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Newspaper
Grand Forks Herald
Location
Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1918
Page
1
Havas Paris reports impending grave events on the British front as German cannonade intensifies. The fourth army group under Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria has reorganized and is prepared for a renewed attack.
A bull moose attacked a car, threw it off course, and broke its neck. Dr Bettinghauser shot the animal to death. A game warden recovered the body today.
Across Minnesota precincts from the Monday state wide primary results show Governor Burnquist holding a substantial Republican lead by about 60 000 votes. Fred Wheaton of Minneapolis leads the Democratic governor nomination by over 400. Partial tallies out of 2986 of 3119 precincts list Burnquist 195015 Lindbergh 45279 Wheaton 163...
Washington report states that a meeting of the War Industries Board with the American Iron and Steel Institute's steel committee will determine new steel prices effective July 1. Freight rate hikes and wage advances, plus the broader labor situation, prompted a price inquiry. details on the potential increase were not disclosed.
A Berlin review in a Protestant newspaper condemns German morale under Kaiser Wilhelm II. It laments youth materialism and lax religious feeling, accusing authorities of profiteering and amusement ruling. It also mocks Cologne’s proposal to legalize abuse by the army and warns of an irreparable decline in evangelical standards.
June reports show western states battling multiple fires in national forests from Montana to Idaho. Blackfoot area has seven fires, Coeur d Alene four, with Pend Oreille and Kaniksu forests also out of control. Fire patrols doubled but season remains dangerous and ineffective.
Paris June 1 Sergeant Kobayashi, Japanese fighter in a French service, was killed in an air duel after his machine was ignited by incendiary fire. He reportedly fell from about 8,000 feet as French lines claimed his downing. An official note says Captain Barthier is missing and believed captured in Wag ram area as Allied forces pursue further action.
London reports weekly British casualties at about 36 620 with many wounded and missing. The army has suffered from intensified German attacks since May on the Aisne front, though fighting has not escalated to a large scale. Casualties run between 30 000 and 40 000 weekly as names accumulate from spring offensives.
Moscow reports the trans-Siberian rail and wire network between Siberia and Russia severed by Czecho-Slovak forces. Trotsky ordered disarmament of Czecho-Slovaks en route to Vladivostok, with clashes at multiple stations. About 40,000 linked to the movement, 20,000 reaching Vladivostok. remaining groups regroup near Tchelyabinak. Trotsky also mobilized Volga region men from five latest military districts to oppose the Czecho-Slovak forces.
Provost Marshal General Crowder announced a call for 8576 draft registrants qualified for general military service to be sent on July 15 to various schools for special training. The call remains open for volunteers until July 1. The report notes camp organization and tool storage efforts, and adds weather updates for North Dakota and Minnesota about fair conditions and warmer temperatures west tonight and cooler conditions in the east and center.
Washington June 21. New regulations issued to draft boards by Provost Marshal General Crowder govern work or fight order applications. The policy places games and sports in the now useful occupations class and notes baseball players are nonproductive until a local board appeals. Local boards may waive general rules for deferments based on common sense, with grounds like sick leave vacations and the need to secure productive employment without moving. Traveling salesmen are productive. automobile salesmen are not. Public venues like hotels clubs and bathhouses fall under nonproductive roles for attendants unless engaged in heavy work or food service.
Newton Massachusetts June 23 Sergeant David E Putnam age twenty in the French flying service credited with five German planes down in a single day He is the son of Mrs Frederic H Putnam of this city He sailed to France in a cattle ship and enlisted in the foreign service after arrival He won the Croix de Guerre April 23 for notable action attacking two two man Bennies in one day and is a direct descendant of General Israel Putnam who fell at Bunker Hill 1775
London dispatch reports in Hungary only one third to one quarter of needed food for population. Former Premier Tisza warns Germany Hungary’s people are starving as Vienna’s grain supply tightens. Prague and Austrian centers face rising bread ration debates with risk of unrest. Vienna socialist manifesto says workers struggle to survive. shortages spread to Galicia and Bohemia.
Pari June 21 The lead American Ace in the French flying corps First Lieutenant Frank L Baylies of New Bedford Massachusetts is missing after a clash with four German single seater aircraft near German lines Baylies’s plane burned and fell six miles inside enemy territory with Serger Macari noting a probable landing but death in flames suspected Washington June 21 American soldiers hold a 38 mile front on the western front under All American command with no plan to shrink Atlantic troop movements Representative Caldwell says war will begin next September once American material catches up rapid fire guns are being produced for the coming American effort
Washington June 21 American airplane factories soon will be called on to produce a fast single seated tank plane in addition to the mining planes now being constructed Preparations for the production of the smaller and lighter it is stated authoritatively are underway though details as to construction and tents of the machine have not been made public OLD BUT STILL KNITTING
Reports from Rome and Paris describe Austrians failing to widen the Montello salient on the Piave front despite some crossings near Nervesa. Italian troops and aviation reportedly hold firm as American air forces engage and British patrols raid near Arras, with heavy Italian and Allied actions described across multiple sectors.
Italian Army Headquarters reports the second phase of the Austrian offensive expected along the Brenta river and Monte Grappa after a failed Piave push. Fronts along the Piave remain stubborn with Austrians pressing in woods and ravines while Italian reserves hold, as reports from Venice note heightened activity and Red Cross involvement.
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