Allied Drive Advances Across Aisne Salient Pressing German Lines
Boston post reports fierce Allied assault across the Aisne salient with gains four miles from southern positions as French and Italian forces press near Rheims and along the Ourcq. German reserves stiffen west of Rheims Soissons as Haig and Rupprecht redeploy troops to blunt the Franco American advance.
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Aisne Salient
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Germans claim success in Aisne Marne fighting in latest official report
The German statement says complete success for their arms in Sunday's battles between the Aisne and the Marne while British raids continue in France and Flanders. Italians press Austria-Hungary on multiple fronts including Albania as German forces destroy supplies to prevent capture.
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Franco American Drive Expands Between Marne and Ourcq
Paris reports heavy German counter attacks failed to halt Allied progress between the Marne and Ourcq. Franco American troops push gains east of La Croix and Griselles and north east of Mont Saint Pere, while Epieds falls. British advance north of Ourégard captures 200 prisoners and 40 machine guns.
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Oureq
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Ourégard
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German claims major victory in France front
Berlin reports a complete success for German arms in fighting across the English Channel theater. The war office details heavy operations between Soissons and Rheims and states Allied assaults were repulsed with heavy losses as fighting continued along the Aisne, Marne, Ourcq, and surrounding sectors.
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Marne
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Allied offensive holds gains amid stubborn German resistance
Allied forces press the advance with no slowdown as German reserves fight hard on the east. Franco British Italian lines hold with slight gains while Americans and French push along the Marne to Ourcq corridor. Control of the Chateau Thierry road hampers German retirement. Marne area remains critical.
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Crown Prince Appeals for Aid as German Lines Falter
On July 22 Frederick William reports necessitating aid from Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria as German divisions stream from the north to shore up the western flank. Franco American forces push beyond Chateau-Thierry while heavy fighting intensifies near Soissons. The Allies take many prisoners, with new batches arriving, and unwounded captives far outnumber allied casualties since the advance began.
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Griselles
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Rupprecht
Bavaria
France
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Chateau-Thierry
Soissons
Pershing Reports Allied Gains Near Soissons and Marne
Franco American forces push south of the Ourcq and cross the Soissons Chateau Thierry road between the Ourcq and the Clignon. They occupy Bezu Epieds Chartreves and have crossed the Marne taking towns on the north bank as Germans hastily evacuate.
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Epieds
Chartreves
Marne
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Oureq
Bezu-Epieds
German Empress Returns to Berlin in Mourning
Geneva reports the German Empress arrived in Berlin yesterday in mourning.
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Geneva
Germans Change Tone With the American Army on the Front
An American prisoner, formerly a baker from New York and Lebanon Pennsylvania, says German troops now doubt the claim of a million Americans in France. He reports rumors that ten million Americans may be in France, reflecting a shift in German sentiment on the Aisne Marne front.
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Associated Press
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Lebanon
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France
Asthma and Hay Fever Remedy Promoted by Local Chemist
Mr. J. Lane of 532 Lane Bldg St. Mary's Kansas claims a simple home remedy cures asthma and hay fever. He offers a free bottle postpaid to testers and will be paid if it works, asking applicants to report effects within ten days.
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