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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1917
Page
7
A physician from Ohio promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a liver and bowel remedy. The ad asserts the tablets normalize digestion and improve pale skin and dull eyes, claiming thousands use them as a calomel substitute priced 10c and 25c per box.
The steamship Orduna, which left Liverpool with passengers and cargo after the war zone blockade was declared, was reported off Fire Island late today. The ship will dock here early tomorrow.
Miss Marie Haviland of New York a music student who spent months in Germany arrived in Berne from Warsaw after a 10 day study trip. She planned to depart Berlin with the ambassadorial train but could not leave Warsaw on schedule due to delayed police permission.
Washington Feb 19 The British ambassador informed the State Department that new Halifax port rules require neutral steamers to enter 10 miles from the harbor 7 pm on arrival day. Ships may not enter by daylight without authorization and may not communicate with shore during their stay.
London reports British forces on the left bank of the Tigris in Irak conducted an offensive on Saturday afternoon against Turkish positions at Samnaiyat. They occupied two Turkish front lines on stretches of 350 yards and 540 yards respectively.
British forces repelled two heavy Turkish assaults on the Samaiyat left flank along the Tigris. The first counter-attack failed while the second forced the right wing to its original line before nightfall. The British left held until dusk and withdrew under artillery cover. Further progress reported south of the Tigris west of the Shumran bend.
Off the France coast on January 22 the German submarine fought with the French steamship Guyane and was sunk. Captain Rousselot reported a Greek flagged steamship approached, a swift boat fired, and a second shot hit the sub. The Guyane, 2068 tons net, with 37 men aboard, carried about 1000 tons of cargo and had no Americans onboard.
London reports Australian government passes a law forbidding departure of women or children to Europe under any circumstances. Reuter dispatch from Melbourne notes the measure aims to restrict travel for families seeking passage, with enforcement details not disclosed.
Artillery activity intensifies on both sides across Avecourt Cote du Poivre and Bezonvaux as French batteries shell German positions north of Damloup. In Alsace the Ba renkopf attack yields prisoners for France. British raids near Souchez succeed blowing a mine shaft and destroying dugouts amid ongoing front line operations.
The Harvard reserve officers' training corps is organized with drills in Hemenway gymnasium and Massachusetts Hall. About 25 athletes joined, lifting total unit strength toward 1100, nearing last year's Harvard Regiment peak of 1200. Captains appointed include Lund of Boston Rhodes of Cambridge Reynolds Readville Coolidge Jr. of Boston and others from New York Greensburg and Burlington.
The French liner Chicago sailed from New York bound for Bordeaux with 100 passengers aboard and 9 Americans among them. Also sailing were the Cunard liner Ascania and the Swedish steamer Carlsholm to London and Gothenburg, none reported carrying passengers.
President Wilson moves to expand emergency powers and defense measures as Congress debates authority to protect ships and lives. Administration seeks espionage and shipping law revisions while awaiting Germany policy shifts and a possible joint address before March 4.
Captain Jacobsen of the Thor ST told Copenhagen authorities that eight days aboard a German submarine followed the sinking of his ship two weeks earlier. He said the U boat sank two British steamers and a trawler, one laden with ammunition, and that a sudden explosion damaged the submarine prompting a return to port.
Mrs. Carrie Tarvis and lodger Hannah Martin clashed over a dispute at 1sS Northampton Street. A patrolman intervened as Tarvis struck Martin. Martin grabbed a frying pan, which struck Tarvis and bruised the officer. Tarvis seized a stove lid in turn and burned her hand. both cases adjourned in Central Court.
Henry F. Gilbert with pianist George Copeland gave a Harvard lecture on Humor in Music. The talk covered analysis, expression, and non comical humor with examples from Debussy to Scarlatti. Copeland illustrated points, performed The Yama Yama Man and Espana to enthusiastic applause.
Police search Greater Boston and Middlesex for a motorist who struck 7 year old Katherine Ravane of 57 Fenno Street Cambridge while crossing Concord Avenue near her home and fled. Two boys 15 Saville Street and 273 Concord Avenue Cambridge carried her to a drug store and a physician said she was severely hurt but not in serious condition. The driver’s car was a large black touring car and he switched off the lights as he departed.
Waiters Union Local 34 hosts its annual ball and reunion tonight at Paul Revere and Talbot Halls with many public and labor officials attending. The event is led by President Francis J. Donovan and a reception committee chaired by John J. Kearney, with members including Chris Lane and John C. Lynch. A costume Mardi Gras march is planned at midnight.
Mayor Mullen announced the Everett Board of Health will keep Dr. Richard H. Morris and Dr. Thomas B. McQuaid in place after the board confirmed them following five prior rejections. He also said the Tuberculosis Hospital on Fuller Street will close today and its three patients moved to Cambridge Hospital under a state agreement. Frank T. Pettingill will supervise removal and hospital closure, which Mullen has described as a morgue.
The fund to establish a club house for enlisted Army and Navy personnel under Y M C A auspices in Charlestown now totals 174 808 after 18 new contributions. Notable gifts include a 1000 anonymous gift and 100 checks from Beggs & Cobb Inc and Cadingley & Co Inc. Contributions support Francis H Appleton Jr, treasurer, 33 Congress Street Boston.
The first of four Concerts Gaulois in Steinert Hall last night featured Alberich Magnard’s works. Edward Burlingame Hill of Harvard gave an introductory talk on Magnard’s life and music. Magnard’s music reflects exceptional honesty and sincere feeling, marking him as a passionately expressive artist.
The program featured an Envoi by Walter Starbuck and St Germain piano pieces with charm. Eduard Tak and Elizabeth Seidhoff performed two movements of a piano violin sonata with character. Mme Idisaora Martinez sang Yolande aria poorly on air, affecting judgment of its value. The Holland quartet and substitute first violinist rendered Magnard Chant Funebre. air selections from Titus and Berenice pleased an attentive audience.
Newport News Virginia dispatch reports the British horse steamer Romney arrived safely at Hampton Roads from Alexandria Egypt after fears for its safety. Several Americans were among the crew aboard.
In New York and vicinity epidemics have returned with the Grippe and Infantile Paralysis causing deaths last spring and summer. A severe cough or cold may signal Grippe, and remedy advice recommends Johann Hoff's Malt Extract taken hot with sugar three times daily, and with meals during convalescence to regain strength.
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