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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1917
Page
5
British infantry and tanks breach the first defenses and push beyond, with villages and woods collapsing under a sweeping assault. Fontaine, near Cambria, has fallen as artillery pounds the city. London reports German losses around 50,000 men and many guns over the past two days.
British forces led by Sir Julian Byng shattered the Hindenburg line from St Quentin to the Scarpe in a dawn attack aided by tanks. General Pershing witnessed the advance as 8,000 prisoners were taken and towns including Havricourt Marcoing and Masnieres fell. Casualties were light and German resistance minimal as roads were laid over former trench lines.
The British tanks and infantry launched an assault at Cambrai with tanks advancing at 6:30 and by 11:30 driving British troops into open fighting along the Hindenburg line. German surrender was heavy in the first hours and counter attacks were repelled. The operation was marked by covert movement of guns tanks and troops at night and a dramatic display of signal flares across the front.
Los Angeles voters approved an initiative yesterday to ban saloons, creating the largest saloonless city in the United States. With 70 percent of precincts reported, the margin stood near 20 000 in favor of the measure, effective April 1, 1918.
A Sangamon county jury awarded Senator Sherman $10,000 in damages in the case brought by Louis and Mary Chaffee who claimed services while they were his housekeepers. The verdict was reported from Springfield Illinois on November 22.
The destroyer Chauncey was sunk after a night collision in the war Zone. Three officers and 18 enlisted men were lost, including Lt. Commander Walter Reno and other officers. Seventy crew members survived, with many listed as next of kin across multiple states. The incident occurred when both ships had lights out during the clash.
At Buffalo the AFL convention saw a fierce clash over a resolution calling for conscription of allied nationals. Canadian delegate Tom Black called conscription "dastardly." The committee report passed 244 to 20 after remarks from Gompers and Toronto delegate Cary, who said Black did not reflect Canadian union sentiment.
Copenhagen dispatch reports the Danish steamship Adolph Andersen of 981 tons gross sunk by a German submarine. One man is said to have been killed.
All concerts lectures and public meetings in Munich Bavaria are banned from December 1 to mid February due to a worsening fuel shortage. The measure affects cultural events and public gatherings as authorities seek to conserve energy.
Italian and Austro German clashes rage across Monte Tomba Monte Mon lovers and Monte Grappa with heavy infantry and artillery fire. Rome reports three counter attacks repulsed while Italian troops display bravery amid actions around Monte Gappa Fenera and Tomba as German Austrian forces deploy about 1000 guns in the Alpine valleys.
Washington reports thousands of Germans forced from homes and offices in barred zones under President Wilson’s alien enemy order. The Justice Department urged mayors and governors to cooperate in enforcing the proclamation with city police registering aliens. In Hoboken German spies and anti Americans flee as stores sell luggage en masse amid fears of a roundup.
Theodor Wolff writing in Berlin daily Tageblatt argues France will rely on American aid as France taps resources. He says Cle menceau must trust America's help to avoid moral crises and urges that German claims America’s entry did not prolong the war were foolish.
The Matin reports Austria will spare Venice but insists authority remains with the patriarch. It adds Venice will not be defended if Italian forces retreat further.
Washington reports 687000 young men drafted under the selective service law will be in training by January 1. Provost Marshal General Crowder says camps are largely finished and clothing manufacture for the drafted men is progressing rapidly ensuring ample uniforms when the first draft ends.
General Pershing reports a U S medical reserve officer attached to British forces was killed and another wounded on the Flanders front November 6. First Lieutenant Orlando Gochnaur of Freeport Illinois was killed with next of kin Mrs F A Gochnaur. First Lieutenant Alexander J Gillis of Carbondale Pennsylvania was slightly wounded with next of kin Mrs Anna A Gillis.
An explosion of dynamite at Medford Mass stone quarry kills Mark Stamper aged 58 and James Miller 66, both city employees. Foreman John H. McMillan is fatally injured and police cannot determine the cause of the accident.
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