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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1918
Page
1
Washington reports says American troops halted and repulsed renewed German offensives along the Marne with successful counterattacks. Allied forces hold the Rheims front with French and Italian units aiding at the far line, while officials await fuller details on the 75 mile front.
News desks report that U S officials and German statements confirm British gains and Allied resistance on the western front. Secretary Baker and General March acknowledge heavy fighting and a German attack halted by American and allied forces as reports from front wires indicate the counterattack stalled.
American counterattack south of the Marne bend drives back German forces toward the railway south of Jaulgonne. American units repulse assaults, take prisoners, and heavy shelling shifts to attack as bridges under fire on pontoon crossings. Reports from hospitals show many shrapnel wounds and strong morale among U.S. troops.
Reported shifts in Finnish sentiment and Finnish neutrality threaten German use of the Kola to Moscow line. Allied authorities expect to hold the Arctic corridor with Murmansk support, aiding communications to Central Russia. The Lenine protest is viewed as a formality to placate Germany while Bolshevik power remains unstable.
American troops pressed across open ground along the Marne under heavy shell and gas fire. With gas masks on and crawling on all fours, they advanced inch by inch to engage German positions and drove the enemy back quickly, echoing the bravest deeds of the first Marne defense.
San Francisco reports argue over a writ of probable cause aimed at delaying Thomas J. Mooney’s execution for murder tied to a blue explosion. The Supreme Court and Governor Stephens weigh revocation, while a trial appeal lingers in state court as Mooney eyes possible release or removal from the state. In Chicago, a national drive begins to enroll 1,000,000 women to sell half of the fourth Liberty loan of 6 billion dollars, with Ella Flags Young describing the campaign and thrift as key to meeting the goal.
General war news updates cover American forces parking German units and early offensive actions. Notes on deserters, arrests, and troop movements, with references to Pacific and European fronts. Weather outlook mentions generally fair Montana with warmer western areas midweek.
German weather experts at the front reportedly advised the high command that the current bad weather would soon end and favor the attack. An American army officer stated the Germans had about 60 weather experts whose forecasts heavily influenced operations, yet past weather favored the enemy in many cases.
Paris reports the first day of the offensive as a major defeat for the enemy with no breakthrough on the Attacking front. The French lines show confidence as Allied forces repelled advances and German losses mounted while French aviators harassed the enemy and destroyed two bridges loaded with German troops.
Reporting from the Marne front, the German offensive began with heavy bombardment and attempts to ford the river at several points. American and French forces defended the base of a salient as reinforcements moved, with counterattacks driving back German troops near Vaux and the Bois de Roche.
Britain’s Bonar Law in the House of Commons reports that American forces repelled a German attack on a 90 kilometer front around Rheims and south of the Marne. The counter offensive drove back the foe and captured between 1,000 and 1,500 prisoners in a single day amid a brilli ant Allied effort.
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