21 Jun 1918
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Newspaper
Oklahoma City Times
Location
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1918
Page
1
The Italian premier announced the Austrians failed to advance on the Montello, a key Piave position, with efforts near Montebelluna and Susegana stopped and Italian gains reported along the lower Piave as enemy losses mounted.
Italian forces press attacks along the Piave as Austrian positions falter. Asiago fronts see Franco-Italian troops retake fronts while the Piave line faces heavy losses for the Austrians. Bridges are destroyed as heavy fighting continues with Italian counterstrikes narrowing the Austrian advance toward the Venetian plain.
American forces northwest of Chateau Thierry advanced in a morning series of rapid attacks on the northern sector. The action tightened the line and pushed back enemy positions as Allied artillery and infantry coordinated in the France theater.
London reports a weekly tally of British casualties reaching 36,620 amid ongoing ground operations with French allied forces. The article notes the fall of key positions and references wartime dispatches from correspondents across the front, including mentions of market and cultural items on later pages.
The Daily Mag journal from Vienna reports a weekly Austrian food ration allowing bread potatoes bran mash fat sugar meat and jam coffee substitutes. The meat allowance is said to be obtainable only if the applicant waits all night, per Arbeiter Zeitung via The Hague.
Paris June 21 French troops last night carried out operations on the front southwest of Soissons which resulted in the improvement of their positions in the neighborhood of Favorites. A similar improvement was effected further south on the front near Nautresnes. The war office made these announcements to play.
British troops conducted extensive raiding and patrols overnight in the Arras region and the southern front near Morris. German attempts to retake ground won yesterday were repulsed, according to the war office report.
The Italian front saw American aviators on a bombing expedition today. They blew two holes in the new Austrian bridge across the Piave River. The Italia aviation camp commander praised the American crews for their work and noted heightened activity from the aviation forces.
After a three hour session the Senate agriculture committee postponed action on the Jones prohibition rider in the agricultural appropriation bill and agreed to reopen hearings to probe Bainbridge Cathy of the Shipping Board who claimed taking beer from shipyard workers would cut American yard output by about 25 percent.
Two men linked to a rebellion plot in Beminale and Pontote counties pleaded guilty before Federal Judge Campbell. The pair faced charges tied to a raid a year ago and received sentences of ten years each in the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas.
Prague turmoil reported by Neue Freie Presse of Vienna states the situation in Bohemia has grown so tense that Austria faces bread ration increases or risk of wider unrest. The piece notes potential railway shutdowns and broader price upheaval if the government fails to act.
Amsterdam dispatch reports Germany grudgingly aiding Austria as it cites Austria’s low population density and poor farming, with officials blaming Austria’s food supply departments. A Dutch witness says Germans fear speaking out while crowds express hunger and a sick dog fund is cited as a mock price. Central Europe ports face absolute famine risks with bread and potatoes scarce.
Paris reports in the Petit Journal that French prisoners held in Germany since August 1914 will be exchanged on June 24. The notice states the exchange date and outlines the ongoing prisoner swap efforts between the nations.
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions with continued warm weather. Expect dry skies tonight and Saturday with light winds. Hourly temperature estimates suggest mild evenings and warm afternoons across the region.
Paris June 21 The leading American ace Lita Baylies of New Bedford Massachusetts is missing after an air duel with four German single seaters. Baylies had 12 aerial victories and was promoted recently to first lieutenant. He was 22 years old.
Major General W Brancker of the British air ministry announced a rapid trans Atlantic air voyage to reach the front by next summer. He said a pioneer flight would depart Newfoundland, touch the Azores and Portugal, then Ireland, with an initial 40 hour estimate. Crews would include an engineer pilot and navigating officer.
Washington dispatch reports Provost Marshal General Crowder orders 6,976 draft registrants qualified for persistent military service sent for special training to 18 schools. The call remains open to volunteers until July 1 as a limited program during wartime.
Sat J. S Livingston overseas recruiter lists 28 Canadians registered with local draft boards. They have about sixty days to reenlist in the Canadian army before being drafted by Canada. Canadians in the United States are subject to the Canadian draft. no men under 27 are exempted for any reason.
Twenty five thousand American soldiers formed a giant Liberty Bell in New Jersey to be photographed for the fourth Liberty Loan. The bell stretched 680 feet tall with a 455 foot top beam, arranged over one and a half hours as soldiers stood shoulder to shoulder for the historic group portrait.
June 21 report states American forces along the Western Front extend about thirty eight miles under command of American troops at six sectors. Members of the House Military Committee, meeting with Secretary Baker and General March, discussed continued troop movement and anticipated US participation this fall.
Washington dispatch reports Chief Woartertsiaati Kyrl Edwin Iritere of Plainview Minnesota and Andrew Bush Whair Jr. of Richmond Virginia were killed in a firefight during a formation flight when their aircraft collided in Pensacola Florida.
Ward Price reports from Italian army headquarters on June 20 as Arditi, the bold assault corps drawn from Calabria Sicily and Sardinia, push through Austrian lines. The unit known as the Black Flames attacks with knives, charging over the top and recapturing ground amid bombardment, then returning to billets as fights subside.
The Provost Marshal General Crowder announces work or fight rules for draft boards. Traveling salesmen are exempt while others like clerks, chauffeurs, and certain hotel staff may be deemed non productive. The instructions outline withdrawals and inductions for those deemed non productive.
Fragmentary OCR hints at a feature involving a figure named Perkins N and Henry Ann Penobscot. Mentions of an electric runt of the Rialto and a secret cove marked by a Rev. or related phrase appear. Readable elements suggest a local column or personal note with unclear context and several garbled phrases.
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