Fled 20 000 Miles to Escape War Horrors
Mrs Fannie Kivin and her four children fled from Truk Poland after German invasion. They endured starvation and peril across Poland Russia and Japan before reaching Yokohama then America. Reunited with husband in Maine she plans to thank Jewish relief committee and return home to Wort Kent Massachusetts.
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Fannie Kivin
Wort Kent
North Station
Post
America
Free America
Ile
Fort Kent
Poland
Japan
Karbin
Jewish Relief Committee
Yokohama
Maine
San Francisco
Boston
Eat Less Meat If Back Hurts
A health claim warns meat consumption can lead to kidney trouble and back pain. It recommends Jad Salts, four ounces daily in water before breakfast, as a safe remedy to flush and normalize kidney function and reduce bladder irritation.
British and French Forces Launch Coordinated Attacks
British and French troops struck simultaneously yesterday morning gaining ground and inflicting heavy German losses. French forces crossed flooded rivers capturing St Jean De Mangelare and Veldhoek with hundreds of German prisoners, while Haig pressed from Poelcapelle toward Passchendaele along the Passchendaele Gheluvelt ridge seeking the principal objective.
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Haig
Passchendaele- Gheluvit Ridge
Poelcapelle
Broodseinde
Allied Push Clears German Positions in Belgian Front
Allied forces advance along the Ostend to Lille line with Haig pressuring German lines near Broodseinde and Polderhoke chateau. While gains widen in Flanders other fronts report ongoing artillery duels in Champagne and Meuse Verdun sectors, raiding French near Tahure, and Russian German activity in Riga with no decisive breakthroughs.
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Flanders
Aisne
Champagne
Meuse
Verdun
Tahure
Riga
Macedonia
Enclosed Car Show Draws Great Crowds
The first annual Closed Car Week in Boston features 100 salons across as many salesrooms, delivering a magnificent display equal to the spring show drawing large crowds and strong interest from dealers and attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Drills at Ayer Camp Full of Pep
At Camp Devens a German alien who fled conscription aboard the Vaterland was tonight uniformed in U S army olive drab. He expresses happiness and relief as American officers promise to help him, ending days of fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer Camp
Camp Devens
Army
Vaterland
National Army of the United States
Alien German Soldier Finds American Army Kindness Shocking
A German sailor named Paul Lange, serving in the U S Army Depot Brigade, tells officers he cannot understand American army methods or camaraderie. He asks for discharge to return to work in Stonington Conn and remains in uniform awaiting processing as officials plan his alien discharge. The report also notes other cases of exemption board disputes and serious TB among Boston area draftees, with cold cantonment conditions and strict drills.
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Paul Lange
Paul
John P. Mies
Lange
Atlantic
Vaterland
Hoboken
Hamburg Amerikanische Packenfahrt Action Gesellschaft
Stonington
Conn
Exemption Board
David Beals
F Company
301St Infantry Regiment
Chester C. Waller
Division 22 Board of
Boston
Motor Row showcases a lavish auto show with diverse models
Daily and nightly displays in decorated show rooms along Motor Row feature sedans sedanettes broughams landaus landaulets town cars limousines berlines in gleaming colors and luxurious upholstery. Visitors can study models and learn about the advantages of the closed car for year round service while prices rise and factories divert to truck production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motor Row
United States
Escaped Prisoner Foiled by Daring Breakout
An armed posse led by Chief Inspector Walter Almond searches woods between New Bedford and Fall River for James McCarthy who escaped from the local house of correction Monday. He climbed a jail corridor to a piazza roof, crawled the electric wire to the chapel, dropped to the garden and fled, changing into overalls at a nearby garage.
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New Bedford
Walter Almond
Fall River
James McCarthy
House of Correction
McCarthy
Soldiers drive raises funds for Liberty Loan at cantonment
The first day of the Liberty Loan drive at the camp raised 21 550 with the 302d Field Artillery Regiment contributing 7 450. Other units lapped in small sums as officials noted road repair disputes and a staged arrival of seven more Boston men certified for service. Major J M Wainwright announced 600 colored men from New England and eastern New York arrive Oct 17. Rain delayed soldiers singing lessons planned for today, to begin tomorrow.
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E. S. Massee
302D Field Artillery
T6th
Seerars Oevtees
Hutts
Field Artillery
25Th Engineers
Field Artillery Regiment
Ayer
Division 6 Board
Howard W. Lewis
Middlesex Street
Morris
Arch
Greenock Street
John Baker
Taunton
George A. Dunn
Worcester Square
Walter W. Jamieson
Westland Avenue
John M. Leary
West Brookline Street
James M. Lyons
Union Park Street
J. M. Wainwright
New England
New York
Camp Devens Fares Fight Heads Fail to Cut Rates
Colonel Frank Tompkins urges 85 cent round trips for soldiers to visit Boston from Camp Devens but William Burt of the Boston & Maine says it would be illegal. He notes thousands were unable to travel last Saturday on the 2 17 from Ayer and the company will adjust once needs are clearer.
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Ayer
Camp Devens
Boston
Frank Tompkins
Boston Chamber of Commerce
William Burt
Boston & Maine
Tompkins
Burt
Post
Lynn Man Arrested for Draft Registration Violation
Thomas Renda of Sheridan Street Lynn was arrested yesterday by the Lynn police and turned over to United States Deputy Marshal Benjamin Scully for alleged failure to register in the draft.
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Thomas Renda
Sheridan Street
Lynn
United States
Benjamin Scully
Shocks for Plant Thieves in Marblehead
A hoarded dahlia garden at Jonathan T. Brown’s Atlantic avenue estate uses a charged electric fence after repeated thefts. A frightened boy triggered the trap as he fled over the yard fence, drawing neighbors’ concern and confirming the threat to trespassers.
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Marblehead
Jonathan T. Brown
Atlantic Avenue
Miserable from stomach trouble relief with Fruit-a-tives
Misery from rheumatism and stomach trouble described by Louis Labrif of Montreal. After two years of illness he credits Fruit-a-tives with early improvement and eventual healing. Product sold at 50c per box, 6 for $2.50, or 25c trial size. Pertectives Limited handles orders from Ogdensburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champlain St
Montreal
Louis Labrif
Pertectives Limited
Ogdensburg
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Truk
Berow
Henry
Java
Axminster
Arthur
Aes
Washington S
Adan
Saquar
Herbert L. Baldwin
Mies
United States Army
Germany
Ife
Pangiotis Voulisidis
Manchester
N. H
A. &. Conklin
403D Artillery Regiment
New Hampshire
Portsmouth
N. 11
Samuel T. Ladd
POSSE
Woods
Giga
Voile
Poplin
Serge
Pat
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