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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1917
Page
6
Arthur Pollen, British naval expert, says Allied naval campaign against submarines has halted the global ship tonnage decline and will soon reverse it. He credits the British Admiralty leadership change last spring and American navy participation.
Mr Pollen argues that German submarine attrition is waning as Britain builds tonnage and the United States launches ships for future operations. He cites American destroyers in key theaters and collaboration with Admirals Sims Mayo and Benson, noting enhanced Allied naval power in the western war theater.
The fiscal year ending June 30 saw only 1 passenger death out of more than 800 million on American ships. Total deaths on vessels reached 692, with 210 from personal crises and accidents. The year’s toll fell 684 from the prior year, when 800 perished in the Eastland disaster.
At noon today Miss Roberta Arnold presented Cap the Great Dane to the 36th Company 9th Battalion first Depot Brigade at Park Square Theatre as a gift from Selwyn and Morosco. Captain A N Austin and Lieutenants C B MacNeil William Peters and C D Sanderson accepted the mascot which will train for deployment to France Cap weighs about 150 pounds and is 112 years old, bred at Kelsey Ranch Lexington.
New York December 19 reports a sizable cohort of Boston artists showcased in the National Academy of Design's annual winter exhibition. The presence highlights regional talent amid the event's broad display.
The show runs into January 14 with many Boston artists listed. Notable works include William Paxton’s The One in Yellow and Philip Hale Tower of Ivory. Prizes awarded feature William Whittemore, Daniel Garber, Alice Kent Stoddard, Malvina Hoffman, Sherry Fry, Paul Manship, and Edward W. Redfield.
The Colonial Paper Company plant at Freeman's Point in Portsmouth has been acquired by the Atlantic Engine & Shipbuilding Company. It will produce 160 steel merchant ships for government use, reviving a site that once built wooden sailing vessels.
The Harvard regiment will receive 1100 copies of the Infantry Drill Regulations from the Harvard Illustrated Magazine. The Soldiers' Bible, the I. D. R. book, is distributed as a symbolic gesture amid wartime prep by the student publication.
New York December 19 The Milk Commission plans further study on milk production and distribution after fixing prices for producers and distributors for the first three months of next year. The Federal Food Administration requires price fixing by January 1.
The Senate sugar investigation continued with Earl D. Babst of the American Sugar Refining Company testifying about Louisiana crop pricing and its link to beet sugar as eastern shortages grew acute. He dismissed Claus Spreckels’ charges as "small talk."
Committee members plan to call Food Administrator Hoover and George M. Rolph to close the sugar inquiry by tomorrow night and shift to the coal investigation ordered by the Senate. Babst tests the beet sugar cost and says eastern markets remain unaffected due to transport limits and the crop awaiting shipment. Spreckles cites cane sugar brands as prices rise, while Babst reports modest profits and a policy of packaging sugar in small bags to broaden distribution.
Seven reservemen were promoted to regular police officers in Boston last night. The new officers, named James S. Mowat, Waldo W. Chaffee, Cornelius F. Leary, Joan J. Foley, Hugh S. Morrissey, Francis A. Slater, and Frank A. Kelley, remain at their current divisions.
A Washington conference led to the organization of an automobile dealers war service committee. The group, including A. W. Shaw, aims to promote economical operation of selling agencies and garages through collaboration with retail distributors and the commercial economy board of the Council of National Defense.
Secretary Daniels outlines wartime expansion with 424 ships under construction plus 350 submarine chasers and small craft. Navy now over 1000 ships in commission with 280000 personnel, compared to 300 ships and 455 officers two years earlier. He says funds were available and asks for $86000000 more for next fiscal year.
The sub committee adjourned today without fixing a time to resume hearings and may not meet again before Christmas. Representative Britten questioned Secretary Daniels about complaints from Vice Admiral Sims, but the secretary called the question improper and urged stopping gossip. Admiral Sims was said to have received everything possible from the navy. Admiral McGowan then testified.
New York Dec 19 Sidney M Colgate said the Justice Department offered Colgate & Co. a choice to abandon its price protection policy and be sued by the government. He insisted the firm would contest the suit to defend dealers, the public, and Colgate’s own interests.
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