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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1918
Page
3
The federal food board released tonight the text of a joint resolution adopted by food controllers of the United States France Italy and Great Britain. It was transmitted from abroad by Federal Administrator Hoover with a request for wide publicity. The text follows.
The statement notes that higher U S production makes some restrictions relaxable but stresses that strict economy remains essential for the nation and its people. It emphasizes balancing increased output with continued fiscal discipline.
The notice lists worm symptoms in children and urges immediate use of Dr. True's Elixir, the family laxative and worm expeller. It includes a testimonial from Mrs Norrat of Houston and provides price points 40¢ 80¢ and $1 with Auburn Maine as the company base.
The article argues that Europe and North America must maintain strict economy and elimination of waste in food use and handling. It states this is essential to transport troops and supplies, build North American stockpiles, and prepare for a long war beyond a single year to ensure eventual victory.
Lord Curzon stated in a wireless-received speech that Britain has supplied 7,000,000 men for the war effort and that 5,000,000 Britons are serving in foreign theaters. The remarks reflect the scope of British manpower commitments.
Captain Aubrey W. Vaughan of Newton Massachusetts, a quartermaster corps official, pleaded guilty to involvement in a conspiracy by army raincoat manufacturers to supply inferior goods for large profits. He agreed to testify for the government and exonerated other officers in his sworn admission.
As necessity shapes taste the public accepts many breads and cakes made with little or no wheat. Experts say wheat will not again be used exclusively. Households discover over a hundred cereal combinations for loaf bread and nearly double for quick breads and muffins.
Steamed breads earn a place among wheatless loaves for comfort and texture. Rice Bread steams 1% to 3 hours in a greased mould using rice corn flour and milk with egg and fat. Rolled Oats Bread follows a similar steam method with oats corn meal and molasses. A wheatless cake uses rye and rice flours with sugar butter and milk, flavored with nuts and extracts.
Frederick T. Scheller was held on $300 bond for failing to notify his local draft board of a change in status after his mother’s death revoked his dependency. The change was not reported and was only recently discovered in Pittsfield.
Eugene Grace chairman of Bethlehem Steel and Bethlehem Shipbuilding with $450 million in US orders and 70 000 workers will arrive in Boston to inspect the Fore River shipyards in Quincy. He will be met by Joseph Powell and Samuel Wakeman and tour the 22 000 worker plant building destroyers submarines and boats for the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
William Johnson, 38, of 719 Shawmut Avenue, held on 7000 bond for grand jury after being identified as a burglar who looted homes in Jamaica Plain Roxbury Roslindale Cambridge and nearby towns. Arrest followed Wednesday night during a watch sale sting with two accomplices.
Washington reports Secretary Daniels dismissed Emperor William's claim that submarines are the vital force in the war. He noted sinkings have fallen steadily and the submarine's role as a leading factor is ended, though it remains a menace with losses continuing.
A referee in the New York case between Rev Dr Newell Dwight Hillis of Plymouth Church Brooklyn and Frank L Ferguson former Plymouth trustee president awarded Hillis seventy thousand dollars. Ferguson managed Hillis business ventures including Canadian timber land purchases. The ruling supports Hillis in the accounting dispute.
Joni Jay Allen a 9 seaman returned home from service after being listed dead in action. His wife had crepe and filed for $10,000 life insurance, believing him dead since government notice on June 20. A mix up over names and addresses led to the error. Allen had shifted from Army to Navy but failed to inform his wife.
Sergeant Albert M. Stone of Battery A reports being flung from an express car near Stamford by prisoner Frank Smith of Company 18th Infantry. The incident occurred on a Boston to New York train, after Smith allegedly disarmed Stone and escaped while handcuffed.
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