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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1917
Page
2
Russian general headquarters reports on Friday that fraternization has risen on the northern and western fronts amid armistice talks with the Bolsheviks. It also says the torpedo boat Bditelnyt was blown up by an enemy mine Thursday.
A secret Berne telegram dated September 23 1917 outlines Bulgaria's territorial demands for consideration by a Nish conference of central powers. The message cites a Turkish officer as the source and notes the disclosure in a telegram from the charge d affaires at Berne to the foreign office.
A 1917 despatch notes Bulgarian territorial claims from Moravia to the sea including Nish and Monastir, with Danube frontage and access to Do brujda. A separate note mentions a British diplomat and Archimandrite Stephen discussing Allied flexibility toward Bulgaria and possible use of Japanese and Greek forces.
They claim Nedlin soles multiply the value of every dollar spent, offering six times the wear of ordinary leather soles. Buy Nedlin soled shoes for longer life and better wear.
Telegram from the charge reports Bulgaria could gain Dobrudja and Macedonia independence for Bulgaria amid German and British diplomatic exchanges. Stephen seeks Russian presence due to Dardanelles and Dobrudja interests, while Britain downplays Russia's relevance amid internal turmoil.
A cable dispatch describes American casualties in a major battle with soldiers praised as heroes. The report notes brave actions and the heavy cost of combat as the conflict unfolds, detailing counts and locations in the ongoing engagement.
The piece praises American soldiers pioneers and workmen on the military railroad west of Cambrai on November 30. They swapped tools for rifles and cartridges and fought alongside the English, many dying bravely with arms in hand. All who witnessed their coolness and courage praise their discipline.
The American Army buzzed over reports of heroic railway engineers in the Cambrai sector. Troops envy the crew who ran trains into heavy fighting, hoping for similar chances. Colonel Edward M. House and General Tasker Bliss are to visit the U S contingent for the inter allied conference with General Pershing escorting them tomorrow to a divisional headquarters town.
An official Rome despatch reports Austro German attacks on the Italian front have ceased. Despite rain and snow, German press cites bad weather, while the Italian army reorganized after the crisis now holds the line.
A wartime dispatch reports the enemy to renew a large scale assault against Italian lines. Borcovic and Conrad failed to break through at Piave and Asiago, with Austro German losses mounting at Meletta and Magnaboschi while Italian forces defend staunchly.
Field Marshal Haig says German attacks in Gonnelieu to Marcoing were repulsed with heavy losses. The Cambria front saw renewed violence as our line held except at La Vacquerrie and east of Marcoing where a slight withdrawal occurred. A breach near Marcoing was restored by a counter attack.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as the best kidney liver and bladder medicine for back pain and urinary symptoms. It urges readers to order sample bottles by enclosing ten cents and mentions a book of letters from users and the Boston Daily Post as the source.
German forces engage in heavy fighting along the Cambrai front from Gonnelieu to Vendhuise and Masnieres. Despite mass infantry assaults, they are unable to break the British line as Monday battles rage with extreme intensity.
British forces resist heavy German onslaughts at La Vacquerie Villers Guislain and Bourlon as counterattacks reclaim and lose ground. German war office claims 6000 British prisoners and 100 guns seized amid the Verdun era bloodshed. Artillery duels continue along Chemin des Dames and Verdun fronts with Italian front duels near the Brenta Piave line.
An armistice on the eastern front is in force as a diplomatic mission in Russia provokes resentment from Lenine and Trotzky. Trotzky threatens action against diplomats interfering in Russia’s internal affairs.
Russian officials in Britain repudiate the Bolsheviki while fronts report widespread armistice moves. Vienna says armistice across many Russian sectors and a Pripet to Lipa truce zone. Amsterdam notes 48 hour notice and interline arrangements. Rumors say Romania seeks peacetime talks with Berlin and Vienna.
Washington December 3 An appeal to men aged 18 to 40 to join the enlisted personnel of the Army Medical Corps was issued by Surgeon General Gorgas Applicants should apply before December 15 at any army recruiting office or at any military post or cantonment medical officer.
Salem reports Joseph Hines of Danvers acquitted of manslaughter in the death of Peter K. Nyquist after his car struck a tree and left him thrown from the vehicle. The driver losing control led to the fatal collision on November 12.
Arthur D. Veasey of Haverhill forgives his new son in law Clifford GC Miller a Boston chauffeur who married Veasey’s daughter Valerie F. in King's Chapel Boston. The ceremony was intimate with only close family present and Miller’s relatives were not invited.
Arthur Veasey confirms Clifford Miller plans to join the service once he returns from Wilton Maine. The Veaseys express pride in the marriage and welcome Miller as a capable young man, noting their long family ties to the Windsor street home and the local mills.
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