11 May 1918
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1918
Page
1
A case probes alleged favoritism toward Wilson by a firm formed to win aviation contracts. An investigator holds a commission to examine work on aviation projects and potential conflicts of interest.
Reverend Dr. John Higginson Cabot horrified hundreds at the Church of the Advent Sunday school last night by recounting a nurse’s tale from England now in a Boston hospital. The nurse, formerly of England, relayed experiences of German cruelty she witnessed.
After marrying an English serviceman who died within a year of their child’s birth, the mother later worked in a hospital. A wounded German patient, who befriended the child, attempted to poison her with a vial. The mother rushed back to find the German shooter and the child dead from the attempted poisoning.
Former President Taft and Frank P. Walsh, joint chairmen of the War Labor Board, were instructed to mediate between Western Union and Postal Telegraph and the operators discharged for union affiliation.
F Gray Co Washington at Hanover corner advertises boys graduation suits in blue serges and neat worsteds.
Rumors swirled of a submarine offshore as naval authorities ordered Boston Harbor closed to inbound and outbound merchant ships for three hours. By 3 30 p m the ban was lifted and port activity resumed, leaving shipping circles curious but relieved.
In the early war days the harbor closed several times then paused for months due to submarine net repairs. Government edict halted outbound steamers and warned captains not to depart. Patrol boats blocked several ships on entry causing confusion before vessels redirected to anchorage beyond harbor limits. A Swedish liner with wool and hides and a British lumber two-master were delayed on entry.
British admiralty reports a daring morning raid at Ostend Belgium blocked the harbor exit. The old cruiser Vindictive was muscled into place under heavy fire and sunk by bombs to seal the channel.
The official statement says the raid failed and the old cruiser hull lies outside the navigation channel. This report matches the April 24 notice, the day for another update.
Edward Powers fourteen, of 267 Boston Street, survived a sixty foot plunge at 250 Devonshire Street while employed by Moore Smith and Co. He walked several blocks before the fall to the sidewalk. At Haymarket Relief Hospital his condition is listed as serious with a skull fracture and facial lacerations.
Results show Boston beating St Louis 4 1 Detroit tops New York 5 2 Chicago defeats Philadelphia 5 2 Cleveland triumphs over Washington 8 2 in delayed innings. In the National League Pittsburg wins 4 2 over New York while Cincinnati bests St Louis 5 4.
Rumors say Germany masses troops behind lines in Picardy and Flanders as allies anticipate the largest battles of the war. Military leaders expect a major German offensive on the western front.
Local fighting persisted on multiple fronts with minor actions near Ypres Somme and Italy. French forces captured Grivesnes and the park after three weeks in German hands. Northward at Aveluy wood near Albert, engagements sought strategic ground while Kemmel Hill saw small operations. No broad battles reported on Italian or Macedonian fronts.
Boston advertisement from Gray Co. Washington at Hanover corner promotes men s suits priced at 18.00 with sale items now 9.90.
Earl Curzon, leader in the Lords and war council member, warned in a Primrose League speech that grave times lie ahead and British troops may have to concede ground. He urged unity of command, America's effort, and the resolute British spirit as encouragement.
The speaker defended the British war cabinet amid claims of a doomed government and perilous times. He warned the enemy is at the gates and the hour of destiny is now, noting the military threat has not been greater in four years. Karl Curzon rejected calls to place generals in the cabinet.
Advertisement text promotes Father John’s Medicine as a strength builder with a note about decades of service, suggesting long-standing trust and reliability in a vintage sales pitch.
American artillery joined French forces in a dawn assault in the Apremont forest northwest of Toul. Two American batteries supported the attack as German gas shells rained down during a two hour bombardment.
Allied forces formed a diversion east of the raid, entering Apremont Village to find it deserted and triggering a German barrage. A patrol breached the enemy’s barbed wire and faced 15 Germans in a 15 minute fight near the trenches, retiring as reinforcements arrived. The Luneville sector remained quiet.
I Gray Co offers young men snappy form fitting suits in green blue and brown flannels. All hand tailored. Sale runs until Saturday night at the Washington Hanover corner store.
Sensational sworn statements and letters from the Army Intelligence Service were read into the Senate record revealing Gut zon Borglum, while holding a personal Wilson commission to study the aviation program, sought to form a private airplane company to win war contracts and capitalize on presidential friendship.
A noted sculptor, longtime chief critic of aircraft production officials, intensifies public comment on policy and management. He argues for reforms and greater transparency in oversight and budgeting.
The report claims Austrian forces say Russia has lost 150000 men in Galicia during 1915. It also notes a year ago the Congress of Hayti authorized severing diplomatic ties if Germany failed to offer reparations for Haitian lives lost in submarine warfare and guarantees for the future.
Showers Saturday morning in Boston and southern New England with clearing and cooler conditions Sunday. Northern New England also anticipates showers and cooler weather, followed by fair conditions on Sunday. Strong westerly winds diminish by Sunday.
Moscow dispatches report statements in local newspapers that Count von Mirbach, the German ambassador, handed an ultimatum to the council of the Peoples' Commissaries demanding immediate measures to render Russia effectively a German colony.
A Russian government wireless dispatch reports peace negotiations with Ukraine have begun. It states hostilities end on the Voronezh Kursk and Briansk fronts and a demarcation line is set. It notes a Russian delegation will meet the German Ukrainian group to sign peace as defensive guards bar armed detachments from Russian territory.
A wartime urging advises readers to secure future finances by saving part of plentiful earnings. It promotes opening an account with Cosmopolitan Trust Company located at 60 Devonshire Street.
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