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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1918
Page
2
The article outlines how fog complicates months of Allied operations, noting Marshal Pochs and French strategy amid retreat threats. It discusses the impact of weather on planning, the evolving Franco-British junction, and the broader German response shaping future moves and reserves.
A fragmentary report notes Witton pressed action at the White House on a Wednesday in September amid calls related to Thomas J Mooney. The item references debate over clemency and ongoing sentences tied to a California case with political and legal maneuvers described in vague terms.
A fragment describes three Merah armies forming an allied force with CavdhuSlevaie to wage warfare against central powers. The text hints at coordinated action and strategic uses of an allied motion in ongoing global conflict.
In Little Rock Arkansas Watlare Pavia a member of the Democratic nations committee was noted in the draft context after orders from General Crowder to reopen his cave.
Four hundred forty men are silent after the torpedoing of the French steamer Djeunad en route to Alexandria. The disaster, attributed to enemy action, marks a devastating loss at sea with many presumed casualties aboard the vessel in wartime service.
In Palestine during wartime, Washington Asierbank and British Army service crews spark a revived baseball fad. Plans outline a series of games in Jerusalem between rival factions, reflecting local interest and transatlantic participation amid continuing conflict.
Six men at a coast guard station and lighthouse were overcome by gas discharged on water by a German submarine off the Atlantic coast. The incident, described as a covert, deliberate act, prompted Navy officials to say it may be the first in a series of such raids. No serious injuries were reported among the men, who recovered after more than an hour. The attack, noted in Navy dispatches, involved gas released near the surface and depth charges later deployed in the water.
Cilengo and the secretary of the treasury McAdoo advocate a large scale proposal to develop iron and steel resources in Utah, seeking 10 million from the war finance board plus 10 million from Western investors. The plan envisions a twenty mile railroad from Cedar City to the den fete, steel plant capacity, a merchant harbor, and byproduct facilities on Utah Lake, pending War Finance Corporation approval.
A damaged note states knitting for soldiers and salaries will be checked for enough wool and worsted in the country to supply uniforms and warm clothing. The message indicates wartime textile control and pending board action to ensure adequate wool stocks for uniforms.
Police broke up a suffrage protest in Washington on Monday with 28 women arrested. The event followed a senate vote on federal suffrage measures and involved a women’s demonstration that prompted immediate police action.
A training seaplane carrying eleven student aviators from the United States Navy failed and crashed into Pensacola Bay late Monday. All aboard were killed during an improvised ocean landing drill near Pensacola.
President Wilson calls on all coal industry workers to maintain full daily hours and push production to avoid a winter coal famine. He warns deferred classification for drafted miners but stresses that every miner should work regularly, support mine operators, and help the nation uphold wartime needs.
The youngest Neo Desia G. A. 1 member Theodore Johnson, known as the Kann OW Man, died at his home in Neodesha Kansas. First walls in Konaus were drilled over twenty years ago. Anna Held Has Fighting Chance in New York after a five months battle with a rare bone disease, doctors report she remains in peril but alive.
Paris reports say Allied troops overwhelmed German rear guard near the Oise. Officers of all ranks were captured, some in underclothes, as 500 cannons and 86,000 troops were taken. German forces retreat toward 1915 lines amid scarce khaki or blue uniforms. Front dispatches praise Red Cross aid and heavy gas exchange as French and American forces push forward.
Mrs Gladys Dunn of Lenox Massachusetts, while attempting to take her own life, accidentally shot her infant son. The mother was judged insane following the shooting and hospitalization.
Arthur Wright, 30, a Black man, fatally shot Potleeman Ba Dagen and slightly wounded Imagin Duel during an attempted arrest of Whasrae a Stueptes cue character. Wright opened fire as officers moved in. Police investigate motive and sequence of events in Seattle, Washington.
Allied forces push German lines back across Picardy with major gains from Montdidier and Rozieres. French and American offensives claim thousands of prisoners and hundreds of guns as German retreat accelerates toward new defensive positions along the Somme and Ve. Allied air superiority aids observation while the crown prince tightens strategic withdrawals.
Lond Lieutenant Commander Behwieger who commanded the submarine that sank the Lusitania is dead. His death occurred in September 1917 but was only now admitted by the German admintty.
Pekin reports the Chinese government is inclined to receive Monsignor Petrelli, newly named papal nuncio to China, arguing he is a personal friend of Admiral von Hintz, German secretary of foreign affairs.
Washington reports voluntary enlistments in the army and navy were suspended August 8 to avoid disrupting industry while draft age legislation is debated in Congress. Secs Baker and Daniels ordered no new enrollments and forbade civilian officer training camp admissions until further notice. The move, made public after President Wilson met with the secretaries, aims to keep essential workers at home while awaiting draft age decisions.
Paris reports Bavarian crown prince nearly drained of reserves. A large scale counter offensive in Picardy is feared, with Ludendorff pressed to defend Verdun and Flanders. If allied pressure grows and the French push toward the Aisne, Ludendorff may divert forces, potentially forcing a long defensive line from Albert to east of Rheims and extending toward Arras.
Washington reports John W. Garrett, American minister at The Hague, is designated to lead the U S delegation. He will meet German representatives in Berne, Switzerland, within a month to discuss the treatment and exchange of prisoners. The mission reflects U S state department efforts to negotiate prisoner deals with Germany.
Intimation that the fish supply might be reduced due to operations of a German submarine off Georges Bank was sent Monday to the Fisheries division of the Food Administration in Washington.
The Agriculture Department's monthly crop report signals bumper production across most foods despite June's drop in prospective output. Overseas shipments from British Columbia and the Yukon are noted, with statistics compiled at headquarters highlighting persistent strong yields and regional contributions.
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