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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1918
Page
4
Secretary McAdoo urges Liberty loan holders to hold their bonds and reject offers to exchange them for other securities. He warns that many exchanged instruments are worthless and stresses that true help to the government comes from keeping bonds as long term investments. He allows selling only in cases of misfortune or urgent need.
Notices warn that many patriotic citizens who subscribed to Liberty Loan ads are approached by agents who pressure them to sell Liberty Loan bonds again, risking improper dealings and confusion among supporters.
A preparation school for youths 16 to 25 aimed at Radio School at Harvard will open next Monday at the B Y M C A Union 48 Boylston street. Elementary training and hands on work run by a government instructor Mondays and Fridays 4 to 6 30 p m. A radio room will be open daily. The program targets older Boy Scouts though other qualified young men may enter.
Good news for Boston and New England shows a tiny relief in freight congestion and a quickening of anthracite coal shipments from Scranton and nearby mines to the nation. The Post reporter cites railroad men confirming the early signs of improvement.
Coal handled for New England shows gains with 171 cars dumped today and 133 yesterday. Vessels waiting to be moved total 172 carloads, up from 118. Rail deliveries into New England reach 798 cars with 560 in transit, up from 474.
Railroads from Delaware, Lackawanna & Western to Central New Jersey race to move coal with first priority over freight and passenger traffic. Sunday operations and edict effects expand shipments to tidewater, Boston, New England, and upstate hubs as crews adapt to fuel restrictions.
The Public Service Reserve named five associate directors today. Henry M. deLoss of New York and Bridgeport will aid housing problem solutions. Louis H. Reber of Wisconsin, Nathan A. Smyth of New York, I. W. Litchfield of Boston, and Major E. N. Sanctuary of the War Department personnel committee hold the posts.
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