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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1916
Page
9
German forces attacked French positions at the forest of Givenchy near Souchez and penetrated first lines for about 100 meters. French counterattacks reclaimed some trenches, while other assaults on ground westward toward Borgo basin were repelled.
German forces attacked along the Verdun front from Brabant Sur Meuse to Lillers Bois, seven battalions in several sectors, with heavy losses and limited gains in some trenches before French counter attacks recaptured positions. Zeppelins over Lunéville caused minor damage. aerial activity supported by French aviators targeted Metz. Snow hindered operations in Artois as actions continued between Brabant Sur Meuse and Haumont wood with many counter offensives repelled and fifty prisoners taken.
Petrograd dispatches report Turkish retreat toward Trebizond with Russian forces advancing along the Black Sea coast. Turkish evacuation threatens to cut off troops from Erzerum with a Turkish breakout route toward Kharput and possible linkage with Bagdad forces. A German train carrying guns detonated amid war disruptions.
New York reports anonymous warnings sent to American travelers booked on the French liner Espagne, due to possible German submarine policies. Letters urged passengers to cancel sailing for safety, with British authorities notified and forwarding the warnings to Washington. The ship’s departure was delayed by scheduling, not by the warnings.
Copenhagen reports German papers publish Italian notices that a Japanese fleet has arrived safely in the Mediterranean with many aircraft aboard. Two Japanese ships the Yasuka Maru and Keankoku Maru were torpedoed and sunk. Tokyo announced on January 3 that a squadron of Japanese warships would head for the Suez Canal to protect shipping, including the armored cruisers Kasaxa Tokiwa and Chitose assigned to the mission.
Pekin February 22 Rebels attacked the governor s mansion at Chang Sha capital of Hu Han province They were repulsed and captured Leaders were put to death This marks spread of the revolutionary movement into Hu Nan Jailing districts nearby had earlier disorders President Yuan Shi Kai called the encounters skirmishes and said the malcontents would be suppressed without difficulty
London reports the government will appoint Lord Robert Cecil to lead the blockade of Germany, joining the cabinet as blockade minister. He will oversee orders in council on blockade and policy on trade with neutrals, with Baron Buckmaster and Baron Lansdowne defending government aims against critics.
United States Senator James Wadaworth of New York criticized wartime waste at a Washington birthday event in Chicago. He cited excessive harbor fortification costs, limited ammunition, and mobilization shortfalls, noting only about 17,000 of 23,900 soldiers could be in camp.
Parla February 22 The entire crew of the Zeppelin airship, 22 men, perished when French auto cannon fire brought the craft down near Ravigny. The marine model LZ 7 was set ablaze by incendiaries. the wreckage and bodies lay amid debris as flames swept the envelope.
Mrs. 5. R. Sturtedant, speaking for visiting nurses with children, denies any misconduct by nurses at Piedmont Park. She has taken children to the park for twelve years and has never observed inappropriate behavior by any nurse, white or colored, urging protection of nurses from slander.
Pitsburg Pa February 22 ex governor William Sulzer of New York urged a 1000 dollar per gallon tax on all alcoholic liquor during a speech to the Pennsylvania state prohibition convention He attacked local option and the Hobson amendment calling local option a fraud and saying Congress must tax to end the traffic The convention platform backed woman suffrage
A robber locked the cashier and a worker in the vault of Camden Park State Bank in Minneapolis, escaping with 9700. Weeks earlier the same bank was robbed by three bandits.
Emperor Nicholas II's appearance at the duma opening is hailed as a pivotal moment in Russian politics. The event signals a potential new government-popular representative alliance amid wartime strain, with Premier Stuermer pledging continued reform and unity.
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