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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1917
Page
4
In the House of Commons Sir Edward Carson warns that with more German submarines the danger to shipping will rise in proportion. He states that losses are generally increasing as the submarine threat grows.
A Hague despatch to the State Department notes Germany barred its citizens from entering Holland for the prior six days to prevent spread of information about labor troubles. The restriction begins April 2 as reported from Washington.
French forces launched an eastern from Rheims drive four miles long from Beine to east of Mont Camillet and captured several fortified German trenches as the Cham pagne battle heated. German defense matched the effort shot for shot but the French gained ground following days of heavy artillery.
French forces pushed forward to depths of 500 to 1000 yards in the Somme region near Moronvilliers and Nauroy road, with an eastern thrust south of Mont Haut gaining two thirds of a mile. Paris reports ongoing artillery duels as fighting continues, while British and German dispatches describe heavy casualties and significant prisoner and equipment captures during clashes near Arras and Oppy.
The article confirms continued coverage from the first page and states that one member of the American naval crew aboard the Aztec was lost, indicating a fatal outcome.
London reports the American oil tank steamer Vacuum sunk by a German submarine off the Irish coast. Captain S. Harris and part of the crew are missing, along with a naval lieutenant and nine American gunners. The chief mate and 17 crewmen were landed, while the master and rest of the crew remain unaccounted.
The American steamship Vacuum commanded by Captain S B Harris left New York on March 30 for Birkenhead England with a crew of 34, including 15 Americans. The Vacuum was torpedoed on the 28th about 140 miles west of Barra. No 1 lifeboat with the captain and others missing. No 2 boat survivors include chief officer Simpson and Williams engineers Lindgren carpenter Lotes quartermaster Hatton wireless operator William Orrell cook Nichola Hilson and Lasker of the naval gun crew.
London reports official figures assign about 4000 Turkish casualties from April 18 to 22 during fighting with British forces north of Samarra. The Turkish Eighteenth Army Corps was observed entrenching on both banks of the Tigris about 15 miles north of Samarra.
British troops capture a few prisoners and improve positions between Le Preux and the Scarpe River after Sunday night actions. A raid north of Ypres yields 18 prisoners and a machine gun.
London April 30 racing will cease in the United Kingdom this week as announced by Captain Charles Bathurst in the House of Commons. He said an order rationing thoroughbreds would be issued shortly.
The Hamburger Fremdenblatt says all American students at Berlin University have been struck from the rolls. The group consists of 16 men and four women, most of German descent, leaving the campus with no American representation.
A dispatch via The Hague says German authorities have forbidden newspapers to be sent out of the country due to ten days of strikes in Westphalia and the Rhine provinces, notably in the steel sector. The report notes travelers confirm the actions and timing.
In the Town Hall the Lord Mayor moved a resolution praising the moral support from the United States for the allies. He declared America stood for the principles that sustain civilized life. The resolution, backed by shipping, commerce and finance representatives, was carried enthusiastically.
The Alaska Legislature officially greeted the new democratic government of Russia as Our nearest sister republic and the message was sent to Petrograd by the Department of State.
United States commissioners record the Americans aboard the steamer Vacuum led by Captain 8S. 8. Harris. The crew includes mates Frank J. Verney and E. D. Husted, chief engineer John Kirk, assistant engineers John Simpson Frances J. Davison and R. Williams, steward W. H. Crane, wireless operator L. J. Hatton, and others. The Vacuum, formerly Rayamon, owned by Vacuum Oil Co of California, built 1912 in Michigan, 2551 tons gross, has been making European trips since the war began.
In London April 90 the House of Commons failed to press for publicity on submarine warfare. The debate adjourned to a secret session amid heckling as ministers admitted more submarines active and rising shipping losses. Critics questioned tonnage sunk figures while calls grew for government yard built merchant tonnage using American help.
In London April 30, prize court proceedings condemned several shiploads of lubricating oils and fats as enemy property. An affidavit from the war trade intelligence department cited that 8000 locomotives were laid up at Essen last month due to oil scarcity and poor lubricants, making railway engine lubrication a critical German issue.
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