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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1914
Page
9
A British army casualty list from France dated November 19 reports nine officers killed twelve wounded and one missing. Among the fallen is Lieutenant Cabnel M. C. A. Green of the South Lancashire Regiment.
A vintage advertisement promotes Musterole a clean white mustard oil ointment for chest congestion sore throat bronchitis and related pains. It touts easier use no plaster and claims relief from many conditions with 25¢ 60¢ and 2.50 hospital sizes from The Musterole Company Cleveland Ohio.
A long-serving indoor servant of a wealthy Kent family writes that he has enlisted in the 4th Queen’s, saying his duty is to help defend the king and country. He notes his position as a servant can be done by women and appeals to patriotism amid wartime cruelty by Germany.
A Hindu Lancer member today rebuked a man who slighted the German people. The correspondent reports the speaker praised Germany’s strength and courage, noting the great country can wage war on five powers. The speaker laments Germany’s training.
The bishop of London at St Nicholas Cole Abbey spoke of Belgium’s wrongs and vowed vengeance if God permits. He described personal grief from daily losses and the weight of war on families, saying his faith sustains him.
An advertisement urges wives to use Renova a tasteless temperance aid to curb drunken husbands. It claims the product restores responsibility by blending into tea or soup and promises a money back guarantee or a free sample upon request. The copy targets family hunger and hardship caused by alcohol.
A letter by Cycle Sergeant Callis of the Fifth Loyal North Lancashire Territorials at Sevenoaks recounts an incident on Knole Park when a civilian queried battalion billets and details. The officer revealed the man was none other than Rudyard Kipling, who narrowly avoided arrest as a spy.
The Berlin Lokalanzeiger shares Sven Hedin’s portrait of the Kaiser, unchanged in appearance and energy, explaining his daily 24 hour workload and sense of innocence before God and man for the war. He is seen as the German cause’s best representative, devoted to preventing conflict and bearing responsibility for German destiny.
A fragment hints at a critique of a sovereign who rules as his own generalissimo. The line suggests that such autocratic command leads to disastrous outcomes and heavy costs for the realm.
A French soldier recounts German officers boosting daily shell output from about 100 to 3000 over hours near the Somme to impress Emperor William. The imperial party moved five miles south of Le Houches, with massive shelling and attempts to seize villages ending in failure. hundreds of German dead are buried, with many more still on the ground.
Cardinal O Connell led a high mass at St Cecilia s Back Bay with Rev Mc Garry and Rev Haviland as chaplains. The mortgage on Church of the Sacred Heart in Hanover was paid. St Elizabeth s Guild will stage The Milkmaids Convention in Saugus Town Hall on Thanksgiving Eve. The St Mary s parish census in Lynn aims to account for every member. All Saints Roxbury moved Sunday mass to 10 AM. Lithuanian Catholics in Haverhill will have a church formed from the former Universalist building at Washington and Gilbert. St Joseph Orient Heights holds first annual reunion at Winthrop Beach Casino to raise building funds.
Petrograd via London November 22. Police uncovered a revolutionary plot involving several Duma members and Social Democratic groups aiming to topple Russia’s military power. Eleven people were found at a Viborg road house. Duma members were released, an examining magistrate prepared indictments under Article 102 and warrants were issued.
Five detained aliens were killed and several injured when a riot broke out at the detention camp in Douglas. Reported to have started over food refusals, guards opened fire as prisoners clashed with guards. The camp holds about 3500 prisoners.
The Rockefeller Foundation ship Massapequa, ferrying food for Belgians, reached Rotterdam after departing New York on November 8. Local relief officials began unloading and planned canal-transport to Belgium. In four weeks Rotterdam saw 22,200 tons distributed, with more cargoes advancing from multiple sources totaling over 138,000 tons soon.
Dispatch from Athens reports from Constantinople that a Turkish garrison at Adrianople was moved to Trebizond, and soldiers plundered Christian stores. Three Christians killed in the upheaval.
Paris dispatch reports Cracow military governor issues a decree warning civilians to evacuate or face court martial and death. About 60,000 Poles flee, increasing Galician refugee suffering as the city nears evacuation.
Ankara dispatch reports a nine hour clash on November 18 along the Shat al Arab between British and Turkish troops. British losses were heavy and captured soldiers say the wounded included the British commander.
An official statement from Nish Ser via London says Servian retirement is for strategic reasons and orderly. In rear guard actions Austrians at Shabats suffer 1000 killed, near Smederego 2500 killed and about 10,000 prisoners taken, at Soublin 1000 killed or wounded. Belgrade bombardment continues.
Paris dispatch reports several cholera cases in German Prussia and Upper Silesia with two deaths to date. The Basel источник notes outbreaks in these districts as the Havas News Agency transmits the update.
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