13 Feb 1918
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Newspaper
Warren Evening Times
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1918
Page
1
The Austrian leader seeks to calm the nation and counter ongoing world peace notes. He emphasizes Austria will not be a swashbuckling power and urges the people to understand the nation’s peaceful aims in the current crisis.
Warrington, Feb. 12. President Wilson vows the United States will not deal with Junker influence and calls for Americans to sever ties with Germany to press for peace. He asserts no separate peace with Austria and signals readiness to negotiate with Entente powers but insists on clear disavowal of German militarism and a united push for allied victory.
United press report says American artillery overwhelmed German guns in a daylong duel that began Monday night and persisted through Tuesday. The bombardment aimed to disrupt German positions and support Allied objectives, with the American guns delivering sustained fire and reportedly achieving strategic effects.
A wartime bulletin from London on February 13 states British raids at Mardlcourt and Lens area succeeded with prisoners taken. Field Marshal Haig announced casualties were light, noting the operations followed a sweep through Ypres region with limited resistance.
An unclear wartime dispatch from Copenhagen notes a German destroyer off Norway's coast with submarine involvement and a follow on report of attacks near southern towns. The garbled text suggests naval activity, battle readiness, and allied response, without clear casualty or outcome details.
Unclear text fragment notes ongoing discussions on wheat price adjustments with government influence. Mentions possible increases and economic context but lacks concrete actors, dates, or locations to anchor a full summary.
A garbled OCR snippet references Feb dates, Fort Admtiniey Base, and photography divisions within the Food Administration. It mentions photographs of cake and heaven’s war recat, with vague ties to the Pant Administration and recommended items by the Food Administration.
Bryiy Wotmorn will captain the 6 Warren unit leaving tonight for Camp Ler. Draft Board official Char ma Hodges announced 26 men reported for transport and will depart from the post office area, weather permitting, with lunch served en route. The roster lists names and home towns including Warren and neighboring districts.
In Sugar Grove a patriotic meeting mourned Stanley Smith and honored his service and death in the U S Navy, with a gold star memorial. Attendees included local families and leaders and a letter from a destroyer captain recalled Smith’s burial at sea after a launch accident.
A terse wartime broadcast declares Switzerland could face punitive action as ten enemy divisions push toward the republic. The note claims Bolshevik forces threaten allied fronts while a monarchial leader vows continued resistance against Central Empire.
Reported dispatches claim a force of three million Russians crossed the Pruth and occupied Besarabia while Romanian forces disarmed troops along the Dniester. Allied leaders seek a Balken Entente offensive as German pressure mounts. Rumors place Hindenburg massing troops against France with large munitions stocks as German forces boast possible slave army plans.
Fragmentary 1908 garbled dispatch references a European crisis. Mentions Belgium, Switzerland massing troops against France amid fears of invasion and political upheaval. Claims 1,600 Swiss active, 49,000 German troops, and plans for wartime mobilization. Concludes that Swiss independence and republic stability are at stake as tensions rise in Europe.
A garbled OCR excerpt mentions trains, cave cargo, a mayor, and a large gathering at a store for an oval product. It also references working hours, Sunbury, and government orders about locomotives needing ready condition for use. The text is unclear and partly nonsensical.
Disjointed dispatch from St Louis reports Joan Adama of Town toda and Ambitious Indiana figures amid a GOP power struggle. The text suggests shifting alliances and a notable figure, Hays, consolidating support while references to party moves and unsigned lines imply ongoing tension and reorganization within the Republican ranks.
Pope Benedict appeals to the Central Powers urging peace and prudent action. The Vatican seeks honest, selfless consideration of a peace plan amid rising tensions.
Police organize mass detentions as officials raid city buildings and transport hubs. Reported by Press gazia, men described as slackers are drafted into depot buroutors and questioned as authorities widen the sweep across Montreal.
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