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Newspaper
Weston Leader
Location
Weston, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1918
Page
1
Harvesting and industry news across Oregon. The Grande Ronde project, Willamette River incidents, church meetings, labor shifts, and irrigation plans mark a broad snapshot of wartime economy, infrastructure, and community events.
The council of state of Halti unanimously votes to declare war on Germany as demanded by the president under the new Haitian constitution. The move follows mounting tensions and aligns Halti with allied powers amid the global conflict.
Washington reports over 1.1 million U S troops overseas with total approaching 3.1 million, up by 90,000 in a week. Major General Hunter Liggett leads the 41st division and temporary command of the first army corps is noted. second and third corps names await designation. Plans shift from one to two field armies in France by January 1919, supported by American supply lines and heavy artillery as the right flank of the line.
Amsterdam based dispatch reports an Austro-Hungarian note endorsing four points from President Wilsons July 4 speech. The note accompanies praise for Wilson saying his genius cannot be refused aid or cooperation, while proposing to discuss all but their own territory. Baron von Burian delivered the statement in a periodical report to the Austrian and Hungarian premiers.
Government control of the tobacco industry may arise from Allies and American military needs abroad. Rationing for the American public is seen as likely, signaling an era of strenuous living. Cantonment soldiers adapt routines, while a girl who knits is mockingly termed a pig knitter and officers near affluent homes labeled parlor snakes.
Allied forces led by Britain and Italy push a front from the Adriatic to the Aegean about 200 miles long. French and Italian troops advance steadily northward in Albania, taking Bermt in the south as they press toward positions near Mentanat. Serbian trenches face Bulgarian counterattacks as forces clash around a central city.
Official dispatches report Italian occupation of Berat and seizure of war matériel and prisoners in Albania. French and Italian forces press the foe, capturing villages near Lake Ochrida. German attacks west of Rheims challenge Allied lines, with American, French, and Italian troops repelling assaults and taking prisoners, including a brigade staff, while warning of large German reinforcements to come.
Portland markets show a mix of feedstuff prices and poultry values. Items include THLTS feed at 52 par tom, alfalfa at 254, and poultry figures with live broilers at 270 and dressed at 330 per hundredweight, among scattered figures for ducks, fowls, and other meats.
American forces counterattacked south of the Marne driving Germans to the railway line near Jaulgonne. About 1000 to 1500 German prisoners were taken as French and American troops retook St Agnan Hill 33 and La Charpelle Monthodon. Defenses at Marne crossings held with vigorous counterattacks along the 50 mile front from Champagne to Rheims.
German daylight assault west of Chateau Thierry near Vaux follows a night of heavy bombardment with high explosives and gas shells. American troops, wearing masks, countered with machine gun fire as shells from German naval guns fell near Meaux, about 26 miles away, while fronts reported Americans handling the fight well.
Washington reports President Wilson created the sugar equalization board on Hoover's recommendation to stabilize consumer prices and improve distribution amid a potential shortage and rising costs.
The treasury department has granted the United States and Great Britain an extra credit of 175 million, raising the U S total loans to 3.345 billion and the combined Allied credits to 6.2666 billion.
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