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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1917

Page

11

British Advance East of Hooge Captures Front Positions

British forces under Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig attacked at daybreak and captured virtually all German forward positions east of Hooge in Belgium on the front between Frezenburg and the Ypres Menin road. The move comes as Allied troops press along the Belgian theater.

France Belgium Associated Press Sir Douglas Haig Hooge Frezenburg Ypres Menin Road

British Forces Drive Deep In First Day Of Flanders Battle

British troops pushed forward with a protective artillery barrage and attained most objectives along a new front line near Westhoek and Lens. German defenses stiffened but the British held their gains as air losses and balloon destruction marked a poor day for the German service.

Flanders Westhoek Lens Vimy Ridge Nieuport

Peru Likely to Break With Germany Over Lorton Case

Washington reports that Peru will sever relations with Germany after rejecting the German proposal to submit the bark Lorton case to a prize court. Peruvian charge d affaires Manuel de Freyre y Santander was told by his government that no acceptance would be given. Unofficial advices say the Peruvian Senate endorsed President Wilson's war stand and a break is anticipated.

Washington Peru State Department Manuel de Freyre Y Santander Lorton Wilson

De La Touche to Visit U S for Ship Purchases

Gaston de Pellerin de la Touche, director of the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique and Paris Lyon Mediterranean railroad, is named a delegate to visit the United States. He will gain credentials for Andre Tardieu. The mission aims to work out an understanding with American builders and financiers for ship purchases.

Paris Gaston de Pellerin de la Touche Compagnie Generale Transatlantique French Line Paris-Lyons Mediterranean United States Andre Tardieu M. de la Touche

Smuggling Ring Foiled In New York Harbor

Six Belgians aboard a relief ship and three others were arrested in New York on charges of smuggling rubber and platinum into Germany via Holland and Belgium. Police say the operation, the culmination of a yearlong probe, routed weekly shipments worth 25 000 to 30 000 dollars from Atlantic ports, with goods valued in Germany at about five times their U.S. cost.

New York Germany Holland Belgium Atlantic Bureau of Yards and Docks Navy Department Washington, D. C Hingham Mass Lake Denmark N. J Fort Mifflin St. Jullens Creek Navy Yards Boston N. C Philadelphia Norfolk R. Harris Commonwealth OF Massachusetts Randolph Board of Selectmen Massachusetts Highway Commission State House Selectmen Jeremiah J. Desmond Michael E. Clark Walter PF. Stephens Commonwealth OF Massachusetts —Trown of Littleton Gro. W Whitcomb Chas. D. Smith Langdon Prouty Massachusetts—Hospital School Canton Hospital School John E. Fish Mass. Hospital School Edward H. Bradford M. D Alfred Pinkerton Leonard W.W. Ross William I. Fitzgerald Walter C. Baynes WAR Department Ayer Huntington Ave Wolf Cohen & CO Washington ST Goodwell Dudley St

A Contemplative Reply on Love and Kissing Etiquette

A reader asks if a man should kiss a girl only when certain he loves her. The columnist suggests the man risked friendship by refusing a kiss and advises patient, humble pursuit to repair the hurt pride while maintaining respectful conduct.

Den Champagne Reien

Waterfront Calendar and War-Time Shipping Reports

The waterfront section notes tides and astronomical data for August 11, listing morning high tides of 8 ft 4 in and 9 ft 6 in, a full moon on Sept 1, and planetary positions. It also reports weather temps from Atlantic cities, and vessel arrivals for groundfish, mackerel, and swordfish. Shipping restrictions prohibit harbor entry after sunset, with cargoes valued over $2 million arriving from Africa and over 1,000,000 gallons of molasses for munition production.

Europe United States Mars Jupiter Saturn W. H. Rider Robert and Margaret Lois R. Corkum Carl Nettle Mildred J Boston Fish Bureau South Boston Fish Pier Atlantic Africa Porto Rico

Marriage Intentions Filed in City Hall List Local Residents

The City Hall registrar released a long list of marriage intentions filed yesterday, naming numerous residents with ages and addresses across Dorchester East Boston Roxbury Jamaica Plain Watertown Medford Roslindale Newton Cambridge South Boston Charlestown and other local areas. The records include professions such as saleswoman nurse machinist bookkeeper sailor and U S Army service member, reflecting a broad cross section of the community.

Edward F. McGlenen Charles J. Whipple Center In Film Factory Billings St Sharon Katherine P. Glennon van Winkle St Dorchester Patrick J. Smuddy Webster St Boston Mary &. McMahon Byron J. Jervis Quartermaster U. 8 Watertown Clarence Isaacson Hopkins St Rose Marks Atiffley Road Jamaica Plain Richard Sada Hudson St Adila Nashawatz Hudson Jorgen Johansen Master Mariner Neptune Road Fast Union Park St Laura EE. Robertson Cohasset St Roslindale Martin J. Gately Winthrop St Roxbury Frances M. MacDonald Erich R. Volkmann Maple Ave Newton Dorothy Read Hemen Way Phillip L. King Bellflower St Helen M. Gallivan Erie St Patrick Keating Longwood Aye. Court Bridget A. Lee Frederick J. Fitzpatrick U. S. Navy Ist South Boston Frances Ken Murphy Sydney St Coleman A. Green Bowen St Daisey E. McCarthy Hamilton St Henry CC Sonle Fort Tess Monroe Olive M. Hunter Frost South Newell W . Sylvester Carpenter Somerville Elizabeth McBryde Mast Newton St George A. Wood Kirkland St Cambridge Haunal P. Thirkield Finll St Walter E. Allenbrook Huron Av Ellen Foster Elm St Charlestown Vitale Buttacavoli Pitts St Angiolina Camnella Jono Correira Commercial St Maria da Carmo Owen Bethune Northampton St Filizabeth Washington Corning St Abraham Bleck Morton St Mattapan Ruth S. Wiener Juha Donovan U. S. Army Bowdoin St Mary J. Doughtry Huntington Ave Harold B. McClellan Salesman St. Botolph St Mary D. Relskie Brighton Howard E. Britt Sarajova Irene F. Coyne Chelsea Levi S&s. Thompson Metropolitan Park Police Glendale St Helen P. Archer Monument St Groton Nerman Goodman Laborer East Tenex St

Honesty and Zeal in Service to the Common Good

Poetic reflection on selfless work and communal aid. The speaker celebrates earnest labor aimed at helping others, noting how daily deeds, shared nourishment, and acts of kindness brighten life and spread grateful feeling among people.

Walworth Mfg. CO Boston Mass

Obituary notices from Somerville Cambridge and Boston area

A long list of obituary and funeral notices from Aug 8 to Aug 12, naming the deceased and their families, home addresses, funeral times, and churches in Cambridge Somerville Roxbury Dorchester East Boston and other localities with related church services and mass times.

Advent Brimmer Street van Allen Boston Sharon South Station J. B. L. Bartlatt Tel Milton the Post Revere Beach Oak Island J. F. Briggs Tremont St Mattapan P. m Oakland St Cambridge Wash. St General Motors Goodrich Mass Lake Nipmuc Park Mendon E. Parwell & Son W. Natick

Army Order Dwells on German Food Shortage

A British headquarters report quotes a German order for the Ypres group demanding strict economy in bread and other supplies. It calls for explaining the serious economic situation to subordinates and approving increased rations only where truly needed.

London Reuter Ypres Crown Prince Rupprecht Germany

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