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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1917
Page
4
Reports indicate fighting continues in all principal theatres but no major battles have occurred. Small raiding parties and reconnoitering efforts, along with artillery duels, define the ongoing operations for both sides.
Bombing and firefights rage as both sides lose aircraft. British raiders near Gueudecourt take prisoners while German and Austrian forces clash along the Somme Ypres Verdun and Galicia fronts with multiple artillery duels and minor territorial gains and losses.
A Burlington office promotes affordable daylight travel through Denver Colorado Springs Royal Gorge Salt Lake City the Rockies and Sierra Nevadas via a Personally Conducted Party with no extra charge. Alex Stocks New England Passenger Agent Boston outlines mailing Western pictures and maps.
The French food ministry sets ceilings from Feb 19 for milk butter and cheese nationwide. In Seine including Paris milk tops 16 cents per litre in shops or 11 cents if delivered. Butter ranges from 1.12 to 1.34 dollars per kilo. The two course meal rule for hotels and restaurants begins today.
Washington Feb 15 formal thanks for the American embassy in Berlin for care of British prisoners of war in German hands were conveyed to Secretary Lansing by Sir Cecil Spring-Rice the British ambassador.
The article reports on US efforts to gauge Germany's actions as the submarine campaign raises economic strain. President Wilson seeks cautious steps based on official facts, while Cabinet and State Department assess potential neutral conferences, embassy communications, and the fate of American nationals and relief workers in Germany.
Vincenzo Santarelli, Italian soldier, arrived aboard the Canoe Pic from Naples and spoke about brutal modern warfare. He enlisted in 1915, fought in the Trentino trenches, and narrowly escaped death on several campaigns. London reports Britain's trench raids since New Year have averaged 0.75 miles depth across 10,000 yards with 2000 German captives, boosting morale.
London February 15 Premier Lloyd George will announce a broad expansion of import bans aimed at protecting food supply amid the submarine threat. The measures will cover many trades but avoid abrupt cuts to essentials, tying the limits to shipping tonnage and safety margins.
National Republican chairman William R. Willcox met with President Wilson at the White House and assured him that Republicans nationwide would give strong backing in the ongoing international crisis.
Boston City Club members approved a by law amendment giving governors power to elect the civic secretary for a term length set by the governors. Addison & Winship currently hold the post. A Tuesday meeting will choose the secretary under the new rule.
The class of 1904 from English High School will hold its 18th dinner and reunion Saturday at 6 30 PM at Thornydike. Expected attendance will be the largest yet. Speakers include former headmaster John K Casey and others. musical entertainment is planned. The organizing committee comprises Arthur C Killion and others.
Santarelli faced Austrian forces during a October offensive in Nas Laguna. Amid shellfire he directed battery fire, protected a wounded corporal, then manned a machine gun until concussion forced him to the ground. Rescued by Red Cross, he was discharged after general Cadorna praised his bravery and he departed for Buffalo.
General Maurice reports raids on the Ancre front yielding ground up to 0.75 miles over 9000 yards, with morale boosts for British forces. He notes a small raid participation with few missing men, mostly dead or wounded. Prisoners now include 17 to 60 year olds, and many villages were abandoned by the Germans.
The French liner Rochambeau, with 100 passengers including 21 Americans, left New York February 4 and passed the submarine zone safely to arrive at Bordeaux by 11 p.m. Tuesday, according to company notices.
Amsterdam with London dispatch reports an imperial German order to the navy urging starvation of England’s sea traffic. The document directs submarines to take the lead in the decisive battle and calls for rapid development at German yards and full use of all naval weapons.
The body of Nathan S. Adams, 58, of 1 Weston Place, South Find, was found by his wife Mary F. Adams hanging in the kitchen yesterday afternoon. He tied a clothesline around his neck and attached it to a pipe.
The legislative committee on metropolitan affairs yesterday filed an adverse report on a bill to shorten Boston mayoral terms from four to two years. The measure faces further scrutiny before a vote.
An article cites irritation from sprays and inhalers and promotes Parmint as an English formula for a 10 day home treatment. It claims constitutional blood cleansing reduces catarrh and head noises, improves hearing, and lists a 75 cent price with a sugar syrup method.
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