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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1918
Page
1
American Marines and artillery cut off German escape in east wood northwest of Château Thierry. About 400 prisoners were taken including six officers a major a captain and four lieutenants. Germans admitted plans to end the war next fall.
Report claims about 2000 German sailors killed when an Austrian battleship in the Adriatic was torpedoed by a German loss cited by Commander Rizko. The statement indicates a major naval engagement with heavy casualties.
The United States has sent a note to Argentina calling attention to pirateing of American trademarks and pressing steps to curb the practice by May 1. The exchange centers on protecting U S trademarks against South American misuse.
The Knox County Dry Federation prepares a meeting to promote temperance across the county. Invitations were sent to all ministers and county representatives, with F. Ge Bale of Columbus slated to speak.
Wallington June 13 The Allies now feel the Germans in gas warfare Carl K Aluberg chief of the bureau of chemistry told the senate small culture committee today They not only have more gas masks and are applying it more effectively than the Germans but also have more in determine improved gas masks.
By Thursday the filing deadline for August primaries, several Democrats and Republicans submitted petitions. Democrats Brute ton for representative Wolfe ex county surveyor Evans prosecuting attorney Remington for state senator. Republicans Hearn for representative Ruskings for clerk Brentiinger county auditor Walker for representative. More filings expected before midnight.
Mr and Mrs Anthony Jacquet of West Gambier Street were summoned to Newark by illness of their son Victor who is reported to be recovering from acute appendicitis. Victor had been playing in an orchestra at Buckeye Lake as the family traveled to Newark on Thursday.
From the front, French forces counter attacked between Mery and Antheull driving the enemy back about two miles along a five mile front, with heavy losses and 1,000 prisoners captured.
An American Federation of Labor convention in St Paul urged President Wilson to take immediate control of Western Union and Postal Telegraph amid growing fears of a telegraphers strike. The motion passed as a response to labor tensions within the industry.
The Greek legation informed Geneva that about 200 Greeks from eastern Macedonia remain alive out of 20 000 captured and later slaughtered by Turks. The Associated Press dispatch from Washington notes the grim tally and ongoing concerns.
Professor Young of the Royal Military Academy Woolwich told the Royal Society of Arts that Lyddite has fallen from favor as the most powerful shell explosive. He noted artillerymen prefer TNT for its comparable shattering power, stating TNT is seen as preferable despite Lyddite’s historical strength.
The German U-boat League and its affiliated groups push propaganda to popularize submarine war effort while raising relief funds for submariners and their dependents. In the past year they claim to have distributed substantial sums to aid crews, though the exact total is unclear in the fragment.
The German Reich began a new movement south of Moscow on June 1, spanning about ten versts. The Soviet Foreign Ministry instructed Ambassador in Berlin to protest as a breach of the demarcation accord, demanding Germany revert to its former positions.
Paris dispatch reports German forces on the western front are starving amid siege. A teletype describes an orphanage looted by starving soldiers and doctors finding several skeletal children dead or near death.
Allied dispatches report Germany plans to withdraw troops from Russia to reinforce the western front. The statement, attributed to Maxim Gorky via The Petrograd Novaya Gazeta, notes a shift of German forces to trench warfare in France.
A dispatch from London reports M. Horovaky Odovsky, Bolshevik minister to Sweden, will travel to Washington as ambassador to the United States if Bolshevik authority wins. The move signals whether a formal Bolshevik envoy will address U.S. officials on reexecution questions.
Columbus June 13 Managers of all public eating places in Ohio were notified by State Food Administrator Croxton that they can serve beef at only four meals a week. The noon meal on Sundays Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays is allowed.
Washington June 1 reports a raid on German trenches Sunday by an American patrol in which three Germans were killed. The Americans returned without casualties.
Dayton tops the nation in warplane production according to John D. Ryan head of aircraft production. He inspected the Dayton Wright Aircraft Co and reported the plant is in full swing and contributing to the war effort.
German forces crossing the Matz river to the Oise front south of Noyon are checked by French counterattacks. French lines west of the Oise halt as troops regain the north bank and defend the Compiegne area. East of the Oise the French withdraw south of forest lines but guard Dalgue forest while making slow gains northwest of Soissons and capturing prisoners between Belloy and Maur.
Paris June 13 German forces launched a fierce assault on the American sector between Bouresches and Belleau Wood on the Marne front. American troops repulsed the attack and inflicted heavy losses while maintaining all gains. Heavy fighting continued along the Aisne river to the Villers Cotterets forest with German probes reaching the ravine east of Laversine north of Cutry.
The casualty list reports 88 names, 19 killed or died of wounds and 137 severely wounded. Names include Khmer Anderson of South Hovel and Theodore Will of Toledo among the fatalities, with several others listed as severely wounded from various towns such as Akron, Marion, Paris, Warren, and Vinety Fork.
Two traveling library systems will be established by the Library War Service of the American Library Association for American troops near the Mexico border. Mobile libraries each hold fifty volumes and will be exchanged between posts so beloved books pass through multiple camps over months.
Amsterdam reports an interview with the Dutch Director of Posts and Telegraphs on wartime aerial mail. He doubts feasibility but expects an international agreement soon and a postwar plan. Experiments with airship mail are planned between Amsterdam and Grouingem.
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