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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1918
Page
5
Norfolk faces martial law as a series of fires caused millions in damage. Hugo Schmidt and H K Lessing were arrested for incendiarism amid claims of a German plot to destroy the city. Firefighters faced freezing hydrants as explosions marked the blazes.
Paris reports spirited artillery fighting in Champagne near Butte du Mesnil. A German raid southeast of Beaumont failed. prisoners taken. London notes artillery activity around Arleux-en-Gohelle and southeast of Lens in the France front.
French forces in the Monte Tomba area attacked with three battalions, breaking enemy trenches with heavy artillery. The push captured seven large guns and 60 machine guns while taking 1 548 prisoners, including 14 Austrian officers, signaling a shift from defense to offense for French troops east of the Piave.
London Jan 2 telegrams report that Bolshevik leaders view Germanys real objectives as clear and conclude peace negotiations are broken off. The dispatch suggests German intentions are understood by the Soviet government.
Three battalions of picked forces executed a bold assault after hours of heavy artillery. At 4 15 o clock a brilliant Italian allied charge struck the French right wing, pushing into enemy trenches and capturing many defenders. The action signals a strong Italian ally success and praise for French troops.
London reports German nerves rise over Allied air raids and suspected American plans to invade by air. Times correspondent notes widespread unease in exposed areas and in munition centers as frost heightens unrest and authorities fear supply disruption.
A man giving the name J. K. Fisher of Pulaski Tennessee claiming to be a corn doctor was arrested by police in Knoxville and jailed on suspicion. His grip contained cash including $240 in gold and about $100 in silver totaling $5 563.84.
Dr. Asa W. Chamberlain formerly of Iowa will plead guilty to murdering his brother Judge Albert P. Chamberlain in Goochland County last October and seeks mercy from the court. The body was found buried on the brother's farm with parts hidden under fence posts. The defense may argue a quarrel or a shot caused the tragedy. the exact plea remains unclear.
Orders issued by Brig. Gen. William Weigel acting commandant prohibit officers and enlisted men at Camp Deven from writing for publication articles or books on military subjects. Men with ideas of military value should submit through superior officers to the adjutant general. The move follows indiscreet revelations by National army men in letters to college and small town papers.
A semi official German press note on December 25 British air raid says no military damage in Mannheim. Two killed and about a dozen wounded, none of them soldiers. Several French prisoners were hurt, one British plane shot down in Palatina with crew captured.
George Castle aged 67, a pioneer vaudeville manager in Chicago, died at his winter home in Miami Florida. Heart failure said to be caused by asthma. The body to be sent to Chicago for burial.
Amsterdam reports a Zeppelin on patrol off Jutland was destroyed. The brief note adds no further details on the fate or location.
Cablegrams from France Serbia Greece Cuba Bolivia Uruguay and Panama extend New Year greetings to President Wilson. France's Poincare recalls U S entry into WWI and urges continued sacrifice for liberty and the defense of all nations. The note praises Wilson and the allied cause for 1918.
In Jassy the Roumanian king opened parliament with a pledge to sacrifice for legitimate aspirations. He praised the army and described its valor as world historic and thanked lawmakers for constitutional reforms and land reform granting equal suffrage.
Italian forces forced Austrian troops to retreat from the Zenson bridgehead on the Piave and now hold the bend to the left bank. Air raids hit Vicenza Basso Castel Treviso with 18 dead and 44 wounded, mostly civilians, while Italian artilleries and bombings target enemy camps. A new Italian war committee is formed led by Premier Orlando.
War report says bombers attacked Padua for a third time between 9 and 8 The raid damaged iconic sites including the cathedral facade the Santo basilica and the municipal museum Four or five people were wounded including a woman while three killed and three wounded were reported in the prior night raid on Padua The attacks targeted historic churches and private homes in an effort to strike Italian open cities.
Lexington Kentucky January 2 The meat dam across Beaver Creek used by large flour mills for the federal food administration was dynamited near the center enemies are suspected
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