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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1917
Page
4
London report says the Duchess of Connaught had a restless night as broncho pneumonia and weak heart function persist. Complications from a severe illness four years ago have reappeared, alerting medical observers.
Advertisement touts Poslam as the top remedy for pimples acne and eczema with rapid action and overnight improvement. It promotes Poslam soap medicated with Poslam and claims wide availability while inviting readers to request a free sample from Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
French and British offices report gains on the Champagne front west of Maisons de Champagne. They recaptured Ridge 185 positions and invaded a German fortified work. One hundred prisoners were taken in the operation.
In the Woevre region near Leicheprey a raid on a German trench succeeded while German attacks between Soissons and Rheims were repulsed. British forces in France penetrated German trenches near Bouchavesnes north of Peronne and raided south of Arras. German positions near the Ancre and Somme areas were bombed with heavy German casualties reported.
Official reports say French troops attacked German positions south of Ripons in Champagne but were repulsed while strong artillery fire persisted across the Aisne and Champagne fronts. Gains claimed near Maisons de Champagne as prisoners were taken in raids and patrol encounters.
Hadjiabad and Bisitun report Russian occupation. In Macedonia artillery activity grows at Presba Lake and Derna River sectors signaling an imminent resumption of heavy fighting in the area.
Count von Bernstorff former German ambassador to Washington arrives in Copenhagen from Christiania aboard the Frederik VIII. greeted by Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau and the Danish consul general. Ice hampers Danish waters. crowd at the anchorage is limited. The party stays aboard for security, with a Berlin departure planned tomorrow morning.
The State Department granted permission for clearance of the French warship Rochambeau from New York, the first belligerent merchant vessel to arrive with guns mounted fore and aft. The ruling classifies the Rochambeau as a peaceable passenger carrier allowed to take precautions, signaling a potential shift toward arming bow and stern for Entente merchantmen.
London March 12 In the House of Commons Andrew Bonar Law lauded the fall of Bagdad noting two thirds of Turkish artillery captured or destroyed in the river. He described General Maude's Mesopotamian campaign as brilliant with a pursuit of 110 miles in fifteen days, cross Tigris three times, and praised supply and medical arrangements sustaining the army in harsh conditions.
Paris report says repatriated residents of Peronne state German troops took church bells from the city and surrounding area to melt them. The bells were later returned and placed in a public square after intervention by Pope Benedict.
Rome reports Vatican interest in the Paris based claim of Mile. Perchaud a two year old girl from La Vendee who says she has seen visions and heard voices directing France’s armies to victory. Clergy in Paris have sent details to the archbishopric for review.
Paris March 12 The war office reports a new afternoon assault against German positions west of Maisons de Champagne across 1500 metres. French troops recaptured trenches on Ridge 185 and seized a fortified work north of Mamelon plus about 100 prisoners taken in the action.
Geneva reports from Paris describe Berlin and Vienna surprised by Bagdad’s fall. British occupation may prompt recall of Turkish units. Colonel Foyler argues a new Ottoman army is needed for a renewed campaign against General Maude. Rifaat Pasha departs for Constantinople, deeming the situation serious.
Petrograd dispatch reports a Russian advance toward the Mesopotamian border from Hamadan, driving Turks from a point near Kermanshah and forcing a retreat to Hadjiabad. The war office confirms gains near Bisitun on March 8 and a Turkish withdrawal.
Acton Massachusetts plans military preparedness with citizen drills. At the town meeting Moderator Allen Brooks Parker was asked to appoint a five member committee to study readiness. Voters also unanimously endorsed President Wilsons policies protecting American citizens on the high seas.
The Toledo University Board of Trustees divided 6 to 3 on Professor Scott Nearing resigning as dean of arts and sciences. A special committee will review the action to determine where the university’s true interests lie.
More than 2000 married women attended mission services at St. Joseph's Church Roxbury with Rev. Joseph Turner presiding the rosary and instruction. Sermon by Rev. John P. Conway from St. Joseph's Retreat Atlantic City. Over 1200 children of the parish also attended the mission services led by Father Turner.
The Rev Walter F Bentley of Brooklyn announced in Pawtucket Rhode Island he will organize Episcopalian missionaries to launch a nationwide campaign for better morals. He resigns as rector of the Church of the Ascension in Brooklyn to pursue the effort.
The Rev. Ernest Graham Guthrie of Union Congregational Church Columbus Avenue and West Newton Street announced he will sail for France on April 14 to drive an ambulance at the front as a member of the American Ambulance Corps.
Harvard law students select from four Addison Brown prize topics for the yearly competition. The $100 prize is awarded for essays on any one of the four subjects, including the domicile of a married woman and three topics on interstate and international law.
Fitchburg March 12 Trial in the McGrath will case, set this week in the Superior Court, will likely be delayed by the absence of principal witness Miss Katherine A. McGrath. She fell on the ice near her home Sunday, injuring her left leg.
The warship New Mexico, a super dreadnought under construction at the New York navy yard, is scheduled for launch late in April as announced from Washington on March 12. The vessel represents a major addition to the fleet with a予定 date of launch set for spring.
A compression rack device to prevent draw bridge accidents was demonstrated at city hall yesterday before the safety commission appointed by Mayor Curley. The commission reports on methods to make repeat of the Congress Street Bridge horror impossible.
The Potomac River has risen rapidly in Cumberland Maryland due to a sudden thaw. Sections of the city are flooded with water three feet deep on the Western Maryland railroad tracks. Washouts occur on the Western Maryland and Baltimore and Ohio lines. A landslide covered the Baltimore and Ohio tracks near Piedmont.
The Public Service Commission directs all cars to stop before highway drawbridges. Pending permanent stop signs, the Boston Elevated orders every car to halt fully 100 feet prior to reaching the draw to ensure safety at bridges.
An old time remedy for gray hair uses Sage and Sulphur to restore natural color. Modern buyers can purchase a 50 cent Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound at drug stores. Apply with sponge or brush to strands, and by morning gray tones darken leaving hair glossy. Not a disease cure.
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