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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1917
Page
2
London report states Parliament backs firm stand on Indian cotton tariffs. Prime Minister Lloyd George endorsed Chamberlain while Lancashire MPs prepared an amendment seeking a countervailing excise. Nationalists’ stance unclear as abstention possible amid tariff debates.
Norfolk reports discovery of a secret wireless setup on the prize steamer Appam. Evidence shows Lieutenant Berg, the prize commander, sent radio messages to a German ship as late as December 8, including references to President Wilson and congressional matters. Berg likely knew British code and acquired valuable information for Germany.
American diplomats at home will travel back to posts in Europe aboard armed American liners. Hugh Gibson, first secretary of the London embassy, expects to sail on the first American liner to begin the Atlantic crossing.
In France Germans abandon defenses west of Bapaume after heavy bombardment as British push rear guards back from Grevillers and Loupart wood. French and German artillery clash near Hill 185 in Champagne and Meuse shows, while British cavalry occupies Kazimain on the Tigris. British gains front near Gommecourt and an Italian raid southwest of Lucati captures 24 prisoners. Beaurains near Arras sees a costly German attack repulsed, and German forces on the Naraguvka River in Galicia take over 250 prisoners.
Tokio reports a converted German cruiser sighted in the Indian Ocean and pursued by Japanese and British warships. The raider is said to have sunk a Japanese freighter. Canadian dispatches confirm a Japanese steamship of about 3115 tons was sunk in the Indian Ocean by a German commerce raider with no further details.
Amsterdam dispatch reports a German submarine grounded near Hellevoetsluis on the Dutch coast. Het Volk confirms the incident and states fifteen crew members have disembarked from the submerged vessel.
The report quotes Dr. Heim of the Bavarian Peasant party warning of a prolonged shortage. He says even with immediate harvests, bread grain remains scarce due to lack of tonnage and world crop failure. He urges candid public disclosure and acceptance of harsh measures affecting peasants and urban residents. He also criticizes Prussian agrarians for failing to surrender barley crops.
London reports that the defensively armed British steamer Princess Melita was expelled from the Hook of Holland by Dutch orders. Britain insists armed ships may enter Dutch ports, with negotiations continuing for a safe routing compromise guaranteed by both belligerents amid German submarine fears.
Paris reports that the United States will cannonade German submarines as the final act of the May 1916 notes. Arming merchant ships and new instructions foretell hostilities, with Germany destroying the strongest European rival in the United States, strengthening Entente morale and sea surveillance.
New York dispatch reports Herbert Hoover head of the Commission for Relief in Belgium declares no war can excuse stopping relief to starving Belgians. He sails for Europe to coordinate with American, Dutch, Spanish and British and assures ongoing fundraising. warns Dutch and Spaniards may oversee aid if war arrives. He cites 100000 children under feeding plans and 1.25 million monthly needed to avert tragedy.
German aviator Hans Vollmoeller, noted for prize wins and a 1910 airframe development, was killed during a trial flight near Sayville. He was brother to Dr. Karl Vollmoeller, the poet whose plays also circulated in the United States.
The arrival of 59 Yarrowdale prisoners at Zurich was officially reported by Minister Stovall at Berne in a dispatch dated March 12. The State Department has instructed Stovall to provide the men with every comfort.
The Liverpool Cotton Exchange reports that the foreign office, per the Exchange Telegraph, says the government will ban all raw cotton exports from the United Kingdom except under license to save tonnage.
London March 13 The House of Lords passed the bill second reading to strip enemy princes of British titles and dignities after a pledge to send it to a special committee for further study. Critics argued the bill targets only the Duke of Albany the Duke of Cumberland and Prince Albert of Schleswig Holstein, with scope debated as too limited.
London reports the sinking of the Norwegian steamship Dalmatia of 1778 tons by a German submarine on Feb 11. The captain's wife, on their honeymoon, describes the ship's 6 45 morning sinking, lifeboat ordeal, one sailor dying and three frostbitten, rescue by the Danish schooner Ellen Benton, and the submarine officer's regret at sinking the ship near land.
London March 14 The Norwegian steamer Lars Ma&stenaes bound from America for Rotterdam with grain for the American Relief Commission has been sunk without warning outside the blockade zone, according to the Norwegian Mercantile Shipping Gazette.
Paris March 13 The American aviator Sergeant Major Raoul Lufbery has been decorated with the Legion of Honor for wartime service under the French flag showing notable boldness and skill. He has downed six enemy aircraft through December 27, 1916 and twice noted in army orders, previously honored with the military medal.
Amsterdam reports via Lon don that the Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung Berlin asserts Zimmermann's instructions to Von Eckardt in Mexico about a possible German Mexican Japanese alliance in case of war between the United States and Germany were not written as a letter between Berlin and Washington or Washington and Mexico.
An authority says meat eaters can prevent kidney problems by flushing them with four ounces of Rad Salts dissolved in water each morning. The mixture, made from grape acid and lemon juice with lithia, is claimed to cleanse the kidneys, improve urine, and prevent bladder disorders. Jad Salts is advertised as inexpensive and safe for regular use.
London dispatch details British conquest of Bagdad after trench line evacuation by Turkish forces. Maude notes dawn entry, capture at Kazimain, over 100 prisoners, four damaged aircraft, gunboat pursuit, and widespread booty, arms, ammunition, plus 200 to 300 Turkish dead and 300 prisoners counted on the left bank. Local inhabitants welcomed advancing troops as order was restored.
Edward C. Cosgrove aged 15 of 68 Williams Street Roxbury was arrested in Somerville on a charge of attempting to break and enter William H. Smith’s grocery on Mystic Avenue and North Union Street. Three other youths fled. Officer Steeves fired at them as they ran across the Mystic marshes. Cosgrove refused to name his companions at the police station.
Mrs Eva L Hoffman a leading figure in the women’s fight against high living costs spoke at a mass meeting on Causeway Street urging all women to cooperate regardless of creed or financial status. She planned to address Boston Civic Club at the Brunswick inviting Back Bay women to join the effort.
Thomas J. Grogan of South Boston remained at large after escaping a prison van on Charles Street. He had been held in $1000 for the grand jury on automobile theft. John F. O'Hare, who fled with Grogan, later surrendered at the jail office after appealing a two month drunkenness sentence.
Mayor Curley challenged the Finance Commission to name a bonding company that would offer the 20 percent reduction the commission claims is available on city official bonding. The dispute centers on whether National Surety Company controls bonding rates and whether lower rates exist.
Salisbury voters backed no license by 233 to 141, a 92 vote margin, the largest no vote in 25 years. Officials attribute the result to local sentiment over a petition in the Legislature to separate the bench from the town. The 1915 election had license prevail. Louise Homer's favorite song words and music appear in the next Sunday Post.
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