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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1918
Page
1
Paris dispatch reports British forces closing on Caen and Peronne as French troops push forward near Roye. German high command redeploys reserves as Allied offensives breach lines along the Somme, Marne, Aisne, and Scarpe valleys, signaling a grave strategic situation for Ludendorff.
The article discusses Austro-Hungarian troops joining the Lorraine front, the Meuse valley prisoner identifications, and the Kaiser’s push to move Austrian divisions to the Western front. It notes Emperor Charles’ reluctant stance and potential shifts affecting German strategy and Italian prospects.
Nominally exact figures place two Americans dead and 29 wounded after a 90 minute clash with Mexican forces near Nogales Arizona. Lieut Col Frederick J Herman and Capt H C Caron were among the wounded with several others reported hurt. Reinforcements from Fort Huachuca and nearby posts arrived as panicked civilians and soldiers flooded into Nogales seeking safety and updates on the fighting.
A dispatch from Edwin L. James reports signs of shift on the American front along the Vesle and Aisne. Mangin’s advance north of Soissons pressures German positions, possibly forcing a German retreat behind the Aisne. Allied artillery strikes target suspected Hun ammunition dumps as fires erupt after detonations.
Benedict Crowell is named first assistant secretary of war and John D. Ryan is appointed chief of the Bureau of Military Aeronautics as part of a broader reorganization establishing ministries of munitions and aviation. The announcement appears in the Washington dispatch and is continued on page 2.
Partial state returns reflect Allied gains and casualties as the United States expands war leadership. In the capital, Ryan is appointed second assistant secretary of war while labor and other posts shift, with reports from Butte and Anaconda highlighting telegraph updates, finance, and local notices.
The fighting raged along a long front in France as German retreat continues. Allied forces pierced the Minder line east of Menineh and northwest of Fontaine-les-Croisilles, seizing high ground that overlooks surrounding country. The advance presses toward the Scarpe area with concerns about possible German delays near Monchy-le-Preux.
Allied forces continued to press German positions across Picardy and the Somme. British and French troops advanced near Arras and Douai while pushing north of Soissons and around Rouvre, capturing towns and driving German lines back with encirclement tactics. American and French actions on the Vesdre and Mazoushes fronts intensified as German positions collapsed under machine gun and air pressure.
Detroit August records Henry Ford shifts from second to third in the Republican senatorial race on unofficial returns, while Commander Truman H Newberry extends his lead. A separate sea salvage item notes the schooner Blanes picked up at Atlantic Port with scant details and no further updates, followed by a weather forecast for Montana and the southeast.
Partial returns from 1403 precincts show Dr D M Lanstrum ahead for the Republican senatorial nomination with Miss Jeannette Rankin a distant second. Returns from 199 precincts for supreme court show Lanner 104, Matthews 787, McCulloch 692. For railroad commissioner Republican Lee Dennis leads Thomas C Penny. Democratic SF Scott 527. In First District Republican Frank B Linderman leads 1430 to 871. In Second District Republican candidate Riddick 878, Moore 615, L Lines 549. Democrat Joan M Evans 2223 and Mrs ILC MacDonald unopposed. Democratic Senate candidate Tate G Poland seeks renomination, with Read for renomination. Page continues.
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