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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1916
Page
4
Germany signals that no American lives were lost due to warning failure and reiterates that Lusitania torpedoing was reprisal for British blockades. It seeks a mutually satisfactory settlement with indemnity, with Lansing to confer, and says negotiations progress remains under wraps.
The report says Austro Hungarians and Bulgarians aim at Saloniki and Avlona with Albanian forces near Avlona. Bulgarians and Austrians capture Berat and threaten Durazzo while Essad Pasha mobilizes Albanian troops. Scutari occupation ends Montenegro peace talks rumors.
Correspondence notes how top legal officers in England earn far more than other government workers. The lord chancellor receives 50 000 dollars plus a 25 000 dollar pension, while judges and law officers such as the attorney general and solicitor general also draw heavy salaries and fees.
Berlin reports German naval aeroplanes bombed Dover on the night of January 22 23 hitting the station barracks and docks. A second raid January 23 targeted aviation sheds at Hougham west of Dover with heavy fires observed. The British account cited nine bombs over the east coast of Kent causing one death and six injuries, but German and British statements differ on location and timing.
An official communiqué states General Wallace's column in northwest Egypt attacked the Senussi tribe camp on Sunday, dispersing the enemy and burning the camp. The report comes from London dated January 24.
General Sir Percy Lake reports the Tigris rose seven feet at Kut and 12 feet at Amarah in the last 48 hours preventing land movements. An armistice for two hours on the 22nd allowed collection and burial of the dead. General Townshend at Kut-el-Amara says supplies are sufficient and fighting has paused.
French air squadrons dropped over 200 bombs on Monastir and nearby positions and another squadron released about 100 bombs near Gievgeli. Reports say the raids caused great damage with all planes returning safely amidst heavy fire.
Berlin reports on January operations. On the Western front artillery and air actions included a Metz raid that killed two civilians and wounded eight. A German plane was shot down with crew captured. Rail stations and military sites were bombarded behind enemy lines. On the Eastern front German guns hit a Russian train near Dvinsk. A Balkan air squadron from Greek soil bombarded Monastir with several civilian casualties.
Berlin reports Scutari is occupied by Austro-Hungarian forces after a Serbian garrison retreats south. Montenegrin towns Niksic Danilovgrad Podgoritza also taken. disarmament proceeds with few incidents. Italian fronts at Lavarone and Rombon Slope repulsed. Scutari a key Albanian trading town with 20 000 population on Lake Scutari.
England's conscription bill moves to the Lords after a 383 to 36 House of Commons vote. Reports cite Italian advances on the Austrian front and British artillery strikes near Ypres. French bombings hit Montasir and Gieogeli, while Senussi tribesmen are routed in Egypt and a Tigris flood hampers Mesopotamia operations. Austro Hungarian forces seize Scutari. Serbs retreat. German and British air actions and losses noted.
A German aeroplane passed over Dover at four this afternoon. A British official statement says it was engaged by all anti aircraft guns and pursued by two British machines.
London January 24. A Commons proposal urged all members to visit the front during the parliamentary recess with reception by the commander in chief. Undersecretary Tennant warned the plan could be too large but offered to consider it if members submit their names.
Rome dispatches report Vienna nerves stretched by Emperor Francis Joseph illness. Chronic bronchitis worsened into acute form. he lies in bed, court receptions halted, and no audiences with military authorities. Archduchess Zita, wife of the heir, nurses him.
The British government will boost trade with South America by appointing three consular officials as commercial attaches at Buenos Aires Montevideo and Rio Janeiro to advise on business conditions and aid development.
The United States informed Great Britain through its London embassy of its objection to how the trading with the enemy act is applied in a way that affects American trade.
The official British statement reports a mine explosion near St Eloi damaging enemy trenches. A patrol passed Sterlorenhoek trench, firing with no casualties. Artillery was active near Loos Armentieres Hooge St Jean and Pilhelm with trench mortars silenced near the latter.
The Rev. Dr. David R. Frazer longtime Princeton University trustee and close associate of President Wilson died suddenly at his Newark home. He was 78 and a Baltimore native.
A reader propounds Anuric as a remedy for backache swelling and kidney symptoms. The ad claims it as a new uric acid solvent with strong relief and offers a sample for ten cents. It cites Dr. Pierce and references to other products from the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute.
Rome via London January 24 The military communiqué notes small successful infantry attacks in the Lagarina Valley on Saturday and says the enemy unleashed heavy machine gun fire from the Adige left bank against Zugna Torta positions but did not attack or inflict damage.
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