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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1916
Page
7
Front dispatches report British and French forces pressing the Somme offensive with relentless artillery and infantry actions. A single trench near Pozieres changed hands multiple times as the drive toward Bapaume advances, while French operations east of Estrees and renewed bombardments mark ongoing war activity across Verdun, the Isonzo front, and the Caucasus.
The war office reports French progress south of the Somme east of Estrees, with a lively fusillade on the outskirts of Soyecourt as German forces penetrate trenches in Champagne but are driven out.
Reports say north of the Aisne German forces were stopped near the Butte Wood by machine gun fire. In Champagne around 10 p.m. Germans attacked a 1200 metre front west of Presnes, were pushed back by a counter attack. Artillery battles continued at Verdun Hill 304 and the Fleury sector, with French progress west of the Thiaumont works.
Berlin reports continuing heavy artillery and grenade exchanges near Pozieres Barleux and the Somme area. French attacks northeast of Barleux and near Froide Terre and Fleury repulsed. 60 French prisoners taken near Vil le aux Bois and Prunay. A French biplane shot down. Eastern front notes a futile Russian assault near Baranovichi and Berestechk repulsed. Balkan front unchanged.
The war office states that yesterday the enemy's artillery was active against towns and villages in the Asiago Basin and the Degano and Bolte valleys. Bombardments hit the lower Isonzo with slight damage and few casualties. Italian forces gained some progress on the Tonezza plateau and continued to resist in Corno del Coston and Monte Cimone areas.
Vienna issues report describing troop withdrawals south of Leszniow and boldurka sector, heavy Russian attacks near Radziviloff repulsed with thousand Russian prisoners. Italian theater sees strong attacks southwest of Paneveggio from morning to night, repelled by Italian and Allied forces.
Reports say Russian forces pursue retreating Turks in the Caucasus and seized a depot of war matériel at Erzinzan. On the Russian western front 6250 Teutons were captured along with five cannon and 22 machine guns. British troops engage Germans with hand to hand fighting on the Somme while Austrians retreat north of Brody under Russian pressure. French attacks near Barleux fail as French forces strike in Verdun area but are repulsed. British grenade assaults west of Pozieres are repelled.
Petrograd reports on Western front actions including repulsed attacks south of Lake Voltchino and near Baranovichi. It notes river crossing fights and advances, plus 128 officers and 6250 men captured, five guns and 22 machine guns taken. Caucasus front covers pursuit of retreating Turks and disposal of a materials depot at Erzingan.
The war office states hard infantry fighting northeast of Pozieres and near Longueval and Delville Wood. British troops capture 200 yards of a trench but lose it after enemy counterfire. They drive Germans from Delville Wood area and regain part of Longueval. A small enemy party is driven from trenches west of the Ypres Pilken road. Royal Flying Corps locates enemy batteries. two aircraft reported missing.
The British government lifts its trading with the enemy act blacklist on G. W. McNear and the Petroleum Products Company of San Francisco for pending contracts. McNear said assurances came from the British embassy via the State Department and London after his protest.
Nelson Wellspeak of Adams was brought back to Boston to answer a complaint that he deserted his wife and three children last November and took 17 year old Ethel Caley to Detroit for improper purposes. He was held in 1000 bail while Caley is held in 500 as a material witness pending a hearing.
In Haverhill on North Grove street three children Tony Giuseppi Peter Anthony and Josephine Parmella were rescued from drowning after a water pipe burst in an uncompleted house cellar where they played. A neighbor heard their screams and alerted police.
Petrograd reports Russian troops covering about 100 miles in a week toward Erzingan, claiming the capture would complete occupation of Turkish Armenia. The article credits gains at Trebizond, Baiburt, Gumish Khaneh, and Makhatun, with Turkish forces estimated at 350,000.
London reports Brigadier General Northey drove the main German southern detachment from positions on the Neu Langenburg Irangi road at Malangau on July 24. The Germans retreated toward Irangi after counterattacks, abandoning a 41 inch howitzer and two machine guns. Dr Stir, former Neu Langenburg governor, died of wounds, and many Koenigsberg crewmen remain with German forces in the area.
The Wilson line steamer Eskimo, a 3326 ton vessel, has been captured by a German auxiliary cruiser in Norwegian territorial waters. The seizure occurred near land, with confirmation from a Norwegian guardship crew as reported by Reuters from Christiansand.
Copenhagen despatch to Lloyds reports the Danish steam ship Normandiet captured by a German torpedo boat. The 1195 gross ton vessel, bound from Skelleftea Sweden to La Palice France, carried a load of wood pulp.
British ambassador Sir Cecil Spring-Rice told Acting Secretary Polk a naval commander on the Atlantic coast denied any British warship entered Chesapeake Bay as reported by the battleship Louisiana’s commander.
A British official statement today denied a Turkish report of July 26 claiming British cavalry near the Suez Canal had been dispersed.
London July 27 The War Office lists casualties among officers for the first three weeks of July 1108 killed 2884 wounded and 491 missing a total 4423. Since war start aggregate losses run to 10855 killed 21290 wounded and 2462 missing with wounded-to-killed about two to one.
G W McNear head of the Petroleum Products Company of San Francisco protests the British blacklist. He says his firm is loading steamships Cacique and Waimarino with petroleum products for Australia and New Zealand. He warns of heavy compensation if delivery is blocked.
An advertisement touts Ethine double strength from any druggist as a guaranteed freckles remedy. It promises a money back guarantee if freckles remain after a few applications and claims rare cases need more than one ounce for a clear complexion.
Laurence Ginnell, a stormy Nationalist critic of the government, caused a brief suspension in the House of Commons when he refused to withdraw after Speaker’s order. His opposition has sharpened since the Easter Irish uprising and he continued to press serious charges against ministers.
A Nationalist member Ginnell refused to move when the sergeant-at-arms attempted to remove him. He questioned Home Secretary Herbert Samuel on Dublin insurrection actions and suppression of Cumannamban nurses. Speaker ordered him suspended with Asquith supporting the move. Ginnell voted against the suspension.
Paris dispatch reports the capture of Pozieres from German forces after fierce fighting. Military officers say Australian and Allied troops defended the village at great cost and the breakthrough shifts the Ug line on the Somme front.
An advertisement touts Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap as proven, gentle treatments for itching and eczema. It claims doctors regularly prescribe them, note rapid itch relief, and offer a trial free by writing Dept. 27 R, Resinol, Baltimore, Md.
British forces seized Pozieres after an 11 day fight from July 14 to 25. German defenders relied on 200 machine guns but most were silenced by heavy artillery. Bavarian troops endured 12 hours of combat, leaving four survivors and a dugout with 60 corpses nearby. The final Bavarian battalion collapsed crossing 300 yards to the cemetery.
London July 27 The government will deprive the Duke of Cumberland the Duke of Albany and Prince Albert of Schleswig Holstein of their British titles and orders. They are the remaining Germans with British nobility titles and the Dukes of Albany and Cumberland sit in the distant line of succession to the throne.
Every woman should have a small package of delatone handy for its timely use to keep the skin free from hairy growths. Make a thick paste with delatone and water, apply to hair, rub off after 2 or 3 minutes, then wash. Ensure you get real delatone to avoid disappointment.
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