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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1918
Page
11
Camp Devens March 13 The first cannon fired in this cantonment was used by student non coms of the 76th Division. Generals Hodges and many colonels attended the artillery range to witness the first action with a big gun. Several shots were fired and good marksmanship shown.
An unfinished line notes firing at a range of 600 metres or 800 yards. The fragment implies testing or training activity with measurements given in both metric and imperial units. No further context provided.
The article reports the first use of a portable French infantry trench cannon at a camp in a snow covered setting. James DeLong of New York and Sergeant Ralph Bloom of Philadelphia fired the opening shot. Captain Amann of the French army supervised, with Captain Nolan of the Depot Brigade assisting. Officers and students practiced realistic maneuvers, with civilians barred from retreat intervals and barracks without command approval.
Frederick C. Walcott personal representative of National Food Administrator Hoover warns of a drastic wheat conservation campaign in U S hotels and restaurants. He cites sugar shortages and German war pressures, urges meat use over wheat and notes upcoming measures by McBowman to enforce the plan. He stresses food stability and national duty as England and France seek aid.
Major Eugene A. Crockett Harvard Medical School professor and former Red Cross envoy lauds American soldiers in France for exemplary behavior and honor. He recounted a French mother trusting U S troops to escort her daughter to Paris, noting 10 000 soldiers nearby as proof of national character.
The coal laden steamer Ruth rescued two fishermen 15 miles northeast of Cape Cod after their motor failed and their dory drifted. They were taken to Provincetown and returned home. The log names one Henry Joseph.
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