26 Sep 1918
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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1918
Page
1
A Decoding of a damaged wire service dispatch from Copenhagen notes protests and arrests in a European theater. It mentions German troops and consular protection, with reports of executions of two people under German protection and questions about proper identification.
Allied forces drive German and Bulgarian forces in Macedonia toward the Vardar and push northwest of St Quentin as British and French gains press toward Gricourt and Meaux farm area. In the Aisne sector French artillery active with limited infantry actions while air support and cross border bombardment intensify on multiple fronts.
British forces press on toward St Quentin as counterattacks by German troops falter northwestern of St Quentin and near the Loringcourt area. Haig says raids and advances occurred with heavy German losses while Paris reports failed German attempts to regain ground near the Chemin des Dames and Aisne front.
More than 45 000 prisoners and 265 taken by the task in their successful offensive in Palestine. It is officially announced this afternoon.
Communication by wire from New York reports a telegraph route through China to Sain Men Gaterinburg and Outa in Russia has been established, the Commercial company announced today.
State Department reports indicate a Pan-Russian Congress meeting in session at Artece with acceptance of a plan to replace the constituent assembly. Bolsheviks are excluded from the gathering attended by a cross section of the former assembly members and supporters.
An official announcement from the director of education outlines the creation of a state home service training center in New Mexico. The program aims to establish a first institute linked to the state university system and support relief efforts in the region. Further details and exact location are forthcoming.
Pima County fixes quota at 1 000 000 for the fourth Liberty Loan. The prior third loan quota was 650 000. The next loan targets 94 000 000 000 with a three week intensive campaign starting Saturday night.
Reports from Washington note a 12 percent normal tax on individuals with a 5 percent surtax on the first 4000 dollars, a War Department request for 7.9 percent civilian pay for seized arms in Colorado 1914 labor disputes, and a Republican state convention in East Las Vegas urging support for Lorrazola. Other items reference a Detroit convention and the American Red Cross listing internees, plus a Stuttgart meeting on labor strikes.
Berlin reports a series of engagements northwest of Dixmude and northeast of Ypres with 70 prisoners captured. Artillery activity rises along the Arleux En Gohelle canal sector and counter attacks south of Villers-Crisisin and east of Epehs are repulsed. Forty first aerial victory noted amid general reconnoitering in Champagne.
The Austro Hungarian general headquarters statement says on the plateau between Canove and Mt Valdella the enemy attacked yesterday. Five French and Italian storm detachments penetrated Monte Sisemola lines but were repelled by a counter thrust.
Berlin reports that after heavy fighting west of St Queygin the town of Francilly Selenecy remains in enemy hands. The French army headquarters notes the day's developments and indicates ongoing combat in the region.
The Twelfth Reserve District quota is $402,000,000 with Arizona nine counties in the San Francisco district allotted $6,231,200. Phoenix and Maricopa County receive a joint quota of $2,615,600.
The Great Lakes station baseball team defeated a rival with a final score of 7 to 9. The contest occurred at the Mreat me ken Mayal training ground, with both sides showing competitive effort and pitching.
General Pershing releases the Tuesday communique from Washington noting successful raids in the Woevre sector and the capture of prisoners. Artillery activity increased in the same sector with no other major developments reported.
The Swedish gunboat Gienheld was sunk after hitting a German mine in the Skagerrak near the Skaw Denmark. The chief officer and 1% men were killed, with rumors of another gunboat strike and heavy losses among the crew.
German chancellor Count Von Hertling told the Reichstag committee that Germany sought peace on Wilson’s four points and supported a League of Nations, universal disarmament, arbitration courts, and freedom of the seas while denying imperialist aims. He blamed Allied rhetoric and cited factors behind the war as years in the making.
The text discusses how the Russian military faction pushed mobilization despite the German will to peace, while the Sukhomlinoff trial is cited as confirming this. It argues that rulers in enemy countries used lies to obscure truth and that propaganda fueled hatred of the Central Powers, with echoes reaching America through Clemenceau's speech and other pronouncements.
A dated editorial condemns wartime mood in the United States, arguing Americans push liberal Kultur for Central Europe while profiting from armament profits. It criticizes selective outrage over Belgium Greece and Ireland and predicts German resilience in the face of foreign policy hypocrisy.
The report notes the iron wall of the stern front remains unbroken and the U boat persists in its mission to reduce tonnage, indicating steady progress despite adverse reports.
Serbian reports say German and Bulgarian forces fall back toward Veles as Serbians seize 13 guns and many ammunition wagons on the Prilep Gradsko road. Turkish resistance around Amman and in Palestine shows heavy losses as British units capture cannons, vehicles, and supplies, with troops massed along roads and near destroyed fronts.
Italian troops in Western Macedonia push northward and occupy heights north of Topolchani between Monastir and Prilep, per a war office statement.
Paris dispatch reports General Franchet d Esperey’s army clashing with Bulgarian forces beyond Demirkapu Pass and Strumitsa on the Vardar frontier. Bulgarians maintain strong positions on high ground while Allies push toward Vesles to reopen the Saloniki Veles railway corridor. Artillery targets mountain passes as Macedonia operations mobilize.
Arch bishop John Ireland of the St Paul diocese died today in St Paul Minnesota after a long illness of heart disease at a age 85. He had led the diocese for several decades and was a prominent figure in American Catholic history. The death occurred at his residence following a period of illness.
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