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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1918
Page
6
AP reports on the Aiane-Marne front as German forces retreat northward with heavy losses in killed, wounded, and prisoners. Allies seize vast depots near Fere en Tardenois, destroy supplies, and press through bombed towns while Germans destroy depots and lay traps.
A Philadelphia Public Ledger correspondent describes American troops under fire on August 4 near Le Monely Charmery and Coulenges. He details German positions, a machine gun transfer, and the advancing U S forces moving through green valleys toward nearby villages amid artillery barrages.
Washington announces a manpower bill extending the selective service act to men aged 18 to 45. Crowder urges September 5 registration and weekly youth registration to meet calls, with Senate committee hearings and rapid passage anticipated.
San Antonio and nearby: tonight and Tuesday fair with highs near 96 and light to gentle southerly winds. East Texas: generally fair with continued high temperatures. St Louis: 12 mile. south wind, low in last 24 hours. Chicago: 74 clear, 4 mile from the marth. Kansas City: 85 clear, 20 mile from the south. low around 83. New York: 72 cloudy, southwest wind. last 24 hours low 66. Washington: cloudy, southwest wind. 24 hour low not specified.
In Philadelphia Aug 5 the Quisteowelk cargo ship of 14000 tons slid into the Delaware River waters at the Hog Island yard with President Wilson Mrs Wilson and thousands of workers watching. It was hailed as a milestone in wartime shipbuilding and the start of a projected wave of vessel launches as part of replacing lost tonnage.
Federal Court in Austin postponed the case of C. T. Priest, vice president of the San Antonio Brewing Association, charged with falsifying income tax returns. The delay follows illness of Otto Wahrmund, a principal witness from San Antonio, with three physicians saying he is very sick and cannot attend. The indictment cites a $64,000 improper deduction. other related cases against Lone Star Brewing and Lone Star Brewing Action figures were dismissed or unresolved.
The Mobile weather bureau warns of a tropical disturbance south of Grand Cayman moving toward Yuet fan Channel with an approaching hurricane feared.
Complete returns from Mexico City show a sweeping victory for National Liberal party candidates for senators and deputies with scattered state figures indicating a broad success. Also reported is Second Lieutenant Coppens achieving his twenty second air victory after a balloon loss near Zonnebeke. Paris reports renewed long range bombardment of the Var region.
Washington Aug 5 Casualties among American troops in heavy fighting since July 15 are being listed by General Pershing. More than 400 names appeared, with 20 percent killed, 87 died of wounds, 448 wounded, 38 seriously, and 1, Lou degree undetermined. Three listed as missing. Marine list added ten names with nine killed in action and one died of wounds. States represented across 46, with Arizona and Delaware absent. Total two day casualty count about 1000 across army and marine lists. two day total 1002 after additional public release. Southerners among the killed include Private George St Anderson Ardiveve Oklahoma and others from Oklahoma and Texas.
Allied forces press south of the Vesle after heavy fighting near Muizon and Champigny. French patrols cross the Vesle at Bazoches and Jonchery while Fismes falls to American troops. German guards suffer severe losses as Prussian and Bavarian units are driven back along both river banks.
Plans for a stand emerge as German retreat from the Somme area slows. Vesle advances near Rheims raise questions about northward moves while French and American actions press along the Vesle and in Picardy east of Amiens. Heavy artillery and strategic positioning are expected as both sides maneuver along the Aisne front.
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