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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1917
Page
5
Washington May 4 Parcel post service from the United States to Denmark and Sweden was suspended by Postmaster General Burleson citing lack of requisite ocean transportation facilities.
Copenhagen May 4 report discusses Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg's silence on Germany's peace terms. Critics claim it aims to avoid disrupting domestic unity by debate, while others assert Germany has no definite peace policy.
A heated German debate splits factions between annexationists and minimal peace advocates. Pan German League pushes for peace with indemnities and territorial gains, while Socialist groups rally for a no indemnity peace. Deputies praise or push back on American aid and potential reparations at Stockholm talks.
President Spalding of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company said volunteers far surpassed need. He reported 1350 offered to form a Signal Reserve Corps unit, while only 209 men were required.
Thousands of dollars flowed into the Marshal Joffre fund after Boston pledged 150000 for one year to aid 4900 orphans of fallen soldiers. A hastily formed committee plans a large volunteer canvass with hundreds of Back Bay workers and a telephone drive led by 50 matrons and debutantes. Allan Forbes and others head the effort, with checks sent to 31 State Street.
French troops advance northwest of Rheims, breaking the first German line and taking 600 prisoners at Craonne six miles northwest of Berry au Bac. Berlin cites mixed results with Fresnoy fallen to the British and claims of repulse elsewhere, while Haig strengthens gains on the Arras front amid ongoing artillery bombardment.
Judge Perrins of West Roxbury Court fined Walter Campbell of 200 Bellevue Street $5 for raking up dead leaves on his lawn last Sunday. Campbell appealed and said he would fight the case to the limit.
National Guardsmen on duty near St Johnsbury Vermont formed a human chain in the Passumpsic River to rescue F L Ceresoli of their company after a canoe overturned in rapids. He was unconscious on shore but revived after an hour of revival efforts.
An advertisement touts Vitalitas, claiming a Providence cigar salesman recovered from rheumatism and indigestion after two years of symptoms. The copy highlights weight gain and full recovery, offers a booklet from a Vitalitas representative, and invites readers to Godward's Drug Store at 102 Tremont St.
Naval reserve aviators Godfrey L. Cabot and George Newton Jr. were rescued in Cohasset harbor after their hydroplane’s lifting apparatus failed and caused a turn over. They clung to the craft until Lifesavers, led by Captain Frank Salvatore, retrieved them and towed the plane to shore for repairs at Squantum training station.
Marshal Joffre arrives in Chicago aboard the government train to a hero’s welcome. He is cheered through crowded streets, saluted by crowds including many children who call him Papa Joffre. The visit features multiple receptions and a night speech at the Auditorium Theatre.
Augusta May 4. Governor Milliken and the State Highway Commission voted to send a map of proposed road construction to the War College in Washington with an explanatory note designating potential military roads. Washington prefers roads only if they serve military needs, to avoid farm labor disruption during harvest.
A passenger aboard the Rochambeau reports a shot fired Sunday afternoon as a foam streak appeared in the wake. One shot aimed at an object 800 yards off starboard may have hit a submarine or a whale. 12 shots were fired in total. Stewards assembled passengers on deck near lifeboats, but no panic occurred.
A special religious and patriotic service will be held tomorrow at 10 o clock at St Pauls Cathedral for Base Hospital Unit No 5. Attending will be Governor McCall Mayor Curley General Edwards and staff six French officers teaching at Harvard Captain Cordier and Harvard officers the Harvard University corporation State Public Safety Red Cross Special Aid Society surgical dressings committee and seven nurses from Peter Bent Brighams Hospital.
Alexander Zaimis leads a cabinet with himself as premier and foreign minister and names Pho cian Negria as interior minister Haralambis as war captain Perycles as navy and other ministers including Deterdjis Rhallis Libourikis Argimopoulis Drospoulos Egenitis in Athens on May 4 period spelling is transcribed from the source.
Official dispatches from Paris London and Washington describe French capture near Craonne and progress on Champagne front while British forces advance and then retreat along the Arras Cambrai front in raids near St Quentin and Hargicourt. German counterattacks are repulsed with limited gains near Fresnoy and Bullecourt.
Herman Lagercrantz former Swedish minister to Washington left Stockholm for the United States as special envoy. The mission follows Sweden's fear the United States may place an embargo on exports to Sweden.
Maastricht Maaschode reports serious revolts in Berlin last week with mobs menacing enough to trigger machine gun fire. The claim remains unconfirmed by other sources.
Captain S S Harris of the American tank steamer Vacuum reported to Associated Press that only four of 18 engine room crew survived the torpedoing. The boats met harsh seas and cold, with 10 of 14 men perishing from exposure after nightfall. Seven of nine in No 3 boat survived, including the captain and crew who were rescued the following morning after one more death.
A bill to enroll neutral aliens in the Naval Reserve was favorably reported to the House by the naval committee. Many Scandinavians and other peaceful nationals already serve on U.S. waters, and the Navy believes they would gladly serve in national emergencies. Secretary Daniels proposed enrolling them for one year.
The admiralty reports a torpedo boat destroyer of an older type struck a mine and sank in the English Channel on May 2. One officer and 61 men are missing and presumed drowned as the war loss is announced in a late night statement.
Rio de Janeiro reports that Dr. L Martins de Souza Dantas, under secretary of state, is appointed to succeed Dr. Lauro Muller as foreign minister. The change highlights Brazil's diplomatic leadership.
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