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Newspaper
Warren Evening Times
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1918
Page
1
Interest in the great battle in Picardy intensifies as American forces join with British and French troops on the front near Roye. The campaign is described as vital and personal for the country amid ongoing combat.
Washington observers study lengthy dispatches from General Pershing and General Bliss detailing six days of ferocious fighting in Picardy. The front lines held by Allied forces are described as serious but not disastrous as Germany concentrates on reserves and reinforcements.
A general sympathetic strike was unanimously voted by the board of business agents at Labor Temple in Kansas City. Negotiations for settlement ended and the joint board called on all organized labor to quit work. Union leaders say as many as 75 percent may strike, though street car workers will not be called out today.
German forces renew heavy cannonading along the Somme front, launching a night attack that is repulsed after intense fighting. Allied troops, including Dent Haig's line, repel the assault with a successful counterattack restoring positions.
Report from the front notes British withdrawals near Bray and Albert as German assaults slacken. Field Marshal Haig calls the Albert region fighting local while Germans resist along the Somme line. Critics foresee a possible Allied counter thrust by French and American troops as the Plcardy battle reaches a climax.
London report states German reinforcements to Picardy are shrinking daily as reserves near exhaustion. Initially army corps supported early lines, then divisions, and now regiments are being deployed to the battle.
Copenhagen dispatch says Odessa was recaptured from German forces by Ukrainian Bolshevik troops after a hard fight aided by the Black Sea fleet.
Secretary of the Interior Lane told the Interstate and Foreign Commerce committee that the war may last for several years and urged passage of the administration waterpower bill to supply power for war industries during the conflict.
Sir Douglas Haig in London sent a cable to President Wilson expressing gratitude for support and stating the British are determined to fight on without counting the cost until mankind's freedom is secure. The message confirms renewed resolve amid the German offensive.
The Navy reports one U-boat probably sunk and another forced to quit during the recent voyage of the tanker Paulsboro. The announcements reflect active Allied anti submarine operations and track the vessel's latest mission.
Washington report details American gun crews sinking or forcing to quit two U boats during the Paulsboro voyage. The first submarine vanished after the fourth shot on February 24 and a second submarine submerged bow first after an attack on March 1. Navy Secretary Daniels received praising praise from Edward Prizer of Vacuum Whale Company.
Private William Carl Reinfeld of the 144th Infantry dies after a guard standoff at Camp Grant Rockford Illinois. He attacked guard Private Charles Kracik with a revolver and was fatally stabbed after Kracik lunged with his rifle. Reinfeld had been confined for AWOL. In a separate report, a blast at Birdsboro Stone Company near Reading Pennsylvania killed Frank Mattison 20 of Lebanon and injured four.
Federal investigators reveal conflicting evidence in the $2,000,000 blaze as several suspicious circumstances come to light. The case centers on a New York fire with potential leads and questions surrounding its origin and handling by authorities.
A newcomer, Patrick Curley, is detained after giving an unclear account of the Jarvis Warehouse fire in Jersey City. Officials, including Jarvis and William F Wilson, are jailed on charges of storing explosives without a permit amid $2,000,000 in damages and suspicions of smuggling high explosives into the building.
London reports heavy German assaults south of the Somme repulsed with strong British counterattacks. Paris says French defenders halted German gains as losses mounted. Amsterdam notes German victories celebrated in Berlin and a Kaiser message praising the crown prince’s troops in Picardy.
U S forces express confidence in the resilience of British and French troops at Verdun and Chemin Des Dames. The bombardment of Paris is viewed as a novelty while the allied defense is praised for gallant spirit and steadiness under pressure.
American front reports indicate British resistance in Picardy has stiffened and French units are coordinating to blunt the German offensive on the southeastern flank of the salient near Noyon. Paris bombardment interest wanes as the city resumes normalcy. Americans focus on the big Picardy battle and await official word of an Allied line holding.
James R. Connolly, inspector of combustibles for Jersey City, said the blast may have started when fire spread to four carloads of chlorate or potash. Nearby machine shops are 150 miles away in Susquehanna, complicating repairs while rumors persist of federal detentions of Jarvis employees over days of suspected activity.
Prussian guardsmen and Brandenburgers known as The Flower of the German Army are at the forefront of the Picardy battle leading major assaults. They have been recklessly sacrificed, with whole regiments wiped out by British and French fire.
March 27 in Columbus the Food Administrator ordered seizure of grain held by Ohio farmers who refuse to sell. Hoover and Croxton said grain seized for aiding the enemy as farmers face treason charges and are authorized to sell seized stock.
Washington reports the White Guards are defeating the Reds in Finland. Advices to the state department provide no details of the fighting. The White Guards are the forces defending Finland against Bolshevik attacks.
The German raider Alexander Agassiz was captured by an American gunboat south of here and arrived at a Pacific Port for quarantine. The vessel is held under guard pending further disposition.
A Storm Center appears in the Senate while the House shows smoldering discontent and gravity of the situation. The division leads to plain talk and sharp exchanges on war policy.
Aircraft Board asserts it is doing more than expected and that machines are being manufactured in quantities, with the greatest problem to get them over.
Washington says there will be no presidential reply or counter offensive to Senate criticism. White House circles state the administration’ s war achievements speak for themselves and partisan clamor was expected.
In Washington on March 27 Congress split over war policy with the Senate signaling a push to reveal more about the war program. Critics assailed administration delays in the aircraft program and called for accelerated production and front line deployment. Senator Wesley Jones urged President Wilson to coordinate with Congress and tell the nation the full truth to unite support for victory.
W. W. Fuller former Charleston Illinois manager of the National Cement Block company was shot and killed in his Tulsa office after an argument with T. G. Park a grocer over a returned check. Park is held on a murder charge. A Warrenite reports Tulsa area murders tied to Pro-German remarks.
London March 27 The greatest number of aircraft ever concentrated is being used by both sides in the Picardy battle. Advices say British and French airmen have shot down between 215 and 220 German planes in four days with 31 British machines still missing.
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