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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1918
Page
7
The Washington Post announces subscription options for delivery in Washington and Alexandria. Rates listed for daily, Sunday and weekly plans by carrier and by mail, with advance payment requirements and method. Instructions for address changes and renewal timing provided, dated Saturday August 10 1918.
The piece extols President Wilson as the guiding force behind Allied victory and postwar peace. It lauds his faith in Russia, insistence on allied unity, and global moral influence, asserting his policies energize America’s role on the world stage and will shape enduring peace. May he live to complete the work.
The former French interior minister Louis Malvy faces five years of banishment on Spanish soil at San Sebastian after the high court of justice verdict. The piece contrasts Malvy with earlier wartime figures like Rochefort and Deroulede, notes the punishment’s ancient Rome heritage, and comments on patriotism and the broader implications for France and peace. It also includes stray editorial lines about Lenine, Trotzky, and European wartime politics.
The piece argues the allies hold a single front but face political fault lines with Bulgaria. It warns Bulgarian opposition delegates in Switzerland risk aiding the central powers, cites past attempts after Serbia, Greece, and Romania defeats, and urges the Allies to pressure Bulgaria while preserving Serbia and Greece. It notes Bulgaria’s deteriorating economy and internal political quarrels, advocating a firm policy of confrontation rather than concessions.
Cabinet changes loom in Downing Street as Lord Reading is eyed for a senior post in a reorganised government amid war pressure. The piece notes Andre Tardieu’s Paris role and argues Reading could strengthen Lloyd George’s administration, with the US-USUK alliance and mutual aims highlighted.
Italy and France grant recognition to the Czecho-Slovak national council as supreme representative of Czecho-Slovaks in the Entente states. A treaty gives the council full jurisdiction over Czecho-Slovaks in Italian territory and commits Italy to assist Czech officials. The move is seen as a significant international law precedent.
John W. Garrett will head the American mission to meet German delegates in Berne Switzerland within a month to discuss the exchange and treatment of prisoners of war. Maj. Gen. Kernan and Commander Raymond Stone will represent the army and navy respectively. A date is not fixed but the talks are expected around September 1.
Revenue Commissioner Roper announced a border campaign to file income returns for thousands of American citizens including many farmers. A warning was issued against bogus officers and uncredentialed callers seeking tax information by phone.
The wartime price cap of 26 cents per pound for copper, agreed by the war industries board with copper producers and the Federal Trade Commission, was approved by the President. It takes effect August 15 for shipments after that date and may be revised after November 1 with shipments after November 1 subject to any new price set by the price-fixing committee.
Director General McAdoo ordered additional cars or second sections after a Cincinnati to Hot Springs trip showed passenger coaches filled with travelers without seats. Investigations are under way by the railroad administration to relieve crowded conditions on many eastern and midwestern passenger trains.
More than seven million letters from American soldiers in France have arrived at Atlantic ports since July 29. The Post Office Department says every letter was started toward its destination within 24 hours of arrival. Ships carried large totals, including 2,823,000 letters and 300,000 on August 2, with 2,031,000 arriving August 6. About 80 percent were pre sorted to railroad routes in the United States before leaving France.
The War Department announced plans for a large gun refining works to be built in France costing 25 to 30 million dollars. The project, to rival the Krupp in Essen, Germany, had its If ordered equipment placed within 39 days after conception by ordnance officers.
Gen Pershing requests twenty five rabbis to serve with American forces in France per a cable to the Jewish Welfare Board. High Jewish chaplains have been appointed, seven by the War Department and one by the Navy. Four rabbis are overseas as Jewish soldiers ask for spiritual leaders.
The Army issues orders for officers to proceed as for Iowa. Capt H Smith Norfolk Col W G Austin Camp Hill Lieut Cal J H Carberry Olcott Tex First Lieut I A Magnitaky Port Oglethorpe Capt B C McCune Maj C Todd Camp Gordon Lieut Col 8 Coleman Camp Meade First Lieut FP H Tants this city Capt T Maney First Lieut O R Price Capt EF H Berry Capt W M Thames Capt D E Bury First Lieut C M Langfeld First Lieut C J Kalbfell Camp Lee Leave of absence ten days granted Capt W Cassidy Leave of absence extended fifteen days Maj M Thompson Leave of absence seven days Capt L W Kesaler By direction of the President Col B Light honorably discharged Leave of absence seventy days Lieut Cal J H Carberry Leave of absence for illness Maj A K Cockes extended three months
Financial report lists revenue receipts and ordinary disbursements for August 8 1918 with totals for the month and fiscal year. It itemizes general fund assets including gold, United States notes, federal reserve notes, bank checks, and coin totals in Treasury and in banks. Net balance in general fund and total cash assets are shown alongside gold and silver holdings and bank note redemptions.
The American Red Cross war council announced an extra 900000 dollars for the Armenian and Syrian relief via three 300000 installments to cover August September and October. Widespread suffering in Armenia Syria Persia the Caucasus Mesopotamia and Palestine is noted with deaths from starvation and outbreaks of typhus and cholera. Last year the Red Cross contributed 3 million to aid Near Eastern relief under Turkish domination.
The army will station flight surgeons at training fields in the United States and France to maintain aviators health under nerve strain. Surgeons will live near pilots and oversee fitness, rest periods, recreation, and relief from duty while coordinating with physical directors who assist in supervising recreation and training.
President Wilson sent a felicitation message to Liberia’s president on the anniversary of Liberia joining World War I allies against Germany. The note extends US best wishes and reiterates interest in Liberia’s welfare.
United States guards, organized to 40 battalions, fill by draft-age transfers who offer induction and training. They have been found disqualified by minor physical defects for overseas service. No plan to increase guard strength. current organization deemed sufficient to supplement state forces guarding bridges and vital transportation systems.
In Washington, discussion centers on Missouri Democratic nomination of Joseph W. Folk for Senate, seen as endorsement of war support. Colston notes Folk’s rise, the anti pacifist opposition, and the political shift within Missouri Democrats. The piece also touches on pro war champions, prohibition measures, and local political maneuvering ahead of Tuesday primaries.
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