13 Sep 1918
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Newspaper
Oklahoma City Times
Location
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1918
Page
1
The Associated Press reports that American forces led a dawn assault on a German salient in Lorraine with French co operation. Newton D. Baker witnessed the attack from a French fort as artillery and tanks played key roles, while balloons observed and roads were destroyed to hinder German reinforcements.
President states labor peace and war production cannot be disrupted and vows strict enforcement of the work or fight order. He writes to Bridgeport machinists who walked out after a war board award, urging them to return to work or risk loss of military exemptions.
The Y MG A building fund total climbs past $30,000 on the first day of canvassing by five divisions aiming at $90,000. The Lions Club division led with the largest subscriptions, featuring a stuffed elephant guest at the luncheon in the new building. Total reported gifts reach $9,062, bringing the campaign total to $442?
Washington reports General improvement in health in training camps and cantonments for the week ending. Pneumonia measles meningitis malaria and dysentery cases decreased from 117 to 95 with a notable drop in illness overall.
Class 1 men of the 1917 draft in Oklahoma will be exhausted for a five day period starting October 7. Some 226 physically fit white men are to entrain for Camp Cody, Deming, New Mexico, as General Gipson reports to Provost Marshal Crowder to fill October quotas.
Allied forces press the St Mihiel operation with rapid gains as American troops advance about eight miles on the southern salient. Prisoners reach around 9,500 with German resistance tightening near the lone railway line. British and French units push toward St Quentin and Jeancourt as the attack widens.
Rear Admiral A. V. Rasvosoff, former chief of the Russian naval Ye, reportedly died yesterday. Dispatches from Helsingfors indicate the Batha area verification of the event, with details flowing through Stockholm newsroom channels.
The text reports Lloyd George speaking in Manchester during a wartime tour. It notes a reception at a local venue and suggests his address carried notable impact. Details are fragmented but indicate strong public interest and ongoing political activity in the city.
Allied dispatches report rapid American progress in Lorraine with St Mihiel salient reduced. About 9,500 prisoners and 60 guns captured as Americans push along a twelve mile front and threaten two German divisions. Austro-Hungarian troops retreat south of Combres height as fronts shift in the parallel offensives.
The American Army pressed the St Mihiel salient through the night in Lorraine as divisions repelled a counter attack. Reports say the advance remained steady with units continuing to push along the front despite intensified fighting.
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