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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1918
Page
6
Washington reports ship losses and crop failures abroad have created a grave food shortage in allied nations. The United States plans to export an additional 90 million bushels of wheat, despite having shipped its export surplus by mid December.
The food administration will ask Americans to cut consumption to meet export needs. It considers compulsory wheat saving and supports a Lever drafted bill to enforce Wheatless Days. Proposals include mixed flours and war bread. The agency plans to buy 30 percent of mill output for allies, army, navy, and reserves.
The State Board of Education says establishing a southeastern Massachusetts normal school is inadvisable under current war and economic conditions. The board submitted its report to the Legislature yesterday.
Boston elevated officials will present recommendations for service improvements at a conference this morning. The event gathers South Boston and Dorchester Boards of Trade with the Public Service Commission.
Proposals aim to send South Boston cars to the upper level and Dorchester trains to the lower, reducing congestion. Limited stop service between Uphams Corner and tunnel Savin Hill plus short haul routes and through service between Dudley Street and Meeting House Hill. Diversion could remove over 30 percent of cars from lower tracks shifting 36 to 45 trains hourly to the upper level. Passengers for South Boston and Dorchester would load on separate platforms. decision on first level shunt today. Officials expect faster service and less crowding with the new pattern.
Camp Devens Jan 10 scores of soldiers in Boston's Own 301st Infantry Regiment were robbed while they slept and left penniless until next pay day as a clever thief ransacked three barracks in the command early Monday. Military sleuths spent three days without a clue before details emerged this afternoon.
A raid on I L and M Company barracks yielded nearly 300 dollars in cash, from pockets of sleeping soldiers. Losses totaled 8 dollars for I Company, 120 65 for L Company, and 51 20 for M Company. The thief took only money, leaving watches and valuables untouched. No clues have been found amid a third similar theft in the regiment.
Despatches report negotiations between the Bolsheviks and their Teutonic allies at Brest-Litovsk have resumed while other reports say peace is not being discussed for now. The Bolsheviks propose moving the scene of talks to Stockholm, which is the key issue.
A London despatch reports Bolshevik foreign minister Trotzky pressing for transferring talks from Brest-Litovsk to Stockholm. He asserts Russia acts as a revolutionary power and warns that failure to move could invite action from the central powers and Russian democracy.
The sale lists deep discounts on women's suits and dresses including Worsted Jersey Tailored and Sport Suits, Velour and Oxford styles, plus extra size options. It features men's and boys' clothing, undergarments, nightwear, and a wide range of home goods from blankets to linens and household hardware.
Mail and telephone orders filled if received within three days. Men’s and women’s umbrellas and assorted hardware and tableware offered at reduced prices. Includes silver plated utensils, cut glass vases, tapestry Brussels rugs, and linen items. Quantities described with varied values and sizes.
In a Superior Court equity hearing the Watch and Ward Society seeks to stop the Revere House in Boston from doing business claiming it endangers morals and is a public nuisance. Witnesses describe alleged debauched practices. a society agent carried a pistol in court while testifying.
Mrs Martha DeWolfe reports dramatic improvement after using Fruit a-tives claiming relief from chronic constipation and headaches. Advertisement notes price 50c a box, six for 2.50, 25c trial size, available at dealers or by post from Fruit a tives Limited Ogdensburg.
A witness testifies she made up beds in the same room multiple times during a single night. She says the count ranged from three to five reconfigurations as part of routine monitoring. The exchange occurs in a courtroom proceeding detailing the night watch duties and related observations.
Two Boston youths Henry Grew and Walter Delvental, both teens, were arrested in Boston after a Duxbury cottage burglary spree. Investigators linked their work to stolen items including syrups and cosmetics as investigators cleared Powder Point School of suspicion.
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