24 Aug 1918
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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1918
Page
1
British forces reported advancing on the Somme front and near Arras, capturing Behagnies and pushing toward Henin and St Leger. More than 30,000 prisoners since August 8, plus guns and aircraft supporting operations, highlighted Allied gains as German defenses wavered and counterattacks spread thin.
London reports on Marshal Foch’s strategy as Allied leaders debate whether he seeks a decisive blow at a vital spot or to orchestrate a large scale retreat to harvest prisoners and materiel. The Associated Press notes two camps in London and Paris, each shaping the war’s near term actions.
Yokohama Japan remembers American missionary Miss Julia Neilson Crosby who died aged eighty four. Born in New York City she came to Japan in 1871 and led the first girls school later known as the Doremus school. The Japanese government awarded her the Blue Ribbon for her work in women's education.
United Press reports that today men aged twenty one since June 6 are registering for army duty. Washington estimates 150000 eligible, about 75000 expected for general service promptly. Orthodox Jews may register Monday due to the Sabbath. some twenty one year olds will be inducted now, others await call with overseas service hoped by early spring.
Prof Frederick Cranefield of the University of Wisconsin telegrams his son Lieut Marion Cranefield at Jefferson Barracks Missouri that Marion was killed in action on July 31. Cranefield, a noted Oshkosh horticulturist, had urged balance between duty and family sorrow.
The German government has called up 30,000 to 40,000 of Krupp’s 200,000 workers for military service. The dispatch notes even larger drafts elsewhere and marks heightened labor conscription as of August 18.
Colonel Patino Zamio of the engineers corps of the Peruvian army has begun a revolt at the head of his regiment. The engineers are marching northward from Ancon toward Lima. Loyal troops have been dispatched to confront the revolutionists as the president visits barracks amid unease in the capital.
Japanese troops are reported advancing beyond Nikolaievsk, north of Vladivostok. General Otani commands allied forces and supports Czecho Slovaks in eastern Siberia and anti Bolshevik forces in the Siberian maritime provinces.
Senator Henry Lodge of Massachusetts, senior Republican and ranking minority member of the foreign relations committee, was unanimously elected floor leader by Senate Republicans in a conference to succeed the retiring Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire.
General March announced the total number of American soldiers embarked in France has surpassed 1,500,000. He noted French progress from the plateau above Noyon to the Oise and British advances near Arras, with a new salient between the Ancre and Somme rivers. He praised American soldiers for delivering the goods and cited high expectations for a future army.
Rinon college has been designated an official military training institution by the United States War Department. Dean W M Barber reports a regular army officer will oversee the program, with government furnishing guns and uniforms. All male students will undergo training, and equipment is en route to be ready before the college year opens.
Mrs Wenona Stevens Abbott, a Minneapolis mother, declares she would rather be mother of a dead man than a live slacker. She has two sons buried in France and more relatives serving with allied armies. She urges Americans to waste no time on inconsequential grief.
Three United States Marines died and one wounded in a skirmish with bandits in Santo Domingo Seibo province on August 13. Marine corps headquarters reported the clash with a large number of bandits killed or captured.
A Hague dispatch reports some German infantry units initially ordered toward Kiel to join the fleet are being diverted to the western front. The move involves Landwehr infantry from the Rhineland industrial district. they were to depart Kiel Thursday but are held and will head to France soon. No indication the diversion will be extensive.
Amsterdam dispatch attributes a Berlin published reply from Tehitcherin denying German or Austrian menace to Czecho Slovak detachments. The Russian federal republic insists the battle in Siberia pits the Red army against counter revolution with landowners aid, aiming to deceive workers.
Railroads under federal control posted a colossal June deficit of 58.95 million dollars due to large back payments of wage increases. For the six months ending June, operating income fell to 173.19 million, down from 458.20 million in the prior year, reflecting the wartime payroll burden.
A British American Aviation mission report says Major Ream an American aboard the British unit was killed near Effingham Illinois while flying from Indianapolis toward Scott Field near Belleville Two other aviators either fell or were forced to descend due to a storm Three major rescue flights were sent from Seinfeld to Effingham to recover the aircraft and crews.
Senate voices sharp criticism of the navy and Secretary Daniely over the failure to halt the German raider Triumph off the U S coast. Senator Cumber of North Dakota demands explanation for why the great American navy could not prevent the trawler from menacing fishing fleets by steaming at ten to twelve knots.
On the Lorraine Front August 2, American aviators claim credit for downing three German airplanes in one day, a record for U S fliers. Donald Hudson of Washington D C is officially recognized among the aces, joining four other named American airmen.
London based AP report says German motor boats attempted a precal naval raid near Dunkirk in the morning. British and French patrols repelled them, one enemy craft possibly destroyed. Allied forces suffered no casualties.
By order of the Board of Trade no civilian may wear old lace gold embroidery or gold thread on uniforms. Gold embellishments are reserved for the uniform of His Majesty and merchant mariners only.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Henry A Moehlenpas announces a speaking tour visiting Wisconsin county fairs after the primaries. He pledges to address war questions rural finance dairy farming and industrial conditions and to stand with President Wilson on war aims and reconstruction after the war.
German emperor quotes in newspapers as saying he can rely on bishops for support and cooperation. He urges strengthening national resolve against enemies, a firm determination to overcome burdens, and strong faith in God's help to keep Germany invincible.
Six American soldiers named as prisoners by the Germans in a war department report. The camps housing the men are not listed. Prisoners include Ralph Harrison Atbeight of Philadelphia, Salvador Fazio of Passaic Minnesota, Willam Fen stemater of Rowanstown Pennsylvania, Francis Joseph Miller of Glomerdale Pennsylvania, James O'Hearn of Trosebank Staten Island New York, and Charles Pellattra of Lov ersville Pennsylvania.
Washington April reports the ways and means committee finishes the excess profits schedule of the postwar revenue bill. An eight percent reduction and $3,000 exemption precede a tiered tax from six to seventy percent on excess profits. Provisions aim to avoid hardship for small concerns.
Copenhagen dispatch notes Turkish newspapers criticize Germany and explain Turkey’s absence from the recent conference at German headquarters where Bulgarian participants attended.
Amsterdam report says Kaiserin Auguste Victoria suffers heart trouble aggravated by nervous strain. Physicians at Wilhelmshone issued a bulletin stating she must have complete quiet and rest.
Amsterdam reports Grand Duke Adolph of Mecklenburg Strelitz is likely to accept the Finnish crown, a rumor circulating among German parliamentary elites today.
Index listing topics in today’s paper includes a diary of a former czar, non essential work, social news, sermons, commentary on the old world, a great Armada of transports, and reports on Yank infantry hammering Bowie. It notes there must be no slackers, mentions performers and theaters, a short story, and a piece on Germany’s problem cannot win plus rapid British advance.
London reports show Allied air superiority expanding with more raids on German targets and 120 tons of bombs dropped behind lines. British losses include 21 planes missing, while 62 German aircraft were destroyed in the Albert to Almes-Roye sector as RAF pilots reap heavy tolls. An invasion expectation circulates amid Dutch commentary on German morale.
A Petrograd dispatch reported by the Bremen World Zeitung warns that typhus cholera and hunger are sweeping northern Russian provinces. Entire villages face death as famine bites with weekly rations of oats failing to cover basic needs.
Amsterdam dispatch reports former Rowsian commander on the northern front and Gen Teheremisoff, once in command on the Russian northern front, have accepted commands in the Czecho-Slovak army. The report appears in The Rhenische Westohm Zeitung.
A London based United Press report notes an announced strike action to enforce equal pay for men and women. Workers will receive an increase of five shillings per week as part of the push for wage parity.
United Press reports General Russky, missing over a year, has arrived in Vindivostok and offered his services to General Horvats. Russky once commanded the Ruslan armies.
British casualties for the week total 947 percent. The division lists killed 1, wounded 3n0 T45 a2. Men seer. 1586,799 386.
Stockholm reports Germany remains far from starvation or brink of famine for civilians though northern regions like Berlin show food scarcity. Observers note restaurants serving sizable portions without meat cards while farmers produce well. Conditions reportedly improve southward with steady supplies in Marienbad hotels and diverse foods brought by Hungarians.
Washington March allied officials defended casualty reports at a Senate military committee briefing. General March said statements of large overseas American losses are false and that casualty data are released promptly as cables permit. He explained troop transport to France proceeds unchanged and described rapid notification to families, while noting delays in pay for wounded soldiers.
A German press critic argues the day’s events show the supposed victory is misleading. He notes the Allies’ gains on the 10 mile front between the Orme and the Aine and the loss of key terrain, suggesting strategic retreats rather than a decisive triumph.
The entire city fire department went on strike at noon today over wage increase demands. Between seven and eight hundred firefighters are involved, leaving the city without protection as volunteers step in to aid the mayor's response efforts.
Washington inconference today adopted a resolution urging action at the earliest date on the pending federal women suffrage amendment. The measure did not instruct Republican members how to vote.
United Press reports the Washington tariff ship West Snide was not torpedoed in foreign waters on August 18 and had reached port, with the Navy Department informed of the incident.
Secretary Lansing and the Italian ambassador signed a plan governing the drafting and treatment of Americans in Italy and Italians in the United States. The agreement covers duties, protections, and procedures under the new treaty framework.
Liverpool report says two transport stewards were fined 60 dollars each after admitting selling whisky to American soldiers. The case highlights wartime restrictions on alcohol sales to allied troops.
British units drive rapidly across a broad front between the Ancre and Somme, capturing Bray and Recordel-Recourt and Ovillers-la-Boisette as they press toward Bapaume. Thousands of German prisoners pass through rear cages, while Allied aircraft bombard roads and targets, heightening confusion for the German defense.
The report from Mamaroneck New York states Cardinal John M Farley archbishop of New York is in critical but slightly improving condition. Weather notes include partly cloudy tonight with a temperature forecast and a one week outlook from the Washington weather bureau mentioning cooler nights and variable conditions.
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