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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1915
Page
1
Citizens across three southern Texas counties brace for possible Mexican attacks as authorities plan to bolster border defenses and authorities warn the United States and South America to stay out of Mexican affairs.
Allied forces claim success at Argonne front as troops drive Ottoman units back from exposed positions. French and British units coordinated assaults with artillery support, securing a line improvement and signaling momentum in ongoing battles.
Opening game saw Terrific hitting and sturdy pitching as the Red Sox beat the Browns 11 to 3. In the nightcap Boston edged the Browns 1 to 2, trimming the gap to two and a half games behind the leaders.
Smoky Joe showed signs of strain but led early as the pair backed by strong defense built a commanding lead. Errors in the field were masked by decisive scoring and team support, sealing a clear victory behind Wood and Leonard. Continued on Page 11-Fourth Col.
American results include Boston sweeping St Louis with 11 3 and 3 2 wins plus New York over Cleveland 2 1 Washington 3 Detroit 0 Chicago 3 Philadelphia 2. National Boston 6 St Louis 2 and 2 2 games with darkness. Chicago 5 Brooklyn 2. New England Worcester 9 Lowell 0 forfeited then Worcester 5 Lowell 3. Fitchburg 3 Lewiston 2 and 3 0. Portland 3 Lynn 0 and 4 5 after 10 innings. Lawrence 8 Manchester 0. Federal Louis 8 Buffalo. Baltimore 1. Brooklyn 7 Kansas City 6. Newark 8 Chicago 0. Colonial Hartford 5 New Haven 2. Pawtucket 7 Springfield 1. New Bedford 1 Brockton 0. Brockton 2 New Bedford 1.
An advertisement outlines a passenger service between Boston and Worcester with rapid express and accommodation options. The notice emphasizes through trolley transport to Worcester and intermediate stops with convenient connections for travelers.
Allied dispatches report German overtures for separate peace including Galicia and the Dardanelles while Egypt is cited as a prize. In London, British and French forces push at Gallipoli forcing gains near Anzac and driving toward Constantinople, with heavy losses to Ottoman mercenaries and claims the French battleship St Louis disabled several Asiatic guns. Continued on Page 7.
Police arrested three men looting Mose Mechaber’s Dorchester home at 2 am. Officers recovered about 1500 dollars in silverware jewelry and clothing from dress suit cases and boxes near the door. Suspects Samuel Cohen Benjamin Short and Samuel Rosenthal were taken after one leapt from a second story window and was chased.
Mrs. Harry Lawton, a prominent Winthrop summer resident, nearly drowned near Cottage street. John C. Merry, 19, of South Boston, rescued her after she cramps and sank, bringing her to shore unconscious.
A Boston & Maine eight-car passenger train derailed two miles west of Gardner. After leaving the west-bound track, the train shifted to the east-bound line and stalled on the edge of a 50-foot embankment. No injuries were reported.
A Daily Telegraph despatch from Athens says the Turkish cruiser Goeben renamed Sultan Selim was torpedoed by an allied submarine near the Bosphorus. The crew reportedly ran the ship aground in a narrow creek where workmen are building a dyke to permit repairs.
The Austrian submarine U-12 was torpedoed and sunk with all hands in the upper Adriatic by an Italian submarine. The navy said two Austrian torpedo boat destroyers bombarded Bari Santo Spirito and Molfetta, killing one civilian and wounding seven with no major material damage. U-12, built in 1913, displaced 1000 tons, measured 105 feet by 21, and carried five torpedo tubes with top speeds of 18 knots on the surface and 10 knots submerged.
Mrs Marshall Smith of Wakefield says a demented man attacked her last Friday, beat her and gagged her during the incident.
Mrs. Marshall Smith reported a man forcibly entered her Spring Street residence Friday evening and beat her into unconsciousness. Neighbors frightened the intruder away, preventing possible death. Further investigation is expected by local police.
Mrs. Smith says police were notified soon after the Friday evening attack but did nothing. She kept quiet until yesterday when no investigation followed, prompting her to publicize the affair. Neighbors and Dr. Raynes corroborate she was found unconscious with throat marks and a choking impression.
Dr Bowers urges readers to drink ample water in Sun Day Post Magazine. The author stresses hydration for overall health and wellbeing.
In Plattsburg New York Major General Leonard Wood spoke to the Business Men's Camp claiming the country needs a standing army of at least 250000. He warned against relying on volunteers and ridiculed Bryan's claim to raise 1000000 men in a day, drawing laughter from the audience.
General Wood spoke to more than 1100 assembled men including trainees and officers at the camp. He challenged the idea of raising an army of defense claiming the notion of a million men by sunrise is foolish and unsupported.
Mrs Edith Cornet wife of Lynn Mass public works chief George Cornet saved Ralph I James from drowning after a canoe overturned at SécBEC Lake Foxcroft Mo They were guests at the James summer home Mrs Cornet swam 200 yards to the shore with James who cannot swim.
The Pan American Congress urged Mexican leaders to seek peace as delegates warned no force would be sanctioned. In Texas the border counties Cameron Hidalgo and Starr faced fear of racial clashes as rumors of trouble spread toward Laredo. The unrest is blamed on a mix of Mexican nationals and escaped convicts seeking to redraw Texas by force.
Rangers in Hidalgo county seized a Spanish language banner reading Army of Liberation for Mexicans in Texas after capturing a gang sought for killing an American trooper. They recovered a horse and literature urging revolt and telegraphs dated Monterey. Authorities link the plot to the San Diego plan to kill American males 16 and older along the Rio Grande and border regions. 8000 Mexicans pledged. Federal officials previously nipped a related effort and are monitoring the river ten miles below the area.
Journal notes show moon phases from Aug 17 to Sept 16 with first quarter and full moons, plus moon rise 4 46 and set 7 34. It lists daylight duration 14 hours 6 minutes and war day count 877, plus evening vehicle lamp times and morning planetary highlights Saturn Venus Jupiter.
Historical notes mark sewing machine patents granted to I. M. Singer and A. B. Wilson in 1851. The period also recalls the 1898 annexation of the Hawaiian Islands by the United States and the one year anniversary of Britain’s war declaration on Austria with Turkey acquiring German naval ships Goeben and Breslau.
Weather bulletin reports cloudiness for Southern New England with possible thunderstorms Friday. Northern New England to see showers on Thursday and Friday as southerly winds moderate across the area.
In Houston on Aug 11 Governor Ferguson telegraphed President Wilson requesting doubling federal troops in the Rio Grande valley as conditions are described as perilous and grave.
President Wilson departed Cornish New Hampshire at 3 PM for Washington to confer with Secretary Lansing and Cabinet members on Mexican and other issues. He is due to arrive in the capital tomorrow morning.
The President leads on Mexican affairs with plans to settle the Mexican question, protect foreigners in Vera Cruz, and involve South and Central American diplomats. Carranza signals displeasure to Washington via his agents while cabinet members gather for Friday discussions on defense, Eastland disaster, and Seamen's Law interpretations.
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