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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1915
Page
7
British forces recaptured trenches at Hooge after a July 30 loss, then pushed the front 1200 yards forward amid heavy artillery and a fierce charge. Russian reports mention fortress losses and a shifting front as German plans press Riga.
Italian general headquarters released two official statements detailing Alpine detachments advancing in the Tonale Pass area and valley operations in Cadore. They report enemy bomb and trench efforts repulsed, artillery fire causing explosions at Ercavallo and Monfalcone shipyards, and gains at Cavallo Pass and Zagora Paljano.
Paris reports a relatively quiet front with artillery fighting in Artois and the Aisne valley. German efforts near Arras Souchez Neuville Saint Vaast and the Argonne were repulsed while 28 German bombers hit Saarebruecken factories, with fires observed as the air squadron supported by escort planes avoided German fighters.
German army headquarters reports Praga the Warsaw suburb on the Vistula has fallen. In the east they push toward Kovno and Ostrow, taking prisoners and capturing machine guns. Lomza and Ostrow roads breached with advances and new prisoners.
German report the capture of Praha ga a Warsaw suburb on the Vistula east bank. Berlin officials claim progress against Lomza lines with 1400 captured and seven machine guns. Troops close on Kovno and Novogeorgievsk cut off. Swedish steamer sunk by a German submarine. Austro German forces pursue Russians from the Vistula front. Austrians repulse Russian attacks on the Dniester with 1600 captured and two machine guns. French air squadron drops 164 bombs on Saarebruecken factories. British recapture trenches at Hooge and advance along 1200 yards front. German train shelled. Alpine detachments disperse Austrians in Tonale Pass. Italian artillery bombards Austrians near Devetaki and Cadore. Germans repulsed north of Arras and at Neuville St Vaast. Linge sector attacks fail with losses. Turkish battleship sunk. ~600 officers and crew saved. Germans repulsed near Riga. Gulf of Riga fleet attack repulsed with damage to a cruiser and two torpedo boats.
The former Lynn mayor James E. Rich helped Mr. L. E. Fogg, long a rheumatism patient, leave hospital for home care and use of Varnesis. Fogg's condition worsened before relief. after six months he could work and regained mobility. Local business figures and Varney tout the remedy and its veracity.
War Office dispatches say Soviet troops pressed enemy near Frederikstad and Schoenberg, repulsed German attacks on Kovno fortifications with heavy losses, and repelled a Baltic fleet assault at the Gulf of Riga aided by seaplanes and mines. It notes fighting on the Narew and Lomza sectors with no major actions elsewhere.
The Austrian war office reports Russian retreat from the Vistula front is being pursued. Austro-Hungarian and German forces crossed toward Lublin and cleared banks along Wieprz and Vistula. Prisoners reach 8000. Dniester actions yield 1600 captives and five machine guns. Artillery exchanges continue on Doberdo Plateau and Plava. Tyrolean frontier patrol repels a hostile party.
Constantinople Aug 9 Turkish government announces the battleship Kheyr ed Din Barbarossa of 9900 tons and former German Kurfurst Friedrich Wilhelm was sunk by an Entente submarine. Most of the crew were saved. loss reduces Turkish ships to one tenth of enemy strength.
Ottawa reports about 80 000 Canadian soldiers are in Europe on active service or in training in England. About 60 000 to 65 000 men are in training at camps in the Dominion, with corps despatched to Europe at frequent intervals. Men continue to offer themselves for various services in large numbers.
Ottawa announces total Canadian losses in the European war reach 10 680 with 1877 deaths 8738 wounded and 2065 missing as of today.
Official announcement confirms the cabinet formed Sunday with Count Shigenobu Okuma as premier remains unchanged except for Katsundo Minoura named Minister of Communications.
The British foreign office informed the American embassy that Americans resident in the United Kingdom and all aliens must register under the national registration act. New arrivals have 28 days to report themselves, but this does not imply conscription. Forms are being distributed this week and are to be returned next Sunday.
The Swedish steamer Mai was sunk by a German submarine. One lifeboat with seven men and a woman was rescued and landed in Copenhagen. The second boat carrying the captain and nine men is missing.
New York August 9 Italy will dispatch 650000 fresh troops to France or the Dardanelles within three weeks Captain Victor del Franchis of the Italian army said on arrival aboard the steamer Duca d Aosta The report cites an official source for the planned forces and timetable
Refugees from Courland pour into Riga by the thousands as fields near the town overflow with cattle and horses rescued from German invaders.
State police search for Pearl Maguire a 26 year old probationer from Sherborn who yesterday escaped from J B Cook home in Lincoln. Maguire was placed with the Cook family by the State Board of Charities some time ago.
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