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Newspaper
Warren Evening Times
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1918
Page
1
The Senate Military Affairs Committee faults the aviation program administration for misrepresenting its achievements. Findings bluntly accuse officials of misleading the public about what the department has accomplished and the overall state of the program.
The senate military affairs committee faulted the administration for misleading the public about America's aviation program. It said Liberty twelve cylinder motors cannot power fast single seat fighters and production is gravely disappointing. The report urges taking production from the signal corps and placing it under one executive officer appointed by the president with top engineers.
New York April 10 discovery of an organized gang of Paris Apaches exploiting vice in New York. Four alleged members were seized in a raid on a fashionable West Side house. District Attorney Swann says the gang, numbering about 25, will face further raids. Victims include wealthy visitors, notably Frenchmen and Italians, lured to luxuriously fitted houses and fleeced of thousands.
Army authorities and justice agents probe whether German chemists and U S firms tainted salvatian blood medicine used in cantonment hospitals. Four Camp Custer soldiers died after its administration, leading Surgeon General Gor gas to halt use nationwide. Three suppliers, two American firms and a German branch, supplied the remedy, hampering identification of the exact source.
Washington April 10 4 priorities list issued by the War Industries Board aims to bind agencies and speed war material delivery. The order affects the Railway and Food Administrations and will expand to other agencies as needed to ensure coal and coke supply and distribution by rail or water.
London reports the Picardy battle widening since March 21 as German bombardment and infantry assaults push British and Portuguese forces back near Neuve Chapelle Faquissart and Carponnerie farm. Eyewitnesses say Portuguese troops fought bravely amid heavy losses as Laventie and other sectors fall. The German and French views differ on gains with renewed bombardment expected along the front.
Washington April 10 Senator William J Stone of Missouri chairman of the senate foreign relations committee suffered what was believed to be a stroke of paralysis while riding a street car to the capitol today. He was stricken as the car reached the senate office building and carried to the office of Senator Cummins of Town before being taken home. Doctors could not assess the seriousness of his condition. He is seventy years old.
Albany April 10. New York state assembly passed the Robinson bill repealing the German American Alliance charter. Senate had already approved the measure.
Fort Hancock Texas April 10 United States soldiers and Mexican bandits clash along the Rio Grande after an earlier patrol encounter. The report notes fighting continues south of the post with no detailed casualties given.
Reports from Switzerland detail harsh German military tribunal penalties in Alsace Lorraine. One case fined two elderly women 60 marks each for quarreling in French in a public street. The dispatch notes authorities seek swift enforcement of order in occupied regions as American army advances continue in France.
American troops have reached the British battle front in France, with the first contingent including infantry, aviators, and engineers. Reports say fighting extends along a 125 mile front to the Ypres Comines canal, as Washington greets the news with enthusiasm and expectant deployment to Amiens.
Washington reports a war department casualty list with 283 names. Among them 245 were wounded slightly including a captain and nine lieutenants. Five killed in action and three died of wounds. Eleven died of disease and seven were accidents. Ten wounded severely and two reported missing in action.
Washington battles an April 10 quake felt across the capital and northern Virginia. Reports of a German bomb plot circulated before scientists pinned the center near Georgetown, with a five millimeter shift on the Seismograph.
Flames sweep Lancaster Pennsylvania as a blaze starts in Sprecher and Ganss hardware and spreads to Garvin department store and McCrory ten cent store. A gale drives flames through the area, threatening the entire business section.
An American private from Connecticut describes the first battle experience in France. He recalls fear in the trenches, praying for his soul, thinking of his mother, then growing eager to strike at the Germans. The story notes shared first-line fright and the shift to attacking resolve amid No Man's Land. Jack, buried in mud, is rescued, and Private Eddie Creed is heading home on a special mission amid reports of British gains with 750 German soldiers captured.
Reports from Ohio cities describe snow and falling temperatures after a warm spell. Cincinnati measured over an inch of snow as the storm continued. Columbus and Cleveland crews reported heavy snow with budding trees at risk of fruit damage due to the record cold.
British and Portuguese forces counter attacked across the western front reaching Belgium. They recovered Givenchy north of La Bassée Canal and captured 740 prisoners, the largest single count announced since the Picardy action began twenty one days ago. German shelling shifted north toward Armntieres and the Ypres Comines area as German infantry reportedly attacked. Local fighting only marked the Somme positions overnight.
In a sweeping fundraising push, the campaign reports 400 million marks raised as supporters rally nationwide. Officials credit broad support and organized drives, noting many towns display honor flags and public participation remains high despite incomplete sales data.
Washington reports the third Liberty loan aims for 400 million dollars as local committees tally unofficial subscriptions. Large cities push ahead from San Francisco to New York while middle western towns abandon quotas and assume new responsibilities, awaiting final figures from federal banks.
Premier Lloyd George calls for extending conscription to Ireland sparking immediate resistance from Irish Nationalist members in the House of Commons. London reports praise from newspapers for the premier's courage, but Dublin notes a stormy reaction and inevitable conflict with little prospect of abatement.
Chicago announces a shipyard plan to produce 45 steel ships annually for the United States and allies, each 3,500 tons, by Chicago Marine Corporation with capital between 1.5 and 2 million dollars. A second yard will craft 2,000 concrete vessels of 2,200 tons for domestic use, built by Foundation Company. Franklin Remington of New York is president, Cox and Stevens and Company are architects.
The forecast notes rain for Washington D C tonight and Thursday, followed by colder conditions. Mountain districts are expected to experience the same chilly trend.
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