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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1918
Page
3
John Levan, currently with the Washington club, may enter government medical service in the navy rather than the army pending his decision. He has not made a definite choice yet.
An old advertising jingle urges mothers to give California Syrup of Figs to constipated children. It promises gentle, thorough relief from feverish, cross, or upset stomachs and claims the product cleanses liver and bowels without griping. Caution urged to buy genuine California Fig Syrup Company bottles and beware counterfeits.
Wilfrid Wheeler of the State Board of Agriculture declares an inexhaustible peat supply in New England. He cites Arlington as home to one of the country’s best peat deposits. Governor McCall urges peat as fuel to conserve coal and cut coal use.
Secretary Wheeler touts peat briquettes as a viable cooking fuel when mixed with coal dust or oil. He notes peat is abundant in every town, can replace soft coal in furnaces, requires one year of natural drying, and should be dug this winter and dried under a shed to protect it from rain.
Captain Kenneth D Marlatt head of the British and Canadian recruiting mission in this state reports about 30 men enlisted at the Boston mission have not yet reported for transfer to Canadian training camps. If they fail to appear within days, Marlatt will have them escorted to Canada. Boston police may be asked to locate them. Nineteen men were accepted yesterday. Brigadier General W A White and staff plan to attend rallies with US Navy and the mission next week at the Hippodrome Berkeley and Tremont streets. General White will attend the Thursday rally.
The Franklin Typographical Society will mark Benjamin Franklin's 212th birthday next Thursday night at Franklin Hall, 121 Chandler Street, 7:45. Leonard Raymond will deliver the address with Martin P. Higgins and P. J. Guerin as speakers. Despite a decision against a public dinner, the committee expects a large turnout of Franklin's followers. Doors will be open to all.
German air raids on American aviation centers near the front lines show increased activity. In one raid, planes descended to 200 feet to drop bombs on billets but caused no American fatalities. The Associated Press reports the effort aimed to hit targets, though results were poor.
A German bomber over the position dropped a bomb on a hangar area missing its mark but causing a large crater. Nearby an enemy squadron flew within 3800 feet and sprayed a gun position manned by French defenders without hits. American aviation camps report replacing field carriages with 80 swivels built from old motor truck springs, creating improvised gun mounts as effective as standard aids.
The International War Work Council of the Y M C A announced a shipment valued at $150,000 for American soldiers in France. It includes 59 760 base balls 14 400 bats 900 masks 1500 chest protectors 9000 gloves 4800 soccer balls 2400 basketballs 3600 rugby balls and other paraphernalia.
Transit Commission told a Dorchester hearing that the Andrew Square subway station will be ready for Elevated cars by April first. Dorchester Board of Trade members argued delays hinder riders at the Broadway tunnel station, while officials cited sectioned heated concrete work to manage cold weather.
German newspapers report intensified American anti submarine measures with depth charges. Destroyers now drop up to forty depth bombs in a wide area to locate submarines, signaling increased persistence in hunting subs.
German accounts describe U-boat crews enduring American destroyer water bombs and aerial bombardment after sinking a 5000 ton steamer. The submarine escaped unharmed after 39 water bombs and 23 bombs from two planes. A separate engagement reports a torpedoed munition ship exploding in a near miss that damaged the submarine but left its crew able to reach port.
Paris January 15 reports a plenary meeting of the supreme council with premiers and military representatives of France Britain and Italy to discuss western front operations now including Italy. Arthur H. Frazier of the American embassy is designated to attend as diplomatic representative of the United States to report back.
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