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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1918
Page
1
Amid chaotic chatter a French speaker asserts the conqueror’s deeds with phrases about fire and ruined villages. The excerpt juxtaposes pride in action with warnings of attack and upheaval, capturing wartime rhetoric and peril.
The report notes four nations forces French British American and Italian pressing an offensive. The condition of the captured forces grows more serious as the rapid allied advance tightens the ring around the foe, signaling progress for the alliance.
Allied forces push toward the Soissons Rheims corridor with the Foch Pocket narrowing. French troops seize le Chateau midway between Soissons and Chateau Thierry, cutting enemy supply lines while Americans advance south of Soissons and along the Marne east of Chateau Thierry. British French and Italians press the line as bombing targets set several towns ablaze.
French aviators dropped 100000 pounds of bombs on enemy communication lines cantonments and bivouacs in the Veule valley. Arre area concentrations and stations at Laon Fismes Berry au Bac were damaged. Fere-en-Tardenois heavily bombed with explosions and large fire. German batteries around Courmont Roncheres were silenced. nine enemy planes were brought down yesterday.
Allied bombardment on both sides of the Rheims Soissons pocket narrows the German crown prince's withdrawal route to seven miles. The Pereen Tardenois salient extends about 25 miles in width.
Allied plans for aid to Russia include occupying Vladivostok as a first step and sending trained news teams to explain America’s program. The action aims to aid Soviet peoples without intervention, with Japanese acceptance awaited to formalize the plan. Czecho-Slovak forces have gained credibility in Siberia.
Turkey promises to do its full duty toward the United States if its troops are found responsible for anti American outrages at Tabriz. It would pursue reparations for damages. The Swedish foreign office reports Turkey is still investigating but has communication problems.
The American Mission to Italy arrived in Rome to a rousing welcome in parliament. Under Secretaries Bernarelli and Gallenga and deputies formed the reception committee. Capt La Guardia spoke in Italian, affirming joint resolve with Italy and the allies to win the war and liberty for all people.
Dispatches from various sources say Hindenburg has been too ill since year’s start to take part in military matters. He attended imperial receptions with great effort and can barely speak. Reports place him in a frail state, managed by aides.
United Press war expert J W T Mason reports Foch’s attacks along the Aisne Marne salient threaten Von Hindenburg’s lines. Foch conserves his troops to avoid heavy Allied casualties while disrupting German supply, forcing the German retreat toward the Aisne. The disruption weakens German plans and increases risk of disaster for Berlin.
The government seized control of the Cape Cod canal to aid coal shipments and counter U-boat threats off the Atlantic coast. The railroad administration obtained executive approval to operate the canal, with Boston Cape Cod & New York Canal Co. running boats and barges, saving about 70 miles between Buzzards Bay and Sandwich. Fog and submarine danger would be reduced.
The Parents' Association of American Soldiers and Sailors from Washington hosts War correspondent Will G. MacRae at the Masonic temple Harvard ave and Prie st Tuesday night. MacRae reports on Washington men in France and delivers a message to Seattle families with relatives in service.
At the university campus a large pageant titled The Road to Victory features Harry Whitney Treat in bare legs and the police chief in a tin helmet. Joe Warren and hundreds of girls and soldiers participate in the Girls Victory carnival set for 9 pm Tuesday in the natural amphitheatre with 10 000 seats.
The nation's communication lines will come under government control July 31. President Wilson signed an executive order establishing federal wire operation under the Aswell resolution, with Postmaster General Burleson supervising and David J. Lewis serving as director.
Fifteen hundred participants in the outdoor pageant The Road to Victory will grace Seattle University stadium at 9 p m Tuesday as part of the Seattle Girls Victory carnival benefiting a war workers hospital and the Navy Relief Society. The show features lavish sets, Oriental and Grecian dances, a Nativity scene and a final Peace tableau with 126 musicians and 250 service members on stage.
The organizing committee will place first aid stations at vantage points around the grounds and have long motors near the lake edge. Two fire stations will be staffed by city fire department personnel and special police details will cooperate with naval reserve guards to prevent accidents.
The Seattle police chief Warren will serve as a public barker for Stella the most beautiful woman of the age at UW camp carnival, calling crowds to view Stella props from the Panama-Pacific exposition. The Oregon supreme court affirmed the Portland streetcar fare.
Allied forces claim the capture of Oulchy Le Chateau, a key rail and supply hub on the Rheims Soissons line. Advances widen as Foch’s forces tighten around the Rheims Soissons pocket and target Fere En Tardenois and Fismes, with Germans rushing to withdraw to avoid encirclement.
United Press dispatch from Paris reports Allied aviators dropped more than 32000 pounds of bombs on Fereen Tardenois and Fismes, targets of enemy concentration in the Soissons Rheims area as Germans withdraw toward the Vesle river. Allies progress at several front points.
Maj Theodore Roosevelt Jr was wounded Friday while leading his men in a charge on a machine gun nest southwest of Chateau Thierry. He was shot twice in the left leg near the knee, underwent an operation, and was taken to Paris where he is recovering at home with his wife nursing him. He expects to return to combat. Quentin Roosevelt's death had not been officially confirmed.
Oyster Bay, July 23. Col Roosevelt says he is too deeply engaged in the war to be a candidate for governor of New York. He sent a message to Attorney General Lewis stating he would not run after Lewis offered to withdraw if Roosevelt would run.
The Soissons-Rheims front sees Allied pressure from multiple angles while unofficial reports say German forces plan a retreat toward the Veale river line between Salmons and Rheims, averaging about 17 miles north of the Marne. Crown Prince Rupprecht may launch a drive on the British as French troops seize Mailly-Raineval Sauvillers and Aubvillers, with British gains near Hebuterne and in the Hamel sector. British troops improve positions between Merzy and Meteren.
London July 23 The Americans have seized Jaulgonne on the north bank of the Marne and taken 300 prisoners. They report capturing Buzancy four miles south of Soissons east of the Chateau Thierry highway as Franco American forces push along the Marne bend. The French regained ground near Griselles, while crossing difficulties persist at Verneuil due to artillery and machine gun fire.
French forces opened an attack on a mile front northwest of Montdidier at 8:15 this morning. They captured the villages of Aubvillers and Sauvillers-Mongival and the crest at Mailly-Raineval, a move in line with the Paris communiqué’s reported gains.
A serious outbreak of typhoid has occurred in Berlin, believed to stem from poisoned milk. Reports received today indicate cases spreading in the city, prompting health officials to investigate the source and implement precautions.
Five children dead three missing and three seriously burned after a fire at the county juvenile home near Grand Rapids Michigan early today. The severely burned were taken to a local hospital. one may die. Jewelry burglaries rise in Seattle with valued thefts between 500 and 600 dollars from about a dozen residences Sunday and Monday nights.
Dispatch from Soissons front reports Allied advances near Griselles and Bezu-St. Martin north of Chateau Thierry. French and American units push east of the Marne as British Italian forces improve positions between the Marne and Rheims. Germans make a desperate stand near Oulchy Le Chateau with artillery exchanges continuing.
Brig. Gen. Lee and Royal Air Force officers, under American auspices, will fly about 2500 miles visiting major Midwestern cities. The journey is planned to begin in Indianapolis around August 14.
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