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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1915
Page
9
London Sept 21 One naval attaché from the American embassy examined a fragment of a torpedo the British admiralty says was found on the steamer Hesperian before her sinking and has filed a report to Washington on the matter.
In Jamaica Plain Dorchester West Somerville Roxbury and surrounding areas several deaths are announced with funeral details. Names include Margaret J Bishop John B Duffy Catherine Douglas Emma J Gass John P Goggin Abbie A Guild Henry V Huse Olive B Kilburn Dorothy Helen McCarthy Della Miley Margaret Mary Moore Carl G Myers John Joseph O Rourke Vincenzo Palmisano Ruth E Peterson Timber Phelps Ellen Turner Christina K Williams Anna Marie Wopan with residences and service times provided.
A solemn requiem mass will honor Richard O Leary grandson of Lady Catherine Martin. He died September 22 1895 in St Augustine s parish South Boston. Mass will be celebrated by his nephew Rev John O Leary. Inserted by his wife Susan and daughter Brva Parker O Leary.
In memorandum note honoring Henry Simons who passed away on September 21 1913. The short notice mentions his daughters and laments the loss and the vanished voice and touch of a loved one.
London dispatch says the German encircling move against the Russian army has intensified after the Russian force evacuated Vilna. With retreating troops largely cut off from rail communication, the maneuver seems at a critical juncture and in England growing concern rises over possible outcomes.
The latest Berlin communiqué reports advances by Field Marshal von Hindenburg's right wing and progress by Prince Leopold of Bavaria on the German centre. The update notes continued momentum on the western front with strategic moves shaping the frontline positions.
Paris dispatch notes French troops crossed the Aisne Marne Canal an assertion Berlin concedes. The British front, though quiet for weeks, was struck by German artillery but British official accounts say prompt retaliation balanced the score.
A Vienna despatch published in Budapest claims the Austrian government will appoint a new ambassador to the United States without waiting for Constantin Dumba to arrive. Kajitan Merey von Kapos Mere, former Austro Hungarian ambassador to Rome, is named as the choice. He previously served as Rome envoy and returned in March to negotiate with Italy.
The war office reports ongoing artillery actions in Artois near Cabaret Rouge and Bretencourt with heavy shells hitting Arras suburbs. Allied fire damaged German lines between Roye and the Oise as counter attacks at Sapigneul were repulsed. In Apremont a German blockhouse was destroyed, a train damaged at Thiaucourt. Twenty one other fronts see bombardments with batteries silenced and heavy anti trench action. A group of 19 aircraft bombarded the Bensdorf division station near Morhange with about one hundred shells.
Field Marshal Sir John French cites increased enemy artillery activity on the British front. On Sept 20 our guns set fire to part of the Forest of Houthulst after a big explosion, while Sept 19 saw nine air combats with two enemy aircraft driven down inside German lines and one aircraft enveloped in flames.
The Italian general staff releases a daily update noting no major military developments. It cites successful counter offensive actions in Val Travventanes and Tofano, and describes enemy artillery gas and incendiary shelling at Paularo, halted by strong Italian batteries.
The War Office released details of Sept. 19 operations near Anafarta and Ari Burnu. Our left wing batteries hit trenches and bomb positions while troops near Seddul Bahr abandoned entrenchments under heavy fire. The enemy intensified artillery fire but suffered no reported losses.
Paris dispatch notes a Belgian official statement describing a light bombardment on the front. It says artillery dispersed pioneers toward Terftille and Rille and that an enemy observation post was set on fire.
In Parliament Reginald McKenna warns of a 11 000 000 000 debt this year and calls for drastic taxes. Reports say Russian ships sunk a German submarine in the Black Sea. British artillery hit the Forest of Houthulst and big explosions followed. Nine air combats occur on the British front with two planes brought down inside German lines. A trench gun fight and heavy cannonade occurred between Roye and the Oise. French repelled German counter attacks at Sapigneuf. French artillery destroyed a German blockhouse at Apremont and damaged a train at Thiaucourt. Nineteen French planes bombed Bensdorf near Morhange. mines were exploded east of Perthes and in Argonne. German forces reach near Lida while pursuing Russians from Vilna with rear-guard actions. Germany claims a sunk British transport en route from Egypt to the Dardanelles.
George A Knight retired yesterday as manager of the Western Union office in East Boston after more than forty years of service. He will receive his pension following his long career with the company.
German army headquarters reports Western theater heavy French artillery fire in the Sanchez Arras sector and grenade engagements near Neuville. Bridges and blockhouses along the Aisne Marne canal near Rheims evacuated after destruction. East of Perthes and in the Argonne mines enemy positions blown, with repulsed attacks at Hartmanswedlerkopf. Eastern theater notes advances of Eichhorn and Dworzec crossings, while Mackensen group unchanged and no new Southeastern theater updates.
George A. Knight, longtime Western Union office manager in East Boston for over 42 years, locked the office, handed over duties to his successor, and retires under company policy allowing pension after 25 years of service. At 67, he has witnessed East Boston’s growth from infancy to a developed district.
In Boston yesterday few ward committee contests held. The Ward 18 race saw Charles A. Heintz toppled by colored Republican leaders who won all fielded seats while the anti ticket claimed six candidates for nine places. Heintz did not win any seat. Hensley Jones and Jenkins topped the Heintz slate.
A three horse team from Engine 40 of the East Boston fire department rushed into a深ditch at Day Square while laying gas pipes. One horse died after being buried in mud, another was severely injured, and the engine was seriously damaged. Firemen, police, and a veterinary team worked to free the animals and rescue the crew.
Advertises Poslam as a safe remedy for eczema and surface disorders with claims of curing thousands of cases. Promotes Poslam Soap medicated with Poslam for daily use and offers samples by mailing 4 cent stamps to Emergency Laboratories in New York City, with drugstores as sellers.
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