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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1918
Page
5
London reports the British repulsed seven attacks in the Merville sector with heavy enemy losses. Southwest of Bailleul the Germans briefly penetrated British lines but were driven back by counter attacks. The British retired from Neuveglise after a furious battle for a second time.
The U S Navy reports the collier Cyclops overdue at an Atlantic port since March 13 after leaving the West Indies with one damaged engine. She carried 57 passengers 15 officers and 221 crew including U S Consul General Gottschalk from Rio de Janeiro. No raiders reported. Authorities stress extreme anxiety for her safety and ongoing search.
U S Senator William J Stone of Missouri, long a Democrat leader and foreign relations chair, died in Washington after a Friday stroke. A public figure for forty five years, he opposed arming merchant ships and the war declaration, later supported war measures. Born in Kentucky on May 7, 1848.
Washington reports the German espionage headquarters for the hemisphere has been located in Havana Cuba. U S secret service sources say principal agents are Latins directed by Germans with leaders already under surveillance. Cuban government officials cooperate to end the Havana location’s usefulness.
A Stockholm report to the state department says the Finnish news bureau announced all German troops in Finland were sent at the Finnish government's request. Sweden protested when Germans landed on the Aland islands.
Howard de Weese known as a self styled burglar was sentenced to die by Judge Louis Brown in Salt Lake City district court for the murder of his wife once married to H W Fisher a New York haberdasher. The execution is set for May 24 after the supreme court denied a new trial.
Reports from The Hague and London say a German torpedo boat struck a mine off Zeebrugge and went down. British naval actions along the Flemish coast included Ostend bombardment and Zeebrugge air raids. Germany claims a motor boat was captured, while the British report notes one small craft missing.
British lines along the Lys battle front remained intact after heavy fighting on Saturday night. German assaults from Meteren to Wulverghem were repulsed with significant enemy losses. Neuve Eglise changed hands several times but stayed under British control. French reports note artillery activity and prisoner captures north of St Mihiel and in Lorraine with continued raids repulsed.
Longtime Missouri statesman and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, William J. Stone, died in Washington after a stroke. Born May 7, 1848, he had opposed arming merchant ships and the war against Germany before shifting support when war began. Stone served Missouri as governor and senator from 1898 to 1917, leaving a legacy in national and state politics.
Paris reports French troops advance north of Montdidier and in Hangard region capturing prisoners as they push along the southern front.
Henry Watterson editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal is at Norton Memorial infirmary Louisville Ky with improved condition according to attending physicians.
American forces near Apremont forest northwest of Toul repelled two German attacks in a four day battle. Casualties for the enemy are estimated between 800 and 400, with 12 of 86 prisoners dying from wounds. The report notes captured machine guns and a display of bravery by U S troops including a Boston area lieutenant. Berlin counters with a claim of an attack north of St Mihiel and reported German losses.
The Temps reports the first American prisoner to escape from Germany has reached Basel Switzerland after fleeing Paris on April 15.
Col Samuel McRoberts of the ordnance department told a National Security League luncheon that the United States is producing more infantry rifles daily than England or France. He said 75 000 machine guns had been delivered to fighting divisions and that small arms ammunition production reached a record high.
President Wilson approves a 50 million dollar appropriation to test concrete ships. Chairman Sturdevant and Sherley plan to push the bill through with no expected opposition. One fifteen million dollar allotment will be released immediately as the program begins. The president is keen on the new construction method.
Report from Brownsville TX states General Emliano Nafarrati acting governor of Tamaulipas was killed in Tampico. Passengers arriving from the Interior said the news was current at Reynosa Mexico.
Willam H L Stead, longtime Illinois attorney general and political figure, was found dead with a bullet wound in his head at the Great Northern hotel in Chicago. Investigators say he shot himself after grieving his wife’s death months earlier.
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