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Newspaper
The Daily Alaska Empire
Location
Juneau, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1918
Page
1
Rome reports more than 9 000 prisoners captured along the Piave as Italian and Allied forces resist heavy Austrian pushes. Air victories boost Italian morale while Cape Sile allegedly falls, leaving Austrians struggling to gain ground on the river's south bank amid fierce engagements.
A war bulletin reports continual fighting along the Piave with Italians driving the Austrian line back north of Monte Belluno railway last night and forcing a complete withdrawal of forces.
An afternoon report from Vienna states Austrian forces retain all ground won along the Piave west bank and have driven Italians back westward and south of the railway toward Treviso, consolidating gains in the region.
Afternoon summary reports Austrians at Psurlake Cardato and on the Adriatic weakening while fighting hard along the Piave river front. From Montcello to the sea they have been held in check since Sunday. On the Piave line they gained nothing and on the mountain front they lost 9,000 prisoners.
Report from London dated June 20 states Italian forces have regained Capo Sile on the Piave lagoon, recovering territory previously captured by Austro-Hungarian forces. The seizure indicates a shift in the frontline dynamics amid ongoing battles in the region.
Italian forces gained complete air control along the Piave with the fiercest enemy offensive stalling yesterday afternoon. No Austrian machines were lost. In Rome the Italians pressed toward decisive operations as the battle continued.
Jefferson arrives tomorrow morning with mail while Humboldt has no mail and Alaska is due Saturday. Spokane and Admiral Farragut sail from Seattle Friday along with City of Seattle on Tuesday. Princess Sophia sails from Vancouver Saturday. Southbound ships include Princess Alice and Alameda due tomorrow morning forenoon.
Federal officers arrested several Western Union traveling agents on trials between Boston New York Philadelphia and Washington. They seized suitcases filled with messages filed for transmission by the telegraph company. The act violates postal laws forbidding non Postal Service personnel from handling traffic on post roads. Western Union recently locked out union operators and is believed to have sent messages by mail for some time.
St Paul June 20 Organized labor declares it backs President Wilson. Samuel Gompers spoke at the AFL convention, praising the President and conveying labor’s appreciation for efforts to prepare the nation industrially for war. He urged delegates to carry a message to Wilson from nearly three million strong labor.
London June 20. Captain Per us, naval critic for the Berlin Tagellatt, virtually admits that German submarines are unequal to Allied defense. He says submarine losses are inevitable due to the steadily increasing sharpness and effectiveness of Allied naval measures.
An American steamer reports a German submarine met and gave chase yesterday about 200 miles south of Sandy Hook. The incident adds to naval tensions in Atlantic waters as authorities assess the threat and monitor submarine activity.
Peking report says Gen Hu Chien Chang, once Peking guards chief and later Shensi governor, is to be executed at Tien Tsein military headquarters for distributing monarchial propaganda among the troops.
In St Paul on June 20 the American Federation of Labor adopted a resolution urging President Wilson to use his influence to obtain a new trial for Thomas Mooney, condemned to death for the San Francisco bomb case.
Amsterdam dispatch reports many German soldiers contributed to the eighth German war loan, signaling broad homefront support in London on June 20.
St Paul June 20 Samuel Gompers was today reelected president of the American Federation of Labor by acclamation.
Five British seaplanes fought nineteen German sea planes off the Dutch coast on June 4. No enemy aircraft was shot down. One British plane made repairs earlier and four others assisted. Ensign Joseph Eaton, an American who was injured, has been interned in Holland.
An intercepted Moscow wireless says a great revolt has broken out in Kiev, Ukraine. Artilery and munition depots exploded, street fighting continues, spreading to Poltava and the Tchernigov districts. About 40,000 armed peasants are reported participating.
Vienna Neue Freie Presse reports Austria will live on salads and vegetables for at least six weeks. Pershing says Americans bombed German railway yards at Conflans. In London, Vienna bread rations dip below one and a half pounds per person weekly. Short signals grounds for treason prosecutions against Sinn Fein members. British raiding parties clash with Germans, taking prisoners. Paris reports French forces penetrating German lines near Montdidier Oise and taking 20 prisoners.
After noon advices say American forces attacked northwest of Chateau Thierry and advanced five eighths of a mile, driving Germans from a northern Belleau Wood pocket. Americans occupied German trenches without resistance as German withdrawal followed a brief preparatory fire signaling an infantry assault. AMSTERDAM: The Kaiser replied to Reichstag congratulations, claiming fresh German successes and a firmer spirit of patriotism on and off the front.
A fragmented ad promotes a cinema experience at The Empire Theatre with an odd line about a pay phone and a numbered feature. The readable bits imply a promotional note or theater listing without clear date or full title.
June 20 report notes Teuton allies losing the will to press assaults in the Woëvre sector while Americans introduce first gas projectiles against German forces. German Stemieres Wood raid repulsed with casualties. Five German aircraft dropped 38 bombs on Honflans stations and tracks.
Two American patrols crossed the Marne east of Chateau Thierry and killed many enemy soldiers while bringing back prisoners, according to battlefield reports. The action demonstrates continued U.S. commitment to pushback operations along the river line in the latest combat updates.
London dispatch reports General Haig saying a few prisoners and machine guns were captured northwest of Bethune. Allied forces repelled raids east of Hebuterne as part of ongoing actions on the Western Front.
London reports Admiral McNamara told Parliament 21 German destroyers and many submarines and auxiliary cruisers were penned in Bruges Canal and docks after British blocking actions. Zeebrugge operations were more successful than noted, with German craft in harbor subjected to constant air bombing.
Telegrams received in Juneau indicate the government may act to boost gold output including Alaska. A letter from Secretary McAdoo to Delegate Sulzer notes gold production is a war essential, following requests by bankers and mining men for a stimulus. The response shows potential measures to prevent further production decline.
On June 20 at Italian headquarters thousands watched as an Italian airplane compelled the surrender of Austrian gunners on a float. After failed assaults by Italian infantry and artillery, Austrians halted on the Piave river’s southern bank, then fled to swim to the right bank and surrender. Allied airmen’ arrival boosted morale of weary flyers after six days of constant action.
Washington June 20 The House approved a measure making it illegal to sell or charter any American vessel or to sell ship mortgages to foreigners without prior consent of the Federal Shipping Board. The bill aims to block foreigners from obtaining American tonnage for postwar trade.
Lethbridge Alberta June 29. The town of Warner near here was wiped out by fire with a loss of 50000 dollars. No details of the origin have been given out.
United States Food Administrator Herbert Hoover is to visit England in a few weeks and will be the guest of the nation, as announced from London.
Vienna papers protest reduction in food rationing with calls about peace and potential martial law. The unrest centers on bread shortages and public fear spreads across the city as authorities weigh control measures. Strong entities include Vienna press and likely government actions.
Wartime dispatches describe Austria's offensive as driven by hunger. Prisoners from high to low ranks recount looting Italian warehouses and stores of meat, wool, wine, and staples. Interrogated soldiers speak of famine, icy winter, and reliance on black rye bread and meager rations.
From Stockholm messages indicate Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne and other German cities hosted peace demonstrations for weeks. Many people were killed and others arrested as police and soldiers dispersed crowds and banned protests.
An Italian officer wounded and captured by Austrians urged the group to follow him to obtain meat wine and real bread. The whole party then moved to Italian lines, surrendering without further conflict.
An Amsterdam dispatch reports serious rioting in Vienna over bread ration cuts. Mobs attacked bakeries and stoned the Premier's residence and a wing of Hofburg Palace. Cavalry was deployed to restore order. martial law may already be in effect.
A Vienna dispatch reports the bread ration reduction in Austria Hungary has sparked intense public uproar across the monarchy. Newspapers of all factions protest and demand the measure’s reversal with appeals for aid from Germany and Hungary.
Amsterdam dispatch notes Berlin Vorwaerts reports a bread price hike to five pfennings per pound will yield billions of marks in surplus profits for landowners. It says milk butter and beef prices will also rise.
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