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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1918
Page
5
Civil War era notice lists 457 names from the New England area among Pershing’s troops. The release notes 15,000 casualties withheld for later disclosure and hints at future lists.
Official casualty list names several New England servicemen with addresses in South Boston Swampscott and Lynn Among those listed are members of Company C and 101st Infantry Died of wounds and disease are indicated for two soldiers and a Bremen area address appears for another The list notes towns Albion Me and Boston area streets for service members and includes several soldiers from Massachusetts and Vermont nations edges of the Northeast theater
Pt. George F. Willard of West Dummerston Vermont is listed with I Co 108th Infantry. Pt. Earl Minto Wheaten of Lynn Massachusetts at 633 Western Ave. Pt. George F. Willard of Dummerton Vermont 108th Inf. Pt. William F. Cunningham of Randolph at 9 Plain St. Pt. William H. Evans of Holyoke at 28 Elm Street. Pt. Mathew Moran of Springfield at 20 Essex St. Pt. Hubert M. J. Mellyn of Dorchester at 2 Leonard Ct.
A compiled roster lists service members and units including Leslie R. Hodge Daniel in Waltham Massachusetts Frank J. Maffa in Charlestown Massachusetts Emil Boudreau in Marlboro Massachusetts Thomas Sproull in Fairhaven Massachusetts John Colleary Marlboro Massachusetts Thomas Mooney Grand Avenue Providence Rhode Island and many others with assignments to various infantry and machine gun units noting MIA for Wallace B Lum West Haven Conn I Co 308th Inf additional names span Massachusetts Connecticut New York Vermont Rhode Island and New Hampshire locations
Corporal Emil Kormann of Torrington Conn died of wounds in France after returning home to a military hospital. He was 22 and worked at Coe Brass Company before enlisting. Charlestown lost Private Frank J Maffa 23 of 39 Cambridge Street killed in action on Sept 1. he served in F Battery 107th Field Artillery and was born in Italy.
In the dining room the girls from the telephone unit eat and often clear the floor for dancing. Officers are their guests. French and American flags decorate dining room tables in their hotel rooms. Miss B Pauline Bourne of Haverhill, supervisor, has written many letters home about experiences in France.
Camp Devens reports 22 new pneumonia and influenza admissions and eight deaths. 10 new pneumonia cases, 400 discharges. Medical staff reduced as officers and nurses reassigned to other camps and cities. Connecticut public safety nurses sent in, whiskey not used as prevention. Transfer of surplus officers includes Majors Clark Edgerly Hatch Ashton Wolf Fuller. Visitors increase. Boston trips rise. Ayer deemed safer by some officers.
In Brockton a gambling raid at 218 Centre street ended with nine men arrested and a tenth leaping from a third story window to escape. He broke his leg, crawled to a nearby house, and was hurried away by police. Charles Lederman, 30, of 219 Centre street, faces charges. Another raid in Springfield on Spring street arrested four men. cash found totaled under $.
The funeral for Violet Twining longtime Burlington Central School principal was held at her Mill Street home where she died of pneumonia after twelve years in the role.
Public appeals urge purchase of Liberty bonds to fund arms for the war. Citizens are urged to support the government by investing in bonds to finance guns and military supplies.
Jamaica Plain resident George C. Noyes returns home after five months serving as a Harvard Red Cross ambulance driver on the Italian front. He describes the duty as the only real experience worth noting.
A veteran recalls dividing work into sections to haul wounded from front dressing posts to clearing stations and then to base hospitals. Front posts stayed under fire, drivers picked shrapnel from vehicles, and shortages of auto parts and electric bulbs forced night driving. They worked 16 to 20 hours daily during the Austrian offensive, sleeping when possible behind the wheel. He recounts returning from a front line post with a carload of soldiers.
A veteran recalls a Friday when a shell exploded in front of the car and a German plane strafed the convoy. Three wounded in the back, yet the narrator escaped unscathed. He notes Italian and American respect, ranks as second lieutenants, and constant work at the officers quarters.
Paris observes a day of rejoicing amid calls for President Wilson's reply as Germany seeks peace via mediation. Churches overflow with Te Deums and Hosannas while Parisians celebrate gatherings and cafes cast sunshine on a transformed mood.
George S. Payson of H. M. Payson & Co. dies at age 60 in Portland. Bowdoin College alumnus, class of 1880, survived by a widow and two sons.
A terse line suggests rising debate about Kaiser industry and cost, hinting at impending shifts in supply and price dynamics without detailing events or dates.
Paris editors sharply critique Germanys bid to use Wilsonian peace terms as a mediator while preserving aims of restitution and guarantees. Papers judge the move as a tactical surrender attempt that would destabilize allied gains and invite German advantage after an armistice.
The passage notes Paris papers calling for total victory and German disarmament while warning against any concession. It contrasts a German plea for peace framed as humanitarian while seeking to preserve military prestige and essentials amidst a drive for unconditional surrender.
The Rev Edward J Wallace a pioneer American Catholic chaplain died in France from pneumonia after gas exposure He served as assistant rector at St Patrick's Church Fort Hamilton and post chaplain He was born in Boston 31 years ago and commissioned as a first lieutenant last year.
Norma Matz a factory worker in Evansville Indiana was compelled to kiss the American flag after it was alleged she said Germany did not want to fight but President Wilson did. The incident dates to October and involves pro war sentiment during the era.
A call to buy bonds urges citizens to invest every dollar to finance defense efforts. The message frames the bond program as a strong move with impact across the nation.
Dr Edwards presents Olive Tablets as a calomel substitute for constipation and torpid liver. The sugar coated olive colored tablets are a vegetable laxative with no griping. Nightly use is suggested for many, with 10c and 25c boxes available from all druggists.
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