28 Mar 1918
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Newspaper
Warren Evening Times
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1918
Page
1
American troops use 37 mm guns to harass German positions as observers note many hits on dugout entrances. Reports indicate quick enemy reactions and ongoing aggressive patrols by U S forces deep in the line.
Observers north of Toul note added German infantry activity as American gunners fire gas and high explosive shells. Twenty Americans and officers attached to British regiments train near Albert amid heavy fighting and earlier Somme battles.
Germans attack east of Arras and are repulsed as fury marks assaults along the line. French retreat slightly to Mont Didier Heights, inflicting heavy losses on the Germans. Americans join the fighting. This eighth day of the struggle shows no end yet.
President Wilson signed a $1,151,210,789.46 urgent deficiency bill, the largest in American history. The funds mainly speed up war work. the bill, introduced February 1, passed Tuesday, and signed this afternoon.
Washington dispatch reports plans completed for the movement of 95 000 selective service men to camps starting tomorrow. The five day process covers all states except Minnesota and Town. Camp Meade Camp Dix and Camp Upton are among sites. Several thousand colored men are included though training locations are undisclosed. This marks the completion of the first draft of 687 000 and 15 000 will be credited to the second draft.
Boston dispatch reports Colonel Roosevelt after overnight with Dr. W Sturgis Bilglow departs for Portland to deliver the Republican campaign keynote in Maine tonight.
In Maysville Kentucky on March 28 two teachers and 20 pupils became ill after a school luncheon prepared by the school department. Authorities suspect ground glass was added to the food by alien enemies.
A Berlin semi official report says Germany uses its own tanks and captured British tanks. American reports say German advances rely on heavy artillery and large infantry masses drawn from other front sections.
Allied command networks report eight hundred thousand French troops deployed along the Picardy front in a major strategic move. Washington observers note intensified coordination among Entente powers as fleets and air units bolster the line, signaling a potential decisive push.
Washington reports say General Pershing will command American units in a major counter offensive on the Picardy front with up to 100000 U S troops. Allies reportedly have 800000 fresh troops ready for a rolling movement aimed at turning the war in favor of the Entente.
In Peoria Illinois on March 28 indications arose that another venue may be needed to assemble a full jury for Edgar Strause former bank president murder trial. Of 68 talesmen examined only four were accepted by both sides the prosecution and defense.
Washington report states the Senate ready to adopt measures to add over a million men to the draft. Military affairs committee to investigate air program failures and curb press agenting. Senate and administration clash as political fights loom over universal military training and alien registration.
London reports heavy fighting across Picardy as British forces capture German prisoners and machine guns. Allies push back in Somme sector while German morale and losses surge, with Albert and Arras areas under pressure and Haig calling the fight fierce on both banks of the Somme.
Premier Lloyd George urges rapid assembling of American forces for wartime effort. Lord Reading presents the appeal to mobilize support and accelerate transatlantic reinforcement. The government pushes for swift response to bolster Allied strength.
American military units across the United States are speeding to ship out. Regular army, federal and national guardsmen and national army divisions are training under French and British officers. With new transports, they could be in France in a short time.
Washington reports Senator John Sharp Williams of Mississippi urged expulsion of Senator Robert La Follette of Wisconsin during the Senate session as disloyalty charges loom. The clash marks a sharp escalation in ongoing political controversy.
Endless trains of German wounded are retreating from the battle front in France. Advices say German hospitals in northern France Belgium and western Germany have been flooded with wounded.
Copenhagen reports ongoing fighting in Ukrainia as Ukrainian revolutionaries aided by Bolsheviki strike Austro German and Turkish forces. Bolshevik minister Trotzky urged immediate Russian arms mobilization while Odessa and Kherson reportedly fell back to enemy lines.
The fuel administration set maximum mine prices for coal in Washington Arkansas and Oklahoma effective immediately. The order provides price reductions in Oklahoma and Arkansas for the summer months.
Washington March 28 Fifty two American soldiers abroad have been commissioned by the war department upon General Pershing's recommendation They include forty six first and second lieutenants in the aviation section of the reserve corps one in the medical corps and five in the national army.
Former President Taft and Harvard University President Lowell were received by President Wilson at the White House this afternoon. Both are prominent in the League to Enforce Peace, but no details on the significance of their call were released.
Larry La Joie announced he is deprived of a managerial post after the International Base Ball Club sold him to the Dodgers. The move blocks President J C McGill of the Indianapolis club from installing him as manager, succeeding Jack Hendricks.
Senator Overman of North Carolina declared this afternoon that there are 400,000 German agents in the United States. The remark followed a discussion on aviation plans and espionage concerns.
The Senate military affairs committee moves to summon Major Gen. G. O. Squier Col. Deeds and Howard E. Coffin to witness on the alleged breakdown of the U S aviation program A spy theory and procurement delays are debated with claims of German espionage and questions over the liberty motor progress.
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