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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1918
Page
10
American British and Italian warships attacked the Austrian naval base at Durazzo in Albania. The harbor was bombarded until the base and ships were destroyed with no major Allied losses. Italian torpedo boats and American submarines supported the operation.
A Central News dispatch from Rowe reports that on Wednesday the entente squadron leveled fortifications and depots at Durazzo destroying substantial Austrian army material in Albania.
Italian forces press in Albania advancing from the Adriatic to the Osam sector after a clash that left Austro Hungarian troops in retreat and burning depots. Italian war office reports occupation of Herat and further gains beyond the town as Turkish interior minister resigns in Constantinople.
Enthusiasm rose at the noon Rotary luncheon in San Antonio as the Liberty Loan drive neared the three million dollar mark. Reports showed day collections of 3,038,500 with top teams Hertzberg and King, and notable guests including United States Treasurer Mason Cabell and General Estes.
British forces pursue retreating Germans in the Lens region reaching the railway east of Lens. Progress reported between Oppy and Mericourt. Over 4000 prisoners taken yesterday. Allies total 60,000 men and 1000 guns captured in the week ending yesterday on the western front. Wedge north of St Quentin advances to high ground east of Leaurehart as British hold position after repelling a counterattack. East of Lens, troops reach Vendin le Vieil Wingles Berelay Fournes and Houplines.
British forces in the St Quentin sector breach the Hindenburg line near Fresnoy Cambray with whippet tanks and armored cars. Cavalry advances behind the breakthrough push German positions northward while infantry and machine gunners move through the gap. prisoners from ten German divisions reported.
Washington October 4. American trains abroad now total 1,800,000 soldiers the War Department told members of the House military committee at their weekly conference. Spanish influenza precautions will keep shipments limited as exposed or symptomatic men will not be sent overseas.
The American steamer Herman Vraseh, a cargo carrier with Navy crew, sank after a night collision with the steamship George Q. Henry about 150 miles southeast of the Nova Scotia coast. Reports say about fifty of Vraseh’s crew were lost, with only one survivor found among roughly 90 aboard. Both ships served in army supply transport, Vraseh a 4000 ton vessel and Henry a tanker, and the incident left uncertain total fatalities. The other vessel stood by to rescue survivors through the night before continuing its voyage.
General Franchet d'Esperey announces that the allied Macedonian front will soon strike at Constantinople. He vows to deal a decisive blow and end the Turkish resistance in Asia Minor.
Special cable reports from the front praise the British and dominion troops for courage and devotion as they push the offensive, endure heavy losses, and fight through months of war to liberate miles of territory. The piece emphasizes the shared sacrifice of all ranks, from workers to officers, amid grim conditions and relentless combat.
American troops advancing on the Champagne front reportedly seized Mont Blanc and Medeah Farm with French forces, as communiques state. The feat, described as a position of tactical importance, follows earlier gains between the Moselle and Argonne forests and alongside General Gouraud's army.
Report from the French front notes Allied progress from the Aisne to the Meuse as German reserves retreat toward north railways. At Moron Villers Heights and Rheims sector, French and Allied troops push the line while German soldiers and a crown prince acknowledge French skill and courage. A German field gun battery is captured by a lone French rifleman, and a small unit disrupts a trench with an apparent superior force. The Germans fear Christmas in their homeland as French fighters gain momentum.
The report describes New York troops advancing northwest of Verdun as they recaptured Albri St. Toulouse and faced German treachery and concealed attacks. Germans allegedly feigned surrender then used grenades and flamethrowers, with 38 projectiles killing and wounding several New York soldiers. Americans discovered two large gun emplacements west of Varner and noted Austrian ordnance. Concrete pillboxes and road barriers hindered movement in the Argonne region, with heavy fortifications and tanks observed by advancing troops.
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