07 Aug 1918
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1918
Page
1
Small forces hold ground against strong German attacks as foch brings up guns and troops for a major advance. Germans expected to mount a desperate defense along the northern bank.
With backs to the Aisne the Germans prepared for possible stiff resistance or a stand as minor actions occurred along the American sector. A small force at Fismes maintains a foothold though not yet decisive.
Palm Beach suits priced at 5.90 and silk mohair at 9.90 in a continuation ad from F Gray Co Washington at Hanover. Two piece outing suits offered at 7.90 in a vivid retailer promo.
Boston endured another scorching day with humidity 16 to 8 degrees above normal and a 92 degree midday high. The Weather Bureau offered little relief with forecasts predicting continued heat and fair skies, followed by more warmth and light southerly winds in the coming days.
The midwest hot spell likely moves toward Boston today or tomorrow with continued coverage anticipated on page 8.
The council of ministers elevates General Ferdinand Foch to marshal of France and awards General Petain the Military Medal. President Poincare presided over the ministers meeting.
The Shipping Board announced that American shipyards launched 123 vessels in July totaling 631,944 dead weight tons and delivered 41 ships of 235,025 dead weight tons. The month’s launches exceeded any prior single year, with two steel vessels of 15,855 tons delivered by Japanese yards under a recent agreement.
The total American casualties rose to 963 yesterday with New England losses large in the lists. Fewer New Englanders were killed in action than the day before, many cited as severely wounded. Private messages to relatives pushed deaths to near 40, while over 20 were recorded as killed in action. Lieut Arthur W Pope Jr, Harvard oar in the second crew, severely wounded July 18, belongs to Headquarters Company, Ninth U S Infantry.
The casualty tallies show about 200 New Englanders named on lists, a figure much smaller than the initial total announced the first day losses from the current battle were disclosed.
The item notes U S Tennessee shipping gold to Europe for stranded Americans, the sinking of the Amphion cruiser, Belgian refusal of a 24 hour armistice, Russian rejection of a German peace offer, Liberia's 1914 war declaration, and Entente allies meeting in Washington.
London reports that the U S torpedo boat destroyer Davis now holds the U S Navy record for submarine chasing. Since arriving in European waters in April last year the Davis has steamed over 74 000 miles. The destroyer Sampson follows the Davis in distance run.
A brief line urging readers to associate flowers with the University of Pennsylvania, referencing a promotional or sentimental phrase likely tied to a campus or local promotional piece.
Front conditions along the Vesle river between Soissons and Rheims show no major shifts with allied troops bogged by heavy rains and flooded terrain. The Crown Prince moves northward as forces along the Vesle face supply gaps and increasing tension foreshadowing a major confrontation of Marshal Foch's troops.
Two men aboard a scow 1000 feet above the Horseshoe Falls were stranded in momentary danger after their craft broke away from a tug and drifted down the river. The men are Gus Lofberg a Swedish sailor and George Harris of Buffalo.
A scow runs in the river opposite Port Day where a power plant intake channel is being dredged. The swift current and a tug operate nearby as dredging proceeds.
Amsterdam dispatch cites Fremdenblatt alleging over 20,000 cholera cases in Petrograd with 1100 deaths by last Saturday. Authorities blamed as helpless and disease described as spreading unchecked.
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