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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1916
Page
2
British and Australian forces defend captured positions on the Somme near Pozieres as German attacks surge. Russian advances continue near Stokhod and Sereth, with prisoner gains and village captures. Ottoman forces suffer a decisive defeat at Romani, while Austrians and Italians clash along the Isonzo with shifts in captured positions.
London reports the foreign office will send a memorandum to Ambassador Walter Hines Page tomorrow to keep open the possibility of resuming negotiations for feeding civilians in German occupied areas. Britain says the conditions set were rejected by Germany and the US may reopen the issue if deemed advisable.
British official statement says attacks north and northeast of Pozieres were repulsed after heavy bombardment. Germans briefly entered trenches at a few points but were driven out, with casualties and prisoners counted. Further small assaults near Souchez and Zwartelen also failed as artillery kept up near Bethune and Loos.
Reported repulses of German assaults around Thiaumont Vaux Chapitre Woods and Pozieres as French Russian and Italian forces gain or hold ground. Soviet actions along Sereth Gra Berka with advances south of Brody. Italians capture forts near Gaderm valley and defeat Austrian attacks near Monte Zebio Sette Communi.
A La Liberte dispatch from North of France reports German counter attacks against British positions north of Pozieres. Australians gloriously defended advanced trenches near the Bapaume road, with one regiment resisting Bavarian and Saxon assaults and enabling Allied dispositions. British artillery repelled attacks on Hill 160 and Pozieres mill, while Australian and County Kent troops mounted a bayonet charge gaining about 200 metres toward Martinpuich.
London reports growing anxiety over the fate of British prisoners taken after Kut el Amara. Lord Robert Cecil told Parliament that repeated inquiries through the American embassy in Constantinople yielded no reply from the Porte, fueling misgivings as the captives faced a harsh desert crossing after the surrender.
In London on August 7, David Lloyd George moved the second reading of a bill to allow civilians to appear as witnesses before military tribunals and to permit civilian jurors in cases involving civilians. He cited Sir Arthur Basil Markham and said the bill aims to investigate without delay and protect the honor of a young Irish Catholic soldier. The bill passed the third reading.
The official report says artillery activity between Adige and Upper Isonzo continues. Italian forces capture enemy positions in the Tofano region and advance near Hills 86 and 121 in Monfalcone, taking 2600 prisoners including 100 officers, and destroy enemy trenches. A Caproni squadron bombarded Opcina junction and shot down one hostile aeroplane. one Italian plane did not return.
Berlin wireless summary reports near Pozieres a counter attack regaining trench sections held by British. Engagements continue Thiepval Bazentin le Petit and Monaco farm repulsed French attacks at Thiaumont ridge Verdun area ended without success for the French.
British aviators bombarded Henri Lietard near Arras with 112 pound bombs from 9000 feet. Incendiaries set Martinpuich sheds and storehouse ablaze, rising 8000 feet in smoke. Flotillas, dozens of planes clash. German trenches and depots targeted. Barges, motor trucks, and a moving train were set afire as air offensives expand along Somme.
The German royal material testing office in Gross-Richterfelde reports making paper from cotton stalks. The finding, tied to prewar Egyptian commissions, could ease U S paper shortages. Lincoln Palmer says if valid the method would aid U S papermaking and bring significant value to the inventor.
French war office reports late today that troops captured trenches between Hemwood and the Somme and advanced south of the Thiaumont work. Prisoners, machine guns, and houses seized. aerial combats with several enemy planes and balloons destroyed. Belgian actions centered on Dixmude Steenstraete with bombs and artillery.
Vienna reports continued hard battles around the Gorizia bridgehead and the Doberdo plateau. Night-long clashes on Monte Sabatoni and Monte San Michele persisted with Austrian counter-attacks reclaiming much of Italian positions. 82 officers and 1200 men were captured.
Official headquarters reports success on the Stokhod and Sereth fronts with captures including officers, men, and weapons. Vietnamese lines describe repelled enemy offensives, renewed offensives by our troops, and severe losses for Austro German forces. Caucasus actions note Turkish and Kurdish counterattacks repelled with ground gains reported at Kialkit Tohrthky Erzingan and Mutfatchaia.
The war office reports 3145 un wounded Turks captured by the British at Romani after a battle they pursued 18 miles beyond Katia, 23 miles east of the Suez canal. Cairo reports 1600 Turkish prisoners arriving, part of the army that attacked British defenses and was defeated with heavy losses.
Miss Flora Sandes, an Irishwoman serving as a sergeant in the Serbian army, arrived at Toulon on her way back to rejoin her regiment after a holiday in Ireland. She initially went to Serbia as a nurse, then enlisted and fought in the recent campaign, including the retreat to Durazzo.
British officials say a public reply denying Germanys claims will be issued soon. The note argues the first contention is false and notes Germany already harvests in occupied areas. A neutral relief commission could ease civilian hardships as a precedent for non combatant populations.
Paris August 7 corporal Gouteaubier of the French light infantry has earned a military cross from President Poincare for capturing 100 Germans including two officers with a single companion. Army orders praise bravery and contempt of danger that struck terror in enemy trenches.
Petrograd dispatch says Russian advances south of Brody bring forces within 14 miles of the Tarnopol Lemberg railway. Austrian troops at Tarnopol reportedly retire toward Zlochoff.
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