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Newspaper
Fort Wayne News And Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1918
Page
1
Austrians drive hard along the Piave and in the Montello sector threatening Italy’s defense. Reports describe heavy fighting, bridge-building across the Piave, and Italian counterattacks to halt the advance amid high casualties. The campaign draws in German troops and rouses political resolve for a just peace.
Washington June 18 casualty list from the War Department shows Lieut Paul Frank Baer missing in Germany, and many others listed as killed in action wounded severely and missing. The long roster includes officers sergeants privates from multiple states with locations such as Fort Wayne and Philadelphia, detailing air accidents disease and other causes.
The article notes first order returns for war stamp sales by the Walled Commercial Travelers led by M L Allen and J Allinger. Sergeant Bissett of the 19th Canadians will speak on the W S S drive at the court house on Saturday June 22 amid a town parade and concert, with a large parade planned under Mrs Robert W Fowler’s direction featuring floats and escorted by lady marshals. General Electric and Bowser companies donate to install a filing system at city headquarters for veteran polling data.
Washington June 18 Attorney General Gregory refuses to approve the form of contract between the railroad administration and the Consolidated Express company. He and Railroad Administration officials discussed a plan to avoid immunity from prosecution under the anti trust law after the wartime emergency ends. Express officers indicate the consolidation for operating purposes is permanent despite the legal question.
A mass meeting of all workers and parents of children in the Chile Welfare League is scheduled for Wednesday at 2:39 PM at the Presbyterian church. Dr Jessie Calvin leads the gathering with Dr A Crull and Alexander tonneon, to discuss a situation in Port Warne affecting Fort Wayne children, and will precede the home service discussion.
Reports from Geneva and Amsterdam relay German disappointment after early offensive hopes fade, with diplomats noting worsening internal economy and rising calls for autonomy in Alsace Lorraine. Emperor William praises unity with Hindenburg and Ludendorff as Britain’s entry broadens the conflict. meanwhile Allied dispatches detail German artillery activity and local French and British operations along the Somme and surrounding sectors.
Secretary McAdoo urges all Americans to purchase War Savings Stamps in a campaign to back troops in France. He notes 800000 Americans are already serving and stresses saving food, clothing, and arms. The appeal invites pledges to buy stamps by June 28, 1918.
Coronels Ebert Th. Parsons and Clarence T. Frank lim and Lieutenant Adalfa tivtitse will lead American army ambulance corps officers into the Malian theater where they will be received by the king before their commands advance to the front.
Fort Wayne Indiana June 18. Weather conditions show high pressure over northern districts with a disturbance from Alberta to Arizona causing scattered showers in the Ohio Valley and northern, western, and southern sections. Temperatures vary little elsewhere. Evansville and Kansas City reached 10 degrees or higher Monday afternoon. The forecast: fair tonight and Wednesday with a warmer midweek, cooler in the Ohio Valley, and no significant precipitation in the next 24 hours.
Reports from Indianapolis indicate the Democratic convention opening is imminent with Vice President Marshall, Holister, and Perris arriving. Committees select delegates by district as candidates gauge support. key race lines form for secretary of state, attorney general, supreme court, appellate court, and state treasurer while educators and public instruction roles draw strident contest in a tense preconvention atmosphere.
District three shifts additional alternates to meet draft quotas. Names listed include Jot Leeptz, Rouysen, Charles Greim, Elmer W. Parker of 432 Williams and others. Employment data cited as late teens in factories or government work. Sixteen entries referenced, with partial addresses and mixed legibility.
Troops under General Pershing fought June 3 to 14 with heavy casualties as they pressed against German lines. Reports describe brave rescue actions, wounded sharing a stretcher, and a German bombardment that left many dead or dying. Aerial and ground actions, including enemy destruction attempts and patrol clashes, are recounted with emphasis on American valor and perseverance.
Reports from passengers arriving from Cuba claim a German U boat was sunk after engaging an American submarine off the Virginia capes. Naval officials voiced doubt, noting no confirmation from the Navy Department on the incident or survivors.
Assorted press reports state Jeremiah OLeary Sinn Fein leader was arrested in New York this week after fleeing abroad on charges related to a policy violation. He appeared in federal custody as pages continue with details of alleged treason and complicity in plots against the United States. Continued on Page Seven.
Washington June. Evidence of burial of fighting Marines shows at Claleaus Thlecry breach. Casualty list from Marine corps headquarters reports ten percent more marine forces, forty five killed or died of wounds, twelve more fatally wounded, and fifteen died from previously reported wounds. Names include Sergeant Fred Lukins and Corporal Chester J. Platt.
Fort Harrison hosted a U S district court session described by Judge A B Anderson as resembling commencement exercises. The gathering aimed to examine and finalize citizenship for 405 alien soldiers stationed there with a large crowd under a tree as a band played patriotic songs. Seventeen nations were represented among 180 Austrians awaiting papers.
Charges that liquor interests were involved in spreading German propaganda were made before the Senate agricultural committee. Wheeler testified on the constitutional validity of the eighteenth amendment that prohibits the sale of spirituous liquors.
A garbled AP account outlines Italian forces and allied troops advancing near the Malako line amid heavy fighting. Reported gains include numerical losses on both sides and shifting front positions as river actions near Zen ton inform ongoing hostilities. Continued details promised on Page Seven.
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