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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1918
Page
1
France Calmly Awaits Coming of Western Drive Is Confident To Germans Cannot Break Through United Press reports from Paris indicate French military authorities believe a spring offensive by Germany can only yield a shallow salient. They say the French will narrow or close any breach, preserving line integrity after offensive pressure. Continued on Page Eight.
In France Feb 4 American lines repelled repeated German raids as U S artillery delivered crushing barrages. Officers say the enemy is ready to make heavy sacrifices for information on American front width and strength. Six times Germany sought to rush posts from tiny listening points to larger sectors, all stopped by fire. A possible large attack remains unconfirmed and is said to be intercepted by American artillery curtain.
Geneva dispatches report German strikers threw a bomb at the imperial palace in Berlin. No further details were provided by the Journal de Geneve.
New York February 5 Franz Rintelen a German naval captain charged with conspiracy to plant bombs on allied ships faces a jury today. Eleven other Germans are on trial with him and federal Judge Howe's charge to the jury was expected to be brief.
Washington reports that the workless Monday will persist for some time. Secretary McAdoo and Fuel Administrator Garfield held a conference amid pressure to lift the order. Thirteen state fuel administrators had urged rescission, but the decision stood.
Senator Wadsworth in the senate charged that lack of vision stalls America’s war engine and warned a directing agency is needed. He said the end of the war is not in sight and the road ahead will be long and hard as troops ships food and resources must grow and the current organization may not withstand the strain.
By J. W. Pegler, February 4. Describes American soldiers eager for more combat after a night of heavy shelling. Wounded troops stayed on the trench firing step, dispatch runners braved enemy fire, and a New York soldier steadied his demolished ration wagon and animals to press toward headquarters.
Fort Clinton Ohio reports peach growers expect the recent 24 below zero spell to wipe out about 1.5 million dollars of this year's peach crop.
Montreal trains halted by a forty degree plunge to 18 below and snow drifts. New York reports 7 to 11 below, Chicago promises warmer weather tonight, Detroit at 16 below with fuel running out, Cleveland at 11 below, Akron at 15 below, all signaling a severe winter wave.
London reports the British foreign office protested Germany over a ten year prison sentence for two British aviators accused of dropping propaganda. The foreign office says no international law breach was found and warns of potential reprisals if the aviators remain jailed.
Rehearsals at the Colonial force the Shepherd lecture to be held at the Strand this evening. Manager Weber donates the use of the Strand. Proceeds benefit the local Red Cross. Lecture starts at 8 o clock with Colonial theater orchestra providing patriotic music. Tickets are 50 cents with no reserved seats.
War correspondent William G Shepherd arrives in Cambridge from Cleveland to speak this evening at the Strand theatre on The World War. He has drawn tremendous crowds in Youngstown and other cities, delivering a fact filled, patriotic presentation that stirs audiences.
William G. Shepperd, ex United Press correspondent at Petrograd, in Cleveland for a speaking tour, notes 15 below zero weather shows Russians the futility of a separate peace. He argues an armistice does not improve fuel, food, or transport, and heads to Cambridge, Ohio for an address tonight.
London reports in the house of commons that enemy submarines and air raids have killed 14,120 non combatants including women and children. Chancellor Law disclosed the figure during the session.
Cambridge could cut costs by appointing a city purchasing agent with authority to buy supplies for all departments. Mayor Longsworth proposed naming Service Director John H. Morgan to the role, endorsed by Safety Director Campbell and Vice President Lingenfelter. The council instructed the solicitor to draft an ordinance authorizing the appointment.
Paris reports eight German planes were destroyed and five others shot down in flames by French aviators in a series of air battles over German lines on Sunday.
Columbus reports State Food Administrator Croxton suspended for two weeks the license of the Central Sugar Company. Headquarters are in Chicago with branches in Canton Sandusky Akron and Cleveland amid alleged violations of the federal food control law.
Washington reports the German mailed fist wins over strike workers as funds run short and fear of famine spreads. Military threats and guns used on crowds push workers back to toil, with officials foreseeing harsher action and possible arrests like that of Wilhelm Dittmann for participation in the movement.
Zurich dispatches report Bavarian diet member Segitz said Germany has 1.2 million dead and as many more disabled or incapacitated in the war. The figure was conveyed amid broader discussions on wartime casualties.
Camp Sherman commanders push all ten thousand uninsured selectees to take wartime government risk insurance. The campaign stresses cheap premiums and a permanent Uncle Sam policy with disability coverage. Capt Emmet Peebles asks relatives to help insured Ohioans avoid facing the Hun. Ends February 12.
The Hague reports Germany's first political strike reaching its height last Friday with about ten percent of war factory workers out. The stoppage has strained relations between laborers and the middle class, as demands for food cut into already rising living costs. Main centers affected were Berlin and Hamburg, with broader effects uncertain.
A London dispatch notes secret British knowledge on German food shortages fueling hardline stances at Versailles. It reports worsening central empire hunger, disrupted mail links, and measures to divert food in parcels, with widespread discontent from undernourishment and rising disease.
Special Counsel Francis J. Heney of the federal trade commission and four aides seized Swift & Company files in Henry Veeder’s Chicago offices under a search warrant. Veeder and other packers’ lawyers protested as the government moved to obtain evidence in the packing investigation. Deputy Recorder R. B. Morton and his wife later visited R. G. Waller and family on Beatty Avenue.
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