08 Apr 1918
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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1918
Page
1
A city wide drive to raise 1 000 00000 in war bonds is launched with APPEAL BY GEN PERSHING urging heavy subscriptions as a sign of confidence in the army. Parades and bond booths are planned in New York and New Jersey as officers announce daily totals and prepare widespread public rallies and speeches.
Disjointed dispatches describe Japanese naval minister Kato proclaiming measures at Vladivostok after a Friday landing by Entente forces. Reports note patrolling, tempests of consuls, and Soviet leaders citing a campaign by Japan. Parliamentarians in Paris recount Smuts and Menadorff exchanges.
Reports from Paris say a long range German gun exploded on March 5 with one lieutenant and nine men killed. Professor Rausenberger, tied to Krupp works, assisted at firing Paris shots and predicted future heavy artillery could bombard England from the Continent. Seismograph readings in Buffalo and Canisius College link the Paris bombardment to detected shocks nationwide.
Semi official comment praises Wilson for highlighting Germany's peril as a war loan appeal gains traction. Paris reacts to the president's speech, hailed as a sign of America's growing war weight and resolve.
Berlin reports renewed German advances south of the Oise with claims of two towns taken and about 1400 prisoners. British forces gain in the north and check further attacks. Couly Wood reportedly in foe’s hands as British repulsed. Albert attacks described as “Col lapsed” while French failed on the Avre.
President Wilson replies to King George VI on the anniversary of the U S entry into World War I. He expresses warm gratification at the royal greeting and pledges that the United States will stand side by side in the final struggle for free self government. He promises to do everything possible to unite the nation in the real struggle.
New York Times dispatch from Paris reports official quarters confirm the French government's denial of Count Czernin's claims of negotiations with Austria for a separate peace. It notes interviews, if any, were Austria initiated and not by France, reinforcing the French stance.
A Berlin statement and European reaction praise President Wilson after his Baltimore speech. The press calls his address a turning point, aligning Allied resolve and framing US war aims as a force against aggression. Comments in Paris and Parisian papers laud his leadership and call for continued fighting. Continued on Page Two.
French divisions reportedly charged German positions around Montdidier with heavy fighting described as a vain storming. Reports note stubborn resistance and high casualties as the assault failed to break through.
In a telegram to the Viceroy of India, Prime Minister Lloyd George appeals to the Government and people to redouble efforts against Germany. He lauds the British Army and Allies for checking the western advance and warns tyranny could spread to Asia as well as Europe if not halted.
Special cable report from Ware Correspondents HQ details a British reply to German assaults on the Somme front near Albert Bouzincourt and Dernancourt. It notes German losses, redeployments, and a stark remark by a German officer about burying their dead, highlighting the ongoing heavy fighting and brutal conditions in the Ancre valley.
Emperor William returns to the Western front and confers with Field Marshal von Hindenburg and General Ludendorff. A Copenhagen report says the Emperor may travel to Romania soon. Dr Richard von Kuehlmann returns to Berlin after talks with the Kaiser on Romanian peace terms.
Berlin reports renewed Allied and French assaults along the Oise and Avre fronts. Pierre mande and Foulembray taken. heavy artillery duels and trench attacks continue near Beaumont Hamel, Albert, Villers Bretonneux, and Chauny. Over 1,400 prisoners captured. 70 more near Beaumont. several enemy aircraft shot down.
Vienna reports Austro Hungarian Foreign Minister Count Czernin replies to Moscow on Leo Kameneff as Ambassador to Austria. He notes Article 10 of the peace treaty requires ratification and official handshake before restoring diplomatic and consular relations.
American forces on the northwest shoulder of Toul repelled two German raiding attempts in early morning combat. German attackers were driven back before reaching trenches as American machine gun and automatic fire halted advances. One raid saw a box barrage followed by heavy American fire, while another involved gas shells met with quick gas mask use and dispersal by U S forces.
Turkish War Office reports rapid advance across the Cauca sus front with Ardahan positions near Sarikamish captured and bullets traded as Turkish lines push beyond the ancient Russo Turkish frontier toward Batum on the Black Sea region.
British forces renew pressure near Bucquoy and break up attacks at Albert and Hebuterne with heavy artillery. Naval and ground units coordinate in persistent scrutiny of the Somme sector as trenches remain tense.
British forces report successful local operations on the Somme front with repulsed German attacks at Bucquoy and opposite Albert and Hebuterne. More than 140 German prisoners and several machine guns captured, plus over 120 later, and forty more prisoners taken in a morning advance south of the Somme.
Allied communiqué reports French artillery halted German efforts to advance north of Montdidier and at Hill S44 in Verdun sector. The night briefing notes several strong German attacks repulsed with heavy casualties and about twenty prisoners taken, including three officers, while raids against our lines continued.
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