11 Sep 1918
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Newspaper
Warren Evening Times
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1918
Page
1
War report states a British vessel was sunk while a convoyed transport carrying American troops was safely rescued. The attacking submarine was believed to be a German U boat, with depth charges dropped on the area where the raider was sighted.
News from Washington to An American Rest Camp in England reports a German submarine sank a British transport carrying about 2,000 American troops. Depth charges and torpedoes destroyed the U boat. survivors and crew were rescued, with one potential prisoner reported.
Washington reports quiet but decisive talks as the American Federation of Labor and employers negotiate a vast wartime wage pact. The aim is to stabilize wages across industries while employers resist an eight hour day and overtime pay. Frank Morrison predicts eventual acceptance with Wilson and Congress backing the labor stance.
Washington reports large deficit in gasoline production and consumption to the Senate. Fuel administration data prompt Sen. Lodge to anticipate additional curtailment orders and consider a request for Bureau of Mines figures to verify the data.
Reports from Christiania and London describe Petrograd ablaze in twelve spots and mass killings in the streets as Bolshevik rule cracks under peasant revolts led by white guard officers. The unrest, with arrests and executions, widens into broader anti-Bolshevik resistance as British, French, and American interests react.
The box score lists Boston and Chicago positions and players with a pitching change and fielding notes. In the fourth inning Boston scores two runs on Whiteman’s liner misplayed by Flack as Merkle, McInnis and Hooper contribute. Chicago and Boston each tally one run in later at bats, with McInnis earning an infield single and Merkle driving in runs. The section ends with continued play hinted as continued on Page Seven.
The Boston Red Sox avoided rumors of a strike, winning decisively at Fenway Park to clinch the championship. Right and left handed twirlers were set for the mound as appearances followed a 1 PM start.
The forecast calls for rain tonight across Pennsylvania and Ohio with warmer conditions in the eastern and southern parts. Thursday is expected to be mostly fair.
Cold and wet conditions slow Allied advance since Sunday. Roads turn soft hindering movement of big guns and heavy munitions trains. These delays favor the enemy as he uses time to establish new defense lines.
British forces push toward St Quentin and Flanders with gains near Gouzeaucourt while French seek to threaten the St Gobain Massif. Americans widen direction toward Rheims as weather hampers movement and German defenses stiffen.
A gale survivor says the German U boat bombarded lifeboats from the Norwegian vessel Eglantia after it was torpedoed without warning. The captain and five crewmen died on a life raft. The mate of the Eglantia was driven insane by the ordeal. Norwegian press expresses indignation.
A quarter of a million dollars, the first installment of Russian war indemnity, has been sent from Moscow to Berlin. The payment, in gold with the rest in bank notes, was escorted by military guard and met at the German frontier by a special train, then moved to Berlin.
Cables to the American Red Cross report continued German bombardments of Belgian Red Cross hospitals. One hospital visit by Maj. John Van Schaick noted a 98 year old woman was saved when she got out of bed to pray, though a bomb hit the pillow she left.
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