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Newspaper
Warren Evening Times
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1918
Page
2
A Youngsville boy was reported as a victim in an incident in Orange. Police or local officials have not released further details about the injury or circumstances surrounding the event.
A staff correspondent describes a dramatic daylight assault near Soissons with Allied artillery barrages, tanks advancing under smoke and dust, U S infantry charging supported by engineers and French troops, and aircraft observing from above as prisoners and wounded are moved.
International News Service reports cartoonists Brace for war era duty with Father Dinty and Polly and Her Pals joining the front lines in trench life. Baron Bean Grim and Miss McMein will contribute drawings and chalk talks to boost Liberty Loans Red Cross drives and Y M C A efforts as they depict soldiers in action and cartoon series set in France.
Allied forces pressed the German line along the Aisne Marne front from Bonne to Soissons, winning plateau positions and capturing 17 000 to 20 000 prisoners and about 400 guns. French and American troops assault high ground, with Rheims defenses now under weaker pressure and Soissons nearing collapse under Foçh’s continued pressure. The Berlin semi official report notes Franco-American gains were real though reserves were brought up to halt the advance.
Word reached here of the accidental death of Sherman in Ridgway this morning. He, 23, unmarried, was crushed in machinery at the brick yard where he worked. An uncle D. E. Moore and cousin R. E. Moore left for Ridgway for the funeral set for Tuesday at two p.m.
Mothers of soldiers are urged to write to the War Camp Community Service in the nearest city about opening homes to sons in training. The organization, active at twenty camps, coordinates supervised off duty time and seeks details on church, lodge, activities, and social preferences to arrange invitations or club visits.
National League parks may close immediately or finish the season after Secretary Baker's fight or work ruling. Ban Johnson, president of the American League, says the decision rests with club owners and that their word will be law. Also a Warren County farmer markets berries at 20 cents per quart, paying pickers and baskets, with substantial profits and large upcoming orders.
El Paso residents recall General Pershing from his desert days in western Chihuahua. A mule driver was spared when Pershing ordered the load lightened and warned an overtaxed colonel, proving his regard for soldiers and discipline.
French troops push forward in the Champagne district between Rheims and the Argonne forest, advancing about 1000 yards. The report notes ground gains near Massiges between Souain and Aubérive as forces press north. Mrs. Hambleton of Russell Street is informed that Wayne has arrived in France. The Times is cited as the official paper. Warren County daily publication is mentioned.
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