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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1918
Page
18
A sale ad highlights run of overcoats and suits with prices like a real $25 coat and bargains on trousers. It promotes children’s wear with a 3 for $1.00 deal and mentions lower prices on knitwear and outerwear.
Washington July 11 Allied and American naval officers say they cannot form an accurate estimate of German battle fleet strength. Conflicting reports on German builds and operations hinder any precise assessment and efforts to locate Russian fleets in the Black and Baltic Seas have failed.
Reports from naval officials say Germany may have seized or repurposed at least eight modern battleships and four battle cruisers from the Russian fleets in the Baltic and Black seas. If confirmed, Germany could enlarge its high sea fleet by about a quarter. Admiral Benson cautioned about unreliable Russian Baltic fleet formation and noted delays to the four to be completed in 1917.
London dispatch reports a Russian official statement claiming Bolshevik forces attacked the Czecho-Slovak army in the Volga region and won a major success. It says Syzran and Bugulma were captured with light losses, while White Guards fled toward Rybinsk as Czecho-Slovaks retreat in the eastern sector.
An official despatch from Rome reports unchecked Italian troop advances in Albania with Berat as a target. Italian forces push 15 miles along a 650 mile front from Vagusa to Semeni and secure positions at Malacastra and Tomorica while conquering Berat rock by rock. Austrian air camp overtaken as British monitors guard the coast.
Wartime dispatches describe Italian and French support driving a major advance through Albanian lines, threatening the Austrian army and possibly forcing retreat. Bulgarians near Monastir face pressure as Italian moves raise fears of a Balkan breakthrough.
Italian forces push back enemy lines in two days with reported gains totaling about 25 miles, advancing approximately 15 miles on the second day.
A London dispatch reports Austro-Hungarian forces retreating toward the River Skumbi as Italian advances threaten the Balkan battlefront. French gains from Corey to Antleny tighten the line while American positions north of Chateau Thierry firm up. On the British front Australians push advances and seize prisoners amid ongoing artillery duels.
French forces captured Corey town southwest of Soissons and its railway station. They took the chateau and farm of St Paul south of Corey, expanding positions east of the Retz forest. Fifty prisoners, including one officer, were captured, with a dozen more taken in guides raids near Maisons de Champagne and an unnamed hill.
Massachusetts figures and facts on war workers and manpower prepared for Washington by William A. Gaston of the U.S. Employment Service. Signed report highlights Bay State sacrifice and efficient war effort in the current national struggle.
A government-like report details 1918 Massachusetts wage earners by occupation, totaling 1 830 754 adults and youth. It shows 71 percent adult males and 29 percent adult females, with 7 percent under 18. The mechanical and manufacturing industries include war work about 4 percent of workers.
Reported dispatches say Czecho Slovaks defeated Bolsheviks at Irkutsk while White Guards seize Yaroslav and sever Moscow Vologda lines. Observers link White Guards to anti Bolshevik conservatives reuniting in northern Russia and Siberia.
Washington July 31 final decision reached on one group of men to carry economic aid to Russia. Cabinet members name prominent figures from various industries to fit for the work in land. Concerns rise over potential famine as grain has been seized or consumed and no seed remains for planting.
The Senate plans to pass the wire control measure today while postponing prohibition decisions and adjourning until about August 19. Proponents support temporary displacement of the agricultural bill, keeping it ready after the wire issue. Opponents call for more hearings to assess military necessity before action.
President Wilson supports the grant of authority though Senator Smith and Senator Underwood say no clear need exists. Republicans largely oppose citing risks of censorship and socialism. Kellogg argues Congress acts without adequate information, while Borah and Harding seek more data. Watson proposes exceptions for press leased lines.
At Scott Field near Belleville Illinois Lieutenant Lee C Giddings an instructor from Duluth Minnesota was killed and Cadet Edward C Darlington of Washington DC severely injured when an airplane dropped 300 feet. At Call Field Wichita Falls Texas Second Lieutenant Harry J Ross an instructor from Philadelphia died when his plane fell 100 feet. Lieutenant Sigurd A Himelgon survived with minor injuries.
The Boston committees seek 1 750 000 tons of anthracite in domestic sizes while Washington allot 1 800 000 tons, leaving a daily shortfall of 260 000 tons for winter. Authorities consider wood as substitute and impose price controls. wood costs are rising and a coal heat unit comparison favors coal. Labor shortages complicate plans to bring wood to market and aid consumers.
Chicago July 1 Mrs W A Gavin the English golfer who has played exhibitions for the ambulance fund will drive an ambulance on the French front this fall per a letter from her husband Her brother Captain Dudley Ryder is a war prisoner in Germany.
Massachusetts delegates at the constitutional convention voted down a proposal to force residents to vote. Delegate Webster of Haverhill called compulsory voting a demonstration of voter unfitness and said it would cheapen the sentiment that should inspire participation.
The official report from Field Marshal Haig in France says Australian troops entered German lines near Ochs, penetrated deeply, and brought back over 70 prisoners and several machine guns. A few prisoners were captured northeast of Ypres, with no casualties to British forces.
Mrs Hudson Marshbank reports two years of constant post meal pains and bitter purge until Fruit-a-tives fruit liver tablets provided relief. The ad claims improvement after starting the remedy and lists price 50c per box six for 2.50 and trial size 25c, available at dealers or Fruit-A-Tives Limited Odgenburg New York.
The article explains using Delatone paste made from powder and water applied to the face neck or arms. After 2 or 3 minutes the paste is rubbed off and the skin washed leaving hair-free skin. Emphasizes buying genuine Delatone to avoid failure.
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