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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1918
Page
4
World news highlights progress of hostilities across land fronts submarine zones and air battlefields with concise summaries of actions and developments involving boys in trenches and youth involvement in wartime efforts.
War bulletins report Bulgaria agreeing to complete evacuation of occupied Balkan territories and demobilization under Allied control. Entente forces gain free passage and strategic-point oversight as Turkish position grows perilous. Western front battles surge with Marshal Foch directing offensives while Germans retreat appears underway. Serbian troops seize Kochana near the Bulgarian border.
The American pre dreadnought Minnesote, 15 000 tons, hits a mine near Delaware Breakwater and sails to port under its own power with no casualties among about 985 officers and crew, reportedly only minor damage. President Wilson calls for the fourth Liberty Loan drive amid wartime rhetoric. Two armed men rob the State Bank of Met Rouge, Louisiana, of 12000 after locking the cashier in a vault. Texas women’s suffrage law is ruled unconstitutional.
Secretary Lansing announced the U S rejected Germany's protest over American shotgun use in France and warned reprisals against German soldiers captured by Pershing's men. He also noted draft numbers and public release plans. American troops advance with British and Russian forces into Russia along the Dvina.
In a senate address President Wilison presses quick passage of the woman suffrage resolution as a critical wartime measure. He links national unity and mobilization to expanding democratic participation during a period of global conflict.
The Sac City, third vessel of the Mog Island fleet, launched successfully. A Liberty loan drive opening in Baltimore features Al Mitchell Palmer portraying Germany’s reach and calls for Congress seizure of an industrial German structure. A plan to honor Ypres Day led by Alton B Parker is launched. Women buy more while men cut back, per a bulletin from the American Exchange National Bank. A Aberdeen shipyard claims 17 1/2 days to build a 4000 ton wooden ship. An emergency agricultural appropriation bill with a prohibition rider is sent back by conferees. Major General Kenly and Colonel Mahineharut set a record flight from Washington to Mineola in two hours three minutes aboard a Liberty motor airplane. Edwin S Harris resigns as chairman of the New York Democratic State Committee.
Jack Root, former middleweight contender who beat Dan Creedon and Jim Flynn, is named boxing instructor by Dr. Roycroft of the War Department Commission on Training Camp Activities. Jack McAuliffe, undefeated lightweight champion, becomes overseas Knights of Columbus secretary. George Smith wins the Edgemere Handicap at Aqueduct in 1:00 4-5 with 15 000 onlookers. Eleanor Goss and W Merrill Harl win mixed doubles. Marie Wagner wins New York state tennis title. Erasmus Wall School wins Du Pont rifle trophy at Peekskill. A yearling sale colt by Orby from Megunde sells for $30,000.
Reports from Eastern Europe describe a Bolshevik threat to topple regimes and burn Moscow if ascendency fails. Bulgarian defeat cited as doom for central powers with fears for Ferdinand and the Czarina. Epidemic grip to affect gold output in South Africa as forces shift in Macedonia and Romania. German press gloomily forecasts invasion and peace pleas. Bulgaria demobilizes and withdraws from Greece and Serbia while rail lines change hands. Romanian unrest and German archive withdrawals noted as Vienna hosts crown council.
General Allenby fuels a rapid victory in Palestine routing Turkish forces from the Jordan Valley to the Sea of Galilee and advancing on Nazareth while Bulgarian resistance collapses in Macedonia. Western Front offensives push Germans back toward the Hindenburg Line and Cambrai, with Serbs and Italians driving Bulgarian lines and Haig capturing Bourlon.
A cooking feature details various salads from Tomato and Brussels Sprouts to Golden Chestnut and Bacon Salads with dressing tips and crisp serving notes. It transitions to canning meats and fish, giving steps for proper sealing, handling, and storage for ready meals.
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