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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1918
Page
7
A wartime dispatch notes President Wilson and Monty praise French resolve as nearly two million Americans prepare for a new offensive. It highlights Allied unity, the push toward Amiens, and the perilous front as German forces threaten to break between key Allied positions.
Report describes scientists and observers preparing for a brief eclipse observation at the county fairgrounds. Workers assemble antennas and instruments, with long hours of setup and a one minute fifty two second study window before totality.
A French observation balloon broke free from its moorings in Omaha Nebraska on Sunday drifting to Cumberland Indiana. Its lone occupant Lieutenant White was unharmed. The craft rose to ten thousand feet during the flight. A defective steel cable caused the escape and army trucks were sent to retrieve the balloon to Fort Omaha.
Mia Terpening tops Democratic slate for state representative in Pendleton. Cottage Grove honors young patriots Florence McParland and John Van Northwick. Salem mayoral race undecided after primaries. Ward and Wright face general election. Lane County near-tragedy as Middleton dies in truck train crash while 9 year old passenger Beests injured. Coquille seeks water rights for five second feet. city plans pipe tank, total system cost around $000. Terpening widow dies from fire injuries. Frey couple from St Paul die after pork illness. several children ill in sanitarium. Drowning accident near Huntington as Coon brothers witness. Brownsville-Corvallis cannery expands. Corvallis plant acquisition. Chester Roche new manager. Brownsville farmers report aphids harming grain. gardens and lawns affected. Lemuel Dunham jailed for suspected draft dodging in Elina Washington. Hood River women push rubber rings for jars amid shortages. Signal corps replaces infantry in Marshfield logger detachments. Reclamation of 1400 acres near Klamath Lake announced. Health Secretary Holt attends Washington trip. State health board meeting wraps up in Salem.
An explosion at the Aetna Chemical Company explosive manufacturing plant in Oakdale, 16 miles from Pittsburgh, kills about 56 men and injures 40. Firemen battle flames through the night as blue brown smoke shrouds the area and a temporary morgue draws thousands.
The third liberty loan reaches 4.17 billion dollars with about 17.4 million subscribers, oversubscribed 19 percent above the minimum. All Federal Reserve districts exceeded goals, Minneapolis at 172 percent and New York at 124 percent. Treasury notes this as the most successful U S effort, despite heavy tax burdens this year.
Amsterdam announces three Dutch merchant ships will sail to the East Indies under convoy of warships. Officials in Washington say such armed convoys by a neutral state could trigger war with Germany, as German submarine commanders have shown no willingness to respect neutral vessels.
A gale swept across Texas four miles south of Fort Worth on Saturday morning. Four farm houses were overturned, multiple barns and garages wrecked, and fences ruined. The Everman aviation field buildings survived while nearby Masonic Hall, blacksmith shop, and a home were damaged injuring one man. The damage compounds West Texas drought.strings
William H. Carlson former San Diego mayor and local banker was sentenced to four years in prison for using the mails to defraud in the Imperial Valley land gate scheme. He pleaded his case and asked the judge to impose sentence immediately to shorten the wait.
Plains Montana reports Thompson River ranchers say wolves are on the rampage again, destroying numerous sheep. Mountain lions were blamed, but a corral attempt revealed wolves as the culprits threatening local flocks.
The Committee on Public Information releases a thorough study by Prof. Samuel G. Harding of Indiana University arguing Germany sought to force war through diplomacy and mobilization before June 28, 1914. It details secret orders, military buildup, and a Potsdam conference, with quotes from German and Austrian sources and a call for a league of peace.
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