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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1918
Page
1
German assault at U5 trenches under dense mist results in one American captured and several wounded and killed. All services join the skirmish as California draftees fire on retreating troops amid freezing, foggy conditions. Casualties rise in ten day span.
London reports German military works behind the west front bombed by British airmen. Fire broke out in one German aerodrome area as all British aircraft returned safely. The admiralty issued the brief notice of the raid and its outcome.
General Pershing reports three men wounded in action and one death from wound and fifteen deaths from natural causes to the war department. Pneumonia accounts for eleven of the natural deaths. Civilian Benjamin Piase of New York City listed among the casualties. Private line items include Eyzacute New York wounded January 20, Carl Johnson San Francisco severely wounded January 27, Phillip Hendrick Cambridge Mass wounded January 22, Williams Marvell Ark dead January 16.
Washington January report notes a Senate Interstate Commerce Committee vote of seven to six to preserve rate making power with the Interstate Commerce Commission rather than hand it to General McAdoo as the measure proposed. House debates aimed to fix a definite date for roads to return to private owners.
At Stovkhotns Jan 3, Trotsky warned against a separate peace with the central powers. He said the All-Russian Soviet Conference favors a just peace but will fight if negotiations undermine Russia. The delegation is en route to Brest Litovsk as Austrian and German ministers are announced.
Reports from New Madrid indicate great ice floes from the Ohio River have moved into the Mississippi and are carried southward by rising waters. Steamboats and barges are partly wrecked and drifting in ice, with many boats breaking away from the ice since noon today.
Amid wartime moves, three men oversee seized ships to be pressed into service by German and allied shipping authorities. A later Allied Marine Council agreement with Pavada and England directs slackers to Tu el or fight, with United States ports aligned.
Washington January 30 1917 practical control of all ships and shipping facilities here and in allied ports is vested in a three man inter allied marine council chaired by P S Franklin with H H Raymond and Sir Cannon Guihirie. Council powers cover pooling shipping distribution armament of shipping to allies assembling vessels for convoy and port control.
Lexington, Jan 30 The state wide prohibition amendment passed by the state senate last week was approved by the house this afternoon. The amendment does not require the governor's signature and now goes to the people for ratification at the Lovemine election in 1919. Atlantic Port Jun. Wire less calls for help from a British steamer reported serious mutiny aboard among her firemen. Position given as 50 miles from New York.
Chicago in January reports Lieutenant Clifford H. De Roode home on furlough from France. He urges building the greatest air fleet to win the war and notes Germany makes more pianos than we build. He praises French satisfaction with U S efforts and defense logistics.
Toledo January 30 The Niagara Commodore Perrys flagship in the Battle of the Great Lakes. a congressional bill would make the restored ship the property of the United States and require Erie Pennsylvania to provide a suitable aide. The act also calls for the historic relics of Perrys battle to be collected and stored aboard the vessel.
A Russian proclamation from Premier Kerensky arrived at a Pacific port, sent to the United States, after a late delivery. The document's arrival marks a notable postwar note from Moscow amid unfolding global tensions.
Printing delays and limited help hamper the Daily Comet in Johnson City but officials hope improvements appear with each issue. A number of citizens have already subscribed voluntarily and editors urge others to contact by phone to subscribe now.
The Model Mill Company in this city follows federal order to sell flour with a pound of meal per round of flour to dealers. Consumers may substitute per allowed list including barley, buckwheat, corn meal, rice, oats, soy bean flour, and more. County administrators must not exceed this substitute percentage or alter it. hoarding will be enforced.
County Food Administrator William G. Mathes will mail notices to fifty four district and community committeemen of the federal food administration in Washington County. They will meet in Jonesboro Monday at 1 p.m. to devise plans and discuss methods of utilizing the food situation and conserving foods needed by the armed forces and allies. The task is strenuous but they are patriots trusted to duty.
Dated January 20 in Hamilton, Robert P. Scripps, son of theOhio newspaper publisher, seeks exemption again from military service after a rejected first draft plea. He argued on grounds tied to his role in a newspaper executive, but President Wilson granted previous exemption and the system later revoked it, prompting a renewed effort to avoid duty.
Tulsa Vita January 30. Veldove Ortado Greek of Ascale returns his catalog questionnaire with a note in Greek saying nothing in the list to buy. Another questionnaire from a Mexican says he cannot read US but knows it helps the war and encloses a $5 bill.
Washington reports two Baltimore men William Pratt and Richard Fairfield were killed in an air raid at Mestre, Italy, on January 26 as informed by the American ambassador in Rome.
Washington Jan 30 Franklin Fort former governor of New Jersey and Franklin Murphy are named as probable successors to Senator William Hughes of New Jersey who died today in Trenton from pneumonia.
New York reports hundreds of portable houses for American troops, built here and shipped to Europe. The houses are assembled overseas and bolted together, reflecting a wartime housing strategy.
Amsterdam reports say an empire wide strike in Germany grows grave as war industries halt and workers walk out. Berlin dispatches note labor unrest spreading from Rhineland to Cologne with plants like Kripp and Hinton affected while government attempts to pass wartime measures amid peace conference tensions.
A creek flood during light rains swept away a wagon and four horses near Standard Ol Camfrey. The driver and horses were carried downstream by the torrent while a few escaped. Walter Bain and Kirwin attempted rescue as the wagon sank. company officials expect divers to recover remains.
In London on January 3, reports confirm two steamships sunk in the December 20 incident. The Admiralty notes the loss of Seani as official, with figures placing casualties around eight hundred. Simultaneously other ships were attacked during engagements, with limited rescue and recovery details available.
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