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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1918
Page
5
Strong German assaults near Dranoutre in Flanders have been repelled by French forces. Heavy infantry attacks are underway in the Albert sector north of the Somme, with infantry engagements reported between the Somme and Avre rivers.
London reports Sir Eric Geddes detailing the Zeebrugge Ostend raid led by Vice Admiral Roger Keyes. Six old cruisers used as block ships while Vindictive and small boats landed storming parties under heavy fire. Two submarines blew gaps in the mole as monitors bombarded the port.
Canadian forces conducted seven raids along the Somme and Lens fronts near Reims and Albert, using gas shells and artillery to harass German lines. Two machine guns were captured with five prisoners. two prisoners died later. Heavy and field artillery maintained intensity while front lines glowed with flares under gas clouds.
April 24 dispatches describe gas shells falling along the American front northwest of Toul with lighter artillery overall. British operations north of Albert yield 60 prisoners, while German gas efforts around Lens face ineffective protection. Casualty detail and shelling numbers are given for Avion and other Somme sectors.
Paris reports heavy German artillery bombardment around Hangard En-Santerre and Villers-Bretonneux about ten miles east of Amiens. The clashes reflect intensified fighting along the Flanders front with British forces repelling coordinated assaults.
Reuters from Pekin reports an American named Love was captured by bandits in Shantung province. The American minister to China urged the Chinese government to appoint an official with powers to suppress bandits and rescue foreign captives.
An April 18 fire at Friedrichshafen damaged an old Zeppelin hangar but was rapidly contained. The Berlin issued statement says damage was slight and did not affect Zeppelin yard operations.
Memphis Tennessee April 24 cadet Roger W Patterson attached to the United States army aviation school at Parkfield fell from his airplane at about 1000 feet and was killed during flight authorities reported.
Dublin observes a work stoppage called by labor bodies protesting conscription. Railways halt traffic, tramcars vanish, newspapers and stores stay closed, and saloons comply with union orders. Across Belfast and north Ireland the protest is widely ignored as readers face a quiet Sunday-like city.
The Hague reports an agreement on one friction point with Germany while Ottawa digs in on sand and gravel shipments. Washington notes the gravel dispute remains unsettled with Germany and Holland. Berlin sources anticipate war declarations by Uruguay and Argentina against Germany.
In U S district court San Francisco on April 24 Hindu publicist Rass Chandra was shot dead by Ram Singh a fellow defendant who was then killed by U S Marshal James B Holohan. The trial involved 32 defendants accused of conspiring to foment revolution in India and went to the jury last night amid heightened security and ongoing investigations.
Berlin reports Germany's eighth war loan has drawn subscriptions totaling 8.6875 billion marks with many pledges still to be entered. Amsterdam dated April 22 notes the German loan drive continues as authorities tally contributions and allocate funds across port cities.
The April quake left San Jacinto and Hemet in ruins with two fatalities reported. In Los Angeles damage was minor. Victims include Frank E. Darnell a retired cigar maker from Boston crushed at Santa Monica pier and August Curtson a retired farmer who died in the city. Estimated mountain town losses reach 8600,000.
Paris reports Karl Bleistreau, writing in New europa, states German casualties from August 1914 to August 1917 totaled 2,604,961 killed or prisoners on the west front and 1,484,550 on the east front. He cites other writers estimating 807,450 further losses from August 1917 to January 1, 1918.
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