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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1917
Page
11
New England national army units at Camp Devens plan a soldiers’ own theatre fund of 5000 toward a 50000 project with vaudeville and films. Major Reginald Barlow leads the drive as Private Robert McCarthy and others promote morale venues and novel deliveries like motor trucks for mail and messages.
Major Barlow denounces committee delays in funding camp shows aimed to entertain troops at a Redpath Theatre setup near the post office. He proposes self owned theatres by soldiers with profits to regiments and outlines a 50 000 start for 5000 6000 seat venues.
Mrs. Barrett Wendell of Back Bay and Portsmouth appeals for donations to the 301st Infantry Regiment regimental fund of the 76th Division. Major Edward Bowditch urges citizens to contribute to Boston’s drafted recruits with checks payable to Mrs. Barrett Wendell. The immediate goal is eight thousand dollars.
Men of the 908d Heavy Field Artillery Regiment from Maine and New Hampshire began signing beneficiary slips to name first and second backups in case of death. Acting Sergeant Fred Beck led the effort, tied to plans for a $30,000 New Hampshire house for local soldiers. Governor Henry W. Keyes discussed the project during a camp visit. Three Wakefield officers in the 303d Infantry are First Lieutenant Leon Boudreau, Second Lieutenant Edward E. Hickey, and Second Lieutenant Hazen Walton. A millionaire's son was seen scrubbing floors in a barracks and claimed he was involved in the work.
At Camp Devens Massachusetts six more men were adjudged unfit for service and discharged. The batch of fourteen rejected for physical reasons includes Henri Derx and James Fitzpatrick of Lynn, Joseph Gastone of Malden, Donal Guilet of Springfield, Fred Miller of Westfield, Antonio Palagonio of Pittsfield, along with James Costello of New Haven, Herman Koenke of Guilford, James McSherry of Manchester, Fred Schofield of Meriden, Howard Small of Nashua, George Sturtevant of Woodsville, Lewis Tappan of Ossipee, and Peter Condino of Schenectady.
Mrs Fannie Lewis wife of A W Lewis of New Rochelle New York was killed when an automobile she was driving plunged over an embankment in Middleboro She was crushed beneath the car and was a member of the summer colony at Falmouth Heights.
The 301st Regiment of Light Field Artillery distributes its men into skeleton batteries at Camp Devens on September 13. The move consolidates units A Battery B Batteries C Batteries D and EF into location barracks to absorb recruits, with most men already in uniform and listed for various towns and units.
Camp Mills Mineola New York September 13 With the arrival of the First Ambulance Company from Michigan the 42nd Division is complete The division formed from National Guard units from 27 states includes two infantry brigades one artillery brigade one engineer regiment headquarters troop signal corps ammunition and supply trains four ambulances four hospital units and a machine gun battalion
Dr. P A Baker general president of the Anti Saloon League of America with headquarters in Columbus announces the league's annual national convention in Washington has been postponed from December 4 to December 10 13.
Dr Patrick S Burns of Providence Rhode Island reports the destruction of the British liner Devonian. He has served as a physician on steamers between American ports and Great Britain since the war began and says he escaped torpedoing three times. He arrived at an Atlantic port on September 13 and gave the first account of the Devonian's fate.
The Devonian and four other ships were torpedoed in a single day by German U boats while convoyed merchantmen sailed to the United States from Britain. Fifty American horsemen were aboard the Devonian, and Captain Trant with crew and passengers escaped to a port in Ireland after rescue boats reached the sinking vessel.
Major John Bigelow commander of the Ninth Massachusetts Battery at Gettysburg and noted Civil War veteran died at his Minneapolis home after a year of illness. He graduated from Harvard in 1861 as the first in his class to join the colors and moved to Minneapolis in 1888 where he engaged in National Guard work and textile manufacturing innovations. Funeral is set for Saturday.
Providence report on Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees resolutions. Proposals seek electric heaters in car vestibules for winter and an eight hour day clause in future contracts. Other motions urge two year contracts or one year contracts. James Duncan spoke. Samuel Gompers may attend later session.
The Public Service Commission agreed to visit Springfield Chicopee and Holyoke to inspect street railway properties seeking fare increases. Attorney Frederick W Mansfield urged formal hearings in Springfield but the commission denied the request though it will hear informal statements via a single representative. Mansfield traveled to Springfield to gather positions for submission during the visit, which has no date set yet.
Bridgeport, Sept. 13. The wife of Rev. Emanuel Luxardo, assistant pastor at Trinity Church, asks police to arrest him on kidnapping charges after claiming he abducted their two children from 176 Williams Street and took them to Hartford. She says ongoing disputes and his poor earnings forced her to pawn jewelry and work as a washerwoman.
A U S grand jury indictment against the National Union Association for unlawful monopoly was sustained by Judge Morton in U S District Court. One charge of unlawful combination and conspiracy in restraint of trade was dismissed on a technicality, but the monopoly count remained valid.
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