07 May 1918
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Newspaper
Scotland Neck The Commonwealth
Location
Scotland Neck, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1918
Page
1
A World War I era report states Americans retaliated by firing ten thousand mustard gas shells at the enemy. The shells were held by the Americans but produced little effect.
The House Judiciary Committee reported the Overman bill favorable without amendments. It gives the president power to reorganize executive and other departments and has already passed the Senate.
United Press report from May describes German artillery and gas retaliation against American positions. The rear reorganized lines faced a night-long bombardment with mustard gas wells and high explosives, causing casualties and forcing movement as troops sheltered.
Trustees of the eracted school met last night to consider the election of teachers for the next term. The superintendent, Mr R D Jenkins, was re elected earlier, with applications from several teachers. First grade teachers listed include Miss Eleanor Smith Miss Wortham Mrs P E Shields Miss Eva Moore Miss Pitts Miss Woody and Miss Mary. At high school, Irwin was re elected while other previous staff did not apply for re election.
The Committee on Public Information released an editorial in the German press highlighting Daimler Motor Works profits. Claims show a 11 percent sworn profit versus 13 percent reality, with monthly 2.4 billion marks noted as excess wartime gains. Berliner Tageblatt cites calls for restraint and states traders face limited inspection, while profits and prices draw scrutiny.
General Haig reports a successful raid last night near Nouvelle Vitashe three miles northwest of Arras. A few prisoners were captured and three machine guns taken. British casualties were slight. An attempted enemy raid near Boyelles six miles south of Arras was repulsed.
The local exemption board received orders to call 160 more white males from May 25 onward in small allotments. Officials believe the draft may reach about 3200, though exact totals will be announced after full tabulation in The Commonwealth.
Pierre May 7 Farmers in South Dakota move to pay farm help on a profit basis. Current wages run 55 dollars monthly with board room and laundry. Wheat areas consider a sliding scale from 50 dollars minimum up to 65 dollars per acre targets tied to yield.
Provost Marshal General Crowder issued a call for four thousand sixty men to fill vacancies in the civil engineers and ordnance quartermaster corps. Recruits will be drawn from most states, except Arizona Delaware and Vermont, and will report to training on May 20. Southern camps list Camp Humphreys Virginia 248 Camp Hancock Georgia 5 Camp Sherman Alabama 144 Fort Myer Virginia 267 Camp E J Johnson 591.
The American steamer Tidewater disposed of an enemy submarine on March 17 by three well placed shots, the navy department announces.
Hague May 7 The Austrian Reichstag has adjourned to June 18 to allow Premier von Seydler to bargain with the opposition for a working majority.
A military committee began an informal inquiry into aircraft production funding by reviewing a 1 032 billion dollar appropriation request for aeroplanes. Secretaries and generals including Baker March Ryan Kenny were called to testify this morning.
Henry Wood notes cleanup of French battlefields is highly organized and saves hundreds of thousands of dollars monthly. The piece contrasts the waste of war material left on fields with the labor that produced it, painful to witness especially after an attack. The account reflects on duty fulfilled by dead soldiers versus unfulfilled utility of discarded gear.
German high command reveals a double offensive planned on the Italian front amid ongoing war efforts. Allied reactions remain cautious as troops deploy and strategic positions are prepared for renewed combat.
May 7 reports say Allied guns pounded German areas while a planned west front offensive is tied to a major push on the Hahan front. British and American troops hold positions near Noyon and Avre, with limited infantry raids and ongoing mutual artillery exchanges. a German surprise attack near Gard en Santerre failed and prisoners were taken.
French forces employ a second army of territorials nicknamed rag-pickers or drivers for spoils. They clear battlefields after assaults, recover explosives, and supply munitions under bombardment, risking danger to keep material flowing for the fight.
Washington May 7 three major generals and fourteen brigadier generals have been assigned to new commands by the war department. Those promoted were confirmed by the Senate.
Memphis on May 7 reports bootleggers and whiskey runners growing more dangerous. U S marshals now carry automatic shotguns and rifles, with talk of possible gunfights as gangs expand their methods. Two gangs stand out for violent tactics including impersonating marshals to steal booze from rivals.
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