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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1917
Page
8
About 200000 people including Governor McCall and visiting mayors watched the 104th United States infantry parade through Springfield. General Edwards praised the men’s transition from cavalry to machine gun unit and stressed a strong Massachusetts Vermont link as the regiment goes forth.
Troops arrived by special trains and autos from Camp Bartlett to Forest Park for a city luncheon. Governor McCall and officers were hosted at a hotel. The parade, two hours late, drew the largest spectator turnout ever and served as a public farewell to the western Massachusetts unit composed mainly of National Guard companies from Springfield and surrounding cities.
Governor McCall toured the Framingham camp of the 1024 Machine Gun Battalion attached to the Fifty first Brigade. The unit, formerly the First Squadron Massachusetts Cavalry and the First Vermont Infantry, is led by Major John Perrins and comprises 560 men. He delivered a farewell address to the men.
American field artillery crews begin training with French infantry and support guns in France. Artillery and infantry coordination becomes essential under modern tactics as US batteries, regiments and brigades prepare for spring 1918 offensives. Crews are fully Americanized, with French officers advising only in an observer capacity. Modern training focuses on optics, geometry and the heavy shell supply now available to American units.
An advertisement touts Poslam as quick relief for pimples eczema rashes redness and inflamed complexions. It promises soothing of irritated skin and end to itching with a rare healing power and offers free samples from Emergency Laboratories in New York.
Mascot dog Buster on a Newton car on Park Street- Newton reacted to a bugle call for soup sounded at the Commonwealth Armory. The unaccompanied bull terrier wandered the car, tried to exit through a door and window, and ended up at the Newton car barns where he ate heartily.
Uric acid related pains and fatigue prompt the promise that The Williams Treatment can restore strength and relieve stiff joints sore muscles and backache. The ad offers a free 50c bottle by mail to prove its efficacy against kidney and bladder diseases and rheumatism caused by excess uric acid.
The Massachusetts Federation of Patriotic Societies and Good Government Clubs met at Tremont Temple to endorse Grafton D. Cushing for the Republican nomination for Governor and Alonzo D. Cook for State Auditor. They pledged to press for the Curtisian amendment to the state constitution.
About 200 attendees debated backing Cushing and Cook for governor while avoiding public endorsement. Speakers praised McCall’s appointment of Sheriff Kelcher, debated open advocacy, and endorsed the Curtis sectarian amendment in the constitutional convention.
London dispatch reports two incidents where German submarines fired on crews after abandoning sunken vessels. The schooner Jane Williams of Arklow off Cornwall saw six crewmen flee in an open boat. three were killed and the rest wounded. The following day the schooner William of Dublin was sunk. its open boat was shelled and one crewman wounded.
A typewritten statement circulated after the meeting denied that the convention was held for political purposes or to endorse Grafton D. Cushing for Governor. It said no action on the governorship was taken and the organization would not enter the current gubernatorial campaign.
A fire at the Combination Park race track in Medford destroyed the main stable late last night. Three horses were in the barn and two died, with one rescued. a cow and 89 hens also perished. Manager Charles Lockwood offered no cause for the blaze.
The American sawmill units sent to England last summer are now working in Scotland supplying timber for trench construction. Wood from Andrew Carnegie's estate is among the supplies. George S. Lewis, treasurer of the Connecticut Valley Lumber Company, arrived in New York after serving as New England's representative to King George VI to present the 10 New England sawmill units.
Lynn shoe makers refuse arbitration with Henry B Endicott and will not negotiate with existing unions. Only if the affiliated American Federation of Labor Boot and Shoe Workers' Union is in place will Lynn factories reopen, the statement says. The Lynn Chamber of Commerce backs the manufacturers stance.
Conrad W. Crooker, seeking Attorney General, accuses Federal Trade Commission officials of shielding local coal dealers from scrutiny. He says he has sent a third request for the names of Boston dealers who profited by high anthracite prices and criticizes L. L. Bracken for ignoring prior inquiries and not satisfying public interest.
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