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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1914
Page
10
An unwritten rule limits the commissioned ranks of the German Death's Head Hussars to noblemen. The Crown Prince of Germany serves as their commander.
Edward F. Moses of 20 Ridgewood St Waterbury Conn reports poison ivy on hands face and legs spreading and causing itching and sleepless nights. After two months with no help Cuticura Soap and Ointment gave relief within a week and the skin disappeared. The ad promotes Cuticura for pimples blackheads and pore care with free samples and a 32 page Skin Book from Boston.
Reports from Venice via Paris say Austrian forces in Galicia face a precarious outlook. Croatian regiments, urged by racial hatred of the Serbs, led the attack without artillery support and were cut down in mass as they charged the Serbs.
Reports from Lemberg describe Austro Hungarian forces taking severe infantry losses as artillery stuck in marshes delayed support. Claims include three Austrian regiments decimated by their own fire due to uniform similarity with Russians. Wounded total around 2900. hospitals opened to public. An army order bans firing on aircraft to avoid friendly fire. Feeding troops faces issues as field kitchen smoke reveals positions.
The Holland American Line steamship Ryndam, sailing from New York to Rotterdam with 267 passengers, was seized by a British warship and brought into Cork harbor. Officials say no passengers are known to be reservists. the ship had no stated reason for heading to Queenstown prior to clearance for Rotterdam.
Fifty leading British authors from diverse political backgrounds sign a declaration affirming that Britain could not, without dishonor, abstain from the war. Notables include Kipling, Barrie, Doyle, Wells, and Hardy. They cite Belgium's plea and pledges to honor treaties, pledging support for the Allied cause to safeguard the world’s future.
An official casualty list lists 4564 names. Three companies of the 59th infantry at Soldau lose 356 men and the 47th infantry based at Posen reports 268 casualties. A majority of both regiments are Polish, reflecting hard fighting in East Prussia.
A Strassburg battalion of the 136th infantry lost 346 men with seven officers and 114 men from one company. Baden Baden's 142d infantry lost 10 officers and 249 men. Two Strassburg battalions of the 143d infantry reported 13 officers and 498 men. Total German casualties to date reach 35,786 killed wounded or missing with daily losses averaging 3200. Prince Otto Victor of Schoenburg Waldenburg among the Sept 14 killed. Major General Nieland killed Aug 27 in a street fight. Count Kirchbach of the Tenth Reserve Corps died Sept 3 after relinquishing command to General Von Eben.
The Commercial Cable Company stated that British and French authorities require cables to be written in plain language. Messages using trade terms or goods by number may be held up if not in plain language.
In New York on Sept 17 Miss Mary A J Frothingham an aged Boston school teacher arrived aboard the refugee steamer Patria from Marseilles. Her misfortunes stand out among the many tales of Americans fleeing Europe.
Miss Frothingham aged 73 traveling alone to Marseilles suffered a paralytic shock on the Patria near the Azores and fell unconscious on the grand stair. Officers initially refused to disembark her but after intervention by Dr. John A. Wilson and Dr. C. A. Groves she completed the voyage and was cared for at William V. Higgins home after docking in Brooklyn.
London reports confirm disaster to the German fleet in the Baltic as despatches say German warships fired upon each other. Pet rograd information suggests a large flotilla hunting passenger steamers mistook allies for the enemy, with several cruisers entering Kiel badly damaged and many wounded.
Boston Finance Commission chairman informed Mayor Curley that Richard E. Cochran of 3726 Washington Street Jamaica Plain occupies city land unlawfully. The board recommends legal action through the law department to eject Cochran and take further steps to protect public property.
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