11 Jul 1918
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1918
Page
1
Allied forces push in Albania as French and Italian units press forward while Austro‑Hungarian lines bend eastward. In France, bombardments intensify from Jusne to Montdidier with British and Australian units testing trenches near Villers-Bretonneux and the Ancre.
Special Cable from the London Times reports French forces attack northwest of Antheull advancing about a mile along a two and a half mile front aided by tanks. Four hundred prisoners taken, including thirty officers, with subsequent captures between Fongpont and Chavigny. German artillery more active, but overall enemy replies remain weak as divisions withdraw for reconstitution ahead of a new large-scale offensive.
The King Albert and Queen Elisabeth of Belgium traveled by seaplane across the Channel to England, escorted by Belgian air and naval units. They landed near Dover and then proceeded to London, attending the silver anniversary of King George and Queen Mary and visiting the British fleet. The trip marked the first postwar royal air crossing between the two countries.
American pursuit planes crossed 50 miles into German occupied territory near Chateau Thierry. Lieut Quentin Roosevelt, youngest son of former President, claimed his first German aircraft after a 50 shot convergence and a near midair collision. A second German plane escaped as Roosevelt and squadron observed enemy airfields, including a suspected Richtofen Circus base.
Maj James Byford McCudden a leading British ace was accidentally killed in France near his aerodrome. He and May Bishop were celebrated as Britain's most distinguished flyers. McCudden held the Victoria Cross the DSO the MC and the MM and by April had accounted for fifty four enemy aircraft with forty two destroyed, nineteen within British lines.
Women of the YMCA and French volunteers push two schemes to entertain American soldiers on leave in France. The YMCA recreations center plan clashes with the French homes movement which would place troops with French families to foster language learning and friendship.
London reports a German air raid on La Panne near the Yser front killed over 50 girls in an ambulance park and a nearby villa. Bombs fell around the park and struck a villa where women mending bandages and repairing linen worked. 30 died instantly, 20 later.
Gen Pershing issues general order designating July 14 as France's national day of celebration for the American expeditionary forces. The notice mentions Grove Park Inn in Asheville, N C as an advertised resort, noting it as a premier destination for rest and comfort with no invalids.
Three persons were shot and the mail and express cars looted by thirteen bandits who held up a Missouri Kansas and Texas passenger train at Rach siding near Paola. The bandits compelled the baggage crew to detach the mail and cars and fled in automobiles.
The issue highlights Allied gains in Albania as German forces prepare for a new offensive. King and Queen are reported flying to England, with no Allied force en route to Russia. Roosevelt defeats Aero bill, drys pass Senate, and Von Hintze noted as expert plotter.
Berlin reports confirm the resignation of Dr Richard von Kuehlmann as foreign minister. Rumors name Admiral von Hintze as successor, while Berlin dispatches note no final decision and debate continues in the Reichstag over policy and the war loan bill amid political uncertainty.
Special to The Washington Post reports in New York on July 19 that allied cannon fire is driving the German emperor toward fury and paranoia. An informant from Montreal says palace staff endure abuse, and the kaiser banned mention of America inside his hearing as war intensifies.
Special correspondent recounts Admiral Paul von Hintze as a bold German intriguer and possible foreign secretary candidate. He alleges Hintze helped plot to disrupt Russia, with involvement in Scandinavian propaganda and Bolshevik financing. The account includes a tense encounter in Christiania with a German contact named Karl Schmidt offering influence and translation help.
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