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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1918
Page
2
A fragmentary report describes an event where a grenade and weapons mishap near West Midlands led to casualties among nine women. Officials recovered parts of the device, and authorities catalogued the artefact as a historic war relic named Viperion.
An unclear OCR fragment outlines an Austrian related notice with references to dates and items. It lists various quantities and items in a compressed, hard-to-read format, indicating a public sale or auction context without clear names or locations. The readable portions suggest a list of lots and measurements but lack full detail.
Interview with Serbian Minister in France describes a large number of Austrian deserters across mountains and forests. He cites morale collapse as Austrians refuse to fight for the Hofburg and Habsburgs, fearing execution and mutiny as war drags on.
Washington report details wartime curtailment of advertising space and printing. The War Industries Board approves limits on daily and Sunday editions, with a 20 percent cut to Sunday papers starting September 1 and broader reductions scaled by circulation. If targets are met by October 1, further curtailments may follow. Authorities cite paper shortages and the war’s paper consumption needs.
Amsterdam report from lieutenant Ranke describes German war correspondence about American patrols. A patrol of ten is ambushed by German fire after misfired explosives and a petrol device. Three wounded Americans are reported. German observers note audacity and casualties on both sides.
Senator Johns of California criticized slow mail transmission in a Washington hearing. He argued unnecessary delays degrade morale and hinder communication between depots and recipients, urging swift reforms in postal service operations and scheduling.
The fragment references preparation and notes by an unspecified source. No clear person, organization, place, date, or event is identifiable, leaving core details unreadable for a precise summary.
A cryptic dispatch from Copenhagen reports an unnamed royal figure denouncing prisemist factions as portroows amid chaotic rhetoric. The fragmentary lines mention age nineteen, political tensions, and foreign press cables, with unclear references to events and figures.
In early notice the United States government under Postmaster General Albert Hintons of Texas took charge of the citys wire and telephone systems on Ave D. A three member committee from the Week Remnantz directs operations. Former Congressman David J Lewis of Arkansas now heads a federal post contract with Burleson and Postmaster General John C. Koons, with Wigiam Lamar serving as solicitor for the exterior department.
A British decoy ship named 96, appearing as a dingy collier, lured a German submarine for a five hour engagement near London's Palace theater district. The submarine attacked, the decoy’s crew sustained wounds and fires were set, but the German sub withdrew as the decoy burned and crew fought off the threat.
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