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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1915
Page
7
Heavy fighting rages on the Bukowina Bessarabia frontier and around the Vosges in Alsace as war activity peaks, marking a more active period than since the drive through Serbia.
Reports indicate ongoing offensives north of Bukowina with Russia advancing east of Purkanov and clashing near Hartmannsweiller Kopf. Berlin and Paris dispute results while Italy shells Austrian positions on Tyrol and Isonzo fronts. Turkish attacks on Kut-el-Amara cease. Swedish batteries reportedly fire on German torpedo boats in territorial waters.
Paris says by end of day French artillery and mines captured several German works between Hehrelsen and Hirzstein in the Vosges. About 1668 prisoners taken since operations began. heavy fighting continues in Hartmannsweiler Kopf with German counterattacks repelled at points.
The cabinet weighs compulsory service for single men with Ireland treated as exceptional. Premier Asquith aims for a general bill, with Lloyd George pushing munitions labor reforms to widen the eligible workforce. Newspapers foresee cabinet unity and a possible Ireland exemption, as ministers gauge opposition and practical details.
Berlin reports the western front shows a monitor bombardment at Westende with no result. French attacks on Hartmannsweiler Kopf are repelled with French losses and captured men. British aircraft losses include two downed planes, with another destroyed near Lille. An eastern front raid near Raggasem fails and a Russian post near Pinsk is destroyed. Balkan front reports nothing to report.
Munich residents may drink beer without higher prices after breweries and beer halls were allowed a second wartime price rise but the appeal to authorities blocked the increase. The provincial authorities disallowed the hike, keeping beer prices steady.
An Athens despatch says Bulgarian papers claim British prisoners of war were marched through Sofia streets amid hostile demonstrations by the populace, according to a Havas report from Athens.
Lisbon reports a long secret meeting of Portugal s principal army officers attended by the ministers of war and marine, according to Havas via Paris dispatches.
London December 29 Lewis V Harcourt first commissioner of works resigns to become viceroy of India. He is said to oppose compulsory enlistment of Britons. Mrs Harcourt will be the second American vicereine, following Lady Curzon. Her maiden name Mary Ethel Burns, daughter of Walter H Burns of New York.
The official bulletin from Vienna notes renewed attacks on the Bassarabia front with Russian losses, Italian artillery activity on the Tyrol front and repulsed assaults on Monte Barbonile and Col di Lana, while the Balkan theatre reports nothing significant.
The wartime communique states Italian artillery bombarded Fort Por and Por village with troop movements dispersed. Small detachments gained some ground near Lenodi Vallarsa confluence and Adige. The Lugana valley saw light enemy artillery near Borgo Castel Nuovo and Strigno with no damage. In the Gorizia heights and Corso the enemy attempted bombing to hinder fortification work, which advances.
London reports outline a failed enemy attack on a British aerodrome with two of four machines reaching the target and one British plane down. Near Armentieres a night raid breached trenches with light British casualties. Artillery hit trenches and billets between Mametz and Monchy. mines near Givenchy caused no damage. A quiet day south of La Bassée canal and heavy reciprocal bombardment near Ypres.
A fierce snow blizzard slowed trains from Reading to North Reading, stalled trolley cars near Paragon Park, and caused widespread power outages in towns like Hull and Brighton. Fire crews saved Gun Rock Hotel garages as winds topped 60 mph, while ships faced gale conditions from Nantucket to New York.
Washington reports the big storm that disrupted wire communication across the East and South is over. The weather bureau says its center moved to sea off the New England coast and a clearing trend will bring fair weather tomorrow for most areas east of the Mississippi.
Heavy drafts of men and materials were dispatched from Pittsburgh as relief for the storm wrecked east. A Bell Telephone special train with linemen and engineers headed for Philadelphia while railroads sent extra crews. Between Christiania and Atglen poles toppled or leaning. eight miles Atglen to Gap had no standing poles. North Harrisburg yard poles fell. south side deemed unsafe.
The sleet before the snow storm damaged telegraph and telephone systems. Four people were injured in a trolley wreck just west of the city during the storm.
The steel bulk freight steamer Captain Thomas Wilson arrived at Lorraine Ohio tonight after a fierce Lake Erie blizzard. The vessel with a crew of 20 left Buffalo yesterday afternoon for Lorraine but was delayed by the storm.
A major winter snowstorm blankets Rensselaer County New York with six inches falling tonight and deep accumulations. Troy reports about 20 inches with outlying areas at 3 to 12 feet, and roads remain impassable though winds are lighter than in prior storms.
A snow and sleet storm across Ohio caused heavy damage to telegraph and telephone lines with hundreds of poles down and several towns isolated. Rivers rose due to prior rains but forecasts of colder temperatures eased flood fears while rail transport faced disruptions, returning to near normal later.
A 65 mile per hour gale swept Fayette county Uniontown Penn today causing extensive property damage. Grant Moser was fatally injured when a tree fell on him as many buildings lost their roofs and miles of wires were prostrated.
Cleveland and vicinity, Dec 29, faced the worst blizzard of the winter. Street car lines remained blocked and rail service lagged behind schedule as heavy snow isolated parts of the city.
Nicholas Japepk a 29 year old section hand on the Boston and Albany was found dead beside the tracks shortly after midnight after being struck by a train during a snow clearing shift. His body lay between the Cottage Farm bridge area near the new armory and the Youth's Companion building.
In Roxbury last evening the feature bout at the Business Men's A. C. ended in a ten round draw between George Alger of Cambridge and Johnny Kid Alberts of Elizabeth New Jersey. Alberts replaced Young Jasper who could not box. Earlier bouts saw Joe Baxter substitute for Eddie Flynn stopped in the sixth by Young Clancy, and Walter Butler versus Dick Stosh end in a ten round draw as the referee ruled.
Charles G. Kauffmann of Fast Lexington was elected commander of the Middlesex County G A R at its 30th annual meeting in Lexington G A R Hall. Other officers elected include Eben Carpenter see S B Dearborn W Wakefield and W C M Howe.
The Russian War Office issued an official statement tonight from Petrograd via London, dated December 8 12 6 a m detailing wartime developments and government actions in the late 1914 period.
A Scottish force struck an enemy unit on the left bank of the river using bayonets. The Germans retreated, leaving many dead and wounded. Across the front near the Pripet region artillery duels and fusillades occurred, with engagements also reported in Galicia.
A Cambridge baker’s car owned by George W. Clarke skidded and overturned on Garfield avenue during last night’s storm in Winchester. The chauffeur Frederick Simonds was thrown out but neither he nor the automobile was injured.
Partly cloudy weather marked by a high of 48 and a low of 81. The page features an advertisement claiming Laxative Bromo Quinine cures a cold in one day. Signature appears as Kk. W. GROVE, priced at 25 cents.
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