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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1916
Page
4
Berlin reports Prince Oscar’s injuries in the eastern war theatre are not serious though a weak heart will prevent further war duties. The German Emperor and Empress have received thousands of congratulatory telegrams on his escape.
An old style health ad urges guarding stomach and kidneys to prevent diseases, listing symptoms from nervousness to painful urination as warning signs. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules, claiming two capsules daily maintain wellness with a money refund if ineffective.
Petrograd reports severe fighting renewing on the Dvinsk front with heavy artillery bombardment after a German attempt at Liksno. Russian analysts say German gains were temporary and that fortified lines depend on frozen ground, doubting a March offensive toward Riga and Dvinsk.
Paris reports 75 000 Serbian troops on Corfu, with 100 000 more expected in two days as Albania evacuates. Bulgarians seize Tirana near Durazzo while fighting looms and Austrian forces face road problems. A French detachment reportedly occupies the island of Fano north of Corfu.
Berlin reports Western theatre actions west of Vimy as French forces stormed first line positions, taking over 100 prisoners and five machine guns. South of the Somme French incursions penetrated a German trench section in the evening, while an enemy aircraft was shot down by German infantry. Eastern front saw minor Russian attacks repelled near Illoukst and Berano vichi-Lyakhovichi railway. Balkan theatre status unchanged.
The war office releases detail from Paris of heavy artillery bombardments in Belgium around the Vauban fort and Het Sas region, and intense exchanges near Hill 119, Neuville to Thelus, Hill 140, and between Soissons and Rheims. German mining and trench penetrations are noted with multiple shells on Bel fort.
German planes dropped bombs near Ramsgate and Broadstairs in England. German assaults near Vimy and Neuville repelled. French and Belgian trenches in Somme and Het Sas areas see action. Serb evacuees reach Corfu. Schmuts to command East Africa troops. Belfort bombarded. French batteries damage German positions on Meuse and Apremont forest.
The account notes effective hand grenade attacks driving back the enemy at times. Fighting persisted through the night south of the Somme River with trench bombardment, and in the Vosges near Hartmansweiler Kopf artillery action occurred on both sides.
Two women and a child were injured when German seaplanes bombed the Kentish coast. Three missiles hit Ramsgate outskirts and four near a Broadstairs school. glass damage only. Seaplanes fled after naval air response.
Two German aeroplanes flew high above Ramsgate at 8 30 pm and released six to eight bombs as they skimmed the coast. The blasts struck fields between Ramsgate and Broadstairs while residents rushed to collect fragments as souvenirs.
The Massachusetts Branch of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage opens its new headquarters at 385 Boylston Street and launches a state wide campaign for the Susan B Anthony amendment. A special observance is planned for Susan B Anthony’s birthday with workers moving in and starting the scrubbing and setup.
London rumors say Ignatius T. Lincoln former spy who escaped Brooklyn custody January 15 may be crossing the Atlantic toward Europe. Once a Hungarian and ex British MP he claims to be a German spy and resists extradition aims in England.
Elly Reuss, a 74 year old Seventh Day Adventist missionary in Cologne, was sentenced by a court martial to nine months in a fortress for attempted treason by inciting soldiers to insubordination. The defendant argued soldiers must observe the Sabbath and witnesses noted she was mentally subnormal.
British statement reports mining south of Crater No 8 followed by trench fighting and hand grenades to occupy the crater. It notes enemy artillery activity around Authuile Loos and northeast of Ypres with vigorous British counterbattery damaging the enemy trenches.
The Globe cites a Bermuda coded message claiming the capture of the German warship Roon and two merchantmen, with Captain Segrave allegedly avenging Cradock. No official confirmation exists. records list no Danforth, and Segrave’s later actions are unsettled.
British agents in New York received a private Bermuda despatch stating the Drake had taken the German cruiser Roon and several German merchant ships. The British embassy in Washington had no further details.
Harvard’s fast relay quartet will meet Pennsylvania at Hartford on February 21. Captain Neill Bingham anchors, Eddie Teschner stars in the 100 and 220 yards, Westmore Willcox runs No 2, and Tom Pennypacker runs third. Ted Meredith also stars for Pennsylvania.
Tad Jones and Mike Sweeney named Yale managers and expected to assume duties within a week. Sweeney to oversee efficiency and reorganization of all athletics branches while Jones will command the football team.
A Springfield advertisement touts Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Pepticon Pills as a powerful blood purifier and tonic. It features Mr. Remington, a veteran and former Boston state official, praising the treatment after heart and digestive symptoms improved dramatically, enabling him to walk long distances and enjoy life at 71. The ad urges readers to obtain the remedies from local druggists.
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