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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1918
Page
1
In a Sept 2 dispatch, enemy forces set ablaze supplies northeast of Solasons as French troops push toward Vauxaillon, where a retreat to Chemin is considered. The inquest into Kolssons plate mentions forces retiring in the region amid the advance.
American forces advance north of Soissons in hard fights with retreating Germans. Prisoners say Noyon was massively mined and heavily gasified. George H Perris reports a city scarred by fires, smoke, and shell bursts as French and American troops tighten the squeeze amidst ruins and a looming cathedral.
Allied troops push through German lines near Dury and Queant as heavy fighting rages along the Canal du Nord. British advances include tanks and motor guns crossing the front, with prisoners taken and German defenses breached. Gallantry actions report a sergeant’s machine gun killing 60 attackers.
In desolate Noyon, war news dominates the day with reports on battles and general frontline gains. The issue notes labor day events, Indian chiefs visiting Rutte, and Dalley’s death. Classifieds touch on recruiting, Catholic entertainments for soldiers, and military expert views on the Anaconda commission and federal trade matters.
An official statement reports allied forces have taken 128,302 prisoners since July 15 and note a 2.08 percent gate in the period. It also records 13,783 machine runs captured, detailing July events and mine throwers findings.
Prisoners in the American zone express astonishment at the Americans’ resolve to subdue Germany. Chris Nember of Ontonagon Wisconsin notes he kept his name to prove Americanism and says Germans cannot hear ideas. An officer asks why troops are so active. Nember replies the division is 41 percent German extraction and all volunteers.
Paris dispatch summarizes a Vienna Arbeiter Zed report urging a socialist minister to push Reichstag action. It calls for revising the Brest-Litovsk and Huszar treaties, renouncing territorial claims, and suggests the Reichstag support restoration of Hel and forming a League of Nations with disarmament commitments.
British and French troops push along the Somme front as German defenses falter in regions near Arras Peronne and Douai. Allied advances threaten the Hindenburg line forcing potential German realignment from Flanders toward Rheims to avert disaster. American and French units gain ground east of Soissons and near the Vesle river, with prisoners taken and strategic positions captured.
Associated Press report from Sept 2 details fierce British attack south of the Scarpe, advancing toward Hendecourt as German defenses collapse in positions long held. Battle rages with extensive possibilities, shifting control of surrounding territory. Page 2 continues.
General von Hutier has played a difficult defensive role in the German retreat to cover the Oise line. If Mangin had forced his way up the valley beyond Chauny, Hutier's position would have become a disaster. He maintained a strong defense along the Somme Noyon canal to cover the withdrawal as Debeney and Humbert pressed from the north.
Two German prisoners at Camp Sherman in Chillicothe Ohio escaped from a stockade while working under guard in an open field near the cantonment and traveled about three miles north before being captured by military police. The same report notes a Montana weather forecast predicting generally fair conditions for Thursday and Wednesday with slowly changing patterns.
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