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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1918
Page
2
The article reviews ancient siege methods using pitch and sulphur to generate toxic fumes and Greek fire, then shifts to warnings about dangerous workplace pranks and electric shock hazards. It includes discussions of Prometheus on Verdun, Russian soviet history, and various technical curiosities from fingerprinting to ration books.
An American troop ship carrying 2 800 soldiers was torpedoed 200 miles from the English coast but did not sink. All on board were rescued without injuries as destroyers pursued the German submarine. Soldiers from Chicago and Cleveland showed calm discipline amid the attack.
United Press war expert J W T Mason outlines that the western front will see reduced fighting as both sides pause strategic drives. Von Hindenburg may resume offensives later. Admiral von Hintze travels for talks, with Vienna and Burian involved in peace maneuvering as American reinforcements arrive in France.
Washington reports Germany pursuing a peaceful front via Austrian diplomat Baron Burian while secretly inciting Bolshevists to attack the Allies in the north. Officials say peace proposals are not welcome while the war plan aims to threaten and pressure, with Burian used as a possible front.
Fuel Administrator Garfield warned the Senate that without immediate conservation a deficit of about 1,000,000 barrels of gasoline could occur by year end. He estimated August consumption implies roughly one month of supply remaining.
Buenos Aires reports the agriculture ministry says Argentina has 2,000,000 tons ready for export from the latest harvest and 1,000,000 tons of other cereals, in addition to 1,500,000 tons already pledged by China as allies in the grain convention.
Wage increases announced for New York Railway Company and Transit's 7 and 15 000 employees aim to justify higher fares. total annual raises about 1 760 000 and 2 500 000 respectively. Also reports an aerial postman crash near Hicksville with injuries to Edward Gardner and Edward Raddle after engine failure at 7000 feet.
Alliance Neb Sept 12 Twelve persons die and about twenty more hurt in a collision between Burlington No 43 westbound and a work train near Birdsell siding seven miles east of Alliance. Causes blamed on time change between mountain and central zones. Emergency crews rushed to Alliance hospitals as survivors accounted for.
Camp Ohio on September 12 reports a north wind as the National Rifle Association event resumes. The United States Navy and Marine Corps each won two matches and 32 shooters finished with perfect scores in the rapid fire at 200 yards among 1,002 entrants. Corporal A. firing led the records with 50 50 48, while W. Deverman and others placed high in the kneeling and standing stages.
Boston authorities and naval officials press efforts to curb a gripe and Spanish influenza outbreak in Greater Boston. More than 1 000 cases reported and about 10 percent involve soldiers stationed in the city.
Allied forces report gains across Vermand to Attilly edge and near St Quentin as British and French units push toward La Fere La Fere St Gobain area amid heavy shelling and rain. Americans cooperate in Aisne Vesle sector while Italian and Belgian fronts show activity.
A dispatch from the American legation in Christiana says Petrograd is burning in 12 places and reports indiscriminate killings in the streets. Secretary Lansing noted the message does not show whether the violence was organized or a result of general anarchy. It also gives no details on bolshevik authorities' role.
New York reports the British steamer Missanable a 12689 ton troop transport sunk by a submarine in European waters. The ship bound for an American port carried about 200 crew and was commanded by Captain William Haines on its last outward voyage. Officers cited a lack of full details from the sinking.
Washington, Sept 12. Appeal to President Wilson to revoke the order creating a cotton stabilizing board was made by cotton men supported by Dowd and M Baruch, insisting the government should let cotton alone to avoid a panic and a greatly reduced next year's crop.
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