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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1918
Page
5
U S soldiers in France join French comrades in Bastille Day festivities wearing the French emblem and displaying flags. Towns along the fronts decorate with allied banners while churches fill for services. Some troops tour Paris when passes permit as both nations pledge to press on toward victory.
Allied camps ready for contingencies and confident the enemy will face a strong barrier. British actions in Macedonia threaten to link with French Italian advances in Albania as Doiran operations target the railway north of Salonika. French Italian forces press the foe in Albania capturing Narta Gramshi, nearing Lake Ohrid while Austrian morale collapses with frequent surrenders.
In Geneva on June 8 the German legation filed a complaint with the Swiss authorities over attorney M Auberson seeking leniency for a client accused of stealing clocks. Auberson argued long residence in Germany should mitigate the offense, but the court convicted the thief and Auberson faces potential charges for violating Swiss neutrality.
In a violent marsh chase, Codispoti fired on officer and escaped flee, later confessing to the bathroom killing of Carrioti amid a storm of gunfire. McAuley and Delaney returned fire, wounding Codispoti. Police seek an unknown accomplice described across multiple cities. Andrew Procopio, Peter Procopio, Bruno Montgrado and the slain Carrioti were in the Floyd street house.
General Pershing’s communique details July 10 to 11 actions in Chateau Thierry and Marne, noting a German patrol of 40 with light machine guns repelled near Torcy, seven kilometre behind lines. American patrols were active, artillery fire remained heavy, Jaulgonne explosions linked to our guns, and air activity varied across Lorraine, Woevre, Munster and Altkirsch sectors.
British aviation dispatch reports on July 13 14 detailing twelve enemy planes destroyed four driven down and three missing. Airmen conducted reconnaissance observed targets and dropped four and a half tons of bombs during the day. Night raids July 13 14 dropped 19 tons over enemy camps lines trains transports billets with all night machines returning safely.
The war office reports increased artillery actions from Valarsa to the Asiago Plateau. Allied fire dispersed enemy troops north of Borcola Pass while Cornone patrols were repulsed and three enemy aircraft were shot down in air combat.
Vienna telegram reports that government will issue important statements on foreign policy ahead of the upcoming Austrian and Hungarian Parliament sessions. Officials expect remarks from the government to outline policy directions.
The article assesses the war’s turn with Germany facing strategic setbacks. It cites Russia’s exit, Bolshevik turmoil, and Italy’s collapse as weakening the central powers while American forces bolster the Allies. It notes Von Kuehlmann’s blunt honesty, Hertling’s peace plea, and growing Allied resolve to end militarism and autocracy.
Sir Bernard Mallet, registrar general, warns war has cost Europe at least 12.5 million potential lives from reduced births. He cites Britain’s 1918 births at 831,800, with steep declines from 1915 to 1917 and daily losses of about 7,000 potential lives across the UK France Italy and central powers.
German raiding troops attempting to breach British lines east of Locre were repulsed with loss, according to the British War Office. The German artillery operated in the Albert Kemmel Hill and Ypres districts as the statement notes the hostile force driven off last night.
Northwest of Albert and west of Kemmel Hill with actions also noted southeast of Ypres Our own artillery has been active at a number of points reflecting ongoing bombardment and shelling in the sector.
General orders from headquarters reveal creation of the Military Police Corps base unit of one company of 125 men and three officers per division with comparable staffing in other combat units. The corps will focus on specialized training and assignment to military police duties.
Haig headquarters reports a local operation in the early morning where English troops pushed the line east of Dickebusch lake on the Ypres front and captured over 260 prisoners. On the rest of the British front there is nothing to report.
New England casualties reported by the army and Marine Corps totaled 16 yesterday, part of 123 American losses. Four from the 23d Infantry were dead, including Private Andrew Lynch of Cambridge aged 29 who died of wounds on June 30. Lieutenant George W. Furbush of Waltham was severely wounded and Private Victor J. Lorenson of Greenwich was killed in action June 16.
The army casualty list on July 14 shows 18 killed in action 11 died of wounds 2 died of disease 4 died of accidents and other causes 38 wounded severely 2 wounded slightly and 2 missing in action. Names include Presley R. Brown Walter A. Barben Walter Bass Cimino Cohen Fant Kapish McCarty Pendleton Ragsdale Scuppo Watson Volpi Garrett Peterson Sullivan and many others across states and Italy.
The Boston Post notes a no return policy since March 17 1917 and asks readers to place advanced orders with news dealers to help gauge demand and ensure regular receipt of posts.
The casualty list includes several New England servicemen with statuses of Died of Wounds and missing in action. Names: Victor J. Sorenson East Greenwich Rhode Island Corporal Clarence S. Dunlap Skowhegan Maine, etc. Also listed are wounded personnel Lieutenant George W. Furbush Jr and others from 23d Infantry across Massachusetts New Hampshire Connecticut and Vermont.
Privates Edward L. Heuler of Chicago and Frank Sessa of New York are named along with Private Ralph Berger noted as wounded from Marysville. Also listed are Homer W. Lockwood of Gloucester and Maas. Missing previously reported Lieutenants Guy D. Tibbetts of Bennington New Hampshire and John W. White Jr. of Clarksville Texas.
Washington July 14 The Marine Corps casualty list shows 51 names with 10 killed in action 4 died of wounds 83 wounded severely and 4 missing. Entries include Corporal Homer Grossman Chicago Privates Edgar J Deming Flint Michigan Lionel H Essalin Windsor Canada and many others with home towns across the United States and an attached medical note naming two officers severely wounded.
Private William C. Dunphy of K Company 101st Infantry from Dorchester lay wounded and unconscious in No Man’s Land for three days after going over the top for the third time. A French patrol found him and sent him to an American base hospital where his wounds were treated. His father, J. Dunphy of Hamilton Street, learned of his son’s status in a letter from a friend in the unit, after the boy was reported missing on May 81. Dunphy belonged to the Ninth, later renumbered as the 101st.
The Associated Press reports intensified artillery action along the Marne front with long range shelling throughout the night. No infantry fighting occurred as weather remained cloudy and uncertain.
John Taintor Foote presents The Runt a real dog story in the Sunday Post Magazine of July 21. The piece promises interest for every dog lover and notes another Cleek detective tale will appear.
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