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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1915
Page
6
An advertisement extols bisulated magnesia as the best remedy for sour stomach and indigestion. It claims meals cause excess hydrochloric acid, and a teaspoonful of bisulated magnesia in water neutralizes it, easing heartburn belching and bloating and restoring natural digestion. It urges readers to ask their druggist for bisulated magnesia.
British and French troops retreat from Serbia across the Greek frontier and establish Saloniki as a base. Bulgers and Austro Germans may pursue, Greece uncertain. Heavy Serbian resistance in Albania continues as Austrians push toward Montenegro. Meanwhile Gallipoli sees snow hindering operations and Turkish offensives against Kut-el-Amara repulsed.
Berlin reports a Balkan front update with more than 900 prisoners captured by General von Koevess as Ipek guns fall to the Germans. Doiran and Gievgeli villages seized in Macedonia, and Toderoff’s forces report neutralization of Doiran area. Approximately two British divisions may have been annihilated.
The steamship Pinegrove of 2847 gross tons and 312 feet registered length, built in 1896 and owned in Glasgow, was sunk. The crew were saved.
The Massachusetts boiler inspection department replies to a Nov 29 1915 Post claim that inspectors are careless. The letter cites civil service appointments and a 1911 inquest commendation by Justice of the Pittsfield explosion case, praising thoroughness and safety. It lists current state inspectors by name.
British in Mesopotamia repelled Turkish attacks on Kut el Amara with reinforcements near. Russians claim destruction of a German post under Hindenburg. Germans recover 12 guns buried by Serbians at Ipek. Bulgarians occupy Doiran and Giev Gheli on the Greek border. Pinegrove sunk by a German sub. crew saved. Austro Hungarians shell Cammer Montenegro. Two Turkish gunboats destroyed near Kefken in the Black Sea. Zeppelin destroyed near Kalkan on the Libau Romni railway by Russian artillery.
London reports that Turkish assaults on the Mesopotamian garrison at Kut-el-Amara have been repulsed. Official communication tonight states that British reinforcements are advancing to aid the defense amid ongoing siege actions.
General Townshend notes heavy bombardment of his Kut el Amara position from December 8 to 11 with desultory attacks along the north front. He says reinforcements are being pushed forward and Arabs are reported satisfactory as activity diminishes afterward.
London reports King George has recovered sufficiently from his October 28 horse accident in France to resume state duties with limits. Doctors Treves and Dawson say he has lost weight and should avoid fatigue, with a daily stimulant during convalescence and a return to total abstinence once health is restored.
Berlin, Dec 13. Official Austrian headquarters says Italian forces attacked the heights near Oslavia on the Gorizia front but were checked. Italian artillery shelled Lardaro and positions near Rive Roverto and Col di Lana. An Italian infantry thrust east of the valley in the Giudicar ia district was repulsed. In the Balkans Austro Hungarian aircraft bombed Cammer near Berane in Montenegro.
Russian artillery destroyed a Zeppelin airship the night of December 5 near Kalkun station on the Libau Romnin railway, according to details arriving in London.
A German dirigible appeared from Novo Alexandrovsk and moved toward Dvinsk, drawing fire from Russian artillery and searchlights. After rising higher it reappeared over Kalkan, motors off to drop bombs, was hit, burst into flames, and crashed outside Russian lines. The charred German crew were buried with a cross reading Honor to the Brave though they were Enemies.
Washington dispatches recount changing details of the attack on the American tank steamer Communipaw. Despatches from Malta and Alexandria vary on the ship’s status and reported casualties, creating confusion over whether the vessel was sunk, captured, or merely stopped by a submarine.
The Bulgaria, an interned German steamer in Baltimore harbor, had its wireless apparatus sealed by a U S naval officer. A naval wireless expert has monitored the ship for days amid unconfirmed charges of recent messages. The Bulgaria and other ships were interned early in the war. officers and crew largely remain aboard, many German citizens, moving freely.
An official Cairo statement via Reuters reports a 300 strong Arab band routed near Matrah on the Sinai peninsula. Arabs suffered 35 killed and seven captured, while British forces lost 16 men killed and 3 officers and 15 men wounded.
An ad promotes Doctor Pierce's Anuric tablets as a cure for excess uric acid with claims of reducing backache rheumatism gout and neuralgia. It cites Dr Pierce and the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute Buffalo NY and urges requesting a pamphlet and a trial package while highlighting his prior preparations.
The House of Commons approved the second reading of a bill authorizing the government to mobilize American and Canadian securities by purchase or borrowing. The plan aims to back British liabilities in the United States with collateral while avoiding market disruption. McKenna said securities would be absorbed over time, with provisions for two year deposits and potential emergency sales, and noted substantial institutional support and an estimated £300 to £800 million held in Britain.
New York observers note the British government's move to acquire American securities fits a broader set of options Treasury officials were weighing. Bankers see it as a bid to strengthen exchange with London, with a mid price likely between bid and ask and direct dealings with sellers, while Britain's holdings of U S stocks and bonds remain above two billion dollars.
An official dispatch reports no change on the western front. It notes a German detachment was bayoneted from Voyn suny village after being flanked, with an officer and some soldiers captured and a machine gun seized. On the Caucasian frontier there is also no change.
Berlin dispatch reports German and Austro-Hungarian submarines have sunk 508 ships to date. The total tonnage of vessels sunk is listed at 917806? Wait 917,819.
An article promotes Sargol tablets as a natural fattening aid for thin people. It claims malnutrition prevents fat absorption and that taking Sargol with meals helps convert eaten sugars and starches into tissue nourishment. Reported gains of ten to twenty five pounds in a month are noted, with a money back guarantee.
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