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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1918
Page
6
Italian and Allied troops continue holding back Austrian forces in a renewed offensive. Despite heavy preparations the invaders gained little ground and failed to reach the Piave River or secure footholds on the Venetian plains.
French Italian and allied forces contend with Austrian troops along a 100 mile front from Asiago to the Piave and toward the Adriatic with heavy reinforcements and guns. Front line positions were briefly captured then retaken by counter attacks as fighting remains sanguinary east of Asiago Brenta valley and Monte Grappa.
A bold daytime burglary in Fort Wayne targeted the Dinedin Lite Thandduug offices of the Botha company, the Fort Wayne Correspondent school, and The Letter showy. Intruders forced doors, pried a safe, and stole stamps and miscellaneous currency while failing to loot the Pollan office safe. no money was recovered. The incident, described with damaged OCR, ends noting follow up on Page 2.
A ten year old girl Elizabeth Melon Brubeck daughter of Mr and Mrs Tirnbeck of 467 West DeWald street was struck by a passing automobile at TeWald street and Fairfield avenue. She was rushed to St Josephs Hospital but died before surgery. The funeral is set for Wednesday at 2 PM from the home with Lindenwood Cemetery for interment.
Congress moves toward a July 1 deadline for war appropriations as the House and Senate tackle major military funding. Amendments to the main appropriation bill would boost naval personnel and the army budget while war revenue and emergency food measures face rapid action. Prohibition discussions hinge on a wartime liquor ban with hearings in the agriculture committee. Military inquiry into ordnance and production continues in both chambers.
A steamship from a South American port outran a German submarine in a three hour chase off the Virginia coast. Passengers and officers reported a light sighting of the submarine near a wrecked Norwegian bark Sanoa six hours later as Navy Department announced. The captain ordered passengers on deck and life belts ready as the vessel turned away then resumed its course once the threat faded.
Washington reports weekly casualties for American Expeditionary Forces totaling eight thousand eighty five with seven hundred seventy killed or wounded in action. German raiders continue sinking neutral ships off the Atlantic coast. Kringsja and Samoa target ships with crews rescued or landed as Norfolk port receives disembarked sailors.
Washington June 16 The government outlines the next four months finance plan for the fourth liberty loan to be floated around October. Secretary McAdoo announced a $6,000,000,000 indebtedness to be offered in blocks of $750.
A Fort Wayne committee led by Theodore Frank John Stillman and Irvity Lats has ordered all retail shops to shut at nine Saturday evening June 24 to support a war savings stamp parade. Merchants were asked to allow employees to join the event, with white dresses requested for women and a focus on a patriotic pageant.
Three soldiers from Camp Gordon were killed and seventeen injured when an army motor truck fell through a wooden bridge into the Etowah river in Cherokee county, about eighteen miles northwest of Atlanta. The dead are Samuel L. Smith of New York City Ernest Rheinsmith of Trenton Nude A. L. Masquise. Injured include Sergeant Harry E. Burton Corporal E. F. Brintley Private Harold Secar and Private A. Tripp. The truck, carrying soldiers and federal agents to round up draft leaders, plunged forty feet as the bridge supports gave way.
A chaotic report from Lewn Head Oregon describes a Twelfth district meeting on a second floor sale of wear savings. Oliver in Lewn Head and Marl Cetera attended the conference in Samuel ML Foster’s absence, with district secretary redary present.
Lawrence Jetters, 34, was arrested at Glenmar near Whitesburg Kentucky on embezzlement charges connected to a Fort Wayne dairy company with a large reward standing. He allegedly fled from Fort Wayne after defrauding Bush Sanitary Co. in February and escaped from Allen County penal farm in March. Extradition steps delay his return to Indiana for trial.
Washington June 6 Director General McAdoo set a fourfold policy for the United States railroad administration as war aims. First, win the war with prompt troop and material movement. second, provide efficient public service and maintain rail properties at low cost. third, foster sympathy between management, workers, and patrons. fourth, apply sound economies including cutting waste and paying fair wages and prices. He urged humanizing railroading and countering notions that corporations lack souls.
Italian headquarters in Northern Italy report a 117 mile battle line along the Brenta valley and Val Susana as Austrian forces renew heavy assaults with gas, bombs, and artillery. The plan targets Val Stagna Monte Tomba Monte Graf and riverine approaches toward the Adige and Astico valleys, signaling a major renewed Alpine campaign.
Local organizers led by Harlan and Leo plan a large demonstration to boost the W. 5. 3. drive as Kevin Stamps and associates prepare county wide efforts. A meeting at Tey Hi will feature speeches and activities to encourage war savings purchases for the week of May 27th.
The Fort Wayne and Northern India Traction Co will run a special car to Indianapolis to accommodate democrats attending the state convention. The car departs Terminal station at 1 p.m. arriving in Indianapolis at 5 p.m. Round trip fare is $2.00. The return car leaves Indianapolis Wednesday after the convention. Those wanting seats should consult CL Lehwier at the station Tuesday before train time.
Dr Carlos Lopax Bustamanti editor of El Font Rafouj arrived from a South American port and claimed German money funds pro German actions in Venezuela. He said the government arrests pro allies and jailed editors, and he would present documents to the United States government in Washington. He alleged German U boat activity near Venezuelan waters and reported torture before his imprisonment by Venezuelan soldiers.
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