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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1916
Page
4
Reports allege German forces regained positions in Champagne while French, Russian, and British actions unfold across Galicia Persia and Saloniki. Austro-Hungarian losses cited as high and morale frayed. Turkish reprisals loom as consuls shift ships. Albania’s status described as not forming a coherent entity amid Serbian and Montenegrin tensions.
Athens reports Field Marshal Earl Kitchener impressed King Constantine I with shared resolve as he recounted a British naval anecdote. He described German submarines trapped by a protective net, surrendering intact with crews and subs. The war office meanwhile described heavy artillery fighting on the Meuse and Champagne fronts.
A Saloniki despatch to the Exchange Telegraph reports that a fleet of French aeroplanes dropped bombs on Sofia causing considerable damage and an indescribable panic among residents of the Bulgarian capital.
An advertisement explains that fermentation and acidity cause wind and stomach discomfort. It promotes Bisulated Magnesia as a home remedy to stop fermentation, neutralize acid, and relieve heartburn after meals.
An Agricultural College exhibit features fine poultry and waterfowl including pigeons turkeys ducks geese pheasants and pelicans. The Mechanics' Building hosts demonstrations from January 11 through 15 daily 10 AM to 10 PM.
Fierce German attacks in Champagne repulsed after breaching first line trenches. German report claims capture of French trenches in Champagne from a heavy offensive. Austrians disorganized in Galicia due to failed stand against Russian advance. Russians repulsed in East Galicia and stop offensive. Artillery active on British front near Ypres. Herbert Samuel appointed home secretary to succeed Sir John A. Simon. Turks defeated by British in Mesopotamia and retreat with 700 prisoners taken.
Berlin reports a German advance in Champagne with French positions northwest of Massiges captured. The Germans took 423 prisoners including seven officers, five machine guns, and multiple mine throwers. A French counterattack east of the gains failed as a German air division attacked Furnes. An eastern front Russian detachment assault at Belestiany was repulsed.
An Austrian official statement from Jan 9 says Russians were repulsed east of Galicia with intermittent fire. Austro-Hungarian units along the Kormin River in Volhynia dispersed reconnoitring detachments. Montenegrin front reports storming Montenegrin heights by the Tara River and capturing a cannon. Skirmishes occur along the Herzegovinian frontier with attacks near the Gulf of Cattarò in progress.
A Russian statement from Petrograd via London says the front was generally calm yesterday. In Galicia and east of Czernowitz the enemy shows no activity beyond feeble artillery and grenade attempts as Russian troops consolidate gains. In the Caucasus coastal region a Russian scout detachment crossed the Arkhava River, breached a Turkish-held bridge, and withdrew with no losses.
British official statement reports artillery activity near Fauquissart in the Bois Grenier and at St Eldiaud and Ypres. Hostile aircraft dropped bombs near Strazeele Hazebrouck and St Omer. One woman and one child were killed.
Brand Whitlock American minister to Belgium arrived yesterday from Rotterdam and will depart today for Brussels by automobile instead of taking a train to the Belgian frontier. He is returning from the United States and will complete the journey by car.
London reports in Parliament that on January 9 British forces pursued retreating Turkish troops along the Tigris after heavy fighting on January 7. Two Turkish guns and 700 prisoners were taken, with General Alymer and General Townshend securing positions as the main British army at Kut-el-Amara retreated.
London January 10 Sir Edward Grey foreign secretary sends a blunt reply to American ambassador Walter Page regarding Austria Hungary repatriation efforts aboard the Golconda. He rebukes Austro Hungary for seeking special submarine protection and accuses Germany of an inhuman war policy endangering noncombatants. The envoy says Britain will not shield Austro-Hungarian subjects beyond its own protections.
In the House of Commons, MPs unite to push government to curb German trade and finance after the war. Walter Runciman leads calls to consult dominions and mobilize empire economic strength against the enemy while Britain and allies build up for postwar action. Debate also covers Glasgow labor paper Forward and Asquith's compulsion act with two days for a second reading.
A London Friends Meeting House gathering on January 10 ended after an hour of pandemonium. The crowd cheered for conscription and blocked speaker Charles Roden Buxton while pressing anti German submarine guarantees.
An old advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets to cure a cold in one day. It promises a refund if it fails and features W Groves signature on each box. The ad emphasizes quick relief and brand trust for druggists.
Paris dispatch says German troops launched four separate assaults along an eight kilometer front in Champagne aided by suffocating gas shells. French fire repelled the attacks with heavy losses to the enemy and drove them from first line positions near the Butte du Mesnil and Mont Tetû after a counterattack.
King Peter of Serbia remains in Saloniki awaiting the army’s reorganization so he can resume command. A Serbian minister in Athens says he is confident in eventual liberation and plans to go to Euroea for the waters in a few days.
Sir Percy Lake named to command British forces in Mesopotamia succeeding General Sir John Eccles Nixon who retires due to ill health. The appointment follows Nixon’s compelled return home.
In Arthur Ruhls Bulgariant War this week a vivid portrait explains why Bulgars pursued Macedonia fiercely. The piece contrasts Central Powers and Allied offers and traces nationalist aims driving their choices.
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