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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1919
Page
11
The Daily Post prints a series of personal WWI experiences by members of New England's division. Readers will find ongoing narratives continued in daily and Sunday pages.
An American soldier recalls frontline duties in the Toul sector near Marvosin and Bouresches, describing nightly patrols, a shattered cemetery, improvised ambushes, and close calls with German forces. He details a patrol surprise, brutal injuries, and a near escape as machine-gun fire erupts during a raid. He hints at a second installment to come tomorrow.
The Boston Work horse Relief Association will resume special prizes in the huckster junk dealers and local express classes with possible additions. Exhibitors should enter early. entry blanks are at 16 Beacon Street. Special awards include gold and silver medals and cash in the Old Horse Class. no entry fee.
Henry Martin Blossom, 52, author and playwright, died in New York City from pneumonia. Born in St. Louis his wife travels from that city. He contributed to Broadway musicals including The Yankee Consul Mlle Modiste The Red Mill The Slim Princess and The Only Girl. Funeral Wednesday morning under Lambs Club auspices.
Five veteran fighters from the 26th First and 82d Divisions describe German prison camps after arriving in New York with 800 New England troops on four transports Noordam von Steuben Huntington and Zacar ia. The wounded are to Camp Merritt with possible transfer to Camp Devens by Thursday.
Reading of courage returns shows Privates Julius Cohen Eric Carlson Antonio Fortin and Corporal Thomas Rawlinson among 23 Americans captured in Verdun. Cohen recounts being gassed then guiding German prisoners to a stretcher before a six day Rastat transfer. Carlson describes hunger and forced labor before return with 6800 others. Kirby and others report capture on Verdun front and later armistice release.
A dedication service for Greenwood Memorial Church in Dorchester was held in its Washington and Dakota streets auditorium. Bishop Hughes delivered the sermon on the church and nation from the text He loveth our nation and built us a synagogue. The church, formerly Highland Methodist on Warren street Roxbury, was presented to the bishop by Winthrop B. Robinson for consecration after 18 years of use without dedication.
Paris reports stir over Italian Premier Orlando’s absence from recent conferences with President Wilson and other allied leaders. Observers suggest Orlando avoided public Austrian Italian settlement talks private discussions were favored by other nations due to his stance.
Miss Bertha Wesselhoeft Swift returns to the stage as Benja min Bunne in Humble Pie a three act comedy by Cambridge writer Katherine Searle. The initial performance at Brattle Hall Cambridge will benefit the Cambridge division of the Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association with a committee chaired by Mrs Charles Peabody and others.
John F. Mooney Moran of Roxbury lies in Massachusetts General Hospital with a gunshot wound to the right leg after a running fight following a holdup at a Chinese laundry on Bow street. He is under guard from Everett police and faced arraignment on a robbery charge, with capture on Lynde street by Patrolman Elmer E. Small.
An advertisement extols Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a mild effective substitute for calomel to aid liver and bowels. It claims rapid relief, no tooth damage, and improved mood, urging use for dullness and constipation. Prices listed as 10c and 25c a box.
Arlington’s adjourned town meeting sits at 7 45 PM in Robbins Memorial Town Hall to act on a 57629907 budget after finance committee cuts to avoid a 30 tax rate. If sustained the rate may fall to about 26 with about 40 articles on the agenda including a 170000 school appropriation and a highway cut to 74300 from 131716.
The body of 55 year old Michael Haines was found face down in a brook at Rollins Park in Concord. Police ruled the death a suicide. Haines had been missing since Saturday and was described as despondent for weeks.
A War Department release reports a national drop of over 200 names with 176 casualties that day and 103 fatalities. New England shows reduced honor rolls yet daily mortalities persist. Among local men, 17 are listed with eight deaths, including deaths from wounds and disease. The breakdown covers dead, wounded and missing.
A wartime casualty roll lists several service members by name and home town. Died of wounds are Pt Joseph J. Farrell of Rumford Maine, Sgt John P. Barrett of Rutland Vermont, Sgt William J. Collins of Dorchester, Wag Harold E. Burnham of Watertown, Pt Edward J. Cosgrove of Bridgeport Connecticut, Pt Charles L. Cross of Webster, Pt Harry B. Jones of Wareham, Pt George A. Ryder of Hanover New Hampshire. Slightly wounded include Pt Joseph M. Bazer of Boston, Pt Alexander P. Clichy of Broad Brook Connecticut, Pt Thomas F. Cunningham of Lawrence, Pt Leonard Foster of South Norwalk Connecticut, Pt Peter O. Le Beau of Woonsocket Rhode Island, Pt Florin Lessard of Winchester Vermont, Pt Thomas J. Mulcahy of Concord, Pt Richard F. Turbitt of Providence Rhode Island, Pt Charles R. Tyner of South Boston.
The country will move clocks forward one hour at 2:00 a.m. next Sunday, marking the start of the second year of the national daylight saving law.
The article explains daylight saving time begins at 2 o'clock next Sunday morning and all clocks, including public buildings and railroad times, will be moved ahead one hour during the night between Saturday and Sunday. Travelers should set their own watches accordingly to catch trains on time.
A blaze in Chicago consumed a Western Electric Company warehouse once used as a munitions factory, destroying electrical appliances and supplies valued at about $500,000. Fire crews battled the flames, with authorities noting extensive damage to the structure.
Widely watched divorce case of Mrs Mabel Gould Slocum Newbury, famed as The China Doll Beauty, versus millionaire husband Thompson Newbury, opens Tuesday in Bristol County courthouse. He names Taunton sergeant Billy Duggan as the man in the case. Duggan a Skating instructor at Haymans Hall, Taunton. Mrs Newbury will deny misconduct with Duggan and accuse Newbury of misconduct, intoxication, cruelty and abuse, with high-profile counsel for both sides.
The store proclaims price guarantees ensuring the article costs are as low as or lower than any New England competitor. It also guarantees merchandise quality comparable to or better than other stores, with a request for patrons to report any lapse for immediate correction.
The Jordan Marsh Company advertises a rare Royal Bokhara rug size 7.4 by 11.3 feet in ox blood red and ivory. Priced at 325.00, suited for halls, smoking rooms or a small balcony.
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