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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1918
Page
1
Washington county assembles 10 000 strong in city to honor 161 young men departing at 6 20 for Camp Pike Arkansas. Local organizations bands and drum corps gather at 5 30 to escort the group from the courthouse to Burlington depot. County's largest single contribution.
Allied forces rout German troops across the Marne area with 17 000 prisoners and 560 guns counted. French and American troops entered Chateau Thierry while attackers advanced five kilometers north and secured a bridgehead near Brales as German resistance collapsed.
French and Franco American troops advance despite stout German resistance. Prisoners total around 25,000 with over 400 guns captured as German forces are squeezed toward the Aisne. Haig reports minor British gains including prisoners and machine guns southwest of La Bassée and in Merville and Dikke Bosch sectors.
Losses of freight in transit reached about 38000 dollars last week as thefts rose. The government plans a theft hunt to protect shipments and will employ thousands of workers near New York St Louis Chicago Memphis Kansas City Denver and San Francisco to secure property in transit.
On July 22 at 9:00 a.m. American troops and French dragoons entered Chateau Thierry as Germans withdrew. Civilians cheered with “Vivent les Americains” while artillery and machine guns positioned on the heights north of the town. German infantry retreated eastward under crossfire from German, French, and American forces.
American warships chased a German U boat off Cape Cod after it torpedoed a tow near Orleans. A tow and tug were set ablaze, four barges sank, 41 people aboard were rescued, and a Chatham hydroplane drove off the submarine as the crews evacuated to shore in lifeboats. An 11 year old waved a flag at the German gunners.
The Department of Agriculture urges sowing 47.5 million acres of winter wheat this fall to produce about 667 million bushels, the largest crop on record. It suggests aiming for 45 to 47 million acres, a 12 percent rise over last year, to meet allied nations' needs.
Interstate commerce commission ruled a 70 cent rate on potatoes from Minnesota and Wisconsin to Dallas Fort Worth excessive. It set a new rate of 65 cents per 100 pounds. Nearby points affected. Also noted Johannesburg tremors with mine collapse and undetermined damage and casualties.
Washington dispatch reports that most Red guards opposing the Czecho Slovaks in Vladivostok were Germans and Magyars and that Bolsheviks have ceded control to these groups. It urges allied military aid and a unified front with outside forces to reestablish a Russia German front in the East.
Paris dispatch reports German aviators confirmed the death of Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt in an air battle, indicating the US pilot was killed during combat over the front. The note was dropped into American aviation camps.
Britain’s railway system ranks fourth in track mileage but carries more passengers annually than any other country, underscoring its dominant role in public transit.
Paris reports the German press acknowledges disaster in the Marne Champagne attack. Frankfurter Zeitung notes General Foch forms a strong army and counters with a major offensive to regain the initiative, while doubting whether the French push will justify the heavy fighting costs.
London reports from July 22 that a photographic reconnaissance on July 20 shows extensive damage at Merhange nerve domes attacked on July 10 and 20. One large shed and three hangars were destroyed with no further details provided.
Between the Marne and Ourcq rivers French and American forces repelled strong German counter-attacks. Crown Prince forces struggle to regain lost ground, but all allied positions remained held.
General Pershing reports American forces forced the enemy to yield bitterly contested positions along the front. More than six thousand prisoners have been taken in the past few days as U S. troops press the advance from coast to coast.
Washington reports 225 American expeditionary force casualties from France as tallied by General Pershing. Army losses include 48 killed in action 38 died of disease 9 died in accidents 11 wounded severely and 30 missing. Marine corps losses total 12 killed in action 2 died of wounds and 12 severely wounded.
July 22 dispatch reports heavy artillery operations by the allies clearing districts north of the Marne. Indiana volunteers who joined Pershing in Mexico are noted for their prominent role in riverine scout work.
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