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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1915
Page
7
German forces report rapid advance around Warsaw with rail and supply lines expanding. Russian troops withdraw to defend Novo Georgievsk while Italian and Balkan fronts see continued action and shifting diplomacy under Venizelos.
An advertisement touts Plant Juice with testimonials from Mrs. M. Morton of Regent Road who reports relief from stomach trouble rheumatism and nervousness after using four bottles. The Plant Juice Man markets the remedy from Liggett Drug Store at Washington and Avon Streets in Massachusetts.
Paris reports ongoing artillery actions in Belgium near Steenstraete and Het Sas and in Artois along Santerre. The Vosges saw violent German attacks at Lingskopf and Schratmannele while French forces repulsed them. In Argonne Germans penetrated a western forest salient but were driven back, with limited footholds remaining.
The report notes that heavy losses occurred as portions of the front were held by a single company, with over 100 German troops remaining engaged in the battle network. The description emphasizes continued entanglements and combat pressure.
The Russian general staff reports continued fighting along the Riga region front with no essential changes east of Poniewesch. Attacks on Kovno and Ossowetz were repulsed. enemy assaults along the Narew and Lomza Ostrow fronts persist. Counter-attacks near Vieprz yield prisoners. pressure held along the Bug sector with sporadic artillery along upper Bug Zlota Lipa and the Dniester.
London July 30 officers casualty lists show 11 killed 286 wounded and 14 missing over July 19 to 30 total 365. Officers total losses since war start 13 656 with 4176 dead 8303 wounded 1175 missing. Dardanelles regiments suffer most Australians 9 killed 2 wounded King’s Own Scottish Borderers 9 killed 4 wounded 7 missing Highland Light Infantry 19 killed 18 wounded Cameronians 2 killed 6 wounded Royal Scots 9 killed 7 wounded Indian contingent 16 killed 19 wounded.
Berlin reports progress in efforts to trap Russian troops. Serock at the Bug mouth north of Warsaw is taken, forts near Nova Georgievsk are captured, and the east bank of the Vistula near Warsaw is occupied. Russians are being driven back southward by Field Marshal von Mackensen.
The report notes French grenades near Souchez repulsed attacks and renewed Vosges combat north of Muenster while the night remained quiet. Eastern theatre cites German advance toward Loma Ostrov Wyszkow road and Bug river areas. Novo Georgievsk forts taken. Warsaw eastern bank gained. Southeastern theatre: Von Mackensen drives Russians east as left wing pushes north between Vistula and Bug. right wing fights toward the Vieprz.
German attacks along the Narew front persist with strong offensives near Lomza and Ostrow while Russians push back near Riga and dislodge German forces east of the Dvina. In the Dardanelles allies penetrate Turkish trenches at Avi Burnu but Turkish troops largely retake ground. German units reach the Bug River south of Wyszkow and seize Serock, as von Mackensen’s left wing drives north of the Vistula. Soissons and areas along the Aisne see renewed bombardment and French positions hold. A peace overture to Russia via Denmark is rejected by Moscow.
Captain D. B. Dell and 27 crew members of the torpedoed Leelanaw arrived in New York aboard the St Paul from Liverpool. One crewman stayed aboard the submarine and was returned to Germany on request. Sailor Charles Reh was jailed in England for denying German nationality. Bodies of Harry J. Keser, Herbert S. Stone, and Lindon W. Bates Jr. were brought through New York on the St Paul.
Paris Aug 8 10 45 p m A war office note says German effort to destroy two allied hydroplanes off Nieuwport with heavy shells failed Our artillery silenced German batteries One plane returned unaided the other was towed in undamaged to shore
Vienna reports Archduke Joseph Ferdinand’s forces in the Vistula and Wieprz region claim success against Russian troops with 25 officers and 6000 men captured at Lubartov and Wiechow. Italian attack on Palazzo Vermegliano repulsed. Tyrol artillery battles ongoing. Italian morale slogans cited.
Overseas News Agency reports Polish towns evacuated by Russians show massive German Austrian supply success. Troops receive three meals daily, cattle driven along, mineral water distributed, and railroads quickly reopened to move forces. Neutral observers and Poles greet Germans as liberators in Warsaw Ivangorod and Lublin.
A party returning from a trip to Old Town collided with a train near a dangerous crossing. Thomas Griffin of Fall River died at the roadside. others injured include Manley Canney, Willard Pratt, Louis Canney, and a driver fled the scene. The collision occurred with both train and car at moderate speed. emergency crews reported critical and serious injuries.
Thomas Griffin 25 of Fall River died at Beverly Hospital after a mysterious auto accident near Dobson Hill Ipswich. He was found with a fractured skull and arm and was moved to hospital by three Ipswich men who fled the scene. Griffin’s body showed glass fragments near the road as if struck by a headlight. investigators seek the car owner. He had two sisters in Lawrence.
Manuel Sylvia of East Boston was fatally injured when his motorcycle collided head on with an automobile driven by Arthur Richards of Roxbury on the Wellington Bridge Fellsway. Richards is under arrest on assault and battery charges. passengers Abraham Berkman Isaac Rosenblatt and Dora Rosenblatt were in the car. Sylvia was taken to Somerville Hospital in critical condition with head injuries.
An excursion train on the Bangor & Aroostook railroad struck an automobile at Alton Crossing ten miles east of Old Town Me killing Ralph J. Carney of Lake View and severely injuring four companions all Lake View men. Charles Libby sustained a crushed left arm and other injuries in the crash.
Arthur Cannon of South Milford died when two motorcycles behind him blinded the driver L W Taylor. The car left the road and overturned on an embankment injuring Cannon's two companions early today in Brookfield.
Holyoke officials and the trolleymen's union expect street cars to run by noon tomorrow after a two day strike. Company president Pellissier will submit wage and hour proposals to the union, aiming to avoid arbitration and settle the dispute. Jitneys served routes to Northampton and Springfield as ministers welcomed the return of quiet streets.
The general committees organized to mobilize industries for military needs opened yesterday under Alexander Guchkoff. Attended by representatives from across the empire, M Riabouchinsky pledged unwavering effort, saying they will retire to the Urals if needed and fight to the last man to secure victory.
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