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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1916
Page
6
Germany pressed attacks from Cumieres wood and Bois de Corbeaux, meeting French fire on Deu Man's Hill. Forces were driven back to trenches with fresh troops replacing them as bombardment persisted from dawn onward.
The Rome war office says artillery duels occurred across the Astico zone and on the Gorizia heights. It notes capture of five officers and 126 men between Mrzli and Vodil after enemy assault, plus bombardment of moving columns on the Kostangjevice to Oppachchiastia road and fires from a dirigible raid on Opcina depots and a railway junction.
Paris dispatch reports the French abandoned the Bethincourt salient Saturday night and established a continuous line from Avecourt to hill 304 area. German assaults along the Meuse and Woevre were repulsed with heavy losses, while Verdun sector saw limited German gains north of Douaumont.
Official reports say French forces evacuated the Beth incourt Salient Saturday night and repelled all German attacks along the new Avecourt to Cumieres line with heavy losses. German assaults entered French trenches at one point but were driven out by counter fire.
An official dispatch from Petrograd via London dated April 93 describes German bombardments in the Riga Shlok sector and Dvina front. It notes a brisk fire exchange near Jacobstadt Postavy and Lake Narocz, with Russian counterattacks and successful repulses while reporting continued Soviet advances in the Upper Tchoruk basin.
Berlin via London reports no change in the war fronts. The official bulletin states the situation in all theatres remains generally unchanged.
The British war office notes a Fokker monoplane fell inside Allied lines with the pilot captured uninjured. Artillery ranged around Neuville Saint Vaast Souchez the Hohenzollern redoubt and Wytschaete. An enemy mine exploded in the Hohenzollern area. At St Eloi Allied troops retain much of the ground won March 27 including three of four main line craters.
London reports John Gordon becomes a judge commoner and James Campbell is named attorney general in succession to the retiring official, marking a shift in Ireland's legal leadership.
Four German naval planes attacked the Russian aerodome at Pap pensholm on Oesel Island near Kielkond at the entrance to the Gulf of Riga. Twenty bombs were dropped, two of four enemy planes fell back, and despite heavy anti aircraft fire the German planes returned safely.
Despatch from Bucharest reports the Russian government cancelled all export permits to Roumania. The move is seen as a Paris conference outcome by the Entente aiming to pressure neutrals and complicate relations with the Central Powers as Roumania tightens trade links.
London April 9 witnessed another suffrage row as Sylvia Pankhurst's East End protest group gathered in Trafalgar Square to oppose the defence of the realm military service and munitions acts. A large crowd of soldiers and civilians formed well before the scheduled meeting.
Procession arrives to derisive shouts as red and green banners are torn. Women speakers reach Nelson's column plinth amid powder bursts. A man hurls more powder, police struggle to hold line, soldiers fall from the plinth, and the meeting ends as the crowd joins in God Save the King.
An imposing demonstration in support of Armenia was held at the Sorbonne with Paul Deschanel presiding. He stated Europe guaranteed Armenia’s security at Berlin and accused Germany of violating the pledge by allowing Armenian torture. Poincare attended, joined by notable figures including William Graves Sharp and Keishiro Matsui.
Government report on the Wittemburg camp during the 1914 15 typhus outbreak details 15 000 prisoners living in squalor with inadequate heating clothing water and food. British doctors ministered briefly before deaths. guards deserted and German staff provided no medical care. Vermin infestations and brutal treatment included flogging and dogs.
Berindvale events indicate German submarines attacked. Eagle Point reportedly torpedoed after capitulation with crew aboard. Wilson pursues submarine issue amid snowstorm on Mayflower. State Department expects more armed merchant ships in war zone and will seek Vienna’s word if an Austrian submarine attacked.
Paris dispatch reports President Wilson received a cable from Professor Baldwin about the Sussex incident. Secretary Lansing quotes that the President has communicated the April 1 cable and says the department is giving the Sussex case the most serious attention and greatest care.
At the Italian-American Citizens' Club meeting in Quincy House a legislative committee was appointed to investigate and protect the interests of Italian residents. Appointees include Representative Felix Marcella of Boston Joseph Porcella of Revere and Alphonse Bruno of Brighton.
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