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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1918
Page
1
Dispatches from London and Stockholm report mass unemployment in Petrograd with 350000 jobless crowds and a counter revolutionary stance. The Brest-Litovsk peace pact is labeled unacceptable and a new treaty is demanded to keep Estonia under Russian rule.
United States war editor notes Hindenburg’s setback at Ypres marks his most decisive defeat since Flanders efforts began. Allies prove able to withstand massed German attacks with renewed stamina. Von Arnim may face removal if front holds, while Berlin rejoices yet risks deeper defeat for Germany.
Dublin April 30 The lord mayor has received a letter stating Foreign Secretary Balfour will give his passport request close attention. A Dublin dispatch says the lord mayor planned to go to America to press anti conscription effort but has now abandoned the project.
New York April 3 Cotton prices on the exchange fell fifty to sixty points in late trading after reports that Congressman Lever was asked to introduce a bill to close all cotton exchanges.
Copenhagen reports a food famine in Cracow triggering serious riots. Mob plundering followed claims that Jews hoarded food. several citizens were killed while trying to quell the unrest. Streets closed to the public after 7 PM. Cracow, in Galicia, once Poland’s capital, has about 100000 residents.
American wounded from France will be brought to England for care. A three thousand bed hospital in Liverpool is under American Red Cross control with American physicians and attendants to relieve hospital congestion in France.
London reports that after the steamer Oronza was torpedoed, several of the 57 American YMCA men aboard allege the submarine fired on lifeboats. All 110 passengers were saved, with three crew missing as the ship sank in ten minutes. The Oronza, built in 1906, belonged to the Pacific Steam Navigation Co and was registered in Liverpool.
Washington April 5 0 A formal complaint charging illegal trade methods designed to stifle competition was issued against the Indiana Standard Oil Company by the Federal Trade Commission today.
Brooklyn police probe the murder of Mrs. John McCanna and the suicide of Lt. John McCanna USNR transport service. The couple's 16 month old son Harry found among the dead after the husband shot his wife then killed himself. A note asked burial together and cited a wife’s claim he should be killed. An unknown “Lennie” blamed for breaking up the home.
Uruguayan Minister Carlos de Pena died in a Washington hospital after a brief illness. He had served as pall bearer at the recent funeral of Chilean Minister Aldunate, who died suddenly two weeks earlier. De Pena became ill the same day.
Sixteen Smith College Red Cross volunteers aid refugees and wounded behind the French lines near Grecourt in March. Led by Mrs. Barrett Andrews, they saved elderly French civilians, drove ambulances, and supplied food and milk despite German bombardment.
Mrs Damien Kaise, about 44, of South Tenth Street near Grant Avenue, killed herself with her husband’s revolver after locking the house and awaiting her daughter’s work at the Bell Telephone Co central office. Neighbors heard the shot. sister entered with a skeleton key. Survived by husband and daughter Eva Kaise. Coroner notified.
Paris endured ongoing long-range bombardment with sustained artillery fire reported today. The attack marked another day of siege by distant artillery, affecting daily life and municipal functions.
With four days remaining, the third Liberty Loan total reached 2 413 442 000 this morning, an increase of 130 140 000 from last night’s report. Cleveland district gained 26 000 000. Cleveland 70 percent, Pittsburgh 55, Cincinnati 121, Columbus 90, Toledo 135. Chicago district leads with subscriptions by state: Illinois 625 000, Indiana 281 000, Iowa 10 000, Michigan 380 000, Wisconsin 250 000. Treasury urges every Liberty Loan committee to finish strong.
Washington notes fear of a May Day uprising behind enemy lines as Austria sees laborers students and Slovaks and Czechs threaten to mark May 1. Diplomatic cables monitor growing protests with Prague demonstrations and student arrests reported.
Washington April 50 The war department reports 58 casualties with two deaths in action two from accident six from disease five severely wounded 42 slightly wounded and one missing in action in today s listing.
London reports April casualty figures showing 1 688 officers killed 4 841 wounded and 2 450 missing plus 8 189 men killed 95 504 wounded and 814 missing total 53 290 casualties though possible cable error inflates missing. March and February totals cited.
Zurich reports on April 30 that German forces are forty miles from Sebastopol, a key Black Sea port at the southwestern Crimean peninsula. The Vienna Reichspot transmitted the update describing the advancing Wehrmacht position near Sebastopol.
Washington reports spring wheat yields should rise twenty to thirty percent over recent agriculture department estimates. Telegraphic reports indicate the winter wheat crop will exceed the forecast by at least 140 million bushels, according to officials.
Paris April 30 The socialist party will not stage a May Day demonstration and will remain at work. Leaders warn of a fresh offensive by German imperialism aiming for a crushing victory akin to the eastern front.
British and French forces report heavy German losses after a fierce west front offensive. Haig says the enemy was exhausted by terrific pace and artillery, with defenses at Ypres and Picardy holding. French counterattacks restored gains near Lacre and Villers-Bretonneux as Belgian positions north of Ypres repulsed renewed assaults.
Washington reports that British and French forces in Flanders are mounting a stiff defense at Ypres. Experts warn the battle may cost thousands of lives, jeopardizing replacement of troops and increasing American shipments beyond initial plans in the coming weeks.
United Press reports German troops paused after a heavy bombardment along the northern front from Metern to Zillebeke. British and French forces repelled waves, with Haig saying the front was comparatively quiet as counterattacks near Lacre regained ground and lines advanced near Villers-Bretonneux east of Amiens.
In April 30 dispatch from Flan ders British and French lines hold against a major German offensive. The flat fields around Monte Rouge and Noir near Kemmel and Ypres show grim scenes as attackers suffer heavy losses while defenders repel the assaults.
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