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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1918
Page
2
Massing of troops and equipment north of Chateau Thierry signals a likely major assault. Enemy artillery and aerial activity intensify as Yankee forces brace for a potential big strike. The scene suggests a critical wartime engagement shaping up.
Eugene V. Debs four time Socialist presidential candidate was arrested in Cleveland by U S Marshal Charles W Lapp and Deputy Marshal Charles Boehme on a federal warrant connected to a Canton Ohio Socialist State convention speech June 16. The secret indictment returns 10 counts under the Espionage Act as amended by the sedition bill May 16 carrying up to 20 years and $10000 per violation.
On June 30 the Associated Press reports increasing American troop and material movements north of Chateau Thierry with heightened artillery and aerial activity. Observers suggest U S forces may soon be pressed to defend themselves in the Belleau Wood area as Ludendorff's forces approach.
Italian forces on the Asiago Plateau broke Austro-Hungarian lines capturing Monte di Val Bella and 809 prisoners. They also seized Sasso Rosso near Val Stagna and repelled counterattacks signaling a rare offensive turn in the sector.
Cable message to Evangeline Booth reports near death for several of the 900 American Salvation Army women in France. The group, possibly including sisters Alice and Violet McAllister of Portland, served from quarters in an old barn whose roof was blown off by a shell and camouflaged. As a heavy engagement began, authorities ordered retreat and the women left minutes before walls were riddled by bullets.
At 11:50 p.m. an alert warned Paris of enemy airplanes heading toward the city. The all clear sounded at 12:30 a.m. Now calm returned with no reports of damage or casualties.
July 1 marks the actual operation date for the Provost Marshal General's order. Draft-age men must enter productive occupations or join the military. Local draft boards begin implementing the order with warnings issued weeks earlier and allowances to be made where reasonable.
War report says Germany peevish at American Marne successes and may strike American sectors to counter the aid to the allies. It notes large German concentrations near the Marne and a possible attack, with Monday as a favored starting day. Italians win another victory, taking Monte di Val Bella on the Piave line.
Secretary E M Stimpson says the executive committee will hear from employers and maintain absolute order. Unions warned employees to conduct themselves peacefully while wage demands are considered. Mills plan to open at 7 AM. workers must show by 8 AM or all factories close.
At the Vatican the Pope was said to have no intention of leaving Rome during or after the war, denying Spain relocation rumors from Spanish papers. The denial clarifies the Holy See would remain in Rome despite wartime instability.
Ensign Kenneth R. Smith of the U S Navy air service has been advanced to junior lieutenant and awarded the French War Cross. A Yale student, he sighted a German submarine off European waters and dropped a depth bomb that sank the U boat during patrol duty.
Advertisement claims the product cures nausea sick headache and insomnia by using acid phosphate and promotes relief for stomach issues. It presents no proof or claims beyond the stated medical benefits.
Italian and American aviators work on the Italian front. Raymond Baldwin of Brookline Massachusetts piloted a plane to photograph a newly built bridge during a bombing mission. The photo aided locating the bridge and it was shelled by Italian artillery shortly afterward.
Reports describe long streams of enemy troops and wagon trains near Bonnes Wood. More than 50 enemy aerial flights over American lines northwest of Chateau Thierry in 24 hours. One German aircraft shot down by our anti-aircraft guns. American artillery heavily shells villas and active spots within enemy lines, including a direct hit on a German detachment. Continued on Page 4-Third Col.
A note instructs to light all vehicles tonight at 8 56 in the evening. The page also lists today’s anniversaries and recalls Civil War battles including Malvern Hill 1862 Gettysburg 1863 and San Juan and El Caney.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity expects local showers Monday with Tuesday turning fair. Moderate south to west winds. Northern New England likely thunder showers Monday and Tuesday. Southern New England may see thunder showers Monday Tuesday and then partly cloudy conditions.
National League reports St Louis edged Pittsburg 2 1 in the first game and Pittsburg won 5 4 in the second while Cincinnati blanked Chicago 7 0 in the first game and tied 7 7 in the second after 11 innings. American League Boston defeated Washington 3 1 in ten innings and Detroit swept Cleveland 10 2 in the first game but lost 6 2 in the second with darkness ending play. Eastern League games saw Bridgeport at Springfield 2 0 Hartford 7 Waterbury 0 New Haven 8 Worcester 1.
During the war slogan urges readers to spend less than they earn and save the difference in a savings account at Cosmopolitan Trust Company located at 6 Devonshire Street Boston.
American troops on the Alsatian front learn the special ties of inactivity while awaiting broader operations. German patrols press outward in scattered sectors to define the exact limits of American zones.
Sergeant Dewey F. Slocum and Corporal John C. Phillips from Grand Rapids Michigan and Private Newton Bell of Munes Mills Kentucky were cut off from their platoon during a clash in no man’s land. Bell claimed four enemy lives while the others contributed strong fire. German artillery briefly forced a halt, but the Americans held their ground and crawled back through heavy fire to rejoin their unit.
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