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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
10
DoJ agents along with hundreds of police and the pro vost guard stretched a vast net across Massachusetts to capture evaders of the draft. Thousands were gathered and almost all were released within a few hours.
A late night sweep detained about one thousand men ages 21 to 23 in Greater Boston for failure to produce draft classification cards. About 623 were seized by police in Boston, 400 in Cambridge, with hundreds more in outlying towns. Fifty were arrested and arraigned on failure to return questionnaires, facing possible one year prison or immediate induction if guilty.
A large Massachusetts delegation of selective draft men departed to Camp Dix New Jersey for training. Red Cross refreshments greeted them at South Station while home towns held patriotic gatherings with speeches bands and tobacco gifts. Six men missed their train due to a too small Boston Elevated car. Worcester led with 288 draftees.
WANTED to buy old coins catalogues quoting prices paid. Wm Hesslein at 101 Tremont St Boston and F Kimball at 18 Ceaset St Boston solicit offers and coin details.
Lynn Fitchburg Salem Quincy Beverly Haverhill and Brockton sent many men while Framingham provided 24 draftees. Among Hyde Park’s group Chin Fong a Chinese citizen of 16 Harrison avenue Boston was among those to report for departure to Camp Dix.
Mrs Story is to be arraigned and bail set following an alleged mix up in a wartime fund affair. The case continues after a first page note of the incident.
Mrs Story and her sons Allen and Sterling Story face indictments over a profiteering scheme tied to soldier comfort kits. Allegations name William Garland Brown the solicitor and claim half the funds went to him with Sterling receiving a fifth of Brown’s share. Prosecutors note inability to verify total misused contributions. Story denies wrongdoing and blames treasurer Mrs Baldwin’s faction for the charges.
In Chestnut Hill yesterday Scott of Newton High won the junior division final over Francis P. Plimpton of Walpole 6-3 7-5. Arnold Jones, a Moses Brown student, defeated Albert Leavitt of Huntington School 6-2 6-1 in the boys final.
Elmer Duggan the sophomore center fielder has been elected captain of the Concord High School baseball nine for the 1919 season succeeding Richard Loftus. Duggan leads the squad this spring as captain and third year players.
Judge Sullivan declares the need for an elementary education focus and recommends Frank V. Thompson as the top candidate. The board prioritizes a city resident and approves Thompson, with Thompson pledging to advance Boston elementary education upon assuming duties in September.
Kerensky arrives in London after fleeing Russia and plans to reach America. He meets British labor delegates, praises Russian democracy fighting tyranny, stresses outside aid rather than interference, and says the Russian front remains despite German and Austrian pressure.
Mikhail Kerensky appeared before the Labor Council in London on June 2 in a public disguise as a soldier’s orderly. He had left Russia less than three weeks earlier via Mourmansk and aimed for Paris, after spending time in Novgorod, Petrograd, and Moscow. His wife and children remain in hiding in Russia.
In Washington on June 26 officials discuss Kerensky former Russian premier now en route to America. He says Russia will soon fight with democracy against German control and may seek U S support and talks with officials. Spokine, part of the Kerensky mission, reports broad Russian public appetite for allied military action.
Richard F. Cleveland, son of the late President, donned Marine Corps private uniform at the Charlestown navy yard yesterday, signaling his enlistment into active service in World War I era duties.
Richard F. Cleveland son of Grover Cleveland and Princeton alumnus joined the Marine Corps yesterday by donning a private’s uniform at Charlestown navy yard. After early June completion of his third year at Princeton he was examined in Philadelphia and summoned to be sworn in last Saturday before heading to Charlestown for training. He is not yet 21.
Ernest Coffey of 189 N street South Boston died at Carney Hospital after three knife wounds from an argument with 24 year old David J Donovan. The stabbing occurred behind 85 Past Sixth street. Authorities seek Donovan who has a prior record. Coffey, 34, died within an hour.
Charles Chick Evans national open champion arrived in Minneapolis for a Red Cross exhibition and was detained by Justice Department agents for lack of a draft classification card. After two hours he was released when a telegram from his draft board showed he was classified in Class 8.
Ettie Sachs a 17 year old Lynn bookkeeper was struck by an automobile driven by Stephen Paine a Boston cadet as she stepped from between two parked cars on Broad street Lynn. Sachs died from a fractured skull suffered in the crash yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Baker told the Senate that the War Department is revising its draft plans on an enlarged basis with billions more dollars and millions more troops. He opposed changing draft age limits. Debate showed progress in mobilizing American forces for France.
Senate discussions show five months ahead in troop movements with 900000 men sent abroad and calls totaling 875000 for August through December. Analysts warn shipping limits and age rules shape a possible 20–35 year draft range, while opposition urges earlier extension and broader work or fight exemptions.
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