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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1918
Page
1
Storrow secures right of way for 72 hours at Hampton Roads as 10 vessels are rushed to load 75 000 tons of coal. Priority given to 300 carloads with 5000 tons of soft coal ordered from the Navy Yard for rapid transfer to relief efforts.
About 500000 workers in Berlin join a wave of industrial action while Kiel and Hamburg iron works also halt operations. Demands center on higher wages and peace terms, signaling a broad labor mobility across major ports and manufacturing hubs.
A Geneva report to the Daily Express says soldiers and strikers clashed in Berlin suburbs with some lives lost. Troops reportedly refused to fire on strikers. Holland and Switzerland notes warn of a menacing German political and economic situation amid a large labor upheaval affecting factories and industries.
Italian forces extend their success against Austria in northern Italy by capturing Monte di Val Bella, a key peak on the Asiago plateau, as the mountain campaign advances.
Secretary Baker said he would not push exempting registered men aged 31 from the draft unless asked. The Senate committee rejected the provision after Provost Marshal General Crowder opposed it. Baker plans to press for two additional assistant secretaries to decentralize War Department administration.
The paper highlights Sergeant Empey’s compelling account titled Over the Top and notes its availability on Page 5 today.
New York January 30 Commander J K disclosed how the United States secretly dispatched the first flotilla of torpedo boat destroyers last April to join the British navy in hunting German submarines.
Dr. Ambrose W. Vernon resigns as pastor of Harvard Congregational Church Brookline following the resignation of assistant Fritz W. Baldwin Jr. Dissatisfaction among members cited. Vernon had faced a pro Germanism accusation two months earlier and was nearly absolved by a large church vote. Baldwin left after the committee refused his request to become associate pastor.
In Berlin alone nearly half a million persons are reported on strike, signaling widespread labor action across sectors and prompting disruption to daily life and services.
Horace A. Stone of Bangor dies with an estate about 200000. He bequeaths 5000 to his horse Mollie for life, with income used for her upkeep. The remainder goes to the Bangor Fuel Society Eastern Maine General Hospital and the Bangor Children's Home after gifts to over 26 relatives and friends.
A Boston based program touts evening courses in accounting and business law to prepare men for office manager and cost accounting roles. It notes job demand, placements with public accountants and the U. S. Government, and urges mature students to enroll with tuition payable monthly.
Frederick William von Henneberg of 36 Upland Road Cambridge listed as a naturalized American and reserve officer in the German army was jailed yesterday afternoon by federal authorities on charges of violating the selective service act.
Mrs. Leuchte identifies von Henneberg as a 27 year old educated German born man with strong war era German sympathies. Federal investigators say he has talked in favor of Germany since the war and may be related to Marshal von Hindenburg. He is a naturalized citizen misreporting arrival details and failed to answer six questionnaire questions. He married Dorothy Leuchte and has history of travel between the U S and Europe since 1890. Proceedings set before U S Commissioner Hayes.
Boston's sugar supply will be materially increased by 22 shiploads en route to the city. B. H. Bain, president of the Boston Wholesale Grocers Association, said this at the 37th annual dinner of the Boston Retail Grocers Association at the Hotel Brunswick.
Bain reports on Hoover food program progress and warns allies may seek peace if Americans do not conserve. He cites Lord Rhondda's cable urging 75 million bushels of wheat beyond Jan 1 exports and Canada’s exportable surplus. Woodward praises fuel administrator and notes civilian hours for grocers.
Boston remains under strain but expects to endure without shutdown. The Achilles loaded 12,537 tons of coal from Norfolk, with 7,236 tons on two other steamers and 3,000 tons by rail. The Shipping Board ordered priority loading for 50 vessels at Hampton Roads for Boston and railroads to run 12 coal trains of 25 cars, while 5,000 tons of bituminous coal were turned over to Boston.
Announcing today marks the birth of William B Washburn born 1820. The item notes a one year ago reference to Germany halting sea traffic in warningless zones from February 1 1917.
The forecast calls for snow in southern New England on Thursday and Friday with colder and likely fair conditions afterward. Northern New England should see increasing clouds Thursday with local snow at night or Friday. Moderate northeast to north winds accompany the storm.
Average yesterday temperature at Thompson's Spa was 84. The data show hourly readings with afternoon highs around the mid 40s and evening lows near 22. Averages are given for yesterday and the previous year’s equivalent day.
Mrs Ella Willard of Cambridge testified to the committee on federal relations that she and her husband C C Willard of Boston are chopping wood in New Hampshire to raise 115 dollars for their son's uniform at Camp Upton Long Island. She opposed free transportation for soldiers saying she does not want him to return sick.
Mrs. Willard argues against free railroad transportation for soldiers and urges state funding for essential travel. She praises training camp life, cites her Harvard son awaiting officer’s commission, and suggests women cut wood in New Hampshire while boys hike. Charles B Pierce counters that national control would blunt state action.
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