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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
2
Historical logs recount British tramp ships fending off U-boat attacks in rough seas from mid March to mid April. Skippers and crews, including engineers below deck, repelled shellfire, launched counter fire, and escaped with cargo intact after dramatic gun actions and smoke screens aboard at sea.
An article argues Germany should resettle returning soldiers on land through village based colonies. It outlines four settlement classes, land sizes up to 60 acres, and financing from war profits. A second piece warns revolution may follow the war as the proletariat grows restless.
A two headed calf born on Matt Leet’s farm near Man Claire Wis remains alive. Each head has formed mouths, two eyes and two noses, but shares two ears with one ear on the outer side.
The Austrian losses exceed 120000 as Italian British and French forces hold the line from Asiago to the Piave. Rebels regain ground along the Piave while rains push the river over its banks. Austrians renew assaults on the Montello plateau as supplies and reinforcements strain under pressure.
Washington reports the British air council intends to establish a U S to Europe air link to marshal full airpower against Germany. Plans call for an initial transatlantic flight in late summer or autumn with British and American pilots aboard, using English machines with fuel for about 40 hours.
Washington reports Provost Marshal General Crowder issues draft rules clarifying the work or fight order. After July 1 all men of draft age must take productive employment or join the army, regardless of current classification.
Masters of two Swedish ships at an Atlantic port obtained federal permits to load coal for their return voyage to United States ports, signaling an acute food shortage in Sweden and the need for supplies for the ships departing the port.
Italian headquarters in northern Italy report doubt that Austrians will renew attack soon. Officials expect concentration of efforts this time rather than a broad frontal push as they did previously following the German plan.
General Foch argues in The Field that battles are won by decisive offensive attack, not mere defense. He stresses massed reserves, surprise, speed, and a plan to unleash a final blow to overthrow the enemy and secure victory.
In Seymour a girl prays for Boston to be Maine’s capital after a school exam. Superintendent Thomas A. Mott notes the child’s mix up shows how belief and error shape storytime humor. The tale appeared in the Indianapolis News.
A Belgium royal visit described with the queen's daily hospital rounds and morale boosting for wounded at the front. She inspires soldiers and has even set up a symphony orchestra for their entertainment. A Petit Parisien reporter cites Paul Ginisty noting 600 war refugee children at a front school with gas masks at each bed and age guided dormitory routines.
Food administrator William Elliott reports a Hoover telegram urging reduced beef consumption. Americans should substitute pork products for beef, with strict weekly limits on households and public eating places through September 15 to support army needs.
General French of the Artillery Replacement Depot at Camp Jackson may use Col Boyden Nims pond as a soldiers recreation site for bathing and fishing this summer. Nims also offers a pumping plant from Gill Creek and pipeline right of way to the camp as part of water plant expansion. He bought the property to create a community recreation park, a plan abandoned with war developments.
The Cedar Springs commencement exercises of the South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind centered on patriotism. The school band opened with Over There and the theme echoed through decorations and children's recitations.
Developments in the disappearance of Capt. James H. Bowen commander of Company A Fifty-fourth Pioneer Infantry show his accounts audited revealing a shortfall of about $550. The case draws attention in Spartanburg as investigators review the missing officer.
Special from Washington Senator B R Tillman appeared at the capitol with his head fully bandaged and explained he was not a wartime casualty or railroad wreck but that only his head touched the chair as he attempted to sit in his apartment chair.
Lancaster County Sheriff John P. Hunter, age 62, eagerly seeks active duty in France. A letter from Mr. Stevenson and an adjutant general note his age precludes immediate service, though both commend his patriotism.
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