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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1918
Page
1
The report notes Allied forces are being readied for a counter strike and urges Americans to heed Germany’s objective. It mentions heavy fighting is not yet general, but military posture is tightening.
British and French forces withstand renewed German attacks along the Montdidier to Amiens sector with Mezieres and Maison Blanche contested. Foch assumes command of combined Allied armies as fighting remains heavy between the Somme and Avre with limited gains for the German wedge toward Amiens.
Reuters dispatch reports German forces rushing artillery and reorganizing as a lull ends. British headquarters notes improved Allied position with a comparatively quiet night on the new front as global tensions rise.
Harbin correspondent of North China Daily News reports a provisional Siberian government planned to sustain the original Russian revolutionary program and suppress Bolshevik troops. The new authority is expected to seek help from friendly powers to begin military actions without delay.
Paris reports French forces with reserves fiercely resist enemy assaults along a 40 kilometre front from Moreuil toward Lassigny. In London the Germans push at De muin and Mezieres but fail to cap ture Demuin after a long afternoon fight. British HQ says the Entente front is more satisfactory with a relatively quiet night on the British section.
Washington reports that General Foch French chief of staff is named supreme commander of Allied and American forces in France. The move unifies all armies opposing the German onslaught and fulfills a long urged coordination plan. President Wilson acknowledged the authority while no White House explanation was given. The decision signals a strengthened Allied offensive in the French sector of the front.
Washington reports a forecast of generally fair weather and near normal temperatures for the South Atlantic and East Gulf States next week beginning tomorrow, with the exception of Monday which is expected to be cloudy.
Washington dispatch explains a nationwide daylight saving move. The article notes the change will shift clocks ahead one hour before bed, with official time updated at 2 AM tomorrow, and warns travelers to avoid missing trains. It highlights public cooperation and logistical challenges.
Paris reports General Pershing’s offer to place the entire American army at General Foch’s disposal. French outlets praise the gesture as a transfusion of blood between nations and warn the Central Powers of the united resolve of free peoples. L’Oglvre notes rapid intervention and eager new troops, with Japan also ready to join.
After 105 days the Cuban-American Jockey Club winter meeting closes tomorrow in Havana. The season proved successful in every respect and club officials feel Havana will become a leading winter racing center globally.
Rescue teams search a Paris church after a long range shell struck during Good Friday services killing fifty four women and injuring about ninety others. Officials say the blast collapsed parts of the roof, with victims including H Stroehlin and possibly his wife. Also reported injured are Countess Morand Viscount Molff and former Senator Louis Gaut.
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