Allied Forces Advance Toward Vesle and Aisne Front
An Associated Press report describes American and French forces pushing north toward the Vesle River and beyond the Aisne, advancing through wheat fields and wooded terrain. Intense machine-gun fire accompanies progress east of Chamery as Lieut. Quentin Roy’s gravesite is noted. few prisoners are taken, one captain confirming German artillery withdrawal. The movement continues toward Nesles woods and the heights north of the Aisne with momentum suggesting further advances.
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Quentin Roy
Coulonzes
Cohan
Americalso
Nesles
Veste
Itis
Thillois
Rheims
Enemy 19 Swept Ack In A Hurry
Aug 2 report describes French and British defenses north of the line as American troops push center and threaten a German withdrawal. The Chemin des Dames assault earlier and the loss of Soissons are noted, with the Rheims-Thillois area seen as a potential French counterpush toward Paris.
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del Mant
Soissons
Chemin Des Dames
Paris
Chau Thierry
Sunday Standard previews war coverage and features
The Sunday Standard promises brighter pages and special war views. It highlights Amas taught the world what the W. by Dr. Simon Flexner and In Medicine the War's Poetry and Fiction by Prof. William Lyon Phelps. Royal Cortissoz on the war's effects on art and reports from war zones accompany expert dispatches from Times Tribune and Anaconda Standard.
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Amas
Simon Flexner
William Lyon Phelps
Cortissoz
Royal
Allies Break German Salient Around Soissons
Undated report states French troops entered Soissons, with French American and British forces pushing the front back from Soissons to Thillois and Rheims. Allied artillery dominates plains behind the front as German retreat accelerates. British and French positions near the Rheims Soissons railway tighten.
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Soissons
Thillois
Rheims
Fismes
Retreat of German forces as Allies advance in France
As Allied lines push toward the Vesle and Aisne, the German retreat accelerates and a number of towns and hamlets west of Toros have fallen. French forces dominate east of Soissons, with cavalry advances and German positions increasingly exposed. reports say some American units breached German lines with minimal resistance, while smoke from burning towns lingers behind the front.
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Southeen
Vesle
Aisne
Soissons
Toros
Nesses
Dormins-Rheims
Tour
Collapse of Bulge Expected on Allied Front by September
Allied front units brace for collapse of the German bulge north of Soissons as advances near Rheims and Lagery are reported. A French steamer carries Italian editors to an Atlantic port to study American food conservation amid war. Weather for Montana shows patter and cooler, with Sunday likely to fall.
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Pragy Eprronsiene
Atlantic
Kive Mallon
Halian
Hight
American fires grenade on Marne battlefield
A Reuters report from American headquarters describes a small American soldier who, facing a German in close combat, seized a grenade from his belt, released the safety catch, and forced the grenade into the German’s pocket. The explosion left the German significantly damaged.
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London
Marne
Reuter
Notable Victory: Soissons Retaken In France
Associated Press dispatch reports Soissons retaken by forces with the French Army, crossing the Crise valley as of Aug 2 at 11:30 p m. The dramatic advance signals major progress in the campaign in France.
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France
Soissons
Crise
Germans Hold On Towns In Meuniere Woods Drive
American forces broke German defenses north of Grand Tosey and Grand Rokey heights. They advanced over 30 kilometers, capturing Rougreaux and reaching Crammer y hamlet while fighting a stubborn German line along the southern edge of the woods. The action, split into two parts, included pinning Germans in the Meuniere woods and storming the Bois Clerges and Crimeties, with heavy machine gun and artillery fire testing American resolve.
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Edwin J. James
Wright
New York Times
Aue Oa. m
Oured
Rman
Toleden Meuntere
Grand Tosey
Grand Rokey’ Heights
Hols de Meuniere
Romigny
Rougreaux
Crammery
Pourmara
le Forest
Hols de
Clerges
Clergen
Meuniere
Bois de Clerges
Bois de Crimeties
Meuniere Woods
Lord Has Done Great Things 1005 in German Papers
Fragmentary OCR from a German newspaper page notes phrases about pride and victory during four war years. It claims the question is not peace but blame on the United States for not allowing Germany to win, with references to scarcity and hardship. The text is garbled and difficult to fully interpret.
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Stadt
United States
In Today's Standard Retaken by the French
The article notes German forces retreating toward Wesle River with telegraphic updates. It mentions rising juvenile crime, Dr Arthur Morrow found dead in bed, and draft beard branches forming. Editorials applaud American aid while social issues and taxes are debated amid war coverage.
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Wesle
Arthur Morrow
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