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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1915
Page
5
Allied observers note Austro-German and Bulgarian forces hold Danube at Rustchuk and plan southeast push to Nish and Salonika. British troops from Saloniki cooperate with French in the south while Alpine fronts show limited progress.
Austro German forces joined Bulgarians at Ljubicevac on the Danube northeast Serbia. British tank steamer H C Henry sunk by submarine near Alexandria two days out. no lives lost. German artillery active east of Ypres and south of La Bassee Canal. British airmen down two German planes one inside British lines the other behind front trenches. French mines blown near Arras Lille and 30 prisoners taken. French artillery damaged German positions north of Aisne west of Soissons. one German group destroyed and another fell north of Souchez.
Allied and German forces clash across northern France and Belgium with heavy bombardments and counter-attacks. French gains near Neuville St. Vaast hold despite German attacks. Russian front sees Hindenburg advance near Dvinsk with counter-attacks by Russians. Italy and Austria offer conflicting reports on Doberdo plateau and Monte Sabatino. Belgian reports say German steamers sunk in the Baltic, and submarines active in the eastern Mediterranean with no lives lost on a cited British steamer.
Berlin reports Dobrin east of Visgrad captured with troops of Koevess and Gallwitz driving back the enemy. East of the line Valyevo Moranos to Docola reached. Jasenica Raca crossed. Neresnika taken in Pek valley. Six Russian officers and 459 men plus matériel captured near Tymschany. French mine explosion near Lille-Arras followed by minor engagement. Lt Ingleman claims his fifth enemy plane.
Official World War I update reports heavy mine explosions near Arras to Lille destroying German entrenchments and 80 prisoners captured. North of the Aisne heavy artillery damages enemy shelters while gas attacks at La Ferme des Marquis to Prosnes are repulsed. Belgian front sees bombing at Furnes Loos and Steenstraete. Our air force claims two German planes shot down.
Sofia reports continued offensive along the front. Bulgarians seize flour and oats in Negotin and capture 4000 winter waistcoats 2000 hoods 2000 military caps and 30 boxes of ammunition at Kussicke. Four field guns six cases of ammunition one captain and 30 men taken near Kujazevo. Albanians begin hostilities in Kosovo district. Serbian officers in Uskup stay behind.
Field Marshal Sir John French reports no change on the front since his Oct. 24 communication. The official British message was made public tonight from London and notes the status at 11:12 p m as of Oct. 27.
An advertisement touts Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and bladder issues in women. It claims the product cures back pain, headaches, and nervousness and offers samples for ten cents with a Boston Daily Post mention.
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