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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1918
Page
14
Widespread debate exists on a proposed law to compel women to take up useful war tasks. Few clear statements emerge as leaders of women's war activities avoid discussion and offer excuses for sisters not going to the front.
Mrs Barrett Wendell Jr and William A Gaston affirm no need for laws to compel women's war effort. Wendell favors public pressure over a draft. Gaston says the state must guide and women will respond. Mrs Charles Sumner Bird backs equal obligation for men and women to serve if required.
Washington announces a curtailment of coal supplies to passenger automobile manufacturers by 25 percent of 1917-18 consumption starting August 1 as part of a broad fuel reduction program to conserve supply for the coming winter.
The degree of bachelor of science was conferred on 222 members of the Simmons College graduating class by President Lefavour at Harvard Church Brookline yesterday. Certificates were awarded to about 60 special students and 20 additional degree recipients were read as absent for government work.
June 10 report states the remount depot at Ayer Camp will serve as the stockyard for remount depots nationwide, with Eastern camps likely using it as their depot for mares in foal. 60 mares and foals are present. some foals come from the camp, others from elsewhere. A general officer training update notes the Fourth Officers' Training Camp will be the last at the cantonment, with future training overseas. Senator Wadsworth visited the camp, and 25 bootleggers were charged in a US commissioner proceeding targeting liquor for service members.
The latest casualty roster highlights regular army and National Guard machine gun units in heavy fighting at Chateau Thierry and on the Marne. It lists 74 names including Private Tomas P Brown Boston and Lieutenant Max Buchanan West Bridgewater among others, with details on wounds deaths and service histories across Massachusetts Vermont and New England units.
Casualty notices list Lt. Max Buchanan and Lt. Walter Schirra among others as wounded or killed. Names span Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Rhode Island with units including 28th Infantry 102d Machine Gun Battalion and 1st Engineers.
Washington June 10 army casualty list shows 74 names with 13 killed in action 1 died of wounds 1 died of aeroplane accident 1 died of disease 1 died of accident and other causes 46 wounded severely 7 wounded degree undetermined Ledger lists Lt John A Ewing Dorchester Mass killed in action plus numerous lieutenants corporals and privates including Edgar A Lawrence Clarence Fields Henry Kirby Guy Loerpabel Howard Morgan Jesse Prine Oscar F G Schaefer Joseph R Smith John Votta George C Wright and others with Cadet Jefferson O Myers and Private Elsie Lewis among the air and accident cases and Captain Charles W Atkins along with listed wounded in action.
List of officers and enlisted personnel including Captain John T. Costello and Lieutenant Spencer J. Searls with assignments from New York to Ireland. Names span Merriam Park Minnesota to Natick Massachusetts and beyond, noting Prisoner-Previously Reported Lieutenant Elmer D. Mackey in McKeesport Pennsylvania.
John D. Ryan requests authority from Congress to organize one or more government owned aircraft corporations modeled on the Emergency Fleet Corporation. A bill for authorization was sent to House and Senate committees with support from Secretary Baker and Senator Chamberlain. The proposed entity could have up to 100 million dollars in government capital stock.
Woodward Hudson, former general counsel of the Boston and Maine and longtime Boston & Albany figure, was chosen to succeed James H. Hustis as president of the Boston & Maine. Hustis remains district director for all New England railroads.
Carl J. Lundin of Boston vanished for six weeks after abandoning an open fishing boat in Atlantic and drifting into Quincy Bay. He reappeared at his Melrose Highlands home refusing to discuss where he was or who picked him up, citing sea time and secrecy.
Ballots cast five times yesterday afternoon by the school committee failed to break the deadlock for the successor to Superintendent Franklin B. Dyer with no candidate urged. Five German textbooks were ordered removed from the German language list though German remains in the curriculum.
Mayor Peters vetoed the council’s order to abrogate the street lighting contract held by the Boston Consolidated Gas Company. He argued breaking the contract would force a larger city expenditure and noted another company besides Boston Consolidated Gas would be needed for future street lighting.
In a state school committee session Miss Frances Curtis cast a lone vote for Assistant Superintendent Frank Ballow, while Jeremiah E. Burke and Frank V. Thompson each received two votes and Augistine L. Rafter one. Twenty three textbook changes followed as German depictions were scrutinized and blacklisted. The committee cited offensive praise of Germany and the Kaiser, with Chairman Corcoran dismissing incendiary bonfire talk and Superintendent Dyer deeming the German texts unworthwhile.
The Massachusetts branch members gather today at Pemberton for a pleasure outing and a meeting. They will discuss league affairs including plans for the national exposition of the motion picture industry to be held at Mechanics Building next July.
Guaranteed pure and wholesome food claims. Father John’s Medicine boasts 60 years of success building flesh and strength. It is alcohol and drug free and marketed as the safest spring tonic for the family. Begin taking it now.
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