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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1918
Page
16
British forces report total casualties reaching 30 535 in the final fighting phase as battle lines shift. Details indicate heavy losses for British units amid intense combat across unspecified fronts.
A brief excerpt from The Real Life of General Pershing by H. F. Wheeler is noted for next week's Boston Sunday Post, hinting at an interesting incident in Pershing's West Point years.
The real start of General Pershing is traced to his early days at West Point in the next installment of H F Wheeler's story The Real Life of General Pershing in the Boston Sunday Post forthcoming next week.
The New Bedford Textile Council voted to give workers a vacation the rest of the week to mark the armistice with Germany. Manufacturers attempted to run plants but after a half day admitted defeat and all mills in the city closed this afternoon with no disorder or arrests.
Government casualty releases show the same average as recent days. The morning tally lists 1077 soldier names nationwide including 63 from New England among those killed or wounded.
A long OCR list records names and addresses of service members killed in action. Entries include Maj J Douglass Rivet of Lowell and Lt Richard Dwyer of Medford, with units around 61st Inf and 806th Inf Corp, among others in Connecticut and neighboring states. The compilation names dozens of individuals with home towns such as Bridgewater, Meriden, Brockton, Worcester, and Lynn. The tone mirrors a local roll of fallen soldiers with associated military units and partial addresses.
The morning lists show American deaths from disease and accidents, plus wounded and missing in action, with several soldiers reported as returned to duty. Names and details are being relayed to families as the unofficial roll of casualties and statuses is released.
First Lieutenant Richard M. Dwyer of Medford and several other service members are listed as killed in action. Dwyer led A Company 306th Infantry in France near Somme, a Harvard graduate and former Medford High track captain. Other fallen include Private Paul Francis Andrews of Brookline, Sergeant Raymond A. Guertin of Brockton, Private J Frank Austin of Lynn, Private Abraham Goldman of Roxbury, Major J Douglass Rivet of Lowell, and additional officers and soldiers referenced with their hometowns and ages.
Official casualty list names several New England soldiers including Pt Constantine Galinauskas of Gilberville and Pt John J Brereton of New Haven who died of wounds or disease. Also listed are Pt Arthur Runchman Shoreham Vt Pt Frank Beirne Providence R I and others with hometowns in Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut Vermont New Hampshire and Maine. The roster notes branch details for units such as F Co 7th Inf and 104th Inf with vaguer addresses for several entries.
A fragment lists individuals including Pt. Joseph M. McAvery of Remington House in Bridgeport Conn and Pt. Nels T. Mattson of 158 Olive St New Haven Conn plus Co 316th Inf and C Co 316th Inf members Fred O. Mark 34 Alpha Id Dor Chester and Jack Weksler 8 Prince St Boston.
The to-be recognized list names Lt Frank J. Canning and dozens of others from Massachusetts and nearby states, with units across the 104th 232d and 326th infantry, showing addresses in Brockton Worcester Lawrence and more. The record notes missing in action for Daniel Cullinaire of Southbridge and lists service corps, engineers and medical detachments among the ranks.
In the Boston Sunday Globe next week, H F Wheeler continues “The Real Life of General Pershing” with a former classmate’s account of how Pershing foiled hazers during his West Point days.
Goffstown New Hampshire November 14 105 year old Joh Reméau celebrated his birthday by chopping wood and doing chores at his daughter Mrs Napoleon Clement’s home. Born in Canada he received his birth certificate from his birthplace. Neighbors praised his alertness singing around the house this summer the day featured gifts including a cake and candy his wife had died three years earlier at age 99 and he now lives with his daughter caring for two great grandchildren.
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