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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1918
Page
1
Reports describe heavy fighting along the Marne with Allied troops pressing near Chateau Thierry and Rheims. British and French units push advances while German defenses stiffen west of the Rheims Soissons salient. American forces are engaged as Haig redraws lines and coordinates troop shifts from Picardy toward Rheims region.
A short circuit at the South Montana street substation sparked a fuse fire that damaged Montana Power property, cutting lights citywide. Police described lightless streets as the city relied on alternate circuits. shows and mines faced interruptions, yet residents kept calm under a bright full moon.
Former president Theodore Roosevelt states via telegram to Attorney General Merton W. Lewis that he cannot and will not be a candidate for the New York governorship. He cites war duties and his commitment to national and international issues as the reason, expressing deep appreciation for the offer and regret at declining.
American Indians serving with U S troops in France demonstrated resourcefulness on the Aisne Marne front. In one clash they hidden a raft and lured German forces by masking their presence with clay to imitate drowning figures before escaping through woods. German fire destroyed the raft as observers watched from cover while Allied forces aimed to break the Marne salient and shift pressure from French and Italian sectors.
Saratoga Springs July 22 Democratic leaders have not reached agreement on a man to head their ticket with the state convention opening tomorrow. Uncertainty about Colonel Roosevelt’s stance on the Republican nomination, and upstate opposition to Hearst, delays decisions. The committee of 15 meeting was postponed to obtain more upstate input.
In today's Standard a garbled report notes that Roosevelt is not seeking the New York governorship. The piece mentions political conventions, Austrian speakers, and demonstrations. It references a Deaconess hospital opening and a government action on enemy aliens, with notes on fire fighters and hay makers.
Associated Press dispatch from Paris reports distress and sympathy flooding American hospitals. Soldiers injured in action receive care as Paris residents express heartfelt support. Major Perkins repeats a message from the American people praising those aiding the wounded in multiple hospitals.
Saratoga Springs N Y July 22 William Randolph Hearst intends to enter the democratic primary for governor regardless of party recommendations to voters by the unofficial convention opening here tomorrow Le J O Reilly Hearsts confidential secretary now a New York municipal employee made the assertion His announcement further complicates a situation in which William Church Osborn already announced he will go into the primaries despite the conference recommendation by the committee of 15 at Syracuse
London July 22 official British admiralty statement says the destroyer Sarne Nas sunk a German submarine. The dispatch notes only slight American and French casualties and mentions German retreat preparations as French and Allied forces respond to German actions.
Americans press the offensive as Allied forces push forward with momentum. Generals struggle to pace rapid advances while distant fronts report continued success and increased battlefield momentum.
A July 22 dispatch reports German forces retreating across the Marne as American, French, and British troops advance north of Chateau Thierry. The allied line extends toward Soissons and on to Crisolles and Lacroix, with St Germain and Mont St Pere seeing renewed pressure. French and American forces seize towns north of the river while Germans pull back toward Paris, as fighters vow that Boche will not return this way.
From the Aisne front the Kaiser’s forces face heavy rail and supply disruption as allied aviators and artillery harry them. Night calm aside, local German counterattacks marked efforts to cover their retreat, with continuing pressure on their salient and communications.
A vessel landed word of a steamer in distress off Great Round shoals near Wanwinet. Coast guard crews moved toward the scene as heavy sounds and calm seas were noted. Navy and coast guard authorities awaited further information as reports tied to submarine activity near Cape Cod.
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