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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1918
Page
9
The House approved a wartime government operation for telegraph, telephone, cable and radio systems by 221 to 4 while President Wilson urged immediate passage. Senate leaders planned a recess to Aug 12 after the army and agriculture bill actions, with a strike set for Monday potentially blocking action.
The army transport Henderson was afire at sea but reached an Atlantic port in safety. No lives were lost and damage was not believed to be serious. Details were scarce from the navy department, with no clear word on whether the ship was outbound or inbound or how the fire started.
American shipbuilders exceeded the Independent Day drive target adding 477,464 dead weight tons ready for launch. The plan aimed at 439,836 tons, with 2 ships launched and 12 more delayed by a Columbia River freshet. Two hulls stalled. engines arriving, boosting July and August deliveries.
The American transport Covington, formerly the Hamburg American Line Cincinnati, was torpedoed by a German submarine and sunk Monday night near France while escorting a convoy home. Six crew members are missing. others, including ship officers, were landed at a French port. No army personnel or passengers were aboard. The ship was 608 feet long, 16 299 gross tons, and 15.5 knots speed. Navy reports say no officers or men landed were seriously injured.
Moscow dispatch reports Leon Trotsky, commissioner of war and marine, urging obligatory universal military service for all classes from age 10 to 40. Premier Lenin approves. the aim is a powerful army to defend the socialist republic, with preparations and financing details outlined amid broader fiscal reforms.
The British sector east of Amiens along the Avre and Somme saw heavy activity as Australians and American detachments drive Germans from Hamel and nearby woods. French forces hold new positions near Moulin sous Toulrent while Italian troops near the Piave report progress and captures.
Allied forces on the western front captured more than 5000 prisoners in the last week. They also seized strategic points, inflicted heavy losses, and gained intelligence on German plans. Air operations damaged German communications. 173 German planes were downed versus 36 British. American troops praised for fighting prowess at Vaux and on the Somme. Paris reports the war council’s seventh session reviewing war status. British aerials supported ground attacks south of the Somme. eleven German aircraft destroyed and ten forced down. Four British planes missing.
Observers in Washington say increased manpower and air superiority allow General Foch to adopt a more aggressive war plan. Allied blows across Chateau Thierry and Somme fronts indicate a shift from defense to offense, with American air support cited as pivotal in altering the fighting role.
A Dublin dispatch reports Bal Maasmlo police raiding farm houses in County Galway and adjoining Roasmon and Kings counties, seizing hundreds of guns. Residents offered little resistance as arms were denied in some cases. The action follows Viscount French's proclamation calling for recruits.
A report from London says Czecho Slovak troops in eastern Siberia defeated Bolsheviks and hold Irkutsk. The Bolshevik army, including many German and Austrian prisoners, is driven east of Lake Baikal into territory beyond Baikal.
Washington July 5 reports say continued speculation in woolens led the Industries board to notify dealers that profiteering harms the public welfare and violates the new industrial policy. A prior warning warned drastic action if speculation did not stop.
British battlefield report describes a young American corporal and another “mere boy” in France sustaining wounds and killing multiple German soldiers near Villers-Bretonneux and Hamel positions. The accounts praise bravery and sharpshooting amid heavy fighting.
July 6 dispatch reports increased activity in the Toul region after the Fourth. American forces shelled German positions with gas shells and repelled several German attacks. American aircrews conducted reconnaissance missions and drew off attacking aircraft. Aerial combat resulted in at least one German helicopter down.
Dense fog shrouds the Illinois river when the excursion steamer Columbia overturns near Pekin. Reports from Peoria Bloomington and Decatur indicate 450 to 600 aboard with 75 to 1545 rescued to date. rescue efforts continue as the vessel lies partly submerged.
Four American aviators clashed with six German planes northwest of Chateau Thierry. At 4,200 meters the battle began, dropping to 2,200 meters as 20 minutes of combat ensued. An hour later eight Americans engaged five enemy machines, with Lt. O'Neill and J. C. Rabble pursuing a diving German plane.
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