10 Jun 1918
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1918
Page
1
In Fort Wayne coverage a long tribute recalls soldiers and alumni, praising their wartime service and sacrifice. The piece highlights Lieutenant Smith from Fort Wayne and the 140th Field Artillery unit, with veterans’ memories, parade references, and encouragement to support troops abroad.
The report notes many American units are brigaded with French and British forces and have fought heavily since the German drive began in March. General Pershing’s men entered front line duty last November for training and then took over a trench sector, with others following for final training before assuming sectors. The total front held by American forces is second only to the French and British.
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The casualty list continues as American troops remain in trenches for several months, holding sectors with ongoing operations. Names and specifics are partially shown, highlighting sustained military engagements and the human cost of the conflict.
New York readers recall the Kaiser’s Gold Cup awarded to Wilson Morahil for Atlantic crossing feats in 1905. An official notice says the solid gold cup was melted for other uses after breaking, with its German pewter value around 35.
Washington June 1918 The army casualty list reports 199 names in a single day the largest total yet. The list includes officers and soldiers killed in action died of wounds died of disease and other causes wounded severely and missing in action with several officers named James A Anderson Henry Mosher John Crawford and Eugene Hubbard among those killed in action. Other names list wounded and missing and recent updates show some previously reported wounded now listed as missing or killed.
A wartime appeal from the Kiwanis urges readers to support war savings by buying government securities. The message promotes thrift and loyalty, calling on families to save, invest in bonds, and extend enlistment at home to back production and unity for victory.
A fragment reports submarines off the Maryland and Virginia coast near Cape Henry, with crews possibly sheltering in short rest periods along eastern Virginia. Navy efforts focus on limited control of a small shipping base as ships submerge and await rescue or landfall.
Washington reports the Marine Corps casualty list naming two enlisted men killed in action and others missing or wounded. The dispatch covers many names across states, detailing captains, sergeants, and privates from Chicago to Evansville, with notes on prisoners and reports by the Red Cross.
The congressional agenda includes resuming debate on the Randall amendment to compel President Wilson to deploy authority to halt food and heat shortages. Senate discussions on Underwood tariff imitation and war debts continue, with Senate banking committee expected to draft Owen’s plan for currency parity abroad this week.
General Pershing's daily communique delayed in transmission tonight notes unsuccessful hostile attacks northwest of Chateau Thierry Sunday night. The enemy reportedly lost heavily after artillery prep and failed to reach American lines. no other significant reports from areas held by U S troops.
Friends mourn Frank Bogash a renowned Fort Wayne horseman after a Friday afternoon accident at the Cuntlivte moe track left him critically injured. Witnesses reported a collision as his mount faltered near the home stretch, throwing Bogash into a fence and injuring his hip and internal organs. He has long trained horses for major local owners and earned respect for conditioning and riding across many tours.
Paris dispatches report German offensives across a thirty seven kilometer front from Mont Dilter to the Oise with heavy fighting and attempts to breach French lines. Allied forces claim to have repelled assaults, retarded the enemy thrust, and captured two woods while taking prisoners. Paris reports bombardment of the Paris district and a German air attack near Mont Didier to Noyan.
Tawranes Hallenatein, a member of the U S hospital corps in the Navy at Newport News Virginia, is spending a brief furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs LM Ballonetein of Fort Wayne.
The Women's Benefit Association of the Maccabess plan a Wednesday visit by Supreme Commander Bina West of Port Huron Michigan. Local reviews and Knights of Columbus halls host the gathering with 400 members expected, aiming to enroll 210000 more by December 1974.
Washington June 1 The largest outpouring of federal taxes in the nation will occur this week with more than two billion dollars in income and excess profits taxes due by next Saturday night in addition to installments already paid this year. Total receipts from these taxes are expected at about 2.775 billion dollars. Four tenths of the total tax will come from corporations and about one fourth from individuals. Millions of persons will pay income taxes for the year. We will be needing additional motormen and conductors to operate our summer schedule. Apply now at Holman Street barn to C. A. Beamer local superintendent Fort Wayne city lines.
Chief Mate Arkes and fifteen men from the torpedoed Pinar del Rio landed early today at the Mante life saving station on the North Carolina coast about fifty five miles below Norfolk.
Roy McDaniel, 24, a driver for a local ice company, appeared in city court this morning facing a charge of assault and battery on an 11 year old girl with an alleged incident reported. He allegedly offered a ride Saturday on his delivery route, took her to a barn on the Lincoln highway, and harmed her. McDaniel denies the deed.
casualty data released by the War Department lists Charter Fi. Smith among those wounded in action who died of wounds in France. The young man from Saintington, employed by Elevationad, died after service and was interned at a Wort Wayne recruiting station. His mother moved to Saint Bend after enlistment, and Seth is remembered for his loss.
An announcement by Rear Admiral Nathaniel R. Tatar, commander of the Third Naval District, says ships in the squadron must obtain Navy routing instructions before leaving port and be ready to relay orders at sea. The plan, aimed at protecting coastal traffic between New London and Barnes Point, operates under normal conditions despite enemy submarine activity.
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