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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1918
Page
1
A damaged wartime note reports Canadian fliers sunk by Shinissinc forces, a hospital ship 8 miles southwest of the British coast, and a Tevton submarine. It mentions 25 men carried and 24 survivors, with more details unclear.
News notes heavy fighting across Europe with higher German activity on the western line and renewed pressure in Italy. Reports mention Allied raids, American units under strain near Chateau Thierry, and Italian front actions near Monte Grappa as forces maneuver for decisive moves.
British positions in France faced intensified artillery fire Saturday night and Sunday as German forces massed for a major blow. Field Marshal von Hindenburg arranged reserve strength to strike any section, while air forces on both sides carried out extensive bombing and reconnaissance amid escalating tension along the line.
Article discusses expected German countermeasures after Allied troop movements near the Marne. June date given with references to Chateau Thierry and growing artillery and air activity. Contains partial, damaged text about armored forces and troop concentrations.
Lieutenant William de Ravenall Jr. of Washington DC and Corporal Danome Danging of Cresco Indiana died when their airplane fell in flames near Hicks Field Hangars north of the airfield. The crash occurred at about 10 o clock Sunday. cause unknown. Ravenall was the first student at Hicks Field to receive an aviation instruction order. Their bodies were recovered badly burned from the wreckage.
London dispatch quotes German sources claiming Hindenburg opposes Von Kuhlmann’s retirement and allies with the Crown Prince against perceived old headquarters divisions. Corroborating notes cite unrest in Germany with public temper fraying and troops mobilized near major cities amid fear of upheaval if Austria acts.
Washington July 1 A unfavorable report on Garabed T K Girngosran s mysterious engine was submitted to the Interior Department by the committee of chemists who tested the device at Lieson Saturday with Concess approval. They found the inventor s claims unsound and said the devices were not operative or capable of freeing energy.
A state of war has been proclaimed in Archangel province extending from the Ural to Finland. It includes Archangel and Murmansk ports, the Arctic Ocean outlets for Russia, the region where allied forces once landed to guard the Murmansk railway. Grand Duke Michael calls on the people to overthrow the government.
A Moscow dispatch reports Archangel in a declared state of war with Allied and American naval forces guarding the rail from Kola southward. The region contains acres of military supplies including locomotives cannons clothing and provisions. The Bolshevik martial law fears escalate as Germans seek control or transfer of these resources via Finnish White guards.
A Moscow telegram reports the Bolshevik government surrendered much of the Russian Black Sea fleet to Germany after Sebastopol fell. Remaining ships were blown up by their crews. Germany promised safe return after peace. Prime Minister Tucherin announced the deal as German troops halted near Novo Rossysk.
London reports Grand Duke Michael issued a manifesto urging Russians to overthrow the Bolshevik government. The text calls for amnesty for patriots and vows to restore Russia through dissolution of the constituent assembly and removal of the Bolshevik regime.
President Wilson vetoed the legislation extending government clerks work from seven to eight hours daily. He cited wartime labor protections and urged avoiding changes that burden workers, noting federal staff had shouldered extra tasks without complaint and that the House effort to pass the measure failed 205 to ?
Federal and state laws banning idleness go into effect forcing sweeps on Broadway. Detectives and subpoenas target men in nonessential work as restaurants and cabarets face inspections. Officials estimate 25,000 nonessential workers reside in the city with a 10,000 idle rich listed by the district attorney.
Washington July 1 Vice Admiral Sims reports to Secretary Daniels that a European sea plane powered by the Liberty motor showed superior climbing and carrying qualities. Fourteen destroyers will be launched from American yards July 4 to mark Independence Day alongside Eagle boats, reflecting the navy tonnage allocated for the celebration.
President Wilson urges Congress to empower the national government to seize and operate telegraph and telephone networks amid an impending strike by Western Union operators. House and Senate actions move to pass the resolution before recess, with approval from Burleson Daniels and Baker.
German guns continue shelling the Trapist Monastery near Mont Des Cats in Belgium even after the Kaiser begged the German commander to spare the site. The emperor sought the burial location of Prince Max of Hesse, mortally wounded and buried there, but the monks refused to reveal the exact grave. Shelling persists as the monastery remains under fire.
Delayed Telegraph report from Moscow says German forces have captured Tiflix, the Caucasus capital and largest city of the Cancasus district. It notes organization of Tro-German prisoners and the Bolshevik council dissolution efforts.
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