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Newspaper
Warren Evening Times
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1918
Page
1
Army strategists express puzzlement as the rolling Allied momentum appears to stall. General Foch reassesses and changes plans amid shifting British and French actions.
Washington notes speculate second Picardy stage open to different fronts. A reserve army formed at Versailles has not yet engaged. Officials say summer campaign may be final war phase as Germans push for victory, with Foch free to strike anywhere.
Paris reports French airmen bombed railway lines and German fortifications in the Ham Roye Noyon and Chauny region Sunday night. The war office said a vast amount of high explosives was dropped and a large fire was seen at one site.
Texas rangers arrested two Mexicans near Palmetto Branch for smuggling beef and money into Mexico. In their car they found $41,000 in gold and large sums of currency. three accomplices fled. The detainees were brought to Brownsville and interned at Fort Brown. The vehicle bore the license of two prominent nearby ranchmen.
President Wilson declares America will strain every nerve to rush men and munitions to aid Amiens. The war council at the White House discussed a formal plan. officials express optimism that shipping constraints are easing and that U S forces abroad can be greatly augmented. The president reports greater possibilities than expected and pledges swift action to become a dominant factor in the war.
In Augusta on April 3 an explosion at a Co F tent in Camp Hancock caused three deaths and three others seriously or painfully wounded. The dead are Corporal Lloyd E. Smith of Homestead Pennsylvania Private Stiney G. Jevins of New Philadelphia Pennsylvania and Private R F Aaron of Old Forge Pennsylvania. Seriously hurt is Corporal James B. Finan of Hawley Pennsylvania and injured are Private Patrick H. Nealon of Scranton Pennsylvania Private Taney Paraschek of Co ladel Pa and Private Robert Kramer of Schuylkill Pa.
Washington reports sweeping wartime bills aimed at pro German and enemy sympathizers. Senate work on a broad act imposes severe penalties for antiwar talk and obstructing war work, while a conference plan targets war materials, premises, and utilities. Conferees Overman Fletcher Nelson Welsh Carlin Volsted push agreement.
Washington April 3 A broken part halts tests of T W Giraossian’s mysterious free energy machine. He informed Secretary Lane in a letter that testing will occur late next week once the defect is fixed.
Secretary of the Interior Lane told a national conference that Victory will come to the Allies on the Picardy front through the spirit of sacrifice. He urged Americans to awaken to responsibility and self discipline, praising Russia’s resilience and warning against national decline.
Washington April 3 military bills will receive priority in the House until all urgent measures from the war department are acted on The rules committee voted after a plea from Julius Kahn to report a special rule The committee also moved to clear draft quota legislation for the second draft call The rule excludes bills reported by the naval affairs committee
Wounded veterans returning from Picardy front recount a brutal German advance in dense formation. A London rifle brigade colonel allegedly killed 300 Germans in a single battle, firing 300 rounds at untouchable targets. Officers’ reports note multiple machine guns accounting for 400 or more enemy dead.
Amsterdam reports Count Czernin the Austrian foreign minister announced terms of the treaty between Roumania and the central powers. The frontier was removed to hills beyond Turnu Severin for lower Danube defense including the Iron Gate. Hungary leased several river islands for 30 years and Petro seny coal fields were secured with small Transylvania concessions.
Washington reports Germany has gained control of Roumania's oil production for 99 years in compensation for losses estimated at $1,000,000,000, according to German newspapers.
Washington April 3 Chairman Dent of the house military affairs committee seeks a special rule in the house rules committee to fast track draft legislation. The bill bases district quotas on first class men and allows the president to remove men for national defense work. Provost Marshal Crowder will not proceed with second draft prep until enacted. The Senate has already passed it, and the rule would allow a big floor clash tomorrow.
Paris residents welcomed an official report that a German bombarding gun outside the city exploded killing five men. The communique cited by German prisoners captured on the French front conveyed the information late last night.
London reports from April 3 describe Allied and Central Powers fronts beyond Ricardy. The French cite fighting on the Woevre Plain and upper Alsace while Germany details engagements at Verdun and in the Vosges. Britain notes raiding on the West Flanders front.
The War Office states a determined German assault was delivered in the Fampoux sector along the Scarpe River near Arras. The report emphasizes renewed pressure and ongoing operations in the area.
Paris reports Germans broke the lull on the Picardy front south of Moreuil. only one point they gained footing. British actions east of Arras included raids at Ayette and Serre with prisoners and machine guns captured. North of Plemont French gains reported.
President Wilson and the cabinet will speak in Baltimore St Louis Philadelphia and Cleveland next Saturday opening day of the third Liberty loan. The treasury department announced the events this afternoon with the president scheduled to speak at 8 p.m.
In Jackson Michigan twelve masked men abducted Chris Gwinner a local butcher accused of pro Germanism placed him in a car drove him three miles south and doused him with tar and feathers. He was warned to behave and the incident follows reports of disloyal statements criticizing the United States and its army including remarks about the Tuscania sinking and future flag reactions.
German efforts east of Arras and south of Moreuil falter as British and French forces hold firm. In the Reims area German thrusts meet stubborn resistance. French and British reserves mass behind the front. Raids increase while strategic positions brace for further major offensives.
Milwaukee voters backed Irvine L. Lenroot Republican over Joseph E. Davies Democrat as two thirds of counties reported. Lenroot led 111,892 to 105,807 with Victor Berger Socialist trailing. Milwaukee also favored Mayor Daniel W. Hoan over Percy Braman, while the Next of Kin Ku Klux Klan group warned of actions to block Hoan’s inauguration.
The report notes no response anticipated to Gzernin's announcement and no great attention expected toward any action at this time regardless of origin.
Washington officials reject Count Czernin's Vienna peace hints as a German driven ploy. They insist on abandoning any peace talks until the German army is defeated, amid Allied confidence that victory requires the sword and a united front with Austria-Hungary.
The general sympathetic strike in Kansas City ended early today after joint board talks among unions, the Employers' association, and federal mediators. Workers return under existing or new contracts as applicable. Street railway carmen refuse to wear union buttons, delaying some returns and keeping few cars running while laundry workers resume duties.
Washington D C April 3 fair and cool across Western Pennsylvania with rain in the north and much colder conditions in the south this afternoon and tonight Thursday will be partly cloudy and colder in the south portion
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