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Newspaper
Bunbury Herald
Location
Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 01, 1918
Page
5
At a Local Board of Health gathering, concerns over uncovered rubbish trenches near burial sites were highlighted as a direct health risk. The Mayor cited tight funds while Dr Buswell urged immediate trenching work, with plans to fill the trenches despite winter rains and draining delays.
General Foch warns that the Allied line is weakening as German defenses tighten. French forces are hailed as heroic while Germany prepares for continued halt orders and expected losses on the front.
A French communique reports ongoing fighting along the western outskirts of Boissons with repeated enemy debouches. Violent combat also rages in the Soissins and Tartanois-Verilly sectors as reserves hold the line. Franco-British forces on Brouillet-Thillers and north-west of Rheims repulse assaults while the main German attack drives toward Veilly, 18 miles south of Chemin des Dames.
Paris reports Monday’s crisis at the Aisne near Pont Amy as German forces pressed to cross. French divisions fought fiercely in hand to hand combat, with heavy artillery losses inflicted. Saint-Mord village fell multiple times, yet French counterattacked and held until reinforcements arrived.
Paris briefing notes poplar opinion echoing Food phrase that the wave is dying on the beach. Military experts say Bed resistance strengthens hourly and the crisis is passing. The present campaign lacks dangers seen at the Somme and in Flanders.
Amsterdam dispatch reports German outlets briefing the public on a slackening of the offensive. Headquarters notes the enemy resistance is rising, urging preparation for violent counterattacks and noting artillery transport difficulties. German experts expect Foch to call up reserves as losses mount.
Public notice details that phosphorous paste for rat destruction is available from the Disinfpo tant Department behind the Electric Light Station between 12 noon and 1 pm. Applicants must bring their own receptacles. Also includes church notices, ambulance sheet description, golf club updates, fencing matter, Sailors' Rest meeting, and patriotic school lesson plans.
Killed or died of wounds include Samuel John Hayes from Upper Blackwood and Reuben Winn House of South Bunbury along with Walter H. Jones in Dwelling Up. Wounded list features Fred Octavus Hyler Bridgetown Herbert Sydnay Jones Collie and John Patrick Markey Bridgetown Daniel Bell Wagerup F Brain Manjimup and Herbert Dalton Harvey plus Richard Edward Hall Jarrahwood on a second occasion Maumill Waller Wm Mullalyup second occasion Simmons John Boyanup.
Notes from Bunbury society include Miss Ethel M Campbell’s kindness, poetry about Anzacs, and literary pieces like Austral ians and Gorblimey. An afternoon tea on June 13 discusses starting a girls Church of England Grammar School. Various residents travel, visit, or return from Perth, Northam, Kalgoorlie, and Roelands, with several engagements, hospital rest, and club welcomes noted.
A correspondent reports Constable Naismith earned praise in Boyup for his social leadership and Red Cross support before departure. Residents press the Lands Department to reserve riverfront blocks for Road Board trustees, citing future paddock needs and Dalgety Co. plans. The Royal Red Cross branch success at the Upper Jackwood dances netted 244 pounds 0 shillings 6 pence, with net proceeds of 40 pounds 18 shillings forwarded to the Upper Blackwood Road Board. thanks extend to donors and volunteers.
About twenty Bunbury citizens met in Council Chambers with General Secretary A S Wilson to form the Bunbury Y M C A Citizens' Guild for war work and fundraising. The meeting elected a committee with the mayor as chairman, Lord Bishop and R M as vice presidents, with officers and an executive to lead local support for Y M C A activities for the front.
District medical officer Dr S G Joel urged strict home isolation for contacts and school restrictions to stamp out diphtheria. He advised closing Bunbury school three weeks, cautioned against shared books, and urged hygiene measures in homes, with health staff stretched thin and swabs delayed.
An old ad promotes Woods Great Peppermint Cute for coughs and colds, noting two dates 1 6 and 2 9 as likely sale or promotion milestones. The language reflects historical newspaper ad styling and product positioning.
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