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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1915
Page
5
London officials report that the British steamers Florazan Headlands and Haridate were torpedoed by German submarines and have sunk. Earlier hope suggested they might be salvaged and brought to port.
Washington March 15 Count von Bernstorff the German ambassador formally notified the United States that the converted cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich is officially listed as a warship in the Imperial navy.
Officials confirmed the Prinz Eitel, a converted cruiser now at Newport News, is commanded by a German navy officer and crewed by German sailors. It has been added to official lists since the war began, easing piracy concerns. The matter will be handled through diplomatic channels between Berlin and Washington.
Testimony from Charles Frank aboard the William P Frye details his alleged detention in a German uniform aboard the Eitel Friedrich. E W Johnson corroborates that Frank, who initially sailed as Norwegian, was summoned by Captain Thierichens and later seen in a German uniform. The German consul Grasseau says the commander will reply after the American naval survey.
Abraham Bleier, 23, of 116 Chestnut street Chelsea, joined a crowd watching three men fight on Summer street yesterday and was stabbed in the right leg with a knife. The Frost Hospital report says the wound was deep and required several stitches.
The French war office reports numerous favorable actions near Lombaertzyde Ypres Arras and Albert. Forces captured three lines of trenches at Notre Dame de Lorette and repelled multiple enemy counter-attacks while taking prisoners and destroying weapon positions. Fighting continues with Belgian and British elements gaining and holding ground along the Yser and at St Eloi and Neuve Chapelle.
Berlin reports indicate Westende shelled with no effect while German forces push the height south of Ypres. French attacks north of Mesnil are repulsed, Vosges fighting continues, 5400 Russian prisoners taken north of Augustovo forest, and Russian assaults near Przasnysz fail with heavy losses. No change south of the Vistula.
London reports a British order in council to restrict all goods and merchant ships linked to Germany after March 1 1915. The decree allows seizure or discharge of cargoes in British ports and directs prize court actions to restore or deny proceeds, with exemptions only under specific conditions.
The Swedish steamer Gloria loaded with grain from La Plata for Stockholm was captured by German forces and taken into Swinemunde, per a Reuters despatch from Copenhagen dated March 15. The ship’s cargo and destination are noted, with confirmation of the seizure.
The United States plans a formal protest over Britain's sea blockade affecting cargoes to Germany. Officials fear shipping stoppages on the high seas and wide impact on cotton and dyestuff movements. The administration weighs challenging neutral country consignments and awaits enforcement cases to guide protests.
The Russian war office reports progress along the front from the Mlawa railway to the Orzyc River and on the left bank of the Orzyc. German counter attacks are repulsed and Ossowetz fortress batteries disabled several German siege guns. No fighting on the left bank of the Vistula. Carpathians show little change. Austrians and Germans repelled near Dangrad and Hill No 992. enemy driven back north of Oberlyn amid ongoing artillery duels.
An 1900 advertisement extols Japanese endurance in China, cites the U S and Japan, promotes Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic for stomach health and blood purification, claims disease resistance, and urges readers to send for a free blood book from Dr. Pierce in Buffalo.
Secretary Treasurer Thomas Tracy of the A F L Label Trades Department visited Boston garment manufacturers to explain the federation position amid a workers dispute. He said he was sent by the American Federation of Labor to discuss the issue.
Rome March 15. The Italian minister of post and telegraphs ordered suspension of telegraphic money orders with Austria Hungary. A travelling post office on trains headed to the Austrian frontier was also suppressed.
Benjamin D. O Connell second officer of the Standard Oil tank steamer Pioneer reports the vessel was halted off the Scotch coast February 16 by a British war ship and a prize crew placed aboard. The regular crew was sent to Kirkwall Orkney Islands for detention after the Pioneer sailing from Bayonne New Jersey with oil for Copenhagen. The ship, formerly the Kiowa, has been under American registry for several months.
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