10 Oct 1918
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1918
Page
1
Allied forces press the retreating Raiser army between Cambrai and St. Quentin with a swift pursuit. An advance guard reportedly pushes more than 15 miles in two days as the line tightens and Allied pressure increases.
Special to the Evening Journal reports a quarter million Germans retreating between Cambrai and St Quentin as Allied forces press ahead. British near Le Cateau with captures of Morelles and Sally Miljes while French reach Fontain Notre Dame and Fon sommes and hold Bocquiaux. Americans advance near Romagne south of Cunel Wood claiming fifteen hundred prisoners.
American and French forces push east of the Meuse advancing over three miles in places as German defenses weaken. Attacks from Chatel Chehery to No. 244 ridge hinge on rapid river crossings and hill ascents with American forces digging in on crests after capturing key heights.
From the southern flank the enemy yielded ground and fell back from the center of the Argonne. American troops bearing at La Viergette linked with the left wing that had stormed Chatel Chelery, consolidating new positions by 3 30 oclock.
American forces seize ten rolling kitchens with hot meals near Mont Blanc during the Franco American push west of the Argonne. Wires burn in several kitchens. captures include horses used to haul them, now aiding the allies.
Oct 10 report from the Champagne front details Capt Charles Trickey of Hanger Texas crawling along a burning wing to raise and land the plane after German incendiaries set it ablaze. Gunner Harold E Lend of Ascoda Michigan stayed at his post to guide the aircraft down though mortally burned. The two seat observation craft survived the descent but Lend died a few hours later.
Winnipeg October 10 Sir Thomas White minister of finance opened the campaign for the second Victory loan with a speech in Winnipeg A median of 800000 gas pecked by the minister The selling campaign will begin October 28.
Washington reports Sir Eric Geddes warns against peace talk weakening Allied resolve. He says the war must be won with energy and continued production, noting that peace discussions could erode morale and hamper munition output while Foch leads the push.
In France near the front lines General Polo was sworn Sunday as commander in chief of the Polish army allied with the United States. The First Polish division, largely made up of Americans, attended the oath and the unit pledged allegiance to the entente alliance.
Allied forces pushing from the Scarpe to St Quentin seized five to eight miles with 11,000 prisoners and 200 guns captured in Tuesday’s actions. Cambrai fall announced as Cambrai St Quentin railway lines held. Americans and British advance behind heavy artillery, Germans retreating with villages burned.
London reports President Wilson’s reply to the German chancellor seen as a clever diplomatic stroke. The public believes the Hohenzollerns face evacuation of occupied territory to meet Wilson’s terms, with war lords and people alike in focus as a potential revolution looms. Even British pacists accept evacuation before any armistice. Wilson’s letter arrived too late for morning commentary but sparked wide interest.
Stockholm dispatch reports former Russian premier Alexander Feodorovich Trepoff has been shot in Petrograd per Petrogayad advices. The brief item notes Trepoff’s ex status and the alleged incident without further details.
President Wilson proposes a test of German authority by asking Prince Maximilian whether he truly represents the military leaders or the German people. The reply will determine if the 14 terms are accepted as is or as a basis for negotiation, while hostilities remain halted only after troops leave allied soil.
British freighter reports sinking of a large American steamship off Atlantic port and twenty survivors picked up by the escorting vessel. The incident adds to wartime losses with many crew members missing.
A persistent rumor circulates in Stockholm that the Kaiser has abdicated, with reports from Oct. 10 indicating this possible development.
An American bombing expedition of 350 planes dropped thirty two tons of explosives on German cantonments between Wavrille and Danvillers, Paris reports.
President Wilson shifts focus from diplomacy to the battlefield sending for General March. A large map shows the German west front being pushed back toward the Rhine as Washington awaits Germany's next move.
Paris reports Lieut Rene Fonck shot down four German aircraft within twenty minutes on October 10. He is credited with seventy official victories and has actually destroyed one hundred nine German machines. Basel notes Captain Locktein named chief of the German navy submarine department, succeeding Vice Admiral von Mann. Paris dispatch adds Marshal Joffre's grip illness delays London visit, with a possible recovery soon.
Washington reports warn the fourth Liberty loan of 6 billion dollars may miss its goal unless subscriptions double the third loan. In nine days only about 1.6 billion has been raised, with St Louis leading at 54 percent and Minneapolis trailing at 44.6 percent as campaigns urge double the third loan.
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