor
Grace Episcopal Church
Wounded Soldier Seeks Mercy. Red Cross Appeal Proposes Aid
A wounded soldier appeals for mercy and aid. The Red Cross responds with a call to provide relief through organized medical support and humanitarian assistance.
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The
Red Cross
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