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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1918
Page
1
Report says allied advances continued steadily over the last two days as new U S Army divisions pushed forward. German forces offered light resistance while fresh enemy divisions failed to halt the progress and heavy supplies moved forward.
General March reports Allied and American advances around the Aisne Marne salient have been steady for two days despite 15 German divisions entering the fight south of Soissons. The Germans retreat along their last major railway line Seemes to Fere en Ternois.
Washington reports 51 of 59 missing sailors from the armored cruiser San Diego have been accounted for after the Fire Island sinking. Navy officials expect further reductions and hope three fatalities were the only casualties, though Silas Watters of Gainesville Ga remains unaccounted for.
Washington July 24 reports the Navy Department is inspecting its stock of aerial bombs to determine detonation reliability after the Sunday attack on a German submarine off the New England coast. The Ordnance Bureau also considers alterations to the bombs.
Amsterdam reports Alexis Romanoff heir to the Russian throne died from exposure days after his father Nicholas Romanoff was executed. The Moscow dispatch confirms the royal line has suffered a fatal end in exile.
The army casualty list notes Private Marshal Smith of Morganton among the 108 names. Killed in action 20, died of wounds 14, diseases 17, accidents and other causes 5, airplane accidents 2, wounded severely 48, missing 1, prisoner 1.
Washington reports uncovering fraud and profiteering in contracts for soldiers shoes shirts logs overcoats and equipment. Army intelligence and Justice agents say new concessions from rain coat contractors reveal bribery fraud and conspiracy charges in New York arrests as graft investigations widen.
C Kenneth Brown of Danville Virginia was cleared yesterday of violating the state prohibition law less than 24 hours after arrest on Monday afternoon. He was bonded for a court appearance next week after requesting an immediate hearing and proving his innocence. The charge alleged sale of four ounces of lemon extract and a second proprietary medicine containing alcohol.
Berlin reports from Moscow state that by July 19 more than 200 Left social revolutionists were shot by Bolsheviki for involvement in the murder of Ambassador von Mirbach and related counter revolutions. The tally comes as Bolshevik forces crack down on uprisings amid the Moscow crisis.
Report from Moscow says Czecho Slavs capturing Jaroslav in eastern European Russia join revolting peasants and push on against Bolsheviks. Red Guards offer futile resistance. General Kornloff to be called to command counter revolutionaries.
German propaganda claims the French used American cannon fodder in large numbers during the Aisne Marne operations. The Wolff bureau narrative alleges waves of black and American troops were slain with American casualties cited as exceptionally severe. U.S. officials dismiss the claims as ludicrous and note Americans fight alongside French and British units.
American forces west of Chateau Thierry fought stiff German resistance as the village fell to American artillery. In the retreat, German prisoners claimed officers coerced troops with pistols to keep them advancing, while U S officers questioned the reliability of German discipline amid ongoing air patrols.
The White Star liner Justicia, formerly the Dutch Statendam, torpedoed and sunk off the north coast of Ireland after a 24 hour submarine battle. The ship carried 600 to 700 crew and 7,000 to 8,000 troop capacity. 11 crew members are dead. Four hundred crewmen were landed at an Irish port. no passengers were lost.
The city council held a regular meeting and discussed extra inspection of the Jamestown water shed in August to assure purity for High Point residents amid statewide typhoid cases. The council also confirmed Main Street dove work from Washington to Commerce and set dates for hearings on the condemned Jarrell hotel building.
Allied forces press forward south of Soissons and near Rheims despite German reserves. Weather improves with favorable conditions aiding aircraft activity. German counterattacks at Vrigny, five miles southwest of Rheims, are reported repulsed amid heavy artillery activity along the Aisne to Marne front.
Washington July 24 continued pursuit of the retreating enemy south of the Ourcq river is reported in General Pershing's communique. The capture of positions north of the Marne is also reported, signaling advances in the war theater.
British forces conducted raids near Albert last night resulting in a small number of prisoners taken. A German raid on the British lines on the Flanders front was repulsed, the War Office announced.
Adjutant General Young ordered all local exemption boards to induct physicians in class one into military service regardless of prior classification. The doctors will entrain for Fort Slocum New York on August 1.
Washington July 24 Secreary Baker announced that when Congress reconvenes he will present requests for new appropriations and plans to modify draft ages. He envisions a large mobilization of an American army possibly exceeding five million men. It is not clear if draft ages will be lowered or raised, though advisers favor a reduction.
A fire discovered shortly after noon at a huge hangar on the Norfolk naval base threatened total destruction. Base fire units, with help from Norfolk apparatus, rushed in as motor engines sped to the scene to battle the flames. The structure burned intensely.
German submarines attacked the New England coast sinking the Gloucester fishing schooner Robert and Richard about 65 miles east by southeast of Cape Porpoise at 10 30 Monday morning. The 22 crew escaped in dories as the undersea raid followed a prior Cape Cod foray.
London report quotes Socialist Cohn in Berlin claiming the war has been a family affair of the Hohenzollerns. He alleges new Russian states were sired by German soldiers and warns that if the allies yield to the Hohenzollerns Europe will become a continent of beggars.
London July 24 Dr Heleffrich former German imperial vice chancellor is named German diplomatic representative to Moscow. He will travel with two battalions of German troops to guard the Russian embassy in Moscow per a Reuters dispatch from Amsterdam.
In New York on July 24 heavy buying pushed cotton prices higher after a day of declines. Merchants cited Japanese interests and bullish Texas reports predicting rain, with opening bids 18 to 30 points above prior levels.
The newspaper Vorwaerts in Berlin reports Germany has proposed a six point peace program to the Spanish government. It includes no western indemnities, honoring treaties with Russia and Romania, self determination, Balkan issues, freedom of the seas and colonial status quo.
The piece laments the rough Main Street railroad crossing in Ashboro, arguing it disrupts streetcar rides and safety. It urges authorities and railroad managers to fix the crossing permanently, reducing nuisance, delay, and public strife.
Washington reports the treasury plans the fourth Liberty loan campaign over three weeks from September 28 to October 19. The drive aims to fund war needs with public subscriptions and community support through school and civic channels.
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