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Newspaper
Oklahoma City Times
Location
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1918
Page
1
Fragmented dispatch reports Irkutsk under Siberian forces and Poole staying amid blurred text about railway control and military movements near Petrograd. The telegram mentions Belin, Wiesley, and a Dan river bridge, with unclear dates and actors.
Washington reports Consul General Poole of Moscow plans to stay to assist British and French consular officers amid Bolshevik danger while coordinating with entente citizens in the north. Tokyo says Japan will move troops from Manchuria due to border tensions with China. Amsterdam notes Moscow arrests and executions amid counter revolutionary activity with 234 soldiers reportedly shot.
In Ottawa County, newspaper man J. Shepheard, previously convicted of contempt and jailed, applied to the criminal court of appeals for a writ of habeas corpus. The court granted an alternative requiring the sheriff to show why Shepheard should not be released or charged anew under a different judge.
Officials report 339 German planes downed and British air activity on the Italian front. The week saw heavy Allied losses and widespread attacks on airfields, rail hubs, and military targets as Allied leaders credit air action for boosting strategic pressure on German forces.
General March told the senate military committee that the American army numbers slightly over 3,000,000 with about 1,450,000 in France or en route and roughly 1,550,000 in cantonments at home. He cited dire Russian conditions and limited prospects for a major eastern front offensive due to manpower needs. He also said U.S. prisoners in Germany were not mistreated and noted German surrenders at several points in France.
Chicago Aug 17 The I W W case which has lasted more than three months was given to the jury today Attorney Frank K Nebeker for the government concluded his argument in a hurry and Attorney George Fo Vanderveer for the defense surprised spectators by resting without presenting further evidence
Reports from aerial observers describe Vesle front movement with infantry and trucks hauling looted household goods from villages taken by retreating German forces. Observers noted large shipments of household items and minister articles believed taken south of the Vesle during the German retreat.
Paris dispatch records circulation in Finland claiming Germany seized Kronstadt the Russian naval port near Petrograd at the eastern end of the Gulf of Finland. Rumors say Lenin and Trotsky fled Moscow to Kronstadt with others reportedly moving departments of government.
Amsterdam dispatch reports the crown princess of Germany with the grand duke of Mecklenburg and the Princess of Brunswick undertaking a submarine voyage to Helgoland. German newspapers claim she did not seek clearance from the emperor or crown prince before departure.
DETROIT reports plans for several large tractor plants in Mexico by Henry Ford announced today. Ford notified Mexican officials that he intends to proceed on schedule with the first of several contemplated plants, signaling a large investment and expansion in Mexican manufacturing.
Chicago Tribune special correspondent Gibbons in France awarded the Croix de Guerre with palm by the French War Ministry. He was seriously wounded while aiding a wounded American officer, demonstrating steadfast devotion as described in Paris dispatches.
Washington August 71 war profiteers in EQIP earned profits ranging from 100 to 5000 percent across diverse sectors including food production, manufacturing, coal mining, trade, and metal products. Meat packers, fear millers, and canners led food profits while farmers also profited. officials caution profits varied and complete analysis remains limited.
Aug 17 reports from Beaufort North Carolina say the British steamship Mirlo was torpedoed by a German U boat off Cape Hatteras. Survivors indicate several crew members were rescued, and gasoline cargo explosions followed the strike. A French cruiser Thouars was also torpedoed. American destroyers rescued the survivors.
Tim Noel’s ten year sentence for robbing the Bank of Millerton in 1914 was upheld by the criminal court of appeals. Companion co defendant Hotan confessed aiding Noel, while charges against Sarge Smith C Mist Sim were dismissed.
Scout Executive JE Pershing and the scout engineer corps departed from Davis Okla for Arbuckle movetains to establish a ten day camp. Engineers Ted Lee Charles Whartenby Adrian Edgecombe Edwin Combs and Ivan Farmer travel with equipment already sent and will set up early Monday morning.
Reports from The Hague and London say Germany seeks Austrian crown influence in Poland while bargaining for Belgium evacuation. Austrian emperors advisers push for western front troop transfers and Polish support, aiming to split Allied resolve and inch toward peace pressures.
Ninety Oklahoma City mail carriers sold war savings stamps totaling 11,080.73 yesterday. Carriers worked on routes in the morning and downtown terraces in the afternoon, with a half day even. Weaver figures show nearly $6,000 in stamps sold on Jol Durpiee Aveunting to figures.
A late night call sent officers to 27 West Fenrith Street where Martial Harper and Mullenes investigated. They found the man doubled by cramps, no charge warranted, and he was moved to 211 West Fourth Street to recover, reported in a brief police update.
A group of four youths at 25 North Dewey Street attempted to use a telephone inside the Rubber company office and, while one distracted man supplied gasoline, the others crowded the counter and allegedly opened the cash register, taking about $1 in currency.
French troops carried out a local attack ten miles northwest of Soissons and seized terrain northward toward the Oise river. Allied forces report progress near Roye and Loges wood while German artillery fire continues in the region.
Paris reports Germany plans evacuation of the Roy ny-Noyon salient as planners work behind front lines on a new Hindenburg line. The German position along Row 4 is described as serious as Allied forces push westward toward Peronne Nesle and Noyon under artillery fire.
Allied forces push toward Roye as German defenses show strain along a nine mile front. French and Canadian troops press to Goyencourt, St Martin west of Roye, and Lavcourt while Loges wood close to the Roye Lassigny road sees heavy fighting.
The industries board refused priority status for cotton gin manufacturers in the allocation of iron and steel for new machinery. An agreement was reached on revised material distribution and industry support measures.
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