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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1918
Page
2
British French and American units unite to stabilize the front around Roé and Noyon amid reports of German casualties totaling about 450,000. The coordinated defense preserves positions and slows the German advance, with emphasis on allied cooperation and persistent pressure on enemy lines.
British and American troops buttress a major push along the Somme front as German resistance tightens. Allied airmen disrupt German lines while observers note heavy casualties and a widening salient. Despite fierce fighting, Allied forces hold firm north and plan a renewed thrust to the south and east.
Washington officials outline a third Liberty Loan totaling four point five billion dollars with a broader authority raising the overall available to eight point one six billion. McAdoo discusses the plan after talks with politicians as estimates of war costs show higher obligations. In Europe reports say fighting continues in Ukraine with Bolsheviks reclaiming Kherson. In Texas a raid by Mexican bandits leaves three dead and one wounded. Geneva reports Austrian built long range cannon bombards Paris using a new shell and explosive gas design. London notes a bill to allow women as solicitors passes final reading in the Lords.
In France March 23 American artillery destroyed parts of the first and second German lines. A night assault across No Man's Land found the trenches wiped out. Germans deserted northwest of Toul and surrendered to an American patrol. A Rainbow Division chief was wounded. King George sent a message of support to Haig amid Allied trials. South Dakota ratified the federal amendment and New York Senate voted for a dry amendment.
London Captain William Redmond becomes successor to his father John Redmond, the former Nationalist leader in Parliament. Also reported Canadian official Sir Collingwood Schreiber dies at 87, and former U.S. senator Warner Miller dies at 79. British forces cross River Jordan and establish a position on the east bank. Hilliard pushes U.S. wire control via eminent domain. McAdoo urges children to save for war effort with 25 cents weekly. Washington.
British forces escaped a German trap at Haig line 18 re tired to a new position as heavy losses were exacted by the enemy.
Allied lines retreat under heavy German assault along the Somme front. British, French units shift to blunt the pincer tactic and defend key positions including Nesle and Guiscard while reporting losses and prisoner totals. American engineers attach to British forces as bombardments and machine gun fire rage across the front.
Paris and Washington report the long range German monster cannon, 122 kilometers from Paris City Hall, bombarding the capital since Saturday. Shells arrive at intervals with casualties. reports cite two guns firing, reduced intervals, and high flight times. Other items note Dunkirk bombardment, ship collisions causing deaths, and messages from Wilson and Pope Benedict.
British and French forces report heavy fighting as German offensive advances along a twenty one mile front. German troops penetrate near Ham Chauny and Cambrai while British and Allied counterattacks slow the pressure. Berlin claims 20,000 prisoners and 600 guns lost to the defense, with German leaders watching from the western front.
In Washington the Senate urged doubling the U S Army and potentially raising the draft age to 35 or higher. Secretary Baker visited King Albert of Belgium and the Belgian front in London arriving at a British port.
Funeral services for Mrs. Lucretia R. Garfield widow of President James A Garfield were held in Cleveland Ohio Wilmington brief report notes her civic role and the former first lady status with focus on the ceremony details and location
Canon City Colorado James Edwards has cleared himself after eight years in the state penitentiary for the Glenwood Springs Citizens National Bank robbery. He and John H Wilson were convicted and sentenced to 20 to 80 years. Edwards aided by C W Shores proved he was in Salt Lake City pawning jewelry the day of the crime.
An eighteen year old son of Mike Stein of West Plains, Missouri, used an axe to sever his father's arm after the father became entangled in a corn shredder. The accident left Stein's hand and arm jammed in the machinery, delaying medical help until the son acted. Stein is father of ten children.
Short war era notes recount a Canadian private choosing bully beef over a medal after returning from trench service. A Birmingham electrician dies by suicide after writing a note for hell, seeking a better life. In York Pennsylvania a cow buried under hay escapes, aided by a calf.
The record lists varied market items from butter and cream to hides and salt cured meats, with prices for green salted and other graded goods. It includes metal market figures, grain and provision quotes, live stock values, and cotton futures, reflecting a broad late market snapshot with numerous commodity names and unit prices.
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