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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1918
Page
11
American nurses show valor behind the lines as a large British hospital was struck by German air raids. Early yesterday morning a section of the building was demolished setting a blaze, killing and wounding medical staff and patients. Many are buried in the ruins.
German airmen directed a heavy raid behind American lines near Vicurdy hitting a large town hospital and nearby buildings. A French nurse and several civilians were killed. American nurses kept up patient care despite shattered windows and moving patients to cellars. Five U S nurses named including Natalie Scott and Helen Spalding described calm under fire. Three American ambulances were damaged while rushing to hospitals.
Wilkes Barre Pa May 31 Secretary of the Navy Daniels said the navy is keeping open the road to France for American troops and that the movement will reach the million mark in a few weeks and two million in months with ten million possible if needed. He pledged to continue hunting submarines and building destroyers in large numbers to defeat the submarine threat.
Washington May 31 The army casualty list shows sixty names including Texans George M. Abney of Mineola and Donald Gregg of Houston Heights killed in action. Cadet Eugene D. Penn of Austin died of accident and Private Isaac M. Vaughn of Ballinger died of disease. Private Robert J. Evans of Doucette severely wounded.
Grace Lusk, convicted slayer of Mrs. Mary Newnan Roberts, is in a serious condition. Her attorneys plan one more effort to prove insanity and have her sent to an asylum rather than prison. If adjudged insane, she would be transferred to the penitentiary if she recovers later.
A Petrograd dispatch reported by the Daily Express says German reprisals against peasant disorders near Kiev drenched several villages with gas, as whole communities were asphyxiated.
San Antonio forecast shows unsettled weather tonight and Saturday. Other cities report clear or rainy conditions with varying wind directions and temperatures including St Louis 76 and 74, Chicago unclear details, Kansas City 74 and 56, Washington 62, indicating a mixed regional outlook.
American forces northwest of Toul raided German lines and claimed air victories as several enemy planes were shot down. Cantigny remained in American hands after multiple German counterattacks with heavy losses and 242 prisoners taken.
London reports detail Noel Pemberton Billing's defense in Bow Street as he claims a German backed book lists 47 000 British figures accused of vices and in bondage to Germany. Testimony names ex Premier Asquith Viscount Haldane Mrs Asquith and Justice Darling while Capt Spencer cites pressure to suppress the matter.
Washington May 31. War Department announced orders detailing Brig. Gen. Charles G Treat to duty in Italy. Treat currently commands the Western Department in San Francisco. The Evening News lauds American troops at Cantigny, praising their speed and resolve and predicting Cantigny will be repeated.
An official announcement states 280000 men will be called to the colours in June with report due June 24. Corps assignment details are withheld as camp space is assessed. If troop shipments rise, more men will be called to reach about 300000 total for special service.
May 31 report says Paris endured renewed long range bombardment with a shell hitting a church. An official note notes Cardinal von Hartmann urged Britain to spare Cologne on Corpus Christi and cites a supposed German faith in reciprocal restraint.
Eighteen women and children died and several were injured when a panic broke out in Mannheim during a mid day air raid alarm. Crowds surged for shelter after reports of German aviators returning to their box near Mannheim sparked the stampede.
Washington reports Sweden releases over 400000 tons of ships to the United States and allies under a Stockholm commercial agreement. Details are scarce but terms include liberal American food and material support. The War Trade Board already allowed exports to Sweden to meet urgent needs.
London dispatch reports German forces crossing toward the Marne after threatening Paris and the Verdun railway. Allied left flank falls back northwest of Soissons, with center gains near Rheims Soissons as reserves arrive. Forty German divisions fight at the Aisne with fears of another blow toward Amiens or Dunkirk. Soissons reportedly captured amid fierce street fighting and city flames.
German forces push along the Ailette northwest of Soissons and drive the allied line westward toward the Oise, threatening the Marne. Paris reports suggest the gap narrows but defense holds near Rheims, with Chateau Thierry evacuated as civilians flee. British fronts see artillery activity but no major infantry moves.
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