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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1918
Page
1
Amsterdam dispatch describes Emperor William’s August proclamation to the German army praising the war effort. It stresses unity with faithful allies, frames the fourth year as yielding peace in the east, and notes the west faced intensified enemy assaults as German forces achieved notable feats in recent months.
In Quincy Massachusetts on July 9, machinists at Bethlehem Shipbuilding yards approved a resolution of loyalty to President Wilson. The group adopted voluntary meetings to pledge full personal effort and to oppose any action that distracts plant output while supporting the war’s end. Weather notes follow with a Washington report and brief almanac entries about regional conditions.
Washington officials announce the fourth Liberty loan campaign will begin September 28 with a shortened four week effort. The anticipated total is about 6 billion dollars at a 4.25 percent interest rate, aiming to involve more business men and workers in financing the war effort.
Washington July 31 control of telephone and telegraph lines was taken over at midnight by the western office department and placed under a special committee appointed by Postmaster General Burleson. Operations continue in the ordinary course but will be coordinated for public and stockholder benefit. Investigations by the committee will continue to gather information before any changes.
German dispatches claim Potsdam acknowledges a defeat at the Maine front in France. The government urges the public to accept the setback while vowing a decisive follow up against the Anglo French forces.
In Cleveland a draft instruction program taught conscripts correct soldiering, camp life, and the war’s purpose. Dr. W. H. Kennicut led the Board of Instruction in training officials before cantonment, aiming to instill American patriotic resolve and ease exemption fears among foreigners. Crowder ordered boards of instruction in many cities. The YMCA assisted where available and the plan spread to additional locales.
A note from the Syrian Friendship Association meeting in Bridgeport reports a committee approved 224.83 to aid Syrian soldiers. The group, chaired by Tebert Abatan, with George Moth and Frank Simon, met Tuesday night in the club room to authorize the expenditure.
War department released a list identifying nine U S enlisted men held as prisoners of war in Germany and their camps. Corporal James G Colerain of Bridgeport Conn is listed among the 19 captured on April 24 at Leicheprey and confined at Camp Limburg along with ten other Connecticut men. The report details each prisoner by name town and camp.
The Hotel Drew on Crescent Avenue opens its doors to arriving soldiers and sailors in uniform, offering free accommodations if rooms are vacant. Manager A Drew and War Bureau notes emphasize hospitality for servicemen, with transport via jitneys and a clubroom under preparation.
General staffs in Tokyo and Peking prepare for coordinated intervention under the China Japan agreement aiming to advance in Korea. The move reflects wartime alignment and strategic talks between the two powers to pursue common objectives in Asia.
Private letter from Bridgeport soldiers describes a welcoming journey by train from Bridgeport through New York and into Syracuse. The Red Cross provided food, boxes, and hospitality at stations in Utica Albany and beyond, with whistles and cheering from crowds along the route. The writer notes support from the Red Cross and patrons in New Haven and Hartford.
London July 31 An announced committee of representatives was appointed by the food controllers of Great Britain Ireland and the United States to coordinate wartime supply programs and their execution. The board will include two men from each country with Sir John Veale as chairman and J Turner as secretary.
Bridgeport officials report all preliminary steps for new government financed homes are in place. Plans include sewer lines electric lighting hydrants and storage on a South Avenue tract near Crane company awaiting site purchases and council approval. Washington conference possible site purchases to proceed with manager Ham Terry and Cooper in attendance.
July 31. A severe storm felled a large tree limb near Dever H. Warner’s residence in Leigh DS, breaking off and pulling main electric light wires. Street fighting in town ceased as outages began, leaving lights dark from about 1 o'clock.
Violent German assaults fail to dislodge Allied posts as intensified fighting strains officers. Enemy masses troops on the wings of the salient at Soissons and Rheims while Kaiser declares the fifth year of war marks the hardest struggle, signaling continued German pressure.
The Associated Press reports allied forces on the Soissons Rheims front show a marked decrease in efforts to clear the German salient. Analysts cite dwindling manpower and strong enemy positions as factors shaping the pause in action.
War department authorization indicates the government plans to equip home guards with army rifles haversacks belts canteens and other mobilization gear. General Peyton C. March acting chief and adjutant general J F Alwyn outline definitions and criteria for state police like home guards recognized by governors or district commissioners as part of the state forces.
An inspection of Stridgeport police department by the Board of Police Commissioners will be held Saturday afternoon in the courtyard of the Charities department building on Mainfield Avenue. The inspection, moved up from October, aims to prevent delays in uniform and equipment orders due to war work, with squads reviewing the entire department.
The fourteenth day of the allied offensive near the Marne saw little action from both sides beyond bombardments. German attempts to push Americans and French from north of the Ourcq and the western salient near Culchy la Chateau failed, with German guns and gas shells targeting American positions while guarding eastern and western flanks. Berlin claims 4,000 taken, per the latest official report.
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