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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1918
Page
1
The Turkish cabinet reportedly vows full adherence to the Central Powers alliance per Cologne Gazette telegram. Meanwhile Bulgarian troops evacuate Serbia, returning to Hungarian territory, according to an official Serbian statement.
Dispatches from Washington note German preparations to evacuate the Belgian seacoast as hospitals and storage units are not moved. In France British forces break German lines at Peaurevest Viancourt and seize Sequehart and St. Quentin, creating a salient aiding the advance.
British troops under General Allenby occupy Damascus, Syria, a key rail junction and Turkish base, signaling a likely end to Turkish resistance in the region. The capture follows a rapid advance since September 20 with extensive wartime gains and prisoner releases.
General Pedro A Dias was inaugurated as second vice president in Panama. He spoke of the friendly relations and ongoing cooperation between Panama and the United States in the ceremony held today.
A Zurich dispatch reports anti German and pacifist riots across Bulgaria. Rumors speak of forming a national cabinet led by Premier Malinoff and Dr Chenadiett, released from prison days earlier under a pardon by King Ferdinand.
The Associated Press notes Liberty Loan funds are moving toward the set target with early contributions boosting optimism. Officials report no final total yet, but districts including Arizona show substantial subscriptions, and banks in Phoenix alone report over one hundred twelve thousand dollars by Saturday night.
Washington Oct 2 The shipping board outlines a plan to construct 454 vessels of 1,000,060 dead weight tons as part of a broader year program. Chairman Hurley testified before the House Appropriations Committee seeking 484,606,600 for the current fiscal year. The plan includes 210 steel and 244 wood ships with average costs near 1. five hundred thousand dollars per vessel, plus 54,660,000 for facilities, railroads, and dry docks.
General Pershing congratulated Major General Harbord commander of the American supply service for the efficient transport of necessary supplies to the front in recent operations.
Reports from Madrid Vienna London and Washington detail cholera outbreaks in Vienna and casualties, British forces advancing near Armentieres, German resistance in Flanders, US investigations into Guatemala officials, and a possible allied ultimatum over German destruction in northern France and Belgium. Prisoners numbered in the thousands captured by French forces along the Vesle and Aisne.
American forces reported advances between the Meuse and Argonne pushing into ground north and west of Mont Fascon amid ongoing fierce resistance. Allied engineers remove mines and restore transport as French and American troops press forward east of the forest and along roads from Geanes to Exermont.
Telegrams from Mail correspondents describe fierce fighting as American forces engage German attempts near the Argonne forest and the Meuse river. A fresh German division pressed the advance but was checked after enfilading fire and heavy counterattacks.
London reports Baker allied effort to broaden shipping for Americans overseas. He commends British cooperation and notes Marine Council results and continued arrangements to move troops from France. The visit highlights hospital facilities and aims to strengthen Franco British American ties.
Allied forces surged past German positions on the Meuse Argonne front as American troops crossed into the sector between Gerecourt and Pi-Drillancourt. Journal reports say units reached their objectives well ahead of schedule, capturing dugouts and seizing lunch provisions while German officers fled. An American pilot dropped newspapers and cigarettes to boost morale as advances continued.
New York tax records show a year of sharp increases in personal property valuations. Vanderbilts, Rockefellers, Morgans and other famed names are listed with valuations surging from 166,000 to 1,900,600 dollars, while Willam Clark and other magnates jump to about 1.9 million. Archangel fronts report Allied advances along the Dvina with American and British troops occupying villages and pushing toward Shenkursk as Bolshevik resistance stiffens.
In Madrid clashes broke out between pro ally and Germanophile editors. Senor Mico, head of the Journal Allies, fought Senor Guildl of Iberia, wounding Guildl in the arm. A second duel pitted Beulture’s son, editor of the Journal Allies, against Rodriguez Lapena, wounding Lapena in the arm.
The first report that American troops reached Glagiovestchensk confirms the capture of the city last Tuesday. Eugene Regnault, the French commissioner, says Japanese and Chinese forces cooperated in the occupation during the Vladivostok conference.
Ninety patients at a U S hospital near Verdun were hit by a German shell killing twenty and wounding many others. The shelling occurred several nights ago behind the front lines and may have been deliberate rather than stray, according to Aerocisted Press leased wire.
Paris October 2 H P Davison chairman of the Red Cross war council received the commander cross of the Legion of Honor the highest rank for an American civilian President Poincare hosted Davison and Harvey Dobson at luncheon at the Elysee Palace during which the cross was bestowed upon Davison.
An area deputy sheriff identified as Jiy An Aternealdie Roosevelt was killed in a June incident near Ado. The exact location and suspect details remain under investigation with officials naming Pape Pek Fae as a person of interest.
British armies advance in Flanders as Field Marshal Haig reports the capture of Rolleghemenpelle and a 2000 yard southeast push from Roulers. The French army under General De Goutte moves on the left of General Mangin after a breakthrough near the Belgian sector.
British French and American forces assault from Cambrai to St Quentin driving back Hindenburg defenses. Rail networks in Flanders crippled as Germans burn lines and retreat toward Ostend. French advance north and east of Rheims tightens pocket near Laon while American units push along the Meuse sector toward Mont Faucon.
British French and Belgian units renew heavy assaults along the Flanders front. French troops push past St Quentin northeast toward the Somme and Oise lines. German positions around St Quentin and near Rheims report heavy fighting with French gains northwest of Rheims and along surrounding sectors.
British forces defend Cambrai as mined areas are bypassed and enemy plans are foiled. Germans set fires in Flanders towns including Menin and Roulers to hinder Allied advance. French guns control Ostend to Courtrai rail line while British monitors bomb the coast. Generals Gouraud and Berthelot push east and west of Rheims as German retreat accelerates.
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