26 Apr 1918
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Newspaper
Warren Evening Times
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1918
Page
1
British Admiralty issues a long statement describing the Allied raid at Ostend and Zeebrugge, recounting the action and deathless bravery displayed during the assault. The report notes Kaiser’s visit to the scene amid the wartime narrative.
London reports from April 26 state that Kaiser visited Zeebrugge after the British raid to inspect damage. Admiralty dispatch says two prior raid attempts failed due to weather, and the operation proceeded under gale force conditions with shelling and machine gun fire. Colonel Hiliot and Captain Halahan were killed before assault. many British sailors died on the Vindictive and other ships. Thetis, Intrepid, and Aphigenia were blown up or beached. harbor blockaded. Ostend and Zeebrugge ships damaged or sunk. aerial observation confirmed hulks blocked canal entrance and submarine defenses shattered.
Treasury officials reported a new milestone as the war loan total crossed two billion dollars during the day. Elaborate Liberty Day celebrations were planned nationwide to honor the achievement and to bolster public support for continued financing.
Washington reports Liberty Day subscriptions to the Third Liberty Loan near two billion dollars. Kansas City district nears its 131 million quota as Chicago and New York districts show strong gains. Pershing’s forces drop posters on German lines, boosting morale from France to the front.
London April 26 Lord Rhondda the food minister is ill the Express stated today The report says in Wales that 7 R Clynes parliamentary secretary for the food ministry is attending to the duties of the office Lord Rhondda is a Welch millionaire coal mine owner
In France April 25 American forces recall Seicheprey fight where cooks stretcher bearers and signal men joined a heroic defense. John A. Dockman of Somerville recounts mortar crew action protecting first line infantry while artillery hit German waves. Six crew members from Gloucester Somerville and Medford fought bravely. Harry Alsen died on the hill and King Cole died in a hospital. Dockman lost an eye and an arm but says the defense was worth it and would do it again.
Zurich reports from the frontier that Austrian Premier von Seydler may resign or dissolve the chamber as socialists and Slav factions reject backing for his government. The report highlights mounting political pressure and potential early elections or a government shakeup.
Washington April 26 Speaker Champ Clark definitely declined the appointment to the US Senate from Missouri to succeed the late William J. Stone. He said his duty to the country lies at the head of the House, a decision reached after two days of deliberation aided by his wife Mrs Clark. Senate Democrats had urged him to accept to harmonize factions in Missouri politics. Governors Gardner considered offering Judge Walter W Graves of the Missouri Supreme Court. if Graves refused Xenophon Wilfley was named next in line.
Washington April 26 The senate moves toward an early showdown over the right to free speech and free press during the war. Leaders seek votes on the conference report on the administration’s espionage bill as Republicans rally to restore the France amendment with possible Democratic support. Administration senators eye passage by a safe majority.
Western Union and Postal Telegraph workers near a Monday walkout after a statement by the International President confirms an imminent strike. The move affects telegraph operations across major routes as unions pressure for labor demands and improved conditions.
Chicago April 26. S J Konenkamp international president of the Commercial Telegraphers Union says a walk-out of telegraphers is inevitable. More than 150 operators have been discharged for union affiliations and Samuel Gompers has taken up the matter with the labor department to seek a remedy.
Washington on April 26 reports 75 American soldiers named on the over night casualty list from the war department. Nine killed in action, five dead of wounds, three died of disease, thirty three wounded severely, twenty five wounded slightly. The list includes Lieut Julien N Dow now prisoner in Germany and wounded severely and many others with varying statuses.
Advices reaching Washington indicate the German push in the West is growing stronger with weak spots being reinforced by Allied forces under Foch. The chief objective of the Allies remains to hold and retain ground amid the renewed offensives.
Military experts report German drive in the west growing stronger while Allies reinforce weak spots with units from reserve armies. The new German tanks, faster and lighter than British models and powered by submarine-type engines, are described as formidable. Officials expect the German advance to force digs soon. naval officers seek the Marines engagement point.
London reports Italian aircraft conducted a reconnaissance over Pola and Rovigno, bombing destroyers and merchantmen. A destroyer was struck, a warship in Fassave Canal attacked, one Italian plane downed and another forced to land at sea. One Italian pilot rescued a fellow flyer. Italians returned to base amid heavy shelling.
A Berlin dispatch reports Holland is likely to accept Germanys demands in the ongoing dispute. A semi official denial counters a German ultimatum threatening to occupy Dutch harbors if Holland refuses. In Pittsburgh Lieutenant Kier, head of the ordnance field service training school at the University of Pittsburgh, is ordered to close the school and move men to Camp Hancock.
Allied forces defend a key position west of Messines in Belgium as night attacks push gains under heavy enemy pressure. Despite overwhelming assaults, British and French troops hold on the ridge at substantial cost, repelling repeated attacks and inflicting losses on the attackers.
Paris and London reports describe an eighteen hour struggle around Hangard En Santerre east of Amiens. The French line withstood German pressure, with Hangard Chateau fortified into a strong point and gas shell bombardment lasting six hours.
In the past twenty four hours German forces under Gen. Von Arnim pressed Kemmel Hill near Ypres to seize a strategic height dominating the rail line to Poperinghe. Allies held the ridge but faced a serious predicament if the whole line fell. American and Australian troops were active south of the Somme near the Avre and Villers Bretonneux, as Allied and German casualties mounted in the Flanders fighting, marking the thirty seventh day of the German offensive and seventeenth day of the Battle of Flanders.
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