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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1918
Page
9
A Moscow dispatch reports Bolshevik troops recaptured Nikolayev Kherson and Zmianaka near Odessa after a bloody battle with Austrians in southern Ukraine. The note notes Nikolayev’s naval yard and granaries and places the action March 27.
Senate committee halted Kendrick amendment to restore 100000 for Wind River reclamation in the Indian bill. Strong opposition to such appropriations remains and attempts to modify the Indian committee report failed. Senators Walworth Myers Warren defended the project amid a renewed push to restore the house provision.
Police announced that Joe Altman confessed to being responsible for the crime involved in Jersey City yesterday. He claimed the act occurred accidentally, according to officers.
March 7 report notes German attempt to split French and British forces failed so far. Noyon evacuated in good order as French and Allied troops prepare to take the initiative. French 75 gunners near Chauny endured encirclement for three days before escaping with wounded. British forces in France express renewed confidence amid heavy fighting and large German troop concentrations observed by air.
American artillery broke up a German attack on the Toul sector this morning. Reports from Amsterdam note counterattacks near La Fere with American troops taking part, but the front pressure remained heavy and Allies claimed success in repulsing attacks along the pivot near La Fere.
Washington dispatch reports Germany acts on a coal and transport crisis to fuel a new west front offensive while facing shortages of fuel, cotton, clothing, and labor. Officials note eastern shortages and rail difficulties threaten supplies as Austria faces harsher fuel exhaustion and widespread restrictions.
AMETPRDAM March 27 Ambulance trains carry large numbers of German wounded from the French battle front toward Liège Namur and Ais-la-Chapelle according to a telegraph frontier correspondent. Delays are reported for the through traffic as Namur reports no additional details at this time.
Paris march 27 the war department says only a few French divisions are engaged most of the French army awaits events while the British reserves arrive on the field General Maurice reports the Somme situation less critical than in the past days reserves are moving north of Albert fresh attacks likely south of the Somme expected with enemy reserves approaching Roye and Noyon the battle continues time is on our side though the enemy is farther from rail head and his lines congested for movement
Two American cadets are reported killed in separate crashes at Texas training fields. G O Pranks of Lydia Ohio died when his single engine aircraft plunged nose first at Call Field in Wichita Falls. Fire consumed the craft and Pranks perished in the blaze. H Wooten, a cadet from Montreal, was killed when his airplane crashed at Kver ne field in a British Mylag camp nearby.
Washington March 27 the United States government will seize wheat withheld from the market in aid to the enemy and to support the war effort. The decision was explained by food administration officials explaining the seizure to food administrators nationwide.
Premier Clemenceau told the ministerial council after returning from the front that allies will dominate the situation within forty eight hours. He warned of a serious outlook but said Amiens remains well defended and unlikely to be broken through. The Berlin paper claims the British saved their heavy artillery.
March 27 report details towns and villages once aided by Smith College girls Anne Morgan and Elsie de Wolfe, among others, that have again faced renewed devastation. Earlier restoration efforts have been undone as fighting resumes, erasing gains and leaving populations in need once more.
The Admiralty reports that in the past week twenty eight merchant vessels were sunk, sixteen of them at least a ton. The casualties signal an increasing threat to seaborne transport around Britain as submarines and mines intensify attacks.
Official advices from Washington report a serious wheat shortage in France. The French soldier’s bread ration has been reduced while the Food Administration seeks to collect wheat for rush shipment abroad.
Allied forces push to reinforce as German offensive in France weakens after seven days of brutal fighting. British and French gains include Morlancourt and Chitilly with continued pressure along a fifty mile front from Arras to Noyon. American troops have performed well amid the heavy fighting and strategic positions remain poised for counterattacks as leaders debate command.
British forces appear established along a hold line on the Somme and Ancre with reserves moving to the Koye-Noyon area as German assaults meet strong resistance. Reports note heavy fighting north and south of the Somme with counterattacks repelled and lines holding amid persistent bombardment.
New York dispatch says Prime Minister Lloyd George urged the United States to send American reinforcements across the Atlantic. At a dinner in his honor Lord Reading called attention to the war’s urgency and Germany’s push on Western fronts.
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