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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1918
Page
14
Washington dispatch notes rising resistance to the Soviet government at three distant points in Russia and Siberia. The strong opposition strains the Bolshevik military machine amid ongoing Western Front developments.
Reports say a strengthened international entente force moves south along the Kola to Moscow while American sailors may be present near Kola. Finland’s shift toward Germany limits volunteer troops for attacks on the rail line, aiding entente communications with central Russia and Siberia as Bolshevik resistance is downplayed.
Rome July 15 The Italian war office reports two surprise assaults by French detachments on the Asiago Plateau hitting Bertigo and Zocchi. Our troops penetrated enemy lines north of Monte ai Val Bella and captured a few prisoners. Reconnaissance parties have been active between Sasso Rosso and the Brenta River.
The Boston Post announces a no return policy since March 17, 1917 and asks readers to place advanced orders with news dealers to help gauge demand and ensure regular receipt of the newspaper.
London July 15 The British government pledged support for a Jewish national center in Palestine. George Nicoll Barnes told the American Zionist Medical Unit in London that Zionism aligns with allied aims and would foster sanitation and healthy life. He urged building a home where Jews and others live in tolerance, with Palestine reborn to serve all peoples.
Julius Paape and his wife, long a happy couple, faced strain as war reached Belgium and they argued over loyalties. Neighbors and local merchants observed their quarrel. In Quincy court Judge Nash ruled both are Americans and ordered Julius to pay a $5 weekly allowance in the future.
Jeremiah A O Leary admitted in Federal Court that Madame Marie K de Victorica a German subject indicted with him discussed divorce proceedings in 1917 He also said he recommended Margaret Sullivan as her secretary and maid Sullivan was questioned over letters from the employer He denied knowing Carl Rodiger except at the Tombs Prison yard where both await trial
Schoenherr Co. Dept. 28 Milwaukee Wis claims a guaranteed remedy expels tapeworms quickly with no pain or dieting and relieves stomach trouble. They offer a free trial with promise of no cost if not effective. Write today.
Copenhagen July 15 German chancellor Count von Hertling spoke in the Reichstag on the Belgian question tied to the peace situation. The North German Gazette prints further quotations from his remarks made Thursday last.
Count von Hertling argues Belgium must be kept as a pledge to shield Germany from future perils. He says peace requires guarantees against Belgium being used for military ground and warns Germany needs close economic relations with Belgium to avoid isolation. The North German Gazette notes Reichstag demand for the speech’s full remarks.
New York July 15 Knights of Columbus announce slogan Everybody Welcome Everything Free to guide war work. The committee plans fifty million dollars in next year to aid American soldiers by providing free cigarettes chocolate bouillon coffee and other goods with only postage stamps sold.
The two masted fishing schooner Evelyn M Thompson of Boston ran ashore on Nantucket Island and was a total wreck. Crew abandoned ship in rough seas with 30,000 pounds of mackerel worth $8000 and 160 barrels of salt mackerel on board. Captain Thompson aimed for Boston but thick weather thwarted observations.
Eskimo children in Rampart 65 miles beyond the Arctic circle made bootees and moccasins for French and Belgian war orphans. Under squaw direction the community crafted durable footwear, now shown in Boston Red Cross comforts forwarding committee windows and drawing attention.
Francis J. O Hara Jr and Alden Mille along with Walter H. Roberts Arthur L. Parker and 28 dealers appeared before the Suffolk grand jury probing the Bay State Fishing Company. James M. Nickerson from the Fishermen Union was also examined. Lawyers report valuable information gained for Attorney General Attwill.
Greater Boston women protest proposed law forcing women to work deeming the step too drastic. They argue sisters in all walks of life are already contributing to war work and resist compulsory employment.
Many women in Red Cross and allied efforts oppose drafting women. They argue American women will volunteer when needed and resist compulsory labor. Miss Mabel Gillespie of the Women’s Trade Union League says self-respecting women should choose useful employment and all fit persons should contribute to winning the war.
The Boston Presbytery authorized forming a new Cambridge church, named First Presbyterian, by 250 former United Presbyterian members. Worship has been in Hannum Hall Central Square while plans for a permanent edifice near Harvard Square proceed.
Military police at Devens arrest nine soldiers from Lawrence for disobeying the city embargo. They lacked passes and four had not read the regulation. Disciplinary reasons include challenging provost guard authority.
Captain Richard Fuller enforces entry limits at an Ayer restaurant. five railroad workers are jailed in the yard and three investigated for registration claims while others, enemy aliens, are kept from a barred zone. Taro Shinada is the sole Japanese soldier at the depot, a MIT graduate and naval architect awaiting discharge. Colonel Byroade takes command, tracing his service back to 1894 with campaigns in Cuba and the Philippines. Officials from other camps visit to study Major Briggs’s praised operations. Joseph Eaton of Princeton dies of pneumonia at the base hospital. Nashua citizens visit with military band instruments for the Depot Brigade Band as a fundraiser continues.
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company raised wages for motor men and conductors by three cents an hour. The new scale ranges from 38 cents for new men to 43 cents for those with five years service, affecting about 6000 workers.
A Tre Mont Temple deacon defended Dr Myers after a New York sermon quoted him as saying Germany’s crimes were not as great as those of allies. Leonard H Rhodes said Myers asked for humanity for Germans and that the complete sermon legitimates his remarks. The deacons express loyalty to the United States and expect his son to return to service. Myers has not spoken since the report and was thought headed for the Maine coast.
Weather lore in July notes St Swithin Day was fair prompting oldtimers to predict no rain for 40 days. Folk reference a rhyme dating back to Leif Erikson era and believe the fair day signals an extended dry spell ahead.
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