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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1918
Page
7
Reports from neutral European countries indicate rapid weakening of military control by German and Austrian authorities over civilians. The State Department notes growing signs of breakdown in the despotic regime as events unfold in Berlin and surrounding areas.
A health note urges starting each day with hot water mixed with limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It likens internal cleansing to external bathing and promotes a quarter pound of limestone phosphate from the pharmacist as inexpensive and nearly tasteless.
American officials grow convinced that imperial rulers are reluctantly forced to acknowledge that to preserve their dynasties they must concede the civilian demand for participation in government during the crisis.
The article notes a waning Pan German and military grip as German armies falter. Emperors seek a democratic cabinet answer to restore legitimacy, with Premier von Hertling's resignation spurring appeals to Socialists and Centrists. Socialists resist current cabinet while demanding Reichstag majority rights.
In a bid to avert collapse of imperial prerogatives Emperor William names opposition leaders to minor cabinet posts and promises popular reforms. Socialists reject any arrangement short of full Reichstag control over the cabinet, insisting on parliamentary supremacy without the Emperor’s approval.
Pauline Keizer, 17, daughter of Horace B Keizer of Paul Revere Nurseries and Farm in Concord, drives a Ford truck with pumpkins to a Boston market near Faneuil Hall. Two tons sold as the first seasonal crop. she explains planting pumpkins among corn to save land and fertilizer.
Officials see potential upheaval as Germany's moves toward reforms may trigger similar changes in Austria Hungary. The Austrian Emperor summoned three top Hungarian leaders, Tisza, Andrassy, and Apponyi, stirring speculation on reforms or a possible separate peace amid war shifts.
Lieutenant George W Killorin aviation gunnery instructor was killed in a Taillasserre Field Texas crash last Saturday. The Wakefield High School and Holy Cross class of 1917 graduate, 22, had left college in April 1917 to enter the service and was buried at 72 West Chestnut Street Wakefield yesterday.
Editorial urges readers to boost morale and defense finance by buying war bonds as American troops fight in France. Calls for strong support at home to sustain efforts abroad.
After receiving his commission he was appointed an instructor of aerial gunnery at the camp. He was the son of George W. Killorin, a prominent contractor in Wakefield. Besides his parents he leaves two sisters, Alverra a Trinity College graduate Blanch a Boston University student and one brother Carl.
Washington reports the British seizure of Spitzbergen is expected to greatly aid the Russian government at Archangel. An American engineer recently conducted an exhaustive examination of coal and other deposits there.
The piece notes Spitzbergen influenced the British expedition and suggests occupying Spitzbergen could halt the withdrawal of Czecho-Slovak troops from the Volga front. It states allied forces push southeast from Archangel and may soon link with the Czechs on the Volga.
The notice calls readers to hasten the final reckoning with the Kaiser by subscribing to the Fourth Liberty Loan. It frames the fundraising as a critical wartime effort and urges timely support.
London reports that Allied governments formally recognize the belligerent status of Arab forces fighting as auxiliaries with the Allies in Palestine and Syria.
The appeal urges Americans to invest in Liberty Bonds through several payment plans. Options include five payments with staggered dates or weekly deposits via banks or savings institutions. The message emphasizes patriotic thrift and supporting Allied Europe through disciplined saving until victory.
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