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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1918
Page
6
Berlin claims 183 Americans captured as German assault along the Toul sector is repelled. Americans hold main lines, reestablishing French, St Mihiel positions after fierce fighting near Leicheprey and nearby villages. Two German planes shot down by U.S. gunners.
American troops endure heavy bombardment as German forces attack near Setchoprey northwest of Toul. Signal Corps workers repair telegraph lines while ambulance crews aid the wounded. German assault pushes through Leichprey before being driven back. gas shells used, but American artillery resists.
President Wilson publicly opposes the Chamberlain court martial bill as unconstitutional and contrary to espionage laws. He warns it would degrade the United States, while senators push to curb German propaganda and reorganize government departments.
The Supreme Court refused to review the case, effectively upholding lower court rulings that quashed search warrants issued in the FTC packing house investigation. The action centered on papers from Henry Veeder, a Chicago attorney, sought by federal authorities.
Governor Capper at Maryville rally declares disloyal Amieri vans and slackers must leave Kansas. He calls for tips on pro Germanism and slacking the Liberty Loan, vowing action. He cites a German in Kansas worth $160,000 who refused bonds but reportedly subscribed after pressure.
A strong quake hit Hemet and San Jacinto in Riverside County and caused widespread damage. One man, Frank I. Darnell, drowned at Santa Monica while fleeing crowds on a pier. Many buildings, plate glass, and chimneys were damaged across Los Angeles and surrounding areas.
President Wilson approves a readjustment of the aircraft program with one unnamed man given full charge of production. Secretary Baker works on reorganization plans with an announcement due in two or three days, while changes in personnel or the aircraft board are not yet specified.
A mob in Collinsville Oklahoma abducted Henry Reimer Sr after allegations he spoke against the United States. He was removed from officers and hanged from an electric light pole but was cut down before death. His son Henry Reimer Jr a drafted man at Camp Travis is a conscientious objector in the non combatant division and faced intelligence officers. He may be assigned to manual labor without combat duties.
Fair to night and Tuesday with warmer conditions tonight. In San Antonio and vicinity expect clear skies, temperatures around the upper forties, and light southern winds. Chicago and New York see partly cloudy to cloudy conditions with cooler nights and several chances of rain Tuesday.
Amsterdam April 2 At the war front hospitals monasteries convents and private homes overflow with wounded Germans as forces retreat. The Vetegraat correspondent reports that forty ambulance trains entered Brussels north station daily last week many of these trains are cattle trains.
A bomb containing five pounds of dynamite was found in the doorway of the four story Life Publishing Co. building on West Thirty-first Street, weighed twelve pounds total, wrapped in a Philadelphia newspaper dated April 2, and deemed highly dangerous by inspector Owen Wagan of the bureau of combustibles.
Allied forces on the British front enjoy a quiet Sunday after days of pressure. French reinforcements bolster the southern line as Clemenceau praises British defense and reviews a battle-worn division. Fighting continues in small actions with artillery and attempted German thrusts repulsed near Ypres and Armes Oe.
Cash M. Gay former sheriff of Sequoyah County Oklahoma twice held the rank of high private in the quartermaster detachment of the Ninetieth Division is returning to Sequoyah County to begin a second campaign for sheriff. He had sought draft exemption citing dependents but was opposed by the local board and officers at Camp Travis. A Washington appeal granted him release and he says he will run for sheriff if his home county opposes him.
Washington reports that about half of the three billion third Liberty Loan remains to be subscribed as the drive enters its final working days. Washington state is said to have ceded its quota with Oregon over a new regional record and Missouri near the top. rail workers nationwide contribute heavily as President Wilson designates a Liberty Day. Premier Clemenceau praises railroad workers for moving troops and twenty men receive military medals.
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