19 Sep 1917
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1917
Page
1
Provincetown residents rally for children as the Cape Fund increases to twenty one thousand dollars. The campaign invites more donors and suggests greater involvement from local groups to expand aid.
The Provincetown Fund for the families of lost fishermen topped 21 000 with new gifts from supporters including Roxbury Friends and Coast Guard station No 36. Subscriptions to John J. Martin at Exchange Trust Boston will be acknowledged in the Post. The fund total to date is 21 011.44.
London reports a strong belief that Berlin is ready to propose peace terms including a withdrawal from Belgium. The plan may start with feelers to the United States, though officials expect the U S to remain steadfast in pursuing the war, wary of any German bid to claim peace.
The German censor permits vague peace rumors in fading newspapers as London and Berlin observers expect a new maneuver before winter. Reports claim Germany has abandoned claims to Belgian territory and population while rumors circulate about the Pope’s stance and a potential response to Britain. The discussions lack solid authority beyond hearsay.
Andrew F. Gallivan of Dorchester attempted a top heavy five foot block of soil to grow potatoes. Heavy laths kept the soil in place while vines were to sprout from the sides and top. Based on R. E. Hendricks estimates, over 30 bushels were expected, but pulled stalks showed no tubers.
The German minister to Sweden expressed Germany s regrets to the Swedish government regarding the Swedish Argentinian telegram incident. He reserved explanations about telegrams from Buenos Aires via the Swedish legation pending Count von Luxburg s report.
Paris Sept. 18 The French premier Professor Paul Painleve read a ministerial declaration in the Chamber of Deputies reaffirming France will continue the war until Alsace and Lorraine are disannexed from Germany and reparations for damages are secured.
The Painleve government vows to sustain moral resistance as the war extends. Inquiries will proceed without hesitation or weakness, punishing accomplices of the enemy and forcing justice while avoiding party reprisals. The aim is calm, dignified justice and unity amid provocation.
Maine New Hampshire and Vermont men lead the way as Boston boys head Sunday with rest of Massachusetts contingent starting Friday. About half of the first draft list to be mustered in by Sunday.
Massachusetts and parts of New England begin a wartime wheatless plan. On Wednesdays and Thursdays each week, hotels restaurants and clubs will refrain from serving wheat bread under Food Administrator Henry B Endicott. The move aims to support the war effort.
Herbert Hoover the food administrator will investigate the proposed milk price increases in New York and New England. I Elkin Nathans of the State Milk Dealers Conference Board said Hoover vowed to do what he can, though his rights on the matter are unclear after the Dairymen's League set new dealer and consumer price schedules.
More than a thousand U S and Japanese dignitaries gathered at Copley Plaza Boston for a grand banquet honoring the visiting Japanese imperial mission. The event showcased a pledged alliance for victory in the great war and a bid to establish permanent peace.
The item records toasts to the health of the President of the United States, indicating a public observance or social gesture. Details appear continued on Page 4 First Column.
In St Albans Vermont Mrs Grant L Prentiss was found unconscious at the supper table with a bullet wound and her husband was found in his bedroom in a similar condition. Both died shortly after. A boarder Fred W Watson reported seeing the couple quarrelling before the incident. An open razor lay beside Mr Prentiss and a revolver with two spent shells was found under the bed. State Attorney George C Holmes opened an inquest late tonight.
Washington report states that delivery of Liberty Bonds to subscribers will start September 26. Twelve Federal Reserve Banks will handle distribution, which will span several weeks due to interim certificates. The issue exceeds prior estimates with over 4,000,000 subscriptions and more than 8,700,000 coupon bonds, mostly $50 and $100 denominations.
Secretary McAdoo announces the delivery start date and reiterates his advice for interim certificate holders to retain certificates rather than exchange them for bonds in many cases until Congress acts.
Camp Devens prepares as 5 000 New England homes sound the alert for their men to depart for military service. The first draft group of 550 soldiers headed to Europe marks a beginning, with 18 000 homes in the six New England states expected to follow by Sunday night.
Across the nation more than 300,000 men proceed to 16 cantonments for training for European service. The first call totals about 45 percent of the quota with a five percent advance guard already at camps. A skeleton organization forms as the second increment begins tomorrow to absorb new arrivals.
The fragment lists temperatures at various times of day including 56 and 67 or 64 and 58 at afternoon and evening hours. An average temperature line indicating 61 for the past year appears, along with stray meteorological figures and a mid paragraph note.
President Wilson calls on school children to join the Junior Red Cross to aid mercy work of the senior Red Cross. He says the children's branch offers relief work for community and country and teaches savings to help suffering children elsewhere.
President Wilson urges U S school children to join the Junior Red Cross program. The plan, organized with teachers, aims to teach service, saving, and relief efforts for wounded soldiers and suffering families worldwide, guiding young citizens in a time of national need.
Chelsea lowers its tax rate to 23.80 from 24.00 for 1917 after assessors announced the city’s total valuation at 33 163 550 dollars. Real estate stands at 28 528 200 dollars, personal estate 4 547 250 dollars, and resident bank stock 838 100 dollars.
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