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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1915
Page
2
Unofficial reports say French advances, closely followed by British, push Bulgars toward Strumitsa while Serbs, aided by Quadruple Alliance reinforcements, hold mountain defenses. British and Russian actions threaten German forces in the Baltic and counter German moves in Champagne and Saloniki.
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London October 25 The post office leads government departments in freeing men for the army. Postmaster General Herbert Samuel announced at a special postal meeting that every eligible man may enlist and his job will be kept open. He said timely action to beat the Germans is more important than post office efficiency.
Anglo French forces prepare to cut off Bulgarian army in Serbia and relieve Serbian troops. England adopts new order allowing confiscation of vessels owned by Germans sailing under neutral flags. Russian assaults against Riga continue with heavy fighting. Austro Hungarian troops advance west of Komarow. French seize La Courtine in Champagne and take about 200 prisoners while Champagne attacks fail with losses. Austro German forces push in Serbia. German cruiser Prinz Adalbert sinks in Baltic with most crew lost.
Berlin reports Western theatre actions near Tahure and Le Mesnil with limited French gains, Eastern theatre notes Russian counter actions near Dvinsk and Riga with prisoners rising to 22 officers and 3750 men, Balkan forces advancing with gains along the Morava plain and Danube region. The dispatch lists several army group advances and bridgehead expansion across European fronts.
London reports an order in council abrogating Article 57 of the Declaration of London. British prize courts will apply old rules, condemning ships with any enemy ownership interests. The move aligns British policy with France and aims to curb wartime registry transfers.
French forces routed three Bulgarian divisions on the Gradek Vo landovo Rabrovo front in southeastern Serbia. Bulgarian troops were decimated, with French and Serbian forces pursuing toward Strumitsa and holding a line from Barakli to Rabrovo.
French war office reports a major success in Champagne after heavy fighting. French forces captured La Courtine, taking 200 German prisoners as they held a heavily fortified sector two kilometres north of Mesnil-Hurlus. Counter attacks unsettled some areas but the advance remained firm. The Belgian line was calm.
Berlin dispatch reports heavy fighting for Riga with no German advance and a Russian push on the Riga front. Von Hindenburg’s forces repulsed attacks southeast of Riga and northwest of Dvinsk, boosting prisoner numbers to 22 officers and 370. Austro-Hungarian troops under General von Linsingen moved into Russian positions near Komarow. Western front sees French assaults at Tahure and Le Mesnil repulsed with heavy losses.
Paris reports Sub Lieutenant Emile Dreyfus nephew of Alfred Dreyfus killed in action with the Thirty-Second regiment. The brief dispatch notes the unit and the casualty amid ongoing war reporting.
Governor Walsh headlines four Cape and South Coast rallies drawing record crowds in Fall River New Bedford and on the Cape. Edward A. Filene and other speakers urge Walsh re election while criticising McCall on labor policy and social insurance reforms.
Advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as the cure for scrofula catarrh rheumatism dyspepsia loss of appetite and fatigue claiming it uniquely strengthens bones muscles and organs through pure blood. It urges readers to buy today from local sellers.
Premier Radoslavoff in a note to Bulgarian ministers abroad protests bombardment of open towns Dedenghatech and Porto Lagos, claiming considerable damage was inflicted.
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