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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1918
Page
6
News despatches describe a grand German offensive along a wide front from Chateau Thierry to the Marne, with heavy artillery and swift assault troops. American and French forces contest the lines near Rheims, with reports of battles around Chateau Thierry and Jaulgonne as French and Allied troops resist the push.
British troops southwest of Ypres report successful actions pushing back German forces and capturing prisoners. Allied aerial activity heavy with bombers targeting railway lines, camps, and behind enemy lines. Italian front artillery quiet with increased bombardments. Albania reports allied advances as Vienna notes a new resistance line near the Semeni river. French troops in the east pressure Devol and Tomorica valleys amid new captures near Dalran, Ma.
Report from Paris notes Entente forces resumed action after a pause of considerable length. Colonel Hausset in Liberte says the enemy attacked at night to exploit the French fete, but the assault failed to surprise or overwhelm. Amsterdam reports Maximilian Harden critiquing Wilson's speech and America’s entry as tied to idealistic motives and costly impact.
General Pershing's Sunday communique reports only artillery fighting of moderate intensity in the Vosges with no major developments. In Chateau Thierry July 11 to 12 there was modest activity, in the Marne sector continued light operations, and patrols on both sides engaged without major incident. German air activity and artillery fire were noted in several sectors with no decisive actions.
Washington July 15. Plans for centralizing unskilled labor recruitment for war industries under the U S Employment Service after August 1 were decided at a conference of employment managers and officials. Plants must notify the state service agent of labor needs and an agent will be assigned to assist. Existing recruiting forces will continue under US Employment Service direction. Also reported: an aviator, F. Hale of Quincy IL, was killed in an airplane fall at Curtis Field Buffalo NY.
American forces counterattacked in the Vaux region and held positions as the German advance toward Paris continued. Reports say Americans and French resist near Rheims and along the Marne as bridges are used in the assault. The Jaulgonne and Chateau Thierry sectors remain active with American divisions involved in the Chateau Thierry area.
An amidship dispatch notes envoy to Russia Charles and a US agent advising President Wilson on joint study of Russia, as American forces on the Marne face German pressure. It reports early morning counterattacks near Conde and near Chateau Thierry with American infantry and machine gunners repelling German advances, while bombardments continue and rain threatens battle conditions.
The post office department prepared for telegraph city service takeover as the measure moved to the White House. In France, American troops held their own with reports of careful fighting near the Marne as bombardment and shell fire intensified. 28 Germans were captured in the Vaux sector while Americans withdrew strategically after a 700 yard advance.
Allied readers were told of a new German offensive from Chateau Thierry toward Maison de Champagne and the Marne. American forces reportedly counterattacked in the Vany region and slowed the push. The front stretch measured about 104 kilometers, with artillery and shellfire described across the contested sector north of Chateau Thierry and toward Verdun and Verdun’s approaches.
A dispatch reports American and British troops occupying the Murman coast in northern Russia. Separately Czech Slovaks seize Kazan, gaining control of the lower Volga as War Mobilization expands to the Urals and Siberia. Entente forces bolster Murman positions while Germany presses for submarine bases. Count von Mirbach assassination blamed on internal leftist groups.
Meager details from Wednesday night near Cologne report six American planes engaged by German forces. The German claim says none dropped bombs. all machines fell, crews captured alive except for a few. The event is described as a major early American air loss with heavy consequences. A separate dispatch notes a generally favorable Italian situation and harvest prospects observed by the state department.
Washington July 13 Congress begins summer vacation as both houses adjourn for routine business. The Senate plans sessions only on Monday and Thursday through August 24 under the agreement. House members had a similar plan with limited sessions.
Washington July 35 Contract for thirty additional steel cargo ships has been set by the Shipping Board to Japanese yards. Contracts also have been let for building twenty transports to the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation at Alameda California.
General George Whitefield Davis, retired, was buried in Arlington Cemetery today with military honors. Six general officers were pallbearers. Cotton consumption figures for June and the eleven months ending June are reported by the Census Bureau, showing notable totals for the period.
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