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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1918
Page
8
Franklin N H July 24 Paper mill strikers of draft age faced the local exemption board ruling they must work or fight. The board placed those deferred for dependents or industrial reasons into Class 1.
An old newspaper ad promises freckles can be removed with Othine double strength. Apply a small amount night and morning to clear skin, with a money back guarantee if it fails. Light freckles are claimed to vanish entirely, and most users need at most one ounce.
War Department casualty reports reveal heavy New England losses on opening day of the Marne offensive. The 26th Division and Camp Devens units figure prominently among the dead and wounded, with 20 year old Private David R. Buck among the killed in action. His father, Wallace Buck of Framingham, was notified by telegram.
Multiple services list local casualties from World War I including Private F. L. Rifenberg of M Company 101st Infantry killed July 10, Private Edward E. Thomas of M Company 101st Regiment died July 12, Private Gaskin P. Williams of C Battery 103d Field Artillery died June 28, Private James Melvin Stoddard of K Company 23d Infantry killed July 6, and Private Thomas W. Murray of the 2nd U S Infantry killed in action. Names include Hess, Everett, Roxbury, Brockton, Holyoke, Swampscott, and Quinebaug connections with home addresses and family references.
A list of soldiers from New England and surrounding states killed in action. Names include David Buck and Frank Snyder with addresses in Framingham and Holyoke, along with others from Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Rhode Island. Units cited include 101st Inf, 104th Inf, 103d Inf, 28th Inf, 23d Inf, and 318th Co. with various battalions and divisions.
Washington July 25 The army casualty list shows 32 killed in action 6 died of wounds 3 died of disease 3 died of accident and other causes 123 wounded severely 1 wounded slightly 16 wounded degree undetermined 2 missing 2 prisoners total 188 The Marine Corps list shows 20 killed in action 3 died of wounds 38 wounded severely 3 missing total 64
Basel reports General Gurko, former Russian southwest front commander, expelled from Russia last October, has been placed in command of Entente allied forces on the Murman coast.
An advertisement extols GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a cure for backache. It claims daily use prevents pain, notes a Dutch origin since 1696, and urges buying only GOLD MEDAL with box labeling, guarantees money back if ineffective.
Woman’s guide to removing hair uses a Delatone paste mixed with water. Apply to hairy skin, wait 2 or 3 minutes, rub off, then wash. Warns to ensure the product is real Delatone to avoid disappointment.
An American submarine of the latest type was fired upon and slightly damaged by an armed vessel in New England waters last Tuesday. No crew were harmed and the sub reached port safely. The Navy Department did not reveal the vessel’s identity but it was believed to be an allied transport mistaken for a German sub.
The Boston Elevated introduces five-strip tickets at 35 cents per strip to be usable from August 1. Tickets will be sold at all subway and Elevated stations, by conductors, in large stores booths, and at factories and workplaces to encourage use over single cash fares.
Gloucester July 25 A German officer who boarded the fishing schooner Robert and Richard told Captain Robert Wharton that the U boat had sunk a “big ship” a few nights earlier and left the crew adrift including a six year old boy. The captain recalled the remark only today noting the boys pictured in a photograph aboard.
General Manager S. W. Wakeman appealed to patriotism upon returning to the Fore River ship building plant in Quincy. About 100 sub-foremen, who did not work yesterday in protest, resumed duties pending an adjustment of back wage differences.
The Highway Commission rules approved by the Executive Council require each motor vehicle to have lights bright enough to illuminate the roadway 7150 feet ahead while not dazzling more than 312 feet above ground at 50 feet ahead. Lights must let the driver see any person vehicle or substantial object within 10 feet on each side.
Washington plans announced by the Bureau of Industrial Housing and Transportation for the construction of 1200 to 1500 houses at Bethlehem Penn. The project includes school facilities theatres stores water and sewer systems and street pavement construction.
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