War Chronicle of Allied and Central Powers Progress Across Fronts
The report notes ongoing warfare in the Caucasus and Western Fronts. Turkish advances in the Caucasus, German actions at Dvinsk, and a Scottish raid near Monchy Le Preux are reported. French repulse German attack at Four de Paris. Estonian troops reportedly defect to Germany. Lenine and Trotsky accept peace terms. British air raids claim German planes down. Jericho siege impacts Arab-British coordination. Minsk confirms large German gains and prisoner numbers. Continuous artillery activity and patrol clashes mark the front lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caucasus
Dvinsk
Monchy-Le-Preux
Four de Paris
Argonne
Berlin
Pskoff
Petrograd
Polotsk
Minsk
Toul
Jericho
Palestine
War Office
Diverse World War I Updates From Ireland to Petrograd
News wires report Sir Henry Blake’s death at Myrtle Grove Ireland and a sinking of the Spanish steamer Mar Carpio bound for New York with cork cargo. Miss Demise Kalimeri is approved as a Greek woman seaplane pilot amid espionage warnings and war industry notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Henry Blake
Myrtle Grove
Youghal
County Cork
Ireland
New York
Cork
Demise Kalimeri
Paris Figaro
St. Etienne
Department of
Loire
France
War time seizures transform crops and war news from wartime
Six hundred thousand bushels of wheat are seized from Colorado. California white bean crop about 30 million pounds is commandeered by the United States army. Ham Clark cofounder of United Press Association dies at his Chula Vista home. A referendum on water power development is sent to 985 chamber of commerce members. Four Ninety-first division soldiers face possible firing squad for alleged plots at Camp Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiev
Great Britain
Poland
Petrograd
Vyatka
Vologda
Vladivostok
Lucia
Gulf
Harrison
United States
Rizal
Philippines
America
Colorado
California
United States Army
H. B
Ham) Clark
The
United Press Association
Chula Vista
Cal
Chamber of Commerce of
Camp Lewis
Tacoma
Wash
France
Casa Grande Valley
Arizona
H. J. Tompkins
Douglas
T. T. Blue
Leviathan
Kingman
John J. Cummings
Walkover
Hackberry
Bisbee
W. D. Heath
Louise Schuttig
Healey’s
Cafton
Vail
Arizona Cattle Growers’ Association
Nogales
Howard Smith
Camp Kearny
Globe-Miami
Raymond Barnes
Arizona Oil and Refining Company
Chino Valley
Bear
Walter Travis
Midland City
Gila County
Grand Commandery of
Arizona Knights Templar
Tucson
Arthur S. Hulet
Phoenix
George J. Roskruge
Grand Recorder
Verde Tunnel & Smelter
Jerome
Clarkdale
H. DeWitt Smith
United Verde Mine
Wilson fixes 1918 wheat price at Chicago basis
President Wilson proclaims a wheat price of 2.20 dollars at Chicago. Secretary Baker announces 1.3 million service rifles available for the U S Army. Select service movement begins: 66 023 white and 8 183 Negroes move to camps over five days. Federal Reserve Board to review all municipal bond issues of 100 000 or more. Shipping Board hopeful shipbuilding delays will ease as carpenters settle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Chicago
United States Army
Baker
Federal Reserve Board
Brotherhood of Carpenters
Shipping Board
Requiem Mass for Terry McGovern in Brooklyn
A requiem mass was said for Terry McGovern at the Church of St. John the Evangelist in Brooklyn New York. Interment followed at Holy Cross Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry McGovern
Church of St. John the Evangelist
Brooklyn
New York
Holy Cross
Arizona State News Capsule Highlights Grim War News
A civilian flying instructor and two cadets die in a Park Field collision near Memphis. Minneapolis millers expect white flour shortages as farmers hold wheat for price rises. Multiple ships sunk by U boats and a U boat near Spanish waters include Giraldo Ceferino Mar Caspio and Duca Di Genova. McAdoo recruits Boy Scouts for thrift stamps drive. Goshute Indians riot after draft evasion arrests. Chicago area factory workers discuss wage issues with Elbert Beeman. Red Cross liner Florizel lost near Cape Race in blizzard with 140 aboard. Arizona notes cover events from Willcox to Globe, Kingman to Nogales, including mining, oil, vaccination drives, and local crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Aviation Training School
Park Field
Memphis
Tenn
Minneapolis
Giraldo
Ceferino
Duca di Genova
Goshute
Gold Hill
Utah
Jim Clover
Chicago
Elbert Beeman
Wilson and Company
Alcock
Red Cross
Florizel
St. John’s
N. F
New York
Halifax
Cape Race
Russian Monarchy Sought. Brukevitch Named Russian Commander
Western Newspaper Union report from Amsterdam says Germany aims to restore the Russian monarchy with Grand Duke of Hesse as Riga front commander and Empress Alexandra as guardian to the czar’s son. Berlin dispatch also proclaims General Brukevitch as commander in chief and dictator, ordering troops to fight to the last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union News Service
Amsterdam
Reichstag
Count von Hertling
Wilson
United States
England
Havre
London
Germany
Russia
Petrograd
Grand Duke of Hesse
Riga
Alexandria
Czarevitch
Brukevitch
Krylenko
Berlin
Ensign Krylenko
Senate Passes Loyalty Resolution in Wisconsin
Madison Wisconsin The State Senate approved a loyalty resolution with an amendment condemning Senator La Fallette for his attitude toward the war by a 26 to 3 vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
la Fallette
Madison
Wis
State
Americans Raid German Line in Chemin des Dames
An American patrol with French forces pushed a few hundred yards into German defenses and captured two officers twenty men and one machine gun with no American casualties. The Belgian front reports German attempts repelled by barrage fire and artillery activity remains high with aerial combats ongoing. Bolshevik forces occupy Rostov as street fighting continues in Petrograd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Chemin Des Dames
Paris
Dixmude
Rostov
Petrograd
Forty-Four Survivors From Florizel Rescue
Boat crews from the Newfoundland steamer Prospero plucked forty-four survivors from the wreck of the Red Cross liner Florizel on ledges north of Cape Race. Of 136 crew, ninety-two died. seventeen rescued were passengers. Only two of twelve women and none of four children survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s, N. F
Red Cross
Florizel
Cape Race
New Peace Terms Demand War End by All Nations
A Berlin dated Russian statement outlines German demands to suspend fighting and redraw borders after demobilization. It calls for swift action within 48 hours, with Brest-Litovsk as signing site and ratification within two weeks, listing terms on territorial changes, troop evacuations, and reparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union News Service
London
Germany
Brest-Litovsk
Russia
Dvinsk
Courland
Austria-Hungary
Livonia
Esthonia
Ukraine
Finland
Turkey
Black Sea
Baltic Sea
Arctic Ocean
Berlin
von Kuehlmann
Government Proclamation Sets Wheat Price Range
President Wilson issued a proclamation to reassure farmers amid calls for higher 1918 wheat prices. It maintains a $2.20 base at Chicago and sets government guaranteed prices in principal markets ranging from $2.00 at Spokane to $2.28 in New York, avoiding a move to $2.50 or $2.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Chicago
Spokane
Wash
New York
American Women No Slackers
Proclaims women's contributions in war work and society, urging respect for mothers wives and sisters. Promotes Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for overwork and female ailments with claims of health benefits and availability at Dr Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
England
Dr. Pierce
The Fighting Spirit and a Call for Red Cross Bag Blue
A Harper's Magazine writer notes front-line soldiers may lose seriousness in a month while light-hearted men escape the stress. The piece praises resilience and humor as an invincible defense amid danger. An advertisement urges Red Cross Bag Blue for whitening clothes, sold by grocers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper’s Magazine
Minnies
Lizzies
Red Cross
Adams Enterprise editor on saying meeting the devil
A correspondent asks who authored the saying meeting the devil before day in the Adams Enterprise. The editor replies he does not know and muses that the line may have been authored by the paper itself after ducking a kerosene lamp on a morning stairway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams Enterprise
That Bride Is a Peach and a Lemon Pair Joke
The Variety quotes a playful exchange about a bride described as a peach and a lemon, noting the humorous paradox of a fine pair with contrasting traits. The light banter emphasizes charm paired with a quirky flaw.
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