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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1917
Page
3
Recruiting for the regular army navy marine corps naval reserve and power boat coast defence rose yesterday as the U boat crisis appeared serious. Agencies and enrolling officers reported strong gains, nearly matching levels seen just before the Spanish war.
Commanders report abundant manpower for volunteer service as Coast Guard and Naval Reserve enlistments surge. In the Boston district 90 power boats from local owners were offered, with 200+ boats ready for selection. Enlistments across all Naval Reserve classes, mainly coast patrol, rose sharply with 60 yesterday and 130 total on the Georgia recruitment. A roadside drive sent autos to Law rence Malden Melrose Wakefield to recruit publicly.
Daniel J. Ryan, crier of the Supreme Judicial Court, was injured when a bomb exploded at the entrance to the second floor lavatory in the Pemberton Square courthouse. He returned to his East Boston home and expects to report for duty within days. He said the blast hurled missiles and he narrowly escaped fatal injury. Louis A. Zeilinger, a courthouse janitor, was ahead of him during the explosion.
Newport Hospital announced it will donate 100 beds to the American Red Cross for wounded soldiers if war breaks out. Medical staff offered services and resolutions endorsed Wilson’s anti German policy. The meeting, at the Dudley Street clubhouse, included Rev. Whitney’s illustrated prison life talk. Separately, Montpelier Vermont’s Senate passed a bill granting women full town officer voting rights with village limits.
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