09 May 1918
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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1918
Page
1
The Railroad Wage Commission reports for McAdoo Recommend adding about 200 million dollars to annual payrolls to raise wages for over 200000 railroad employees to match living costs. Increases target lower paid workers first with 4.56 to 43 percent boosts based on December 1915 wages and may prompt higher freight and passenger rates to cover costs.
A surgeon writes from the front noting his wartime observations in three languages and the impact on a sister of a soldier as new books and newsstands highlight the war era’s stories.
Vice Admiral Williams Simms, addressing a U S navy toast in London, said the submarine campaign peaked in April last year and has declined since. He predicted Allied tonnage growth and that the corner in shipping would be turned within two weeks, signaling recovery.
Disruptions in the Austro Hungarian fleet prompt changes in high command. Slavic and Italian descent sailors cause trouble and are suppressed. Bohemia reports desperate bread and meat shortages with maize bread and eggs scarce. Czech peasants withhold food from Germans, Hungary uncooperative on food policy. Separate plan suggests Great Moravia with capital at Olmutz amid growing internal strain.
Secretary says the army’s total strength has already exceeded his prior prediction as large masses of troops move forward. He notes the present force is only a small part of the manpower expected in France before summer ends and asserts there is no shortage of machine guns.
The article reports Senators assailing gun production policy amid a heated national debate. A secretary asserts there is none either domestically or abroad, tied to the aircraft program and defense procurement concerns.
In Washington on May the government faces pressure as Asquith may avoid pressing for a vote if the case is strong. Secretary Baker announces that the 500 000 troop forecast to France has been surpassed. Maurice cited improvements in front line strength and allies’ support amid machine gun production doubts.
Governor Whitman commutes the life sentence of Charles F. Stielow who was once condemned for a double murder in 1915. Special Deputy Attorney General George H. Bond supported findings that the slain victims did not die at Stielow or co-defendant Green’s hands. Green will also be released within days, as will co-defendant Nelson J. Green. The report points to Clarence F. O Connell and Erwin King as likely responsible for the killings.
War dispatches describe American airmen near the British front achieving notable success with the Stork unit and pilots like Sergeant Frank L. Baylies and Edwin Parsons downing German aircraft. French officers praise American aviation skill while politics in London consider Lloyd George’s forthcoming response to General Maurice's charges.
Haig logs a strong local attack with limited gains between La Clytte and Voormezeele while French night operations improve positions south of La Clutte. ANZAC gains on Somme push Germans back 500 yards near Sailly and 300 yards west of Morlancourt.
An American photographic plane northwest of Toul repelled three German albatross machines while on a mission in France. Lieutenants A J Coyle and Stewart B Board received the war cross from a French corps commander for their actions aboard the aircraft.
An American patrol in the Toul sector was ambushed last night with no shots fired. Two men, wearing American uniforms, were revealed as traitors after crossing into the line. one was a German and the other a German-American spy aiding a German escape. The German-American suspect is in custody.
An advertisement from Manu Bros on 6th Ave at 30th St promotes a May sale of period furniture from Tierney bankrupt stock. The notice lists Grove Park Inn Asheville NC as a refined resort locale and warns no invalids or children under ten.
Four Japanese ships chartered by the United States Shipping Board arrive at Pacific ports and will be rushed through the Panama Canal. They will be the first Japanese crewed ships in Atlantic service since the war began, with some armed for overseas transport to France and others for coastwise and South American trades. American contracts with Japanese shipbuilders total 390,000 tons, including fifty cargo carriers.
Australian forces in France last night advanced along a 00 yard front near Lailly le Sec in the Amiens sector, pushing German trenches back about 300 yards west of Mortancourt near Sailly le Sec. Heavy fighting reported but details unclear.
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