13 Aug 1918
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1918
Page
1
Allied forces directed blows against German lines from Chaulnes south to the Oise River. The front attack has secured important gains and pushed nearer to key villages about 25 miles.
German forces faced repulsed attacks as reported in selective wartime dispatches. The account claims monks and nuns defended villages while fires and destruction swept surrounding areas. Military leaders dispute details amid propagandist wartime coverage.
Allied air observers report widespread devastation as German forces pull back across occupied territories. Fires blaze in numerous towns, with selective resistance noted as infrastructure suffers heavy damage.
Allied forces opened a broad morning attack from Chaulnes to the Oise, reporting gains south of Lassigny and near the Oise bend. French troops reportedly near capturing the Lassigny massif while Germans abandoned trenches west of Bailly. Further north progress is unconfirmed amid stiff resistance from Chaulnes to the Ancre.
London reporting from Helsingfors indicates German forces are being moved toward Petrograd for immediate occupation. The Copenhagen Politiken dispatch cites a Telegraph correspondent and says troops are already en route to the objective.
London reports heavy local fighting at Fismette on the Vesle front with Franco American forces holding the line on the north bank. Allies repelled attacks and forced the enemy back to the river’s south bank and restored positions on the north bank.
Funeral services for Solomon Craven were held Sunday afternoon at the home of his son in law Irvin Pickard on Jones street. He died Saturday afternoon after a brief illness with Bright’s disease. Interment followed in Spring Hill cemetery. He was 70 years old and survived by his wife four sons and seven brothers.
Fort Bliss Texas August 13 Pat Kern a late private in the 5th cavalry is described as a soldier of fortune. While with his troop he mowed Villa's forces using improvised machine guns and escaped to Mexico then returned to Presidio. He later disappeared while in the stockade on desertion charges.
Paris reports that on August 13 allied forces pressed a heavy attack along the line from Chaulnes to the south, seeking to breach enemy resistance. Artillery now controls converging roads into Noyon and toward Ham, hindering German retrograde movement.
The association of Greater Berlin with 25,000 members including state employees and teachers asks the High Command of Brandenburg to curb rising apartment rents. Berlin Tageblat reports some landlords are seeking up to a 65 percent increase in rent.
Glowester New Jersey August 13 construction of four mammoth ways at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation yard progresses rapidly. They will be large enough for the largest ships afloat or to accommodate three destroyers if desired.
Allied dispatches report French control of Lassigny and the Dizette valley, with gains along the Picardy front. French advances threaten German communications near Roye while British units push north of the Somme. L’Econvillon captured. fighting continues on the ridge over the Oise with fires burning in Peronne.
A court case on a family with whooping cough highlights vague local quarantine enforcement. The verdict of not guilty on a charge of exposing a public gathering shows signs posted at the home and missing fixed authority for quarantines.
Police issue warning to residents north of the railroad to trim and remove unsightly weeds and keep back yards clean. Authorities say neglect distracts from home beauty and pride and that responsible property owners should maintain hedges and weed growth.
Paris reports no important developments on the main battlefront according to the war office statement issued today. The dispatch notes a quiet overnight period with no major offensives or changes in positions.
Washington August 13 The senate military committee voted to report favorably at once the administration manpower bill to extend draft ages from 18 to 45 with an amendment by Senator Reed to provide two years of free education for all boys under 21 after the war Senator Champlin said the bill will be reported Thursday and that quorum requests may set aside the October 24 recess and bring up the measure next Monday
New York August 15 opening advices show 20 to 57 point drops on higher Liverpool cables and drought in the southwest fueling selling in cotton futures. Spot brokers were active as near months fell on easier basis amid renewed realizing. prices slipped 20 to 25 points in the first hour. Futures opened steady with October around 29.90 and December near 29.85.
The army casualty list released today shows 14 killed in action 3 died of wounds 1 died of other causes 52 wounded severely 10 wounded degree undetermined 1 missing in action total 0. It includes Private George Harrell of Hobgood North Carolina who died from wounds received in action.
Jesse Peele died last night at his home near the Highland Mills city. He was 49 years old and survived by a wife and several children. The remains were sent to Mt. Airy today at noon, with interment planned for late this afternoon.
Local exemption boards under the adjutant general and Governor Bennett prepare registrars for a broader draft law likely to pass upon Congress reconvening. Estimated registrants may rise 1.5 to 3 times the 1917 total, with ages 18 to 45. Local boards to appoint chief registrars and assistants, with limited compensation only in justified cases. Officials urged to cooperate across jurisdictions to ensure complete registration.
The admiralty announced a British torpedo boat destroyer was sunk by an enemy submarine in the Mediterranean on August. Seven of the destroyer’s complement were lost. Ed. Watson of Corners New Jersey is visiting his mother Mrs J D Suthenfield on Hamilton Street.
A large vessel was torpedoed amid wartime shipping in home waters. Details remain sparse but the attack caused significant disruption to toll shipping routes and raised security concerns for maritime operations.
German submarines sunk the Norwegian steamship Sommerstad near Freisland while it was under charter to the U S Shipping Board. Crew of 41 rescued and brought to New York as the 3875 ton freighter joins a list of vessels sunk by U boats. Also Nantucket reports the schooner Earl and Nette sunk off Georges Bank with six crew saved and two others reported sunk, with Lena May survivors among the rescued.
An Atlantic Port reports a Brazian freighter ran ashore on the New England coast in heavy fog. The vessel grounded as the tide fell and observers fear it to be in a dangerous position. One report says the steamer was attempting to evade a German submarine.
Fire swept the Ocean View summer division ground eight miles from Norfolk early today. Flames started in a locked kitchen, destroying the park and leaving the Ocean View hotel guests stranded, saved only by a bucket brigade formed by U S sailors. Loss estimated about 150000 dollars.
London July 10 British courts faced a surge of libels on public figures amid war driven mania Justice Darling at Old Bailey warned that prolonged military strain unsettles many citizens and leads some to acts beyond sanity He sentenced the defendant to a fine of 6000.
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