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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1915
Page
7
The cabinet battles over entering war as bombardment of forts continues. King Constantine leans toward neutrality while Venizelos backs the war faction. M. Zaimis’ acceptance could render a difficult and delicate tenure amid unity pressures.
London dispatch cites Sofia reporting the Ottoman government will defend the capital with German-led forces under General Lintan Von Sanders. Bedri Bey will exercise city wide authority as viceroy while troops at Adrianople and Demotica rush to Gallipoli to prevent capture.
British troops commanding Ahwaz garrison repelled a Turkish force of about 12 000 allied with hostile tribesmen near Ghadir and Amara. Casualties ranged with 1 British officer killed and 3 wounded, 1 Indian officer killed and 4 wounded, 65 Indian rank and file killed and 115 wounded. The engagement included a separate Nakala reconnaissance where 4 British officers were killed and 2 wounded.
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Greece seeks favorable terms from postwar talks including Macedonia gains and access to Smyrna. Venizelos defies any pro‑government coalition, warning he will block cabinet support. King Constantine remains popular after Balkan campaigns as Greece mobilizes for a wide war effort with 120000 active troops and 450000 reserves planned.
British troops in the Persian Gulf head fought Turkish and tribal forces totaling over 12 000, halting an advance on Ahwaz. Russian and Austrian corpses clash across Galicia with German forces retreating. The Vistula battle grows as Russians press German Austrian fronts. Russians capture prisoners and guns in Mlawa region. Germans push near Lomza and Przasnysz, lose prisoners and guns before Warsaw. French make progress around Hartmannsweiler Kopf and Notre Dame de Lorette.
Paris March 7 Allied fleet bombardment of Dardanelles forts continued Saturday, official statement says Queen Elizabeth bombarded two big Asiatic forts near Chanak with indirect fire while cruisers shelled Dardanus on the Asiatic side and Souadere on the European side.
Reuters dispatch from Constantinople reports six hostile warships bombarded our batteries at the Dardanelles. The batteries replied successfully, noting no important change in the general situation.
Reports from Petrograd and Paris describe heavy fighting on multiple fronts. German advances toward Warsaw stall under Russian pressure while French assaults in Champagne push toward entrenched German positions. In the Dardanelles, the Queen Elizabeth shells Chanak as Turkish forces gather on Gallipoli amid slow progress for the allied fleet.
The German war office says Allied attempts to advance south of Ypres failed while German troops made progress in Champagne taking trenches and about 60 prisoners. French attacks near Le Mesnil were repulsed with heavy losses. Eastern theater reports include repulsed Russian night attacks near Lomza and Przasnysz. German forces claim 3400 Russian captives and 16 machine guns captured southeast of the Rawa River.
Paris reports a military communique describing failed German counter attacks near Arras Notre Dame de Lorette and Mesnil. It notes Allied gains in Champagne west of Perthes, a captured trench north of Beausejour, repulsed assaults near Verdun and the Le Petre wood, and progress at Reichacker Kopf with prisoners taken at Hartmannswehler.
The official communication notes fighting in limited Polish areas yesterday. Russians were forced to evacuate advanced positions in the Carpathians where fights for heights continue. Russian losses are considerable. Night attacks were repulsed. five officers and 75 men captured. In northeast Galicia calm continues.
The Muenchner Zeitung edition was confiscated for an article advocating future Belgian annexation. The Hammer, an anti Semitic periodical from Leipzig, has been suspended until April 165.
Paris March 7 The Academy of Moral and Political Sciences struck from its membership roll the names of three German correspondents who signed an appeal to the world issued by savants in behalf of their Fatherland.
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