20 Jun 1918
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Newspaper
The Richmond Palladium And Sun Telegram
Location
Richmond, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1918
Page
1
Vienna unrest spikes as rioters attack bakeries and the premier's residence while cavalry moves in to restore order amid bread ration cuts. Austrian and Vienna press warn the crisis deepens with currency inflation and looming food shortages across the provinces.
The Weather Bureau predicts showers tonight and Friday with warmer temperatures. Wayne county outlook is partly cloudy with warmer conditions and possible local showers. General conditions note a departing Canadian cool wave, unsettled weather, northwest winds, and no lasting return to warm weather for the next day. Intense heat remains in the west and south, with readings from 100 to 104 degrees in the shade.
London June 20 The German U boats are unequal to the warfare against them according to Captain Persius a naval critic of the Berliner Tageblatt in a Rotterdam dispatch to the Daily Telegraph He notes U boat losses are unavoidable due to enemy defences and predicts enemies can continue to defend themselves against tonnage needs for a long time and that resources have been underestimated by Germans.
A Wayne county luncheon drew 200 business leaders to back Indiana and national War Savings efforts. Subscriptions totaled 84000 with 14000 in thousand-dollar pledges in under ten minutes after Frank E. Hering urged support. Notables like T B Jenkins, William F. Bockhoff and Joseph D. Oliver attended as local leaders pressed for a 1,000,000 county quota. The talk stressed defeating Germany, sustaining morale, and meeting June 28 quota with Liberty loans.
A steamer arriving from a central American port reported at 4 p m yesterday the sighting of a submarine 180 to 200 miles south of Sandy Hook. The escorting vessel pursued the U boat, marking the first north coast appearance since a May Jersey coast attack.
London reports that Austria-Hungary teeters amid revolts and hunger as the Italian offensive stalls. Bohemia displays anger, Cech Slovaks protest surrender to Germany, and Vienna Budapest Prague face food scarcity. Allied capitals fear a quick peace could be sought at any price while Vienna seeks a diversion.
Emperor William telegram quoted by Frankfurter Zeitung praises German troops for fresh successes and expresses faith that the German people are destined by God for great things. He vows to endure the last struggle to a victorious peace and blessed future.
The Central Electric Traffic Association and interurban railways in Indiana petition the Public Service Commission to raise freight rates on electric lines to match the 25 percent steam road increase ordered by Director General McAdoo. A preliminary hearing is set for June 26, one day after the McAdoo order takes effect.
Italian forces, after repelling the Austrian offensive, vow renewed resistance along the Piave. Heavy combat rages around the Montello plateau and near San Dona Di Piave as troops, strained by wounds and fatigue, press on through wooded hills where clashes erupt in brief encounters.
Wayne county farmers expect wheat harvest to start late this week or early next week with some fields ready by Saturday or Monday. About 100 volunteers pledged to help, plus Richmond firms allowing employees to miss work. Purdue experts will visit next week to select seed-worthy fields.
Richmond groups prepare for a large Fourth of July program with a parade and afternoon events. The South Eighth Street Friends Church and Knights of Columbus plan floats while Odd Fellows consider a joint entry. Captain W. Cullen Squier will bring Indiana Militia Company I to march and drill in Glen Miller park, with participation from Centerville Hagerstown and Dalton delegations despite farm harvest conflicts.
Major General von Kronstadt of Austria fought single handed against Italian Arditi after his staff deserted him on Montello. Lost in woods and confronted by Arditi, he refused surrender and opened fire. He was wounded fatally and died later in hospital.
Secretary of Agriculture Houston urged urban residents to assist harvest efforts as American farmers boosted food stocks for war. He cited 1917 crop increases, larger livestock numbers, and explained the need for labor to meet harvest demand while stressing national duty and financial impact.
At Indianapolis June 20 the Indiana Democratic convention named a six contender state ticket for secretary of state Herman Center auditor William Jones state treasurer John B. McCarthy attorney general A Evan Stotsenberg clerk of the supreme court Samuel Callaway geologist Edward Barrett superintendent Willis Fox judges appellate court Milton Hottel F S Caldwell Edwin McCabe and Hugh Wickens. Centre defeated Deupree and McNutt defeated Vandeveer while Callaway beat Myron King. Other ticket members ran unopposed.
Washington June 20. State department warns no progress in prisoner exchange talks with Germany due to inability to contact responsible German officials in Switzerland. Negotiations have focused on investigations of American prisoners and their conditions.
News from London reports Italian forces retook Capo Sile near the Piave mouth and reclaimed territory between Zenson and the Fossetta canal. Austro Hungarian attacks failed from Montello to the sea. air dominance along the Piave declared in Italian headquarters.
A Stockholm dispatch to the Morning Post noted by Associated Press says peace demonstrations occurred recently in Berlin Hamburg and Cologne. Police and military dispersed crowds while several workmen were killed and many persons arrested according to censored private messages received in Stockholm.
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