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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
1
Premier Clemenceau praised the American unit that halted the German push toward Paris at Mame HQ. He called their actions highly successful and noted significant gains with light losses. Frank Lennart described a Belleau Wood rescue amid a tense encounter with a German machine gun.
In Indianapolis on June 27 Adam Felker a Democratic appointee was declared the lawful head of the Indiana oil inspection department over Marion Caldwell after a Supreme Court ruling. The decision upheld the law allowing the chief inspector to appoint deputy inspectors within state authority.
London dispatch reports Alexander Kerensky telling friends that indications point to a speedy restoration of order in Russia with Allied and American aid. He predicts the creation of an east front to break the Bolshevik yoke as workers protested at a labor conference and foreign delegates arrived amid credential questions.
Fragmented OCR notes reference a draft lottery and names such as Clarence Alfie Dewnis Vanary and Jester Kipple. Mentions Fort Quan and a secretary of war, with uncertain details about a second draft number and a lottery in the nation.
The Municipal League convention in Ft Wayne elected most officers for the next year. President Samuel P. Spohn, First Vice President John W. Graham, Second Vice President Vida Newsom, Third Vice President Mrs. Kate Wood Ray, and C. M. Harlan as treasurer were re-elected. The session included talks on parks, public utilities, and highway standards.
June 2 Italian forces gained ground along the Piave crossing and bridgehead actions yielded 190 and 500 prisoners respectively. Siberian City Irkutsk falls to Czech-Slovak forces after brief combat with Red Guards. Page Eight notes mobilization topics and women’s war work.
In Washington on June 27 the senate agricultural committee endorsed a Norris amendment as a substitute for the Jones amendment. It calls for beer production to stop three months after the act takes effect while restricting whiskey and wine production to end by June 30, 191%. The vote stood 8 to 1 in favor, and the measure likely will be reported to the senate tomorrow.
An Atlantic port report describes two ships in distress off the coast. One steamer claims it was shelled and pursued by submarines about 360 miles from the American coast. A second vessel, named Beaver, says it is returning shell fire.
A 1917 dispatch argues that Von Huehlmann's push for peace exposes the German public to the collapse of belief in battlefield victory. It warns Hindenburg’s authority weakens as each military setback deepens wartime disillusion and pressure on the Kaiser’s cabinet.
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