20 Sep 1918
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1918
Page
1
British forces press conditions near St. Quentin as German counter attacks ease yet threaten the Hindenburg line. Allied units maintain pressure with heavy shelling and patrols amid cautious advances.
British forces pushed ahead near St Quentin after capturing ridges and dominating heights. German losses were heavy with 8,000 prisoners taken as the fight spread along the front. stubborn resistance persisted on the right near Holnon village as heavy shelling and machine gun fire continued.
Austrian Foreign Minister Burian told German deputies that Austrian and Hungarian delegates would meet in early October. He said the note to belligerents had been considered for weeks and was not driven by front events, aiming to show legal intent and discourage prolonged war.
Fifteen brewers and the United States Brewers Association pooled 407 500 dollars for a loan to Arthur Brisbane to acquire the Washington Times. District custodian A Mitchel Palmer disclosed the funds and names after a Senate resolution demanded proof of the effort to sway Congress and influence liquor policy.
The longtime cashier of the People's Bank resigns to pursue carpentry work and a chance to handle more money. The narrator jokes about visiting many state fairs and meeting Emmy Moots, noting her as particularly ugly.
One hundred thousand selective service registrants moved from non productive occupations since the work or fight regulations. Figures came from local draft boards the federal employment service the Emergency Fleet corporation and Retail Merchants associations and were announced by Provost Marshal General Crowder.
Washington reports that press associations employees engaged in wire news transmission are classified as necessary occupations under the selective service act. They may file deferred classification claims with district boards, and must show proof of their claims and necessity to the enterprise’s operations.
Felix Jones, convicted of the murder of Thomas Lyons a wealthy New Mexico cattleman and sentenced to 26 years, was released today on 10005 bail while his case awaits action in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin. He was immediately rearrested and sent to Dallas to face indictments connected with alleged train wrecking and the killing of a young woman.
Report from Pont-a-Mousson describes Yankee forces repulsing a midnight raid. Ground covered by rain blankets the St Mibiel sector as combat continues nearby.
Pershing reports Americans conducted patrols and raid actions into enemy lines near Woevre as rainbound clouds limited air activity. Allied artillery kept up bombardment around St Mihiel while the front saw sporadic German shelling and persistent patrol operations.
German raiders attacked American outposts northwest of Pont-a-Moissou but were repulsed. US lines held, few details returned. The same day three bombers from the group dropping two tons of explosives near Mars-la-Tour were shot at. ten enemy planes engaged.
General Pershing's communiqué says American forces in the Woëvre conducted a raid and captured 15 prisoners while in the Vosges a hostile party was repulsed with losses. Four German prisoners were brought in at Raine for interrogation with no shots fired.
Belgium’s foreign minister says Germany’s peace terms cannot serve as a basis for discussion. Indirect German proposals demand language policy, amnesty for collaborators, continued trade pacts, and links to colonial questions, undermining Belgian sovereignty and independence.
The Associated Press reports captured German orders show the 16th division issued strict defenses for the St Mihiel salient rather than planning a long retreat. General Pershing sent a copy to the War Department, indicating German commanders believed they had covered every contingency.
Alexander Kerensky told the inter allied labor conference that remnants of the old constituent assembly were secretly meeting in Russia to form a government for the entire country. He said Russia remains aligned with the Entente and urged opposition to Bolshevik terror, warning intervention could aid Germany.
Washington September 10 Secretary McAdoo approved American Railway Express Company plans for further rate rises estimated to yield 27.67 million and sent to the Interstate Commerce Commission for final approval. Public hearings begin October 7 as wage boosts for express workers are weighed. an additional 12 million in revenue is sought for further wage hikes.
Teutonic allies employ typical tactics and devastate territory as Bulgarians retreat, leaving the land a wasteland with widespread fires and explosions.
Allied forces in Picardy push toward St Quentin and Cambrai as Haig’s troops seize over 60 large guns and take 10 000 prisoners. French gains near St Quentin threaten the town while German counterattacks around Soissons fail and artillery dominates the fighting. In Russia and Transcaucasia, Bolsheviks and Germans hold the upper hand against the Czecho Slovaks and Armenians withdraw to North Persia. The inter allied conference in London backs Wilson’s fourteen points as basis for peace.
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