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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1918
Page
11
A call for 509 additional high school boys aged 15 to 21 to work on Massachusetts farms is issued by the committee on public safety. There are 16 camps with over 600 boys. 1000+ boys already work on individual farms. Stephen R. Dow notes farmers value the high school worker and offers $4 to $7 weekly plus board.
In Washington on June 20 General Crowder sent his Negro driver to a machine gun school and replaced him with a man below draft age. He said such cases will be decided on their individual merits, signaling early steps in reviewing chauffeur roles.
Massachusetts Dairy Bureau official P M Harwood claims milk prices stay high while there is surplus state milk used for hog feed sterine or sewer. He advises housewives to use more milk to reduce costs and balance supply.
The piece argues milk remains affordable at 25 cents a quart while sirloin and eggs run higher prices. It extols dairy cows as major food producers, noting a 1000 pound cow can yield 6000+ pounds of milk yearly and, over years, many times her weight in digestible food. It warns slaughtering dairy cows hurts public welfare and urges cooperation among consumers, distributors, and producers to sustain agricultural prosperity.
The Vienna mayor says a proclamation urged farmers to deliver grain and that only 2500 car loads arrived against a hoped for 10,000. He notes that after this week's potato distribution the supply will be exhausted. Budapest mayor reports extreme hunger and months of food shortage.
Rome reports a semi official note says Austrian forces dressed Italian speaking soldiers in Italian uniforms to attack entente allied lines and spark panic. Captured disguised troops were executed after a drumhead court martial under the laws of war.
Delegates from nearly every state arrive in Washington for the National Colored Liberty Congress led by Rev A Clayton Powell. The gathering at John Wesley A M E Zion Church June 21 to 27 aims to present the Colored Americans case for full political civil rights to Congress and the government.
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