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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1918
Page
14
In France on April 13 American troops repulsed a German assault northwest of Coul. German prisoners claim 800 attackers, but US artillery and gas mask aided defense proved decisive as troops advanced from shelters and drove back wired-in infantry with machine gun and rifle fire.
London reports Premier Lloyd George announced plans to extend the national man power act to Ireland with same conditions as Great Britain. He pledged self government for Ireland and said military age would be broadened to meet emergency as war enters a decisive phase. The Irish party pressed the government to act.
Washington April 15 Senate again favored increasing the government minimum guarantee price for wheat to 2.50 per bushel. Stockholm April 13 German troops about 15 000 are along Finland's southern coast engaging in battles with Finnish Reds.
American railway engineers and Canadian counterparts fought alongside in the Lorraine sector, holding ground against repeated German waves from St. Quentin toward Noyon. They fought with rifles and a few machine guns, delivering heavy casualties as they covered several days of combat. A separate April 11 report says American outposts attacked a German patrol, killed a foe, and dragged the body into their trenches for identification.
Brig. Gen. Frederick E. Resche of Minnesota, German born, commanding a brigade of the Thirty-fourth National Guard division at Camp Cody New Mexico, is honorably discharged for failure to maintain an efficient command. His remarks have spurred scrutiny of loyalty though no disloyalty charges are filed and an investigation proceeds.
Missouri Senator Stone chairman of the foreign relations committee collapsed with paralysis on a streetcar en route to the capitol. He was moved to the Senate office building for medical care and later returned home.
Reports from the bedside of United States Senator Robert F. Broussard of Louisiana say he is critically ill at his New Iberia home and gradually sinking with death momentarily expected.
The Carrier steamship owned by Gulf Refining Company ran aground on a reef near New England and New York on April 15. Authorities reported the incident but details remain sparse as salvage work begins.
American forces repulsed two German assaults northwest of Toul and countered with a daylight attack to retake an observation hill. A German raid aimed at reaching the third line was repelled. only two enemy troops crossed No Man's Land and were captured or killed. Information traced to prisoners supported the battle details.
Secretary Lansing issues a memorandum defending the U S seizure of Dutch ships in American ports. He asserts the action was necessary due to Germanys threat, and that it serves Dutch ship owners and people, even as the Netherlands protests legality.
Washington April 12 the senate without a roll call passed the sedition bill designed to arm the department of justice with broader authority to round up spies and disloyalists. The measure had already cleared the house.
London April 15 The house of commons approved the Irish conscription clause of the man power bill by a margin of 165. St Louis April 15 The joint commission on Methodist Episcopal church South unification predicted ratification of the union plan before it adjourns.
April 15 in Winona Minnesota a bold attempt to wreck a troop train near the rail line is reported with details yet to be clarified by authorities. The incident centers on the train position and any suspected attacker as investigations begin.
Federal officers move to arrest about 350 enemy aliens accused of violating the act. About 200 were gathered in a surprise operation, arrested for permit, registration, pro German, or election violations. Fingerprinting followed, with some released and others jailed pending review.
Joseph Riegel of Collinsville a 28 year old miner and former U S Army testified before a coroner's jury that he led the mob that hanged Robert P Prager an enemy alien last Friday He detailed the events and implicated another man as a leader describing how Prager was found hiding in the city hall basement and dragged out for execution
Washington April 11 plans for extending the work of the federal trade commission to meet war time duties were approved by President Wilson after submission by Commissioner Fort and Secretary Bracken. The commission will investigate production costs to provide a basis for price fixing in cooperation with war agencies of the government.
Advices report American marines have landed at Vladivostok alongside British and Japanese troops. The Americans control the docks while the Japanese guard the railway and ammunition depots. Separate dispatch notes a Turkish and German offensive in Palestine near the coast as of Friday.
A small naval patrol craft ran aground during yesterday’s storm off Washington. The incident halted patrols as crews assessed damage and refloated the vessel.
Dorothea Dix urges women to support WWI financing by purchasing Liberty bonds. She argues women cannot fight but can back soldiers with money, stressing repeated large purchases, family sacrifice, and social duty to end war. The appeal links patriotism to financial support and calls women to act without delay.
The piece notes Western Canada farmers reached 270 million dollars from wheat oats barley flax and rye in 1917 with Winnipeg livestock alone adding 40 million. Hog sales exceed 11 million and Calgary Edmonton gains top 6.14 million, fueling tractor purchases new homes and bonds while farm acreage and settlements surge.
The article questions the Liberty Bond button as a badge of citizenship and asks readers if they are wearing one, framing it as a civic symbol rather than a mere display of patriotism.
The piece argues weather governs farming in wartime schedules, noting rain disrupts plowing haying and wheat, with mud halting field work. It claims weather is beyond human control and implies war departments face similar unpredictable constraints affecting planning.
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