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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
1
A 1918 bulletin by E F Ladd sets weekly beef allowances for hotels and restaurants in North Dakota. It limits roast beef on Tuesday dinners and beef steak on Saturdays, allows leftovers as cold meat Wednesday, and covers service rules to prevent injustice. A wind Stir event and rail activity noted nearby accompany the notice.
The Jamestown audience will host Attorney Lee Combs for a Fourth of July address. He is expected to deliver a strong patriotic speech, with local interest on independence day. A separate note mentions a political forecast by a clairvoyant about Steen’s statewide prospects.
Obituary from Monmouth honors Mrs. O A West who died in Portland after serving as librarian at the State Normal School in Valley City. The piece also notes Rev Bohnhoff returning from synod and a field report on crops, plus a wartime coal allotment reduction across Minnesota Wisconsin North Dakota and South Dakota with North Dakota least affected and lignite reliance rising.
An eastern railroad dining car menu urges patriotic potato use to save the crop, listing seventeen potato dishes from Au Gratin to Brien Potatoes, with prep steps and serving notes. The foldout postcard invites mailing to friends to spread the potato message.
Austrian losses reach 285000 with many drowned crossing the Piave. Italian forces recover and press the mountain front as Austrians retreat. Gen Von Cronstadt committed suicide after his troops surrendered. Italian booty includes batteries and thousands of prisoners.
June 26 report says American forces in France have seized a new sector in German Alsace near Gebweiler after repelling several raids. The rugged front lies through mountains ravines and dense cover with a third Alsace sector and a second German sector now held by the Americans. Details of a German raid north of Bacher at Sun day night are also reported.
London June 26 The British government has prepared a definite policy regarding the league of nations, the Express declared today.
London reports say the Germans bombed British positions on the Picardy fronts. General Haig announces successful British raids as of today.
London reports Italian forces advance in the Venetian mountains in conjunction with a Piave counter offensive. Heavy artillery supported an initial savotite victory as Italians push northwest.
London reports British airmen caused great damage in bombing raids on Karlsruhe Fairbrucken and Offenberg yesterday morning. Four enemy planes were downed and three are missing according to the air minister.
Secretary of War Baker told the Senate Military Committee that the War Department favors not changing the draft age for now. He noted the proposed amendment to raise ages to twenty to forty lacks a thorough plan and will likely be held until fall. President Wilson reportedly supports modifying the limit this session as Congress weighs the need to adjust draft enrollment.
American forces completed the capture of Belleau Wood on June 25 26 after a day of shelling and a night assault. German casualties were heavy with 251 prisoners including a captain and six officers surrendered. Private F P Lennart of Chicago led 78 German privates and five officers into camp after they surrendered.
Official statement describes a brilliant American operation in Belleau Wood and French raids that captured prisoners and machine guns. German attack north of LaPorte was repulsed. Alexander Kerensky arrives in London from Paris.
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