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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1918
Page
2
Paris reports Allied forces push German troops back toward the Vesle after severing the western gate of retreat from the Marne. Goussancourt captured. French produce control of heights west of the river, threatening a broader German withdrawal beyond Vesle. Officials call the situation a turning point of the summer campaign and possibly the war.
Allied forces push along a broad front from the Vesle to the Aisne with advances at Bazoches and Viller-en-Tardenois. German lines along Pere and Sergy tighten as French British American troops gain ground south and east, while a Turkish front sees raids. Front reports praise turning point progress and encirclements as heavy fighting continues with hundreds of prisoners and renewed air activity.
Allied forces report Thursday progress along the Siste-Marne front as American units advance to the northern edge of the Mentniere forest, despite German heavy artillery and reinforced positions. Aviators note German reinforcements including tanks and continued resistance while forests teem with troops. fighting extends near Clammy, Sergy, and north of Cierges with stubborn entrenchments and barbed wire remaining.
Sergeant Adrian Duff and Lieutenant Jack Cooper of the Signal Corps photographed the front. They carried only cameras and an empty German pistol later used to help convince captives. Six enemy soldiers were rounded up by American troops amid shell damage near a camouflaged machine gun position.
The testimony centers on Bruhn denying a fraud attempt linked to tax filings. Adour and Adotte describe pressures, possible charge-offs, and conversations with revenue agents. The brewing association figures, including CLI Priest, are noted as under indictment, with a trial date set for next Monday.
The Washington casualty list for Aug 2 reports 425 died of wounds 1265 wounded in action and 22 aviators listed with a total of Bas. Named casualties include Private Clarence White Mountain Home Ark died of wounds Private Pedro ditucero El Paso Tex died from accident and Private Leon Giller Heagimont Be... Ack died of disease Savannah Tex and other listed origins. The note also mentions inquiries about voting and homecomings with fragments of personal messages.
Washington August 2 The War Department orders several officers back from France to command brigades in twelve new divisions announced by General Marek chief of staff. Brigadier General Cornelius Vanderbilt is to Crump Lewis Washington as part of the training program. If six additional divisions are formed monthly, a steady stream of experienced officers will return to train new contingents.
Sergeant Harry Morton Waite 29 died from injuries after a motorcycle wreck at Fort McKinley Philippine Islands on June 1. His burial is planned in San Antonio in early August. Waite, native of Bellefonte Pennsylvania, enlisted at Fort Sheridan 13 years ago and served in Texas during the Mexican trouble in 1915 when he married Lia May Rogers of Houston. Survived by wife, his parents, two sisters, seven brothers, all of Bellefonte. Funeral in San Antonio with interment at National Cemetery. Services listed by Porter Loring Funeral Director and local undertakers.
An aviator Robin J. Gindwell of West Hat ii was killed near Dallas after his plane caught fire at about 2000 feet. He leaped from the aircraft to avoid the blaze and died on impact. The pilot had been stationed at Love Field for about a month.
Kaiser’s Augsburg dispatch claims Emperor William praises four years of hard struggle and German leadership. He lauds national unity, leaders, and the army, thanking officials, communities, and women for wartime support and faithful effort under difficult conditions.
Press dispatches report that Gen John J. Pershing and generals Bliss and Weyton were awarded high European orders. The piece explains knighthood versus peerage, noting eight English orders and historical context, with reflections on U.S. acceptance of foreign honors and the evolving role of titles in a republic.
The article quotes a German proclamation claiming submarines are attacking and sinking ships, while U S officials note reductions in sinkings but warn submarines remain a continuing threat. The piece also includes disjointed, graphic wartime chatter and stray remarks from a chaotic page.
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