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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1918
Page
6
A tense Allied bombing campaign damages German forces as U boats and infantry clashes persist. The fighting threatens to prolong a costly stalemate while U.S. and Allied efforts target German horde incursions and supply lines.
London reports a raid near Neuville Vitasse southwest of Arras capturing three machine guns with minor Australian losses. Paris notes heavy artillery fighting along the Avre south of Arras and near Hangard, plus local raids repulsed and prisoners taken. Canadian troops gain ground near Arras as German bombardment intensifies.
London dispatch outlines concessions to Germany and southern Slavs, sparking Czech demand for Bohemian independence. German allies push for administrative gains, Czech resistance grows, and southern Slavs threaten unrest. Swiss press recounts socialist opposition and calls to defend workers rights if the government restrains parliament.
London May 7 George H. H. Rahs Minister of Labor declared opposition to any interference with Germanys laboring class. He cited American Federation of Labor representatives in England last week who were said to resist every maneuver to bring them into contact with ordinary citizens. He noted India relied on its own coal supply amid wartime demands.
The navy department reports a March 7 encounter near 11:30 p m with a German submarine sighted off the starboard bow of the American steamer Tidewater. Gunfire scored a hard hit, the submarine briefly submerged, and the crew resumed course as daybreak neared with no further signs of the U boat.
British losses for the week ending today amount to 23,697 with 6,556 killed or died of wounds and 16,141 wounded or missing. April totals reach 52,475 as heavy fighting inputs surge. Somme-era weeks saw far higher rates. Also noted is the death of newspaper man Edmund J. LaPorte in France from post surgery complications, and the Interstate Commerce Commission approves higher rates for Pacific and Arctic Railway Navigation between Settle and California and Atlantic routes.
Department of Justice and Congress move to uncover how and where vast aviation appropriations were spent. Senator Chamberlain leads a thorough inquiry amid calls for accountability, avoiding white washing while seeking named responsible individuals. Attorney General Gregory initiates plans for the investigation under President Wilson's direction, with emphasis on the broader wartime aircraft program and training shortfalls.
London reports a recent British action against a German submarine at Zeebrugge. The Frankfurter Zeitung quotes cautious praise and notes the bold raid may inspire similar feats, urging naval commanders to stay alert for audacious enemy moves and to prepare responses across ports.
Officials examined the administration's 2 billion dollar aircraft appropriation during a conference with War Department leaders. Secretary Baker and Major-General Saules led production and signaling officers as they reviewed subject details amid protest from allied communities and observers.
The steamship Tyler, a 923 ton vessel built in 1916, was torpedoed and sunk off the French coast. Eleven crew members died or were drowned, including six merchant crew and five sailors. names and origins are listed. The ship, en route from Portland to Genoa with grain, had been part of the U S Shipping Board, engaged in the transatlantic trade since December.
Maddia Sangers American consul general collapses in Moscow due to a cerebral hemorrhage. Initial medical examination cited stress and overwork as factors. Cable from Moscow confirms death. state department alerted to the incident.
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