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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1915
Page
10
British and French forces retire down the Vardar valley and advance toward Saloniki while Bulgarians push across the Greek frontier. Italy lands an army on the Albanian coast to aid Serbs and Montenegrins as fighting continues around Gallipoli and Gorizia.
The silmerine method keeps hair curled with a natural look and growth benefits. A small amount of liquid stimerine is applied with a clean toothbrush, from root to tip, before bed. Wakeup shows no discoloration or greasiness and hair remains manageable.
Bulgarian statement reports pursuit on both banks of the Vardar toward Gievgeli and Doiran. Bulgarians claim storming French fronts near Milektovo Smoka vitza and Nebortzi where a French commander was captured. Left bank claims driving British and French from Raba Mountain and Bogdantzi, with a Macedonian division breaking through to cut off French. The note says Baillaud’s division bearing Nos 175 176 and Zouaves suffered, and the pursuit continues.
Berlin dispatch says Austro Hungarian forces forced the enemy to retreat southwest and south of Pleven in northern Montenegro. About 230 prisoners were brought in from the western and eastern Montenegrin mountains. Western and eastern theatres report nothing to report.
A Constantinople dispatch reports on the Caucasus front and a Dardanelles action. An enemy armored cruiser with an observation balloon bombarded Anafarta while Turkish artillery struck trenches and batteries. Near Ari Burnu heavy bombardments and battles continued. Seddul Bahr left wing suffered shells, but the enemy attack collapsed under Turkish artillery fire, forcing a retreat with heavy losses.
The war office dispatch from Vienna via London dated December 14 reports no new Russian theatre developments. Italian theatre notes activity in Giudicaria with minor attacks repulsed and a segment near Gorizia on the road to the front.
War brief reports British reinforcements including Scottish regiments pouring into Saloniki to defend the city from approaching Teutons and Bulgars. Bulgarian forces press on the Vardar valley driving wedges between Anglo French lines and storming fronts from Milektovo to Smokavitza. Italian front sees renewed activity near Gorizia and Giudicar ia with partial artillery exchanges. Austrians push Serbs and Montenegrins back in Berane sector taking 2300 more prisoners. Over 500000 volunteers joined England’s army in the final week of Derby plan.
The Greek government has commandeered all Greek shipping in British and American ports to supply Greece with food and coal. Athens will load Greek vessels with cargoes it purchases and expects fewer delays than private owners face.
The Italian official bulletin from Rome dated December 14 via London notes continued enemy bombardment along the Isonzo frontier on the 18th. It adds that Italian forces replied effectively and ends with there is nothing further to report.
Lloyds confirmed the British steamship Orteric has sunk with two crew killed and three wounded. All other crew members were saved except two Chinese nationals. The 6535 ton, 460 foot vessel built in 1911 belonged to Bank Line of Glasgow and had sailed from Rio de Janeiro on Navy. 18.
General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien appointed to supreme command of forces in East Africa. He served on the Franco-Belgian front earlier this year, commanded the second British Army briefly, and led one of Britain's six new armies before returning to London in June.
The 1916 Almanach de Gotha is issued in French with a preface noting data difficulties. It lists the German crown prince as colonel of a British Hussars regiment, highlighting ongoing reliability concerns.
Zurich dispatch says local pacifists asked Germany to allow the Ford peace party to pass through without passports or formalities to join the peace colony in Switzerland. The plan would enable cooperation with pacifist groups in the area.
In the House of Commons Harold J. Tennant said Turkey has 650000 men in the field and this force could rise to a million under certain circumstances.
Despatch from Cardiff reports Greece orders all ships over 1500 tons to Hampton Roads to load or unload foodstuffs bound for Greece. The move aims to use Greek vessels to transport American food to the Greek government during the crisis.
Reuters correspondent at Saloniki reports the week’s operations caused no serious harm to Allied forces as Bulgarians showed no desire for close combat since Monday of last week.
The correspondent notes British casualties on the day were under 1000, with totals growing over the week. Allied forces retired about 14 miles, removing stores and abandoning valuables. Cattle and sheep were driven ahead by troops, a rare fatigue duty. Doiran was stripped as rear guards stayed two miles from the Greek frontier. reinforcements, including Scottish regiments, arrive at Saloniki while fortifications near completion. Soldiers express hope to test defenses against the enemy.
Dr Wesley Lee of Boston University Medical School lectured on hair care stating blondes average about 140000 hairs per head while brunettes have 100000 and redheads 90000. He warned dryness causes baldness and praised scalp massage as the sole remedy, dismissing pomades and tonics.
Postmaster General Burleson met with Dr. Edmund von Mach of Cambridge Massachusetts who chairs a committee aimed at providing milk for babies in Germany. Von Mach expressed hope that parcel post to Germany would be resumed soon after steamship lines refused shipments via Holland and the Netherlands blocked landings causing suspension of service.
An official communication from Sofia via London reports that on December 12 the Bulgarian army seized the last three Macedonian towns held by the enemy Doiran Gieveli and Struga. The date is described as a day of great historical importance for Bulgaria.
Reported victory near Doiran and Gievgeli as Bulgarian and allied forces push the British and French back toward neutral Greek territory. Doiran captured, towns cheered, prisoners counted, and Serbian remnants retreating toward Albania. Also notes Governor-elect McCall pledges farmer-friendly policy at the Massachusetts Grange convention in Springfield.
Dr. George F. Sherman withdraws from the Cambridge mayoral contest leaving three Republicans and two Democrats in the running. He favors fellow Republican Wendell D. Rockwood and will work to elect him after making the withdrawal at Cyprus Hall.
Dr. Edmund D. Spear of Jamaica Plain denies alleging shamrock shutters in Mayor Curley’s Jamaica Plain mansion. He says the objectionable feature is the funeral urns on the balcony posts, unsuitable for Boston’s chief executive’s residence. He awaits a letter Mayor Curley said he wrote on asbestos paper.
Boston school teachers will publish a monthly magazine to express their ideas on educational problems and to illustrate what they have accomplished with their pupils.
The magazine named Educational Standards will appear February 1 with five cent copies for teachers and fifteen cent public price. Subscriptions are voluntary. board approval seeks it as official organ, printing official acts and pupil work while featuring humor. Editor Joseph B. Egan leads a team including Everett L. Getchell Helen J. Gormley and Frank W. Ballou with support from Theodore Dillaway.
The Bay State Street Railway Company announced to the Wyoming West Improvement Association that it will not enter the jitney business as a side line to its regular traffic work. The association authorized a committee to meet Bay State officials to seek extending car service to the west side.
Dr. Allen Greenwood of the second Harvard Unit headlined a Bay State Automobile Association smoker at the Lenox Hotel. He detailed unit service in England and France, praised British base hospitals, noted men at the front in France, and highlighted serums eliminating tetanus and typhoid. Prior of Tenox was elected an honorary member, matching Governor Walsh.
Harvard seniors yesterday chose members for key committees. Wells Blanchard of Concord was unanimously elected class secretary. Henry L. Nash topped the ballot as baseball captain, Donald Watson was runner up. The photograph committee includes Samuel Felton Grover O Neill and Robert Stiles. Wingate Rollins leads the class day slate with 180 votes, to chair the committee. Other elected include Wilmot Whitney Laurence Curtis Roger Twitchell Kenneth Parson David Morgan and Arthur Dixon.
George Towne of Derry died while pursuing a deer on December 14 near Indian Stream in Collebrook New Hampshire. Towne, 51, left camp with four companions to trophy hunt despite their objections, and was found face down in a deep snow drift. a deer carcass lay nearby. Exhaustion during the chase is suspected as the cause.
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