21 Sep 1918
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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1918
Page
1
British and French forces mounted a powerful attack on the Western front with notable coordination and striking success. Reports highlight joint operations, rapid advances, and firm pressure on German positions, signaling a new level of allied cooperation and vigor in the campaign.
Allied forces in three theaters gain ground as British and French push toward St Quentin from the north and south. Servians break Bulgar lines advancing 30 miles on a 25 mile front, reach Tcherna river near Prilep, with prisoners and guns taken. 18,000 Turks face potential capture in Palestine.
Copenhagen reports claim Americans are being ruthlessly slaughtered by bolsheviks in Russia. No official confirmation yet. Arrests widespread and property seized. Allies subjects targeted after a soviet meeting. Bolsh eviks allied with Germany for military operations. Murmansk area cited with rising murders and dire food shortages. U S minister to Roumania Vopicka reportedly arrested.
Baltimore dispatch reports Mrs. Sarah Smith, driven to mania by the birth of her third child, attacked her two other children, 2 and 3 years old, attempting to kill them with a hammer. Doctors found stellated skull fractures. both children remain in precarious condition. Mrs. Smith is under surveillance at Mercy Hospital awaiting arraignment.
New Haven forecast fair and cooler tonight with possible light frost and Sunday fair but cool with moderate northwest winds. Central disturbance off the New Jersey coast moved near Eastport, Missouri, bringing rain along the North Atlantic coast. High pressure over Missouri brings pleasant weather with lower central temperatures. Local observation: New Haven 46 cloudy. Hartford 46 cloudy. Nantucket 54 rain. others vary from clear to partly cloudy.
Washington reports Germany replied to Austria's proposal for a non binding peace conference with acceptance. Officials note no real change in the war status as the central powers move cautiously toward another peace maneuver. From the western front to the Balkans and Russia, Allied forces press the struggle while Germany faces mounting losses and internal unrest. American weapons and air forces continue targeting German depots and rail hubs, signaling a broader allied campaign.
A Stockholm dispatch reported armed mobs swarming Petrograd streets murdering residents and triggering numerous fires as the city faced widespread destruction.
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