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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
7
The American Red Cross organized a new bureau to provide relatives of soldiers killed wounded or missing at the front with fuller information than the War Department casualty lists. William R. Castle Jr. former assistant dean of Harvard University was named director.
The report notes a noticeable restart of military actions on the western front in France and Belgium with a sizable German raid in the Belgium sector, signaling increased raiding activities and broader combat operations.
Reports indicate ongoing strategic drills across sectors with heavy artillery duels still active. German raids east of Nieuport are repelled by counterattacks as fighting thickens around Lens Arras St Quentin and along the Chemin des Dames toward Verdun. Italian front sees Austro German positions checked with Italian victories from Asiago to the Piave and Adriatic regions as raiding parties pull back with prisoners and arms.
Dr Constan tin Angelescu Romanian minister to the United States says Romania will continue the war alongside its enemies as long as necessary. He notes morale remains high despite reverses and Russian defection, praises US entry and Red Cross aid in Moldavia, and cites Romanian advances including 15 miles gained, 120 guns captured, and 11 000 prisoners amid 17 days of Teutonic assaults.
A Vermont druggist recounts personal relief from kidney and urinary troubles using Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root. He has sold it since entering the trade and cites it as his best kidney medicine and top seller at Enosburg Falls, dated December 15, 1916.
A advertisement from Dr Kilmer and Co Boston Post mentions sending ten cents for a sample of Swamp Root to prove its effects. It promises a booklet on kidneys and bladder and notes bottles are sold at drug stores in Binghamton New York.
In London on January 23 James Ian Macpherson announced in the House of Commons that Lieutenant General Sir Herbert Alexander Lawrence becomes chief of the general staff in France. Colonel B. W. Cox is named brigadier general on the general staff of the intelligence department and General Traverse Clarke becomes quartermaster general. The changes are said not to involve the war council report on Cambrai operations.
British naval air service planes conducted multiple day and night strikes on the former German cruiser Goeben at the Dardanelles. Two heavy bomb hits were reported along with the bombing of a tug beside the Goeben. Anti aircraft fire was heavy but all planes returned safely as attacks continued.
Paris reports the war office said German ground gained east of Nieuport was retaken by French counterattack. In Belgium cannonading continued near Nieuport and Hill 344 in the Meuse sector. four more German planes were added to the tally, bringing total destroyed from Jan 1 to 20.
Berne reports half of the 30 000 deserters and others seeking refuge in Switzerland will be mobilized for civilian service. They are organized into 150 man companies under Swiss officers and assigned to farm work to boost agricultural output. They receive food clothing and 26 cents per day pay, mirroring soldier wages.
In Buenos Ayres on January 23 disturbances ripple nationwide. Port shipping is nearly paralyzed by a strike and a general strike threatens the Central Córdoba railway. Striking workers have burned 45 carloads of wood intended for fuel.
Italian officials describe massacres of prisoners and civilians by Austro German invaders near Codriopo and Piavon. Prisoners were reportedly driven to execution and civilians marched handcuffed ahead of advancing troops.
The article describes President Wilson and Republican leaders debating war policy. It notes Senate opposition to executive plans, Republican calls for a new department of munitions and ordnance, and Chamberlain preparing a critical reply to Wilson. House and Senate maneuvering aims to resolve overlapping war bureaus amid calls for unity and reform.
Washington January 23 Republican Senators and Representatives in a joint conference named New England members of the Republican congressional campaign committee Samuel B Winslow of Massachusetts Charles B Timberlake of Connecticut E B Roberts of New Hampshire Caleb Bowers of Maine George S Graham of Rhode Island and Richard W Austin of Vermont participate in the effort.
Bay State Carmen officers and union leaders meet with Receiver Denham and company officials then reject the proposed contract. A full general committee of 16 unions at the Quincy House is to hear Mahon report on why the plan was refused. Workers seek 5 to 6 cent raises, boosting minimum pay and shortening waiting time.
Washington Jan 23 The House Republican caucus vote on a director of munitions halted by a quorum issue adjourned the meeting. Representative Gillett of Massachusetts introduced the substitute resolution urging bipartisan support for war effort and administration powers.
Two thousand three hundred molders walk out across 70 foundries in eastern Massachusetts delaying work for U S army navy and private contracts. Demands center on raising wages from 4 75 to 5 75 a day with added bonuses in Hyde Park at B F Sturtevant Company where the plant pays 4 50 daily. A conference between Molders' Union and Foundrymen's Association may produce a compromise before the union presents its formal case.
Professor Charles Cestre, exchange professor of French at Harvard, will end his tenure on Saturday and then tour the country before returning to the University of Bordeaux. He is noted in Boston for his Red Cross campaign work.
Providence county Superior Court sessions will be suspended for the next nine Mondays to save fuel and align with the national fuel administration. Presiding Justice Tanner ordered that cases assigned for those Mondays will be heard the following Thursdays after consultations with judges and attorneys.
At the opening of the annual labor conference Frank Purdy the president said if Germany would not accept the minimum terms set by Wilson Lloyd George and the Labor party they must fight on. The sentiment appeared reflected by the assemblage in Nottingham England.
The conference draws 800 delegates representing about 2.5 million union members. The British Labor party backs a strong war line for a democratic peace, with President Wilson cited as a prophet and his war aims speech aligned with allied leaders. The event opens with a circular titled British Labor's War Aims and shows broad support among delegates.
The fraternal delegate of the French Socialists drew applause as he cited President Wilson and allied agreement on war aims. Arthur Henderson moved a peace resolution urging early allied statement of aims and an inter allied conference in London on Feb 20. James Ramsay MacDonald supported a working class conference to secure a settlement. the resolution was adopted.
New York actress Mrs. Mackie promotes Orlex powder as a home remedy to instantly darken gray hair. It costs 25 cents per box, includes a gold bond guarantee, and claims to be non staining and non greasy while making hair appear younger.
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