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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1918
Page
2
Washington July 7 rationing of coal to domestic households was announced by the fuel administration as a plan to prevent a shortage next winter. Each consumer will receive only as much coal as is scientifically necessary to heat the house to 68 degrees.
Lenine apologizes in Berlin and vows punishment for those who killed, while Kerensky predicts a rapid German advance. German move aims to occupy key cities as a political warning amid rising tension.
A. O. Leonard of New York claims his invisible antiseptic eardrum, a miniature megaphone slipped in the ear, restores hearing and relieves head noises. He says hundreds in New York City have benefited and invites requests for information at Suite 104, 70 Fifth Ave.
Secretary of Labor Wilson announced the indefinite postponement of the Western Union telegraphers strike to begin tomorrow after a long distance call with S J Konenkamp president of the Commercial Telegraphers Union.
Secretary Wilson said Mr Re nencamp in Chicago assured no strike tomorrow and any walk out would be postponed indefinitely. The union president reportedly agreed, as Congress weighs a resolution to allow the President to operate telegraph telephone cable and radio systems during the war.
A wartime personal finance note urges readers to save the difference between earnings and spending. It directs placing savings in a Cosmopolitan Trust Company savings account at 60 Devonshire Street, Boston.
Frank L. Baylies of New Bedford Massachusetts a famed Stork Squadron ace died in a one sided duel with four German fighters after his plane caught fire near German lines A German pilot paid tribute by dropping a ballistic marker and streamers as Baylies was buried with honors befitting a hero.
In a World War I scene a retreating German soldier is spared as anti aircraft gunners stop firing after a message for French pilots is recovered by Poilus who marked the spot before retreating to their lines. Continued on Page 4-Sixth Column.
Ed French disclosed he has engaged a lawyer to pursue either a divorce or an annulment, with action expected within days. The groom quoted a verse about the French children from Amos Tuck French, noting it fits the moment.
Providence diary reports Ea French, Newport heir, and his wife Tot Harrington French, former Manchester telephone operator, separated after 10 days of marriage. He awoke in his Copley Plaza Boston room to find only a few dresses, silk hose, and other attire resembling his bride remaining.
The wealthy groom arrives in the city seeking meditation and escape from sorrow. He abandons plans and indulges in drinks to wash away grief and seek supreme rapture.
Three people died in two fierce clashes between officers and a group of 25 deserters and supporters in a wooded area eight miles west of Heber Springs Arkansas. Camp Pike was asked to supply soldiers for the man-hunt.
Three young men drowned when a canoe capsized at the southern end of Lake Quinsigamond this afternoon. The 65 foot water depth prevented immediate recovery of the victims.
In Quinsigamond district Worcester three youths from Carl Nelson Carl Hjelm and Elise Engstrand aged 19 20 and 18 were tipped from a canoe during rough play. All were fully clothed and unable to swim sinking after overturning about 100 yards off shore with rescuers unable to locate them.
Secretary McAdoo returns to full health after an illness and reports a coastwise inspection tour of railroad lines and terminals in California. He aims to recommend improvements in service, quelling lingering rumors of illness.
A concise note highlights Penn branding as a floral cue for consumers, suggesting association between flowers and the Penn name in everyday shopping.
Oyster Bay July 7 Colonel Roosevelt expresses interest in Colonel Lynch's request for aid in recruiting for Ireland but says he cannot comment officially until he receives Lynch's personal message. Dublin July 7 Colonel Arthur Lynch, Nationalist MP for West Clare, who recently joined the British army, is noted in AP dispatches.
Patrolman Michael J. Brennan of the Dudley Street station died at City Hospital after a July Fourth incident. He was found in an alley behind 314 Warren Street Roxbury and had suffered a skull fracture from a fall through a rear trap at 306 Warren Street.
British and Japanese forces have entered Siberia as Polish corps fight Germans with Czecho Slovaks in co operation reports from Copenhagen. The Moscow assassination of Count von Mirbach signals a Russian crisis likely pulling entente powers into active action against German domination and plans for future dismemberment of Russia.
Former Premier Kerensky said in Paris that Germany could seize Moscow and nearby Petrograd soon. He blamed von Mirbach as the real ruler of Russia and claimed his influence limited need for troops so far. He warned large areas may fall under German control without delay.
The notice lists historical dates and events: J. D. Rockefeller born 1839, German Southwest Africa surrender to General Bottra in 1915, and a reminder that one year ago President Wilson issued a proclamation placing foodstuffs fuels iron and steel and war materials under absolute government control.
Forecast for southern New England calls for partly cloudy Monday and Tuesday with fair conditions. Northern New England should be fair Monday with rain in eastern Maine on Tuesday, and light northwest to north winds accompany the mild temperatures.
Allied forces in France brace for renewed German offensive. AP notes preparations, with rest periods ending and signs pointing to another attack as the German army readies action against allied lines.
The article cites three main attack points in France the Chateau Thierry region north of Chalons and near Abbeville in Flanders with 30 to 40 German divisions ready. It notes that an assault north of Chalons or against Abbeville would be costly but Abbeville would yield heavier losses. American troops lie on alert awaiting the offensive and are prepared to respond forcefully.
General Pershing reported in a War Department communique that American patrols in the Chateau Thierry region captured additional German prisoners. In the Vosges and Woevre sectors the enemy failed to reach American lines despite attempts to seize forward positions.
Yesterday’s temperatures show a range with Fay Bhs 67 58 at 8 p m and 64 in Georgia at 6 p m. Ma asees 72 61 9 p m, Frets 74 62 at midnight. OB averages list 60. The overall average yesterday was 60 and the year-ago average was 15-24.
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