Boston Boys Figure in Casualty Lists
The 102d Infantry, largely Connecticut men, shows continued casualties from Leicheprey with 88 names listed yesterday. Albert Stefanik of the 10th Infantry was killed April 27, a native of Austria and a naturalized U.S. citizen who had served nine years in uniform. Gustaf Erickson, killed April 27, was a Templeton High School graduate who joined the 35th Infantry and later the 18th Infantry before France. Percival I. Moore of New Haven is severely wounded after service in the Spanish American War and Mexican border duty, now with D Company 102d Infantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Leicheprey
New England
Massachusetts
Albert Stefanik
2D Company
10Th Infantry
Nellie Reinowicz
Church Street
Lowell
France
Austria
Gustaf Erickson
Templeton High School
35Th
U. S. Infantry
18Th Infantry
Percival I. Moore
New Haven
D Company
102D Infantry
George W. Moore
Taft
Five Marines die in action and of wounds in AM Exp Forces
The Navy Department lists five Marine Corps casualties today. One member was killed in action and four died of wounds. Killed in action Private Willard Franklin Clark of Buffalo New York. Died of wounds include Corporal John Martin Gardner of Dunn North Carolina Private Gregory Alan Dorian of Chicago Private Ernest Peter John Peterson of Chicago and Leon John Roberts of Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marine Corps
Navy Department
Willard Franklin Clark
Buffalo
N. Y
John Martin Gardner
Dunn
N. C
Gregory Alan Dorian
Chicago
Ernest Peter John Peterson
Leon John Roberts
Two Pershing Generals Relieved for Ill Health Return Home
Brigadier General Alvin G. Avord adjutant general and Brigadier General A E Bradley chief surgeon of the American Expeditionary Forces are relieved of duty and sail for America. Lieutenant Colonel Robert C. Davis acts as adjutant general and Colonel Merritt W. Ireland as chief surgeon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pershing
France
Associated Press
Benjamin Alvord
A. E. Bradley
America
Robert C. Davis
Merritt W. Ireland
New England Boys Listed With War Losses and Wounds
Casualty list names numerous New England servicemen by locality and unit. Killed in action and died of wounds include Sgt. Albert Stefanik and Pt. Charles F. Hall. missing in action Pt. Michele Defago. severely or slightly wounded personnel cover many towns from Lowell to Hartford. Units span 10th Inf. Corp., 102d Inf., 101st Eng., and 9th U. S. Inf. Med. Corps with multiple depots and companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Stefanik
Church St
Lowell
2D Co
10Th
Inf. Corp
Damase J. LaFlamme
Kelley St
Bristol
Conn
D Co
Michele Defago
Roxbury
Wilfred Marquies
Taylor St
Fall River
L Co
101St Inf
Carmenite Puopolo
Avon
9Th
U. S. Inf
Med. Corps
Percival I. Moore
Derby Ave
New Haven
Edward J. Sullivan
Sperry St
Thomas F. Seelechowsky
Davenport Ave
Orlando L. Graham
Avon. A Co
American soldiers decorate brave wounded heroes in France
Lieutenant Harry J. Kelly and Privates Dewey D. Smith George A. Hopkins Aloysius Brown are honored in a hospital ward ceremony. Kelly and Brown lost a leg while Hopkins is cited as a model of bravery. Smith was wounded defending his post as German forces attacked. The event followed heavy harassing fire and renewed artillery in Picardy with French and American units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry J. Kelly
Ottawa
Iil
Dewey D. Smith
Steens
Miss
George A. Hopkins
Baltimore
Aloysius Brown
Brooklyn
Kelly
Brown
Hopkins
Fort Sheridan
France
Smith
Boston Heat Wave Sparks Sudden Summer Mood
The city sweltered as temperatures rose from 51 to 88 with a strong southwest wind. Drowning victim Patrick J. Martin, 31, of Dorchester, drowned off Albany street in the South Bay after leaving work. John Jordan aided responders as police searched for the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick J. Martin
Adams Street
Dorchester
South Bay
Boston
Earl Davis
Waltham Street
New Haven Railroad
Dover Street
Mercury
Portland
Maine
Tremont
Washington
Weather Bureau
New England
Albany Street
Martin
John Jordan
Gray & Davis
Cambridge
Jordan
Germans Urged to Strike Soon on French Front
The Associated Press reports strong press and public sentiment that Germany must launch a major blow soon. Analysts point to forces under General von Buelow near Arras as the likely focus to disrupt French and British lines, with Amiens bombardment possibly a cover for an impending attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Associated Press
Ypres
von Buelow
Arras
Amiens
Four American Heroes Win War Cross at Verdun Hospital
An American lieutenant and three privates received the War Cross at a Verdun area hospital last evening for gallantry during a raid by German shock troops on American lines. Three of the recipients lost a leg in the action. The awards were presented by a French general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lantry
France
Associated Press
Verdun
German Drive Pressures Arras Front as Allied Lines Hold
German forces mass near Arras and Ypres with potential multi sector assault. American troops near Montdidier face shell and gas projectiles while British hold Jordan crossings southward. Observers warn of coordinated pushes from ArrasLens and Ypres Amiens fronts as rains slow operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arras
Neuville-Vitasse
Mercatel
Bois le Aux St. Marc
Montdidier
Pershing
France
es-Salt
Jordan
Jericho
Ypres
Amiens
Somme
Russians Arrest Japanese Vice-Consul in Irkutsk
Tokyo dispatch reports Russian authorities at Irkutsk have arrested the Japanese vice-consul and the head of the Japanese Association on charges of being military spies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tokio
Irkutsk
Heat Shifts to Afternoon Under Daylight Saving Law
The day’s heat now peaks later, between 3 and 4 o'clock, as daylight saving shifts clocks forward. Noon warmth cools slightly under the new rule, altering siesta patterns and daily routines for workers and rest periods.
Lenine and Trotzky warn on frontiers post Brest Litovsk
A London May 6 dispatch cites a Russian wireless message claiming Ovsenko Antonoff has disarmed troops beyond Ukraine per Brest Litovsk and resigned as commander. Lenine and Trotzky order southern detachments to surrender at frontier and propose a new cease fire with a fixed boundary. They warn of mobilization if Germano Haidamack detachments refuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ovseienko Antonoff
Ukraine
Brest-Litovsk
Antonoff
Nikolai Lenine
Leon Trotzky
Russian Soviet Republic
Brest-Litovosk
Village Demolished by American Artillery in Verdun Sector
Low visibility quiet daytime, heavy nighttime bombardment near Leicheprey and Toul fronts. Anservillers razed by American fire, dugouts disabled. patrols penetrate lines. German prisoners say troops arrived from Flanders and Russia, with observations revealing railings and fortifications disabled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flanders
Russia
U. S
France
Associated Press
Luneville
Toul
Verdun
Leicheprey
Anservillers
Government firm on Irish conscription policy
Dublin papers view Lord French’s appointment as lord lieutenant as evidence the government will press a firm line. The Freeman's Journal denounces any idea Ireland favors Germany, noting seven percent of Ireland’s population is in the war effort and countering American claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Lord French
Freeman's Journal
America
Ireland
Also Mentioned on This Page
NEW England Boys IN Casualty
E. Templeton
Inf
Jacob Borus
Railroad Ave
Middletown
C Co
Joseph Bernardino
Elm St
New Britain
F Co
Charles F. Hall
Emory St
Attleboro
Frederick L. Gregory
Caribou
101St
F. A
Royal Bates
Worthington St
Russell P. Samuel
Wright Ave
So. Medford
Hatts. Co
John J. Downs
Tremont St
A Co
Michael A. Sullivan
Eustis St
Richard W. Whipple
Shawmut Ave
Cook George J. Mullis
Cotton St
Roslindale
Hytts. Co
Roy Allan
Geneva Ave
Ernest H. R. Appleton
No. Main St
Springfield
Hayes. Co
John J. Gibbons
Hollis St
Framingham
William F. Graham
Creighton St
Charles A. Hayes
Gibbs St
Waltham
John M. Keeley
John J. Hoffman
Hudson
M Co
Carl A
Michael Klecha
Simsbury
New Britain, Conn
E Co
R. W. Whipple
101St Infantry
Matthew C. O'Brien
Lawrence
M. A. Sullivan
1011St Infantry
Hans
Fritz
Picardy
Washington Street
MAGEE
Magee Furnace Co.inc
Line
BAYER
Trotzky and
Lenine Warn
Ben Franklin
Westinghouse Electric Mfg. Co
General. Electric American Beauty
Hot Point Universal Simplex
A. P. Merchant Co
Avery Street
Bet
Washington and Tremont
Connor
Brookside Creamery
Brookside
Henfield
Texas
Campbell’s
John T.connorco
Food Administration
James Francis Gllivan
Bellevue Hospital
Outdoor Dept
New York
Westchester County Hospital
Sullivag
Henry E. Duke
Henry Edward Duke
Sts Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
Allen
Army
Navy
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