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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1918
Page
2
Readable items describe the revived balloon and parachute program with observers and pilots in wartime service. It covers inflation of balloons, observer duties, parachute jumps for safety, and anecdotal scenes of air exploration amid broader war labor efforts and provisioning.
The American First army under General Pershing begins a large offensive near the St Mihiel salient southeast of Verdun with French support. Tanks and artillery smash German defenses as U S aviators attack supply centers and wire, driving to seize villages and threaten Metz.
President Wilson proclaims October 12 1918 Liberty Day to honor the discovery of America and to spur support for the fourth Liberty Loan. The document directs commemorations nationwide and allows federal employees to be excused for the day.
General Allenby’s British forces with French and Arab units pierced a 16 mile front in Palestine, reaching 12 miles deep, taking 3,000 prisoners. Coastal naval gunfire cleared roads as allies seized railway hubs and large war material, signaling a major Ottoman setback and rout from Jordan to the Mediterranean.
Czecho-Slovak forces from the west and from Vladivostok converge at Irkutsk after linking at Tokita. They prepare to advance to aid Czecho-Slovaks in European Russia. Command will be led by General Galda with expectations of quick results.
British report heavy German casualties at St Quentin where fighting has calmed. The sixth Brandenburg division suffered severe losses while Holnon and Lempire villages were cleared of remaining German pockets.
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