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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1918
Page
6
Boston rallies across wards and suburbs push a total New England fund appeal to lift spirits and aid soldiers. Leaders including Frank W. Remick urge immediate donations to support YMCAs, war councils, and Salvation Army sponsors with events ending at midnight.
A wartime appeal urges readers to support soldiers overseas by contributing to the United War Work Fund, emphasizing comfort and protection through collective giving. The item uses a call to action with a repeated imperative to donate.
Bishop Lawrence at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul led services of thanksgiving for Germany's defeat and announced a 20 weeks spiritual campaign to begin December 1 in the diocese of Massachusetts.
Government figures released this morning list 221 personnel as killed or missing in action, a drop of more than 1000 from yesterday’s totals. The names represent service members reported by the War Department.
The bishop calls for a diocese wide program where every parish will hand out pamphlets with Scripture verses and daily prayers. Aimed at uniting reading and prayer, the plan envisions simultaneous services and patriotic messages, pledges, and five week cycles of new verses and prayers. He warns against national pride and urges spiritual training to bolster returning soldiers.
The report notes fourteen New Englanders on the casualty list, among the smallest totals since the unit began service. The breakdown shows categories for killed in action and missing in action, with unclear names and numbers.
London reports Vice Admiral Beatty hosts Rear Admiral Meurer and German delegates aboard the Queen Elizabeth at the Firth of Forth to discuss surrender of listed warships. Koenigsberg arrived. conference extended into Saturday. Surface ships to depart German ports tomorrow. submarines wait one extra week.
Casualty list from World War II reports several New England soldiers with ranks and home addresses. Names include James H. Johnson New Haven Connecticut. Albert J. Mathieu North Brookfield Massachusetts. Geoffrion Chicopee Massachusetts. Tillinghast Westerly Rhode Island. Corcoran East Haven Connecticut. Crocker Hartford Maine. Dennehy Cambridge Massachusetts. Doris Milford Connecticut. L Homme Attawaugan Connecticut. MecNickolan New Haven Connecticut. Mamyurburg Bloomfield Connecticut. Manning Colchester Vermont. Mastrogas Springfield Massachusetts. Schutt Springfield Massachusetts.
Thousands of German troops in Brussels allegedly maintain a rough discipline as they riot. Imperial officers conducted swift drumhead trials and executed revolutionary soldiers for murder after the killings of a restaurant keeper and his wife who refused to surrender the key to their safe.
A wartime appeal urges readers to donate generously to support soldiers in khaki. The call emphasizes urgent need and asks the community to give as much as possible to sustain troops’ welfare and morale.
An unofficial roster lists soldiers killed in action from multiple units and towns including Sgt. Andrew A. Henry Dorchester and M. J. Rosenwald Halifax. Names span Conn towns like Middletown New Haven Plainville and Hartford plus Springfield Brattleboro and Vermont. A second line shows a slightly wounded entry for LeRoy V. Lohnon Lynn.
Paris November 17 M Lorgnat who launched the London Paris aerial postal service in June attempted an altitude record with 14 passengers aboard. He climbed to 1425 metres before the effort was abandoned due to a rainstorm. The flight lasted one hour 15 minutes.
A public appeal emphasizes duty and privilege to donate to the United War Work Fund, urging continued and generous gifts to support war relief efforts.
Sergeant Andrew A Henry of the 14th Machine Gun Battalion died from wounds received in action on October 12. He was born in Dorchester and was a High School of Commerce graduate. He worked for Leopold Morse eight years before enlisting. He is survived by his father Patrick Henry and four brothers in the service.
Thirteen United States Marine Corps officers motored to Brussels and found armed German soldiers mounting guard who did not halt them. They encountered motor lorries with red flags and were surrounded by crowds of inhabitants who cheers and kissed the officers, showing a strong welcome.
Newburyport November 17 local police arrested a soldier Walter Vincent of Haverhill stationed at Camp Devens and three civilians after drawing revolvers The others are Harry Elms a Haverhill shoe worker and two local business men all released after explanations The group is charged with stealing Mrs Winnie Merrill of Portsmouth New Hampshire automobile taken in Haverhill
A short note advocates a three day convalescent regimen of Imperial Granum, described as the sole nourishment with no tax on digestion. It claims 2 percent commission and mentions a drug gist. No dates or locations provided.
The sudden death of Charles B. Galleher of Porter road Cambridge shocks friends and business associates in the Boston area. He served 20 years as secretary treasurer of the Brotherhood General Committee of Adjustment for the Boston and Maine system and was a respected delegate at national conventions. A locomotive engineer for over 35 years on the Boston and Maine Railroad, he leaves a wife and a daughter a Quincy High School teacher. Funeral set for Tuesday at his Windsor Vermont home.
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