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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1918
Page
1
Report from France states German assault on Xivrey in the Tout sector was disrupted by Antiplan artillery. The Germans planned the raid a week in advance with 600 special troops, but Allied fire overturned their plan and prevented mass capture.
Washington June 17 Secretary Baker said there are no American combatant troops in Italy now aside from observing missions. He stressed that no announcement would be made about sending troops, their composition, or numbers until the force had safely landed.
Washington June 17 a fifty million dollar emergency fund for relief of President Wilson during the coming year was voted into the sundry civil appropriations bill today by the House. The current session provided ten million dollars for the fund.
A German air plane crossed the Kent coast of England just after noon today. It was chased back toward the mainland by British anti aircraft guns.
A Stockholm report quoted from Petrograd says all of Ukraine is on the eve of a revolt against Germany. The dispatch reaches the state department via Washington. The message portrays widespread Ukrainian resistance amid the war.
Washington June 17 Unanimous approval by the military subcommittee on the appropriation bill authorizes the president to call all men of draft age who can be trained and equipped. The measure was approved as part of funding considerations.
Emperor William II replies to congratulatory telegram on his 80th birthday saying Prussian militarism will bring victory and that Germany has the most capable people on earth. He expresses faith in the nation’s strength to endure suffering and invites saving through War Savings Stamps.
Associated Press reports authorities plan to arrest Jeremiah O Leary a New York indicted Irish American leader in a Washington mountain cabin and soon seize other high agitators nationwide on treason or espionage charges. Undisclosed evidence against O Leary and his companions exists and arrests of coworkers have been delayed pending his capture.
U S attorneys in Cleveland and Columbus lead an inquiry into Eugene V Debs speech at Canton O yesterday to assess disloyal or seditious remarks. Other Socialists at the convention are also under suspicion as investigators examine potential offenses.
Six national guard cavalry regiments are being raised in Texas and will enter federal service immediately upon organization for deployment on the Mexican border.
A dispatch from Rome dated June 17 reports that the battle on the Milan front is unfolding on a colossal scale and is expected to persist for several days before any decisive end is reached.
Washington June 17 General Pershing announced the award of the French Croix de Guerre to Private W J Guyton the first American soldier to be killed on German soil The War Department received the message as a continuation of yesterday's communiqué confirming the death in combat and honoring the fallen serviceman.
A notice states that the Ohio constitution amendment requiring referendum approval of federal amendments was filed in Franklin County Common Pleas Court. The action seeks to bar submission by the Secretary of State W B Walton at the November election.
Washington June 17 General Ferehing reports repulse of local enemy attacks in the Woevre and in the Chauteau Thierry region in his communiqué for tonight.
June 17 reports from Washington London and Rome describe a faltering Austrian advance on the Italian front. Officials say the initial assault showed limited progress, suggesting Austrian momentum was halted. Allied defenses and Italian counterattacks are noted as holding the line, with cautious optimism in London and Rome.
From 164 applicants who sat the state bar examination to practice law, 60 were successful. Among the passers are Everett F Folger of Marietta Leland B Hricker of MS Vernon and Robert A Edge of Washington. He and Janis Boon Tolibrke of ME Vernon
Washington June 17 army casualty list reports 34 names including one killed in action and 24 severely wounded. John Lisle of Columbus is the only named Ulblown figure, with optimistic note on enrollment and reverence overshadowed by vulgarity in the text.
Secretary Baker approved sentences ranging from 18 months to 20 years imposed by court martial on conscientious objectors who refused military service at Camp Upton New York and Camp Gordon Georgia. The action covers four men and aligns with wartime policy for noncombatant service refusal.
The War Department announced today that Major General Leonard Wood is removed from command of the Western Department and reassigned to Camp Funston Kansas. This action comes as a revocation of previous orders. The move is reported by the Associated Press in The Banner from Washington on June 17.
Associated Press reports state draft headquarters received requests for 125 men to report to the University of Cincinnati on July 1 and 100 to Akron University on July 15. County quotas remain unassigned.
Allied forces hold and push back Austrian units along a 100 mile Italian front from the Piave to the Brenta amid heavy fighting. Reports indicate Austrian attempts to cross the Piave were repelled with some troops driven back. German and Austrian offensives falter as Allied counterattacks gain ground. Premier Radoslavoff of Bulgaria resigns following treaty criticisms affecting Romania. American lines repulse German attacks near Xivrey and Mets river with heavy losses on the attackers. German artillery pounds Flanders as Vienna claims 10 000 prisoners and 50 guns. Italians report 3 000 prisoners.
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