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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1918
Page
6
Artillery heavy from NSE batteries inflicts severe punishment on the foe as bombardment intensifies. High explosives gas and shrapnel shells dominate the barrage, with the character of the attack described as a continuous heavy shelling.
American airmen chased seven Fokkers under heavy anti aircraft fire while one pilot downed an enemy machine in a day of combat over the Meuse front near Verdun. Ground forces pushed along the Kriemhild Steelung line and advanced toward Brieulles amid persistent bombardment and stiff fighting in the Argonne woods.
German artillery pounded the center of the American line between the Meuse and the Aisne as Gen Gouraud presses west of the Argonne forest. The right near the Meuse saw limited bombardment while the extreme left remained largely quiet. Americans hold a zig zag front as Gouraud advances threatening to cut off units south of Grand Pre.
Reports say enemy planned a heavy assault today but American patrols limited fighting to small actions along the line. Authorities indicate the offensive was curtailed by ongoing reconnaissance and defensive measures.
Central division bulletin states Red Cross will continue war fund campaigns separately from other drives. It lists Y M C A Y W C and other groups as separate appeals, urging broad support for all entities while maintaining distinct Red Cross fundraising.
Macy Campbell chairman for Black Hawk county calls all subscribers to settle by October 15 so banks have four days before October 19 when the loan closes. The page also notes a night school French class starting September 30 at the College of Commerce, phone 218.
An American who became German and married a German girl was compelled into service in the German army. He later returned to the United States, acquired citizenship, but German authorities insisted on his German status. As war began he was drafted into the German ranks and now is a prisoner of the Americans.
Alice L. Van Ness filed for divorce and injunction against Warren W. Van Ness. Lydia Schneck seeks legal separation from Fred Schneck who abandoned her a month after their April 11 1917 marriage. Divorce decrees granted to Marven W. Jarred against Sylvia Jarred Susie Burton against Given Burton Adam Johnson against Ross C. Johnson Ray Connor against Grace Connor.
In Washington D C Liberty measures reach quantity production and U S planes are shipped in carload lots daily for service from factories overseas. Also in Washington the license of J Wittmeyer Co brokers in foodstuffs is revoked after a conspiracy to defraud the government. In New York the sugar beet crop is up by 1 378 621 tons from last year.
A wage strike on all lines of the International railway network around Buffalo New York and nearby towns began at 4 p m after union officers reported the company refused a 43 to 44 cent an hour raise wage workers stopped all cars and the tie up was complete. In Madrid Spain 12000 mail carriers also went on strike demanding higher wages.
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