17 May 1918
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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1918
Page
1
British forces in France report a calm front as May 16 passes with no decisive action from Germany. Weather favors operations but the military situation remains unchanged while transport hubs and air activity hint at ongoing war.
A joint steel committee to study the entire steel industry with focus on government war needs was announced after a conference among the steel committee of American Iron, the Steel Institute, and the War Industries Board in Washington on May 17.
Dispatches report American troops known as The New American Army arriving in the Somme region with British forces. They train with the British and help block the German advance toward the channel ports, as part of a fresh American movement forecast by Premier Lloyd George.
Seventeen American aviators in the Toul northwest sector brought down another German airship this morning marking continued air superiority in the region.
Captain Antonio Silvio Resnati, famed Italian aviator who piloted Caproni aircraft to Washington, was killed at Hempstead flying field while testing an American built Caproni bombing aircraft authorized for U.S. purchase.
Washington May 17 Gear Creel told the House Rules Committee chair he did not mean to reflect on Congress in a recent speech quoted as saying he would not explore the hearts of Congressmen since he disliked slumming. He apologized and regretted the indiscretion.
Washington reports 106 names in the casualty list including Jim Finch of Kingston New Mexico with a minor injury. In London the war office notes increased German artillery fire from Locon to Hinges along the western Flanders salient.
President Wilson denies reports he seeks an aircraft inquiry and says he objects to the Chamberlain resolution's covert aim. Secretary Tumulty to deny the report and clarify the administration’s stance as Senate leaders expect a compromise on the air craft inquiry and war conduct investigation.
Washington news reports the Senate adopted a resolution by Thompson of Kansas to investigate the production and supply of agricultural implements and the prices farmers must pay for machinery. The move aims to uncover control or shortages affecting farm costs.
Paris reports violent artillery fighting in the Halles area southeast of Amiens. The official statement confirms heavy shelling and ongoing military action in northern France with no details on casualties.
Over two hundred names signed for a guarantee at a Chautauqua event where W A Pobre closed a nine point speech urging attendance for the next gathering led by Mie Nib Joges and daughter Mrs Win Look. Monroe Christan, sent to officers' training at Ft Worth, is a Carlsbad native whose welfare concerns locals.
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