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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1918
Page
2
A sweeping wartime briefing notes Austrian armistice terms and end of hostilities, Allied naval movements through Gallipoli, Austria’s collapse, and German isolation. It also reports on U S military supply orders, wartime price controls, and potential government control of newsprint, plus officers escaping Germany headed home.
German retreat opens on Argonne Meuse line as aviators report blocked roads and a steady stream of prisoners. Pershing's Americans push from the river toward Grandpre and Mezieres as French forces seize villages around Attigny. Verdun front sees renewed German positions attacked with many villages and 3000 plus prisoners. Near Piave three bridgeheads form while 6000 American troops land at a British port and influenza cases remain low with one death.
Washington reports a war council's consideration to withdraw German forces to a 30 mile line inside the Rhine boundary, effectively surrendering Rhine defenses. Naval terms already set require surrender of all U boats and sea safety assurances.
Fourteen thousand people from diverse faiths gather at Madison Square Garden to back war work. Cardinal Gibbons Bishop Greer and Rabbi Wise speak with Secretary Baker and Charles B Hughes presenting. Colleges may admit students lacking credits for Students Army Training Corps. Grain imports to curb due to storage burden. Over 100 killed in a crash. District Attorney orders arrest of all B A intitature. Strike ends. Army heat expenses authorized at eighty four million dollars.
San Francisco police shut boxing clubs for six weeks due to severe Spanish influenza. Commander J K L Ross bought War Pennant War Marvel and Motor Cop from A L Macomber for 75000. Edward J Thorp, ex-Columbia coach, to lead football at New London submarine base.
Reports from Berlin indicate Austro-Hungarian prisoners exceed 100000 and more than 3000 guns are captured. The Kaiser’s abdication remains disputed while the Swiss guard trims to border policing. In Spain a cabinet crisis looms as Dato may resign over talks with Germany. Budapest sees a republic amid street battles in Vienna with yellow flags.
Washington reports on the aircraft program finds overall health with $691,881,566 raised and $134,044,395 spent. It notes waste by Deeds and others, cites $20.5 million loss on Bristol and S. I. planes, and recommends civil prosecutions for several officers and agents involved in government dealings and stock holdings.
Treasury reports the fourth Liberty loan attractered $6.866 billion from over 21 million individuals, a record oversubscription that will be applied to reduce the size of the spring fifth loan.
The allies report 362355 Germans taken prisoner on the western front since July 18 with 6217 cannons and over 41000 machine guns captured. Valenciennes falls to Canadian forces after two days of heavy fighting. Andre Tardieu says Germany must confess defeat and soldiers seek total victory. Argonne cleared by French and American forces. Six villages and wooded positions seized. Bonn bomb raid kills and wounds many. Belgrade is reoccupied by Serbia.
General Pershing’s forces attacked German positions northwest of Verdun and captured at least a dozen villages with more than 3,000 prisoners. The assault on Andevanne and the Bois des Loges faced initial machine gun fire but progressed to complete front objectives by noon. Heavy artillery accompanied the advance, signaling intensified efforts to disrupt Mezieres, Sedan, Montmedy, and Longuyon rail links. The Germans reportedly plan a cautious retreat west of the Meuse as the offensive continues.
A Bund dispatch reports King Charles released the Hungarian government from its oath of fealty to the Emperor at a Budapest executive committee meeting. The move enables Hungary to proclaim a republic under Karolyi after securing the release from fealty.
The Ribe Stifts Ti dende reports German engineers built submarines described as ironclad cruisers. They measure about 340 feet in length and displace around 2,000 tons. Each vessel houses 80 crew, carries 25 torpedoes, two 15 centimeter guns with 2,000 shells, and two 8.8 centimeter guns.
Paris reports Austria-Hungary seeks armistice as Italy, France and Britain push advances. Over 100000 prisoners taken and 2200 guns captured, with Trieste and Trent sites seized. German forces retreat on multiple fronts while Allied troops close in. Armistice signed as leaders gather at Col House.
Washington reports 290733 men drafted will entrain for camps before November 21. War Industries Board plans federal control of newsprint supply to aid small papers. Prosecution of three army officers tied to aircraft production to begin promptly, per Justice Department. Hsu Shi Chang orders peace and union in China. Mrs. Russell Sage dies at ninety in Fifth Avenue home.
A five car Brooklyn Rapid Transit train bound for Coney Island derailed in a tunnel near Malbone Street. Police and fire crews recovered scorched bodies while Anthony Lewis, the motorman, faced homicide charges amid a citywide strike and ongoing construction in the rail corridor. Approximately 100 dead and 200 injured were reported with large numbers at risk.
Edward Pou son of Representative Pou of North Carolina died in a seaplane accident off the French coast. Vice Admiral Sims reported the seaplane wrecked in a collision with a buoy during landing. Machinist Mates John Banks and James Young were aboard. Banks injured, Young unhurt.
Washington reports that with Austria accepting armistice terms General Pershing could offer General Foch up to 80,000 railway workers and about 50,000 passenger and flat cars plus nearly 1,000 locomotives to move toward Berlin.
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