12 Jul 1918
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1918
Page
1
A Russian official statement received by wireless claims Bolshevik forces have taken the offensive against the Czecho-Slovak army in the Volga region and achieved a great success. The report notes heavy blows on Austrian lines in Albania, Austrian retreat, and Italian forces threatening Bulgarians in Monastir amid a widening Balkan tension.
Italian forces in Albania advance 15 miles on a 50 mile front in the past 24 hours and seize several towns and villages around Berat. Australian troops report further advances near the Amiens sector. Austrians retreat toward the Skumbi River, 25 miles north of Berat, as fighting continues.
The War Department issued General Pershing's communique detailing American sectors on the western front active today. It reports operations, troop movements, and tactical notes as part of ongoing Allied actions in the region.
Section A notes another quiet day for troops at occupied points. The dispatch records no incidents or movements as operations continue to stabilize positions and maintain security.
Washington July 11 Congress plans action tonight on a House resolution authorizing the President to acquire telegraph telephone cable and radio systems and to grant Congress a summer vacation while national war time prohibition legislation is delayed until after the recess.
Senate leadership tensed for a vote on the administration wire control issue as the $11,000,000 emergency agricultural appropriation bill with a prohibition amendment was set aside. Negotiations between Senate and House were renewed ahead of a likely Saturday decision and near-unanimous support for the resolution without amendment.
Reuters dispatch from Beijing dated July 10 says virtually all of Western Siberia is under Czecho-Slovak control. Bolsheviks are reported overthrown across a region from Tobolsk east of the Urals to Semipalatinsk near the Chinese frontier, about 750 miles southeast.
The Trans-Siberian route is under Czecho-Slovak control from Tohelia Binsk in the Ural Mountains, with authorities directing operations in the region.
An observation balloon anchored at Bath Beach Naval Training Station was struck by lightning at 9 PM and blew up in flame. The 600 foot high gas bag carried no observers at the time. naval officers offered no details. The explosion drew hundreds to Gravesend Bay as a pillar of fire lit the night.
All New England homes may be forced to burn wood for heating until December as state fuel administration considers coal prohibition. Boston officials face scrutiny and other cities may follow, with Massachusetts likely to adopt such orders statewide.
Fuel officials travel to Washington to form a strategy amid a growing crisis. They aim to secure federal support and coordinate national response actions with agencies and policymakers.
A German submarine attacking the Lake Forest 1500 miles from Cape Henry was believed sunk after a two hour running fight with the returning ship. Captain Herbert R. O. Johnson of the Lake Forest Navy Reserve is commended for sinking the U boat. Details remain unavailable.
Sir Eric Geddes the first lord of the British admiralty stated in London that minefields were gradually restricting submarines and that their numbers were diminishing, signaling reduced enemy danger and increased Allied control.
Sir Eric described the mine fields restricting submarines stretching from Norway to Scotland with a Dover strait barrage and mines in Heligoland Bight. Fastest navy craft, ranked as corps de elite, ventured into the bight at night to lay them.
Inventor Fred W. Wolf of Chicago unveils a device to supply ice to every home with electric power for under five cents daily. He offers free agency options on $100 demonstration outfits and will mail details to interested parties.
An assortment of items notes civil and wartime events. It mentions Turkish troops, a German submarine attack on Seaham Harbor, and a 1918 executive order by President Wilson to mobilize ships. It also records British air victories with aircraft losses on the Allied side.
Fair weather expected in Boston and vicinity with little temperature change and light south to southwest winds. In Washington on July 11 the forecast for New England calls for partly cloudy conditions Friday and Saturday.
Paris dispatch says Lieutenant Philip W. Davis of West Newton Massachusetts remains unaccounted for after being reported missing by General Pershing on June 29.
Advertisement notes silk mohair suits priced at 12.90 offered by F Gray Co located at Washington corner Hanover, inviting shoppers to visit the store.
Five U S airplanes of a squadron of six started toward Coblenz but were captured by German forces. The crews were taken prisoner. The report from Berlin notes the event as announced by headquarters, though observers doubt wholesale capture.
American forces on the Marne report a large German patrol tried to raid American trenches this morning. The attack was broken up and routed in confusion, with the Germans leaving several dead aiding identification of fresh German units.
Weather was cloudy and windy hindering observations. French authorities honor American troops in the Marne by renaming Bois de Belleau to Bois de la Brigade de Marine and ordering map changes. A Paris dispatch notes the Bois des Americain designation replacing the historic name.
A dubious 19th century remedy touts Nerves Horsford's Acid Phos as a cure for headaches sleeplessness deranged digestion and nervousness. The ad claims rapid benefit for adults despite lack of scientific support and regulatory oversight.
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