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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1919
Page
6
Patrol activity has increased along the Volga Od a railway and the Dvina front. On both sectors the Bolsheviks have been defeated by American and allied troops.
Allied forces repelled a small Bolshevik raid on an artillery position in the forests near the Vologda railway after dark. Some Bolsheviks were killed and others captured as American patrols continue to press and monitor frontier movements amid thaw fears and fleet timing.
The 101st Trench Mortar Battery of the 26th Division will march Boston streets with the Yankee Division though soon to be discharged. Major-General Edwards announced that Massachusetts will cover celebration expenses, as excess equipment is turned over to the Quartermaster Corps and men begin medicals before homeward departure Tuesday.
Belgium is negotiating in Chile for the purchase of 100,000 tons of nitrates for agricultural purposes, it was announced today.
Paris March 21 The council of powers weighs sending three Polish divisions from France to Poland via Danzig with decision postponed. Neutral nations finish presenting League views as about eight amendments to the covenant are proposed for tomorrow’s session.
Premier Orlando led a full delegation to insist Fiume remain Italian as talks with the new Yugoslav state press toward a peace settlement. Colonel House promised a frontier proposal within days to resolve the Adriatic dispute.
D J O Connor representative of the assistant secretary of war said Boston will face no labor trouble from returning service men. The Labor Bureau and City Reception Committee for Returning Soldiers Sailors and Marines have solved the issue. O Connor, connected with La Salle Extension University, is touring eastern cities to study the labor situation for the War Department.
The Fifth Liberty Loan committee of German ancestry met at 39 Court Street. Dr Adolph A Berle was the principal speaker urging support for President Wilson at the Paris peace conference.
Washington reports preparations for a navy seaplane crossing the Atlantic this spring are advancing at the Navy Department. Officials won’t comment, but London Daily Mail’s $50,000 prize has spurred private British contenders and may speed the start.
The Navy plans a near term transatlantic flight from the American coast with the project possibly delayed until May. Officials weigh crew size two or three and discuss route via the Azores and station ships at 200 mile intervals along the course.
At the Boston City Club a conference outlined plans for a national credit union movement to promote saving and aid workers and small businesses. Funded by 25000 from E A Filene and Max Mitchell, the effort aims to pass a national law governing credit union banks and to expand services including war bond and savings program support.
Textile workers plan a marathon protest to Boston to confront alleged police brutality. Bannart arrived in power and met with Elizabeth Glendower Evans of Brookline, described as the strikers' angel, to discuss duplicating the march routes to the capital.
In a long list of promotions the 26th Division cites many officers advancing in rank from lieutenant to captain and from captain to major. Notable moves include John F. J. Herbert from lieutenant-colonel to colonel commanding the 102d Field Artillery and Francis V. Logan promoted from first lieutenant to captain. Other officers across 101st 102d and 103d units receive major, captain, or lieutenant-colonel status as the war effort continues. Legal and organizational details follow with several names and designations.
Boston merchants from the Chamber of Commerce and other firms on Washington street met to push a uniform decorations and illumination plan for the 26th Division parade next month. A five member committee was created to finalize the design and locations and report next Friday. Members include John Peacock R H White Frank A Black William Filene F Ramin H L Green and Irving C Wright.
Major Foster accuses Secretary Baker of aiding conscientious objectors and exposes orders that classify personal scruples as grounds for objecting to war. He alleges secret directives allowed objectors to refuse service, dine poorly, and protest in camps while facing court-martial.
Washington reports from March 21 say no comment was available on Major Dick B. Foster’s charges that secret orders guiding conscientious objectors spurred I W W propaganda. Officials note orders were published in Congress and Camp Funston had the most objectors with investigations, no action against camp authorities.
Secretary Newton D. Baker rejects further response after hearing AP report of Major Dick B. Foster's Kansas City speech accusing the War Secretary of aiding and assisting the I W W International Socialists and Humanitarians in plans affecting army construction. He declares he has no interest in the matter.
The Norwood first grade pupils, teachers, and town officials will attend the funeral of Miss Martha B. Parker a three year Norwood school teacher who died of pneumonia at Norwood Hospital. Flags at half mast honor the popular educator. Burial is at Brookdale Cemetery in Dedham.
New York March 21 The jury in the Jeremiah A. O Leary espionage act case failed to reach a verdict after 11 hours of deliberation and was locked up for the night. The eight week trial ended with jurors retiring at noon and asking to suspend until morning for further discussion.
A noted authority explains stomach trouble stems from excess hydrochloric acid rather than lack of digestive juices. He advises taking four ounces of Jad Salts in water before breakfast for a week to neutralize acidity and promote drainage of digestive juices.
John J Walsh and three companions all 17 from Back Bay were arrested in Brookline by special officers while riding in a borrowed car owned by Anthony Conway of Lowell. They allegedly offered to mind the car and took off after Conway left the Auto Show, prompting police to detain them at the Back Bay station.
Melbourne March 21 The government of the Commonwealth announced a prize of 50000 dollars for the first successful flight from Great Britain to Australia by Australian aviators.
An old warning urges consumers to seek Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer Cross. It notes fraudulent aspirin from a Brooklyn dealer containing talcum powder and stresses checking the Bayer Cross on package and tablet.
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