06 Aug 1918
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1918
Page
1
Allied forces advance to the north bank of the Vesle after repelling German attempts to halt them. Troop movements and artillery support precede the planned push as fighters rush to the frontline.
Reports from the Phems Soissons front describe stabilized positions with German withdrawals toward the Vesle and Aisne. Allied forces including Americans and French patrol across the Vesle while heavy artillery duels continue along the river. Foch’s plans remain undisclosed as allied forces push to seize ground north of the Vesle and in front of Rheims.
Contractors are renovating the Bellevue hotel for a large furniture exposition showroom to be occupied by the Furniture Exchange led by P. V. Kirkman within thirty days. The project aims to bring a complete line of household furnishings to High Point at wholesale prices, attracting buyers from southern states and reducing dependence on northern markets.
The friends of L C Sinclair regret to learn he is suffering an unusually severe kidney colic attack last night and still in distress despite medical aid. James Edwin Lyon Jr visited Winston-Salem Monday and enlisted in the Marine corps there, expected to leave Thursday for active service. A son D W Jr was born to Paymaster and Mrs D W Nesbit at a local hospital Thursday. A son was born to Mr and Mrs B R Thurman. Mrs J T Mann and daughter Bern ie Marguerite have returned from a visit to Statesville.
British dispatch reports Allied naval and military forces landed at Archangel on August 2 with official confirmation. The action followed the wishes of the Russian people and sparked broad enthusiasm.
General Mangin notes the German crown prince is restaffing shattered divisions behind the lines with 1919 recruits aided by the French army in France. Some battle divisions were reduced to fewer than 50 men, with stronger units borrowed from the north to reinforce Crown Prince Ruppr echt.
The long range bombardment of Paris was continued today as allied forces pressed the assault. No detailed casualties or battlefield movements are provided in the fragment.
Major General Hunter Liggett commands the first United States Army Corps in France under General Pershing. The 59 year old officer has served 37 years in the army.
City Manager Murphy urges High Point citizens to arrange their own fuel supplies as the city cannot guarantee coal availability this season. National shortages, war-related transport issues, and strained mining labor raise the risk of a severe winter fuel shortage. Early preparation improves odds of securing fuel before cold weather.
The cargo carrier Quist Conck, first ship built at Hog Island yard, was launched at 12 38 yesterday afternoon in Philadelphia with President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson present. The president did not speak but waved his hat as the crowd cheered in the broiling sun.
Allied forces hold the line north of the Vesle despite determined German resistance. German attempts to dislodge American and French units from the south bank were repulsed. French troops crossed to the Avre north of Montdidier and reached the west bank between Franchies and Marisel.
German batteries opposite American lines west of Fismes shell the Vesle sector in mist and rain. They employ mustard and sneeze gases, while American and French heavy guns reply with salvos. Both sides keep up a fierce exchange as observation remains hampered by weather.
Funeral services for Rev. Sylvester Newlin, pastor of the Friends church, who died Sunday, will be held Wednesday at 10 AM in the Springfield high school auditorium instead of the church. The service will be conducted by Rev. Lewis W. Mefarland with several city and Friends ministers in attendance. Pallbearers and ushers are named. burial will be at Springfield cemetery.
Washington August 6 A shower area in the far northwest growing in size offers the only relief from the extreme heat wave that spreads across half the country from the Mississippi valley to the Atlantic coast. The showers will pass eastward only after many hours, delaying immediate benefit.
In New York during August, a brutal heat wave caused four deaths among dozens of heat exhausted victims. The stretch led thousands to rooftops and beaches seeking relief as two people died from the heat and two others perished after falling from a fire escape where they were sleeping.
London reports the army council has banned the manufacture of sheepskin rugs due to wartime wool and feather needs. The move reflects resource priorities for military purposes.
Lieutenant Rankes war correspondence describes a 19 hour patrol skirmish in which a German unit named American soldiers as Satans. Three Americans were wounded and captured while the Germans awarded Won Crosses for their deeds.
The war office reports French detachments that crossed the Vesle are meeting German resistance. It adds there is nothing of importance to report from the battlefront today.
The war office reports German guns fired gas shells at British lines in the northeast region near Ames last night. No further details on casualties or movements are provided in the brief dispatch.
Mrs. Frederick EB Guest wife of Captain Gust a member of parliament has donated her Park Lane London residence Alford Howie to the American Red Cross. The home will function as a hospital for the American navy. Mrs. Guest previously Amy Phipps daughter of Henry Phipps of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
Army and marine corps casualties from the Marne Aisne fighting total 498 soldiers and 140 marines. North Carolina names include wounded severely Burrell McCarrell of Charlotte and Walter Morton of Oakboro among others. Lieutenant Roosevelt listed dead, garrison aviation. Governor sets August 19 as state Jewish Relief Day to raise 100000.
Washington reports Chile builds a large fire brick foundry at Las Animas near Valdivia to substitute European shipping. The plant uses modern machinery, has two furnaces, and a daily capacity of 1000 bricks.
The navy reports submarine chaser 187 sank after colliding with an American vessel near Hog Island off the Virginia coast during the night. All crew members were rescued.
August 6 report from France notes stubborn German resistance along the Aisne River. Allied patrols crossing the riverface stern opposition as they advance.
Paris reports the Allied pursuit of German troops persists with only a few enemy units south of the Vesle. French patrols crossed the Vesle at Bazoches and Jonchery and met resistance east of Kismes. Prussian and Bavarian regiments offered stubborn resistance between Muzon and Champigny as heavy losses were suffered while both Vesle banks faced heavy artillery fire.
A British schooner Indys J Hol land was sunk by a German submarine. The crew were landed at a Nova Scotia town after the attack occurred yesterday morning. London reported a Zeppelin air raid last night. another German airship was damaged but may have reached its base.
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