01 Aug 1918
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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1918
Page
1
A brisk roundup covering a flying accident near Buffalo, a federal grand jury in New York indicting 21 for beef theft from army consignments, and a graft probe into army shoe and raincoat contracts. Also notes on a Germany mobilization plot, a Syracuse tax case against Loomis Allen, and milk price changes via the U S Food Administration in Chicago.
Washington reports thirteen members of the house naval affairs committee have arrived overseas for inspections of naval operations abroad. Secretary Daniels cites total naval personnel at 603,702 with 210,158 in the regular navy and 58,463 in the marine corps among others.
War updates report rebel shifts in Ukraine and White Russia as German forces suffer losses. A British convoy raid sinks German torpedo boats near Zee Brugge. The Justicia steamship, formerly Statendam, torpedoed off the Irish coast with crew casualties. Allied naval strength seen as unmatched, while demoralization and political shifts ripple through Austria Hungary.
A Central News dispatch reports that American troops will go direct to the front soon with Italian forces preparing. The message notes that American delegates declare a shift in command to parallel the evolving war effort.
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