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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1918
Page
2
Report notes rumors of heavy fighting near Arras with no confirmation. It mentions potential German withdrawals from advanced positions in Flanders and says little is known about the northern battle.
The French Army launched a surprise attack near Montdidier between Courcelles-Epayelies and the Matz. French forces overwhelmed German defenses with no prior artillery preparation, reaching Ressons-sur-Matz and capturing Mortemer Cuvilly and Marqueglise by 11. The advance covered nearly five miles at certain points as the first objective was secured ahead of schedule.
Premier Lloyd George spoke at a Newport luncheon on the Amiens rail line, praising recent Allied successes on the Marne and Somme. He cited prisoner and gun captures, and said Amiens is now held secure thanks to unity of command.
James delivers exclusive Montan a dispatches detailing American forces in action on the western front. The special cables convey the splendor of military efforts, with daily features appearing in the paper.
Allied forces pushed into German positions on the Amiens Somme battlefield as British French and American troops pressed the advance. Germans withdrew along the line to save what they could amid French attacks on Montdidier. American units pressed forward despite artillery and machine gun fire, reaching the smoke line where German defenses opened up.
Riots spread across Detroit as the city council fixes a six cent fare, prompting crowd clashes with motormen and attacks on streetcars. In several areas workers at a munitions factory overturned a car after resisting the higher charge. Police with drawn revolvers respond to threats of violence as unrest grows citywide.
Senators T. J. Walsh and Lewis Penwell, chief of the wool division of the federal war industries board, returned to Helena from Washington DC. Walsh plans to stay home until August 23 unless called back sooner.
Frank Shattuckies died in a Butte hospital after injuries from a train in Milwaukee railroad yards early Thursday. Survived by two sisters, Mrs. Lillie Chapman of Alberta and Mrs. John Hurley of Minneapolis, and two brothers, William K of Prescott and Fred of Butte. He was 50. Coroner Lane said an inquest would be held.
Mrs. James Kelly of 518 East Roadway Butte testifies Tanlac eased her stomach gas heart palpitations and back pains after years of constipation and poor appetite. Her husband Mr. Kelly reports quick energy as he begins the treatment. Ad promotes Tanlac sales in Anaconda and Butte via Hier Drug and Newbro Drug Company.
The text reports explosive rhetoric and removal of fodder during warfare. It notes how such scenes shape American soldiers into proper estimators of their adversaries. It reflects a wartime mindset on the enemy and the harsh realities faced on the front.
An official report states two Royal Air Force officers and two mechanics flew from England to Egypt in a frontline aircraft covering about 000 miles. The nonstop flight included one or two petrol halts and proceeded as routine frontline work despite the distance and aircraft type’s extensive service.
With the British Army in France the present battle has more German wounded than allied casualties. Many German doctors and hospital attendants have been captured and are attending the wounded. Since July 18 the Germans have lost nearly as much material as they captured in their big offensive earlier this year.
The Chinese government declines to receive Mer. Petrelli the recently appointed papal nuncio to China citing his friendship with Admiral von Hintze German foreign affairs head and late minister in Peking. Separately racing news: George Clark won an 85-lap automobile race in heavy wind. Jules Ellingbor second. Sie Haugdahl third. Barney Oldfield beat Endicott in a three-mile match race. Clarr Haugdahl lost the five-mile race to Clark after Clark fell on a turn. best five-mile time 6 22 1 5. Swimming: William Wallen set a world record for 11 minutes 27 15 seconds in the 600-yard swim at Pelham Bay naval station. Kruger of Honolulu placed high in several events. Duke Kahanamoku finished second in the 110-yard handicap. Clarence Lane won the open 110-yard swim.
French forces attack at Montdidier area and seize key heights, advancing two miles from Ascainviliers to Rubecourt and storming Faverolles. Germans, warned of action south of the town, still suffer defeat as French gains stretch along the line toward Mery and beyond. A housewife note highlights frugal domestic economy supporting the war effort.
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