28 May 1918
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Newspaper
Oklahoma City Times
Location
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1918
Page
1
Oklahoma County Food Administrator G H Russell announces flour cards are discontinued after strong consumer response to wheat conservation. Merchants are urged to limit sales to six pounds per person, avoid surplus sales to strangers, and return unused cards to the office.
French villagers in the American sector honor fallen soldiers by guarding graves and sharing scarce food with American troops. Aged women receive permission to care for memorials while war life remains hard. The tribute underscores mutual aid between peasants and the U.S. Army in France.
May 2 report states 300 hospital casualties in France from bombing. In Beaumont Texas a Black man named Kirby Ishee was lynched by a mob near Afopieste, raising racial tension and violence headlines.
Mrs Kay returns from service in France as one of the first American nurses to come home. The Detroit girl, Miss Margery Kay, wore a uniform popular among women ambulance drivers in the field hospital.
Ten steel vessels totaling 63,486 tons were completed for the Shipping Board in the week ending May 25. Eighteen launches occurred that week with a combined tonnage of 109,700.
Washington May 28 The war finance corporation announced a direct loan to the United Railway company of St. Louis for 3 235 000 dollars for six months at 7 percent, secured by first mortgage bonds of the United Depot Railroad company of St. Louis.
May 28 German aviators attempted a Paris raid dropping bombs in the suburbs but were prevented from flying over the city by air defenses.
A brief weather note predicts localized showers moving through the area. Widespread rain is not expected, with brief thunder possible and temperatures remaining mild through the afternoon. Local officials urge residents to carry light rain gear.
The American army reports German air raids near two field hospitals in France. Explosives and gas attacks aimed at the wounded prompted alarm as funerals were underway and civilians and evacuations increased.
An American pursuit plane shot down an enemy biplane within German lines over the Toul front in a one mile air battle. The victory was reported by the Associated Press in France on May 27.
The Lions Club at their Skirvin hotel luncheon endorsed renaming Lee avenue Heyman to honor C. H. Heyman a pioneer citizen and town builder in Oklahoma City Stratton Brooks president of Oklahoma University spoke urging centralized government power during the war The club also arranged a charity baseball game. Civil War G CHICAGO veteran of the civil war died.
W V Hardie of the Oklahoma Traffic association warns Direct General McAdoo’s intrastate freight rise will raise costs 80 percent and push trade to Dallas Wichita Memphis and Kansas City. He sent two protest telegrams to Washington and urged Oklahoma’s delegation to act. He expects a reply from McAdoo soon.
The Department of Agriculture will immediately investigate cotton markets in New York and New Orleans under the Bureau of Grains. Senator Smith of South Carolina requested the inquiry and was advised by Secretary Houston.
Italian dispatch reports Bohemian soldiers marching with Italian forces near northern Italy and receiving a battle flag before heading to the front. The regiment, led by its own officers, wears gray green tunics and red headgear, signaling a broadened Slav alliance tied to Rome and the allied effort against Austria-Hungary. The Rome conference linked Serbs Croats Slovenes Czech Slovaks and Poles in a shared push for independence, uniting behind Italy as a key ally in the Adriatic theater.
German forces force a river crossing at the Aisne and push along a twenty mile front from the Chemin des Dames toward the Vesle. French troops withdraw under heavy pressure as 50 000 Germans drive on in Flanders with reserves moving to the threatened sector.
A German breakthrough ends a four day battle to seize Valuital, with the advance reaching Teventia. Bolshevik reports claim the move reflects German aims to occupy areas Ukraine seeks. Armistice talks shift to Kiev as German forces widen actions in the Caucasus and Don region despite negotiations.
British casualties total 33 694 in the past week with 31 004 listed as wounded or missing. Officers 168 and men 3 527 wounded or missing 738 officers 29 264. Last week 3677 and prior week 41 012 the largest since the German offensive began. The drop reflects a lull between April attack and current pause.
German forces pressed along the Aisne river and across the front near Berry au Bac and Vailly. Fierce fighting endured as British troops held and retreated while U S fliers backed French infantry near Pont a M helping repel German trenches.
Washington May 9 Gen Leonard Wood seeks more active duty than commanding the Western Department. A role with the War Department is promised and a plan to train troops in division, likely at Fort Meade, is noted. The move signals renewed leadership for the army's next phase.
15 lines garbled AP dispatch reports a French Army action in France on a Monday night. The text is incomplete but indicates a significant attack against German forces near the Aisne with expected dramatic impact.
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