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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1917
Page
2
A British assault near Arras drives through German lines capturing thousands, including 119 officers, with Canadi ans and British forces storming Vimy ridge and other positions. Artillery barrages, air support, and night-to-day bombardment described. 5816 prisoners reported by 2 p m.
Readers are urged to buy Vitalitas from Woodward's Drug Store at 102 Tremont St. Two testimonials from Lawrence praise relief from stomach disorders and rheumatism after using Vitalitas. Mrs. William McGraw and Mrs. Walter Frankland endorse its benefits for general debility and stomach trouble.
Sunday night patrol encounters occurred between the Somme and Aisne amid bad weather. Artillery fighting continued in several sectors. On the Russo Galician front minor attacks west of Dzemdron Marmaroch Aguet and Tomnatik were repulsed. British troops penetrated German lines along a wide front from Aras to Lens advancing two to three miles and taking over 50 prisoners.
Captain Iverson and 33 crew members of the Texas Oil Company steamer Illinois arrived aboard the St. Louis after the March 18 sinking. The crew described a submarine's attack, boarding by submariners with bombs, and the flag being torn down before the vessel was sunk the following day by a British patrol.
London reports the Norwegian steamship Camilla as sunk without warning along with four Belgian relief ships torpedoed in four days. The vessels carried 17 000 tons of foodstuffs and bore American Commission for Relief in Belgium markings with Swiss passes issued for the German government.
Washington April 9 The administration plans to place before Congress within 48 hours a $5 billion war bond program. The plan includes $3 billion to be loaned to the Entente allies and is expected to receive prompt approval.
Francis A. Campbell, clerk of Suffolk County Superior Court, filed a lengthy communication with the City Council criticizing the Finance Commission's investigation of his office administration.
The measure authorizing a huge bond issue will be reviewed by the House Ways and Means Committee tomorrow after a pause for Chairman Kitchin’s return. Secretary McAdoo says broad support and wide banking and governmental aid will back the sale, with denominations possibly as low as 25 dollars and temporary certificates issued at first.
Six hundred wounded and disabled soldiers of the Canadian expeditionary force and twenty two percent sailors arrived by steamer today from a foreign port at St John New Brunswick. Seven French Canadians who had won the military medal for distinguished service were among the returnees.
Mr Campbell claims the Finance Commission relied on a woman detective, named as Miss Branson of Cambridge, who marked court papers and shadowed his office without legal training. He says the investigation was biased and driven by personal animus and ignorance.
An advertisement touts Poslam as a potent skin remedy for itching and stubborn eczema, urging daily use and promising lasting relief. It promotes Poslam Soap medicated with Poslam and offers free samples from Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
War Office dispatch notes bombardments from the Somme to the Aisne with strong artillery action. The enemy countered mainly north of the Aisne and around Rheims, where a severe bombardment killed several civilians. In the Parroy forest French grenade throwers repulsed an assault on a forward post.
Mrs. Clara Hill of East Burke Vermont reports six months of ankle eczema with water blisters and itching. After four weeks using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, the ankle healed completely. The ad advises Cuticura for delicate skin and offers a free sample by mail from Boston.
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