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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1915
Page
2
Sunday was a voluntary rest day at the military camp in Plattsburg. Reveille rang at 6:55, later than usual, as men recovered from arduous duties while squads drilled. Some soldiers felt mild illness after typhoid vaccination, but symptoms were minor and expected to fade by tomorrow.
Early morning regimental drill begins with A Company at 4 am for rifle range practice. News notes include a sick kitten treated at the hospital tent, new arrivals like George W. Reed and promotions for T. S. Bradlee and C. Batchelor. Military road map topography lessons, classroom drills, and a Yale vs Princeton golf match are mentioned along with transport plans to Plattsburg and ongoing machine gun training.
Allied air raids over Constantinople cause heavy casualties at Galata. German forces push toward Kovno after repulsing a Russian sortie. Belgrade bombardment continues with no losses reported. Various official updates from Berlin Nish and Petrograd detail prisoner counts and frontier skirmishes across Poland Armenia and the Dardanelles.
Paris reports a quiet day overall on the front with artillery halting enemy bombardment at Courtes Chausses and Fontaine-aux-Charmes. French claims victory in crater fights at Bagatelle, plus aerial action in the Spada valley with 108 shells dropped and no losses among 19 aircraft.
Paris reports the Austrian submarine U-3 was hunted all afternoon on August 12 and sunk by the French destroyer Bisson the morning of August 13 after an encounter with Italian and French forces. One officer and 11 sailors were captured.
Berlin reports field status with Army groups under Von Hindenburg Von Buelow and Leopold of Bavaria saying Russians driven back near Kubisko and along the Narew to Bug line. They claim 1000 to 8550 prisoners taken, machine guns captured, and enemy retreats across multiple sectors as German forces press the counteroffensive.
Russian statements from Petrograd detail no change near Riga while fighting intensifies at Jacobstadt and Dvinsk. They claim success repelling German attacks between the Narew and the Bug, captures at Lukow, Bom bardments at Novo Georgievsk, and trench and wire clearing on the Zlota Lipa. Caucasus updates note Turkish attempts repulsed near Olti and Passine crest gains, plus a prisoner transport column and Melazghera occupation with 200 prisoners in one day.
The war office reports on World War I fronts: Russian lines halted west of the Bug and retreating after Allied assault. In the Italian front area there was greater activity with bombardments near St Canzian and Campomarong, repulsed attacks near Radipuglia and Kreuzberg, and successful bombardments of enemy fortifications at Imvarrone and Folgarfa.
Low round trip fares from Chicago to Colorado are listed at 30 dollars and 25 dollars from St. Louis with weekly board rates as low as eight dollars. Describes Colorado as a top outdoor destination with sunny skies, mountains, lakes, and outdoor sports. Rail options include the Rock Island Lines' Rockies routes and the Rock Island Travel Bureau in Boston offers literature.
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