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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1918
Page
7
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Dispatches from Copenhagen and London claim Bolshevik rule in Moscow collapsed and General Korniloff captured the city. Grand Duke Nicholas allegedly proclaimed emperor as Kerensky’s fate and other Russian leaders flee, while German forces near Moscow are unconfirmed. A Baltic front note mentions Austria unrest and mutinies.
The War Labor Board approved a general wage increase of ten cents an hour for workers in the wood pulp and newsprint industry with equal pay for men and women. The raise applies to nineteen companies and eight unions, ranging from 2 to 98 percent above October 1917 schedules, with day work at the lowest rate and up to fifty cents for skilled workers. Overtime is time and a half, and revisions are planned for January 1 and July 1 each year based on price changes.
A June dispatch from a Harbin correspondent cites German sources on Bolshevik power in Siberia. It claims 20,000 unarmed prisoners, including 4,000 Magyars, bolster Bolshevik forces, while Czechs delay counterrevolution. Omsk hosts 140,000 Austrian prisoners amid German indemnities. Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Vladivostok show ruin, nationalization, and Allied patrols.
Andre Tardieu, former head of mission to the United States, is appointed General Commissioner of Franco American Affairs in France. The French official is noted as knowing more about America's war plans and preparations than any other Frenchman.
Amsterdam and Paris run with unconfirmed cables claiming the former Russian emperor Nicholas II was murdered between Ekaterinburg and Perm as Czecho Slovak forces capture Ver. Reports also say Alexis Romanoff, the crown prince, died earlier. Berlin and Darmstadt dispatches echo the rumor with foreign ministers communicating tentative notices.
French troops report a southeast Amiens operation and advances near Senecourt and the Avre with dozens of prisoners taken. Along the Marne and Ourdis fronts, additional small actions yielded 22 to 122 captives as the war office notes calm rear areas and ongoing patrol skirmishes.
London June 27 William Hughes premier of Australia spoke at a luncheon of the London chamber of commerce. He warned the allies confront a supreme crisis in the war and said Germany must win a decisive victory or risk a prolonged struggle with daily rising odds.
Christiania June 2 Ro Paul Amundsen sails from Christiania aboard the Mud to lead the expedition toward the North Pole. Captain Amundsen himself will board the vessel upon arrival at Tromeoe, as the crew prepares for the historic attempt.
Chicago June 28 An intimate picture of President Wilson’s familiarity with industrial war preparation is presented by Edward N Hurley head of the War Shipping Board. He outlines manufacturing methods applied to shipbuilding, notes no profiteering and calls for postwar tonnage use to build world trade and secure peace. Hurley and Manley urge rapid merchant marine expansion to employ ships after the war.
In Jitua 28 a German air raid on Paris killed seven people and wounded fourteen as bombs struck multiple districts. Enemy planes attacked in groups, targeting defenses before subsiding. Fire department chief BM Teyssiere died directing rescue efforts amid the explosions.
Paris dispatch reports rebellious outbreaks among Hungarian garrison forces in Gyor and Pecs. About 2000 troops implicated in mutiny, with broader revolutionary activity said to be spreading across Austria and Hungary. Violent demonstrations noted in several cities as the movement gains momentum. Raab near Budapest, a key southwestern hub, is described in connection with the unrest.
A boatload of twenty four sailors from the American steamship Dwnrre were rescued by a fishing vessel sixty miles south of Seal Stand in the Gulf of St Lawrence after drifting eight days. They survived on a small quantity of bread and water. Intero lesange reported the rescue occurred near Shelbourne, Nova Scotia.
Germany seeks to crush Polish autonomy by backing a secret accord with Russia pledging to control Poland and defend it against former allies. The Cracow press cites a Times dispatch describing eight articles allowing German guidance, Russian non interference, and suppression of Polish national groups amid ongoing Polish-Bolshevik clashes in Galicia and Poland during February.
Washington June 28 Immediate reduction in the numbers of types and sizes of automobile tires from 27 to 32 has been determined as a policy by tire manufacturers in accord with recommendations of the war industries board. Under the program announced to take effect by November 1, 1923 all but eight types and sizes will be discontinued. The administration is curbing wartime profiteering and consolidating production under the drive.
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