02 Jul 1918
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1918
Page
1
Congress removed a rider forcing government clerks to seven hours daily from the legislative budget after President Wilson vetoed it over the eight hour rule. Salaries rose by 120 dollars yearly to offset living costs. The veto was not overridden. the House and Senate moved to reapprove without the rider.
President Wilson sent to the Senate the nomination of Miss Kathryn Sellers a State Department law clerk for judge of the juvenile court in Washington marking the first woman named to a judgeship in the District of Columbia.
A Rangeley fire caused $40,000 in losses to Oakes and Badger store and a nearby stable, with water damage to Rangeley Tavern. The Ellis Hotel Company property was briefly endangered but can be renovated for summer business, as hotels along Main Street remain popular with visiting parties.
Corporal Daniel E. Riley of Malden and his wife and two children at 124 Emerald street face distress as his Headquarters Company United States Infantry unit at Camp Upton, New York sailed overseas without him or any word. He returned from leave to find the regiment broken camp and departed, leaving Riley unsure where he stands with Uncle Sam.
Riley was not officially assigned at the camp and held no standing, labeled a casual. He appealed to the Division 1 Exemption Board to unravel government paperwork after indecision on his draft exemption and posting. He was sent to Camp Devens then Camp Gordon where he became a corporal in the 828th Infantry, later moving to Camp Upton. He fears the regiment may deem him a deserter and seeks resolution.
Washington reports total internal revenue collections for the fiscal year ending yesterday at 3.672 billion dollars, up from 800 million the prior year. Commissioner Roper notes 12 million cost to collect and a staff that grew from 4,000 to 8,000 through the year as wartime measures influenced the totals.
The parrot at Camp Plunkett Wakefield imitated rifle sounds and offered remarks like Good shot and Not so bad as yeowomen from the navy yard practiced target fire. Miss Elizabeth C. Carrasco first class yeowoman from Charlestown yard befriended the talkative bird and carried it on her arm.
London plans a mass Central Hall Westminster observance for July 4 with a Washington memorial statue proposal. King to pitch first ball at a national baseball game and 500 American soldiers to join. Sheffield readies for 50 000 at army naval baseball and track events. American Red Cross to give flags tobacco packs and greeting letters to soldiers in hospitals. Convalescents to visit nearby American camps for holiday events.
Premier Clemenceau of France is famed for wit and sarcasm while General Joffre enjoys fishing after duties. President Poincare relishes travel with Mme. Poincare as companion and Generalissimo Foch speaks little and avoids social life. Mrs. Charles M. Schwab knits for soldiers, Queen King knits for charity, Mrs. George J. Gould hosts weekly entertainments for troops, and Hudson Maxim experiments in cooking with new compressed foods.
The Amer ican destroyer Cassin, torpedoed in European waters on October 16, has been repaired in a British yard and returned to station with the American destroyer forces. British officers praised the crew, and Secretary Daniels officially commended them.
The military provost guard in Boston has given way to the United States Guards under Captain George B. Carter. The old provost guard will return to active duty, likely overseas.
In Washington on July 1 the Senate rejected House pressure and kept the minimum guaranteed price for wheat at $2.50 per bushel. The motion to instruct conferees to drop the Senate price increase failed 46 to 19.
The Senate failed to pass the 28 million appropriation as the new fiscal year began. An emergency resolution to fund the Agriculture Department while the wheat dispute is settled is under consideration. Conferees plan another meeting and may report disagreement on the wheat amendment, risking a House vote on raising the wheat price minimum above $2.
Washington reports flour millers who earned excess profits during the last fiscal year must return the overage to the government in milled flour. The Federal Trade Commission charged 45 cents per barrel, above the 25 cent limit set by Hoover's food administration rules. Excess profits will be liquidated by selling flour to military and federal agencies at $1 per barrel.
Benjamin F. Pitman, a partner in L. P. Hollander & Co., died Sunday at his summer home in Marion. He was a long time member of the firm and well known in the business community.
The funeral for Benjamin F. Pitman of L. P. Hollander & Co. will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 from his Brookline residence 121 Carlton street. Pitman born in 1852 in Hilo Hawaii, son of Benjamin Pitman and Kenoli, a Hawaiian chiefess, and a descendant of Hawaiian royalty. He married Almira Hollander and joined L. P. Hollander & Co., later becoming a junior partner. Survived by his widow and two sons, both in France with rank of lieutenant.
Berlin fears aggressive territorial aims by allied powers, according to a State Department summary from Berne. The Munchner Post of June 19 notes Germany worries about future boundaries and influence.
A German paper denounces Turkish expansion and calls it a lust for conquest. It warns that Russia is disintegrating rapidly and notes Bulgaria as a key East pathway with Bulgarians urged to rely on Germany for political and economic expansion.
Amsterdam dispatch notes Austrian offensive in Italy along the Piave. The article reports Lieutenant-General von Ardenne stating Bolzano and Schinnerer, two Austrian generals, were killed during the fighting near Monii tto as the line bent westward to draw Italian troops from the river.
Mrs Ernest Beebe of Watertown New York says she suffered a female weakness during pregnancy and regained strength after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports a healthy delivery and credits the remedy for improving her health, noting letters from other women confirm its merit.
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