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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1918
Page
2
Allied forces press assault between the Matz and Oise rivers as French troops launch a fresh offensive. German positions near Roye are under heavy pressure with reports of gains and mounting artillery duels.
Western Front war update reports the French offensive resuming Tuesday between the Mute and Gise rivers. Allied lines push north and east of Gury, threatening Lassigny and Neyer Koye Chaulnestine while German resistance slows eastward progress. Americans and French near Bray. Chaulnes and Roye heavily shelled as both towns face evacuation.
A captured German order signed by Ludendorff urges economizing manpower and maintaining fighting strength and offensive spirit. It proposes centers of resistance in place of continuous trenches and warns commanders to weigh counterattacks against potential heavy losses. A second captured directive notes regiments must defend against low flying Allied planes due to scarce German aircraft.
Paris reports 442 soldiers missing after the torpedoing of the French steamer Djemnah in the Mediterranean on July 14 15 while en route from Bizerta to Alexandria with troops aboard. The Australian and a third steamer were torpedoed in the same region in days following. Washington notes the Henry Kellogg torpedoed off New Jersey coast with details unavailable. London reports a British torpedo boat destroyer sunk by a submarine on Aug 6. Robbers loot Crawford Bank of Liberty bonds stamps after blasting the safe. Britain recognizes Czechoslovak armies as allies. Germans plan to occupy Petrograd per Helsingfors dispatch.
Gas discharged into the water by a German submarine near the Middle Atlantic coast killed six at Smith's Island coast guard station and lighthouse. Reports say the attack may be deliberate and mark a new form of threat. Sinking of the British steamer Pentastrone and Swedish steamer Sydland in New England waters was also reported along with several fishing vessel losses near Georges Bank. The total fishing boats destroyed is nearer twenty than ten previously cited.
Premier Lenin and Leon Trotsky reportedly fled to Kronstadt near Petrograd, per Berlin Wolff agency dispatch printed in Zurich. American Ambassador Francis and diplomats left Moscow to Archangel after claims of blocked dispatches and press restrictions.
Gen Kikuzo Otani, Japan’s noted soldier, chosen to lead the Japanese action and top the allied expedition in Siberia. Bolsheviks declare state of war, State Department confirms, reshaping Allied Russian intervention dynamics.
General March told newspaper men in Washington that a hard blow is needed against Hans, urging swift action. The remarks underscore a strong stance as leaders weigh further moves and public sentiment shapes policy.
General March lauded American troops for glory in Picardy while warning against optimism. He praised the Rainbow Division for decimating three German divisions and highlighted Marshal Foch’s tactics of sustained pressure. Allies report ground gains across Picardy with villages captured, prisoners taken, and Vesle crossings concluded as American forces seize Flismette northwest of Fismes.
June exports show beet shipments totaling 92 173 000 pounds with 95 percent to the United Kingdom France England Italy and Belgium. Pork exports amount to 169 331 000 pounds with 83 5 percent to four allies. prewar averages cited. Restrictions on beef consumption in public eating places and households were rescinded by the food administration.
American schooner Stanley L. Sea mun bound for a foreign port was sunk 110 miles east of Cape Hatteras by a German submarine. Captain McAloney and eight crew members were rescued by a British vessel after three days at sea in a gasoline launch. The crew had taken to small boats, were permitted to return for provisions, then set off. The submarine crew looted the ship before sinking it.
A northbound Mexican Central train near Consuelo Chihuahua was attacked by Villa followers under Martin Lopes. Sixty six people died, including passengers and soldiers, and seventy soldiers and civilians were wounded. The bandits stripped victims and fled before the relief train arrived.
Allied forces report capturing about 40,000 enemy troops in the Picardy sector. Among the detainees are around 1,000 officers and more than 700 artillery pieces, reflecting a substantial operational achievement.
Western Newspaper Union reports Allied forces push from Somme front with British American and French armies advancing across the line. German prisoners reach about 40 000 with 700 guns. Montdidier falls to French First Army as Chaulnes and Roye areas are won by Allies. Aviators destroy Somme bridges as French extend gains toward Oise.
Gen Paul Gerard Pau, famed French hero of two wars, told Denver luncheon guests that American colors stirringly inspired French troops as they entered the battle line in France. The event honored the French labor and industrial commission to Australia visiting Denver.
The commission recommends the President seize control of principal stockyards cold storage plants and warehouses and all refrigerator and cattle cars. It says Swift Armour Morton Wilson and Cudahy Packing Company monopolize meat and other essential food supplies nationwide.
A New York grand jury reviewed grafting totaling around 2,000,000 dollars over the past year. District Attorney Swann exposed schemes that used prominent names on engraved stationery to lend legitimacy while promoters pocketed donations. Over 800 organizations were investigated, including the 50 50 workers and the 100 percent boys, whose schemes drew in unwitting helpers and spread to other cities as easy money seekers targeted the metropolis.
Marietta Ohio reports J M Baker a Parkersburg shoemaker summoned for drunkenness. He claims family tragedies and illness, saying he should be excused to tend his wife who suffered strokes and cataract treatment. The judge orders ten dollars and costs.
In Sheboygan Wisconsin Joseph Michalinek a 250 pound prisoner escaped the sheriff and was later recaptured after colliding with a street car. The car absorbed the impact while the sheriff two officers and the sheriff s dog pursued him back to jail where he was serving time for a minor offense.
Gustav Liljestrom a designer and his wife ceased speaking at home for 12 years but kept communication through notes. A divorce filing claims the wife wrote suicide threats framed as the husband murder scene. An Alabama stationed man at Camp Dodge jokes about outsourcing work and signs a taunt address in a suitcase to a friend.
A rundown of livestock grades with cattle and feeder values, hay and grain prices, and miscellaneous market items. Includes Nebraska and Colorado references, meat cut prices, poultry notes, and commodity figures for oats, corn, gluten feed, bran, and tungsten concentration units.
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