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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
5
A million young Americans turned 21 and registered June 5 for wartime service. Gov. Crowder ordered 200,000 more registrants between June 24 and 28, with 750,000 expected fit for active duty. Arizona excluded from the call. Illinois leads western quotas with Camp destinations listed.
Washington reports German submarine raiders sunk the Norwegian steamer Eidsvold forty miles off the Virginia capes at 4 PM on Wednesday. The entire crew was rescued by a navy supply ship. Several torpedo hits damaged other ships, with patrol craft recovering wreckage in the area.
The federal loan board suspended further farm loan bond offerings on June as 800 million bonds were sold in a two week campaign. Funds are enough to cover until about November 1. Offerings will resume after the fourth Liberty bond drive.
President Wilson urges clemency for Thomas J. Mooney connected to the 1919 San Francisco Preparedness Day bombing. Mooney was convicted of conspiracy in the explosion that killed several people during a parade on July 22, 1916.
War Office bulletin states French forces repelled a German offensive near Weiler and captured prisoners. Allied units reported fighting on the front with enemy forces checked and retreating under heavy bombardment in the region.
The readable text mentions military units and recovery themes amid a wartime setting. Names and places are unclear due to damaged OCR, but references to soldiers, officials, and aid efforts imply a report on recovery and care for injured or displaced individuals.
American and French troops press the German lines northwest of Chateau Thierry, recapturing key ground and taking prisoners and ten machine guns. Reports say three new enemy divisions were moved in while Americans reclaim hill 142 near Torcy and clear Veullly wood. The action includes fierce fighting with Jaeger sharpshooters and Uhlans routed by American infantry.
Secretary McAdoo on June 6 urged Chairman Kitchin that the new revenue raise 5 billion dollars by taxation to cover about one third of the 24 billion dollar fiscal year 1919 outlay. He proposed a high rate war profits tax atop excess profits taxes and higher normal income tax on unearned incomes, plus heavy levies on luxuries.
Twenty thousand drafted men rejected due to brain tests used by new medical officers described at a convention of the American Medico-Physiological Association in Chicago. Two officers reported the issue during the Thursday session.
Reports from Yahoo Washington describe dairy cows fed apple pulp from an elder mill asan experiment in Angleton. The animals became intoxicated, some unable to stand, others staggering like drunk men.
Reports say hennequen stacks up at Yuatan ports due to shipping disruptions. Merida authorities note the product may even be stored in churches as delays persist and impact commerce.
Paris observers say the river Marne has halted the German push to crush Allied resistance. The bulge near Le Ferte Milon and Moulin-sous-Touvent remains contested, with heavy Allied defense and localized fighting continuing along the forest of Villers-Cotterets.
A Creek group in Henrvetta Oklahoma reportedly launched a resistance to the draft at the Old Hickory grounds. The event echoes the Crasy Snake uprising from a decade ago, drawing attention to regional tensions and organized opposition.
Maurice Francie Egan, U.S. minister to Denmark, has tendered his resignation to the State Department citing wealth concerns. The resignation will be accepted by the department.
Washington reports Germany’s submarines reached near the New Jersey shore but failed to sink transports. Convoy defenses blocked troop ships and only an oil tanker of limited military value was lost. Secretary Daniels reassured Congress that protection of the American coast remains intact and no recall of ships from war zones is planned.
Washington lawmakers pressed wartime plans with urgency. Senator France proposed a $600 million package to build twenty battle cruisers and ten scout cruisers at once. Senator McCumber offered an amendment to the $12 billion army bill to raise the force to five million men.
In Chicago a two hour work day with a four dollar minimum wage of sixty dollars per day was the W W aim reported by government witnesses at the trial of I W W leaders before Federal Judge Landis.
The navy department reported the loss of the motor launch Onark with one crew member, Charles B. Richards of Chipley, Florida, after a heavy sea off the coast on May 12.
The Army Ordnance Bureau unveiled a new five-ton armored artillery tractor for haulage of Geld guns in Washington. Secretary Baker and General Murch, the chief of staff, attended the Monday demonstration.
Raiders continued submarine activity off the U S coast on June 4 as the French steamer Radioleine was saved from destruction by an American destroyer sixty five miles off Maryland. The same destroyer found the sinking coastal schooner Edward R Baird Jr after bombing nearby. Seven schooners and four steamers confirmed sunk by raiders. Navy announced the raid persists as patrols close in from all directions. Secretary Daniels ordered the destroyer report made public. The destroyer, with two survivors from the Baird, continued to hunt for the raiders.
Indianapolis June 4 Charles Warren Fairbanks former United States vice president and senator from Indiana died at his home of intestinal nephritis after a long illness. He was 66 and had been twice Republican vice presidential nominee. Survived by his family except Major Richard Fairbanks in France, he was born May 11 1852 in a log cabin at Unionville Center Ohio.
Vancouver and Portland business leaders say they intend to establish a shipyard at Woosteaffle and Port land to construct concrete vessels. Work is slated to begin within a few weeks, signaling a major regional industrial development.
A wartime mishap near Washington leads to the explosion of a shell on the battleship Soulaluge after a ship was mistakenly identified as a target. One sailor is reported killed as crews cite bad weather contributing to the error.
German U boats widened the war to American waters with losses June 3 as two coastwise steamers, one tanker and six schooners were sunk. Vessels named include Caroline, City of Columbus, Winnecom, Herbert L. Pratt, Edward H. Cole, Hattie Duan, Isabella B. Wiley, Jacob M. Haskell, Edna, Hauppauge, Texel. Survivors report humane treatment. many crews missing. Naval patrols, destroyers, chasers and seaplanes scoured coast to Maine, Florida. one U-boat eventually captured after long hunt near the William Rockefeller site.
A London steamer, the Kenilworth Castle, was severely damaged by explosions after a collision. Three passengers and eight crew members are reported missing, with search efforts under way.
The German emperor has ordered a national education program featuring Shakespeare's works, claiming the playwright is more German than English in spirit and aims to promote German cultural prestige.
The Panama Republic reports President Ramon Valdes died in June after a period of poor health. It is believed he suffered apoplexy, with doctors noting a sudden decline prior to death.
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