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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1918
Page
1
French forces report easing pressure after repeated enemy raids, claiming overall success on multiple sectors. Artillery fire and cannonading continue along a broad front spanning over twenty miles, with combat actions described as simmering down.
June 14 report says fighting across the Oise and Marne fronts cooled. A German assault near the Oise area failed while active shelling continued from Villers-Cotterets to Chateau Thierry. French raids north of Courcelles net 301 prisoners. French patrols captured men near Bussiares and in the Champagne region.
Washington reports sixty two marines added to the country s honor roll for the French fighting. Eight killed in action six died of wounds and forty eight severely wounded. Sergeant Cecil Augustus Williams of Asmagil North Carolina and Private Walter Harry Smith of Win Mon Salem North Carolina among the severely wounded.
Walter Crump recounts a fish tale from Seffner Florida describing a 40 foot long, seven foot tall fish with rubbery flesh and four vented gill slats caught off the Tela Keys and displayed in Miami. It weighed 30 000 pounds required 19 barrels of preservation and was viewed by thousands.
The report notes British aircraft losses after daytime and Thursday air operations. It mentions downed planes and a balloon destroyed, along with several enemy targets being bombed and a patrol engagement with a few British airmen missing.
The American U Squadron carried out the first Fall American bombing raids near Metz and Dorancourt. Ten bombs were dropped on cantonments supply sheds and rail lines, destroyed German military establishments, with planes returning in formation and without loss.
President Wilson spoke to Congress outlining the revenue tax, a message praised by many but met with stiff resistance from profiteers who would be affected by the proposed measure.
Berlin reports the German admiralty plans to declare the US east coast from Mexico to Canada a danger zone and will warn air shipping accordingly. Amsterdam dispatch dated June 14 cites Berlin.
Washington June 14. Declaring the supreme court decision shows an avenue to challenge patent grants. The government seeks to enforce the Sherman antitrust law as the court contends with doubtful limitations and patent grants.
The Spanish ambassador reports that Spanish ships in U S waters will transport to Spain all authorized materials as directed by the American government.
President Wilson backs the National War Labor Board decision and its authority to regulate large industrial companies. The administration argues the board’s mandate is essential to coordinate labor and production during the war.
Geneva report states thirty thousand Austrian women and girls of all ages and classes have been forced into the Women's Battalion near the front. They complain of low pay and scant rations as officials press for telecommunication terms to keep them serving until war’s end.
A mob of Dutch firemen, angered by a sinking that left a German submarine in question, attempted to lynch German airmen interned at Ymnu den after lifeboats from a fishing smack were involved in the incident.
Sugar sale limits set at five pounds for country consumers and twenty five pounds for town consumers for canning and preserving. Restrictions aim to control usage and require accurate reporting of each sale. County administrator records all sugar transactions under these rules.
Reported explosion at Skoda Munition Works near Pilsen on May 14 killed over seven hundred people and was heard from distances up to a hundred miles, according to le Petit Journal.
A submarine attacked and sank a ship near Virginia waters last night. Authorities report the incident and are coordinating with naval units for rescue and investigation.
A wartime column prints a letter from Lafayette Draper in Camp Sevier Greenville South Carolina. He asks readers to publish his address and notes supporters who funded newspaper postage for troops in France and camp. He urges subscribers to share names and addresses so the daily paper can reach soldiers without delay.
Reports from an European port say the British steamer Kemewi of 9074 tons was sunk by a German submarine near the Virginia coast last night. No crew fate details have been received though signals indicated the ship’s position off Nantucket earlier before contact was lost.
Washington June 14 a large casualty list was published listing 104 names from one hundred and four. Five died of wounds six died in action twenty nine killed in defense three from accidents seventy wounded severely one wounded to degree undetermined and five missing in action. Sergeant James L. Woodside, next of kin Robert R. Woodside Statesville NC, reported among those killed in action.
The Gas Defense Service now manufactures about 5000 horse gas masks daily. Masks are sent to France and it is expected every horse connected will soon be equipped.
Washington reports German ration reductions as Barvaria meat rations drop 1900 to 60 grams and Saxony cuts 800 to 700 grams. Officials hint at further bread cuts in Prussia. Barbarian hog stocks fall from 2,106,312 to 766,391 head. Danish hogs decline from 1,651,000 to 789,000.
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