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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1918
Page
3
London reports Maximilian Harden criticizes German efforts to halt democratic progress. The piece quotes Harden on monarchy and papal authority while Cuban and Marxist ideas are examined for their influence on war and postwar governance.
Analyzing March 21 to April 29 fighting shows about 1.5 million German divisions engaged, with 360,000 losses since the Aisne offensive. Germany presses toward Paris and near Abbeville while Allied lines hold. French forces retreat modestly on the Oise bend as Germans push along the Matz River.
The 23d and 9th Infantry regiments of the old American regular army distinguished themselves in a difficult sector. They held firm against German attacks and remain determined to form a stonewall defense preventing any advance toward Paris on the roads they guard.
With the French armies on June 10, a New York Times correspondent reports the army commander north of the Marne praised American troops. The general, known for his brevity, said the Americans have done well and are fine soldiers, adding that great things are expected from the American Army.
The Wolff Bureau dispatch dated June 11 says American forces along the Marne and Ourcq were defeated in heavy fighting. It cites a naval brigade and waves of U S troops reaching Belleau Wood but suffering severe losses from German machine gun and artillery fire as dawn attacks continued on June 7 and June 8.
A Syracuse Brigade member from the 9th and 23d Infantry Regiments twice wounded in ten days has reportedly captured a German machine gun and taken the gunner prisoner on June 6. The officer seeks the hero’s identity after he was wounded and evacuated without recognition.
In Paris on June 11 the Rev. John Clifford, former Tucson Baptist pastor and now a YMCA worker with the Marines, crawled through shell fire on a trampling field to bring back a colonel badly wounded with a machine gun blast. Clifford, afflicted by shell shock, rests in a Paris hospital as the colonel's chances improve after the rescue.
On the Toul front June 11 nineteen twenty four 92 American soldiers received the French War Cross for gallantry. Citations and medals were presented by a French General and each recipient was saluted by the American General commanding the sector.
An official French dispatch details American aviators actions on the French front. David E. Putnam of Brookline downed three enemy machines, earning two mentions in the Order of the Day and a total of six victories. He has Military Cross and was promoted to Sergeant Aviator in the French Army. Sewall, Stanley, and Weil are also credited with victories.
General Pershing’s communiqué dated June 11 notes U S and French cooperation improved gains northwest of Chateau Thierry. Troops crossed the Marne and reconnoitered enemy positions while artillery activity remained moderate on the Woevre and Marne fronts.
The Rhenish Gazette reports potash output for the year ended April is 300,000 double hundredweight behind last year and fear grows that supply will not meet agriculture needs. Demand has surged from 5,300,000 to 12,000,000 double hundredweight in four war years and prices rose 80 percent. Germany prioritizes home needs with exports nearly suspended as cultivation expands nationwide.
London dispatch reports Allied stabilization between Noyon and Château-Thierry with local gains boosting defense and signaling possible delays to a Paris drive. French resistance and American forces under Pershing gain esteem as the US Army engages in major action and proves effective against German offensives.
London June 11 dispatch reports the German government and high command debating a war aims declaration to be issued soon. The plan will be discussed with Baron Burian the Austro Hungarian foreign minister in Berlin.
German press reacts coolly to Lloyd George wartime address. Cologne Gazette argues Britain seeks to shatter a freer Europe while England faces inevitable failure. Rheinish Gazette claims German victory and anger, urging resistance to English tyranny. Volkszeitung notes praise for America while warning of war’s high cost and calls for judgment if policy fails.
Paris reports Clemenceau orders war ministry ban on posting newspapers abroad with ads. Foreign copies must print ad free editions or blackout ads. Order targets still advertisements while display ads may be exempt and takes effect tomorrow. Police pre-screening previously attempted but failed.
Paris housewives celebrate as maximum meat prices take effect. Butchers sold prime cuts today up to 20 cents cheaper per French pound of seventeen and a half ounces, reflecting the new price regime after months of higher costs.
Paris city councillors urged Adrien Milhouard to convene an unofficial joint meeting of Municipal and General Councillors to discuss capital defense. Milhouard decided to call the meeting for Thursday next.
American infantry, well trained and active, block German advances toward Paris amid talk of a potential peace overture. Haig notes a single German MG behind a wall altered the Cambrai outcome, while France braces to defend Paris and safeguard its goodwill with the world.
A Times special describes American efforts in France over eleven months of participation. It notes docks, warehouses, motor plants, rail yards, car assembly shops, steel car production, a large remount camp, a 20 000 bed hospital to be completed in thirty days, and an artillery camp with thousands of horses. Executives direct work. workers show strong spirit and determination overcoming immense obstacles.
Two Italian torpedo boats attacked near the Dalmatian coast, hitting two Austrian battleships with torpedoes and escaping unharmed. One Austrian destroyer was seriously damaged as the Italian craft, led by Commander Luigi de Milazzo, returned to base. The Viribus Unitis class battleships displaced 20,000 tons and carried about 1,000 men each.
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