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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1918
Page
12
A frigid late weekend hit Blagk Freezes area and neighboring districts, damaging potato and bean crops and ruining gardens. Low land and high ground suffered unevenly with frost staining vines and withering stalks, threatening overall harvest prospects for many farmers.
Frost touched several Indiana counties on a Sunday morning, damaging tender crops. Tomatoes and garden vegetables suffered, with exposed corn and fruit bruised, while cold winds added to the harm in northern areas. Weather reports urged farmers to protect plants.
In Plymouth Indiana fire damaged Charles Lawrence’s hardware store on Michigan Street. Firemen moved several hundred pounds of gunpowder to safety as hundreds of gallons of paints and oils burned. The building and stock were totaled with losses around thirty thousand dollars. several firefighters were injured and the ruins smoldered at midnight with hoses continuing through dawn.
Rome reports Italians and British strike to the south of Asiago delivering a crushing blow. Enemy lines broken, death toll described as enormous with many taken prisoner and machine guns captured.
Italian official statement says Austro-Hungarian forces withdraw in disorder from the Piave front from the Montello plateau to the Adriatic. Italian and British units report successful raids and heavy pressure as airmen persist in combat and bombardment.
A chaotic OCR summary outlines Senate action on a twelve billion dollar army appropriation bill and related suffrage and prohibition measures. It notes a two thirds majority for reception of a constitutional amendment, hearings on rival veterans and agricultural provisions, and a hoped three week recess to complete business by July 1.
Bulletin from Amsterdam reports the Austrian cabinet met today and decided on a collective resignation, based on advices received from Vienna.
The Food Administration grain corporation in New York received executive order authority to raise wheat prices above the $2.20 bushel minimum. The order, under the food control law, permits increasing capital from 50 million to 150 million dollars, with all stock owned by the government and purchased from the necessity fund.
An Atlantic Port dispatch says war weary Germans, both military and civilian, discuss revolt against the imperial government. Officers and men report widespread sullenness in the army and predict troops may refuse to fight, according to Americans who recently arrived aboard a Norwegian liner.
An OCR fragment lists Americans on an honor roll with scattered names and garbled text. It mentions classes, dates, and unspecified figures, but the legible parts reference students and recognition without coherent details. The excerpt is too fragmented to identify a clear event or outcome.
Debs speaks in Canton as he denounces government actions aiding profiteers and asserts support for the people. He defends his Canton remarks, criticizes Bolshevik charges, and urges workers and Americans to seek freedom, amid a rally of about 100 attendees shaping party activity for the autumn elections.
Moscow reports that in response to Entente pressure the Bolshevik government will not alter its path. Foreign Minister states only compulsory disarmament remains, accusing counter-revolutionaries tied to the old Rada of conspiracy and denying any compromise with them.
Campaign chairmen applaud record preliminary war savings drive totals. Subscriptions and pledges stream in from Cedar, Maumee, Jefferson, and surrounding areas as county farm workers receive reports and plan final fundraising push before June 29. Participants include local committees and county officials coordinating with suppliers and subscribers.
Fort Wayne teams both men and women hit the streets to urge loans to Uncle Sam as part of the war savings drive. Meetings last week refined sales plans and boosted confidence that stamps will be sold. Noon luncheons unite teams for reports, results, and improved efficiency as the drive proceeds.
A fragmented clipping recounts Baer’s final confrontation as described by an unnamed officer. It notes Baer’s mother Eloit Baer and details surrounding the scene with sparse readable names and the date May 2 1318 in a cryptic column continuation.
A community war fund drive at the Achanels Vexhalom synagogue on Whine Street drew a large turnout as pledges surpassed expectations. Leaders reported many subscriptions and oral pledges, with major donations from Abe Ackerman Leonard Freiburger Kraus and Apfelbaum Isaac Weil Abe Weill and John Stillman family among top supporters. The drive will continue this week with Rabbin Weinstein urging further support as the list of contributors grows.
Reported casualties reach 180000 as Austrian forces push on the Italian front. Invading pincers are repelled at all points amid heavy rains that swell the Piave River, hindering operations. The enemy is said to be retreating toward the Adriatic Sea.
Allied forces report excellent morale as the first phase of the Austrian push ends in defeat. The Piave line holds, Austrian losses run to about 180,000 with heavy cannon and air attacks repelled. Austrian bridges across the Piave swept away, retreating along the Montello to the Adriatic front under Allied pressure.
A railway wreck six miles east of Gary on the Michigan Central caused a large number of fatalities and injuries. Temporary morgues held many bodies in Gary and Hammond as circus officials and investigators compiled lists. Authorities pegged the dead at about eighty two with sixty missing, many believed to be razored hacks among circus employees. An inquest is planned at Hammond with testimony from troop handlers and circus officials.
Sunday to Monday forecast notes include scattered clouds and partly cloudy conditions. Regions unspecified. text appears garbled with names and dates mixed into weather terms.
A meeting of all deferred class men of the Twenty fourth precinct Eighth ward will be held at Concordia college gymnasium Monday evening June 24 at 8 o clock. All men are urgently requested to be present.
A major blaze in RERVE Ind on Mato River destroyed a business block including the Par store and Progress Furniture building. John Craig, a druggist, was killed by a collapsing wall as flames spread. Edgar Smith raised the alarm. Fire damage neared $200,000 with several injuries and nearby buildings at risk.
Sergt Tatnam of Newton is credited with downing five Cernian planes on June 10 at the western front, three verified and two under investigation. His total through the day reaches fifteen, surpassing rival Liew. Prick Bayles of New Bedford is noted as an ace with five planes in a day, a mark only rivaled by Lieut Rene Fonck who downed six.
Premier Orlando described the Austrian offensive as more than a failure but a defeat of the enemy, noting renewed resistance and warnings of another mountain front assault. Reports claim Austrians concentrate forces in the Tyrol and Trentino for a fresh attempt to break through. A proposal to declare Monte Grappa a national monument, announced by the premier, has generated great enthusiasm across Italy.
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