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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1917
Page
6
The article notes New England must raise up to 500 million in the Liberty Loan drive, with only about 60 million subscribed in two weeks. Officials urge rapid deposits, citing patriotism and the risk of a tax penalty, and quotes Allan Forbes and Comptroller Williams on wealth, deposits, and national resolve to fund the war.
Avon Massachusetts resident Hiram Whiting, aged seventy eight, credits Var nesis with ending years of pain from chronic rheumatism after doctors failed. He details a yearlong collapse, use of crutches, and subsequent recovery. The ad promotes Var nesis as a non salicylate herbal remedy with a free booklet and Boston office details.
Harvard opens its Liberty Loan campaign with a goal of 59 000 to 100 000 in bonds. Nearly 100 undergrad volunteers canvass every dormitory and urge students to divert weekly allowances into bonds. Harvard clubs will also contribute surplus funds to the drive.
Dorchester School Centre and the women's Liberty Bond Committee announce a midweek Liberty Loan meeting in the Dorchester High School assembly hall. Lieutenant Godfrey Cabot of the Aero Club will present an illustrated talk with battlefront aircraft slides, joined by Channing Cox of the House of Representatives. Music by the Dorchester School Centre Orchestra. Everyone invited.
Cambridge fraternal groups including Masons Odd Fellows Elks and Knights of Columbus unite this week to solicit Liberty Loan subscriptions. Edward H. Baker Jr leads volunteers from lodges police fire stations and city employees while about 600 Cambridge school teachers plan to sell 600 bonds Tuesday night.
President Wilson urges nationwide participation in the second Liberty Loan to back wartime needs. Treasury data show only about 8 percent of the 5 billion goal subscribed so far, with officials projecting under 14 percent unless daily bond sales reach 358 million.
Secretary Wilson of the Department of Labor issued a call to the wage earners of the United States to buy bonds. He argued workers have more at stake in the conflict than others because democracy allows common people to serve their country beyond the battlefield.
General Rachitch and Dr. M. R. Vesmitch visited American troops in France to witness bayonet drill blending English and American tactics. Rain hindered practice as soldiers demonstrated steady training, echoing hardships faced by Allied forces in winter campaigns.
An army of workers in the New York federal reserve district will start the last half of the Liberty Loan campaign tomorrow morning. Subscriptions lagged on Friday and Saturday, with total pledged at 20,526,320 against a district quota of 1,500,000,000 dollars.
The Retail Trade Board of the Boston Chamber of Commerce schedules a mass meeting at Tremont Theatre next Thursday at 6 30 PM for all department store sales staff. Attendees will learn Liberty Loan advantages and be urged to promote bond sales in daily customer interactions.
The ad lists worm symptoms in children such as deranged stomach sour stomach and pale faces and promotes Dr True's Elixir as the best remedy for both children and adults. It cites a testimonial from Mrs Curtis of Houston Texas and urges readers to obtain the product through dealers.
United religious groups across the country organize into a national food conservation effort led by Hoover to report weekly meals served in line with wheatless and meatless guidelines. Clergy from Harvard Divinity School and Boston denominations join forces with a 100-strong Washington staff to mobilize 57 million church members. Reports will flow from local churches to Washington, detailing weekly family meals during a two month trial starting Oct. 28.
The Rev. Herbert S. Johnson told Warren Avenue Baptist Church that the Kaiser has influenced many to consider God during the war. He asserted even atheists are now acknowledging God's existence as a result of the conflict.
The Lexington First Baptist Church choir that visited Camp Devens in Ayer last week plans several similar trips this winter. Musical director Clarence K. Briggs will oversee the program and lead the group.
The fuel administration said emergency coal calls may be issued where shortages exist. It noted New England New York City and Philadelphia received more bituminous coal in the first eight months than in the same period last year. Plans by James J. Storrow aim to boost water transport efficiency by at least 25 percent via the New England Coal Barge and Towers Association.
Captain Arthur Crowley heads a new tugboat pooling group formed on the suggestion of the United States Shipping Board. The plan directs barges and tugs to report daily by telegraph and assigns the nearest tug to every coal movement to save time and expense. The pool opens for business at 141 State Street.
Henry A. Osborne of 106 Belmont Street East Bridgewater recounts his Civil War service with the 29th Massachusetts Infantry under Grant and Burnside. He attributes recovery from stomach distress and weakness to Plant Juice, praising its effects since starting the medicine. The Plant Juice Man promotes the remedy at the Dell Department store of Houghton & Duton Co.
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