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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1916
Page
1
A French officer led two sergeants a corporal and four men through long grass to a breach at a fort during the Somme offensive. They entered, used bombs, and captured the garrison of 113 men with no casualties to their squad. The feat illustrates French ingenuity and bravery amid fighting.
Government forecast notes fair conditions tonight and Thursday cooler tonight warmer Thursday. Thermometer readings shown from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning indicate highs near 106 at 3 pm and 98 at 6 pm with lower evening and early morning values. The record lists 12 m 73 and Wednesday times 8 am 70 6 am 70 9 am 72.
From Saloniki comes word of ongoing artillery bombardment along the entire front. Observers interpret this as the Allies beginning their planned push to close the ring around the Central Powers.
Petrograd reports Germans rushing reserves to Kovel to stall the Russian offensive. Fall of Kovel would threaten Lemberg and Brest Litovsk, while Russians press with fresh Don Cossacks and Siberians. The conflict grows personal with German use of liquid fire and gas.
Russian officers express satisfaction with the front situation and the morale of troops, stating the spirit among soldiers is higher than ever despite reports of casualties on the field.
Sergeants M and W of the French aviation corps crashed at 2,000 yards high near Pantin then landed in a tree with wreckage on a roof and telegraph wires. both pilots escaped unharmed. They were inexperienced, yet claim to be vaccinated and seek front duty, a term meaning they survived an unavoidable accident.
Milwaukee Wis The strike of machinists in Milwaukee plants spread today with Nordberg Manufacturing Company adding 2000 workers to the walkout following yesterday’s departures at the AI lis Chalmers and Pawling Warnischfeger plants. Strath Die Moulded Casting Company also saw 15 men leave. Union leaders say more than 2000 are out with pattern makers possibly joining the demand.
The Senate backed the naval committee plan after talks with President Wilson and Secretary Daniels. The measure, approved by a voice vote, funds four battle cruisers and four dreadnoughts in 1917 and a total of 157 ships in three years, aiming for a continuing program beyond next year.
Police officers with the sheriff and state attorney raided the West Hotel in Watertown South Dakota on a Sunday night. They seized a large quantity of beer and arrested proprietor J Denis and night clerk H W Buckner for selling intoxicating liquor without a license. Authorities expect civil action to enjoin the nuisance.
A 28 year old man identifying as Frank Simonds sought poison at Madison physicians urging self harm. He blamed capitalists for his distress after traveling from Waterloo Iowa to work on a farm near Oldham. Lake County authorities detained him awaiting guidance from relatives.
A tractor engine blast near Garden City injured three men who escaped serious harm. Sparks and hot coals flew about two hundred feet. the engine was badly damaged though no one was seriously hurt.
London reports the king intends to tour Canada with the queen after appointing the Duke of Devonshire as governor general of the Dominion. The Duchess of Devonshire serves as mistress of the robes to the queen and is an intimate at court.
Rioting at a Uruguay Argentines football final in Montevideo burned parts of the stadium and forced police to clear thousands who surged onto the field after tickets sold beyond capacity. The match between Uruguay and Argentina aimed to decide South American champion amid crowd chaos.
In the 24 hours ending at 10 am, the infantile paralysis outbreak in New York City claimed 30 lives and infected 142 more across the five boroughs, marking a 150 percent rise in both deaths and new cases over the prior 48 hours.
At St Paul Minnesota the National Prohibition party opened its convention with John P. St John arriving as a candidate for president in 1884. Temp Chairman Wooling attacked militarism while Poling outlined a broad reform platform including woman suffrage, world court, reciprocal trade, and moving to end liquor use of mails and interstate commerce.
Federal troops moved into Matto Grasco after reports that a regiment of police rebelled against local authorities in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. The dispatches indicate the central government aims to restore order and stability amid the unrest.
As the Carolinas and surrounding states see waters fall, losses are estimated between twelve and fifteen million dollars with thirty four lives confirmed and ten reported missing. Chimney Rock village in North Carolina is destroyed with seventeen dead. deaths across the region total thirty two with Brevard and Hickory Nut Gap among hard‑hit areas. Railroads and industries suffered major damage as French Broad and Catawba rivers recede and repair work begins.
Honolulu officers of the U S army medical corps are ordered to the southern department for duty on the Mexican border and depart for San Francisco soon. North Dakota guardsmen likely delaying departure for ten days or two weeks while mess tents and camp gear are readied. In El Paso Mexican mounted troops exchange fire with the Ninth Massachusetts infantry near the Rio Grande with no casualties. one Mexican reportedly killed. Des Moines Third Infantry National Guard to leave for Brownsville within 36 hours. route to be kept secret and four-day travel anticipated. General Wood sustained report noted.
Shroud of mystery over preparations for the Deutschland to slip into the Atlantic for a return voyage home to Bremen Germany. U S censor barred messages at Tuckerton N J station to the captain and manager angering the Germans and German Americans. Portland German Red Cross sent $300 draft to Captain Koenig for milk for German babies and the Robert Semmet Society followed with a similar donation as other subs expected.
A tornado swept a wide path from Middle Creek to eighteen miles northwest, injuring several. Hail about a man's fist damaged fur, killed livestock, and ripped roofs from buildings. Belle Fourche saw a small storm segment that toppled the Yankee Robinson circus tent as 2,000 people had exited. Crop damage was less severe than feared in the sparsely populated area.
A wide wind hail and lightning storm damaged barns and telegraph lines across eastern South Dakota. Doland southward saw many barns toppled and over fifty telegraph poles broken while the Northwestern line between Aberdeen and Huron suffered poles down and depots struck. The Wagle elevator at Hitchcock and the Lincoln hotel at Watertown were unroofed. An estimated fifty percent of small grain was blown down over an area roughly 35 by 60 miles.
Major General Leonard Wood orders Colonel Louis D Conley and Lieutenant Colonel John J Ph Lan mustered out for physical disability. Two men short of war strength in the Second battalion First Minnesota field artillery depart Fort Snelling for the Mexican border by two trains. Battery F includes 200 University students with sixty more needed for the first battalion.
Four men trapped since 2 o clock Monday afternoon in the Babcock mine were rescued alive at 7 16 this morning in Joplin Missouri. Rescue teams worked through the night to reach the men and bring them to the surface.
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