Americans Hold Marne Front Stand Strong Against Germans
Allied troops in the Marne sector repelled German attacks west of Rheims and along the river, with American forces under General Liggett contributing decisive counterattacks. The 26th Division including the 101st to 104th regiments defended Vaux and Chateau Thierry, inflicting heavy German losses and destroying pontoons while advancing in places. Paris dignitaries praised the American effort as crucial to delaying a broader German advance.
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German Drive On Marne Front Faces Strong Allied Resistance
Reports describe a massive German push along a 65 mile front near Rheims and Chateau Thierry with aims to seize the Marne banks and threaten Paris. American forces under General Liggett, including two National Guard divisions, halted the advance, inflicted heavy losses, and captured about 1500 enemy troops.
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Germans Driven Back by American Fire on Marne Front
American gunners repelled German attempts to cross the Marne near Jaulgonne as machine gunners and infantry advanced under heavy shelling. German bridges were destroyed under direct fire while Americans pressed forward with gas masks and close combat.
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Germans Admit British Gain on Ypres Front
Berlin reports in official statement that southwest of Ypres the British gained ground Sunday morning after heavy artillery. It notes ongoing artillery activity along the Lys and on the front between the Aisne and Marne with local infantry engagements south of St Pierre Aigle and in the Savieres region.
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British Gain Around Ypres and Other Fronts
British forces gain ground near Ypres and take prisoners as German drive stalls. French and Italian units press Austrian fronts in Albania and the Alps with patrols and bombardments. In Palestine Turkish and German troops are expelled north of Jericho with heavy losses. Murman coast control helps aid to Russia, and Czecho-Slovak troops seize Kazan on the Volga.
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Paris Says Americans, Allies Hold Marne Front in Tight Fighting
Paris reports American troops driving back German crossing of the Marne southwest of Fossoy. Franco Italian forces resist along the Dor mans Rheims line with tenacity while east of Rheims an irreducible defence stalls further German advances.
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Bonar Law Recites American Gains North of Marne
In the House of Commons Bonar Law reports American forces captured a thousand or more prisoners south of the Marne after a brilliant counter attack. He details German advances west of Rheims on a 90 kilometer front and a heavy repulse east of Rheims with the city not attacked.
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Assassination Blame Not Put on Allies
Washington reports the left wing of the Social Revolutionary party admits responsibility for Count von Mirbach’s Moscow assassination. The central executive committee of the Left SR says the Allies were not responsible, while the Left factions align with the Bolsheviks after the fall of the provisional government.
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