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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1918
Page
6
Allied troops push back a 65 mile German offensive from Chateau Thierry to Massiges on the Marne front. American and French forces counterattack near Vaux, take prisoners, and hold positions amid gas, bombardment, and heavy shelling as Meaux and other towns feel the impact.
Russian foreign minister demands immediate re-embarkation of British detachments on the Murman coast. American officials deny troop landings on the Murman coast beyond marines and bluejackets. Allied forces bolster the northern frontier to defend the ice-free harbors, as Germany pushes to control the coast for submarine bases. Continued coverage notes censorship limits and possible further dispatches.
Washington, D. C. July 15 Preparations to take over telegraph lines were under way at the Post Office Department The resolution authorizing the seizure of telegraph telephone cable and radio establishments by the President during the war was signed by the presiding officers of Congress and sent to the White House Officials believed Postmaster General could be assigned to execute powers used by the President The administration had not decided on the duration or scope of operating wire communications including telephone service
The Council of State in Port au Prince unanimously votes for war against Germany. Haiti becomes the twenty second nation to declare war as seven others sever relations. Germany cut ties with Haiti in July 1917 after Haitian protests over unrestricted submarine warfare and ship losses. The president urged declaration following the Montreal torpedoing and Haitian casualties, though earlier commissions found insufficient reasons.
Kirby of Houston assumed leadership in Washington to administer the Emergency Fleet Corporation shipbuilding program focusing on lumber production and storage. He will oversee lumber storage yards and time control over all logging operations.
Washington July 5 reports the Shipping Board let contracts for 30 additional steel cargo ships to Japanese yards. Additional contracts also cover 24 transports to the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp at Alameda California.
Weather data for Vor Sin Antonio and vicinity and other cities shows warm temperatures with highs around the upper 90s and low 100s, light to gentle southerly winds, and cooling nights. Reports include St. Louis Chicago Kansas City New York Washington and other readings with varied wind directions and record lows in the last 24 hours.
London Times Service notes Troelstra warns neutrals against false hopes and urges America to join in creating a peace mechanism. Dutch analysis argues American involvement may deter Brest-Litovsk style settlements and pave the way for a league of nations, while stressing equal militarism among all belligerents. The article cites Cologne Gazette and German press as confirmation.
Detailed embarkation statistics were suppressed by German censorship but leaked to the Cologne Gazette as an American Bluff. The piece notes false American strength claims, the assertion of 2,000,000 U.S. troops by German papers, and Wolff JImenau’s muddled statements claiming allied estimates are unreliable.
Major General William C Langfitt has been appointed chief engineer of the American Expeditionary Forces. He previously led a brigade of engineers from Chicago and rose from brigadier to major general since arriving in France. Langfitt, born in Virginia, is well known to San Antonians and has long served at desertion headquarters.
Amsterdam reports no decision on Vienna sessions with a telegram noting important statements on foreign policy. Paris dispatch says Arbeiter Zeitung demands Austrian Government reach agreement with President Wilson. Teichstag note says Arbeiter Rettung of Vienna was barred in Germany as a perverted newspaper.
Washington July 5 The Ways and Means Committee begins framing a new revenue bill to raise about 1.9 trillion dollars, doubling current tax yields to fund war costs. The plan taxes income and excess profits on a calendar-year basis, with 80 percent from surtaxes and the rest from taxes on luxuries and essentials.
London July 15 dispatch from Amsterdam to the Exchange Telegraph Company reports most members of the Prussian war council have agreed not to expel Prince Charles Lichnowsky the German ambassador in London who issued a memorandum criticizing German foreign policy and naming the German government for starting the war.
Official reports describe a major German assault lasting from Chateau Thierry to Massiges in the Champagne and stretching about 65 miles. A heavy artillery bombardment preceded the ground attack as great naval guns bombarded towns behind the lines, with Meaux near Chateau Thierry under night bombardment. The objective is to strike at the line’s weakest point along the Marne to Rheims and east to Massiges, echoing tactics seen near the Aisne in May.
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