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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1916
Page
6
London march 27 the British steamer Irenay Bridge was torpedoed without warning according to an admiralty statement issued this evening the vessel was unarmed and sunk with loss of life and damage expected to be limited to the ship only
Advert says most stomach trouble comes from excess acid and fermentation. After meals take one to two teaspoonfuls of Bisulated Magnesia with water to neutralize acid and stop fermentation. Ask your druggist for Bisulated Magnesia specifically.
The administration weighs immediate actions including recall of Gerard and sending Von Bernstorff home if the Sussex sinking is proven by evidence. Officials cite affidavits of three Americans who saw a torpedo wake and a bronze fragment found in the hull as circumstantial proof, while seeking conclusive evidence from multiple sources. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing await full data on the Sussex and the Englishman cases, with emphasis on protecting American lives and rights under international law.
Ambassador Page spent the day gathering data on the Sussex disaster for Washington. All American passengers are safe, though several were seriously injured. Among the injured is Miss Elizabeth Baldwin and George Crocker of Fitchburg. Some survivors doubt the cause, hinting at a torpedo, while crews examine the wreck in Boulogne and Dover to determine the vessel’s fate.
Sarah Frayer of Coffeyville Kansas testifies she suffered years of back pain from kidney and bladder issues. After four bottles of Dr Kilmer Swamp Root she recovered fully and urges others to try the remedy, notarized by W G Bowman on April 17 1915 in Montgomery County Kansas.
A Victorian era promotional letter from Kilmer & Co Binghamton New York invites readers to request a sample bottle by sending ten cents and mentions an informational booklet on kidneys and bladder. It notes bottles are available in regular sizes at drug stores and requests reference to the Boston Daily Post.
Edward Marshall former war correspondent and Sussex survivor cables President Wilson to protest the torpedoing of an unarmed ship. He says Americans aboard the vessel were clearly targeted and calls for accountability and clear warning to protect civilians.
Dover coroner's jury rules death from enemy torpedo as cause in the Sussex disaster. Only about 190 names from Boulogne reported survivors. Dover has 76 survivors, with five or six more possibly landed. Identified body Giuseppe Caja, 29, passport issued in New York. card shows he belonged to the New York Italian Journalists' Union.
Madame Wiser Verlindem, a survivor of the channel steamer Sussex, praises Captain Mouffet for calm courage and presence of mind. She notes he, badly hurt, worked tirelessly for passenger safety, giving orders and reassurance that the ship would stay afloat.
London dispatch reports George Crocker of Fitchburg Massachusetts among three American Sussex survivors in a Dover hospital. Crocker suffered a fractured skull from a falling mast but regained consciousness this morning and is expected to recover. Joshua D. Armitage of New York and Wilder Penfield of Hudson Wisconsin remain shocked and bruised but not seriously injured.
Joshua Dickinson Armitage of New York, a passenger on the Sussex when she exploded, is reported in a Dover hospital badly injured but expected to recover. The dispatch from Dover confirms his condition.
An advertising notice touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a blood cleanser and alterative that primes the liver and stomach, improves red blood cell production, and aids heart nerves brain and organs. It claims to relieve pale weak bodies with tainted blood and promises clearer skin and renewed vigor without alcohol.
British forces push forward north of Verdun driving Germans from cover of their trenches. German shelling increases as hours pass while Berlin claims only a temporary lull. French long range guns and air bombardment reportedly impair German railways behind the front, hindering supply movements.
Paris reports German bombardment intensity on both sides of the Meuse with no infantry attacks. French artillery shelled targets in the Argonne and Meuse regions including Heudicourt and Exermont Chatel, while claims of mines at La Fille Morte and bombardments near Douaumont Vaux are noted.
Berlin reports British mine blasts near St Eloi damaged trenches north of Ypres and caused casualties. West Prussian regiments recaptured an artillery observation post near Mokrzyce after losing it March 20, with renewed Russian assaults noted near Narocz Lake and Vermelles.
The general headquarters reports ongoing fighting west and south of Augustinhof and in the Jacobstadt area. German planes fly along the Dvinsk front. twenty bombs hit Dvinsk. Our troops take two enemy trench lines northwest of Postavy and push near Lakes Narocz and Vichnevskoie, while facing stubborn resistance. The Black Sea submarine sinks a steamer near Zunguldak, and Caucasus forces dislodge Turks near Baltatehi-Darassi. Hostilities continue across the front.
An official Austro-Hungarian statement from headquarters dated March 24 says Italy shelled Gorizia and Rovereto. It notes no changes in the Russian and Balkan war theaters as of this time.
Washington reports from Boulogne say French officials informed Consular Agent Whitman that a bronze piece resembling a torpedo part was found on the channel liner Sussex.
Copenhagen dispatch reports that 96 Norwegian ships were lost to submarines or mines in the war with 20 steamers destroyed by U boat action, 77 Norwegian lives lost, and Norway receiving compensation for only four steamers. Total Norwegian tonnage 125000, cargo value 90000000 kroner. many prizes seized. Sweden lost 40 vessels totalling 50000 tons, valued at 10000000 kroner, with 128 Swedish deaths.
The British steamer Manchester Engineer of 4808 tons, built in 19%, sailing from Philadelphia to Manchester, was torpedoed today by a German submarine and foundered while towed toward port after the crew were taken aboard a tug. Owned by Manchester Liners Limited of Manchester.
A Lloyds dispatch from Malta dated March 4 reports the Minneapolis was torpedoed in the Mediterranean and the crew arrived in London except for 11 men who were lost.
President and Mrs. Wilson will attend a Red Cross ball and bag sale in Washington on Wednesday night for the benefit of Red Cross branches and European work. Mr. Wilson is president of the Red Cross.
A Everett woman credits Plant Juice with ending twelve years of indigestion and gas after trying many medicines. The advertisement claims the herbal remedy revitalizes the stomach liver and kidneys and helps digestion and sleep. The Plant Juice Man appears at Houghton & Dutton Co. Drug Department to promote the product.
Soap should be used carefully to protect hair health. Most soaps and shampoos have excess alkali, drying the scalp and making hair brittle. Pure malsified coconut oil cleanses effectively with a creamy lather and leaves hair soft, silky, and easy to manage.
Medical note explains tuberculosis is stubborn despite rest fresh air pure food and hygiene and endorses Eckman’s Alterative as a non habit forming remedy. The formula uses a time salt and other ingredients to aid assimilation and is sold by druggists or Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia.
In thousands of homes Minard's liniment is used as a quick remedy for sore feet. It relieves pain, aids circulation, does not burn or blister, and leaves no stain on skin or clothing. Sold by druggists nationwide.
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