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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1915
Page
3
Allied fleets press through the Dardanelles as British and French forces seize coastal forts. Turkish defenders and civilians flee eastward. In Poland and Prussia, German positions crumble as Russians push west and French gain ground in Champagne.
Official German dispatch claims success on multiple fronts including Champagne where enemy attacks were repulsed and several enemy positions stormed. Prisoners totaled 250 with four machine guns and a mine thrower captured. Also notes German gains near Blamont Bionville and a 20 kilometer front near Verdenal Bremenil.
The war office reports in Paris that in Champagne district from Combres to Perthes the Allies advanced with new trenches and repelled counter attacks. Ground was gained between Perthes and Beausejour and in the woods near Beausejour. Prisoners and a machine gun captured. Strong fighting continues with favorable conditions.
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Report notes no important changes or events occurring south of the Vistula area, with observers indicating a quiet period and no notable movements or actions to report.
The official communication from Vienna notes only artillery fighting in Poland and western Galicia. It adds that on the Carpathian front near Wyszkow and south of the Dniester, fighting continues.
The American steamer Nebraska arrived in New York with 1500 tons of general merchandise from Germany after sailing from Bremen. Previously intercepted by a British cruiser at Stornoway the oil burner denied supplying fuel to German submarines and said the oil was for homeland use.
Paris Feb 28 Temps cites a foreign office source saying Britain refused the Scandinavian proposal to use warships as convoys for merchant ships bound for English ports. The move would allow naval protection for trade routes but was blocked by London.
Petrograd dispatch reports a general Russian plan for a broad northern front offensive after heavy fighting near Przasnysz. German troops retreated with prisoners taken as Russians claim success at Ossowetz and along the Vistula, while Galicia saw 4000 captives and nine machine guns seized.
Petrograd reports a large battle on the Niemen extending beyond Grodno with both sides shelling from fortified positions. German forces invade Przasnysz but are repelled after an all day fight. Austrian units are crushed in Galicia amid heavy casualties.
A Reuters Venice despatch reports 150 of Vienna’s 700 bakers have closed their shops due to flour scarcity. Vacant lands including part of the Great Central Cemetery are being used to grow potatoes and vegetables. A Budapest despatch notes continuous snow in the Carpathians halting military operations.
Ottawa February 28 The militia department announced the casualty list from Europe. It includes Lieutenant Duncan Peter Bell-Irving of Vancouver with death on February 26, and two other privates among the dead. Four privates are listed as wounded.
London reports via the Morning Post Cairo correspondent that Turkish forces have evacuated the Sinai Peninsula, officially ending the threat of a second invasion of Egypt and removing imminent danger.
The former German owned steamer Dacia, loaded with cotton from the United States, seized in the channel by a French warship, was docked at Brest today awaiting a French prize court ruling. The case being under French jurisdiction allows England to focus on the Wilhelmina food ship, dividing neutral shipping duties between the two nations.
American owners prepare to contest the seizure of the Dacia, now under the US flag and owned by Edward N. Breitung. The Temps notes international law limits neutrals buying belligerent ships and flags a forthcoming Brest prize court test, while discussing German reprisals and Wilson’s proposals amid Allied tensions.
A Rome-based Daily News correspondent says Turkish authorities decided to shift the capital to Broussa in Asia Minor, opposing Germany which preferred Adrianople. The Prophet's mantle and other relics are said to have already been moved to Broussa, along with the sultan's harem.
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