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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1918
Page
4
New York April 26. Following a suggestion by Hopewell Rogers retiring president of the American Newspaper Publishers Association the organization decides to seek government cooperation to establish a voluntary censorship bureau staffed by practical newspaper men.
Mr. Rogers criticized government publicity as wasteful and called its head incompetent. A plan proposes a committee of trained journalists to gather news from departments, filter unimportant material, and brief publishers for wartime needs, with a conference group to be appointed before adjournment. telegrams from Wilson and McAdoo praised publishers for war support and Libеrty Loan efforts. The association will charge the fund for news print paper to the organization rather than member contributions.
An old fashioned ad touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle bowel and liver stimulant that cleanses the blood and purifies the system aiding bad breath. It claims the tablets substitute calomel with no after effects and promotes daily use with 10c and 25c boxes from druggists.
A reflection on Colonel House's peacemaking efforts during World War I, his leverage after the British Grey speech, and how the Lusitania sinking on May 7, 1915, shifted German-American relations. It traces US notes from Secretary Bryan to warn Germany and protect neutral rights, German responses to Arabic and Lusitania, and the shifting stance of Berlin before von Bernstorff’s disavowal offer.
Trophies captured from German trenches by Massachusetts troops arrived in Boston yesterday. Lieutenant George K. Tinnott of Company C, 104th Infantry sent the items from France to Frederick K. Fablan of Cambridge. The haul includes a machine gun belt with all but four cartridges, a button from a German uniform, and a German sandbag made from rolled paper. Lieutenant Elliott noted the finds in trenches abandoned by the Germans. Elliott's home is in Cambridge and he sent two buttons from a French officer's uniform.
A roundup of contemporary novels and authors. Simeon Strunsky’s Professor Latimer’s Progress, White’s The Unwilling Vestal, The Boardman Family by Mary S. Watts, Galsworthy’s Five Tales, Lagerlöf’s The Holy City, Cannan’s The Stucco House, and Vivanti Chartres’s The Outrage are reviewed with emphasis on character, themes, and social commentary. Pelle the Conqueror is highlighted as a major work with enduring significance.
New York April 26 The jury in the Max Eastman and three associates case charged with thwarting the draft act by publishing seditious material in the Masses and Socialist Magazine had not reached a verdict after more than 30 hours of deliberation. They were sent to the jury at 6 pm yesterday and ordered to continue deliberations after reporting earlier they could not decide.
A Boston concert featured Archibald Davison's Tragic Overture, Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique, and Ingo Wolf's Italian Serenade. A large audience applauded conductor Schmidt and the orchestra amid competing Opera House attractions, showing enthusiasm throughout.
Puccini opera last night showcased Miss Farrar as Butterfly with notable detail and drama. Carpi voiced Pinkerton pleasantly while Scotti excelled in every role. Bada and Fornia impressed as Goro and Suzuki amid strong ensemble. A final Liberty Loan call to action closes the piece.
Opera patrons yesterday afternoon witnessed Rimsky Korsakoff pantomime The Golden Cockerel and Henry F Gilbert ballet The Dance on Place Congo at the Metropolitan Opera Company. The performances delivered more new and strange thrills in three hours than the rest of the week.
The Boston staging of the Golden Cockerel wowed audiences with gorgeous design and imaginative execution. Performers Mabel Garrison and Galli amazed as the queen, while Bohm as King Dodon and Didur as the opera's leading voice impressed. other principals and dancers received high praise for artistry and interpretation.
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