01 Jun 1918
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1918
Page
1
Allied forces announce the Germans failed to force the Marne crossing. Rheims remains in Allied hands while the French hold the left flank and repulse enemy along the Crezy sector.
Allied fronts report French forces holding Hun advances at the Marne with German troops pressed back from the riverbank. American observers note limited German gains and ongoing Allied defense as fresh transports and reinforcements arrive amid a broader Western Front crisis.
Lieutenant Walker writes from the front about daily life under artillery fire and medical aid. He describes duties at division headquarters, food, crosses to a Red Cross hospital, and observations of bombardments and military routines amid the war.
The War Department announced a program to send 474 youths from grammar schools to colleges for specialized military training. Physicians will be developed to meet expert and sports needs, and the initiative aims to prepare young men for nationwide military schooling.
The article reports Rose Pastor Stokes receiving a ten year sentence in the state penitentiary for alleged violations. The sentence was announced in Kansas City with the court noting no further suspensions on the final judgment.
The Messinger Dairy area reports many shops plan Wednesday partial closings starting next week. Groceries fabrics and some shoe stores will close Wednesday afternoons through September with additional reductions in services and hours affecting about four months of summer operations.
Eight Corry youths enlisted yesterday for U S service. Warren Mathews John Malderick Moya Boutwell John Riley Olu B Kinney and others listed for various branches. Private Willems recruited them in Corry as the force heads to Fort Slocum for examinations and training.
Reports allege a disorderly resort operated about ten weeks on Manion Street then moved to a house east of the city in Warren County. Residents claim lack of township or county action. Word spread of possible sheriff involvement as neighborhood concern grew amid chilly weather outlook.
Washington D C reports fifty seven casualties today from the war department. Seven in action denied. six dead from wounds. ten dead from disease. one dead in an airplane accident. seventeen severely wounded. eleven slightly wounded. one reported as missing. Names include LR. Loman of Simmenfield PA.
The Adjutant General in Washington released lists of Third Order training graduates from Cain Hancock. The Corry boys Percy and Pan La Paz and Ardle Wallace Thompson completed courses and were announced as eligible for commissions. A second lieutenant was named yesterday, with three brothers serving with the 413th Infantry in France.
An official May 1 announcement states 80,000 men will be called to the colors in June with report date of June 24. Camps and cantonments remain to be assigned and apportionments are withheld for now. The 300,000 is a provisional total based on available troop space, with possible increases if troop shipping rises.
Washington June 1 the nation and allies face new war requirements with about eighty percent of steel output for war needs and the rest for less essential industry. Possibility of commandeering cotton silk and pool stocks looms as a textile administrator is appointed. Hoover urges a wheatless baseline through August 15 with about twenty percent of normal supply.
June 1 reports from United Press show a surge in voluntary enlistments across districts as youths aged 24 and older register quickly. The nationwide push benefits from eased volunteering rules and shared drafts, with Pittsburgh enlisting at a rate matching or exceeding prior peaks.
Corpus Christi will be solemnly commemorated at St Elizabeths with a 10 oclock Mass and a morning procession. Catholics from St Elizabeths Park will join in prayers and benediction, with candles carried by men and boys from the school.
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