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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
3
German forces employing Mackensen style pincers press toward the Noyon Montdidier line with 200000 men on a 22 mile front. French and American troops counter advance near Chateau Thierry and Bruss remains, while British positions near Aveluy Wood resist heavy German assaults.
A lightning bolt struck the day coach of a passenger train on the Pennsylvania Railroad between New Brunswick and Elizabethtown while storms darkened the city. Miss Altgeidt of Bridgeport Conn was rendered unconscious but recovered with a doctor noting no serious injuries. A train man aided her to exit the train and she was left at the city.
Fire destroyed the building and plant of a local paper on Saturday, causing the publication to suspend operations. The incident halted production and delayed all scheduled issues.
In Chicago on June 11 witnesses described a dispute at a hall where a banner bearing the American flag symbol was removed after debates within the organization. Sheridan told court letters that the banner should stay down if it caused trouble, while others argued to keep it up.
United States Marines report firm defense on the Marne front as German offensive presses between Noyon and Montdidier. They repelled two attacks on Houresches and an assault on Hill 204, advanced briefly near Vaux, then retreated to prior positions while Belleau Wood remained under Marine control. Artillery duels continued around Picardy as shelling intensified.
Sir Eric Geddes, first lord of the admiralty, tells United Press that it is too early to predict what a German submarine off the American coast may portend. He notes it could be a sporadic raid or the start of a larger campaign, but says Britain’s anti submarine effort has made German operations costly. Geddes emphasizes no rise in subs is evident and sinking faster than Germany builds. He adds longer trips for subs reduce fuel, supplies and time in the operating zone.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered railroads in Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma Texas Arkansas and Iowa to remove prejudicial rules and set 30 000 pounds as the minimum for intrastate shipments of in products versus 40 000 pounds interstate. It also ruled that a 39 000-pound minimum for shipments from Missouri to the Mississippi valley is unduly preferential and prejudicial to western producers.
Reports from Harbin Manchuria dated Friday June 7 indicate General Semenoff is pressing forward with a slight advantage against Ruslan troops. Advices claim Russian forces retreated after clashes along the Onda river in Transball Kalla as heavy fighting continues.
Navy adopts new methods against German U boats directed from Washington. Rear Admiral Cameron Winslow coordinates with Admiral Benson while Atlantic districts report offshore incidents. Submarine operations focus on Maryland and Virginia shores after U boat activity near New Jersey and Delaware. Secret base claims dismissed as false signals near the coast are denied.
United Press war expert J W T Mason reports von Hindenburgs offensive between Montdidier and Noyon aims at Compiegne. He argues Foch blocks Klucks route to Paris with reserves southwest of Compiegne and notes railway movement aiding troop deployment.
United Press report from Lor rains June 11 shows German forces concentrating opposite the Toul sector and Nan cy as American observers note increased air attacks on observation balloons. Military men doubt an immediate German attack, suggesting a possible American push instead. The Journal De Geneve cites 49 kilometers of front held by Americans in Torraine. Prisoners say two German divisions would be needed to equal one American division, while No Man's Land runs freely and Hun spendeer spies are scarce at night.
The court sustained the contempt finding against the Toledo Newspaper Company for publishing articles aimed at embarrassing the administration of justice. The action was upheld though no direct act occurred in court, reinforcing the judge’s ruling.
London reports a widespread revolt among Austrian troops on the eastern front. The undated dispatch from Alah, routed through Moscow to New York, details a mutinous breakdown amid frontline garrisons and rising unrest within the army.
News from New York reports 26 Mauban crew members arrived aboard a freighter detailing the sinking of the American steamer Mauban off the Italian coast in May. The vessel, 1,263 tons gross, had last been seen leaving Manila. Also aboard were 12 crew members from the auxiliary schooner City of Pensacola sunk near Genoa by a submarine in May.
United Press report describes growing counter revolution in Russia led by monarchists and bourgeois factions aided by Germany. It notes Bolsheviks facing mass desertions, factory worker protests, and a looming general strike as the era of Brest-Litovsk fallout deepens chaos and famine.
Armour & Co announces conversion to a stockholders company and a debenture issue of 40 million dollars to raise capital for expansion to meet wartime civilian needs. Bonds at 7 percent will be underwritten by a Chicago bank, marking a record financing move in the city.
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