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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1917
Page
11
The 25 000 iron workers and other mechanics in the San Francisco Bay region ended their strike at a meeting of the Iron Trades Council. The stoppage halted work for ten days on one eighth of the government's ship building contracts.
Petrograd reports General Soukhomlinoff former minister of war was convicted of high treason and abuse of confidence and fraud and received life hard labor. Mme. Soukhomlinoff was acquitted.
Douglas MacMonagle of San Francisco, a member of the Lafayette squadron, is reported killed in Paris the day his mother arrived there to visit him. The incident is dated September 26 and ties him to the Lafayette unit operating in the area.
During a patrol flight with Lt Lufbery and Sgt Rockwell they were attacked by eight German aircraft believed to be Tango Circus. MacMonagle fell within French lines after being surprised. Rockwell killed one German during a brief fight, MacMonagle was found shot twice and the sergeant’s mother, widow Dr Beverly MacMonagle, was traveling from San Francisco to visit him.
A judicial investigation in Petrograd on September 26 found the monarchist plot linked to Madame Hitrovo was a hoax. Two volunteer soldiers and two civilians allegedly used royalist sentiment to profit, issuing a proclamation demanding restoration of the monarchy with a large seal.
Fifteen year old James J. Sweeney was struck by an inbound trolley on Washington Street near Montfern Avenue. He suffered a fractured skull and broken right arm and was listed as in dangerous condition at St Elizabeth's Hospital. He resides at 27 Brackett Street Brighton.
Former Prime Minister Herbert Asquith urged at a War Aims Committee rally in Leeds that any lasting peace must respect liberties and traditions, reject territorial bargaining, and avoid victors dictating terms. He criticized Germany’s Papal note as vague and insufficient for real peace and questioned whether Paris and Belgium should be fully liberated without conditions.
Berlin officials signal willingness to evacuate Belgium as allied demands are being addressed. Once movement starts, progress is expected to be rapid and substantial.
The Berlin dispatch claims Germany seeks to develop its economic enterprises in Belgium and set future governance details while offering to pay for Belgian damages. Analysts view this as bluster signaling defeat and a willingness to meet allied terms, with U S diplomacy possibly favoring compromise if other conditions are met.
The article notes broad belief that Americans will fund Belgium’s recovery and mentions ex Premier Asquith avoiding indemnity in his talk on Belgium’s independence. It cites a papal nuncio note tied to peace talks and highlights Alsace Lorraine as a major postwar issue for France and Germany.
Berlin announces via wireless that Germany agrees to evacuate Belgium only if it can freely develop economic enterprises there, notably in Antwerp. The plan was sent to the Vatican in a verbal note through Foreign Secretary Kuehlmann to the papal nuncio at Munich, with Germany offering to share war damages compensation. Belgium must guarantee that past threats to Germany will not recur.
British forces repulsed a strong German counter attack at Gheluvelt and pushed along the Ypres-Menin road. English Scottish and Welsh units stormed Zonnebeke and cleared German trenches while Australian troops completed the Polygon Wood objective.
Governor McCall and council freed Patrick J. Sullivan, once a life prisoner in Charlestown, after 23 years. Sullivan was long believed to have shot Durcy Foster at Billerica on September 11, 1894, but new findings show he did not fire the shot though he was involved in the affray that caused Foster’s death.
The Sullivan pardon stems from an 1904 Massachusetts misidentity case where another man was earlier pardoned for shooting during a Barn fight. Sullivan, after years in prison, revealed the true shooter at the horse head, prompting the Parole Board to seek commutation and the governor to grant liberty within hours of council adjournment.
The Finance Commission inquiry winds down with business partner and political associate of Mayor Curley slated as first witnesses. Attorney Edwin P. Fitzgerald, son of Peter J. Fitzgerald, reportedly appears on the prepared list of witnesses.
Inquiry into Boston finances centers on a $10,000 payment linked to Daly Plumbing and Oakmount Land. Mayor Curley denies receiving funds while the commission presses for his testimony, noting two prior invitations ignored and possible court action to compel appearance.
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