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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1918
Page
2
Reports from the front describe uncertain outcomes as Allied and German forces clash along the Paris corridor. American troops and regular army divisions are involved, with analysts noting cautious optimism and readiness to reinforce, while contemplating continued heavy fighting and potential advances toward Rheims. High-level strategists expect Focht to decide whether to hold or withdraw units in an evolving battle.
About 10,000 workers respond to a strike call at General Electric’s Lynn Massachusetts plant. Parades and a large meeting followed joins from unions nationwide, with pickets planned and demands for wage and condition parity with other GE plants in Schenectady Pittsfield and Fort Wayne.
Sheridan Illinois July 25 Four are dead and several injured after a southbound Shore electric train collided with a truck loaded with picnickers slowing for Fort Lan station. The crash sent the truck into the carload, killing four and injuring others. Immediate rescue efforts followed with victims taken to base hospital and nearby Lake Forest Hospital.
William Duesen a farm chauffeur died instantly Saturday when a bolt of lightning struck as he vulcanized a tire under a large tree. Nearby homeless boys, part of a York farm program, were knocked down but unharmed.
July 15 ceremony honors John Mason son of an Elphia banker and twenty others as the second graduating class of aspirants at Fontaine Bleu French artillery school. The graduates, including Iqn and other Americans, prepare to head to the front under French officers.
Clearing house figures show treasury credit and large balance totals. Readouts list balances of 176 dollars and 435,287,561 dollars, reflecting account activity and fund positions.
American forces report heavy German attacks at the Marne with bridgeheads formed by pontoons. Counter offensives reclaim captives and push Germans back near Vaux and Chateau Thierry while long range Krupp guns shell towns east of Rheims. Allies, including French and American units, hold firm in Champagne.
News from New York reports the latest German offensive prompted sharp stock market falls. Steel common slid to 101 5-8, down 23 4 points from Saturday, Baldwin Locomotive fell 3 1-2 to 84 1-4, and American Sumatra dropped 4 1-2 to 119 before rallying above 121. Industrial Alcohol lost about 4, with Mexican Petroleum and Distillers also down nearly 2 points.
Washington July 15 War Industries Board officials and rubber manufacturers opened a series of conferences today to cut production of hot water bags by 50 percent unless a camouflage composition can be found. The curtailment affects druggists sundries and all other rubber using lines.
A Central News dispatch from Amsterdam reports serious rioting in Vienna by the Pro Slavic element allied with Czechs against the pro-German Austrian government. The uprising is described as a determined revolt connected to broader anti German influence.
In Kokomo Indiana on July 15 a street car crew wired up to a tree top rescue when Mrs Thomas L Reed’s cat became stuck in a hollow at the pinnacle. Reed’s husband climbed the tree to free Tabby.
A Moscow dispatch reports the Bolshevik government has sent a note to Britain demanding clarification over British forces landing on the Murman coast. No further details were provided.
Lieutenant Francis de Sales Quimet, a famous golfer, has been appointed a second lieutenant and assigned to the quartermaster's department in Boston on July 15.
Madrid enforces a new anti spy statute on July 15 prohibiting any publication of merchant ship movements. This marks the law’s first application and signals tightened wartime information control.
Washington July 15 German offensive preparations are described in General Pershing's communique dated July 14. He notes intensified German artillery, boosted rear-area movement, and increased sneezing gas shells. American artillery repulsed enemy patrols near the Marne, Munster, and Thann sectors while the Altkirch sector remained quiet and US line fire scattered a German work party.
Coroner Phelan ruled Lers Teodorsen a negligent workman responsible for Ephraim Wakelee’s death at Housatonic Shipbuilding Stratford after a scaffold collapse. Teodorsen fled the plant after the accident and has not been located despite searches.
New York July 15 Jeremiah O Leary for the first time admits he knew Mme Marie K de Victoria alleged German spy under arrest His admission came as he was recalled in the cross examination in the trial of his brother John J O Leary charged with aiding Jeremiah to escape the state The witness said Mme Victorica visited his office in early 1917 February or March The indictment of Jeremiah for espionage followed this matter The five children of John O Leary were among the spectators today
Washington reports indicate the Entente is exonerated from blame in the assassination of Count Mirbach the German ambassador to Russia. The left social revolutionary party claims full responsibility in a confidential state department memo noting Moscow fighting has quieted. Czecho Slavs seize Kazan gaining control of Volga region and oppose Bolsheviks.
A man faces a relentless struggle in a harsh existence, forced to participate in life’s game despite lacking any tool or advantage. He confronts obstacles and societal pressures as he seeks meaning and resilience amid adversity.
Cromwell docks load brownstone while farmers bring new potatoes and, near season, green corn and celery. The Providence division wage rise at the railroad. Kronan society to picnic at Hall's Grove. Pickering factory in Portland runs four days weekly. Judge Calef visits Providence. Ke. C. Danforth and family at Madison cottage. Frank Weeks visits brother at Fisher's Island. Superior Court to meet in Universalist church basement during county building work. Briggs band performs next Tuesday. Twelve inmates moved from State prison to Conn. Hospital for the Insane on governor’s order. Monkey bites child on Court Street. July wheat, corn, and cheese prices noted in Chicago.
Daily thrift stamp reminder and a list of new cheese offerings including Tomato California Sardines and Elkhorn Kraft varieties Pimento Cheddar Roquefort American Camembert sterilized noted for keeping quality in stock.
A compact, proverb like reflection urges steady effort in gardening. It contrasts watching with work, warning weeds can overwhelm if neglected and noting the high cost of living is avoided through steady labor. A folksy exhortation to persistent, practical care in the garden.
Norwalk judge bound over Haviland Archambault a Waterbury youth aged 18 for burglary after he entered five South Norwalk saloons early Sunday morning. He is held for trial in Superior Court under bonds of 1500 dollars total, 300 dollars on each of five counts.
A compact advertisement notes Mother Cooke's Tomato Soup priced at 10 cents and promotes Wyandotte Sanitary Cleaner and Cleanser as a kitchen and bakery product not a scouring powder. It urges readers to try both items.
In a bold health push Gobel's promotes its products as safe and clean. The campaign highlights twice weekly deliveries and production in sterilized tiled kitchens under the endorsement of the renowned Food Expert McCann.
The Kelly Busy Corner Co lists two stores at 190 Pear Street and 54 Main Street. The entry records business locations with no further details on operations or dates.
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