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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1918
Page
1
Newly aroused Muscovites gather to oppose Western front setbacks. They claim allies hold upper hand and vow to take up arms again after Brest-Litovsk debacle.
London reports Allied forces have landed along Onega Bay to intercept Bolshevik forces retreating from Archangel. The Archangel expeditionary force reached Pabereshskcia on the railroad toward Vologda. Bolshevik troops are said to have committed all forms of atrocity against civilians.
Washington reports the war department plans allow rapid overseas troop movement to France aided by British shipping. About 2,600,000 American soldiers are in the United States and abroad. Fourteen national army divisions and twelve national guard divisions are in France, plus five regular army divisions, under the new field army structure.
Russian turmoil deepens as Bolsheviks retreat from Moscow to Kronstadt and evacuations begin. Allied troops land near Archangel and Vladivostok to support Czecho Slovaks, British at Baku, and operations aim to cut off Bolshevik retreat. Peasant uprisings surge as Petrograd flees to Kronstadt with Lenin and Trotsky.
Nine survivors reported that the British steamer Penistone was sunk 100 miles east of Nantucket after a sudden U boat attack. Engineer Cavalier Howells was killed and four firemen wounded. Captain David Evans remained aboard the U boat, while Benjamin Davis and eight others were picked up by a tug and later landed at Provincetown. survivors were too exhausted to speak clearly.
Quiet continues along new Somme front with increased artillery at several points. Interest shifts northward as Germans evacuate some forward positions. Albert still held. British patrols entered the town and were fired upon from the Albert cathedral. Beaumont-Hamel Serre Bucquoy Puisieux-au-Mont abandoned. patrols crossed the Ancre at Authuille.
Senate hearing reveals plans to expand draft ages to eighteen to forty five and push roughly 2,000,000 American troops to France by June 30. General March and Secretary Baker outline aims to finish the war quickly with about 3,200,000 under arms and 1,500,000 in France already.
Forecasts show generally fair conditions across West Virginia on Friday and Saturday. In Virginia the outlook remains fair Friday with likely clear skies through Saturday.
Washington reports an army casualty list listing 212 names with no marine list. Included are Killed in Action Sergeant Floyd W. Clay of Minerva West Virginia and Died of Wounds Privates Carl A Bohman Columbus Ohio Dayton N Dawson Berkeley Springs West Virginia. Wounded Severely include Louis Coya Philadelphia Harry Garber Bellefonte Pennsylvania. Private Joseph L Lawson of Bluefield West Virginia appears among the wounded.
Berlin interview claims Entente opponents blocked sane proposals and calls for proper authorized talks. Von Hintze asserts Germany rejected a just settlement six months ago and would not mask the war with modern rhetoric as conferences loom between imperial leaders and advisors.
Paris reports French gains in the wooded area between the Matz and Oise rivers and near Ribecourt north of the Oise. British and French forces advance near Roye and north of the Somme, with pockets of action near Proyart and Lassigny as German positions are pulled back. casualties and prisoner counts cited.
An Associated Press war lead reports today that Albert is referenced in a German official communication amid ongoing fighting on the Somme Oise front. The dispatch notes continued artillery and troop actions with no decisive breakthrough on either side.
Washington reports German submarines raiding American waters are cruiser type, likely converted merchantmen like the Deutschland. They carry 5.9 inch guns, mine laying gear, torpedoes and large crews, with long cruising radii but slow speed. Current evidence suggests raids aim to hinder commerce and spread frightfulness, with several subs converted and two known ships Deutschland and Bremen completed before U.S. entry.
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