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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1917
Page
16
London April 23 A British airship on patrol duty is believed to have been lost with all its crew. An official statement issued tonight confirms the suspected disaster and lists no survivors.
One of His Majesty's airships left an east coast air station on a Saturday patrol and did not return. Reports say another airship descended in flames in the Straits of Dover around noon the same day, with an airplane or seaplane seen nearby. It is believed hostile action destroyed the missing ship. The position drifted far from its expected area, engine failure is possible, and extensive searches found no trace of crew or wreckage.
Sober Up For Good describes the Neal Treatment at the Neal Institute in Boston for eradicating alcoholic poison deposits in three days. It claims no hypodermics, no liquor withdrawal, and no after effects, with free consultation and confidential dealings.
Mayor Curley announced land allotments for farming with 50 applicants filing requests yesterday. Applications were mainly in person at Park Commissioner Dillon's office. Six women from Roxbury Jamaica Plain and Grove Hall led the effort expressing plans to live near crops to cut living costs and use children as helpers in growing potatoes onions and turnips.
William S. Chapman of Millington Green Connecticut completed a trek of more than 10 000 miles visiting every state. He arrived in Boston yesterday ending his long walking journey full of pep and apparent good health.
Chapman, six foot two and powerfully built, walked from New York to Boston as part of a cross country trek to prove age is no barrier. He averages about 30 miles daily, started March 9, and must finish by July 15 to claim 3250 dollars from the Jockey Club of New York and Chesapeake Club of Baltimore.
Mayor Curley pledges to provide an attorney for anyone cited by police for Sunday gardening as he pushes a bill to repeal the blue law provision on garden work. Governor McCall says Sunday farming is permissible if it serves charity or necessity amid wartime famine concerns.
Commander George H. Mitchell announced at the navy yard that no additional reserves from the fourth division will be called to active service now. The Marblehead Neck training ship is overcrowded with 400 officers and men, while 150 reserves at Charlestown work on odd duties and sleep at home. Construction of eight 10-man shelters is underway to double capacity, with more reserves to be placed aboard training ships before further calls.
Mrs John Balch of Milton president of the Massachusetts Anti-Suffrage Association will resign at the annual meeting Thursday afternoon at the Hotel Lenox after two years in office. She will stay active in anti work as hundreds of anti workers gather for the New England conference. Delegates from 50 branches in New England will attend with J Randolph Coolidge Jr and A J George among the speakers.
Veterans from Crimean, South African and Gettysburg campaigns marched before the American and British flags at Paine Memorial Hall. About 20 attended with guests from G A R and other groups. A unit of State guards from the British association was formed. Communications from Public Safety accepted the unit.
In a letter released in New York President Wilson endorses adopting the Camp Fire Minute Girl uniform as a cost saving measure. Dr. Luther Gulick had proposed using the saved funds for the American Red Cross and Wilson praised the idea as an admirable programme.
Henry F. Lagercrantz, former Swedish minister at Washington from 1908 to 1910, will go to the United States on a special mission. The visit concerns Swedish imports from America and the financial relations between Sweden and the United States.
The State Department reported the sinking of an unarmed Allied freighter by a German submarine on April 16. Six American citizens survived the attack as the crew abandoned ship within seven minutes amid shrapnel and bursting shells. one lifeboat carrying 109 men, including one American, remains unaccounted for.
The submarine L-8, first of its kind built at the Portsmouth navy yard, was launched today in Portsmouth New Hampshire. Miss Nancy Gill daughter of Lieut and Mrs Charles Gill of Annapolis and granddaughter of Commandant William I Howard christened the vessel. Crowds lined the river banks as a small group was admitted to the yard.
An American arriving from Hamburg says the city faced a major strike wave like Berlin last week. A large demonstration prompted promises from authorities and a one day suspension of the ration card system, easing bread and potato sales, but now essentials are hard to obtain even with cards.
Due to rapid growth in Maine Boys' Corn Clubs, county level conventions will be held this year instead of a statewide meeting. Winners in each county will then attend a state convention to be held at Orono.
General Murgula with about 4000 troops moved toward Casas Grandes Babicora district to keep Villa from the American border. Staff reported the Babicora fight with Yaqui scouts nearing Villa. Villa escaped at night while several staff officers were killed.
A. J. Guchkoff Russian minister of war arrived at Jassy Rumania on April 21. He was received by Generals Sakharoff Letchitzky and other Russian officers on the front, by the French military mission, Premier Bratianu and the Romanian commander in chief. A council of army commands opened with the minister presiding and he met King Ferdinand before leaving for Russia.
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