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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1916
Page
2
London March 24. Despatches report French shelling the German footholds in the woods of Malan court and Avecourt northwest of Verdun. Verdun defenders launch counter attacks to halt further German advance and drive them from the captured positions.
Reports from the front describe French bombardment of Malancourt and Avocourt and German lines in the Argonne, with a French counterattack reclaiming a trench and 36 German prisoners. Russian and German forces clash near Dvinsk Vilna and Vidszy, while Austro Italian theatre sees heavy weather and Italian gains in the Cordevole valley. German artillery duels continue on the Serbo-Greek frontier near Gievgeli.
Calvin Daubert brother of Brooklyn Dodgers star Jake Daubert died in a Pottsville coal mine on March 2. The loss sent a deep blow to Jake Daubert and dimmed the Dodgers’ clubhouse mood.
London dispatch reports intense drum fire on March 19 near Postavy with over 50 000 shells. Four Russian divisions attacked German trenches but were repelled by counter attacks. German losses said heavy but smaller than prior days. Comparative quiet prevailed along Wiszniew to Narocz with a strong Russians night attack repulsed. Public mood remains untroubled, trusting Hindenburg.
British expeditionary force reports progress in German East Africa. General Smuts says Arusha is occupied and German lines along the Ruwa River pushed back through Kahe. South African mounted troops seize Pangani railway station and a battleship weapon remains with the Allies as German retreat continues.
Paris released a semi official note detailing German sacrifices at Verdun. It describes the March 9 attack on Vaux by the Nineteenth regiment reserve, the ensuing French counter fire, and the annihilation of the leading company. The note argues German losses were disproportionate to gains and cites repeated regimental replacements.
Paris reports General Joffre, commander of the Trench forces, issued a march address to the army of Verdun praising their endurance. He credits the soldiers with halting the German assault and pledges renewed munitions while urging resolve and unity for victory.
The Danish steamship Christianssund of 1017 tons was sunk and her 22 crew saved. The British steamship Fulmar of 1270 tons was also sunk with 18 of her crew rescued.
Paris dispatch notes continued bombardments by French forces of German positions around Verdun and in the Argonne forest. Infantry action is limited to the Argonne where Germans briefly held a trench before being expelled with prisoners. artillery remains the main activity with cross fire along the Meuse and in the Woevre district.
London reports that a government committee led by Viscount Peel will investigate the blockade’s impact on shipping. Members include Sir Kenneth S. Anderson, Benjamin A. Cohen, and K. Wallace Elmslie. Lord Robert Cecil says the panel has full power to recommend reforms and immediate action to address neutral complaints.
Berlin reports increased artillery duels and several trench gains north of Verdun at Haucourt with 32 officers and 879 men captured. On the Russian front, assaults north of Dvinsk and near Mitau Jacobstadt were repulsed with heavy enemy losses. Balkan and Isonzo fronts saw continued duels and aerial combat with limited gains.
The London sourced war office dispatch reports that Italian front actions involved artillery shelling by the enemy yesterday. No further details provided in the readable fragment.
The statement details raids across the Dvina and Jacobstadt areas with a machine gun seizure. German counter-attacks near Augustinhof are repulsed as Russian detachments advance in the Dvinsk region. Desperate night fighting north of Vidsy and near Lake Sekly yields artillery fire control, with prisoners and weapons captured across multiple sectors including Postavy Narocz and Lake Narocz.
London dispatch reports a British official statement from March 24 noting enemy mines exploded near Cuinchy north of the La Bassee Canal but caused no damage. British forces also bombarded trenches south of the Comines Canal.
Berlin reports a split in the German Socialist party as 18 radical members form a new group after Deputy Haase is expelled for breach of discipline. The caucus followed Reichstag closure by the president, with 30 dissenters among 100 Socialist members.
The Harvard Aero Corps met at Massachusetts Hall to discuss purchasing a $1500 biplane. Boston graduate Frazier Curtis spoke at length on training eight Harvard students as aviators, followed by Captain H. H. Metcalfe.
Vicious Russian attacks on the Dvinsk Sector are repulsed. Germans seize two trenches west of Haucourt and take prisoners. French guns shell Malancourt and Avecourt woods. In the Argonne Germans gain a footing in a French trench but are driven out by counter attack. East Africa reports British advances. Russian forces claim successes on the eastern front. A Boston freight congestion notice reports 55 percent of local cars idle awaiting unloading and commits to publish consignee lists. Chamber of Commerce and Master Teamsters discuss solutions and cooperation.
In Petrograd on March 24 the Duma saw a tumult during the first day of debate on an opposition interpellation demanding an end to alleged illegal acts against Jews and a broad extension of their privileges.
In the Duma a Zamyslovsky speech opposing an interpellation was interrupted by opposition shouts. He warned action would favor Hebrewism as Jews were blamed for wartime costs. The chamber erupted with epithets, two members were suspended, and the conservative faction left as the session adjourned.
London March 25 Four survivors were picked up half unconscious off Dogger Bank after the Norwegian steamer Blaaklakken, 280 tons, built in 1914 and owned in Bergen, was torpedoed in the North Sea on a voyage from England to Norway. The rest of the crew are believed to have perished. The survivors were landed at Copenhagen by the Norwegian steamer Activ.
Copenhagen reports a large number of German submarines near the British coast. Two Norwegian steamships arriving at Liverpool said they were chased by submarines but escaped.
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