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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1918
Page
1
London dispatches via Montreal report Paris papers printing an official statement saying the hour is near when the Allies will begin to bear fruit. A senior commander declared we are on the last lap and close to the post as German forces yield ground from Ypres to Rheims.
The report details a Westward turn in the war, U-boat plan collapses, and the perils of an economic war. German leaders warn of pessimism and popular discontent as the Entente is seen as fighting for the ruling classes. British and Allied lines advance along canal and river defenses, while naval operations yield a large capture of prisoners and matériel.
Washington reports voluntary enlistments for the army have been curtailed with recruitment stations to close swiftly. Enlisted men will be sent to nearest depots for reclassification. only men 48 to 56 may enlist for staff corps. War fund campaigns will be conducted nationwide with major organizations pledging substantial totals.
British ace Lieutenant Bishop, on a forestry patrol hydroplane, crashed onto a residence roof at 1000 feet. The aircraft toppled through the upper store, Bishop followed into a room. He was not seriously injured. Thousands witnessed the dramatic event during his furlough.
An Amsterdam dispatch reports the German general staff headquarters shifted from Spa Belgium to Verviers near Liege with partial confirmation. The American press notes the move to Germany and notes the Spa to Bonn relocation in recent coverage. Weather: Montana forecast calls for fair Thursday and Friday with warmer weather in the southern portion.
Washington reports a slow explanation and registration push as authorities tighten enforcement near enlistment zones. Mentions heavy enrollment, no voluntary recruitment, and broad war funds. Also notes Chicago bomb at federal building, and general war coverage with naval base scenes and local visits in Butte.
Munich reports the German empress remains slightly worse with heart affection and weakness. She is said to suffer arteriosclerotic symptoms, confined to bed per doctors orders to avoid worry, though other dispatches claim she remains fit and vigorous despite recent age-related attacks.
London reports German forces may withdraw to the 1917 line near Passchendaele as British observers note a minor eastward push. The British government also telegrams the Bolsheviks demanding reparation and punishment for the Petrograd embassy attack that killed Captain Cromie.
Old Salient in Noyon region swept by Allied forces Bodhe pushes north from Vesle with French and Americans driving toward the Issne. Fires burn cities left behind as capture efforts target St Quentin Cam brai Lille Armentieres. British French and American forces press east, recapture towns, push the front.
British patrols push along the Canal du Nord from Peronne to near the Arras-Cambeal road with activity south at Ruyaulcourt and Molstains. Germans flood the bank and destroy bridges while imperial forces face heavy machine gun and shell fire. The enemy, exhausted and confused, makes a desperate stand as the British hold position along the canal.
In midweek briefing General Mare assessed the German line on the Douai Cambrai front as increasingly vulnerable. He noted British progress east of Arras breaking the Hindenburg Line and rapid French advances on a 25 mile front within a 60 mile corridor, signaling a decisive phase ahead.
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