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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1918
Page
2
The Browning machine gun test shows its potential for synchronized firing with tractor aircraft propellers through mechanical or hydraulic transmission. British officers train U S troops in gas defense while London crowds embrace American baseball as soldiers educate locals.
Edward W. Pickard reviews Allied and American actions on the Marne front. He credits American machine gunners and engineers with halting German assaults near Chateau Thierry, praises US troops for holding bridgeheads, and notes high Allied morale despite heavy losses. He warns of future submarine raids and urges continued wartime mobilization and food conservation nationwide. He also reports on global fronts from Versailles to Palestine and the U-boat scare, urging unity and production.
Washington issues an amendment to the selective service rules. The draft order alters dependency grounds for marriage and age groups since 1917, retroactively affecting deferment claims. Children born or unborn by June 9 1918 preserve eligibility for Class 2, with proof required.
The text argues that German plans aim to renew the main thrust toward Amiens and the channel coast to split Allied forces and force attacks on the British army. Officers believe the Paris drives are feints to weaken the Amiens front before a final push.
San Antonio Tex Lieutenant Pat O'Brien of the British Royal Flying Corps survived a battle with four German planes and was taken prisoner He leaped from a moving train wandered two months through enemy territory and reached Holland He suffers a broken nose from a second crash while aiding a student at Kelly Field
St Paul Minnesota reports that officials of the United Mine Workers predict a greater coal shortage next winter than this one. The warning follows a resolution asking the AFL to aid in securing coal for the New England district, debated at the federation convention.
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