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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1918
Page
8
In France Allied forces including American and French troops push along the Juvigny Plateau north of Soissons. German General von Schwerin orders heavy artillery and machine gun fire to halt advances, with tanks aiding the American assault and a tense, close-range artillery duel shaping the battle.
Wichita Falls Texas reports two pilots killed when their aircraft fell two thousand feet during a training flight at Call Field this morning. Cadet Babcock, 27, son of Brigadier General Babcock, was learning acrobatics. Lt McGriffin, 28, from Fresno, California, was married, his wife at the field.
London reports Admiral von Hintze will address the Diet on Monday as Hertling returns from headquarters. Dispatches claim German public opinion is shifting toward a peace effort, with articles in Reining Tageblatt cited as supporting a potential Belgian liberation declaration. Emperor William visits King Ferdinand at Bad Neuheim for royal treatment.
The Hague August 20 Queen Wilhelmina asked Jonkheer G J M Ruijs de Beerenbrouck to form a cabinet and he is considering the proposal The Daily Mail reports the new Dutch premier will be Ruijs de Beerenbrouck a Roman Catholic and the queen's commissioner for Limbourg He is 76 years old.
Washington reports the largest government moonshine raid to date. In eight weeks or more, 486 stills were seized, 200 moonshiners arrested, five outlaws killed, and multiple lawmen wounded across Tennessee Alabama Georgia Florida North Carolina and South Carolina.
Atmospheric conditions suggest chances of showers across the region as a barometric trough persists over the northwest and southeast. A weather bureau note warns rain may occur anytime if current patterns hold. Washington reports a record daily war expense of 156 million dollars with large foreign allocations and other minor costs.
Madrid reports a cabinet meeting this afternoon to tackle economic problems and the budget, while public concern grows over the international crisis. Count Romanones says there is no alarm, and ministers seek to calm the population as diplomatic strains with Germany over sinking Spanish ships persist.
Chicago Illinois August 20—Federal participation directs colleges in the middle west to aid the war. Colleges and universities will send representatives to Fort Sheridan for a conference with army chiefs. Any boy aged five or older meeting physical or mental requirements may attend college with tuition and subsistence paid by the government. Curricula are to be militarized and aim to identify youths suitable to training as officers.
London witnesses a Metropolitan Police strike amid the war, with volunteers and special constables taking on duties. Union leaders report about a thousand officers on strike, while the dispute centers on wage increases union recognition and reinstatement of a discharged constable.
The San Antonio Light announces exclusive rights with Chicago Daily News and New York World for its foreign cable and war service. The combined service includes Associated Press London Times New York Times New York World Chicago Daily News and more, offering unmatched global coverage from Australia to Greenland.
War dispatch from August 30 describes Australian and Welsh units under pressure along the Somme front north of Arras. German forces retreating under heavy Allied pressure from Bapaume to Thiepval amid fierce bombardments and ground gains by British and French troops.
British forces push east and southeast of Arras breaking the Hindenburg line. Bullecourt and Hendecourt le Cagnicourt fall, Riencourt and Combles captured as French and Canadians widen the breach southeast of Arras. Drocourt-Queant line within striking distance amid reports of German withdrawals along the Lys and Somme fronts.
By the Associated Press Haig's troops report captured Bianches on the Somme south bank near Peronne and entered Les Boeufs while patrolling Morval and advancing east from Bapaume. Advances north of Lens and crossing the Somme east bank are noted as German retreat signals spread along the front. About 300 prisoners were taken in operations concluded this morning.
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