13 Jun 1918
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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
1
Washington reports 7316 total American casualties in the first weekly summary. Deaths in action disease and accidents total 2927. 4046 wounded. 342 missing or prisoners held in Germany. The War Department releases the department recapitulation.
Secretary McAdoo reports six month expenditure growth could push the 1919 federal cash outlay to about 24 billion dollars. The article lists U S military losses to date including 7 315 total casualties among army and marine corps with 742 killed in action and 4 046 wounded. It notes the need for increased revenue beyond taxes to avoid inflation, and outlines funding via bonds and war savings certificates as the nation nears fifteen months at war.
Twenty years after the Merrimac sinking in Santiago de Cuba harbor Navy officer Richmond P. Hobson and six volunteers attempted to bottle up the Spanish fleet. The plan failed as the vessel sank but did not close the harbor mouth and Reina Mercedes was later sunk by American fire.
American Marines in Picardy drove the enemy back over a two and a quarter mile front, capturing important high ground northwest of Chateau Thierry. They then pushed to Veuilly Le Poterie and Bouresche, taking Torey and reaching a six mile front with gains of roughly two and a half miles. Prisoners were taken, casualties were heavy, and morale among the Marines remained high as they fought through Belleau Wood and surrounding sectors toward Paris.
The passage urges citizens to complain less and contribute time, services, and money to war campaigns. It emphasizes repeated effort every time the country needs it until victory, arguing the nation with the most united workers will win.
A Caldwell Ohio reader asserts that using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has saved money and trouble for his family, noting it helps when keeping house and during extended travels. The note emphasizes practical wisdom and thrift in daily life.
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