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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1918
Page
14
A wartime account cites U S efforts to counter German plans in Persia with a section receiving a citation and Croix de Guerre awards for nine men. The narrator recalls frontline hardships, shelled convoys, and missions to rescue wounded under heavy fire.
A house to house health census will begin Monday in New York City under Dr Josephine S Baker chairing the Health Committee of the Mayor’s Committee. The campaign aims to enroll every city child under five, with mothers prompted to have examinations and measurements for all children, feeding data to the Federal Child Bureau to cut infant mortality during the war.
New York detective turned American Ambulance Corps lieutenant in France commended for gallantry. His unit earned a Croix de Guerre with nine men cited. A vivid letter from Detective Sergeant Fitzpatrick recalls near front line danger, gas casualties, and peril during shelling.
At the High School of Commerce a loyalty meeting, led by Henry L. Linville, defended teachers' loyalty against a pamphlet by the American Defence Society and Schoolmasters' Association of New York. Speakers, including Mrs. Mabel Rees and John Martin, argued loyalty and tolerance while rejecting private vengeance on differing opinions.
Washington June 1 American shipyards show record May production with 71 hulls totaling 844450 tons launched Inc steel ships 228750 tons and wooden ships 115700 tons The May total exceeds April and January and nearly equals the 1901 pre war annual total, surpassing British monthly output by about 200000 tons.
The New York and Porto Rico Steamship Company said last night that 13 persons remain missing from the steamship Carolina sunk last Sunday by a German submarine. The missing crew and passengers are not listed as dead until all hope is gone, with most losses believed to have occurred when the lifeboat overturned in a storm. The Atlantic City lifeboat carried 19 people on arrival, though 35 were reported aboard when the ship departed.
Paris June 7 German airplanes in raids on Paris used a device combining rocket and clock movement. A bomb drops, exploding to release a linen parachute with a cartridge of a magnesium substance that lights automatically 200 to 400 metres above ground for about two minutes, illuminating targets.
Amsterdam dispatch reports rising anti German sentiment in Moscow and among Ukrainians, with the Volks Zeitung urging a friendly dialogue with Russia. It cites German fears of Entente influence and discusses Baltic and Turkish ambitions, stressing the need to avoid a anti German coalition and preserve Russia relations.
Public Markets Commissioner Day challenged Ice Controller Odell by offering $1,000 to the Red Cross if his figures are incorrect. Day claimed average wholesale ice price per ton was 32 with fraud attempts at 4 in Manhattan and Brooklyn, 8 for arual ice, and 60 cents a cake in some cases. He asked for a sworn public accountant to verify the figures with Controller Kingness and the Department of Public Markets.
Paris safety for American women in the city is assured says Paul Benazet, deputy and head of the War and Armament Budget Committee. He notes German aims focused on Paris, credits strong Entente forces, and calls for precaution while awaiting Allied reinforcements to end the horrors of the current regime.
An Austrian authority in the Neue Freie Presse states that under the extended Germany Austria Hungary alliance the war will be fought on a single front with shared burdens, joint arms production rules, mutual supply aid, closer supreme command, and coordinated postwar disarmament.
Washington June 7 The fuel administration will present a definite plan to curtail coal for lesser essential industries to the War Industries Board within a week. P B Noyes leads conservation work as the programme likely sets coal delivery cuts from 50 to 75 percent for non essential industries, with enforcement through government priorities to protect war plants. Some months ago a 400 industry list was suppressed to avoid harming the national economy.
Paris reports the twelfth aerial victory for Second Lieutenant Frank Kaylics of New Bedford Mass and the sixth for Sergeant David E B Putnam of Brookline Mass. Both are with French flying squadrons. Also listed are Lieutenant Madon with 32 victories Captain Pensard with 19 and Second Lieutenant Boyau with 14.
A Dresden meeting reported by Central News quotes Berlin War Food secretary warning of insufficient potato stocks to next harvest. He says meat and fat supplies look bleaker than at war’s start and declines in optimism are unlikely to reverse. Ottawa notes 75,000 Canadian youths eligible for military service under the registration act, with 46,128 in the nineteen-year-old class.
Lincoln June 7 The Nebraska Suite Council of Defence calls on the Non Partisan League to suspend operations in the state. The council asserts the group's war programme and principles amount to treason to the country.
Dublin dispatch reports there has been no rise in recruitment despite Field Marshal Proneh s proclamation calling Irishmen to join the colors. The Dublin recruiting office records show no uptick in enlistment figures to date.
Emmeline Pankhurst, visiting on a war mission, endorses Vladimir Bourtzeff's appeal for an Allied army to intervene in Russia. The plea argues that only foreign assistance can topple the Bolsheviks, restore order, and defend against German influence, with support from both socialists and bourgeoise.
Governor Whitman spoke to about 7000 Morse Dry Dock workers in Brooklyn under heavy rain. He praised their Liberty, Red Cross, and wartime contributions, noting unity across the country. A guard of American and French sailors greeted him as the Morse band played.
Flight Lts John L Hegarty and Travers Les Halton were killed when their aircraft collided during battle practice near Gerstner Field. Halton hailed from San Antonio Texas and Hegarty from Mount Vernon New York.
Amsterdam May 27 The latest U boat hero exploited by German papers is Captain Eckelmann who says his Azores cruise sunk 43000 tons of Allied and neutral shipping He was a leading officer in the Berlin Admiralty naval staff at the war’s start.
Wilbur K Mallajiea of New York told the National Editorial Association that fire losses in 1917 will top 250 million, with total destruction capable of paying interest on about 6 billion dollars in Liberty bonds. He warned fires hinder U S war effort, noting 1500 fires daily aided by the Kaiser, and urged post rate changes on advertising mail while Congress is asked to amend law.
In response to a Senate request for information on profiteering the Internal Revenue Bureau is preparing a report. It is expected to show coal operators ore producers mining industries and wool and cotton manufacturers had high profit rates last year. Taxpayers identities will not be disclosed.
A long list of names and firms accompanies a notice that after due notices and storage charges, belongings stored with Ker Storage & Forwarding Co will be sold at public auction on June 24, 1918, beginning 10 a.m., at 647 to Girl Wear 44th Street, Manhattan, for unclaimed household goods and merchandise.
A crowded, low clarity obituary page lists deaths and funeral notices for multiple individuals. Entries mention various last names, addresses, and service details with scattered dates and locations, including church services and interment, reflecting a dense newspaper death notice section.
A notice from Liberty Storage and Warehouse Company lists property under debt for nonpayment. Household goods and farm equipment will be sold at public auction on Tuesday June 25 1918 at 10 30 AM at the firm’s storage facility at 1 Flatlay de Son 13th Street and University of New York.
Memorial services and funeral notices appear for Frade Se ML Sarin, John Fox Smith, and Jonathan Davis in New Jersey and Connecticut papers. Listings include times, dates, and locations, with private or public services, and funeral home references.
Fragmented wedding notices list EGGENA ANTHONY and Francis Lappe Exgena, SCHWAB and Jane Schwen, GR A tamKs, and SCHWARZ SINSHEIMER with various details. Document shows multiple names, dates, and venues with Reverend officiants and family references in a historical local paper style.
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