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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1918
Page
6
Fragmentary catalog text lists leather goods and cases with descriptions and prices. Passport case in English tan pigskin and silk water proofing priced at 450. Veil case in glazed calfskin with satin lining offered at 11.75. Overnight bag in black cobra seal with silk lining and accessories priced at 39.50. Initials stamped on cases free of charge.
An admiralty table lists tonnage losses due to U boats and marine risks for British, Allied and neutral merchantmen in 1917. The four quarterly totals and the year’s grand total amount to 10,632,651 tons with detailed figures for each period and the combined Allied and Neutral losses.
The admiralty announced the end of the weekly return of shipping losses and the start of a monthly report issued on the Thursday after the 21st each month. The report will show the gross tonnage lost and the tonnage of sailings to and from ports in the United Kingdom.
London April 24 Admiral Keyes is awarded the Order of Knight Commander of the Bath for his command in Zeebrugge and Ostend operations. Commander Carpenter earns a promotion to captain for command of the Vindictive. King George sends congratulations to Admiral Keyes.
Berlin newspapers spread untrue Paris panic claims noting theatres closed and streets overrun. In fact Paris shows crowd interest with Opera Comique earning about $1500 for Manon and similar takings for Les Contes dHoffmann, underscoring misinformation about events in Paris.
The Comedie Francaise posted 1000 dollars for the matinee and 600 dollars for the evening performance on the same day. Other leading theatres also played to normal houses, indicating a healthy attendance across venues.
Dover reports vivid remembrances from Zeebrugge raid veterans. A crewman recalls Vindictive entering under heavy fire and a landing party capturing German guns on the breakwater. Motor boats destroyed ships, submarines, and floating targets. Some destroyers were lost or blown up after rescue.
The third officers training school at Camp Upton N Y produced many New England graduates eligible for commissions as second lieutenants. From Greater Boston are numerous infantry and field artillery officers including Angier Albert E., Aspinwall Augustus, Austin Francis R, Barrett Herbert W, Cabot Powell M, Daly Charles E B, and many others with addresses in Waban Chestnut Hill Jamaica Plain Somerville Brookline Roxbury Dorchester Needham Arlington Heights and surrounding communities.
A quirky reader tip extols peeling corn by twisting the ear and pulling at the tender kernel area. The comic instruction uses exaggerated motions and facial expressions to describe the effect of a quick peel on corn.
New England men graduating from the third officers training camp at Camp Gordon Georgia include Bartlett William f of Quincy Massachusetts with Wield Artillery Towler Daniel of Lawrence Massachusetts in Wield Artillery Cheabro Philip G of Boston Mon in Infantry Evans Vernon W of Saugus Misa Pield Artillery Fitzpatrick Wraneis X of Roxbury Mass Pield Artillery MacCormack Daniel A of East Boston Infantry McDonnell Tenry G of Dorchester Main Infantry Pattinan Willis B of Sharon Massachusetts Infantry Pigeon Alfred H of Ware Massachusetts Infantry Regan Francis H of Malden Mann Infantry Roberts Mark A of Dorchester Massachusetts Infantry Stuart Frank J of Everett Massachusetts Infantry Pruvis Norman of Winthrop Massachusetts Infantry
An official admiralty bulletin states a 20 yard wide break in the Zeebrugge mole and a sunken object blocking Ostend harbor. It notes aircraft observations, bombs dropped on shore, and reports on naval activity following yesterday’s coast operation. Also included is a Chelsea boy's accident in which George Williamson, 13, lost his right leg after being run over in the freight yard.
German forces pressed a new drive north of HanGard and into the eastern outskirts of Villers-Bretonneux, but French and American troops held the line with minimal gains. British and French lines saw attacks southwest of Ypres with savage fighting from Bailleul to Merville and Berlin claiming heights near Bailleul. Be thune area actions along the Lane River were repulsed, and aside from the Somme Salient there was little unusual combat on the front in France.
German forces employed three tanks in their attack near the Somme front marking a first use in action. British defenses held firm in key sectors while German efforts centered around Villers-Bretonneux Castel and the line toward Amiens. Local fighting pushed the British from Villers-Bretonneux though Castel battles continued with counter moves by French and Allied forces.
Berlin reports the Ostend Zeebrugge raid failed with five British cruisers sunk near the coast. Only about 40 marines reached the mole before being killed or captured as German batteries inflicted damage. The German admiralty notes three destroyers and several motor boats also sunk.
A patriotic appeal urges every citizen to contribute their share to sustain our 142-year-old institutions by purchasing a bond, emphasizing duty and collective effort. The message frames bond buying as a personal obligation in safeguarding national heritage.
Virginia, Enterprise and Sirius among sunk vessels, plus two unknowns. Three destroyers and many torpedo and motor boats also sunk by artillery. Few crewmen saved. Harbor works largely undamaged aside from a torpedo hit on the mole. One torpedo boat lightly damaged. casualties minimal.
Dover reports that four crew members say an escorting destroyer rescued them after the submarine was released at the harbor entrance. The boat aimed at the German pier, a time fuse was set, crew abandoned ship, and the submarine exploded the pier, which was blown to pieces.
Small New England cities win the honor flag by buying their full quota of bonds. The notice challenges residents to do their part and buy a bond, framing nonparticipation as a personal reflection on the reader.
Conserving economy is urged in health care. Sulpherb Tablets combine sulphur cream of tartar and herb extracts in a sugar coated form for stomach liver kidneys and blood. Available from druggists in sealed tubes. Mrs J J Devlin of New York endorses the product and its suitability for friends.
The article links overwork, overeating, and overdrinking to kidney dysfunction and nervous distress. It describes congestion, headaches, backache, frequent dark foul urine, burning pain, and even hysteria as potential outcomes without proper care.
An old ad touts Balmwort Tablets as the greatest kidney medicine to regulate allay and neutralize irritation of the organs. It claims the product is sold by all druggists.
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