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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1915
Page
5
Allied assaults in the Dardanelles push Turks west of Krithia and capture parts of the Quadrilateral redoubt while Russian shells hit German ships in the Baltic. Reports tally battles around Le Four de Paris and Brierville with varying official accounts from Paris and Berlin.
Leyland line steamship Iberian reaches Boston after a near-miss with a German submarine off the Mersey. crew member Richard Scarsbrick says Germany has 10 new super submarines around the British Isles and a base on the Irish coast. Warning to British masters and increased patrols reported.
Washington July 2 The State Department had not received a complete report on the destruction of the British steamer Armenian with several American lives lost. Delay said to result from garbling of a long report from Consul Armstrong at Bristol who interviewed survivors.
London reports the British government announces the capture of trenches in the Dardanelles as part of ongoing operations. The advance completes the occupation of the section of the Turkish line that the French had seized on June 21. Full statement quoted.
London report says a British submarine in the Sea of Marmara on June 26 sank the Turkish transport No. 42 packed with troops. Athens telegraph correspondent notes the sinking was confirmed by Exchange Telegraph.
Berlin reports a night attack west of Souchez beaten off and a separate breakthrough northwest of Le Four-de-Paris by Württemberg troops. They claim 25 officers and 1710 men captured, 18 machine guns and 40 mine throwers seized, and French losses described as important. In the Vosges at Hilgenfirst an enemy work was taken, with three officers and 149 men captured after repelling enemy attempts. Further eastern theatre actions near Kalwarya followed stubborn fighting.
Copenhagen dispatch cites naval clash off Gothland with gunfire heard overnight and four cruisers seen engaging near the shore at Ljingarn harbor. A German torpedo boat with many wounded later arrived at Katthammersvik, as Windau port defenses repelled a Baltic attack.
State Department repeats message from origin as it seeks details on the vessels actions and potential rescue opportunities. Consul Armstrong reports survivors including Hart Cox Osborne Taylor Cline Driver McCool Baer with others wounded Brooks killed. Williamson Granberry and Stone wounded and buried at sea.
Paris dispatch details a heavy Argonne assault repelled after stubborn close combat. French forces also retook positions near Hilgenfirst and advanced in the Dardanelles quadrilateral. Ongoing shelling and counterattacks are described with Turkish losses and consolidations announced.
Austrian war office says General von Linsingen’s forces drove Russians from Gnila Lipa positions south of Firlijow and pursued eastward with 7004 soldiers and 18 machine guns captured. Northward fighting continues. Russians repulsed near Sienna with 700 taken. Italian front saw heavy artillery and repulsed infantry assaults between Sara cassina and Vermignano.
State Department advised American citizens planning trips to Italy to obtain passports at least a week before sailing. The warning followed a briefing from the Italian embassy that authorities would exercise utmost caution in handling passports for aliens intending to visit Italy.
The Jorgina arrived at the Fish pier with haddock hake and hali today. Yesterday's arrivals included Gladys B Simmons swordfish Constellation large mackerel and salted fish, Saladin mixed mackerel and salted fish, and Harvard mixed mackerel with salted mackerel. The Leyland Line Iberian from Manchester and Liverpool reports congestion delaying liners for American ports and bringing 5½ tons of cargo. The Roanoke from Fowey carried china clay with Portland discharge planned at Mystic wharf. The Crest and Reading tug International deal with gear failures and repairs. The Cretic from Genoa Naples sails via the Azores, due July 12. The Petrel tows Barges Hackensack Troy and Dunmore with minor damage from Cape Cod canal incident.
United States destroyers Lamson Keller Charleston Preston Stuart and others along with steamers Devonian Trant Liverpool Iberian Jago Manchester Roanoke Williams Fowey Halifax Doyle and many more arrive. Vessels depart include Vestal Trippe Addison Burrows Old Colony Vera Verona Calvin Austin Howard and H F Dimock among tugs and towing barges. Calls at Portland Eastport Albany Salem and Norfolk noted.
London July 2 A naval action off the east coast of Gothland Gorge. The German mine layer Alba tross was chased by four Russian cruisers and ran ashore to avoid capture. Twenty one crew were killed and twenty seven wounded.
Letters turned over to the foreign office show first class mail on board the Swedish ship Boern, seized in the North Sea and taken to a German port, had been opened by the German censor. Sweden is expected to protest to the German government.
Three British steamers the Caucasian Inglemoor and Welbury the bark Sardowne and the schooner L C Tower were reported sunk by German submarines near the Scilly Islands and off Ireland.
Reports describe the sinking of the Caucasian and the Inglemoor by the German submarine U-39 off Cornwall. The Caucasian, a 4656 ton tank steamer, fought to escape before being sunk. the Inglemoor and part of the Caucasian crew were rescued at Penzance, while other boats drifted toward France.
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