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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1917
Page
6
The Post Santa appeals for early funds to maximize gifts for children as markets remain unsettled. Santa Claus headquarters report nearly a thousand letters from children across New England arriving yesterday.
The Boston Post invites readers to support its Post Santa appeal by early contributions to fund toys and clothing for needy children. The Santa Headquarters in the Post building accepts cash and gifts with proceeds documented in an acknowledgment list and promises to protect donor anonymity for young writers.
Alex Moran alias Bordeleau of Lowell Massachusetts, wanted in a fatal shooting in Maine last week, has joined the Canadian forestry overseas service and is sent to a camp in Quebec. Attorney General Guy Sturgis says Moran was indicted for murder in Houlton.
Two men were seriously injured when an auto truck collided with their car on East Street near Deaconess bridge in Hingham. Victims Leon David of Roxbury and Charles Goldberg of Revere were swept into the Wier River after the crash. The truck driver William W. Taylor of Buzzards Bay fled but was arrested two hours later.
Government agents reveal a new German propaganda method that fabricates letters in public spaces claiming U S soldiers are dying in large numbers in France. The letters, signed only with given names, purport to come from American troops and are predated by several weeks.
Rear Admiral Washington I. Capps, head of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, is relieved from duty at his own request due to ill health with Wilson expressing deep regret. No successor named. Chairman Hurley favors a trained naval appointee amid friction on the board.
Patrolman William J. Nealon of Station 2 attempted suicide by shooting himself yesterday in an alcove inside the courthouse. He is reported alive and receiving treatment.
Patrolman William J. Nealon of Station 2 shot himself yesterday in the lower corridor of the Pemberton square courthouse. He is in the Haymarket Relief Station, conscious and resting but greatly weakened by blood loss. doctors say he has a slight chance of recovery.
Cambridge police found a suspicious bundle on the back of a truck on Marcella Street in Fast Cambridge. The evidence led to a liquor raid at Michael Nickle of 54 Seventh Street. Officers recovered 400 gallons of wine 7 gallons of ale and 6 gallons of lager beer.
Thomas Joyce one of the recent recruits at Camp Devens is on the dangerous list at the base hospital after being struck by an automobile on the main road junction late this afternoon. The car was driven by Fred Jahn of Clinton and owned by the Ley Company’s garage.
Government orders direct preferential movement of coal from West Virginia via Hampton Roads to New England to alleviate severe shortages. Once lake priority lifts, central field coal will move by rail. A Cleveland producers pool gains support, with possible nationwide pooling next spring to requisition all mines and sell output at cost. New mines under direct control with fixed prices.
The maximum prices for anthracite coal across cities in New England were announced by James J. Storrow. Rates vary by grade and delivery, with Brookline, Medway, Ware, Mattapoisett and others applying different caps, plus bagged coal and coke details. A deserter and two recruits case details follow, plus military leave plans and troop movements from New Haven.
The filling in and replacing process speeds up as 295 more men arrive today. Total sent to replace rejected recruits reaches 1300. Today's arrivals include 64 from Vermont 6 from New York 68 from Connecticut 15 from Massachusetts and 2 from Maine. The 084 Infantry on the ranges regressed to 100 yards and fired from a 20-yard line with marks as strong as at 100 yards.
A Navy Department statement describes two destroyer engagements with a submarine. The British commander recommends Lt Commander Blakely for the Distinguished Service Order and Ensign Fallon for the Distinguished Service Cross. Other officers and a quartermaster are cited for their actions in the depth-charge attack and ship handling.
Private Dennis J. Callahan of D Company 301st Infantry is held in the guardhouse at Camp Devens on a desertion charge. He claimed exemption from a district quota, was denied, and after a 24 hour furlough to see his sick wife disappeared, later captured as a deserter by Patrolman John H. O’Hare who received a $50 reward.
Maine Fuel Administrator James C. Hamlen will go to Washington with James J. Storrow to press for immediate coal shipments and better transport to avert a coal famine. Rural areas fear shortages as winter nears with water routes prioritized to Bangor before the Penobscot River freezes.
The Rev. Dr. William Harman van Allen, rector of the Church of the Advent, told about 150 parishioners during Friday night discussion that he received a letter from the IWW threatening to murder him if he continued speaking against the organization.
Dr. van Allen asserts the I W W is the most pernicious group and claims a Saturday letter warned of his murder if he continues speaking against the I W W. He jokes about assassination risks and refuses to reveal police action, noting prior remarks on aliens in the United States.
Ottawa reports a council order allowing either Canada or the United States to call for military service among citizens living in the other country. Men who fail to return voluntarily may be deported. The measure will go to the British embassy in Washington for U.S. government submission.
Harvard students will use a Gold Coast gymnasium starting next week while the university gymnasia shift to Randolph Hall Cambridge. The Randolph dormitory, owned by the university, houses the equipment after a real estate deal, expanding access previously limited to dorm occupants.
Bartley Madden of New Jersey knocked out Jim Coffey the Dublin giant in the seventh round of a scheduled 12 round bout at Marieville. Madden, trailing by wide margins early, landed a sharp right to Coffey’s jaw in the seventh and finished with a flurry for the knockout before referee Billy Gardner.
George 8. Rich, longtime superintendent of the Brookline Municipal Baths, resigns to go into business with his son Theodore Rich. A charter member, he helped organize the Brookline Swimming Club which has featured in national and international meets.
Dartmouth alumni, professors, and students filled Boston for thegame at Braves Field against Brown. Old Glory waved with the Dartmouth banner as war and football mingled in a pregame smoker. Professor Bartlett auctioned a piece of the old Dartmouth Hall bell to raise funds for war work, selling to Thomas W. Streeter for 125 dollars.
Bertha A. Parent, 15, reported missing from Sanford, Maine, was found by Mrs. W. T. A. Hinckley of Somerville on a train from Maine. She is under the Somerville police matron’s care and will be sent home this morning.
South Boston High football warriors shut out Woburn High 2 to 0 at the M Street playground. In the second period O Hearn of the victors broke free for a 45 yard TD after intercepting a forward pass.
Frankie Mack of Beachmont defeated Joe Connolly of Charlestown to win the 12 round feature at the Commercial A. C. last night. Mack used fast skills and sharp uppercuts to dominate, leaving Connolly with more marks. Semi final saw Kid Patten stop Jimmy Duffy in five rounds.
West Point reports light workouts as Army prepares for its season finale against Boston College. Mitchell starts at left end while Bartlett moves to end wing. Shrader and March sit out. Oliphant's backfield play is the key gamble for Army backers as a large crowd is expected. Boston College arrives tonight with no practice.
Tech papers team faces Technique year book squad this afternoon on Tech Field in a clash of journalism versus literature. The match features tech journalists against junior class literary men in a spirited field game.
Lynn Classical defeated Melrose High 41 to 0 at home as the locals played their regulars and reserves. A standout 70 yard touchdown run by Rolland capped the fourth period scoring for Lynn Classical.
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