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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1918
Page
1
Military actions push forces back at Lille in Picardy with a base at Tourcoing involved as operations continue. Report highlights fighting in northern fronts, with reorganized lines near key rail hubs and municipal centers.
British troops who seized Lille push east in a running battle and reach within a mile of Tourcoing northeast of Lille. German retirement broadens to the area between the Oise and Serre rivers, as forces pull back between Laon and Cambrai.
American forces south of Le Cateau and British troops storm a disorganized German line crossing the River Selle and wading four points of the Aire to reach Grandpre. Hand to hand fighting follows as Germans retreat. by eleven o'clock the town is in American hands.
Washington reports that daily subscriptions must average about one billion dollars to reach the $6,000,000,000 target for the fourth Liberty Loan. Secretary McAdoo warns that mishandling the effort could fatally jeopardize the nation’s financing, with weekend tallies showing total subscriptions needing to reach at least 84 billion through the campaign’s end.
Final tabulations on the basis of prior loans could add 1.0 billion to the total, but officials stress that the remaining days are the critical period in the campaign.
Washington October 18 The administration seeks congressional backing for its foreign policy as Senator James Hamilton Lewis introduced a resolution approving whatever course the president may follow in future dealings with Germany and Austria The measure would place the Senate on record endorsing the president’s diplomatic methods to achieve a victorious peace and uphold the war aims.
Ernesto Lefevre, Panama secretary for foreign affairs, praised the United States as an unselfish republic and said Latin Americans from Patagonia to Mexico are proud of American army victories in Europe. He declared friendship sweeping Panama and expressed solidarity with U S soldiers in France.
London reports a German submarine fired at St Kilda Scotland from long range on Tuesday damaging a church and other buildings. Doctor McNanora under secretary of the admiralty announced if the howse of commane.
United States Bureau figures show mortality rates in October rising to seven times normal in many large centers. Fall River leads with 100.4 per 1000, Philadelphia 39.2, Lowell 28.8, Boston 7.4, and Washington 6.7 while New York and Chicago nearly triple their normal rates as contagion spreads.
Mrs Margaret Eyre Stirling Baldwin, who posed as Columbia for James Montgomery Flagg to aid the Fourth Liberty loan, died in Baltimore of pneumonia following influenza. She was famed as Baltimore’s worst beautiful woman.
Allied forces push into Bruges Ostend and Zeebrugge as German lines crumble. King Albert and Queen Elizabeth visit Ostend. British cavalry move through breached Belgian defenses while Lille falls. Admiral Keyes leads naval and air operations aiding the advance.
The British Fourth army and allied forces push along the Le Coteau Bohain front southeast of Cabral, while German General Von Arnim’s army retreats from the North Sea toward Lille in what observers call a rout. The operation includes a port entry at Ostend and a late inspection of the harbor by a vice admiral.
London reports Serbian troops have captured Ipek in Montenegro near the Serbian border and Krushevatz on the Nish line. French forces secure Ipek while Austro German retreat into Montenegro. Alexinatz on the Morava river falls to Serbian control as 32 guns are taken beyond Nish.
London reports former premier Herbert Asquith lauding President Wilson as best qualified to speak for free nations. He asserts peace terms must originate from the German people and credits Britain and allies, notably Belgium, for resilience in WWI and naval dominance.
The piece argues President Wilson is best poised to spokesperson for a united front. It praises his terse replies to German notes and stresses the need to resist a Prussian militarism cloaked as democracy.
The American Russian chamber of commerce calls for immediate civic and economic assistance to Siberia this fall to back the allied military expedition and aid Russians freed from German Bolshevik rule. It argues orderly aid will help Russians accept a new government and restore normal life.
In Kentucky coal districts several mines halted operations and many others reduced output by half as influenza cases rise. Thousands of cases have been reported and state health authorities are urged to send aid.
Secretary McAdoo urges immediate action to meet the fourth Liberty loan goal. He cites $4 billion reported subscriptions with $2 billion still needed, calling on every American to subscribe to the limit of their ability and to use installment plans if cash is unavailable. He compares the effort to soldiers obeying orders in France and warns of the world’s fate should the loan fail.
London reports the Allies occupied Zeebrugge as a major win, capturing the crucial German submarine base on the Belgian coast. Ostend had fallen the previous day, enabling submarines to operate with coast artillery protection before the Zeebrugge harbor and refuge were secured.
A Vienna dispatch reports Teutonic forces start evacuating occupied areas in Serbia Montenegro and Albania as part of a broader move from the Balkans.
Edward N Hurley sends a message to U S shipyards urging relentless production to sustain fighting spirit. He warns peace talks could mislead workers and stresses months of effort will yield results. Every ton launched strengthens the push to win the war next spring and secure lasting peace.
Washington reports the censor ship ban on shipping movements along the Pacific coast is lifted. The navy withdraws its request for newspapers to refrain from publishing ships moving in and out of Pacific ports, except for war vessels transports and munitions carriers.
The New York Life Insurance Company announced an extra 24 million dollars for the fourth Liberty loan, raising the overall subscription to 50 million. The Southern Pacific railroad also added 2 million, broadening national financing efforts.
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