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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1918
Page
3
The 21-year-olds by Aug 24, the day of the registration supplement to June 5, will be drafted immediately. Questionnaires go out Aug 26, and draft boards must speed up classification so Class 1 men are ready for September calls. General Crowder calls the greatest expedition to ensure timely mobilization.
Efforts are underway for Secretary of War Baker and Secretary of the Navy Daniels to attend the War Service Day observance at Harvard Stadium on Saturday September 7. About 10 000 soldiers and sailors plus five military bands will participate in games with nearly 1000 athletes. The event aims for a publicity scale unmatched in New England and may attract the stadiums largest attendance ever.
A report from New York states the American steamship Cubore of 7151 tons gross has been torpedoed in European waters. Owned by Ore Steamship Corporation, she has served as an army transport freight ship and was launched at Sparrows Point Maryland last year.
Compressed air blasts at Revere Beach pavilion caused ankles and lingerie exposure on a windy March day near Boylston and Tremont streets. Ridgeway Construction Co. paid a $250 fine in Chelsea police court after J. Frank Chase of the Watch and Ward Society testified. Other complaints against a company official were dismissed.
American forces in France report frequent patrol clashes with German units in the Vosges. The town of Frapelle, recently captured by the Americans, remains under heavy shell and gas attacks though those assaults are diminishing as German efforts to retake the town fade.
More than 1090 naval cadets were entertained last evening at the MIT Institute by the Central Entertainment Bureau of the Boston War Camp Community Service, in cooperation with the Stage Woman's War Relief. The talent included Maytime Company volunteers and this week's Keith's performers.
Paris reports soldiers recount scavenged German field glasses in Chateau-Thierry sector as American troops advance. An East St. Louis man and a canteen worker describe German troops discarding binoculars, arguing their speed and mobility matter more than optics in the chase.
The State Board of Health warns the public against selling cold storage eggs as fresh. A June to July comparison shows 1.5 million dozen eggs moved from storage, many likely passed off as fresh. After Sept 1 fresh eggs will be scarce. Massachusetts cold storage food totals reach 28 million pounds, 10 million more than last year, driven by meat fish and butter storage increases.
Federal officials sitting with W. Rodman Peabody of the State Food Administration opened an inquiry at the State House into a rock-based fertilizer. Massachusetts analyst H D Haskins found the rock’s fertilizer value at 38 cents per ton. The product is sold in Boston stores from $30 to $60 per ton, with claims of multiple agricultural uses. The Dominion station issued a bulletin opposing sales, while the Massachusetts Food Administration says the product has no real fertilizer benefit and recommends ending the license.
YARMOUTH Aug 22 Lieutenant J B Lindley of the Royal British aviation force a nephew of Mrs Thomas C Thacher of Yarmouth is reported missing. 19 years old he has served in France since last fall and recently earned the military cross for gallant conduct. His father J Bryant Lindley is a South Africa native and the family resides in Cape Town.
Cambridge firemen found Clara Neatzy on a blazing couch at 123 Reed Street North Cambridge. She was severely burned and listed on the dangerous list at Cambridge Municipal Hospital after the blaze.
The Rev. William Henry Pettus of St James Episcopal Church West Somerville has been commissioned as a first lieutenant army chaplain. After five weeks training at Camp Zachary Taylor Louisville he is on leave at 14 Powder House Boulevard until Aug 30 then reports to Camp Justis near Newport News Va. He will conduct Sunday services at St James church at 10:30.
William B. Jordan of Milford was severely wounded in action on July 21. He serves in H Company, ith Infantry and is the son of Mrs. Mary Jordan of 55 Depot Street.
The Federal Milk Commission at the State House met to plan a late September meeting to fix milk prices. At the previous session August and September rates were set at 15 cents per quart and 15 cents per unit. The commission has the authority to continue price adjustments.
An old advisory urges using refined cocoanut oil as a gentle cleanser for hair and scalp. It warns against harsh soaps and shampoos that strip oils, causing brittleness. A small amount yields rich lather that cleanses dust and oil, leaving hair soft, silky, and easy to manage.
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