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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1918
Page
6
Churches of all denominations joined a wide appeal to support the United War Work Campaign. Reading from John R. Mott’s message spurred contributions, with about 400 000 dollars still needed before Wednesday’s close. Banks consider additional 1 to 1.5 percent subscriptions pending congressional action.
Dispatches report American forces advancing near Etain and Verdun front as German positions are shelled and quarters seized. The 1st Division prepared for continued pressure amid reports of heavy fighting and destruction across the village fronts.
A British Field Marshal Haig telegrams reply to General Pershing dated November expresses deep gratitude for American troops serving with British forces in France. The messages praise shared heroism and hope for enhanced postwar relations between the American Expeditionary Forces and the British army.
Brussels endures after the riots as German troops linger and King Albert’s forces near the capital. Despite danger, BrusseIians maintain calm while supply lines thin, refugees rise, and authorities warn against further disorder amid ongoing occupation. The food shortage worsens as refugees strain stored provisions and aid efforts struggle to reach civilians.
President Wilson, Vice President Marshall, and cabinet members joined a public victory and thanksgiving service at Washington Cathedral Bethlehem Chapel. Bishop Alfred Harding led the ceremony with prayers for those who sacrificed, and he praised the President’s leadership in the war as clergy and officials offered hymns and reflections on peace and religious duty.
London reports President Wilson sent a message to Davis praising Lloyd George for his speech on the 12th. It lauded the British prime minister's call for a just peace, not punitive, and the need for a league of nations. The note noted the speech last week stressing reform as victory motivates rebuilding.
The Right Rev Frank Dumoulin bishop coadjutor of Ohio told a Trinity Church congregation that a new earth will birth a new human being dominated by business acumen yet more godlike in nature. He described a non sordid, orderly character with broader arts, stressing obedience and authority from wartime lessons and foreseeing a womanhood reshaped to carry grace beyond the home.
Reporters describe a downtown disturbance in Winston Salem North Carolina as a mob of thousands attacks a jail and city hall. Shots are fired injuring civilians and a home guard member. Troops from Camp Greene and State militia are dispatched to quell the unrest with 250 tankers planned from Camp Polk. Local authorities urge calm.
Call Wilson abroad continues as critics say entente powers favored the plan at Versailles before the armistice terms, and debate centers on U S constitutional limits. Some senators threaten to oppose a league police force without congressional war powers, signaling potential delays in peace negotiations.
A Vienna dispatch reports the German Austrian national assembly discussed frontiers at its Thursday session. Moravian deputies urged the incorporation of Bruenn Olmutz and Iglau into German Austria, highlighting territorial ambitions in Moravia.
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