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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1917
Page
9
Stockholm reports growing belief that Swedish government troubles over German telegrams forwarded from Buenos Ayres through the Swedish legation will prompt a stronger United States response. Officials expect a clear statement from Secretary Lansing on the handling of American communications in open language.
The Swedish authorities and with the knowledge and consent of the governments concerned was in no wise comparable to the services rendered to Germany by Sweden.
Count Michael Karolyi, president of the Hungarian Independence Party, told a Budapest despatch he will push for peace between warring nations. He said he was invited to a Bern peace conference on October 15 and will travel to Switzerland despite likely attacks.
The imperial Japanese mission led by Viscount Ishii left Camp Devens at Ayer after a brisk, businesslike display of American wartime energy. They traveled aboard a special car to Washington last night.
Boston hosts Viscount Ishii and the Japanese mission for a whirl,new England hospitality. The visit includes Harvard College, a flag presentation, and a 38 mile motor tour to Camp Devens, Lexington Green, and Concord Bridge with wreaths and Minuteman statue ceremonies.
Samuel J. Elder described the 1775 action at Cambridge with farmers gathering muskets the bridge fight and the two British soldiers shot reinforcements the retreat along the route to Cambridge and the capture of British munition wagons all rendered in simple phrases.
Massachusetts and much of New England observed a wheatless day with strong public cooperation. Wednesday and Thursday were set as two weekly wheatless days during the war, a move aimed at conserving wheat to speed victory overseas.
Japanese War Commission guests and state officials joined in the wheatless program. Bread shifts to rye graham and corn as white loaves vanish from hotels and shops. Hotel chefs offered new dark bread recipes including "soldier's bread" as demand shifts nationwide.
The world programme committee of the Methodist Episcopal church proposes forty million dollars for foreign missions and church extension. The fund would be raised in eight million yearly instalments with two million for European churches. A portion is earmarked to aid German Methodist churches.
Germany opens subscriptions for its seventh war loan at the Reichsbank and plans to close October 18. Advertisements urge support to deter England. Small investors may pay 10 percent cash and the remainder in instalments over 10 to 20 years. Krupps subscribe for 60 million marks.
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