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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1917
Page
7
A postponed draft drawing aims to time the process and test its fair implementation. Officials explain a complex rotation could reveal each registrant’s position and total district registrants, while debates continue on alien registration and quota apportionment.
An advertisement claims The Williams Treatment cures kidney and bladder diseases, rheumatism, and other ailments from excess uric acid. It offers a free 50 cent bottle to readers who mail the notice with name and address to The Dr. D. A. Williams Company in East Hampton Conn.
The article warns soaps and shampoos contain excess alkali that dry the scalp and dull hair. It recommends using unmixed mollified coconut oil as a mild cleanser, explaining one to two teaspoons clean hair and scalp, with easy rinsing and leaving hair soft and shiny.
Governor McCall telegrammed Senator Lodge protesting federal estimate of Massachusetts population used for the state draft quota. He plans to reject War Department city and town figures and to compute estimates from 1915 census data, while keeping total state figures fixed. This could shift burden among cities and towns if state total remains unchanged.
Florence Bayard Hilles leading suffragists from Delaware and several others from Philadelphia Baltimore Boston and New Jersey were found in contempt during a trial. Brannan accused police of acting as polite marionettes and blamed a presidential influence for the controversy. Judge Mullowney warned of contempt as interruptions continued and outbursts persisted.
Four German freighters sunk or captured after an attempted blockade run by the second group. Three ships turned back to Rotterdam while others were stranded or burned. Large ships were Hamburg owned. Dutch reporters claim British destroyers violated Dutch waters. Eyewitness accounts place the attack four miles from shore. Dutch naval authorities investigate.
Official dispatches describe a fresh Allied push north of Rheims failing to break German lines, a French trench captured near Courtecon by a surprise night attack, and Russian forces abandoning Kalusz while crossing the Lomnica. French on the Meuse reconquered all positions held by Germans since late June.
London reports King George grants permission for British officers and men to wear U S decorations and ribbons earned for war service. In the Canadian army, 61 percent of the first American Legion unit hold such honors from the Spanish American War or the Boxer Rebellion, with later units also decorated. Future recipients in the Canadian army will receive a silver George Washington crest decoration on the maple leaf from their regimental commanders for bravery in the present war.
More than 350 workers at George Lawley & Sons shipyard in Neponset walked out delaying two percent submarine chasers. The strike follows a demand for a 60 cent daily pay raise, with workers claiming Navy yard wages for similar labor. The incident was reported to Henry Wilson of the Board of Labor in Washington and the government is expected to act to resolve the dispute.
The fighting remains intense across southern French sectors from Soissons through Champagne to Verdun near Hill 304. German forces penetrate near Laon Soissons and advance in Champagne north of Mont Teton, while French troops under Petain break enemy lines at Verdun, advancing about a mile and a half along a two thirds mile depth.
German losses were heavy in counter attacks north of Mont Teton as they sought to recover positions last Saturday. The Paris communique says crown prince’s troops only regained footing at select trench points. Air battles continue with British pilots downing six Germans and driving three more out of control. In East Galicia Russians evacuate Kalusz and fortify south of the Lomnica River after a retreat, clearing a potential Lomnica crossing.
While Austro German forces say they seized Novica then retreated on Russian reserves, heavy artillery fights rage along Riga Dvinsk and Smorgon with no disclosed scope. Russian scouts seize Dunavec village on the Danube but abandon it later. Other theatres report no major battles.
King George announced to the privy council that the royal house will be named the House of Windsor. The monarch noted the family previously belonged to the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and that German-origin names are being dropped.
In the first ladies tennis tournament at the Duxbury Golf Club Miss Rosamond Baker emerged victorious in a competitive cemetery event held yesterday.
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