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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1917
Page
4
Amsterdam dispatch says the Frankfurter Zeitung reports the seventh German war loan will be issued mid September under the same conditions as the sixth. Reopening of German exchanges is not planned.
Thirty five delegates from Socialist clubs in Boston, Lawrence, Fitchburg and Holyoke met at the Schiller Verein in Clinton. Carl Voigt of Lawrence and Max Schulze of Holyoke addressed the gathering as members of the Socialist State committee. They endorsed John McCarthy for Governor and organized plans for an active campaign by the party.
President Wilson proposes dependency as the basis for draft exemption reducing reversals of local board decisions. In Boston most married men released from the draft due to the family’s financial condition. Dependency cases reviewed by appeal boards emphasize hardship to the family if the man serves.
Roston's draft appeal board will continue today with doors open to the press in the Tremont building. Public admittance remains limited by space, though officials favor full public sessions like New York.
Provincetown launches a campaign to raise funds for widows and orphans of lost fishermen. Exquisite sketches, etchings and lithographs by noted artists will be sold for 25 cents with a grand drawing offering 34 paintings to buyers. The event culminates in a naval ball attended by about 1000 people, with half the proceeds to the relief fund and a prize painting from Browne for top motivator.
Belted and sashed sweaters feature large sailor collars in white and black and many colors. Plain belted sashed Vneck and other styles use imported angora yarns. New models show full skirts pockets in vicuna llama worsted alpaca trims A high variety of outdoor sport friendly knits in multiple colors and stitches.
Scituate on August 28 at 9am John P F Flaherty aged from residence Charles Street. Requiem at Church of the Nativity at 10am. Burial at Old Dorchester Cemetery Beeston. Train arrives at South Station 1:80 pm.
Mrs. A. 8. Perry led a Cambridge Spiritualist meeting at Central square last evening. A collection was raised for relief of families of the lost in the August gale. Dr. Walter H. Rollins proclaimed that American troops would not see trench fighting and that the war is nearly over.
Berlin reports limited action on the Russian front with artillery exchanges and light infantry clashes near Dvinsk Baranovichi Tarnopol Zbryz and in Caucasus sectors. A Macedonian front reconnaissance succeeded for the forces, while Bulgarians repelled British raids northeast of Lake Dotran.
After a month under suspension four Arlington patrolmen Charles E. Carroll Arthur B. Connor Felix Lopez and Arthur Nolan returned to duty last night.
About 2000 followers attended a Riverside canoe day as eight participants ducked. Two youths near Weston bridge were rescued by Officer George Coombs who used a rowboat from the station. Several others, including a swimmer and a group near Norumbega boathouse, reached shore with assistance.
The Cathedral of the Holy Cross to host a solemn high anniversary requiem mass Thursday Aug 30 at 9 o clock for the repose of Archbishop Williams on the 10th anniversary of his death. A large congregation is expected.
Advertisement promoting Faster Foot Powder as a cooling antiseptic foot remedy for soldiers. It claims quick relief for tired feet, prevents blisters, and deodorizes. Mentions widespread use in ranks and trenches and urges purchase from druggists or E Fougera & Co., Inc. in New York.
The Harvard prize play will not be presented this fall. John Craig and his company withdrew from Castle Square Theatre, temporarily halting the competition of the college dramatists and leaving Professor George P. Bakers class without a leading production until new arrangements are made.
The Craig interests withdraw from local stock productions but Harvard dramatists will continue. A new arrangement may place the prize winning drama in Boston after this season or another producer may take charge annually. The next Harvard play, likely spring or fall 1918, may tour Boston Broadway. The prize drama scope should broaden, not shrink, and past success suggests strong reception. Professor Baker's course will fill its limited slots next year.
An ad touts Plant Juice as a modern herbal remedy for stomach liver and kidney troubles caused by city life. It cites a testimonial from Captain H L Tibbetts of Everett Massachusetts praising improved digestion sleep energy and circulation after using Plant Juice and notes a drug department presence at Houghton and Dutton.
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