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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1917
Page
12
The Ayer Devens cantonment readies for 400 new recruits as 40 000 men are planned for the nation with a 1 30 a m arrival. Major General Hodges and staff oversee reception assignments, medical exams, and uniform issuance for Maine New Hampshire and other recruits marching from Ayer Junction.
Officers from the cantonment greet drafted recruits at the railroad station directing them to squads. Civilians barred tomorrow as Major General Hodges orders limited censorship to protect families awaiting news. Auto parties urged to meet at Ayer Junction. camp ceremonies to begin with camp nearing completion.
The first batch of nearly 50 Boston men depart for Ayer to join the new army in France. They will shed civilian clothes and travel with minimal baggage, escort to camp arranged, with medical and registration records checked on arrival. Local boards coordinate transport by train and auto, with governors and provost marshal updates guiding appeals and exemptions.
Adolphus M. Burroughs leads a drive to stage a September 19 parade for Boston draftees at North Station. He seeks approval from 41 Greater Boston boards and notes support from the Mayor and Governor amid allied wartime parades and public recognition efforts.
Report states Russian troops blew up Dvina defenses and razed river bridges as Germans pressed Riga from west and southwest. Berlin says thousands of Russians were taken prisoner and over 150 guns captured. Austro Italian front sees artillery duels and Italian realignment after rapid advances. Von Hindenburg dispatches Bavarian divisions to Isonzo front.
The Stars and Stripes waved along a long parade route as President Wilson, in step with drafted men, led a civic and congressional procession toward the Capitol. Cabinet members, diplomats, and dozens of officers from allied nations stood in the reviewing stand during the two hour tribute to wartime mobilization.
Thirty thousand embryo soldiers, New York's draft quota for the coming war, marched in civilian clothes through Manhattan and other boroughs. Major General J Franklin Bell praised the drill less troops. crowds along Fifth Avenue cheered as Mayor Mitchel led the procession. Roosevelt and officials attended as Brooklyn and the Bronx hosted related entertainments.
Mayor Mullen of Everett says citizens should grant him authority to seize gas mains of Malden Gas Co and manufacture gas to sell at 50 cents. He offers 1000 dollars for assessors records showing rebates to two Everett gas firms. He also notes 1917 tax rate will drop to 20.90 from 23.90, and accuses records of being stolen.
Regulars on foot and horseback, National Guardsmen, and marines form a golden flood along the avenue. Secretary Baker and Major-General Scott lead the War Department while Secretary Daniels and Admiral Benson head the Navy. Hundreds of children from Washington playgrounds march in salute as Hoover leads the Food Administration with blue uniformed women beside a monster flag.
A Cincinnati discovery offers Freezone, a tiny bottle to apply several drops on corns and calluses. The fluid allegedly removes soreness and loosens the skin so the corn can be lifted away without any pain.
Mrs Nina T Bull of Arlington Virginia is expected to attend the funeral for Harold A Whitman the young chemist found dying on a Somerville Avenue dump Sunday and who died Monday at Somerville Hospital
Chief Kendall ponders if the victim was killed in Somerville or attacked elsewhere and brought to the dump. The dead man’s family says he was not a drinker while letters from a woman signing as Nina Whitman suggest a romance. Captain Arthur Whitman says she and the deceased were engaged pending divorce.
Frank C White of Melrose testified he spoke with Whitman at 3 PM Saturday in the Copley Plaza Hotel He said Whitman planned to visit East Auburn Maine for the weekend and would miss the 115 train choosing the 4 PM train from North Station Police found a small weekend bag with ordinary personal items in Whitman s suitcase at the Essex Hotel
Mayor Mullen announced that starting tomorrow no Everett police sergeant or patrolman may serve more than one month in any one district to promote department efficiency.
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