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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1918
Page
1
Paris reports a new German thrust south of the Marne with a three mile advance, bringing total penetration to six miles. The enemy columns are now in peril as Allied counter moves east of Rheims foil further progress. German losses in this drive exceed 100000 with no major shifts in the line.
London July 17 Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt American aviator and son of former President Theodore Roosevelt was killed in action near Chatteau Thierry on July 14 after being attacked by a German squadron. His aircraft fell behind enemy lines and he likely suffered mortal wounds.
A L Barkman chief of the division of farm service mobilized both men and women in every region for farm service. He placed a dedicated farm service man in each of the 94 federal employment agencies and used local post offices as reception points in small farming communities.
United Allied forces recaptured St. Agnan Fossey and Crezuney while pushing the enemy back along the Marne bend. French and American troops resisted a heavy German offensive near Maureuil le Port and La Chapelle Monthodon, with continued fierce fighting and rising prisoner counts.
The report notes Allied counterattacks along the Marne front near Reims Suippes Crosnes and Tuhure repelling German assaults while 15 divisions sought a 22 kilometer advance. Berlin claims 13 000 prisoners and a Marne crossing near Jaulgonne Dormans as the war department notes cloth ing and supplies duties assigned to A L Scott of Boston.
German air raid on the American Red Cross hospital at Jouy killed two enlisted men and wounded nine, including nurse Jane Jeffrey. Despite multiple bombs and tent destruction, doctors continued operations at four tables amid a crowded hospital. East of Chalons, Red Cross units evacuated as field hospitals, supplies, and beds were ferried from Paris within 12 hours.
Cedar Rapids July dispatch states Capt. Andrew Wright, commandant at Iowa University, is dead. A retired army officer with service in the Philippines, he died as reported to the Evening Gazette.
Paris reports furious fighting along the entire Champagne front extending about fifty miles with heavy bombardments and repeated assaults across multiple sectors.
An artillery unit endured constant rapid fire and ammunition shortages. Volunteers mustered to travel three miles across a shell swept road. They rode horses with bumping caissons, some horses fell, and others were mangled. Returning, more horses died, forcing men to substitute themselves by running beside remaining mounts. The crew cheered their heroic comrades upon arrival at the battery.
The Kawachi, a 21 420 ton battleship built at Kure in 1912, exploded and sank in Pokoyama bay 150 miles northeast of Nagasaki on July 12. Five hundred crew members died. The ship measured 500 feet in length with 84 foot beam and 28 feet draft, armed with twelve 12 inch guns ten 6 inch guns eight 4.7 inch guns twelve 12 pounders and five 21 inch torpedo tubes.
American forces renewed their Marne counterattack amid rain and heavy shelling, driving Germans back over two kilometers. Thousands of prisoners, including a brigade staff, were captured as the enemy's crossings were repelled by artillery and machine guns. Gas shells, pontoon attempts, and improvised crossings characterized ten hours of relentless combat.
British French and Japanese ministers to China protest to General Horvath, the anti Bolsheviki military leader, about his dictator ship proclamation in Siberia and demand withdrawal as unwise and untimely.
The council of state in Port au Prince unanimously votes to declare war on Germany, following the president's demand and under powers granted by Haiti's new constitution.
The Shipping Board awarded contracts for 80 additional steel cargo ships to Japanese yards and 20 transports to Bethlehem Shipbuilding in Alameda California.
Baron Burian says Entente allies hinder settlement by insisting on territorial aims, while praising Wilson points with cautions. Berlin covers Reichsrat session and secret military talks as Austria Hungary weighs war aims. Munich hosts German Mexican society to deepen cultural economic ties and student exchanges.
Fifteen states were told by Provost Marshal General Crowder to send 7000 draftees fit for general military service to schools for special training. The movement will take place between August 1 and 15.
A nitrate explosion at the American Agricultural Chemical Company fertilizer plant near Jacksonville Florida destroys the facility and causes about 1.25 million dollars in damage. Fire crews fight the blaze as authorities assess the site and cause.
An aviator W A Hale of Quincy Illinois died when his Curtiss plane fell at Curtiss Field. Homer W Sharp of Washington was seriously injured in a separate airplane crash in Buffalo while enlisting in the army. his home is listed as Port Worth Texas.
London reports Turkish troops attacked British positions in Palestine along the Jordan crossings and ridges north of Jericho. The British counter attack restored crossed positions, with more than 500 Turks taken prisoner.
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