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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1914
Page
6
Ghent dispatch says the battle at Aerschot was furious with German aviators signaling renewed attack. Belgian regiments, led by Major Gilson, held the line for hours despite heavy losses as both sides suffered severe casualties before retreat.
Atonic dyspepsia or lack of tone weakens stomach nerves and glands causing gas sour risings and constipation. Dr Williams Pink Pills act on the blood to restore appetite energy and relief. Free diet book What to Eat and How to Eat on request from Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY. Advt
Washington reports nine steamers chartered by U S diplomatic officers as auxiliary ships to regular lines to evacuate Americans from war torn Europe. The vessels include Adina Mafalda Espagne Rochambeau Infanta Isabella Alfonso Giovanni Guglielmo Gior gio and a Barcelona steamer, with Franz Joseph chartering authorized at Trieste.
Secretary Garisson said outfitting army transports at Newport News will take two or three days. Sailing orders are held until need is determined. Germany’s offer to place liners for refugees awaits decision with only one war nation responding. Britain requires ships fly U S flag and be crewed by Americans.
Big blocks of empty rooms in many London hotels show the impact of a migration of about a thousand stranded Americans. Thousands left since last Saturday, leaving lobbies and dining rooms less crowded than two weeks ago, while the Savoy American committee rooms, once buzzing, now see only a few hundred visitors daily.
An official at the Ritz Carlton says with Americans gone the hotel could become a hospital. Some 40,000 Americans left London for America in three weeks, with 20,900 more expected in a week or ten days. Notables boarding ships include Ethel Crocker, Will Crocker, Barret Andrews, Ethel Vanderbilt and others. many travel with families.
Paris dispatch reports the Russian Colossus moving a fortnight earlier than anticipated with severe columns crossing the frontier. Combiner and Lyk are occupied and the first German division compelled to retreat as Allied staffs align. A Russian diplomat predicts massive, successive waves of 400,000 troops.
London reports from The Daily Mail Brussels correspondent claim Germans employ a bayonet with teeth that pierce flesh on withdrawal. They contrast it with the Prussian bullet whose pointedness reduces Red Cross work, noting extractions down about two percent as bullets pass through bodies more cleanly.
Captain Collie of the British tank steamer Comanchee reported arriving from Manchester that at 3 p m today a British warship was sighted about 20 miles east of Ambrose Channel lightship. He did not identify the vessel.
Reports from Brussels describe calm streets in the day turning to distress as refugees flood into the Gare du Nord. Fresh wounded soldiers and wary cyclists push crowds toward alarm while a Firman bi plane over the city sparks panic. By Aug. 20 trains are halted and telegraph service is severed.
The Belgian war office states that fighting runs along the front from Basel to Diest with a general press movement. German forces have gained Meuse ground but seek to gain time. Belgium urges public calm, trust in the army, and secrecy in troop movements as operations continue.
Official information from the Belgian general staff states there were no Germans in Brussels at 1 o clock this afternoon. The Mayor ordered the disarmament of the civil guards and ocuparied defenses were relaxed.
Dispatches from St Petersberg dated Aug 20 describe Russians allegedly capturing Gumbinnen in East Prussia and skirmishes on the Galician frontier. Austrian forces suffer defeats near Krasnik with heavy casualties and 250 taken prisoner while a cavalry clash near Kielce stalls further Austrian advance. Novoe Vremya cites eye witness accounts at Rudtkuhnan criticizing German troops. The paper also notes Japan’s ultimatum to Germany and shifts in alliances amid the yellow peril discourse.
Within ten days a relief ship chartered by the American Red Cross and commanded by Major Robert Patterson will sail for war stricken Europe. The delegation of nurses, led by Miss Helen Scott Hay of Chicago, will establish hospital units across the war area.
The American Red Cross aims to charter a foreign ship to carry surgeons, nurses, and hospital supplies to Europe within 10 days. A committee led by Bralsted Watt and Bernard N. Baker drafts plans. Major Patterson will head the hospital units and Miss Helen Hay will direct the nursing staff.
A Sunday Post Magazine tease promotes a detective tale titled The Honey comb. It hints at suspense and intrigue crafted to engage readers with a classic mystery voice.
Emergency shipping legislation clears Senate and House commerce panels to create a Treasury Bureau of War Risk Insurance. Senator Clark aims to bring the bill up in the Senate tomorrow, while Representative Adamson plans swift action in the House.
Mile Arlette Dorgére of the Vaudeville Theatre Paris extols Savon Cadum as wonderful and better with each box. The review promotes Cadum Complexion Soap and Cadum Pomade as a skin remedy, urging women to choose Cadum in leading drug and department stores.
The tramp steamer Mazatlan, which has flown Mexican and German flags, was forbidden to leave port until she discharged 500 tons of coal packed in sacks, allegedly intended for transfer to the German cruiser Leipzig at sea.
The Leipzig sailed from its port last Tuesday with enough coal to reach Apia in Samoa and headed southwest toward the Hawaiian Islands. The Idzumo cruiser is now here and may enter dry dock though plans could change. Gasolene Gus and Dolly Dimple perform for New England children in the next Sunday Post. Do not miss these entertaining acts.
A vintage advertisement touts Sanfords Inger a ginger based remedy with aromatics and French brandy claimed to relieve cramps pains colds chills weakness nervousness and insomnia. It urges shoppers to seek the Owl Trade Mark on the wrapper and warns against cheap substitutes. Sold by all druggists and grocers.
Mr. Chas A Warner of Cambridgeport Vermont credits Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey with restoring his health after a physician said he would not live three months due to stomach consumption. He reports a three year use and strong reliance on the tonic.
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