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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1918
Page
3
Incensed at German control of Finland the inhabitants of the Aland Islands in the Baltic Sea dynamited fortifications to prevent them from threatening Sweden via German power. Advices received today through official channels confirm the action.
The Finnish government ordered immediate dismantling of fortifications along the Baltic coast except Viborg and Helsingfors in line with German demands. Aland islanders’ sympathy for Sweden influenced the move, while Swedish press praised loyalty yet warned it could prompt new troop deployments to guard the islands.
Private Freeman Waring of the 236th McLean Kilties was gassed and admitted to the 11th Field Ambulance on July 24. He is 21, from St John New Brunswick, and has lived in Boston six years. He enlisted under Colonel Guthrie last fall.
Amid wartime sugar shortages housewives embrace sugarless canning to preserve fruits. They adapt methods to work around scarce sugar and keep products usable for winter, resisting the challenge with practical techniques.
The Women’s Municipal League proposes fruit canning with thorough sterilization and a perfect seal rather than sugar. Use ripe fruit, blanch, pack in clean warm jars, fill with hot juice or water, and sterilize 16 to 20 minutes depending on fruit. Blueberries and plums may be canned in cold water without heat or sugar.
Cadet Sewall Willis Rodgers of Brookline Massachusetts died in a field hospital at Chanuty Field Rantoul after a motorcycle collision with an airplane piloted by Lieutenant Symnestrebedt Cadet Nall was aboard the aircraft with Rodgers bunk mate.
Amsterdam dispatch reports German newspapers marking five years of war with pride in "shining armor" and resolve. Colonge and Frankfort papers claim Europe is exhausted, peace is desired by Germany, but blame the United States for blocking victory. They note American support aided General Foch’s counteroffensive and predict America and Japan gain, while Britain’s flag fades.
George E Pollock vice president of the New York Herald Company for three years died at his home in New York today from intestinal trouble. He was about 60, born in Pittsfield Massachusetts and a Yale graduate of 1878. He was a longtime friend of James Gordon Bennett.
An Atlantic port reports a new flag aboard a sailing ship, the flag of Finland replacing the former Russian emblem. The two color design features red as the dominant shade, and the vessel had just arrived from a South American port.
Syracuse N Y Aug 2 Dr Mary E Walker pioneer in dress reform and suffragist is seriously ill at her Oswego home. She was injured by a fall in Washington a year ago and her health since has been impaired. She is 80 and the only woman granted a commission during the Civil War.
Copenhagen Aug 2 Admiral von Holtzendorff, chief of the German admiralty staff, has retired for health reasons. Admiral Reinhardt Scheer is named to succeed him. Holtzendorff had been recalled to head the admiralty in 1916 after a controversial Jutland controversy.
Soissons captured and Crise valley crossed as General Mangin Degoutte and Berthelot push German forces back. Retreat accelerates along the west and center of the salient while the French advance up to seven miles from Fismes and approach the Vesle, with a probable retreat to the Aisne.
In East Boston on August 2 Louise beloved child of Lillian Geary and the late Louis Melling age 4 funeral from 172 Falcon St Saturday at 2 pm relatives and friends invited to attend.
American troops pursuing the retreating enemy on the Soisson Rheims front have advanced five miles, with progress continuing. General Pershing reported in today’s communiqué released by the War Department.
On the Oureq front American forces seized Hill 230 south of Coulenges and the wood east of it after hard fighting. By morning the enemy pulled back as our artillery disrupted their lines and materials. Late last night American aviators bombed Conflans station and yards, causing fires and a large explosion.
Dr. Karl Helfferich the new German ambassador to Russia has urged Soviet authorities to pursue and punish those responsible for the murder of Field Marshal von Eichhorn in the Ukraine. He also called for the destruction of anti German intrigue centers in Moscow and Petrograd.
Navy Recruiting Headquarters at 51 Cornhill seeks men aged 18 to 25 who can write 26 words per minute in longhand and have grammar school arithmetic. Those showing promise will be rated after training as landsmen electricians radio.
Secretary William H. Brown of the Fishermen's Union of the Atlantic argues war risk insurance is safer for Boston, Gloucester, and Provincetown fishermen than arming small boats. He notes most crews are not aboard at once, and a gun on deck would endanger ships. insurance would prevent total losses after torpedoes, ensuring relief before the next catch.
Dr Charles E Donlan will request a hearing in East Boston court on Monday concerning the legality of his removal from the post of superintendent at Long Island Hospital and Almshouse.
New York reports that the German government used 1 431 700 dollars to influence American opinion via the New York Evening Mail. Alfred L Becker announced indictments against Edward A Rumely and S Walter Kaufmann, linked to the Mail purchase, with funds traced to Count von Bernstorff and Heinrich Albert.
Anxiety grips Boston shipping circles over the Avon sister ship to Timandra after Timandra vanished in the South Atlantic. Avon, also owned by the Boston firm, has been at sea about 120 days on a voyage to the River Plate, far exceeding typical durations for her class.
A censored dispatch from the Wellesley front reports college girls mobilizing against borer worms in the war garden. The submarine worm, a nickname for the common borer worm, is blamed for damage to beets turnips radishes and similar crops as the student army vows relentless production defense.
PORTLAND Me August 2 Plans to recruit wood turners in the West to join the National Wood Turners Association were adopted at the annual meeting. The lumber situation and labor issues were discussed with the next meeting set for New York. L C Bump of Brandon Vermont was elected president L L Gamwell of Providence vice president and W L Darington of Livermore Falls secretary and treasurer.
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