Military assets in EN will be increased
A report indicates that assets in EN will be increased. Details on scope and timeline are not provided in the fragment.
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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1918
Page
2
A report indicates that assets in EN will be increased. Details on scope and timeline are not provided in the fragment.
The article records a wide range of local items from Union and nearby counties. It notes deaths of three New children in Three Creek, crop progress with a potential record cotton yield, Red Cross events, and upcoming industrial projects including a zinc mill and a waterworks plan. It also covers schooled arts, a mill fire in Nashville, a baby found after a two mile wander, and various public works efforts including a new power plant for Marianna.
President vetoed a 28 million dollar agricultural bill citing reliance on prices fixed to 2.40 per bushel for wheat. He warned elastic price provisions burden consumers, raise flour costs to 12.50 a barrel, and spark world-wide financial effects. Congress may drop the price section soon.
London reports Chancellor von Hertling states Germany is ready to consider sincere peace proposals amid calls from President Wilson and Foreign Secretary Balfour that the Allies seek victory. He notes unity among leaders despite a ministerial reshuffle, and that policy will not change with the new foreign secretary von Hintz.
Washington reports Turkish regulars were responsible for outrages against American property at Tabriz, a finding that could worsen U S Turkish tensions. Spain provided the information, Sweden also inquired but delayed, with Turkey not yet able to offer a clear explanation.
Julius Pirnitzer former president of the Transatlantic Trust Company and three other officers were arrested as enemy aliens. The bank had been reorganized by A Mitchell Palmer and taken over weeks earlier. Palmer’s agent said 73 percent of stock was owned by three Budapest financial bodies. The remaining 27 percent belonged to American citizens and their loyalty is not questioned.
Washington officials and guests of the Trench Warfare section of the Ordnance Bureau observed an exhibition of grenades bombs gas flame projectors rockets and night signaling gear. A De Havilland bomber dropped bombs while two men with knapsack flame projectors produced large flames and smoke engulfing the valley.
Washington railroads will be required to bear the expense of transferring a carload of hay from a bad order carrier to a better vehicle under an Interstate Commerce Commission ruling. In Michigan nonsaved Able-bodied men are classed as nonessential by the South central region.
New York investigation ties a 5 million dollar German sympathy fund to dr rumely and the evening mail. It alleges Dernburg and Bernstorff hatched the scheme before leaving the United States and says the department of justice has evidence of rumely knowing of the fund and possibly named as a beneficiary. The goal is to halt the operation and imprison those responsible.
Washington officials said secret service men have a nearly complete list of German government bond holders in the United States. About twenty thousand women appear on the list, compiled from investigations over two years. Bonds were issued in several denominations to evade the English blockade, and many lacked validity without countersignature by Count von Bernstorff, the former U S ambassador.
A German physician who recently visited Russia reports that Russia’s middle classes favor restoring the monarchy. He notes the desire spans several social groups and reflects discontent with current governance.
Washington reports the government will take over wool importations from Argentina, Uruguay, and South Africa to secure raw wool supply. In London the admiralty announced air force contingents with the British navy dropped a half ton of bombs on Constantinople on July 7.
Labor leaders expect the war labor board to soon back a universal eight hour workday. The report circulated in labor circles cites strong momentum for standard hours nationwide, signaling potential sweeping changes in employment rules amid wartime pressures.
Gen Pershing released casualty tallies for July detailing 1084 losses in the American Expeditionary Forces and French units. Figures include killed in action, died of wounds, missing, wounded, and prisoner counts with numerous names and hometowns listed among the wounded and missing.
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