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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1918
Page
1
In a fierce battle near Seringes and Nesles in World War I, American troops pressed through heavy German assaults. They cleared Seringes by daylight, forcing German machine gunners from Nesles forest and driving clearance of the Memorable Fight from Meurey farm to the farm near Seringes, with heavy casualties on both sides.
London reports from the Aix-Marne front describe a bold assault by newly committed American reserves. The advance through heavy artillery and machine gun fire moved across open ground, crossing rivers with discipline, capturing Hill 212 above Sern and reestablishing the line while Germans still hold Clerges pocket.
Maxim Gorky publishes seven peace propositions said to be offered to the Spanish government as a basis for peace. The document is tied to high Russian figures and is presented as an ambitious plan that could alter the political landscape. The text hints at a controversial origin, suggesting Rietzler and Driesler tied to the proposals, with Moscow's tangled web implied.
A fragmented page item notes Americans endure losses yet gain in a strained wartime context. The entry mentions a tanker fire and skeletons in relation to leaves of war, with telegraphic briefs on various topics including a soldier son’s pay, sugar violators, and a late examination plan.
In Phoenix a report from July 30 describes about half a hundred human skeletons found in three caves on an Indian reservation near the city. The remains include both adults and children, one child under two feet tall. Clothing shows little wear and some items like lace trimmed dresses and nickeled spurs remain largely untarnished. Indians say they know nothing of the find and officials have no theory. The bones appear not to have been hidden for more than ten years.
Fragmented report describes ongoing global fighting with French and German actions amid crises. It notes heavy troop movements, enemy positions struck by American forces, and German withdrawals as reports surface from Foch and others. Also mentions a July 30 indictment of Pastor Roberts in Minnesota linked to a death case and possible local weather with showers and cooler temperatures.
Gen Ismael Montes arrives in Port of entry to prepare for Bolivian ministerial posting to France. A Bolivian consul general says Montes leads Latin American statesmen toward a dawn peace gathering, signaling regional engagement at the peace table. Meanwhile, American aviators Lieuts A R Briges and D E Putnam report downing an enemy plane behind German lines near Montsec, aiding wartime efforts.
An Atlantic port report says a tanker arrived after a five hour night engagement with a U boat about 600 miles off the New Jersey coast. The tanker’s cook was wounded by shrapnel during the exchange. The U-boat was sighted miles away as the tanker Ireland fired back, with details on the hits and calls by command.
Paris dispatches say Germans stripped uniforms from several Americans in the Soissons Rheims sector and used captured clothing. Swiss sources note a rising Spanish grip epidemic in Switzerland with funerals held at height and bodies turning black as families face restrictions. Marine Corps announces a new maximum age, with officers and reserves counted in the strength as of July 29 amid wartime reshaping.
In fierce fighting near Sergy and north of the Oureq, American troops repelled the Fourth Prussian Guard division and gained a position farther north than before. German forces were halted and one guard division was rendered combat ineffective, aiding French advances to the north of Fere.
A committee representing United Men warned a potential strike in the Verde Copper District over unmet mine workers demands. They insisted pay increases of 1.10 per day be met by 3:30 p.m. The notice cites a walkout as likely to halt mining and smelting operations.
Allied forces press the German line in the Rheims area with American troops driving toward Serry and Nesles woods. French and American units gain ground near Fere-en-Tardenois and Sesy while Germans counter and are repelled. Australian forces take Morris with prisoners and weapons as Allied shelling intensifies near Ypres.
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