Germans Lose Confidence In War Effort Declines in Strength
Reports indicate dwindling morale among German forces as the war drags on. Officials note weaker resolve and slipping momentum affecting operations and public support at home.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1918
Page
1
Yanks Hold Footing On Vesle River
British and French American forces press gains along the Vesle and Lawe Clarence sectors as German counter-attacks falter. American left and right columns reach river positions, cross near Breisne and Sassogne, with heavy artillery support and local prisoners taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lawe
Clarence Rivers
Braye-Corbie
la Bassee Canal
Flanders
Braye-Corble
Amiens
Braisne
Champagn
Auberive
Teims
Morlancourt
Bray-Corbi Road
Londen
Will Launch 15 Ships in August
Washington August 8 Fifteen wooden ships will be launched during August from shipyards in the Seattle district the Shipping Board was advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Awcin Shipyards
Seattle
Shipping Board
Sailors Revolt Threatens German Submarine War
A London dispatch reports a mutiny wave among German sailors at Wilhelmshaven Kiel and other ports. Ringleaders are arrested with death sentences. many submarines are missing amid propaganda seeking to halt U boat warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Wiljehoehaven
Amsterdam
Daily Express
William
Wilhelmshaven
Kiel
Aimeult
Woes von Holtzendorff
Nucleus of U S Army in Siberia to be Twenty Seventh and Thirty First Regiments
General Maurey or Maurech states the nucleus of American forces for Siberia will be the Twenty-seventh and Thirty-First regiments stationed in the Philippines, joined by units from the United States. No commander for allied forces or sailing date are announced. mission is limited to Wilson’s announced purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
March
Washington
William S. Graves
Camp Fremont
Catfins
Siberia
Marek
Philippines
United States
Maureh
Wilson
State Department
Graves
Veale
Aisne
Vesle
American Divisions Reported In Line at Vesie Base
A report cites four American divisions massed along the Vesie base front. The dispatch notes readiness and potential deployment, with officials emphasizing disciplined advancement and operational coordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vesie
McAdoo Pushes Eight Percent War Profit Tax
Secretary of the Treasury William G. McAdoo advocates a new revenue bill provision taxing war profits at 8 percent. He plans to press for its inclusion when he returns to Washington next Monday and has released a telegram to Chairman Kitchin urging the tax in the strongest terms from Glacier Park dated August 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Secretary of the Treasury
William G. McAdoo
Washington
Kitchin
Grouse Ways and
Glacier Park
Boiler blast on U S ship injures crew in British port
Lieut Frank Foster Foss of Providence R I was killed and five sailors were hurt when a boiler exploded aboard an American ship in a British port on Monday. Cleveland workers struck, cutting power in five substations and halting streetcar traffic for hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. F. Foss
London
Aug
Frank Foster Foss
Foss
Providence
R. J
Cleveland
Wollen
Cleveland Railway Company
German Province Angrily Disputes Meat Ration
A dispute between Munich and Berlin over weekly meat allowances escalates as Berlin defends bone content and Munich protests. Dresden joins the protest, stating Berlin favors the capital. The Amsterdam dispatch notes Berlin’s claim that Munich has plentiful food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dresden
London
Munich
Berlin
Amsterdam
Daily Express
U. S. Army Soon to Equal German Force Says Lloyd George
Premier Lloyd George reports Britain has raised 6.2 million for army and navy since 1914, with dominions and India adding 2.25 million. He cites German setbacks including 150 submarines destroyed and U. S. troop arrivals, praising American troops and warning peace must be just and durable under allied conditions. He defends a league of nations and notes Czech Slavs seek aid for the western front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
Premier Lloyd George
Dominions
India
Lloyd George
Foch
Germany
House of Commons
France
U. S
Russia
Lioyd George
League of Nations
French Losses Tallied in World War I Figures
Marcel Knecht of the French high commission told the Knights of Columbus convention that 1,200,000 French soldiers were killed and 1,800,000 wounded in the war. He said the Poilus were wonderfully cheered by American arrival at the heightened 1918 clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Marcel Knecht
United States
Knights of Columbus
Submarine Sinks Lightship Off Cape Hatteras
The Diamond Shoals lightship near Cape Hatteras was shelled and sunk by a German submarine late Monday afternoon. Crews reached shore safely by boat. The raider approached within a half mile of the beach and may signal a new phase of submarine operations against U S coastal navigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Diamond Shoals
Cape Hatteras
Navy Department
Papal Message to Ireland Discusses Patriot Duty
Rome August 8 Pope Benedict addressed a letter to Irish episcopate stressing patriotic duties of Irish Roman Catholics. Circles near the Vatican indicate the message likely addresses Ireland’s home rule situation and the ongoing agitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pope Benedict
Rome
Benedict
Vatican
Ireland
Haig starts drive in Picardy as Allies gain ground east of Amiens
Paris dispatch says British forces begin heavy offensive in Picardy while Franco Americans advance east of Amiens. Military experts believe German strength is declining rapidly after defeats in the Reims-Soissons salient, sapping Kaiser's morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Picardy
Evening Journal
Paris
Reims-Soissons Salient
Haig Opens Major Offensive in Picardy Front
London report says Field Marshal Haig is directing a large British assault in Picardy while American and French forces push east of Amiens with a second twenty mile front attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Field Marshal Haig
Flanders
Picardy
Amiens
Northern region rebels form own government revolt
Washington dispatch reports August unrest as members of the northern region constituent assembly revolt against the Bolsheviks and establish a separate government. Rear Admiral Palmer indicates the manpower bill will not affect navy enlistments which are nearly full.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Journal
Washington
Constituent Assembly
Palmer
Haig advances on Picardy front amid Amiens push
Haig's forces gain in a three mile Picardy drive as thousands of prisoners are reported taken and Yanks aid the Amiens offensive. The battle extends along a twenty mile front with Germans retreating and destroying bridges on the Aisne while heavy artillery withdraws amid continued Allied air raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Journal
Washington, D. C
Haig
Amiens
Gemans
Aisne
Aisne- Marne
Government Control Urged Over Major Packers
The Federal Trade Commission recommends government control of Swift Armour Morris and Cudahy packing plants. The government accuses the packers of conspiracy against the government and calls for immediate federal control. President Wilson has made public his commissions report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Swift, Armour, Morris, and Cudahy
Federal Trade Commission
United States
Wilson
Gale Razes 22 Hangars at Gerstner Field
A tropical storm ripped through the Lake Charles area blowing down 22 of 24 hangars at Gerstner aviation field. Many planes were destroyed or swept away, with reports of multiple fatalities in nearby towns including Lake Charles Sulphur and De Quincy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Charles
Gerstner Aviation Field
Orange
Tex
Sulphur
de Quincy
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Silll
Lawe and
Aisne-Marne
Bazoches
Fisines
Fre
Americrns
Maj. Gen. Graves
Setesons
Reims
Moreh
Woevre
Toul
Marne Salient
Epieds
Vismes
Ger
McAdoo
Cleveland Electricians
Lloyd George Telis
Britain
Tsitm IC
High Commission
Hatteras
Fensive
GALE
Gerstner, Field
Louisiana
Texas
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