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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1918
Page
8
Allied forces mass in the sector between Arras and Albert as Germans prepare a major offensive. The Allies concentrate large formations of American troops along the front. Red Cross fund noted in official dispatches.
The American Red Cross launches a second drive for 100 million dollars in a worldwide relief campaign. President Wilson endorses the appeal joining cabinet leaders and others in a week long drive to fund overseas and domestic aid. Fund usage details track expenditures across France Belgium Italy Russia Romania Serbia Britain and other foreign relief efforts.
Acknowledged as a fallen airman, Major Roy Luther loses his life in combat. The article notes harsh German tactics in seizing food supplies, portraying them as ruthless. Local reactions and military responses are summarized with emphasis on the loss and wartime hardship.
In a striking turn of events, authorities report a state of siege in the Bohemian capital as factions display deep-seated bitterness. Officials warn of elevated security measures while tensions between groups remain high. Leaders condemned acts of violence and urged calm as the city braces for potential clashes.
German air raids on the Western Front report Gotha bombers overhead at high altitude as anti aircraft fire blazes. In France troops struggle against entrenched positions and communications amid heavy bombardment and weather delays.
German artillery activity surged along the Albert Bucquoy sector as both sides exchanged fire over a ten mile front from Arras to Albert. British and American air and ground units supported operations, with observers noting possible German plans to strike a decisive blow on the Arras line and disrupt Allied communications toward Amiens.
The American Army reports Lieutenant Douglas Campbell scored his second aerial victory over an enemy biplane near the Toul sector. He pursued a German plane from 4500 meters, undercut it, and forced it to crash inside American lines southeast of Filery. British headquarters note growing American presence and relentless training across northern France, with large training camps and depots enlarging as American forces integrate with British and French units.
Major Raoul Lufbery of the American flying corps dies in an aerial duel with a German triplane near Toul. He had joined the Lafayette Escadrille in France in 1916, tallied multiple victories, and earned the Legion of Honor along with other French and American honors.
German efforts to collect provisions in Ukraine provoke fierce popular resistance as districts burn bread lines and landowners are branded outcasts. Ukrainians rally, aim to flee to Russia, and clash with German forces while German officials install their own administrators amid widespread hunger and destruction.
May 2004 dispatch reports Prague under siege with police and troops reinforced. Crowds chant Long live Wilson Clemenceau and Lloyd George as Bohemian National Theatre speakers denounce Germany. Deputies urge resistance as rioting ensues outside the theatre. Jugoslavs in the Bohemian parade era ordered to leave the city amid patriotic fanfare.
A powerful windstorm swept across parts of Nebraska Saturday night killing twelve people including Mrs Verman Hagges and two Fredericksons and two Spinner children. Five Spinner children died and several others were injured with serious cases reported. Homes barns and farms were demolished as the storm caused extensive damage and fear of higher death tolls persisted.
London and environs endured a major air raid described as the most ambitious yet. Casualties across 58 provinces totaled 265 with 37 in the city district. The raid featured heavy anti aircraft fire and many Londoners rushing to shelters during Whitsuntide holidays.
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