20 Apr 1918
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Newspaper
Warren Evening Times
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1918
Page
1
The Treasury Department reports that about half the official total has been pledged by initial payments of five percent. The announced figure is 1,238,098,950 dollars with seven million in pledges.
New York reports for today indicate the second district is about two million ahead of the eleventh day total of the last campaign. Managers express disappointment at the pace and results as the Treasury Department urges stronger action and renewed push.
Lynn Missouri, Pershing's home county, surpasses its third Liberty loan quota. The Treasury announced the county subscribed $614,500 on a $385,650 goal. A Federal Reserve cable informed General Pershing of the success.
Washington reports nearly half of the third Liberty loan subscribed with 1 228 098 950 dollars paid at five per cent and pledges in millions. New York state totals top 301 928 500, Philadelphia gains over 10 million in a day, Chicago over subcriptions rise. New York City and Atlantic district show strong progress as campaigns continue.
Lead ing musicians from across Illinois will attend the Illinois Music Teachers Association convention in Bloomington May 7. The program emphasizes patriotism with talks by W. D. Armstrong on music in unions, C. E. Robinson on Supervisors of Public School Music, and John Winter Thompson on the association’s history.
In Jersey City on April 20 nine year old Frank Machelowski told police he shot and killed four year old Edward Shoroak after Edward allegedly stole two marbles. The case centers on a deadly action prompted by a toy dispute.
Washington reports that forty-two members of the American medical department were cited for bravery and many decorated for extreme courage under heavy fire while aiding the wounded and staying at posts long hours. Several individuals and entire sections received honors including Croix de Guerre and Medaille Militaire. A later Pittsburgh scene shows thousands of women war workers marching in support of the war effort.
London dispatch reports Dublin Irish leaders at a conference decided on a general protest against conscription. Lord Mayor O'Neill of Dublin was chosen to visit Washington to present the leaders case to President Wilson. A further meeting was planned for Tuesday.
A Pacific Port report says the steamer Mojave will slide from the ways tomorrow night for the coast's first moonlight launching if plans hold. The event is timed for favorable tides at the local ship yard.
Despite impatience in Congress over government handling of espionage and treason, observers predict the measure will fail.
In Washington on April 20 opposition mounted against the Chamberlain bill designating the United States as a military zone and providing firing squads for spies and disloyalists. Critics call the measure Prussian and a violation of core American principles, while officials warn of rising German propaganda and the need for swift justice against traitors.
President Wilson suffered a severe burn to his left hand when grabbing a muffler aboard the British tank Brittania. Doctors say the injury will keep him from regaining use for weeks. Separately a Holland America liner experienced a suspicious fire in its hold while loading for troops, confined to oil kegs and extinguished by fireboats. federal agents investigate.
Patterson New Jersey April 206 The intervention of several detectives saved Wm Kurtis alien enemy from an angered mob in a saloon last night The outbreak resulted in an order for his internment today.
A bill presented by Representative Emerson of Ohio proposes half fare transport for furloughed soldiers and free home transport in death or illness cases, funded without additional funds. The measure, discussed in Washington on April 20, aims to ease travel costs for service members on furlough.
Amsterdam reports peace negotiations between Bolsheviks and Ukrainians to begin at Kurska after the Ukrainian capital Viev accepts Bolshevik terms. Berlin dispatches confirm the ministerial council’s approval and set the stage for parleys.
Daniels lauds shipbuilders as equally brave as fighters and blasts the Kaiser for a failed propaganda effort aimed at sparking social revolution in the United States.
Secretary Daniels toured Fore River Shipbuilding at Squantum and praised American labor. He warned German propaganda failed to trigger a domestic labor revolt and praised labor and employer leaders working together to win the war. He noted every executive body includes labor representatives alongside employers.
British detachments assisting Italy inflicted heavy losses on Austro Hungarians near the Asiago base and plateau. Along the line artillery duels intensified as Rome reported ongoing patrol encounters and a generally lively war situation.
Salamanca April 2. Local option fight may reach court as the wholesale liquor dealers association contemplates contesting the soldier vote. They believe servicemen's ballots could change the result, which defeated the saloon measure by 123 votes.
London April 20 Field Marshal Haig the British commander issued a special order congratulating the first army corps on its gallantry in repulsing German attacks on the Flanders front.
On the Western Front the British First Division repelled a German assault in the Givenchy Festubert sector and recaptured all objectives. South of the Scarpe minor British successes yielded prisoners. German pressure wanes as reserves deplete and Be thune railhead drive is checked amid ongoing artillery duels.
Reports from Collinsville Oklahoma show Henry Rheimer to be tried by the county defense council after a mob hanged him, later saved by police. Theodore Pape of Quincy Indiana faces disloyalty accusations for calling war a draw and refusing Liberty bonds. Lincoln Nebraska sees two professors pressured to resign, while in Texas a Mexican paper urges Carranza to join the Allies, warning of a pro German shift and possible war with the United States.
Joshua Sykes pastor of the Tabernacle of the Living God hid after a mobbing during services last night in Berkeley California. The mob threatened hangings tar and feathers and the church lay in ruins as search continues. Alongside a France front brief notes a candy and clock shortage leaves canteens bare and soldiers craving sweets.
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels arrived in Manchester New Hampshire and reviewed the Liberty Loan pageant the largest civic and military parade in the city’s history. He traveled from Boston where he also reviewed a large military parade. All towns within fifty miles attended the Manchester event.
Yeggmen blew open three safes at the Retsof Mining company office near Rochester last night and escaped with 1800 dollars in cash 500 dollars in Liberty bonds and 20000 dollars in stocks and bonds.
The house spent an hour debating who won the Jutland battle and why. After deciding the outcome, the entire discussion was stricken from the record so the debate could be held again from the German side.
Philadelphia April 20 police believe several persons including a woman were killed when a speeding automobile plunged through the eastern gate of an open drawbridge at Grays Ferry road on the Schuylkill River. Two watchmen warned the driver but the car could not be stopped in time. Screams followed the plunge and then ceased.
Amsterdam dispatch to the Express recounts a Kaiser's Western Front tour with General Von Hindenburg and Von Ludendorff. Ludendorff allegedly boasted we shall knock them out, per Karl Rosner’s telegraphic account to Lokal Anzeiger.
Memphis April 20 Garden Day is celebrated with twenty thousand lapel service batons distributed to those already in food production or agreeing to assist in the garden movement. Bar Scouts and Girl Scouts join hundreds of volunteers in the city effort.
In Brooklyn a fire in a blind babies sunshine home awakened by Rosa Cohen nine, herself blind, who led 15 sightless tots to safety. Girls aged 5 to 12 were guided out before attendants realized the danger. Nearby report notes the event occurred early today.
Night reports show British forces delivering a series of successful attacks in the Givenchy Festubert sector. The sole activity along the front centers on these incursions, signaling a shift in the battle dynamics.
London and Paris reports on April 20 describe British forces dominating the Flanders front after successful attacks at Givenchy Festubert and minor actions south of the Scarpe. German counterattacks were repulsed with prisoners taken, while Weather disrupted operations. Washington notes a halted German drive and hope from the war council after a weekly briefing. about 230,000 Germans used in the Kemmel Ridge assault faced strong British resistance.
Washington April 20 An amendment to the naval appropriation bill provides 750000 dollars for a submarine base at New London Connecticut. The House passed the provision this afternoon.
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