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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1916
Page
7
The French troops south of the Somme bend back German lines over about two and a half miles from Bovent to Chaulnes Wood. They capture Bovent along with Ablaincourt outskirts and most of Chaulnes Wood. British front north of the Somme shows little activity.
German forces press against retreating Rumanians across Transylvania with heavy captures at Kronstadt where 1175 Rumanians were taken prisoner and 25 cannons seized. In Galician Herbitov a riverfront village was stormed, Volhynia saw Russian positions abandoned northwest of Lutsk, while Greek Macedonia shows Teutonic troops evacuating Chavdar Mah Ormanli and Haznatar near Struma River with British forces taking Kalendra northwest of Seres from Bulgarians.
Berlin reports that along the Cerna River the entente allies have made progress yet all attacks have been repulsed. In the Austro-Italian theatre the usual artillery bombardments continue.
Paris dispatch reports the German front south of the Somme fell to French and allied forces with heavy prisoner counts. The Somme sector saw a surprise attack near Sailly Saillisel yielding 50 captives, including officers, and 1200 prisoners overall at Chaulnes Wood. Bombardment of Stuttgart Magneto factory by two pilots produced dense smoke. Eastern front actions note Serbian Bulgarian clashes with 816 prisoners and five officers taken, plus Monastir and Prilap bombing by aircraft.
Four youths steal a Malden Electric Company car in Everett causing a high speed ride to end at a 1600 gallon ammonia tank. A 12 year old, Frank Callinan, is seriously injured, and fumes force residents to flee as two fire companies dampen the street. The scene ends with the atmosphere cleared after more than an hour.
The communiqué from Rome via London reports decisive Italian advances at Monte Pasubio securing enemy entrenchments and 176 prisoners. It notes enemy losses in Travignolo valley and a repulsed attack on Col Briconi forese with continued artillery activity and shelling of Gorizia. Additional raids on the Isonzo and a Klisuria occupation are described with minimal damage.
Reports from multiple fronts detail French gains south of the Somme including Bovent Ablaincourt and Chaulnes wood with 1200 German prisoners. British say Bulgarian forces retreat near Seres as Kamendra and Homondos fall. Italian success on Monte Pasubio with 176 Kaiseriager captured. Go rizia shelled, Isonzo villages bombed. Italian in Albania occupies Klisuria. German storming Herbutow in Galicia. Falkenhayn forces push in Transylvania Hargitta Carole passes. Negrului captured near Vulcan on the Romanian frontier.
Berlin reports strong Allied assaults on the Ancre Somme front repulsed with no gains. Eastern Transylvania shows progress with Romanian presses pressed near Kronstadt and prisoner gains. Macedonian front sees continued enemy attacks repulsed.
Seventy five members attended the Everett Board of Trade meeting and supper at Whittier Hall. Chairman Carl Walker reported civic improvement work including school garden projects and a drive to raise Everett children to visit the state, date noted as September 9 at Springfield.
In a letter to German bishops via Cardinal von Hartmann the Pope says peace talks fail but he strives to ease hostility among belligerents. He laments bloodshed and asks for lighter burdens through mutual Christian mercy while awaiting peace.
A Bulgarian statement from Sofia dated October 9 reports on Balkan front activity. West of the Florina Monastir line artillery exchanges continue while enemy battalions cross the Cerna and are countered. Actions occur in Moglenica valley and near Sokolovo and Radile with mines and breastworks. Danube flotilla support secures an island capture at Belen Canal with prisoners and weapons. Quiet on Dobrudja and the Black Sea.
London dispatch: General Haig's headquarters state work on new positions south of the Ancre continued. Sixty eight German prisoners were taken, including five officers. An enemy aircraft was brought down north of Neuville-St. Vaast. One of our planes is missing.
Four Cambridge youths aged 14 to 17 were arrested in Richmond Virginia while en route from Boston to Florida. They are charged with stealing a seven passenger Cadillac owned by John S. Rousmaniere of New York, nephew of Dean Edmund Rousmaniere of St Paul's Cathedral, on last Friday afternoon.
Four Cambridge youths led police to Boston theft origins after taking a car from 518 Beacon Street. John Sullivan, Marney Street. Lawrence Keating, Warren Street. Charles Boyle, Marion Street. Stephen Dooling, Jefferson Street. Sullivan claimed maternal ownership then confessed the theft. they planned a Florida auto trip with cash on hand. Boyle is a Cambridge High and Latin School student. Dooling worked at Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Co. previously at Hanlon stone yard.
The war office states there have been minor engagements on the northern and western fronts and skirmishes with artillery along the Danube in the southern front. The message also notes the Love Letters in the Woman's Section of the Sunday Post are increasingly entertaining, urging readers to get the next issue.
Maritime pages report 26 vessels bringing fresh groundfish and mackerel while high winds and strong tides force the Brookside ashore at Nix's Mate. Seventeen crewmen from the Victor & Ethan survived after a collision with the Harry Luckenbach off Nantucket. Survivors were taken to the Nantucket lightship and Newport Monday as search efforts continued.
Shipping list shows steamers Esparza O Neill Port Limon North Star Mitchell St John ria Eastport Portland Bynker Hill Decker new arrivals.
A list of vessels including schooners governor Cobb tugs International and other steamers and barges operating along Portland Norfolks coastwise routes. Details reference towing barges Malvern Rahn for Portland and other tows between South Amboy Tacony and various East Coast ports with vessels like Annie Salmon River Albert Baldwin and Manheim.
The Glen Mills Cereal Company mill, built in 1640 and powered by a water wheel, burned tonight in Rowley. Firefighters from Rowley Ipswich and Newburyport fought the blaze, three outbuildings were damaged, new machinery lost, and damage was estimated between 15000 and 18000 dollars. President J Drummer said rebuilding is planned.
The show window of Cambridge on Massachusetts avenue toward the Harvard bridge will be paved with wooden blocks. The City Council approved a $27,500 appropriation for this work after Mayor Rockwood vetoed a $18,000 bitulithic paving order, stating the best paving was not good enough for this area.
At a weekly Pere Marquette Council of the Knights of Columbus meeting last night a delay was decided until further notice for the dedication of their new home. The ceremony, set for this evening, is postponed due to delays in completion of the building.
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