14 Oct 1918
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1918
Page
1
Allied advances report Laon captured by French Goubaud troops and La Fere and surrounding La Bere areas seized. British reach gates of Douai as Montrecourt taken and German retreat continues. Americans report progress near Verdun with 17,659 prisoners since Sept 26.
German Seventh Army abandons Ailette line and retreats from St Gobain forest as Allied pressure intensifies in Champagne. Gouraud’s French forces hammer enemy positions daily for seventeen straight days, with British and Allied armies pushing toward Douai amid signs of German reorganization.
The report notes the death of Lt Walker Blaine Beale as a war casualty with mention that many friends nationwide believed he would be in heavy fighting abroad after receiving his commission. The piece frames his sacrifice within the broader wartime context and honors his commitment.
George Frame Mahool, a Shih leader in university life and son of Marty Mahool former Baltimore mayor, died yesterday in Virginia of pneumonia. He married Marjorie Gordon Helmboldt on July 4 at the Somerset Apartments in Washington DC. he had been noted for his service and connection to Lieut Beale and Gen Per.
Genia d Agarioff a grand opera baritone and former Petrograd imperial guard lieutenant died at Camp Humphreys after pneumonia. The 30 year old singer, who performed in New York before World War I and enlisted in the engineers, was sent to New York for burial. His body was taken to Demaine's mortuary chapel and prepared for transport. He often toured the East to sing for war camp charity drives.
The official statement describes continued engagements along the Selle River with enlarged bridgehead positions near Solomes and progress on the west bank above Saussy and Lazizoir. Prisoners were taken in Lieu St. Amand and Aubigny Au Baec, with nearly 200 captured at Sensee. Northwest of Douai advances continue as Courcelles le Lens and Hoyelles Godault are held and operations press toward Haute Deule Canal.
Paris reports say La Fere has fallen to French forces who crossed the La Fere Laon railway and burned areas in the village. French operations claim gains along the Aisne and Ailette lines with large portions of St Gobain Massif occupied and last German resistance cleared in the Aisne bend. Germany counters with reports of heavy fighting near Douai and Le Cateau, with Allied advances and counterattacks across the Oise and Meuse sectors, including near Courrières and Vaux-Andigny.
Vaseil Rado slavoff resigned as Bulgarian premier last June and has fled Sofia dressed as a German officer. Advices from Sofia report the deception and escape have occurred, with details coming from the Bulgarian capital.
Stockholm Oct 13 The Finnish government asked Germany to withdraw troops from Finland. The request was delivered to General von der Goltz, the German high commander, on Finnish territory. Finnish republican and socialist papers advocate seeking an entente approach, criticizing the government’s policy as unneutral.
Sixty nine influenza deaths reported yesterday with 1,312 new cases but full returns were lacking. Health officials met with undertakers and War Industries Board officials to plan measures. A large emergency hospital will be built at Nineteenth Street and Virginia Avenue in a vacated building, adding 500 beds and immediate staffing. Brownlow appeals for nurse recruitment via government and business heads. Red Cross recruiting at Fourteenth and F. Army and navy doctors secured. city hospitals overcrowded and coffin shortages noted.
A chaotic wartime bulletin notes belief in quotas collapsing during a brutal final week as many towns suffer heavy damage. A city canvass targets business firms with reports blaming enemy agents. The drive gains 40 speakers and room addresses in the treasury, while 900 physicians are urged to subscribe to the effort with Douglas Fairbanks assisting in soliciting.
Washington faces a critical six day push to oversubscribe the fourth liberty loan as officials warn failure would be a national disaster. District volunteers, led by John G Capers, aim to raise over 12 million dollars before midnight Saturday with doorstep appeals, department visits, and celebrity solicitors including Douglas Fairbanks joining in.
Special Washington Post and New York Herald correspondent reports Prince Lvov arriving in Yokohama after escape from Russia. Lvov asserts Bolshevism is dead, predicts Russia's regeneration with allied aid, praises Czecho-Slovaks as heroic, and says Russia will form a new army against Germany.
An early today the British freight steamship sighted a U boat on the surface not far from the Atlantic port. The captain ordered full speed ahead and maintained 18 knots for over an hour before the submarine abandoned the chase.
London report describes German reply to President Wilson as a pivot for Allied strategy with readers split on whether Berlin accepts terms or seeks to split the Allies. Paris and London commentators warn of a diplomatic battle while urging unwavering resolve for unconditional surrender and renewed efforts to end militarism.
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