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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1916
Page
22
The Southern Railway serving much of southern Spain has informed the government it must suspend service due to a coal shortage. The notice comes from Madrid via Paris dated April 12.
German forces press toward Hill 304 and Dead Man's Hill near Verdun while artillery duels flare on multiple fronts. British and Canadian units raid trenches, Italians seize heights north of Riponale, and Russian advance continues west of Erzerum as contraband measures tighten in Britain.
The Dutch Shipping Council released findings on the Palembang and Tubantia sinkings. It attributes three Palembang explosions to torpedoes and notes a mine later misfired. the Tubantia struck by a distant torpedo, likely from a submarine or torpedo boat, with witnesses confirming Schwartzkopf torpedo fragments and no nearby ships. Washington says the case falls under State Department jurisdiction and will be taken up with Germany after the Dutch report is received.
The war office states a small raid near Richebourg l'Avoue killed about 10 enemy, while the enemy's three attacks west of the Pilkem Ypres road were repulsed with 25 dead and three taken prisoner. Artillery activity persisted northwest of Wytschaete and near Souchez Carency and Calonne, with heavy shelling behind St Eloi. Canadian forces inflicted heavy losses in the neighborhood last week.
The dispatch from Petrograd via London notes cannon and rifle fire along the Dvina front and near Dvinsk, successful engagement with German scouts southwest of Pinsk, repulsed entrenchment near Olyka, and Caucasus actions west of Erzerum. It reports Bitlis repulsions and defeats of Kurd detachment forces south of Lake Urumiah.
An official Austro-Hungarian army bulletin reports lively artillery duels on several sectors. Near Riva the enemy was driven from several salient trenches and a defensive wall south of Sperone, with the Italian attack ending in complete failure.
Advertisement promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla and Peptiron Pills as a tonic for blood purity and strength. It cites benefits for scrofulous conditions and anemia. The copy claims harmony of ingredients, no opiates, no habit forming drugs, and urges readers to buy from their druggist.
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