Allies launch renewed great offensive with gains
Paris July 19 Allied forces press the German lines with Montdidier Rheims sector amplification near Ourcq Courchamps Uriez Neuilly St Front under focus. American divisions Rainbow and New England plus Franco Washington forces spearhead a Franco American drive on the Marne salient driving German retreat and increasing prisoners.
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Rheims
Ourcq
Courchamps
Uriez
Neuilly-St. Front
Clemenceau
Soissons
Washington
New England
House Military Committee
Marth
Marne
France
Huns at Home Unaware of Allied Offensive Breaks in Aisne Marne
United Press reports renewed American French offensives disorganizing the Aisne Marne pocket and threatening a major German disaster. Von Hindenburg must divert reserves to defense as Franco American forces push from Soissons toward Rheims, squeezing the 60 mile pocket. The German high command suppresses news of American effectiveness at home.
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J. W. T. Mason
United Press
New York
Aisne- Marne
von Hindenburg
Aisne-Marne
Hindenburg
Soissons
Marne
Allies Advance Toward Main Highway East of Soissons
Allied forces led by American troops and French units push east toward the Soissons to Chateau-Thierry corridor as German strong resistance slows but fails to halt the breakthrough. Cavalry reaches the Soissons Chateau Thierry sector as infantry close in, with prize prisoners and materiel mounting. The vast Allied transport system sustains rapid movement of troops and supplies to the front.
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Marne
Soissons
Chatéau-Thierry
Soissons-Cha
British Expect An Attack On Rheims Front
London observers believe the Franco American offensive may force German retreats on the Rheims front where about 276000 troops or nearly half of Germanys reserves are stationed. They also expect Crown Prince Rupprecht to launch an immediate British front counteroffensive. Dispatches report Rheims residents sent fifty thousand bottles of champagne to celebrate the relief of the city.
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London
Rheima
Prince Rupprecht
Rheims
Pollus
Allied Planes Hit German Targets In North Sea Raid
In a combat over the North Sea two Allied planes fell into the sea and three other British aircraft were wrecked. Dispatches from Limburg say Allied forces bombed a munition factory at Rothem. An earlier raid on Ludwigshaven July 11 killed thirty and wounded sixty.
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United Pbfas
The
Hague
North Sea
Limburg
Rothem
Ludwigshaven
Doctor Duffee Commissioned as Army Medical Reserve Officer
Dr. Walter B. Duffee of the Protestant Hospital in Columbus has been commissioned a first lieutenant in the Medical Reserve Corps. He is the eldest son of J. H. Duffee, former Albany postmaster, and is widely known in Athens County with many relatives and friends.
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Columbus
Walter B. Duffee
Protestant Hospital
Medical Reserve Corps
Army
J. H. Duffee
Albany
Athens County
London War Time Parade Shows Allied Navy Ties
In wartime London the good fellowship of Allied fighters is visible in the capital as trio of navy men march down the street. The picture captures the unity of the forces pledged to defeat Prussianism and end the war.
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London
Allied Airmen In North And South Getting In Work
Rome reports fifty four Italian planes commanded by poet Gabriel D Annunzio raid the Austrian harbor of Pola at dawn. Five tons of bombs hit military establishments as workers arrive to start their labors. Italian warships stand by at sea to aid if needed.
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Rome
Gabriel D’annunzio
Pola
Marines Report 100 Percent Casualty List
Washington July 19 General Pershing reports seventy three Marine casualties by action, disease, wounds, accident, and missing. Wounded severely include Private A Brody Cleveland Ohio A E Davis Industrial WV and R H Miller Spencer WV. Also tonight twenty seven Marine casualties reported with separate totals by action.
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Washington
Pershing
A. Brody
Cleveland
Ohio
A. E. Davis
Industrial
W. Va
R. H. Miller
Spencer
Eager 10 Fight on All Lines Ed Keen Reports Allied Tide
London July 19 The German army in the Soissons district faces a retreat to avoid being pocketed as Franco Americans push a growing tide. Allied forces gain the upper hand with American reinforcements pouring in and victories on multiple fronts. British North Borneo timber potential to be studied by a U S expert.
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London
Soissons
Oplonion
Germany
Rheims
Albania
Pola
NO ESTIMATE HAS YET BEEN MADE OF HUNS TAKER
American and French troops resume the offensive between the Aisne and the Marne after overnight gains. Allied forces advance behind a rolling barrage from Soissons to Chateau Thierry, with explosions and fires reported in Soissons as enemy ammo dumps burn.
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Champagne
Aisne
Marne
Soissons
Chateau
Thierry
Germans Reinforcements Spark Fierce Fight Between Aisne and Marne
Paris dispatch says new German reserves were sent into the battle to halt the French and American advance between the Aisne and the Marne. French and Italian troops push between Rheims and the Marne with progress. A London report notes French and Americans advancing across the front, with hundreds of prisoners taken and one American unit claiming initial gains.
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Paris
Aisne
Marne
French War Office
Rheims
London
Vierry
Thierry-Soissons
1918 Men May Join Birthday? Tuesday Volunteer Call
The local board was instructed to accept volunteers from the class of June 1918 in the next Athena county call set for next Tuesday. Registrants who wish to volunteer should notify the local board immediately.
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Athena County
Sale of Masonic Albany Property Set for July 30 1918
The Masonic property at Albany including real and personal assets will be sold on the premises Saturday July 30 1918 at one o clock P M. L G Worstell Receiver.
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Albany
L. G. Worstell
Roosevelt Death Mystery and Hoover Arrival in England
United Press reports London July 19 that Quentin Roosevelt was killed or captured in action with details still unknown. London also notes Herbert Hoover, United States Food Director, has arrived in England. A North Borneo timber assessment is to be conducted by a United expert.
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United Press
London
Quentin Roosevelt
Yankees and French Within Sight of Soissons Drive
Allied forces in the Champagne drive between the Marne and Aisne reach the area near Soissons. French cavalry clear routes from Soissons to Chateau-Thierry as Americans and French push ahead with rapid gains, capturing hundreds of prisoners and dozens of German batteries. The offensive advances with minimal artillery prep aided by a thunderstorm.
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Fred S. Ferguso
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Marne
Aisne
Soissons
hateau-Thierry
America
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