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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1914
Page
6
Berlin announces an inquiry into hateful reports about Louvain events and promises publication of results soon. A German official explanation repeats claims of a planned Belgian government uprising and long established depots of arms with rifles bearing intended user names.
The Hague statement describes a spontaneous popular uprising in Louvain with civilians shooting at advancing German troops and Germans blaming Belgian authorities. It notes women and youths taking part, eye gouging of German wounded, and asserts destruction of Louvain was an unavoidable result of a franc tireur attack.
A blinded gunner among 300 wounded at Southampton describes German attackers advancing in tight lines. He says British guns slaughtered them and that thousands of Germans fell during the long battle before his blindness.
Russian war office reports seven days of battle around Lemberg Galicia. Austrians retreat in disorder abandoning 31 guns and heavy matériel while Russians seize 150 guns in pursuit. Troop dispositions include Third Eleventh Twelfth and parts of Seventh and Fourteenth Corps. Despatch from Petrograd notes heavy losses for Austria and rapid Russian advance toward forts.
Paris dispatch reports the German cavalry moved toward the Forest of Compiegne with engagement against English troops who captured 10 cannons. German forces pushed to the Anizy Le Chateau Soissons line while activity near Rethel Meuse was limited. German columns reportedly retreating from Belfort area as fractions head east back into Germany.
A night air engagement over Paris involved three German planes and two French fighters. Public gunfire and rifle fire supported the chase as one German aircraft was isolated, then fled northwest toward Fort Roma in Villa, while the others escaped.
Berlin announces an official denial to foreign reports that Zeppelins or other dirigibles have been shot down or lost. The statement comes via London and is dated Sept 2 at 6 40 a m.
An advertisement extols Pinklets as superior to liver medicines for biliousness caused by excess bile. It claims Pinklets gently regulate the liver, ease constipation, and avoid stomach upset, offering 25 cents per bottle from Dr. Williams Medicine Co. of Schenectady New York with a free booklet.
Petrograd dispatch quotes Novoe Vremya alleging Austrian shells struck a maternity hospital in Belgrade with a Red Cross flag flying, killing 100 children during the bombardment.
Travelers arriving in Shanghai report that about 50 transports are loading 100000 Japanese troops at Nagasaki. Some soldiers reportedly believe they will be sent to Marseilles. The Japanese consul general denied knowledge of these reports.
The steam drifter Eyrie, part of North Sea mine sweeping, hit a mine this morning and sank within three minutes. Six crewmen are missing, five survived.
The next instalment of Sheep's Clothing appears in the Sunday Post Magazine. Readers are urged not to miss the suspenseful continuation.
Russian ambassador George Bakhmeteff answers German and Austrian press claims about Polish uprisings and Russian orders. He clarifies that Russia intends lenient treatment for Poles in occupied areas and treats Galician Sokol troops as franc-tireurs, not regular soldiers. The ambassador calls for readers to verify the manifesto and orders in American papers.
The government declares Paris exposed to invasion and moves its seat to Bordeaux to coordinate defense while the Allied forces press on. It vows to continue the sacred struggle, endure, and fight with English Belgian Russian and French troops, aiming for final victory.
Two year old John Toska suffered severe burns while playing with matches at 8 River Street Court in Lynn. His mother, caring for a one year old, could not extinguish the flames. He was taken to Lynn Hospital in critical condition.
Gordon, a neighbor, extinguished the blaze after flames spread to the bed and curtains in the room. An alarm was raised, and responders were alerted to the fire.
London reports official British casualties in France for cavalry brigade and three divisions, less one brigade. Killed 36 officers 127 men, wounded 57 officers 629 men, missing 95 officers 4183 men. Next of kin to be informed. full names of officers released tomorrow. Further casualty reports expected soon.
Five girls and one boy died when a 15 foot sand bank collapsed. The victims include Mary Holup 7 Anna May Holup 10 Tessie Smolke 10 Ruth Smolke 6 William Edwin Robinson 8 and Frances Elizabeth Robinson 9. The Robinson boy was spotted at the bank top and is believed to have dislodged the sand.
Copenhagen search for mines continues as several private motorboats depart for the area. Russians aboard a vessel near Reval report a mine explosion about a mile and a quarter away in the Gulf of Finland, with a big fish suspected to have detonated it.
A dispatch from Ostend reports the German forces blew up the Hotel de Ville in Namur after an American guide passed the lines. The article notes the Namur inhabitants are terrified and unaware of the motive behind the act.
The American embassy reports 200 Americans stranded at Ostend unable to cash checks. Ambassador Page is making efforts to arrange funds for them.
A lighthearted note highlights Wildeye Kill-See Hank and his animal friends in the upcoming Sunday Post color section. Readers are teased with a promise of humor and playful adventures.
A reader asks for prescriptions for pimples oily skin and constipation with fatigue and poor health then a middle aged man seeks strength. The answer recommends cadomene tablets as a strong harmless rejuvenating tonic promising life and hope renewed. A request for a safe fat reducing remedy is met with a seasonal note suggesting arbelone tablets to reduce fat.
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