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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1918
Page
4
The war zone urgently seeks automobile mechanics and drivers for overseas duty. The Red Triangle automobile corps calls for skilled Cree and American workers to volunteer, with a National War Work Council recruiting bureau set up at the Northeastern Department to process applicants daily until squads fill.
The article advocates using refined coconut oil for hair cleansing instead of standard soaps or shampoos. It explains soaps contain alkali that dries the scalp and makes hair brittle, while coconut oil cleanses with a rich lather and rinses clean. It notes coconut oil is inexpensive, available at pharmacies, and can supply the family for months.
Washington dispatches report the American forces entering France and advancing with French troops along a 25 mile front from Chateau-Thierry to Soissons. The morning surprise attack yielded splendid victory and growing full effects remain to be assessed as details emerge.
Incoming dispatches describe General Foch directing a Franco American counter attack east and west of Rheims. Officers see a potential turning point with sufficient forces to strike, possibly expanding to broader offensives and a wider British thrust if progress continues. The outcome remains uncertain over the next few days.
On the French front the entente allies attacked at dawn amid a heavy rainstorm that muffled artillery. German troops, mostly in dugouts, surrendered slowly as allies advanced with grenades and bayonets. Numerous prisoners arrived as the operation disrupted the German western flank, signaling a shift in initiative and drawing reserves from the Marne and Champagne fronts.
In France near Toul on July 17, American aviators claimed three German planes. Eugene Jones of Chicago and A. Tobin of San Antonio led a patrol of observation craft, scoring a kill each after damaging two others amid aerial combat near Thiaucourt. First Lt. David K. Putnam of Newton, Mass., tallied his eleventh enemy aircraft.
Emperor William viewed the opening of a major German offensive from an advanced observation post northwest of Rheims, reported by Karl Rosner for the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger.
War report notes American and French counteroffensive between Fontenoy and Chateau Thierry shows initial success. German drive at the Marne stalls, with possible aims to halt Berlin’s advance and defend Paris. British and Italian actions hinted, while Allied strategy remains focused on breaking the line.
American steamer Westover an army supply ship manned by Navy men was torpedoed and sunk in the war zone on July 11 bound to Europe. Vice Admiral Sims reports ten officers and men missing from the crew of 92.
The list records missing personnel Assistant Paymaster Robert Herbert Halstead of Lansing Michigan Ensign Ralph Dillingham Caldwell of Woodsford Maine and Chief Machinist Mate Frank Willard Holloway of Washington District of Columbia.
Seaman James Brown Estis Hartwell Georgia Seaman Austin Clyde Wilson Muncie Indiana Fireman Bryan Deal London Indiana Fireman Harvesy Harrison Noblesville Indiana Fireman Edward Lewis Griffin Baltimore Maryland Mess Attendant John Cole Brentwood Maryland Water Tender Wilfred Joseph Serey Ashland Kentucky No details were given in the Navy Departments brief announcement and the circumstances under which 82 officers and men of the crew were rescued are not known The Westover was 4270 net tonnage and was last reported at an Atlantic port on May 27 She came from a Pacific coast port having sailed from Tacoma and Seattle April The ship was 410 feet long and 54 feet broad.
Ensign Ralph Dillingham Caldwell of Portland is listed among missing personnel. Age 22, son of Mrs Lena Caldwell of 20 Runnels Street Woodsford, he enlisted about a year ago after graduating from Deer ing High School where he starred in football baseball and track and served as editor in chief of the school paper. He was in the Navy after training at Newport. He has a brother Leonard in France and three sisters.
Six seiners landed more than $30 000 worth of fresh and salt mackerel at the big pier yesterday. Five vessels brought groundfish with ex vessel prices: had dock 3 1 2 to 4 cents a pound, large cod 6 cents, pollock 4 cents, mackerel 8 cents, swordfish 21 cents. The Triton grounded in Nantucket Sound, then refloated with no damage, carrying 3262 tons and drawing 22 feet. The Landman.
St. Louis reports that Fred Anderson, a giant pitcher with the New York Nationals, has enlisted in the army. The move follows a stint with the big club and adds a notable name to military service headlines.
Departed last night for Statesville N C four to report for military service July 2. Manager McGraw announced here today.
London dispatch reports Germany sought permission to move a battalion to Moscow to guard its embassy. The Bolshevik government refused entry for foreign troops into the capital, blocking the proposed deployment.
An old ad touts Othine for freckle removal promising a clear complexion. It claims the product is sold by druggists with a money back guarantee if it fails and notes visible improvement after early applications.
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