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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
11
Dozens of names appear as Philadelphia and York area residents, including Miss Cleopha Robinson and Mrs Caroline Robinson, and many relatives travel from Gettysburg Harrisburg and beyond. The note lists visits, furloughs, and job moves, with several by crews from Crystal Theatre Camp Merritt and Defiance College, plus a 80th birthday celebration for John Albert.
Local moves include Prof. and Mrs Charles J Hemmig relocating to Hamilton township Abbottstown and Charles Stock and family shifting from Peters street to Slagerstown while Prof John L Stock begins housekeeping in the vacated home.
Adams county registrants Paul Jacob Lower of Gettysburg and George Zartman of Abbottstown volunteer for three weeks of instruction at Erie high school and depart Saturday as army chauffeurs. Nine more men are called for courses at the University of Pittsburgh as automobile repair men chauffeurs and sheet metal workers, including Evan M. Appler John H. Diehl Linus Oyler and others from Gettysburg Emmitsburg Biglerville Fairfield East Berlin and nearby towns.
Henry Hersh, a Mercersburg Academy student, returns for summer with his parents Mr and Mrs John N Hersh of Lincoln Way West. Ruff and wife attend Mrs Ruff's aunt Mrs Alex Stauffer's funeral in York. Emma Slunk of McSherrystown visits sister Mrs M L Staub. Joseph Hoover of Marsh Run spends Sunday at Lincoln Way West. George Withers of Shady Grove visits his brother here. Mother Antoinette of Edge Grove and Mrs W H Lilly of McSherrystown report Sister Loyola at Chestnut Hill Convent seriously ill and depart for Philadelphia area.
French and American units gain ground near Brussaires on the Marne as fierce German assaults on the Montdidier to Oise front suffer heavy losses. Reports say over 500 prisoners taken, and German divisions withdraw amid intense French artillery and counterattacks.
Berlin war office says 8000 prisoners taken and SOUO captives captured in the Montdidier No yon sector. Oise and Rheims area described as unchanged. Statement claims a sudden powerful attack with penetration of the hilly district southwest of Noyon.
The London War Office reports a successful raid on a German post in the sector northeast of Bethune. A hostile attack on a British post in Aveluy wood was repulsed with artillery activity noted on both sides and Haig reporting nothing further.
Arthur Wuell er, a German wireless operator interned at the Fort Oglethorpe prison camp near Chattanooga Tennessee, was shot by a guard Sunday while trying to cut through barbed wire. He was struck in the abdomen and is expected to die.
American troops halted a German advance near Neuilly and counterattacked to push the enemy back. German forces briefly crossed the Marne but were repelled by French and American units. The Germans occupied Neuilly la Poterie between Cha teau Thierry and Montdidier while attacks along the Montdidier Noyon front aimed to widen the salient and flatten the Allied line.
The German attack from Noyon toward the Marne rivers stalls with local pushes failing. As critics forecast a renewed assault, American troops in the Chateau Thierry front execute a decisive bayonet advance and drive Germans from Veuilly wood.
In new fighting the German effort to breach French lines near the Marne shifts to the north as they seek to connect the Somme and Marne fronts. The French report east of Sempigny says troops repelled Germans who crossed the Oise, while French forces along the Aisne–Soissons area hold firm and improve positions north and west of Hautebraye.
American marines fighting with French troops push the German salient near Chateau Thierry back toward the Merne river. They recaptured Torey and dispute Bussieres and Bouresches. On the Aisne's north bank Le Port falls to the French, and further south Vinly and a grove at Veuilly la Poterie are recaptured from German control.
American marines and French troops push 2.5 miles on a 6 mile front northwest of Chauteau Thierry as sharp fighting continues. They seize Yeurey and Boursehes along the Cagnon river and Veuillly-la-Poterie and Vinly. German prisoners exceed 800.
Sunday reports indicate a general attack along a line from Noyon to Montdidier in France as the fourth phase of the German offensive. The thrust extends about twenty five miles westward from the Marne drive and is held mainly by trench forces with a large American contingent brigaded with them.
An American transport fired five shots at a German submarine about seventy five miles off the New Jersey coast. The Brazilian freight ship sighted the sub and fled at full speed. A US Army transport engaged with two and then three shots, but the submarine’s distance prevented confirmation of any hit. No casualty details noted.
Survivors from the Pinar del Rio report the German U-boat that sank the steamer off the Virginia capes was accompanied by a gray 60 ton mother ship with a single funnel amidships. The crew was allowed to launch two lifeboats before the attack, Captain Mackenzie stated.
Men of the 1938 draft class who registered last week may enlist in the navy or marine corps. Major General 16 L Crowder issues an order changing prior instructions, placing all eligible men in class one upon applying for release certificates to enlist. Local boards have released many deferred men for navy service under the new ruling.
A court martial in San Antonio Texas sentenced forty five conscientious objectors to reap prisionment for refusal to wear army uniforms. Brigadier General J P ONeil reviewed the records and reduced each sentence to twenty five years and designated Leavenworth Kansas as the place of confinement. The men will be sent to prison immediately.
Lieutenant David C. Schalle of the U S cavalry was killed during a clash with Mexican troops on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande. Four members of his party are held in Matamoros but are expected to be turned over to U S authorities.
Meyersdale a mountain town of about 1500 near Union Town Pennsylvania loses its only physician Dr Bruce Lichty aged 52 head of the war service committee of the medical profession of Son- y county as reports from Pittsburgh said this week.
Government June crop report forecasts total wheat production at 981 million bushels for U S crops led by 587 million from winter wheat and 344 million from spring. Oats barley rye and other crops also forecast with favorable conditions.
A sudden cold wave has struck Central Europe including Germany and spread to Holland and Scandinavia. Local snowfalls hail storms and severe night frosts have caused widespread damage to grain fruit and potato crops according to reports from many points.
Secretary Baker said in a speech to the French Blue Devils that over 700000 American soldiers have been sent to France to aid the third Liberty Loan drive. His prior official estimate was more than 500000 who had already gone overseas.
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