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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1914
Page
6
London October 30. The appointment of Baron Fisher admiral of the fleet to succeed Prince Louis of Battenberg as first sea lord was officially announced by the press bureau today.
Prince Louis of Battenberg resigns from the post amid gossip over his Austrian origins. He is a naturalized British subject who joined the Royal Navy in 1868 and is related by marriage to the German court. Lord Fisher of Kilverstone leads the fleet since 1905 and faces ongoing political and strategic disputes.
Amsterdam dispatch cites Berlin papers saying the usual course of instruction in Germany cannot continue as 40,000 teachers are now at the front. The report notes the impact on schools and the nation’s wartime education effort with teachers serving in recent days.
The Gazetta, now printed by Germans at Czestochowa, cites Emperor William's proclamation to Poles. He says a dream of the Virgin Mary commanded him to wage war with Russia and restore Poland by uniting saints, promising rewards for allies and death for foes. He asserts God and the Holy Virgin accompany his cause.
A fiery wartime poem extols Britain and France while denouncing Germany as the heterosexual dreadnought of tyranny. It portrays Belgium’s suffering, calls for ruthless action, and envisions a world reshaped by imperial violence under harsh judgment. The speaker urges relentless strike and moral inversion in a revolutionary crucible.
In Paris a Daily Mail correspondent reports Gurkha Indian troops sabotaged a German ammunition park nine miles inland from the coast batteries. After locating stores hidden behind German positions, the Gurkhas boarded gunboats, crept toward guards, and detonated the cache with a dramatic night explosion that lit the horizon.
A Berlin report, attributed to Constantinople, says Russian torpedo boats tried to block the Turkish fleet at the Bosphorus. The Turkish ships fired, sank two Russian vessels, and took more than 30 sailors prisoner with no Turkish losses. Minor engagements followed after entering the Black Sea on Oct. 28. Turkish scouts reportedly appeared at the Suez approach and Turks in neutral lands were summoned to consuls.
London oct 80 8 p m Princess Henry of Battenberg has been informed that her son Prince Maurice of Battenberg was killed leading his company in an attack He was struck by a shrapnel bullet from a bursting shell and died almost instantly Despatch says Prince Maurice was buried near Ypres
Governor Walsh drew throngs during a vigorous re election campaign. In Lawrence the City Hall hosted about 1600 people who cheered his speech as part of a series of rallies nationwide.
Thousands greet Governor Walsh as he tours Lowell Cambridge Lawrence and Wakefield in a 275 mile swing. He campaigns against McCall and Deitrick, defends appointments and minority representation while defending reforms and criticizing rivals. Lieutenant Governor Barry touts ancestry and taunts opponent Cushing.
The Progressives plan a big rally at Faneuil Hall tonight with Joseph Walker candidate for Governor James Magennis for Lieutenant Governor and other state ticket candidates speaking. Charles Sumner Bird, a Walker supporter, will also appear. The progressive speakers will tour other city rallies and the Greater Boston district as Walker visits Ward 20 street corner gatherings.
Morris Gray, a prominent Boston attorney, was unanimously elected president of the Boston Art Museum, succeeding the late Gardiner M. Lane. A longtime trustee since 1902, Gray has chaired the finance committee and overseen museum administration, with ties to major local corporations and banks. He resides at 133 Marlboro Street and Chestnut Hill.
Herbert OBrien of 488 Main Street Charlestown and Reserve Officer Richard F. Barry of Broadway station were in a heated argument at the Dover Street elevated station last night about 5:80. OBrien was locked up on a charge of profanity and taken to the East Dedham Street station.
A man shares an extraordinary life tale in a Massachusetts town. He recounts his marriage to a pretty girl, the life he built, and a vanished memory of unknown parents and childhood in an exclusive preview for tomorrow's Sunday Post.
He describes his search exclusively in tomorrow's Sunday Post and outlines his own peculiar ideas about the woman he will marry if she shows up.
The Sunday Post presents exclusive pictures of Wesleyan students at wash tubs. The article shares personal reasons these girls choose laundress work to earn funds while pursuing their studies.
A thorough article explains which goods other nations need and the financial opportunities they offer the United States after the war. It outlines markets in South America and elsewhere and how American businesses can capitalize on international demand and profits.
A gripping World War I tale recounts Lawrence Sterne Stevens, held as a spy by German forces, who defied execution threats with courage. James O'Donnell Bennett attests to the veracity of this daring episode from the firing line.
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