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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1918
Page
17
Stanwood Menken resigns as president amid clashes with Hearst aligned press and pacifist trends. He denounces disloyal media and urges a strong fight by patriotic groups to counter “organized, profiteering” newspapers amid WWI tensions.
The W S S pledge drive opened June 21 in New York City and closed at midnight test night with the objective met. Over two million regular War Savers enlisted locally as pledges continued to flow in, with final tallies pending several days. The rapid surge was attributed to whirlwind campaigning and more than 400,000 signatures secured yesterday.
Labor leaders at the Central Federated Union meeting on Eighty fourth Street and Second Avenue saw Union No. 608 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters withdraw its delegate over resolutions endorsing Hearst publications. The move followed a June 26 local vote and a letter from Edward Kilgren Recording Secretary. Delegates formed a three man committee to probe the withdrawal while opponents urged broader criticism of endorsing any single paper. Prohibition amendments were approved for Washington, and a delegation led by Rourke Cochran will press President Wilson to spare Thomas J Mooney and Warren K Billings, arguing their execution could destabilize the labor movement.
Secretary Baker ordered Major General Blatchford to police Panama and Colon to prevent disorder after postponing constitutional elections by six months. The move follows U S concerns about possible unrest in Panamanian and colonial cities and reflects diplomacy with Panama and Colon.
Advices from Copenhagen claim the Bolshevik government in Moscow has fallen and Lenine and Trotzky fled. Grand Duke Nicholas may be proclaimed Emperor as Moscow possibly falls to General Korniloff and Kaledine with German support. Conflicting reports persist on ex czar Nicholas, while Wilson plans to aid Russia via a business commission and Pacific tonnage for reconstruction, with no military aid contemplated.
London dispatch cites unconfirmed reports that the Bolshevik government in Moscow has fallen and been captured by General Kornilov with German support. Advices from the Associated Press say the claim is from Copenhagen and Moscow sources, with continued updates expected on page three.
In Harbin Manchuria Professor Paul Miliukoff leader of the Russian Constitutional Democracy and Alexander J. Guchkoff Octobrist leader arrived and head a counter revolutionary movement Vossische Zeitung quoted in a Berlin telegram to the Dutch press reports.
In the French Chamber of Deputies on June 23 the Fourth of July was designated a legal holiday for France. The decision drew united applause across parties, described as a powerful war-time demonstration. Premier Clemenceau and other leaders attended as Deputy Maurice Damour announced the measure and cited American goodwill.
London reports a German attack likely near Ypres with Ludendorff having options to strike Ypres Amiens or Paris. British and French divisions, withdrawn after the Somme and Lys battles, are rested and ready to renew heavy offensive, with weather dictating timing.
Lord Robert Cecil, British Foreign Secretary, argued the German claim speech aimed at pacifists in wartime nations. He said the remarks sought tolerable terms and warned that failure to accept would prolong the war. He called the speech another chapter in German hypocrisy and noted vagueness on seas freedom and colonies.
Washington reports the resignation of German Foreign Secretary von Kuehlmann, seen as a victory for pan German and transfexationist elements. The dispatch notes military leaders in Germany and AustriaHungary resisting U boat campaigns and seeking a diplomatic path, while rebellion spreads in Hungarian cities Gyor and Pecs with 2000 mutineers condemned to death. Pecs, also known as Punskirchen, lies about 105 miles southwest of Budapest and has around 45,600 residents. Gyor, or Raab, has roughly 28,000.
Amsterdam June 28 Deputy Hugo Manse of the Independent Socialist party condemns German foreign policy and praises American military aid to France. The official Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung reports on the Reichstag speech, noting 700,000 Americans in France and questioning German conduct that harms peace prospects. The article cites Westarp and Stresemann, arguing U S powerlessness is a misreading and urging Germans to decide their own fate.
Allied forces struck in two sectors near Hazebrouck and Soissons driving the German line back. They captured the towns L Epinette Verte Rue and La Becque with 300 prisoners, and advanced near Nieppe Forest taking 43 more prisoners. French and Australian units pushed forward between Ambleny Montgobert and Merris gaining ground.
British forces launched a large surprise assault on a three mile front in France, pushing through German defenses near the Forest of Nieppe. The operation yielded strong progress with heavy enemy casualties and captured positions north of Merville, as British infantry reached key objectives amid intense shelling.
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