25 Jul 1918
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1918
Page
1
July 26 report says Germany sacrifices men time and material as Allied offensives disrupt Ludendorff plans. Foch, British, French and American forces press forward while Ludendorff withdraws reserves, aiming to save divisions for future actions.
Rome July 25 report says Valens dictaiteh claimed Austrian detachment abandoned Piet abiilery and flew 26 miles in a single day over Fondican mountains. Many fled, hid, then were hunted. Albanian bandias near sacred sites. French report July 24 notes 800 tanks in counteroffensive.
London reports authoritative word that the entire Sois sons Rheims salient is under allied bombardment and that a tremendous victory is believed imminent.
Frank J. Taylor reports from France that Allied lines indicate the foe still plans to stand. Allied airmen say German reinforcements and fighting positions are being hit while advances and bombardment continue.
Pendleton moves to enforce the curfew ordinance restricting youths under 18 from roaming streets after curfew. City Council member Ralph Polson cites numerous late night disturbances and urges broader enforcement beyond a bell. Chief A L Roberts will apply street privileges rules to prevent unsupervised activity in parks and alleys.
Officials pursue stricter sugar controls after reports of double purchasing. Retailers and consumers face monthly checks via records and ration cards. Violators risk loss of allotments or suspension of supplies as federal and state orders tighten enforcement.
Washington July 45 The Mary Island navy yard built the destroyer Ward in 17 and a half days, claiming a world record for rapid construction. Before the war it took 246 months to build a destroyer.
Amsterdam story reports German official reaction to captured allied prisoners as they claim deception about Genet Food's pine, alleging counter offensive surprise plans and use of tanks under corn cover. Officials say prisoners misled regarding front attacks and Mart employment.
Nora Frans of Hermiston learns of the death of her husband Alfred Frane in Erie Pennsylvania. He was 26, died Friday July 22 1918 while his wife and his mother were with him. Survived by his mother and wife, a Hermiston brother Louis Frans, and sisters Julia Frong and Ailes Lamone Pron in Portland and Calirarning.
London July 26 The British War Cabinet proposes to conscript all 260000 munition workers idle since the 4 strike in Coventry and Birmingham. The move aims to pressure the government to end the stoppage and restore production. Trade unions, after a conference with officials, urged the strikers to return to work.
Signal Corps notes German households show strain as fronts advance. Allied troops report Germans sparing resources, rationing food and water while artillery and infantry press forward. Captured units hint divisions reduced by up to seventy five percent and widespread hunger among prisoners and civilians.
Washington July 25 General Pershing announced 194 eps Valles casualties in action and wounds. The update lists 32 killed in action and 125 seriously wounded. Also released were marine losses: 16 killed in action and 38 severely wounded.
London July 6 Haig announced that last night the enemy attacked south of Villers Bretonneux and breached our front briefly but were driven back by a counter-attack. Later hostile moves near the Somme port were repulsed and prisoners were taken by the British.
Dr Guy L Boyden received from Washington authority appointing him to a first lieutenant post in the Medical Reserve Corps and ordered to report to the hospital at Carag Lewh for duty. He had six months training at Northwestern University and has practiced for four years.
Washington July 25 The president asked Americans to wear a three inch black band with a gold star for each son sacrificed in defense. The national defense council announced the badge must not be printed or commercialized. Names and dates appear in the directive for parents only.
Paris July 25 The Americans push north and northeast of Chateau Thierry along a ten mile front as Germans blow up ammunition and prepare to retreat Oulchy is outflanked Brecy and Bois de Chatelet fall fires rise and a 20 division mass is feared to counterattack French advance nears Chateau Thierry with heavy bombardment Soissons Rheims pocket pressure mounts as German positions crumble
In July 25 dispatches from the Franco American forces describe heavy bombardment of Fere-en-Tardenois, a key railway and highway hub five miles from the battle line, with allied aviators attacking and German resistance stiffening in the Soissons Rheims salient.
The city council discussed funding ten septic tank projects and related street and utility work. Negotiations covered sewer line improvements, paving, and a contract for a Warren connection, with permits and inspections pending approval.
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