10 Jul 1918
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Newspaper
Oklahoma City Times
Location
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1918
Page
1
The Ways and Means Committee advances a draft that would tax luxury items and clothing, proposing 50 percent on jewelry and clocks, a gallon gasoline tax paid by wholesalers, hotel and restaurant taxes, and higher duties on dresses, suits, shoes, and toiletries. The plan also seeks a 5 percent tax on moving picture theater rentals.
Churches here plan Bastille Day observances this Sunday with outdoor sermons for drivers and in church services. The Pi Congregational and First Christian churches prepare French songs and music, a Kerr Dry Goods flag display, and a public concert at Wheeler Park as ministers promote the French American unity. Governor Williams urges nationwide Bastille Day observance as a symbol of liberty shared with France. The Chamber of Commerce will distribute hymns to ministers and arrange a band concert if possible.
Telegraphers union officials report no new developments as layoffs by Western Valley Telegraph are unresolved. Local Western Union manager J Pickle says business and operator activity remain unchanged while awaiting the telegraph companies' takeover and a return to work.
A Swiss dispatch notes the retirement of von Kuehlmann as German foreign minister and the appointment of von Hintze. Pan Germans see it as a victory, while German political dynamics suggest the military party remains dominant and will influence policy despite changes.
Rome reports Malian troops pressing toward Albania with gains along the Osum river. The war office says the enemy was beaten back on both sides of the Osum as of yesterday, continuing the offensive into Albania.
London reports heavy German artillery and machine gun fire east of Amiens from Villers-Bretonneux to Ancee. British forces near Merris NE of Neuve Chapelle advance a short distance and seize pins. German local attacks near Villers-Bretonneux Sea repulsed. French front north of Montdidier and south of the Aisne near Chavignyarm sees artillery duels with inroads by French troops. Wilson signs 12 billion army appropriation bill to fund next fiscal year expenses.
Weather forecast notes generally fair conditions with mild temperatures. Limited readable details mention a forecast region and unspecified time frame. Entities are unclear due to OCR noise but indicate a routine weather bulletin without notable warnings or events.
Senator Salisbury ruled the wartime prohibition amendment to the emergency food production bill is not germane and should be stricken. Senator Jones of Washington, a prohibition advocate, appealed from the decision seeking general legislation within an appropriation measure.
By James O'Donnell Bennett, the article discusses cautious Allied belief that Abbeville, not Paris or the Channel, is the German objective. It outlines supply, medical, and mobility precautions for a large army, stressing organized regiments, ambulances, food, and coordinated withdrawal plans amid a complex campaign.
Stockholm July 10 General Mannerheim, Finnish commander, met U. S. Minister Morris to discuss Finland’s food prospects under German control. Morris said no chance Finland would receive entente aid while under German influence, as the grim food situation persisted.
In Chicago on July 10 a grand jury indicted ten waiters and union officials over a scheme to drug patrons who shorted tips at hotel Siangoe and local restaurants. The attackers used Mickey Fin powders described by doctors as tartar emetic to incapacitate victims and secure larger gratuities.
New York city hall rotunda will open to the public this afternoon for citizens to view the late body. A civil and military procession will escort the body to St Patrick's Cathedral for funeral services tomorrow morning. The event will include many noted men and Army service representatives in attendance.
An Amsterdam report notes a new skin and hair affliction named trienfite spreading in Germany and linked to soap shortage. Authorities in Geri bath struggle to find a remedy amid sanitary conditions and age factors.
Chicago July 10 Henry Beacom named general manager of all Rock Island lines with headquarters in Fort Worth. J D Parkinson named local treasurer and Henry Lions named amfortor in Chicago Rock Island and Gulf railway management announced today.
Nashville news reports list eighty nine dead and fifty six injured from Tuesday wreck on the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis line. Among the dead are two soldiers. most victims are Tennessee residents, with fifty five white people and thirty four Black persons accounted for. Official blame placed on westbound train crew.
A fragment indicates soldiers pleading for more home papers in a Red Cross report released today in London. The oddly truncated text suggests wartime lobbying for clearer identification and communication with home fronts.
Austrian prisoners recently captured by the Italian army headquarters appear unaware of the United States involvement in the war. An American military mission chauffeur was confronted by prisoners who asked in English about the Americans. The captive expressed surprise and said he hopes the Americans keep coming strong to help win the war.
Topeka Kansas reports grasshoppers are causing significant damage in the northwestern area while corn across the state has escaped permanent harm so far. The weekly weather bureau bulletin notes need for rain soon in the northwest and central and southwestern portions to protect crops.
Rome July 10 Emperor William has fallen ill with the Spanish grippe, a flu like disease spreading through the German army. Swiss reports reaching the Epoch say the emperor left the front after the French setback and that several family members are also afflicted.
Lloyd Lassiter, alias Laster, wanted by a draft board in Thomasville, Georgia, cut his throat when confronted by Monroe officers with an arrest warrant. He died minutes later. a woman claiming to be his wife attempted self harm, and Lassiter had deserted his wife, according to the report.
Resolutions adopted by the Oklahoma City Jobbers and Manufacturers club pledge support for the traffic association's push to revise freights rates and endorse J. H. Johnston for corporation.
Corporal Everett Buckney of Kilburn Illinois, an aviator in French service, was captured at Verdun and escaped from Germany. The Swiss paper Le Journal reports he reached Switzerland Tuesday morning after the escape.
FP Simptner, a Seminole County school teacher, was arrested by a deputy U.S. marshal for failing to carry a draft registration card. He was held in the county jail as the investigation continued and federal officers questioned him about the incident.
Paris July 10 at the general congress of RY in soviet Leoni Trotzky bolshevik war minister spoke of Russia near general military service conscription Tintzky stressed need for a strong Russian army Washington July 10 the US government said Russia’s situation changes too rapidly to decide on aid plans that could weaken the western front The first news of armed German and Hungarian prisoners in Siberia came from Vladivostok via the US consul describing clashes with Bolshevik Red Guards and packs of prisoners on armored trains near Amur river
A provisional government with broad Siberian support was formed at Vladivostok to oppose central powers and Bolsheviks. It plans a constituent assembly, restoration of law and order, and liberation from Bolshevik rule while avoiding foreign intervention.
Daily Express summary from Baltic papers outlines measures by Allies to aid anti Bolshevik Russians on the Murmansk coast and protect the Murmansk railway and the ice free port of Kola. Local population reportedly favored secession from the Bolsheviks. An early April Allied intervention saw Guards with German complicity facing Red Guards. later an Anglo French detachment advanced with armor.
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