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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1918
Page
1
Reuters war dispatch from France reports Australian and American troops facing German counterattacks south of the Somme. American units, few in number, eagerly joined the assault, proving their mettle under intense fire as French villages nearby fly tricolor and Stars and Stripes in solidarity.
A fog snarl and collision with the Peoria riverbank caused the Columbia to sink near Pekin Illinois with hundreds aboard. Reports say 500 to 600 people were on board and about 100 were rescued. Medical staff were summoned to Pekin to aid victims as rescue efforts continued.
Today’s Standard outlines a war story in progress with notes on military buildup and national concerns. It also mentions naval enlistment, arrests related to train incidents, local sports notes, and community updates across Butte and Anaconda.
Washington reports American shipyards far surpassed early Independence Day targets with 474 464 tons ready and 82 ships launched though 11 more delayed by a Columbia river freshet. Separate action shows the House passing a joint resolution to seize all U S telegraph telephone cable and radio systems with Senate approval expected after a summer recess amid political concerns.
St. Paul July 5 Gov J A Birnquist warned Mayor Thomas Van Lear and Police Chief Louis Harthill that they would be removed and successors appointed if street rioting and disturbances tied to a newsboys strike were not stopped immediately.
Washington reports the army transport Covington, returning from France with several thousand troops, was torpedoed and sunk last Monday night. Six crew members are missing while the rest of the crew and ship’s officers have been landed at a French port. No army personnel or passengers were aboard.
Seventeen American war vessels were launched and eight keels laid by the Navy Department on Independence Day. The ships include 15 destroyers a gunboat and two mine sweepers. Also reported two American aviators were killed in Paris when their low altitude flight crashed Lieut William Dudles Rob bens and Second Lieut John Wilford perished with their bodies burned.
War department initially cancels and then authorizes use of Fort Missoula grounds for a speech by North Dakota governor and A C Townley backed by the Non-partisan League amid protests after exclusion from local campus and park. Communications between Colonel Benson and Adjutant General McKain determine the final permission.
Washington July 12 An administration bill authorizing issuance of five billion dollars in Liberty bonds and providing an additional one and a half billion for loans was approved by the Senate without amendment or a roll call. The measure, outlined by officials, aims to increase bond issues since the war began. The government's fiscal year needs are estimated around twenty four billion dollars with possible adjustments.
In Washington on July 5, the House adopted a war time government operation resolution for telegraph telephone cable and radio systems. Senate leaders indicated President Wilson’s willingness to a recess through August 1 while both chambers continue war plans. The house vote stood 221 to 4 enacting the resolution.
London reports from Dutch sources say Sultan Mohammed V was killed Wednesday night in a presumed revolutionary act within the Ottoman Empire. US transport Henderson was in distress in waters near the Atlantic but reached a safe port with no loss of life and unclear details about its status or voyage. Also reported: over 1,500 prisoners captured on the Somme including 40 officers in yesterday’s operations and German counterattacks. Fort Sheridan reservists depart for Huron farm work earning 89 a month with board and laundry.
Washington observers say General Foch has adopted a new policy amid growing air control and sustained Allied counterattacks. They believe these moves signal a shift from strict defense to broader operations, with American air power and fresh troops enabling concentrated strikes along the front.
The front near Amiens and the Somme area sees intense artillery and combat. Italian advances near the Piave yield over 400 prisoners and captured guns as Austrians retreat. French and American forces halt counterattacks while battles intensify across the Western Front with heavy losses and prisoner gains on both sides.
Four American pilots Carliste Rhodes Thompson Heinrichs and John Mitchel fought six German machines northwest of Chateau Thierry. The battle began at 4 200 meters and ended at 2 200 meters after about 20 minutes with one enemy downed. Lieutenant Heinrichs is believed to have sent it to earth.
The Tout front saw heavier action after a quiet fourth with American artillery using gas shells and German bombardment. American airmen conducted multiple recon missions, shooting down two German planes while one enemy aircraft fell to earth. German patrols and raids were repulsed with no success.
An official aviation operations statement says land and air forces collaborated in yesterday's attack south of the Somme against Germany. Eleven German planes were destroyed and ten driven down out of control. four British aircraft are missing.
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