11 Sep 1918
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1918
Page
1
Crowder urges employers to aid in defining essential workers as younger men may be drafted for training camps as early as October. The proposal seeks to classify which roles are vital and helps firms identify indispensable staff.
French forces launch major advance in the southern sector while heavy rains bog vast areas in Flanders and Picardy. Allied lines press German defenses as preparations for a broader move continue.
An extra freight train collided with a Boston & Maine passenger coach at Dummerston Vermont. Three men died Frederick S Platt W J Conant and Richard King were among the dead and twenty two people were reported injured.
British forces push to within three miles of St Quentin as they press toward the centre of the line. German positions from Cambrai to the St Gobain massif and toward Soissons remain critical as Allied operations aim for a rapid shift in the war’s momentum.
Washington reports that youths aged 19 and 20 and men aged 32 to 36 who register on Thursday will be called first for service. Continued on Page 16-Fifth Col.
Provost Marshal General Crowder urges all flags to fly and all bands to play on Registration Day, signaling a bustling patriotic display. The call emphasizes wide participation and public ceremony in the upcoming event.
Paterson New Jersey September 10 government agents said a Hollander arrested here confessed using an amber colored sock to make invisible ink by soaking it in water. He transmitted military information to Germany on papers that appeared innocuous with letters.
Consulting Forester E C Lewis of Everett says fruit and shade trees in the Dorchester and Roxbury districts are being infected by the Japanese hag moth. He blames the moth commission of the Department of Forestry for allowing the pest to spread at an alarming rate.
Paul H. Shannon notes a surprisingly fierce clash as both clubs fail to break a stout defense and the momentum shifts in a five game series, marking a decisive change in tone and contest dynamics.
Dissatisfied with loan picks and purse sizes in this championship battle, the two clubs clashed in a delayed series at Fenway Park yesterday, coming close to a sudden unsatisfactory finish.
Nearly 25,000 fans, the season’s largest crowd, waited for almost an hour after the scheduled start as rival managers and peacemakers argued to get the players on the field and the game underway.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair conditions on Wednesday and Thursday with moderate north to northeast winds. The New England forecast similarly notes fair weather for Wednesday and Thursday with slightly warmer interior. Also mentions New York for Wednesday and Thursday as partly cloudy. Advert suggests Delicious and Wholesome Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a tonic drink.
Boston and all Massachusetts will be dry tomorrow after Governor McCall’s proclamation. Joseph Gagne of Northampton, president of the Massachusetts Liquor League, said the league will likely comply and report to its executive board. Fletcher Ranney, chairman of the Boston Licensing Board, said a supplementary request to the Governor’s proclamation will probably be issued.
In Providence R I on September 10 Philip J Granbois 30 formerly of Uxbridge Mass shot and killed Mrs Mary Laury 24 and wounded her mother Mrs Mary Trancelle 55 before shooting himself at 310 Friendship Street the home of Mrs Cordelia L Glass.
In Rhode Island Hospital Mrs. Trancelle suffers three bullet wounds to the leg during a domestic confrontation at 133 Valley Street. The suspect Granbols, the keeper for his family, shot Mrs. Laury after a quarrel, then killed himself.
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