09 Jul 1918
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1918
Page
1
Allies press operations at Soissons Homel and Avalon as three separate attacks set the stage for a major push. Ground gained reported in scenes of active combat.
Fighting in southern Albania continues for days as Allied forces report front shifts from Pont a long line near Amblony and Amiens. Australian and American troops push lines north of the Somme and near Aviona amid rapid developments. Italian ships may co operate if offensives widen, with potential Macedonia involvement. Russia reports rumors after Count von Mirbach’s assassination.
Reprinted dispatches from Moscow praise Count von Mirbach and outline alleged German links to the assassination plot. Reports describe how attackers gained entry by posing as delegates and fled after firing upon officials, with details of a hand grenade incident and a rapid escape.
A federal warrant targets Dr Edward Thimeley vice president and treasurer of the Mail and Express publisher in New York. The complaint alleges Annesley bought stock in June 1917 from Henry L Stoddard and paid millions to Rumley in multiple transactions tied to the imperial German government. The case involves alien property issues and undisclosed ties to Count von Bernstorff.
The Treasury department warned Liberty bond owners tonight about agents offering exchanges to other stocks promising higher returns. A notable case involved Sanford Holmes of 67 Wall Street New York who circulated letters to bankers proposing to trade $3,000 in bonds for 21 shares of stock claiming big profits. The plan would mislead holders by citing a higher book value, while actual stock value and brokerage would leave investors with less value than their Liberty bonds.
In Los Angeles on July 8 Director General Charles M. Schwab declared the emergency fleet corporation aims to complete ships capable of transporting 400000 troops and equipment to Europe each month. He visited Long Beach and San Pedro shipyards urging workers to push even harder.
Seven trained nurses from St James, including May Duval, Margaret of Anaconda, Bertha Thompson, Mary Strutzel, Catherine Melia, Katherine Small and Josephine Dentan, received Red Cross classifications and orders to report to Camp Vike Little Rock Arkansas at ten tonight. They will proceed by Burlington to Pike and then cross by water if required, to hospitals as needed. Mrs Lally, superintendent, expresses pride in their readiness and expects many relatives and friends to bid farewell.
War era items dominate the page with scattered notes on New York Mail and Express, Liberty bond holders, health officers in Butte, race to enlistments, and a trial beginning for an Irish corporal. Local weather forecasts hint cooler west, with Tuesday fair and Wednesday cooler.
Official quarters indicated a formal statement on US attitude toward Russia might come soon after a meeting in Washington. President Wilson conferred with British Ambassador Lord Reading as heads of state and departments discussed joint action. Unofficial word suggested a definite policy was decided but not officially released.
Camp Lewis Washington July 8 Col Edn Jones camps commander approves court martial verdicts for Moodie and Moodie case. Moodie as I W W member faces twenty years hard labor at Alcatraz forfeiture of all pay and allowances and a dishonorable discharge after sentence. Charge states Moodie refused to sign the enlistment and assignment card required of all who report.
In New Orleans on July a hundred telegraph operators from the Western Union office were dismissed after union members were told their services were no longer needed. The morning action affecting those admitting union membership was repeated with the night shift reporting for duty.
Cable dispatch from Edwin J. James notes two German vanguard drives set for Abbeville and Chalons with Paris as the grand objective. He outlines 44 divisions massed for a two-pronged assault, timing moves, training, and supply lines, while assessing risks and potential Allied responses and the possible August push.
A court martial at Fort Leavenworth sentenced four conscientious objectors to service today. The proceedings read to 180 objectors awaiting guardhouse confinement, reflecting the military justice action before Army authorities.
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