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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1918
Page
4
Edieutenant Gordon B. Greenough, only son of Mr and Mrs Charles E Greenough of 76 Rockland Avenue Malden is attached to the Ordnance Department. The notice notes his status in wartime service with a formal courtesy emphasis.
Secretary Baker Major-General March and Provost Marshal General Crowder urged the House military committee to grant the President authority to raise the army without a set cap as the war demands. They argued it would boost morale and allow rapid mobilization with transportation and equipment. Baker cited a target of about 3 million men this year but warned against fixed limits and warned of draft-base fairness issues among states. Wilson’s position on volunteer credits and changing draft quotas was discussed amid opposition to unlimited power.
Deputy Marshall Jim Tighe attempted to book a prisoner who claimed the name John J. Mitchell. The inmate, a full blooded African American, insisted that his name was the same, prompting humor from onlookers including Marshal John J. Mitchell.
Miss Bertha R Eastman of Haverhill leads Massachusetts conservation report work at a national conference in Washington DC. She is the state's sole woman delegate and heads the food cost reporting division, also noted for helping establish the municipal market.
The notice urges readers to buy more Liberty Loan bonds today and tomorrow to speed the drive to completion. It emphasizes a rapid push and collective contribution to the war effort.
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