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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1918
Page
12
Hundreds of thousands of registrants will receive questionnaires with seven day deadlines. Classifications range from ready to serve to deferred categories based on family, employment, and dependency. The Post publishes a set of questions this morning with more details to follow tomorrow.
Inspector Morris Wolf of police headquarters in Pemberton square received a belt from a dead German soldier and a cigar lighter sent by his son, Sergeant Paul Wolf, who has served in France for over 15 months. The feather belt bears a brass buckle inscribed Got Mit Uns. The lighter, made from two inch shells, features two French medals on its faces.
The War Department film Fit to Fight will have a private viewing tomorrow at 3 PM at the Beacon Theatre. The event is hosted by the War Work Committee of the Boston Press Club, with admission by ticket only, announced W. E. Foster, committee chairman.
Washington Sept 13 regional directors of the railroad administration were instructed to claim deferred classification for railroad general officers shopmen train men skilled yardmen road and maintenance of way foremen and skilled workers telephone and telegraph operators and other essential employees.
The administration lists groups for which deferred classification should be sought and urges federal managers to apply strict criteria. It covers engineers conductors yard workers and shop staff among others and notes that over two thirds of the 4,000,000 railway employees may come under the deferral program.
Massachusetts Public Safety Committee urges citizens to save peach stones and pits for gas mask production. Daughter of Colonel Lindsay leads the effort while Red Cross depots open in Boston at Jordan Marsh and other stores. P F Bonney coordinates collection at 89 State Street and food firms are asked to save stones.
Plans, under Provost Marshal General Crowder, establish a 12 member board of instruction to organize and educate draftees in military duties. George E. Brock chairs the panel with Francis Burke, John Comerford, Will Fuller, Lewis Hewitt, John Hughes, Thomas Kelley, James Knowles, Edward Mansfield, Thomas Mullens, Thomas Murray and Herbert Wilson.
Washington September 13 The House approved an administration plan to exempt large holdings of Liberty bonds from federal taxes to stimulate sales, passing the measure without a dissenting vote.
Surgeon General Blue reports Spanish influenza outbreaks across the United States with August activity at Fort Morgan Alabama and a near-crew collapse aboard a tramp steamer at Newport News. Philadelphia and New York report cases. Boston on September 11. New London and New Orleans also affected.
The House left intact the exemptions on Liberty bond interest up to 30 000 for the fourth issue and 45 000 for prior issues and endorsed regulating bond transactions. It votes to send the measure to the Senate with hopes for quick enactment next week while delaying the broader war revenue bill. A heated clash over President regulating bonds was retained after a committee reversal urged by Majority Leader Kitchin.
Frederick A. Castle of 168 Windsor street Cambridge became the first registrant in Massachusetts to be assigned to Class 1-A after filing his questionnaire and waiving any exemption. He registered with Cambridge Division 2 under William W. Davis, choosing to complete the form immediately. Castle is the son of Fred Castle of 46 Garden street Brighton.
Officials at the adjutant general's office report Thursday's registration far surpasses the generous forecast, with Major Roger Wolcott pleased by the turnout. Aimed at trimming non registrants, the cleanup is expected to be modest as most eligible residents registered.
Manchester report says Premier Lloyd George, ill last night after receiving freedom of the city and delivering a rotable address, was progressing satisfactorily this morning. The event followed a day of official honors and public ceremony in his visit.
Austin Mohan a 19 year old machinist was stabbed at Lancaster Mills Clinton Hospital doctors say he is recovering after Dr Harry H Germain removed Mohan’s heart and stitched the injury in a bold operation. Meradi Patsy Bombardi is pursued by a large posse after the stabbing and a gunbattle with officers near Mossy Pond.
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