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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1915
Page
5
German forces press east of Warsaw aiming to trap Russian armies and weaken defenses at Ivangorod Ostrolenka and Lenczna while Russians retreat orderly. Official reports claim heavy German gains near Ostrolenka and Narew crossings, with continued fighting around the outer Warsaw line and renewed Allied diplomacy toward Greece.
Chicago reports reveal Britain enlists American skilled craftsmen for munitions and shipyards. Recruits sail on the Arabic and Adriatic, with wages up to £6 weekly plus overtime and guaranteed one year’s employment at union rates.
Riga reels under orders to remove government institutions with the State Bank already relocated to Tula and other banks set to move. Education shifts follow to Dorpat, while Riga remains the Baltic province capital on the Duna river with a 300000 population and industries in milling brewing machinery railway cars and tobacco. The city hosts the large cathedral and a 440 foot church spire. It is a major Baltic seaport after Petrograd.
A Berlin wireless despatch repeating Petrograd says a large German transport was sunk in the Baltic and that the ship was a steamer temporarily taken over by the ministry of marine. The note references a Petrograd report of a British submarine sinking a large German transport.
Paris August 4 The war office releases two reports detailing artillery slackening on the western front with actions in Steenstraete Hetsas Artois Roclincourt between the Somme and the Oise. In the Argonne there is grenade fighting near Marie Therese St Hubert and heavy cannonade at Fontenelle Linge Forest. In Artois Grenade engagements north of Carleul Chateau. The Argonne night sees two German attacks repulsed by infantry and artillery. In Vosges Linge Schratzmaennele hand grenades and bombs aid our side. Barrenkopf repulsed the German counterattack.
Berlin reports that the forces of Prince Leopold of Bavaria are throwing themselves against the Warsaw front outer fortress line as they attack, continuing efforts to breach defenses amid ongoing bombardment and coordinated assaults from German units.
Official Russian statement says Germans advanced only 1.8 miles in three days of brutal fighting north of Warsaw. It notes German assaults on the Narew river sector failed, Russian defenses held at Jedwabno and Novgorod, and German reinforcements from France were repelled.
Poet Wendell M. Jones urges preservation of the frigate Portsmouth slated for junking after arriving from Norfolk. He appeals to memory of liberty and the sacrifice of forefathers, arguing against selling the ship for gold and calling for her to be kept afloat as a symbol of honor.
The war office reports Russian forces retreating along the Vistula and Bug while offering renewed resistance at several fronts. Ivangorod left bank is in Allied hands, and German forces near Radomka River have advanced. Italian actions on the Adige plateau saw several attacks repulsed with heavy losses.
Local artillery actions occurred in the Carinthian and Tyrolean frontier districts. Italian infantry at Gellenkofel retreated after shelling by our guns. An assault by two enemy companies on the frontier bridge south of Schrader bach and a strong Italian attack on Coldilana and Buchenstein were repulsed.
The war office reports fighting along the River Pissa and in the Narew area with varying results. Soviet forces withdrew to a new front near Ostrolenka while fending off German attacks between the Vistula and the Bug. Chelm and Wladova saw ferocious clashes, with Russian armored cars aiding a counter attack.
A preacher in the Sunday Post Magazine champions ball playing as a lesson tool. He believes sport strengthens faith and community, using games to illustrate moral lessons and engage parishioners during services.
Germany argues the 1799 1828 treaty Article Thirteen permits sinking contraband and seeks a compromise between belligerent rights and neutral commerce. The United States contests the interpretation, insisting the provision protects neutral ships from sinking but not contraband. A German prize court awarded damages in the Frye case but set no amount, while the Leelanaw incident moves toward diplomatic settlement.
A note invites readers to view a contribution on Everybody’s Page in the upcoming Sunday Post. It suggests anticipation without detailing the content or author.
An official statement from headquarters admits Russian forces have retired from the Blonie Nadarzyn line on the Warsaw front. The update comes via Petrograd and London with the date August 5.
William Fuller aged 59 and head of the mathematics department at the Girls Latin School died after an operation at Newton Hospital following a month of illness. A Tufts graduate, he taught at Dean Academy in Franklin and Mechanics Arts High School before joining the Girls Latin faculty in 1900s. He is survived by his wife Martha Eddy and daughters Miriam and Evelyn. home in Auburndale.
A reader questions kidney symptoms and a tonic for blood and digestion. The doctor recommends balmwort tablets for possible kidney congestion and suggest three grain sulpheric tablets for blood purification and digestion. A hairdresser asks about scalp care and the cure is plain yellow mangos applied to the scalp after washing to relieve dandruff.
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