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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1918
Page
12
The report notes fish becoming cheaper while vegetables rise in price and grow scarce due to two weeks of extreme cold. Spinach sells for 75 cents per peck and remains hard to obtain, affecting household budgets.
Consumers rush for flour while relief on sugar remains delayed. Wholesale ter price higher, soft cheeses up, and meat prices largely steady with specific roasts ranging from 30 to 60 cents a pound. Fresh pork, poultry, fish, and dairy show varied gains, with limited fruit and vegetable supplies and ongoing high prices for eggs and butter.
Dr Maurice A Gilbert of 199 Chestnut Street Chelsea was arrested by Inspector William H Gaillac charged with performing an illegal operation on Mrs Lucy A Nichols of Chelsea now in Cambridge hospital in a critical condition He was arraigned before Judge Bosson in Chelsea Police Court and held on 2500 bond awaiting a hearing.
Ayer Camp plans a major reorganization of the 76th division with 1650 Depot Brigade men moved into regiments and trains. The shift leaves line units below war strength and labeled a filling division, as officers train for pending quotas and second increments.
Washington Jan 11 Mark L Requa head of the fuel administration new division to supervise government oil industry control conferred with President Wilson He said he was reorganizing the agency and would not push licensing plans until after a thorough investigation of current conditions is completed.
The funeral service for Colonel Thomas L. Livermore, longtime vice president of Calumet and Hecla Mining Company, was conducted yesterday at King's Chapel by Rev. Howard N. Brown. Burial followed at Milford, N. H.
The Public Service Commission may investigate the Boston Elevated Railway labor policy as Dorchester and South Boston service shifts take effect. Beginning Monday January 14 Broadway and Federal streets divert to the upper Broadway terminal, and January 28 the Columbia road Franklin Park line will switch from lower to limited service with Meeting House Hill line added to Dudley street terminal. Both sides say the changes ease congestion.
Dorchester Board of Trade claims the Boston Elevated Railroad exploits current labor conditions to push lower wages. O Connell cites free employment agencies offering hundreds of workers aged 35 to 45 at 31 cents an hour, which the road allegedly has not pursued. A Dorchester official urged an investigation into the railway’s employment department.
Four schooners frozen in Buzzards Bay four miles from Penzance Point face shortage of food and fuel. An ice-breaking steamer is urged to free them. Alfred Haines of Newfoundland, severely ill, was brought ashore after perilous rescues by scout patrol 当.
London January 11 Winston Spencer Churchill British minister of munitions appeals at American Luncheon Club for swift Allied mobilization. He asks for large American troops to Europe, more labor at home for war effort, and intensified rationing. He urges ships and tonnage to move finished goods and insists Americans join in Europe with renewed forces. He cites past generals and calls for timely, massive U S support.
Washington Senator urges early consideration of a bill to require the War Department to furnish officers with equipment at cost. He proposes government commandeering of private stocks to meet this policy.
Madrid January 11 King Alfonso signed a decree dissolving the Cortes. Elections will be held February 24 and the new parliament will convene March 18.
Federal tax officials urge taxpayers to file early as questions flood the Internal Revenue Office. Unmarried individuals with net income of 1000 dollars or more or married couples with 2000 dollars or more must file. Employers may hire deputies at large plants to assist, with Form 10 A and 1040 blanks discussed.
News arrived that Sergeant C Burn Fletcher of the 101st Engineers died of cerebro spinal meningitis. He was 22, a member of D Company, former Bugler of the Old First Corps, and a graduate of Mechanic Arts High School and Wentworth Institute. His father Willard B Fletcher, superintendent of Paine Furniture, received the notice at 11 Clarkwood Street Mattapan.
Washington Jan 11 A European neutral citizen or subject who has not taken out first papers for citizenship may be freed from U S military service liability by appealing through their diplomatic representative in the capital.
Minister Sulzer and the State Department reach an accord allowing Swiss citizens in the United States who are drafted to be discharged upon proving Swiss citizenship. The War Department supports quick releases for eligible aliens. Holland follows reciprocity, stating Americans there avoid Dutch military service. 1850 treaty governs Switzerland despite conflicts with current draft law for first papers.
A conference in Massachusetts discussed vocational training and re education of wounded soldiers for postwar industry. James J. Phelan presided as officials from the State Committee on Public Safety considered how to prepare returning veterans for civilian work.
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