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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1918
Page
5
British and American forces faced a major German offensive along a broad 50 mile front. Allied counterattacks near the Marne and Champagne halted gains and preserved positions, with heavy casualties and large prisoner captures reported. Generals Pershing and Bliss confirmed dispatches noting American actions west of Surmelin and persistent German pressure.
At the Marne and in Champagne, American troops fought beside French forces against German attacks near Prunay and Marquis farm east of Rheims. Reinforcements joined as the German assault pressed the line, a counterattack by U S forces helped stabilize the sector, and desperate fighting continued along the southern bank of the Marne.
Chicago July 16 Over 1,000,000 women pledged to sell half of the 6 billion Fourth Liberty Loan. Slogans urged thrift and no new dresses or hats for the campaign, led by Mrs Ella Flagg Young in Mrs W G McAdoo's absence, with Mrs A S Baldwin and Mrs Frank A Vanderlip stressing frugality for the war bond effort.
Jiji newspaper of Tokyo lauds the United States in a Fourth of July tribute calling President Wilson the prime minister of the world. It notes past Japanese misunderstanding of America and credits U.S. war efforts as beyond expectation, calling the July celebration sincere appreciation.
New York July 16 Yale University named residuary legatee in the late John W Sterling will filed for probate. He died June 6 leaving more than 5 to 10 million estate. Yale may receive over 3 million plus six trust funds totaling 382 500 for professorships scholarships and buildings.
Baltimore July 16 Private William Kantor, alleged conscientious objector, sentenced to ten years hard labor and dishonorable discharge by a general court martial at Camp Meade for attempting to obstruct liberty loan sales and unpatriotic references to the flag and parades. Clitus H. King pardoned Hartford July 16, former Fairfield assembly member sentenced to three to eight years in prison for forgery, released in frail health under medical care.
Hinsdale New Hampshire farmers report their cows refuse to adjust to daylight saving rules. Milking routines relied on a fixed daily schedule, but cows now wake reluctantly, requiring farmers to trek through dew to reach them and start milking at different times.
Beardstown Illinois reports saloon owners say draft has depleted customer base. Despite losses, proprietors expect to reopen once wartime effects ease and patrons return. The note frames the impact of wartime mobilization on local alcohol trade and daily life.
The United States Shipping Board contracted for thirty additional steel cargo ships to be built at Japanese yards using American steel. Contracts with Japan and China aim to expand merchant shipping for the war, with some vessels to carry troops and supplies to France. Bethlehem Shipbuilding of Alameda received twenty troop ships, bringing total transports under contract to 112. Navy will supervise camouflage of ships as a military requirement.
Hartford July 16 Rev Theodore Buessel pastor at Bristol German Lutheran Church faces trial in U S District Court on alleged seditious utterances. He was cross examined as cards found in his desk were admitted in evidence. Buessel claimed German citizenship until his oath of allegiance converted him to American citizenship in the same courtroom.
United States Attorney in Newark ruled St. Mary's Hospital is not a cantonment under the presidential order. Hoboken's 157 saloons remain open, and no half mile dry zone will be imposed around the hospital, which is a camp for disabled soldiers.
Harvard graduates in New York and Boston push Harvard to administer the Gordon McKay endowment independently rather than in cooperation with MIT They have urged the Harvard corporation to seek a supreme court ruling on whether Harvard can grant MIT access to the fund If they prevail Harvard would establish a $32 000 000 technical school at the university
Waterbury man Private John Sceullo of 74 South Main Street was among Waterbury’s first drafted soldiers to reach the front. He belongs to Company F, 102d Regiment and has been captured and interned in a German prison camp, per today’s family report.
Edward Farrell of Bristol Brass Co died today at St Francis Hospital Hartford after slashing his throat in a late night fit of despondency. He leaves a widow and three children.
William Carter 88 longtime knit goods manufacturer in the country died in Needham Massachusetts July 16 after a long illness. Funeral arrangements pending with his family and associates paying tribute to his contributions to the textile industry.
New York July 16. Federal officials say von Bernstorff Boy Ed and allies tried to subsidize newspapers in thirty largest U S cities to push propaganda for Wilhelmstrasse. Except for two papers the effort failed against American honesty and patriotism. Grand jury inquiry into the Remail indictment continues.
London reports American troops engaged with Germans along an eight mile front between Vaux and Chozy and near LaChappelle. The entire German offensive is stated as checked with German artillery activity noted. The drive east of Rheims is described as shattered with heavy losses along the Marne.
Public service commissioners from six New England states met in Boston to decide if a joint protest to Washington is warranted over recent railroad rate increases. A public discussion followed a private conference addressing milk, passenger, coal, and other rate adjustments and their public-interest impact.
Fifteen iron molders walk out at the General Electric plant in West Lynn leaving fifteen thousand at risk of broader action. Labor leaders say sixty five thousand workers in Schenectady Pittsfield and Fort Wayne are threatening sympathy strikes. Fifty girls guard entrances as strikers demand the right to organize an eight hour day and parity with other company plants. Commerce and labor agents expected tonight.
Freda Schultze a telephone operator and file clerk testified in the O Leary conspiracy trial in New York. She said on the morning of May 7 Jeremiah O Leary left the city and John O Leary was present in the office between 9 and 9 30 o clock when she arrived for work.
Atlanta street cars and interurban lines are tied up due to a strike by conductors and motormen of the Georgia Railway and Power Co. The management had allowed union membership but would not reinstate workers discharged for joining the union.
Arthur Guy Empey former British Army sergeant and author of Over the Top has been made a captain in the United States Army. He will join the adjutant general's office and is likely to be assigned to recruiting duty.
New York reports that American soldiers in France wear Nenette and Rintintin charms for luck. Described as sewn figures carried in heart pockets or on gun barrels, they must be given by a woman to bring luck. The tale ties the charms to Poulbot and French urban culture, noting supply and social aspects.
Greenwich July reports a jitney driver William Clifford confessed to assaulting Miss Marion Chard a 19 year old deaf girl walking to her grandmother’s home in Round Hill She was found unconscious along a road and held without bail by Judge James R Mead Police feared lynching by local farm hands after the attack Clifford also transported four passengers to the train from Paul B Ferris residence pending further proceedings
Washington July 11 6 Well inten tioned individuals who employ crip pled soldiers watchmen messengers and in other similar occupations disrupt the scheme of vocational train ing outlined for these men by the war department Surgeon General Gorgas announced today There are many soldiers in hospitals in various parts of the country under going training which will make them competent in whatever trade or profession they elect to follow the surgeon general said.
The Navy Department announced two deaths from seaplane accidents. Ensign Junius F. Andrews of Durham, North Carolina, died July 13 from burns after an incident at Chatham Massachusetts. Chief Quartermaster William J. Behan of Brooklyn, New York, died from a seaplane accident at Bay Shore Long Island.
New York reports the arrest of Friedrich Albert Richard von Strench M D for German propaganda activities before and after U S entry into the war. He will be interned for the war’s duration. An exile from Germany since youth, he criticized Bismarck s policies under the current regime. In Kansas, a cyclone at Hays caused ten deaths and damaged James McIntosh’s farm. a school warrant for 13.68 was lost, later found by L P Simpson of Smith Center hundred miles east.
Metal prices report from New York notes lead steady and zinc prices at varying bids. Spelter shows mixed movements with slight gains and losses across markets.
Washington July 16 Army officers face Senate aircraft investigating committee as it winds up its inquiry into progress on the aircraft program. The panel plans to complete sittings this week with a report ready within a week or ten days. French representatives Monsieur de Bully Lieut Henry Marquisan and Col Tulasne appeared. the panel will disclose only that their appearance sought input on the western front aircraft situation. John A Jordan of Sacramento also appeared briefly and may testify again. If the plan holds the report will be public soon after completion and not wait for the congressional recess.
A compact listing of stock quotations from Richter and Company, bankers and brokers, members of the New York Stock Exchange, Central Row Hartford Conn. Details include prices and changes for prominent stocks traded through the firm under its Hartford charter and telephonic contact.
The New York stock market opened with gains across many issues. American Sumatra rose to 129 1-2 before retreating to 126 1-2, then rallied to 127 3-4, while Union Pacific climbed to 122 1-4. Major rails and steel stocks showed mixed moves with small scale trading. End of first 15 minutes saw cautious trading, later markets steadied with dull activity in the afternoon. Total day sales: stocks 34,800 shares. bonds $4,706,000.
Grain values slipped with 16 Corn down 11 to 211 8 cents, oats down 7 8 to 11 2 cents, and provisions lower. The close showed declines, with oats futures quoted around 161 4 and 161 8, September at 1607 8 to 161 1 8. Park and bard futures fell while rib prices also softened, with September pork at 24.62 and other items in the 44.80 to 26.15 range.
P. J. Abersephy of Maine reports the downing of a German aircraft fifteen miles north of Dormans on the Marne front, claiming a third victory. George Robertson of Kansas City also shoots down another German plane inside the American lines. The piece ends with an unrelated flippant note about a Rye restaurant patron.
Washington reports the president signed a war time wire control measure granting authority to seize phone and telegraph lines for the duration of the conflict. The move to appoint leaders for the system sparked speculation about Postmaster General and Railway Director roles, with rumors tying McAdoo and others to the staffing.
A letter from aviator Walter Nigan to Charles Gan, recounts Rooul Lufbery’s death after he jumped from a burning aircraft at about 3,500 feet. He landed in a garden where a resident woman placed candles around his body. The account notes German prisoners in the sector and mockingly reports on American morale and supplies amidst wartime strain.
Paris July 16 official notice lists Franco American War Commission members General Lerond administrator and technical, Leon Pissard cabinet secretary, General Emile Level finances and purchases, Henry Cangardel blockade and use transport, Gabriel Pauve press and relief work.
Waterbury July 16 Joseph K 34 of Winchester avenue an employee of the New Haven missed his footing on a moving car in Scoville Mfg Co yards today and his body fell under the wheels he was instantly killed in a gruesome accident.
Twenty four Boy Scouts who rode from Pittsburg over the Lincoln Highway on bicycles were presented to Kent Wilson at the White House this afternoon by W A Kenyon, commander. The boys carried a sage from Mayor E V Babcock of Pittsburg.
Stamford July 16 Peter Ske Manchester New Hampshire was found here today after a search since February 1917 and arrested for non support of his wife. He is charged with jumping a bail bond in Manchester New Hampshire and will be taken there after serving a three months sentence.
A Kansas city reported a series of odd events this week. A collision with a cow occurred on an early week drive, and a gas motorist ran over a fish on a flooded road, causing a tire puncture. The narrative mentions steamboat commerce and injuries, noting arms and legs were affected in a troubling line.
A fragment notes Lt tor Sorghum quipping about shorter speeches as saving daylight. It recounts Leo B. Santangelo selling property to Dr. C Stanley for Reynolds heirs on College Street west of Pearl. The deal involves Ethel G Reynolds Mabel and C Thomas Reynolds as parties to the Reynolds estate.
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