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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1918
Page
11
Boston faces a further 48 hour extension on coal deliveries as Washington relief helps, with supplies redirected to New England. Government and city officials warn of ongoing shortages, plan to bank fires at noon, and coordinate shipments by sea and rail amid ice barriers to Boston.
A 7450 ton coal cargo arrived yesterday at the port. 4442 tons more will reach aboard the Brandon from Lamberts Point and barge 7 from Norfolk. Ice blocked 11 barges carrying 20,000 tons to Boston. Fuel shortages hit Martha's Vineyard and Portland with stricter rules to follow. New England Fuel Administrator Storrow plans 12 trains of 25 cars each to aid relief, moving coal from gateways to towns.
An old advertisement touts Musterole as a clean white mustard oil ointment that replaces mustard plasters. It claims quick relief for sore throat bronchitis tonsillitis stiff neck asthma neuralgia headaches and muscle pains without blistering, priced at 80c 60c and hospital size $2.50.
Massachusetts governor urges woodland owners to offer wood cutting on share basis or other terms to help families in need of fuel. He says unemployed factory workers could gain health benefits from outdoor work and asks owners to publicize willingness to permit cutting to aid neighbors during severe winter.
The article notes rising banana prices worry Bill Toucan housed at the zoo. Curator MacNealy provides fruit while avoiding the monkeys, Bill’s history in Brazil is mentioned, and comments compare toucans to cows in eating and digestion.
Bath Iron Works and Hyde Windlass Company notified State Fuel Administrator James C. Hamlen that their Bath plants must shut down immediately due to lack of coal. Hamlen sent an urgent appeal to Washington for relief.
Freight movement east of Pennsylvania was 40 percent normal as cold weather and snow hinder operations. The regional railroad director said extraordinary effort would be needed to move many coal cars stalled in snow drifts.
The Mather School closed at noon and 107 Boston buildings are shut. Only some afternoon sessions continue in select sites. Reopenings and reallocations planned for next week as fuel supplies remain tight and officials seek uniform guidance to enforce the closing order.
Washington officials warn a fresh coal shortage is likely unless weather improves. January output dropped about 16 million tons due to car shortages and restricted rail movement, with West Virginia fields hardest hit. About 3,000 workers are idle as the shortage intensifies across the East.
Three whistles and a triple shell burst hit an American listening post just outside the wire. Fifteen minutes of bombardment followed, with two men killed early and others wounded by shrapnel and blast. Fog cloaked the scene as Germans pressed the attack. casualties ran high among both sides.
London dispatch reports Germany has closed its frontier with Switzerland and no one is being allowed to cross the border. Officials say the measure is enforced with no exceptions, effectively sealing the frontier.
Reports from Geneva say the strike situation worsened late Tuesday night after Herr Walraff the interior minister refused to meet strike leaders. Private Swiss reports corroborate the hardening stance and growing anger among protesters.
Secretary Baker said the War Department lacked Pershing reports on yesterday’s German raid. He noted casualties suggest American troops held a trench or were in contact, but warned against assuming a permanent position in allied lines. Pershing will report when disclosure would not harm operations.
A despatch from Paris to La Prensa of Buenos Aires reports the Argentine steamship Ministro Triendo was sunk in the Mediterranean on January 26. The Paris dispatch was received by the New York correspondent today.
The Boston Literary and Historical Association will present a silver loving cup at Faneuil Hall on Thursday night February 14 to honor Moorfield Storey a distinguished champion of equal rights for colored Americans The ceremony marks the 101st anniversary of Frederick Douglass birth with the event staged for the colored people of New England.
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