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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1914
Page
6
Questioning whether friends prefer a past a present or a future suggests choosing the present as the most desirable option. The prompt invites selecting the present here to reflect immediate value and relevance.
Hand bags described with fine seal leather in black and colors, moire silk lining, mirrors, change purses, and gold plated clasps. One bag features a silk backed mirror, 5 inches deep at centre and priced at $5.00. the other has leather strap and soft handles with concealed fastening and a similar pleated frame, priced at $11.00.
Ladies' toilet case with gilt clasp and top handle. Includes white celluloid fittings such as hat, brush, comb, clothes brush, mirror, soap box, brush box, tooth powder box, button hook, nail file, scissors. Completa 3.75 and 2.45.
Report recounts German naval raid on English coast near Hartlepool and Whitby. German ships evaded mines and bombardment, causing civilian panic, shelling, and casualties among Royal Engineers and Durham Light Infantry. Admiralty says ships returned home. London notes spur to recruitment.
Scarborough suffered casualties in an early morning raid by German warships. Among the dead are John Hall alderman Alfred Beale postman Mrs Bennett and two children Mrs Merryweather and Miss Trow. A housemaid a young woman named McIntire and a baby perished. Organist Musgrove noted two shells struck St Martins Church during communion.
Hartlepool and West Hartlepool faced a 25 minute bombardment by German warships estimated at two to six ships. Forts at the river mouth fired back and drove attackers off. Casualties were high among non combatants with many injured and property damage including the bank and church steeples.
The Times reports German views on the Whitby Scarborough raid calling it a ruthless means to frighten Britain. It notes Count von Reventlow’s statement that Germany seeks to break international law and that the raid had no strategic value. The paper says Britain remained calm and anticipates further attempts.
Dr Fillmore Moore in a Boston School of Social Science lecture condemned pork and beans as gross and unhealthy. He argued proteid foods should digest quickly like meats, but beans as vegetables digest slowly and can lead to grossness.
The Bay State Street Railway and the car men union reach a dispute over wages and working rules to be heard today at Faneuil Hall. The arbitration board features James H. Vahey for the union, H. E. Reynolds for the company, and Boston District Attorney Joseph C. Pelletier as chairman.
London reports the official press board will shut its office from 3 PM December 24 to 9 PM December 25, cutting off war news for 30 hours. The move draws sharp criticism as battles, positions, and prisoner numbers from the Western Front and Serbia are briefly noted.
The official French war office bulletin reports British naval bombardment of Westende northeast of Lombaertzeide and a Belgian counterattack repulsed at St Georges. It notes French gains near Klein Zillebeke and in St Eloi, plus artillery actions with advantage gained in Arras Aisne and Champagne regions.
Berlin reports the western front saw a renewed Allied push by Nieuwport repelled as ships offered no fire support. 450 French prisoners taken. East Prussia quiet. northern Poland operations advance with several enemy positions seized and about 3000 prisoners plus four machine guns. Southern Poland forces, allied with Germany, continue to gain ground.
The Russian general staff reports repelling German pressure toward Mlawa and holding on the right bank of the Vistula from Kiernozia to Sochaczew. It notes a slight Russian retreat on Dec. 15 due to terrain, while counter-attacks kept Germans in their positions and halted Austrian movement from the Carpathians.
Burlington Vermont December 165 Governor Fletcher announced a new state policy to care for feeble minded children within Vermont. A board bought the Mary Fletcher Hospital farm for 22000 dollars, 400 acres to host a colony and admin buildings for 100 inmates at start. Previously the state sent patients to Massachusetts and Pennsylvania at a cost of about 10000 dollars annually.
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