24 May 1918
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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1918
Page
1
German air raids onBritish hospitals behind the lines killed and wounded hundreds including several sisters and other nurses. Four squadrons dropped bombs, causing massive cratered grounds and dangerous shrapnel. One sister died and others were seriously injured while tending wounded soldiers.
In Peoria attorney defense presented expert testimony in the Edgar A. Strause murder trial. Local surgeons Dr J Ho Sloan and Dr R H Hanna autopsied Berne Mead and testified the wounded man with bullet holes in the temple and hip would live only minutes. defense aimed to rest by Saturday with rebuttal by Monday night.
WASTLINGTON May 24 The war department reports three American privates as prisoners in Germany Edward J Doherty Newton Center Massachusetts Carl Holst 1258 Commonwealth Ave Boston and James N Muldigan 17 Upland Road Brighton Massachusetts None of the men was wounded The names were received through British postal censorship and given to Ambassador Page in London The camp name was not given
Baton Rouge Louisiana state senate defeated a ratification resolution 20 to 20 after the house had approved 70 to 44. Ten states have ratified the federal prohibition constitutional amendment. Louisiana became the first state to reject the measure in a tied vote.
Washington May 24 Every man of draft age must work or fight after July 1 under a sweeping amendment to the selective service proposed by Provost Marshal General Crowder. The order targets all registrants in non useful occupations and authorizes local boards to reclassify them, directing a new job or immediate military service if they refuse. The list covers waiters bartenders ushers hotel and club attendants and other service workers plus domestics and store clerks with no deferred dependents protection.
In France on May 23, American sectors remained unusually quiet with only 35 German shells on the Toul front and no enemy air activity. A falling barometer reduced aerial operations while private Quincy dispatches claimed a major battle, heavy casualties, breaches, and prisoners, but no official confirmation reached The Whig by 2:30 AM.
A. Mitchell Palmer the alien property custodian announced the seizure of seven corporations in Massachusetts described as principal American suppliers to Germany for cotton. Five firms are attributed to Wolfe & Sons, a leading cotton house, with holdings totaling nearly four million dollars.
May 4 Indianapolis reports improvement in former Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks who remains ill at his home. Local doctors say his condition shows gradual progress though he remains under care.
War office statement says three American airplanes were brought down on the Lys battlefield Wednesday amid renewed Allied attacks on the Avre western bank. It notes increased artillery activity in the Kemmel region and French activity on the Avre bank with repulsed enemy advances and captured prisoners. Bombs hit large enemy munition depots near Abbeville and Paris.
The Chinese News agency issued a statement about the China Japan military agreement. It states that post peace between Russian Maximalists and the enemy, Japan and China fear German influence and therefore require a definite joint defense arrangement. It covers military movement in Siberia and Manchuria and excludes other matters.
Kansas City May 24 Mrs Rose Pastor Stokes was found guilty by a federal jury on all three counts of the espionage act indictment. Judge Van Valkenburg postponed sentencing to June 1 pending a motion for a new trial while Stokes remains free on bond. The defense argued the term government referred to the administration. the government said the aim was to spread propaganda and hinder war efforts. The offense carries up to $10,000 fine or two years per count.
Washington May 24 Lieut Katz an American pilot was killed accidentally within American lines. Section B R notes Lieut Kurtz fell inside our lines and was killed in what appears to be an accident. Both pilots serving in the air service.
Four squadrons of Hun airplanes attack British hospitals behind the lines in France. Nurses and nuns are killed or maimed tending the wounded. General Crowder orders that all draft-age men must work or fight, suspending many deferments. Secretary Baker asks Congress for broad power to call up troops as fast as trained and ready, with the House military committee backing the request.
In France May 23, 37 German planes were destroyed and 60 forced to land damaged within their lines. Eight captive balloons fell to French aviators as Allied squadrillas, including American and Italian units, fought 105 aerial combats from May 15 to May 18. Bombing sorties totaled 160 tons, with 135 tons by night.
Katherine Stinson, flying government mail from Chicago to New York, damaged her aircraft on landing near Binghamton, but uninjured. She set distance and endurance records, covering 753 miles in ten hours and surpassing Ruth Law’s prior marks, before seeking repairs and planning to resume toward New York.
Ambassador Sharp reported to the state department from Paris that exploits of American aviators and soldiers in trench skirmishes have earned them an undeniable reputation for courage and resourcefulness. French press references praise fraternal relations between French and English troops and American soldiers now serving with them.
Edwardsville May 24 Examination of talesmen in the trial of 11 men charged with the lynching of Robert Paul Prager, alleged German spy, at Collinsville April 5, was continued without progress. The list of jurors accepted remains eight after screening 580 veniremen.
Washington May 24 Gen Crowder expands the draft regime to require any draft age man to work or fight. Secretary Baker asks Congress to authorize calling all draft age men who can be trained, with a 3 million man army provision and funds for up to 4 million in ordnance costs. The House committee advances the measure, eyeing a total near 9.57 million dollars in appropriations and potential 5 million in recruitment.
German preparations for a resumption of the great offensive along the western front are reported completed and the Teuton legions await the command to strike from the lines they recoiled from in earlier operations. Allied leaders expect a blow in a few days as artillery and air forces show activity on both sides. American airmen reportedly engaged on the Lys, with three American planes said down, while German raids near Paris caused limited damage. Sharp fighting continues along several sectors.
Washington May 24 Congress was asked by Secretary Baker for unlimited authority to raise an army by draft. The House military committee unanimously adopted the recommendation to extend presidential power to call out and train as many men as needed for the war, with no change to draft ages. The amendment would allow yearly drafting up to the maximum needed until victory.
On the Italian front, combats are minor. Austria shows little relief from critical conditions. Prague faces renewed disorders with anti German songs and cheers for Wilson. In Kiev serious fighting erupts between Skoropauski and Rada loyalists. Skoropauki is reportedly wounded.
Springfield May 24. Bar ney Cohen head of Illinois department of labor voiced approval of Provost Marshal General Crowder s draft regulation amendments aimed at idlers gamblers and similar types but said the rule is more drastic than necessary for current conditions He argued that if all idlers were employed there would be enough workers for industry and agriculture and that men should not be deprived of clerical and service jobs such as store clerks elevator operators and waiters.
Miss Cora Sorensen drowned in the Kankakee River when a canoe capsized near the city. Three companions Lawrence Bradley Lionel Diamonds and Miss Jeanette Broulette escaped, attempting to reach shore after Miss Sorensen sank. Her body was recovered about two hours later.
LONDON May 24 General nerheim former chief of the Finnish White Guard has resigned. The resignation follows a plan by Finnish conservatives to invade the Russian province of Karelia, according to a Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen.
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