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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1918
Page
1
Berlin dispatch reports the new German government appeals to President Wilson to save the German people from starvation and anarchy. It asks for plenipotentiaries to be sent promptly to The Hague or another city.
General Edwards pays tribute to the 26th Division for halting a German rush toward the French capital with no reserves behind them. He recounts deeds of heroism by his men and honors their courage in the line.
Massachusetts relief efforts face a funding gap as the war drive in Boston falls behind state goals. Officials warn that at least $900,000 per day remains needed to meet wartime support commitments and sustain programs.
Squadron crews in American aircraft over France up to the armistice were guided by voice orders transmitted to each pilot by radio telephone from the squadron commander.
General Clarence R. Edwards will travel to Boston after the War Department grants permission to accept invitiations from Governor McCall and the Post. He will speak to relatives and friends of the 26th Division, the Yankee Division, about their hero sons and the sacrifices they made in battle.
New York November 15 government intends to bring home a large part of the American expeditionary forces. Edward N Hurley head of the Shipping Board announced on the eve of his departure for Europe to arrange transport details.
Hurley proposes using 25 to 80 German and Austrian liners each with 4000 berths to offset wartime transport losses. He offers food shipments to Central Europe on return voyages as compensation for the loan. The Shipping Board could bring home 300,000 troops per month if the War Department requests it, he states. He would meet General Pershing at American field headquarters.
The United Lutheran Church in America, formed from three Lutheran groups, was incorporated in New York as more than 1000 delegates from the United States and Canada approved the merger.
The German government and people acknowledge the U S President may favor sending food to Germany. Distress is urgent and the German envoy asks Secretary Lansing to submit the request to the President, to send plenipotentiaries to The Hague or elsewhere to prevent starvation and anarchy.
Washington awaiting official copy of the German appeal to President Wilson urging rapid dispatch of plenipotentiaries to The Hague or another city to avert German starvation and anarchy. Report indicates the note likely will be referred to the Supreme War Council at Versailles.
Secretary Baker approves General Agnus plan to land returning troops at ports nearest their homes. New England troops would debark in Boston, Southern troops at Newport News and Baltimore, reducing relay moves for veterans returning from Europe.
Advertisement notes events at Roughan Hall Charlestown with Kellys orchestra tonight and Hicks Jazz Band on Wednesday night at Dancing City Square Charlestown.
A Berlin fighting sequence that toppled the imperial government left about 100 people dead. The fatalities occurred in the Friedrichstrasse churchyard burial occurred afterward as reports reached Copenhagen and were forwarded by the Exchange Telegraph Company.
Paris reports that peace preliminaries may open only after month end as allied chancelleries decide work methods and demands. Several powers have named plenary delegates, with most sessions planned in Paris and Versailles sets plenary talks. President Wilson may visit France before mid December for the peace conference, though confirmation is awaited.
New York officials said a whirlwind finish could push the nation over its 170,500,000 goal for the United War Work Campaign. By the fifth day the drive had raised 86,632,119 dollars, 52 percent of the request, with Maine at 100 percent and Vermont at 95 percent in the northeastern department. The division total stood at 8,284,578 dollars, 55 percent of its quota.
Today marks a crucial local push in the $250 million campaign united by seven organizations aiding the welfare of service members abroad and at home. The drive aims to fund social moral and physical support for troops and veterans.
Governor McCall called a meeting for next Wednesday to discuss discontinuing the Massachusetts Committee on Public Safety. The move follows James J. Storrow’s suggestion and his resignation letter. Storrow also said he will not seek re-election to the city council to rest and focus on personal affairs.
General Pershing issued an order of the day praising American soldiers for the victory in France. He urged troops on enemy soil or freed French ground to remain disciplined, behave correctly, and respect civil rights.
Ad for F. Gray Co selling fall and winter heavyweight overcoats in Washington at Hanover corner. Special price $25 or $14.90 with option to pay $35.00 later when the snow flies.
Box overcoats ulsters auto coats and ulsterers priced from 9.90 to 60.00 at F Gray Co Washington corner dlanover adyt.
John D. Ryan announces public progress on a secret wartime radio telephone system for aircraft. He confirms it extended to actual service weeks ago and allows clear voice transmission during flight. W. C. Potter credits the bureau's experiments and development by its own staff.
An advertisement from Gray Co. at Washington and Hanover corner features Scotch heathers plaid backs fine meltons and silkened fabrics priced at $25 FE.
Close to a million dollars is being transferred from the Boston Elevated Railway Company to its employees. About 25 paymasters worked yesterday and may finish tonight. Under the National War Labor Board award, payments of back pay are due to 9000 employees by Dec 1. The company is two weeks ahead in distributing wage increases back to June 15.
Paymasters were present at car houses shops and offices all day yesterday and will continue today. The average back pay is about $100 per employee with amounts varying. The back pay equals the sum of differences between what employees have earned since June 15 and the War Board pay awarded.
War department announces candidates for commissions in officers training schools may be discharged immediately if they wish. Those who finish the course will be commissioned in the officers' reserve corps and placed on the inactive list.
Notes mark General Sherman marching to the sea in 1864 and Venetia flooding to halt German advances in 1916. It also recalls Austro German forces crossing the Piave and Monte Prassolan actions, plus a Wilson proclamation on enemy alien registration and surveillance in US territories.
The forecast calls for fair weather in Boston and vicinity Saturday and probably Sunday with little temperature change. Winds along the north and middle Atlantic coast will be fresh southwest and the weather partly cloudy.
Recorded at Thompson's Spa with scattered data on temperatures yesterday and a year ago. Figures show averages around 49 degrees with varying daily readings and no clear event or notable figures.
Wartime notes urge rapid support for the peace congress with an emphasis on prompt aid for the Teutonic peoples. The appeal argues early settlement serves Allied interests and accelerates postwar stability.
Developments in Europe influence Allied and American governments to plan an early meeting of the great peace congress. The revolutionary civilian unrest in central empires suggests the spread of demoralization to neighboring states, affecting international politics and military strategies.
Government dispatches from Washington to Paris show interallied council discussions on when and where the peace conference will be held and which nations may participate. The ongoing exchanges hint at delays until Europe’s political scene stabilizes, though other factors prompted a decision by the association.
Two jazz bands perform continuous music at St James Hall 25 Huntington Ave Boston in an all night dance event advertised as the best attraction in the city.
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