11 Jul 1918
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1918
Page
1
In Stockholm dated July 11 Ukraine-wide upheaval is noted as German reinforcements of about 420,000 are claimed to be diverted. Peasants rally along trench lines defending their territory amid reports of widespread revolt and unsettled western front delays.
London July 11 British forces advanced improving positions east of Villers Bretonneux and near Moricourt and Festubert in Flanders. Australians and Americans advanced July 4 and captured prisoners and a machine gun during night operations.
Washington report notes 69 sailors and Marines lost or wounded. The daily tally lists 19 killed in action, four died of wounds, 18 wounded severely, and 95 total. The casualty totals include 16 dead, 24 wounded and 20 in action for Iron Division units.
Shreveport La July 11 Its soldiers were injured when four coaches of the Vicksburg Shreveport Pacific train returning troops from Camp Bowie Texas overturned seventeen miles distant in the morning. The wreck is blamed on a spreading mile. Two relief trains carry doctors and wrecking crews. MUD RAAT RENEWED OP RMNMAGEN July 11 New reports say Alexis and the former pareviteh have been murdered. A Bolshevik soldier reportedly threw a bomb.
Norborne Berkeley has been appointed local examiner for the government employment service. The Milner and Nin office opens at once at 614 Main Street Charler Curtain with chief clerk Joon Heehoe. The service connects workers with employers and offers free help to job seekers and employers.
Allied forces including Italians with French and Albanian units, plus British naval support, push north across most of Albania. Dispatches report a threat to the Bulgarian right wing near Monastir and a 60 mile front from the Adriatic toward the Devoli river, in a major wartime offensive.
Pains July 11 The French have enlarged gains between the Ajené and Martie taking Carey wil lace. It is officially stated. They captured Of prinmers The French took the Carey station and Cable and Paul farm. Two falls near Milson Champigne and Mount Simsom noted Jt prisoners.
An obscure wartime debate shows senators delaying prohibition actions to avoid triggering liquor obligations and harming public finances. Critics warn that sudden withdrawal of wartime controls could hurt banks and tax revenues while delaying policy.
Major John Purtoy Mitchel is laid to rest today as thousands gather in New Turk to honor his service. The funeral processional follows Theodore Roosevelt who leads the march in a display of national respect and ceremony.
A man pursued for four years by his wife and war authorities under STICAG was freed yesterday after declaring he would join a new army. The case involved a wife with children and a lengthy wartime pursuit, with about 26,000 miles referenced in the declaration.
Paris letters from 1918 reveal Madame Widow Ge L Bridlault thanking Pendleton Phoenix Club members for adopting her son George. She describes wartime hardships from torpedoing to nightly bombing while expressing gratitude and sending a photo when possible.
In the Bronx on Monday, residents fled to cellars when an air raid whistle blew signaling the threat of German planes. Women sheltered children while nearby buildings emptied as fear ran high during the alert.
A longshoreman Rev J M Germani an stood 11 hours bearing witness to a vast Fourth of July parade in New York as letters from Mr Germell an arrived in East Cretonian. The report details people, canteens, and military transport plans as the war effort expands with training and mobilization across states.
President Wilson vetoed a bill to place railway management under government control. He argued the measure would create unfair advantages and push the government into direct control of all lines, while promising not to harm private interests or communities served.
Three people die in a freight wreck along the Estacada line of the Verfland Roadway near the River Deets. The report gives no clear explanation of the cause. The sensational details appear garbled and include stray technic terms and names.
Two carloads of new wheat, the first from Umatilla county this year, are being shipped from Old Fastland by H W Colla. The wheat comes from J J Reefer’s farm and weighs forty fold. Boxlands is loading to lay by. M Thompson oversees the shipment, which proceeds ahead of schedule as harvesting begins this year.
Londos reports from July 11 that Geddes of the Admiralty says submarines are now under new control as fewer are operating than before. The depth charge has transformed hunter boats into the hunted, signaling a shift in anti submarine warfare.
London July 21 Major Mc Cudden Britain's champion aviator was killed when his machine fell from a low altitude It was announced today He had won ether 54 victory credits and held multiple aviation records
Mixed dispatch from Amsterdam and Berlin reports Bolshevik and revolutionary factions clashing in Moscow and Berlin with barricades and defensive standoffs. Warnings of arrests and leadership changes circulate as rumors of a German retirements surface amid ongoing street confrontations.
A fragmented July 1 wartime note claims Allied forces engaged near Archangel with troops taking positions and capturing officers. Military units and formations are referenced with arrests among officers, reflecting tense operations and the ongoing military activity in the region.
War dispatches describe Albanian forces retreating toward the Skhumba river while Austrian and Hungarian units push toward Monastir and the Adriatic corridor. The advance could ease troop movements into southern Serbia, with Italian and Allied actions and revolts shaping the wider Balkan theatre. An official report from July 11 notes a repelled enemy assault at Canove on the Asiago plateau and heavy artillery in the Brenta valley.
July 11 Paola Kansas bandits halted the Texas Special passenger train, firing from the ceiling and forcing crew to dismount before robbing the express car. About 260 officers and armed citizens surrounded a wood ten miles south as a battle raged. some train crew and passengers were wounded. Loot extent undetermined.
Copenhagen July 11 A Norwegian destroyer recaptured a steamer off Nicor as it was being taken to the German coast. The destroyer pursued the vessel and overtook it, returning it to a Norwegian port.
Ukrainian delegate sparked a lively scene at the Pan Soviet Moscow conference by denouncing German domination and Bolshevik tyranny. Mirbach urged German officers to withdraw from Ukraine as delegates condemned a red offensive and called for resistance amid the tense gathering.
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