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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1917
Page
2
London Nov 16 The British army pursuing the Turks along the coast in Palestine has made substantial gains. It has reached a line from El Ramleh and Ladd to three miles south of Jaffa as announced by the war office.
General Allenby reports British troops advancing from Er Ramle and Ludd to about three miles south of Jaffa after limited resistance. A Turkish regiment attacking New Zealand mounted troops was repelled by a bayonet charge with heavy enemy losses. Over 9000 prisoners have been taken since Oct 31 as the British drive continues. The Midland Counties Yeomanry led a dramatic charge near Mughair with Turkish defenses broken, yielding 1100 surrenders.
Official Rome dispatches report continued enemy pressure on the Italian left and assaults along the swampy coast region. Attacks in the Giudicaria, though violent and preceded by heavy artillery, were repulsed.
Advertising copy touts Dr F M Edwards Olive Tablets as a weight loss and liver detox aid. It claims a pale or sallow complexion, dull eyes, pimples, and inactive bowels improve with nightly use. Sold 10c and 25c per box by all druggists.
The enemy seeks to undermine world opinion by denigrating Italy and its army. Italy replies with unity discipline and determination as the army fights gallantly on the new line and steadily reestablishes military equilibrium.
Allied forces report stubborn defense at Meletta d Avanti Monte Fior Monte Tondarecar Monte Marciada Monte Prassolan and Monte Cornale. Regiments Regina Brigade Ninth and Tenth repelled attacks while San Marino Brenta Valley lines held. Heavy air bombardments reported along the Piave and Fluvius fronts.
Italian engineers opened floodgates on the Piave and Sile rivers to inundate a large triangle of land about 12 miles on each side. The flooding separated the enemy’s lodgment near Grisolera, forming a water barrier that aimed to prevent approaches to Venice and hinder bombardment from the lagoon.
Professor Marshall L. Perrin of Boston University told students at the inter fraternity smoker in Ashburton Place that Wellesley girls fall in love with the first clean face they see and often marry below their equal. He praised co education and said mixed colleges shape men and women to size up one another. Fraternity members attended as plans for a large inter fraternity dance at Copley Plaza next month were discussed.
Nathan Schwartz alias Harry Bass of Dorchester, self described anarchist, shot Emile Kanad a Slater residence butler last Saturday. Kanad died Thursday. Schwartz was sent to the Psychopathic Hospital for observation to assess mental condition. If found sane, legal action will follow.
Delegates at the 37th AFL convention in Buffalo push a drive to impose closed shop terms on United States Steel Bethlehem Steel and the National Erectors' Association via the government. Massachusetts figures P H Jennings George H Wrenn and Edward H McGrady back a plan to require all government contracts to adopt an eight hour workday.
Resolutions at the federation convention press for equal eight hour treatment on government contracts and urge the A F of L to seek war department cooperation with steel firms and the National Erectors Association. A second measure cites Wilsons March 4 1917 eight hour proclamation and asks officials to enforce eight hours on all government supplies. Also notes farm cooperation and British union victory reports drawing cheers.
President W. H. P. Faunce of Brown University urged at Ford Hall that the finest sermons on character come from military camps and that education should center on character building to boost efficiency, morality, and morale in the army.
A wartime address by educator leaders calls for expanded education beyond applied science. The speaker urges drill to build unit cohesion, unity for immigrants, and a moral civic mission, saying teachers must foster character and life oriented learning to shape a unified America.
The Squantum plant row triggered wider labor walkouts delaying war production. Government reps Admiral Harris and Stanley King plan talks in Boston to resolve grievances and prompt return of workers to sites like Watertown Arsenal. Officials say official recognition ends the national slowdown.
Walter Drew of the National Erectors Association blasted organized labor during a New England manufacturers meeting at the City Club. He warned that unless conditions shift the U S would rely on unorganized workers to win the war. He called unions a small but powerful force seeking a closed shop and compared labor leaders to city politicians, while other speakers cited women workers in Syracuse machine shops outperforming men in a nine hour day.
Telegraph dispatches report Kerensky forces retreating to Gatchina after advances from Gatchina to Tsarskoe Selo. Kiev reports Cossacks and military cadets in control following street fighting and arrests of rebel leaders. Moscow remains split with central government troops and Bolsheviks in control of different districts amid heavy casualties.
Refusal of weekend furloughs to all but one battery of the 302d Light Field Artillery Regiment and a probable court martial for 75 men in other commands mark strict discipline steps at Camp Devens. About 2000 soldiers of the 302d Artillery will remain in camp this Sunday.
The piece reports Mrs Curley reacting to a crowd of 600 plus Jamaica Plain schoolchildren who surprised her at her home after a petition delivery. Leaders call the display political. Mayor Curley was not home. Parade organizer Thomas Deering defends his group. The incident follows broader coverage of military discipline and patrols of the 302d Artillery at Ayer.
A large Roxbury High School of Practical Arts benefit drew diverse talent under Roxbury Centre to aid the 101st Signal Corps. Notables included Miss Evelyn Chase and Mrs. Howard Lamkin directing. Kenny and Hollis, Catherine Powell, Yvette and Saranoff from Keith's, Mrs. George Hibbard, Miss Brinkley, and sailors from Commonwealth Pier performing. Volunteers reported 20 crates of goodies sent to the troops for Christmas.
Pope Benedicts mother and sister left Treviso to go to Bologna amid fear of an Austro German invasion. They traveled from Treviso to escape the advancing forces.
Washington reports say retailers use war taxes to justify price increases far beyond the tax amount and to charge for untaxed items. The Internal Revenue Bureau seeks legal ways to stop the practice while asking for overcharge reports from dealers in talking machines cigarettes confectionery and moving picture houses.
Jamaica Plain residents press for increased playground area as leaders of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood House outline its officers including Honorary President Mrs Harold C Ernst President Miss Cornelia Bowditch vice presidents Mrs George A Cowen and Mrs Daniel B Ruggles secretary Mrs Charles Penshallow and treasurer Robert B Stone.
Washington notices debate over insignia for United States Reserve officers and enlisted men. Officers argue U S R on collars invites disrespect, preferring different branding while Regular Army uses U S and National Guard shows U S with N G.
Frank J. Kenny, claiming Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, as his home, was brought back from Philadelphia to answer six charges of larceny totaling $2055.
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