05 Nov 1917
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1917
Page
1
Pershing reports three Americans killed and twelve taken prisoner in a clash. A further three U.S. soldiers were killed and twelve wounded in the same action with location not disclosed. The episode may concern the same sector as prior Saturday captures.
Major Henry L Higginson issues a public letter correcting Providence despatches from last Tuesday and absolving Dr Karl Muck of any blame for the Boston Symphony Orchestra not playing The Star Spangled Banner in Boston. He notes Dr Mack had never refused to perform the anthem.
British Premier Lloyd George and General Smuts join French Premier Painleve in Paris before heading to Rome to confer with Italian chiefs on how to save Italy. The Teuton attack in the Giudicaria valley threatens Lombardy while Italian forces hold the Tagliamento line on the eastern front.
Pershing reports a German raiding party attacked a trench used for instruction near dawn on November 3. Three American soldiers were killed five wounded and 12 captured with one prisoner taken in the action. The Americans were isolated by heavy German artillery and the enemy losses were not known. Intimations of prior fighting had appeared in Berlin dispatches.
In a corridor shooting at the Hampton House on Blackstone Street yesterday morning Frank H Bradbury a Newburyport cabinet maker killed his sweetheart Jennie Lane of Charlestown and wounded her friend Bertha Paris of Roxbury likely fatally. Bradbury is held for murder.
Report notes a shooting at 8 10 PM with Bradbury linked to an escape before continuation on Page 8 Third Column.
In a Brighton address to the Laymen's Retreat Guild at Blessed Gabriel Monastery Cardinal O'Connell stated Catholics must oppose the Anti Aid Amendment. He warned that any Catholic who supports or votes for the amendment after clear light on the issue is guilty of a grave action. The speech emphasized a unified church position.
A reflective line laments a man’s actions causing incalculable wrong that will be rued someday, hoping he might find grace to repent in time. The quotation underscores moral accountability and long term consequences beyond immediate intent.
In his speech the cardinal notes tactics to praise former undesirables, warning such praise is deceptive. He likens modern flattery to 30 pieces of silver, accusing leaders of offering praise for the same underlying motive.
Anniversaries mark Woodrow Wilson’s birth in 1856 and poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox’s in 1850s era. A year ago a deadly clash at Everett, Washington left six dead in a confrontation between I W W and local citizens.
Forecast for Botson and vicinity calls for fair weather Monday and Tuesday with little temperature change. Winds are moderately variable. Washington reports southern New England and northern New York should see fair skies Monday and Tuesday with warmer interiors.
Fragmentary notes show temperatures and averages, listing 89 and 24 as yesterday and one year ago values with scattered figures. The fragment includes dates and times but is incomplete.
Christmas packages and letters for the American army in France must be mailed before Nov. 15. Address as JOHN BROWN Z Co. 100th Infantry American Expeditionary Forces with sender in the upper left corner. Packages limit seven pounds weight and postage is 12 cents per pound.
Berlin reports capture of initial American troops in France with no details beyond the Rhineland region. The general staff bulletin notes the prisoners were taken along the Rhine Marne Canal sector defended by the Crown Prince’s army.
The article notes ongoing coverage of the American captives with continued reports continued on Page 6, Third Column, signaling deeper details to come.
Fide Rover Tige and Pete plus other dogs in the state face new rules requiring careful behavior. The article warns dog owners to observe the updated regulations and indicates continuation on page eight.
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