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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1917
Page
5
Former President William H. Taft urged conscription to rapidly build a national army for defense and future needs during a Brooklyn Institute address on the League to Enforce Peace. He declared the war is on us.
The discussion after relations with Germany shifts to conscription as a means for immediate defense and future readiness. Taft advocates universal service for ages 19 to 24, with partial exemptions, arguing it builds loyalty and a trained national force. Harvard moves to align with War Department plans, enabling reservist training and expanded drills for students.
Advertisement touts Q-Ban hair color restorer as a natural, safe solution to gray hair. Claims gradual, uniform color restoration with a money back guarantee and no hazardous dyes. Available at Liggett’s River Jaynes drug stores in Boston Cambridge and Chelsea and other drug stores. Q-Ban offers related products and a free booklet titled Hair Culture.
Harvard University will start a new military training course next week under an agreement with the War Department. President Lowell helped bring the arrangement to fruition.
Newport Rhode Island hosts a major naval transfer as Rear Admiral Austin M. Knight takes control from Collector Fitzsimmons. He orders double guards at all strategic centers and restricts public access while mobilization slates assign officers to potential duties. Mines at Forts Greble and Adams ready for harbor distribution.
Senator Simmons, chair of the Senate finance committee, met with President Wilson at the White House to discuss raising revenue for potential hostilities with Germany. He noted Congress would act promptly if funds are needed, recalling the 1898 bond issue and direct appropriation during the Spanish American War.
Army officers say the first call would muster at least 1,000,000 volunteers. Preparations are quietly underway in anticipation of a presidential call.
The war college division outlines an official paper on raising a volunteer army. It states that in a war with a first class power the U S would need at least half a million men for the first line, with a larger citizen army behind them.
The plan assigns all volunteer officers to be appointed by the President. They may come from regulars, the National Guard, or the country at large. The law requires officers to have camp and battle experience to safeguard the lives and health of the volunteers.
The Imparcial reports Spain will publish a government reply to Germany's submarine warfare note. Spain defends that torpedoing neutral ships as threatened is not permitted by international law and cannot paralyze national life. A refusal would reject the German doctrine and interrupt Spain's national life.
London Feb 4 The Exchange Telegraph Copenhagen correspondent reports negotiations ongoing among Denmark Sweden and Norway governments over the submarine situation with talks in progress.
Washington Feb 4 Congress set to reconvene with administration leaders aiming to quell peace agitation. The arrival of William J Bryan and Henry Ford in the capital adds momentum to the drive to maintain a wartime policy.
Congressional leaders push for emergency naval spending and war measures as Bryan pacifist influence grows. Debates focus on $350 million naval bill plus $119 million for 113 ships, private yard commandeering, and 100 submarines. The Army bill at $275 million and universal service advocates gain momentum as judiciary and security measures move forward.
Four thousand Greater Boston Scouts stand ready to cast their lot with 200000 comrades nationwide if war breaks out. Local leader Charles C. Jackson says no orders yet from national HQ but scouts would aid the United States, likely mirroring British scouts who guarded bridges railways and coastlines.
Worcester February 4. John J Sullivan an 11 year old pupil from the Perkins Institution for the Blind Water town explained to over 600 students at Holy Cross College how the blind conducted their school. He spoke in detail about methods and routines used at Perkins.
Fulton’s Diabetic Compound No 2 is offered to treat a limited group aged 45 and over with 5 percent or more sugar. The plan aims to reduce sugar by 50 percent within 60 days and extend lives, with reports to be mailed every 15 days. All names withheld. No further notice for 60 days.
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