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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1915
Page
4
In France the British army uses heavy howitzers that have gained ascendency over heavy German guns. An eyewitness report says these howitzers were employed in successful attacks on German positions in the brick fields south of the La Bassée Canal a week ago tonight.
Eyewitness describes 20 mile distant booms from heavy howitzers directed at a railway triangle and brick field strongholds. German 70 dead, 19 unwounded prisoners, and limited British casualties. a second attack near the canal failed under artillery fire. Reports detail incendiary shells, conscription anxieties, and hardened defense at Cuinchy.
The notice outlines a tiered discount plan for collars based on selling days. If unsold after 12 business days the price drops 25 percent, after 18 days 50 percent, after 24 days 75 percent, and after 30 days the collars are given away.
An eyewitness recounts a German officer stopping to rescue a British officer partly buried in a trench and offering brandy despite heavy fire. The German was later killed by a stray bullet, illustrating acts of mercy amid combat.
Mayor Curley declares he will fire the building commissioner and Health Board if they fail to enforce all provisions on sprinkler installations and basement habitation. A West End delegation urged leniency toward new zoning, but the mayor warned of firm action and enforced compliance.
The Angell Memorial Hospital for Animals recently opened is hailed as the finest of its kind. It features a central court for large animals, a horse clinic with an advanced operating table, and separate wings for offices, small-animal clinics, and contagious wards.
Samuel Thompson Pickard biographer and literary executor of poet John Greenleaf Whittier died at the Whittier homestead in Amesbury. He was 87 and had lived there about a decade. Born 1828 in Rowley he edited Whittier Life and Letters and wrote Whittier Land and Whittier as a Politician. Survived by a son Greenleaf Pickard.
Mayor Curley unveils a bold plan to halt borrowing and pay off city debt in 15 years, arguing interest costs top 5 million annually and taxes could drop after debt is cleared. He says the move is risky but necessary and will be decided by voters.
The United States sent an inquiry to Germany after American Minister Van Dyke reported that German military authorities delayed his diplomatic mail with Luxemburg. Secretary Bryan announced the protest and instructed Ambassador Gerard in Berlin to file a formal representation.
Senator La Follette urged the Senate to authorize the President to convene a conference of neutral nations to aid in restoring peace in Europe. He said the world’s balance of peace rests on U S leadership and warned that delay threatens stability.
A verse by Betsy Ross adapted for British readers appeals to the British Admiralty. The text reimagines the Star Spangled Banner as a call for alliance with Britain and its Allies to preserve liberty and naval dominance, praising Allied powers and urging unity against aggression.
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