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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1918
Page
12
The Americans intensify bombing behind the Lines as 38 bombs drop on Cologne with 10 direct hits. Air battles rage with a single U S pilot credited with two German fighters down and two Americans each shooting down one enemy aircraft.
By 6d Press. With the French Army in France, August. Mangin’s forces have advanced along the Oise and Ailette fronts, securing control of the south bank of the Oise west of the Ailette and the Ailette river from the Oise to Pont Saint-Maur. They command key roads and positions from Chauny to the Oise, repelling German resistance in the forest of Coucy and on the Ailette. The operations yielded 13,000 prisoners and 360 cannons, with rapid success and substantial material evidence on the field despite German attempts to defend hill and quarry positions. The correspondent notes German retreat and looting as French troops push forward in new warfare fashion.
Explorer staffer Dawson, Alaska, August 2 reports the back from a long illness last winter. In the note, a traveler on Explorer Drive recounts a brief stop and recovery, detailing the journey and a return to duties after a severe winter illness.
Reports from Berlin recount a fervent public reaction to a proposed rise in the military age. Crowds, mostly women and elderly men, gathered in Moabit and Cafes, some vandalizing royal imagery as police kept order. In France, British forces renewed pressure near Pozières and Martinpuich with tanks and armored cars advancing, while German counterattacks and shelling continued around Neuville-Vitasse, the Scarpe, and Thiepval ridge.
Allied forces in France press the advance against German positions along the old Hindenburg line. Bapaume and nearby outposts are falling or already captured as British units seize numerous heavy guns and force enemy disorder. The wind of victory shifts with rapid, uncertain progress across the front.
W. Marone's automobile disappeared Saturday night and was found yesterday near the pond beside the Washoe smelter at Anaconda. The deserted car was in good condition and authorities suspect joy riders took and abandoned it after using it.
The remains of John Schmidt, who died yesterday, are at Daniels & 1 lots. Funeral details are pending.
The Ulster organizations denounced conscription defense while noting not all Irishmen share the stance. The speakers urged national unity and expressed regret that nationalist factions failed to unite at a critical domestic moment and bolster Ireland's position.
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