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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1918
Page
1
Allied diplomats say the Moscow government declared war defensively rather than offensively, amid a tense Archangel incident where Allied air operations prompted bolshevik withdrawals and arrests were later released as a protective measure. The report notes a rapid sequence of events through August involving consular actions and regional upheaval.
Aug A w arted report says Franco British forces attack in Picardy while German counterattacks near Aisne Vesle are repulsed. Americans gain slight ground with heavy shelling as German assaults are beaten back in hand to hand fighting. Rain has ceased, roads dry, and trenches hold firm along the Veale line where observers note entrenched German dugouts. One American sergeant’s body is found stripped of identification after being missing since July 15.
Allies report Archangel captured yesterday as they press along the railway toward Vologda. Fighting centers shift to Aretic Mukila and the Murman railway linking Petrograd to the country with Kola as the sole winter port. German and Finnish movements threatening the Gulf of Pinkind area spur war-time mobilization and strategic redeployments.
Farmers may swap wheat for white flour at mills through October 1, 1918 under a Food Administration rule. A certificate must show the grower produced the grain and will not sell or transfer flour beyond monthly allowances. Each person’s share for the family is limited and substitutions may be required.
In Albany Oregon a carrier pigeon died after delivering a strange note. Investigators say the message read Ten-z-3-n-r-ll-w and was attached to the bird with olive drab string. The paper and string suggest an army uniform origin. The bird carried a note paper fragment and a California origin tag not found in Oregon. Authorities note the bird refused food and water before dying.
Umatilla County to donate 1980 to the Salvation Army as part of a national war relief drive. State executive committee approval received. campaign run Sept 60s with Patented Service League arranging the telephoning and fund collection. Arm y capacity funds allocated to overseas and home war work. drive costs limited to a small percent.
A limited number of legal booklets from the Creton State Council of Defence were received by the county Patriotic Service League. The pamphlets cover soldier and sailor laws, draft procedures, insurances, family allowances, compensation, and other statutes protecting service members. One man had already registered by applying at the office of the Secretary.
Washington reports five hundred twenty casualties announced today in a terse bulletin. Paris dispatches note ongoing conflict developments and expected reinforcement plans as the war widens.
British and French under Haig push into the Monte Didier sector near the Paris Amiens line. Heavy shelling and advancing infantry force German retreat, with several officers captured and trains along the Chaulnes bridgehead disrupted. Traffic hampered as supplies struggle to move past the contested junction.
The French war offices announce no change on the latest offensive front as operations pause amid uncertain gains and continued artillery duels. Authorities caution that interim reports reflect ongoing but stalled combat activity.
British forces push two miles on an eight mile front in Flanders advancing five villages. In Picardy Morlancourt fell and British cavalry reached Chaulnes Junction unofficially, suggesting further gains and a total penetration beyond twelve miles. Rosieres and Liberonen threaten Chaulnes as progress near Foucaucourt may menace Peronne from the south.
Aug 9 reports 14,000 prisoners captured with total POWs exceeding 20,000 as British armies press a German drive. Descriptions note German divisions identified and ongoing aerial bombardment and artillery actions across the Somme region with planes and bombers attacking troop lines.
Erie General Wil liam A Mann U S A Eastern Department commander and former Rainbow division chief of staff has been retired at age 64. A Went Point graduate, he served as militia chief and later major general, led the division, and returned to the United States for medical disability.
The article discusses when streams in Umatilla County are navigable and thus subject to public right of fishing and passage. It cites legal opinions and cases on boundaries between state ownership of beds and riparian private rights, noting the Umatilla and Walla Walla rivers as likely navigable, while other creeks may depend on size and season.
The readable fragments describe enemy suffering losses in a chaotic note. Names and details are unreadable, but the tone implies heavy casualties and destruction reported in a wartime context.
Aug 6 report says most areas between Amiens Vermand and Amiens Royer roads stay in Allied hands. Allies claim enemy evacuating forward positions with a line from the Tawe to Bourne rivers and eight mile average depth. In the British sector near the Shiply spur, heavy fighting continues as gains hold and retreating forces are cut off with prisoners taken. Bridges at Peronne and Bethehets destroyed.
Tokyo says Japan will not change its position on intervention but will limit activities in Siberia. Officials state cooperation with the United States and Czech-Slovak authorities may bolster ties, while timing for withdrawal remains unclear.
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