21 Jun 1918
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1918
Page
1
Reported Italian and Hungarian forces press on in a deteriorating Austrian offensive. The battle lines show a stark contrast between well supplied troops and a fragmented Austrian force as attrition intensifies. Local commanders describe a tough encounter with heavy resistance.
The Associated Press report from Malians front describes Austrians failing to sustain their bunker offensive. Austrian artillery reactions and Italian gunfire decimate Austrian ranks while communications are cut. An Austrian prisoner notes Italy’s morale and the continued Italian success. Additional ground has been recaptured in the hill region.
Allied forces report gains along the Piave with heavy fighting near Zenson and Capo Sile. Italian counterstrikes recapture terrain and prisoners exceed 200 as Austrian bridges are swept away, threatening retreat routes. Active battles persist from the Montello to the eastern plains, with Italians pressing westward efforts.
Dispatches from Amsterdam report Vienna's Burgomaster Weins-Kirchier refuses to guarantee bread orders in the capital due to bread ration reductions. He asks for dried vegetables to offset shortages, while Austria-Hungary fears worsening food unrest as Germany and Hungary pledge grain and potato supplies amid wartime strain.
New York report says Henry Ford has no Republican support in Michigan for his U S Senate candidacy. John D Mangum, Michigan Republican chairman, with Will Hays, states interference by Democratic politicking will not affect the 100000 Republicans in the state.
Fragments report a range of events from Prussia to France, including Leary in court and a miner’s accidental death. Butte leads and city workers return to duty amid war talk. Postal ads and classifieds fill the back with assorted notices and market notes.
Justice Department reveals that contract agents in Washington used double bids and collusion to inflate prices on government war orders. Agents sometimes worked for multiple bidders, secured options to bid in their own name, and passed confidential bid data to favored clients, profiting at the government's expense.
An official announcement reports German air losses since January 1 with June data showing 48 planes down on June 2 and additional losses on June 9 and 10. British forces credited with destroying those aircraft. German communiques appear unreliable about losses this year.
Paris dated report from Havas says the transport Sant'dnna carrying 2,150 people including soldiers and native workers was torpedoed and sunk near Bizerta en route to Malta, with 1,912 saved. London reports German aircraft attacked a British naval squadron north of Helgoland bight on June 19. no hits were recorded and a seaplane was destroyed.
Amsterdam reports a grim Prussian social portrait during the war. Official data from 1915 to 1917 show rising petty crimes and profiteering, with usury and bribes among officials. War demoralization fuels theft and fraud at home, even as patriotism persists in trenches. A major strike erupts amid calls against suffrage and war propaganda.
Kelena June 20. Supreme court upholds the 2015 teachers pension act in a ruling by Associate Justice St Sunner. About 2,000 teachers are enrolled and $57,000 remains in the pension fund. London Vienna riots erupt over bread cuts. mobs attack bakeries and the premier’s residence as cavalry rushes in. Provisional martial law may be proclaimed.
Jeremiah A. O'Leary told federal court he would not return to be prosecuted in his treason and conspiracy case, denying collusion with his brother and Lyons. He criticized lawyers as un-American and said Lyons planned an divorce action defense. He noted his age, birthplace, and family roots as context for his stance amid the trial looming. Weather and beef reserves notes overlay the dispatch.
Mutines and rising rivers caused an eight inch Yellowstone flood today. Icy waters from the Boulder Stillwater and Rocky Fork rivers forced repairs at the city water works using turbines. The water and lighting commission reports extensive inundation of business and residential areas, with many families fleeing the stricken Forsyth city.
Dispatches claim large crowds gathered in Hamburg and other cities for peace demonstrations. Authorities reportedly dispersed protesters as workers were arrested amid a heavily censored report from Stockholm.
London dispatch reports more than 100000 workers in Vienna striking after an all night council session. Riots flare in Favoriten Margarethen Starken Brigittenau as the bread ration demand rises. The Vienna workmen seek immediate bread relief and larger food allotments until normal supplies resume.
Rome reports the battle along the Have river persists with heavy fighting. Italian forces claim success as they force a withdrawal toward Monte Hellano and capture 1,200 Austrian prisoners along with numerous enemy units.
New York June 20. Secretary of War Baker indicated that American soldiers soon will be fighting on the Piave front. His message was received as a telegraent and carried in the Romans Lessons of America greetings to American troops at the front through the War Department.
Washington June 20 Maj Henry A Greene, recently relieved of command of the Ninety-First National Army Division at Camp Lewis, Wash, has been assigned to command the Philippine Department of the Army with the rank of brigadier general. No reason for the transfer was given.
Italian air support helped forces capture an Austrian machine gun float after Italian infantry and artillery failed. The float was pushed to the south bank of the river and harassed from there, finally forced to surrender after an Italian plane swooped in and compelled the crew to swim to the right bank. Allied air fighters arrived to aid the Italians, boosting morale.
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