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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1918
Page
3
Paris Aug 6 reports fierce German resistance along the Vesle with French heavy artillery on the south bank firing on the tableland between the Vesle and Aisne. Crossings at Aisne heavily shelled as Franco American aviators bomb the German pontoons. General Mangin notes reconstituting divisions.
At Canova South Dakota Mrs F N Dexter was shot and killed in the Royal hotel office. J R Williams her former husband and a woman claimed as his wife both died from self inflicted or related gunfire. A boy witness is feeble minded and unable to provide details. Coroner’s inquest expected later today.
On Vesle River in August German shelling halted bridge work by Amert engineers. Lt. Mall crossed under fire to lay a plank bridge then swam the river to safety as his unit cheered. Nearby, Francis Newcomber and Capt. James Growden felled trees and built a foot bridge under daylight, only for the enemy to burn and destroy it again.
United Press War Expert J. W. T. Mab on reports Marshal Foch plans new local attacks along the Montdidier sector to force German retreat. The tactic aims to separate Von Hindenburg’s northern and southern armies and keep pressure as America weighs involvement.
Allied forces repulsed German attacks along the Vesle river line near La Grange farm and captured the Ciry-Gassogne railway station. French troops advanced near Montdidier and south of Framicourt, Mesnil-St. Georges, and Auberive, with several hundred prisoners taken east of Laon. In London the war office said British and French operations regained positions southwest of Morlancourt and along the Clarence front. American units near Vesle held against bombardment and repelled two German raids in the Meuse sector. No major western front activity elsewhere. heavy artillery duels continue on the Italian and Balkan fronts.
The National War Labor Board ruled for the St Joseph Lead Company at Herculaneum Missouri boosting living standards and worker efficiency. The decision awards a general wage rise including a minimum and sets up collective bargaining between the company and workers. Rioting in Spain prompts clashes over bread costs and bread quality as police and demonstrators exchange shots in Guadalajara on August 1.
Paris reports that Von Hindenburg and Ludendorff aim to lift home morale by striking at British forces with fleet support. Scheer is said to back a naval attack as heavy guns are mounted and lines drawn between the Vesle and Aisne to hold out. A Daily Mail dispatch notes German resolve may endure, with Berlin papers admitting gravity and the war not yet won.
London reports a Russian wireless message stating that British and French forces have landed at Archangel and are advancing along the railway. It notes Russian retreat to Poverino and shelling near Kazan as Czech-Slovak front actions continue.
London reports that Jaroslav on the Volga saw the fiercest fighting in the Russian turmoil. Bolshevists won after 15 days, with social revolutionists briefly in control before being slaughtered. Hundreds of Bolshevik guards and field artillery operations helped capture the town, and about 300 of 1,500 arrested social revolutionists were executed, including Gen. Karpoff Worowski.
United Press report from Washington dated August 7 analyzes German retreat to the Vesle and front line pressures. Officials believe Germany may seek a defensive stand or a new offensive while allied persistence grows. Allied strengths in Britain, America, and France rise as plans for Austria action and Russia rebuilding gain momentum. Archangel shows local support for the Allied banner amid expectations of victory.
General Foch maintains patience as German positions north of the Vesle hold firm. He rejects Hindenburg’s bait of frontal assaults and minor offensives, prioritizing artillery pressure and encirclement threats. The Allies await America's full arrival, believing a major offensive will come with fewer casualties and a decisive outcome.
The Berlin Vossische Zeitung hints at a possible German retreat to the Meuse line amid Allied pressure. Crown Prince Rupprecht reshapes the Avre area near Montdidier, and British artillery harasses German positions from Givenchy to St. Venant as weather worsens. Reports describe German morale as low, reserves depleted, and Allied numbers rising with American troops joining the British front in France. The article argues Germany may abandon much of occupied territory and switch to a defensive line along rivers.
London report says three German airships raided the east coast last night. One went down in flames in the sea, another was badly damaged but likely reached its base, and the others did not penetrate far inland according to the admiralty.
At a conference of northern Chinese army leaders Hau Shih Chang, former vice prime minister, is proposed for the presidency and seen as acceptable to southern provinces. The real contest centers on the View presidency with Mao Shih Chang possible if backed by the military party, dependent on successors.
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