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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1918
Page
6
A London Times special from The Washington Fest reports French troops, inspired by steady hammering and a surge of momentum, driving the Germans from land. The piece highlights renewed French resolve around the Sulppe and Arnes fronts, with rapid advances and strong fortifications collapsing under Allied pressure.
An advertisement style fragment promises beauty through a “pure blood” idea while warning of risks like pimples, dark spots, and liver spots. It hints at a dubious product or remedy and mentions warnings about disfigurement and dreams, with unclear origin and audience. The text blends marketing language with warnings and nonsensical phrases.
German headquarters reports renewed Allied action in France with advances near Cambrai and St Quentin. American forces renew assaults in the Argonne after heavy artillery prep. British troops north of the Scarpe River gain a footing east of Oppy toward Neuvillers.
The Allied Fourth and Fifth armies retreat only to regroup along the Supe and Aisne river line. French troops press the pursuit at dawn, aiming to deny the enemy any respite and to force a decisive break as the war effort intensifies. Strong notes of continued maneuver and resolve frame the day’s news.
Col Charles B Hagadorn of Elmira New York acting commandant at Camp Grant killed himself last night in his quarters with a pistol. Officers say insomnia and pneumonia epidemic stress weighed on him amid more than 900 deaths at the camp. Hagadorn, a 1885 West Point graduate, had served as a drawing instructor, a military attache to Petrograd, and Canal Zone chief of staff before being named colonel last fall.
Belgian government declares German forces have forced men aged 15 to 43 from coastal areas to labor for the military, amid broader accusations of systematic pillage, arson, and deportation during occupation. News notes harsh Allied reactions to rising abuses as the conflict intensifies.
Former Kentucky governor and U S Senator James B McCreary died at his Richmond home after a brief illness He served as governor in 1875 and again thirty six years later and held multiple terms in the U S Congress He was a prominent figure in Kentucky politics for decades and lived to be eighty.
Doctor H Edwards of Ohio created a vegetable compound with olive oil to stimulate liver and bowels. His Olive Tablets are a gentle, effective substitute for calomel and sold by all druggists for 10 or 25 cents per box.
Stockholm reports Bulgaria's withdrawal and peace moves disrupted Scandinavian shipping shares. Norwegian papers say about 100 millionaires wiped out in one day as Norwegian shipping stocks slid 160 million kroners about $23 million. Small-company securities bore the brunt, with many trading at high freight-rate driven values but halved in worth.
The cabinet headed by Premier Antonio Maura resigns in Madrid. Formed last March, the government steps down amid political shifts in Spain.
American troops pressed east of the Argonne near Verdur as Chatel Chehery fell, aided by smoke and fog. The Lost Battalion, surrounds by Germans, was rescued around 6:40 PM, virtually intact after a grueling stand with dwindling supplies and cold, damp days.
London dispatch says Germany plans general amnesty for political offenders jailed since the war began. It mentions socialist Karl Liebknecht and Wilhelm Dittmann as likely released, with Dr Liebknecht noted as a leading antiwar figure.
Amsterdam reports Fritz Rumey a German air ace with 44 victories has been hired by the Berlin based Lohal Anzeiger according to a Berlin source.
Bericht aus Bern berichtet, der deutsche Kaiser habe in Aufach Alsace im September erklärt, Frankreich und Amerika würden nicht durchbrechen. Er versprach Verteidigung mit dem letzten Tropfen Blut, sagte, die Provinzen gehörten Deutschland und seien von Gott an ihn zur Verwaltung überlassen. Er hob die treuen Verbündeten hervor und betonte göttliche Protektion.
Day reports from Paris state artillery duels north of St Quentin. On the Suippe front the forces reached the outskirts of t onde sur Nuippe and entered vnles sur Suippe, capturing Wasancourt despite violent enemy counterattacks. Continuous resistance proved vain.
Successful local operations yesterday saw American and English forces capture numerous prisoners in Montbrehain and north of Beaurevoy. Shortly before dawn British and American troops attacked between St Quentin and Cambrai. despite heavy rain, early reports indicate satisfactory progress being made.
Rome Oct war office says battalions damaged enemy defenses in Haidhcaria and Grappa while warships bombed centers in Treating and Venetian plain Albanian Sundas covers elements near Ponte di Nova Marthiani. North of the Scarpe British attack after artillery duels but outposts hold.
Berlin reports on October 8 that British and French forces launched a strong attack north of Mont Tnehain, were repelled with heavy fighting. American and Allied units counterattacked along the River Aire and near Chatel, Sequehart, and the Meuse while St. Etienne changed hands amid local combat on the Champagne front and continued assaults along the Aisne were repulsed.
Fierce fighting reported in the Godlice pass between Serbians and Austrians blocking the Nish road. Serbians capture Diep ridge on the Morava River between Tranje and Lescovac. Two thousand prisoners, many Germans, are reported taken. Montenegrins, including women, rise against Austrians in Montenegro.
The Chilean congress unanimously approves Beltran Mathieu as Ambassador to the United States. He succeeds Santiago Aldunate Baseman, who died in Washington last April.
Japanese Prince Fushimi and staff arrived today en route to London aboard a Canadian Pacific Port, on a special mission representing the Japanese emperor.
Tokyo reports the formation of a new cabinet hailed as a sign of democracy triumphing over a bureaucratic elite. The swift cabinet support marked an unprecedented shift, with business interests welcoming the change. In New York, five corporations and 14 individuals pleaded not guilty to alleged conspiracy to monopolize imports of Sumatra tobacco, held for trial on $5,000 bail each.
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