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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1918
Page
5
Listing items including a Roberts Lightning Mixer two quart glass jar dust pan and dust brush heavy grade enamel kettle four quart size and twelve quart galvanized iron water pail solid alcohol outfit with Sterno cans basement wash board in glass or zinc option.
Boston's wartime enrollment falls short as only half the requested number of workers for shipbuilding join. Union leaders urge all trades to enroll at multiple city stations including Allied Building Trades at 30 Hanover and union halls, with schedules from morning to evening. The effort targets patriots, citing President Wilson's shipbuilding needs and a public service reserve.
A brief enlistment notice lists locations in Wlow and Vay Sieh offering recruitment for naval shipbuilding work. It urges qualified individuals to apply at the designated enlistment centers.
Paris reports two French hydro airplanes on patrol in the English Channel located a surfaced German submarine and bombed it repeatedly. The French admiralty says the U-boat was probably sunk by the bombing.
Boston plans to open 73 of its public school buildings next week after a meeting between New England Fuel Administrator Storrow and the Boston School Committee committee. Authorities had hoped for 114 of 266 buildings but coal shortages limit openings to brief sessions. 250 tons will allow four high schools to reopen, with no near return to full coal supplies.
Boston schools revise the week schedule to open seven buildings with coal, except Washington's Birthday, cutting summer make up time. Judge Sullivan sought coal from Storrow for 2100 tons to add four buildings, then 250 tons for four high schools was agreed. Opening targets include 114 buildings and 10,000 pupils. Harvard Medical School offered space for high school use. multiple schools resume Monday with varied session times and fuel loan support from Waitt & Bond.
Public school pupils will start makeup sessions next week to recoup time lost due to interruptions. The plan aims to restore regular instructional hours and keep the calendar on track for the coming term.
Haverhill faced a gas outage as a pipe from storage tanks to the mains ruptured. Work crews rushed to repair, with officials predicting repairs by tomorrow noon. Residents stormed for candles and lamps, and local shoe factories relying on gas may be disrupted if fixes lag.
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