24 Mar 1918
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1918
Page
1
German forces report 9 inch bombs dropped on Paris from a gun 74 miles away and claim stopping the Allied advance. They say 25,000 prisoners captured as a forward movement extends about 21 miles, with a five mile advance west of Cambrai.
British lines resist a massive German attack across a twenty one mile front with retreats at St. Quentin while Haig reports new British positions. Berlin claims 25 000 prisoners and heavy British losses but official dispatches from London and Berlin offer limited verification.
Berlin reports general headquarters says the first stage of the great battle in France is ended and the British army has been beaten near Monehy Cambrai St Quentin and Laferre. The main fighting line runs northeast of Bapaume Peronne and Ham.
March 2 dispatch from Lendon reports the battle intensifying south of the Scarpe with Field Marshal Hare noting heavy engagement west and south of St Quentin. Repeated enemy attacks near Josey 1 south of St Quentin were repulsed with heavy losses on both sides and northern front assaults continued with strong determination.
Official dispatch identifies Father Mors and Friar Denia De Sccepper executed by Germans in Religivum. They were convicted of aiding in paying two youths over the border of Hotland.
The Daily News emphasizes direct contact with the front and authentic official news from the Associated Press. It pledges reliable, straight reporting, urges early orders for extra copies, and touts its membership in a premier news gathering organization.
State department release lists 200 Americans in German camps including the deaths of Charles Hemphill and Andrew Campbell Murrey from 1917. Lieutenant Harold Willis, an aviator from Newton Mass, is the only American officer on the list, interned at Camp Gutersloh. The document, transmitted via Spanish diplomacy, notes captives from trench raids and ship crews, and includes engineers seized in the Camrai movement. A separate Havre dispatch reports a German Gotha aircraft damaged near the Belgian front with three crewmen captured.
The federal trade commission concludes a session in Kansas City on meat packing in the southwest. Francis J Tooey states the inquiry will resume in New York next week with focus on butter eye poultry and canned goods markets. Heney cites Swift & Company records showing stock buyers in market centers were urged to buy lower to push prices, amid allegations of packer discrimination and control extending to field workers.
The Panhandle on Monday substitutes for the News with condensed but authentic war news. Readers are urged to order extra copies early to meet demand as world events unfold. dealers should stock both papers in sufficient quantities.
World war reporting notes a nine mile German breakthrough in Belgian and French theater with Paris subjected to regular shell bombardment. Supposition suggests German aerial torpedo development.
Reported German assault near St Quentin aims to split British and French lines and reach the Somme canal toward Compiegne and Paris. Paris bombardment with nine inch shells is noted. a retreat to prepared positions follows a British breakthrough in the St Quentin area.
The food administration announced a further wheat consumption reduction to stretch scarce supplies for the army and civilians. Americans face a 20 percent cut, rationing flour and bread portions, with shipouts and rail transport hampered by wartime conditions and a broader disaster in France and Palestine.
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