03 Aug 1918
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1918
Page
1
French and American troops push on the German front with major gains across the center and Rheims wing. Crown Prince’s army retreats in hasty flight as villages fall to Allied hands and the advance continues rapidly along the line.
Washington reports joint action in Siberia by Japan the entente powers and America is assured. Japan has found acceptable the American proposal to proceed.
London reports Major Edward Mannock, famed ace with 58 German planes to his credit, is missing after his aircraft was seen in flames over the German lines on July 20. The Evening Standard cites the disappearance during the latest aerial combat.
Autos parked free at Condit's Ballroom in Revere for an afternoon and evening event. The note references local social activity with attendees likely arriving by car.
Washington reports the German lines north of the Ourcq collapsing under Allied assault. American central thrust and French British flank success push Germans rapidly from the salient with Vesle line potentially yielding. Full extent of victory difficult to gauge tonight.
An advertisement from the Cosmopolitan Trust Co. at 60 Devonshire Street Boston urges readers to start saving now, implying military service or defense purchases. The terse copy targets wage earners with a savings angle.
Allied forces on the Aisne Marne front advance one to two miles with little combat as German commanders decide against major engagement. French and American troops push forward while pursuing retreating German forces along the line.
A fragment from a feature hints at encounters and memory of flowers as a theme. The text urges readers to associate floral imagery with the Penn brand, suggesting a broader advertisement or column continuation on page 4.
Lieutenant David E. Putnam of Newton Mass. reportedly drove down a German biplane in a behind attack as American forces claim three enemy planes downed today and four more victories likely to be confirmed. American bombing planes raided Conflans Thursday night.
F Gray Co Washington corner Hanover advertises big sale prices with blue serge suits listed at 25.00 and 14.90 per suit.
Miss Hazel Tanner a 23 year old Turner's Falls girl was shot on the Connecticut River bridge by Clifford G Wright a local mechanic after learning he was married. Wright was found dead in the car with a bullet wound in his temple after Tanner prepared to leave.
A 22 year old Wright and Miss Tanner were returning from a motor trip to New York and Connecticut when a letter found on Miss Tanner's body by the Medical Examiner revealed new details. Relatives and friends claim she had believed Wright was involved.
London August 2 Lance Corporal Joseph Dowling of the Connaught Rangers was landed from a German submarine on the Irish coast three months ago. He was found guilty and sentenced to death but the sentence was commuted to life penal servitude.
Allied forces renewed assaults on the Aisne front driving Germans back along the 36 mile line from Soissons to Rheims. Soissons fell to French British and American troops as the offensive pushed from Roncheres toward Coulonges and Grand Rozoy. The battle produced a demoralized rout with gains of one to five miles along the salient and marked momentum along the western edge.
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