Allied Push Expands Salient In Aide-To-Soissons Campaign
Allied forces crossed the Ourcq River and entered the Fere en Tardenois area while advancing toward the Vesle line. They captured Anthenay and Olizy et Violaine near the eastern edge, tightening the line between Passy and Chaumuzy as German attempts to hold the salient falter.
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Ourcq
Fere-en- Tardenois
Anthenay
Olizy-et-Violaine
Passy
Chaumuzy
Dormans
Rheims
Rupprecht
Bavaria
France
Flanders
Allies Advance On Ourcq River Front In France
Allied patrols pushed toward the southern bank of the Ourcq River as French armies moved on the Aisne Marne front. The centre of the salient remained quiet with little German opposition observed this morning.
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Aisne-Marne
Associated Press
Ourcq
French advance into Aisne-Marne sector and Fere-en-Tardenois
French war office reports advance guards reach the north bank of the Ourcq River and troops enter Fere-en-Tardenois, with Anthenay Olizy-et-Violaine occupied southwest of Rheims. The statement notes continued progress despite enemy resistance.
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Paris
Ourcq River
Fere-en-Tardenois
Aisne-Marne
War Office
Anthenay
Olizy-et-Violaine
Rheims
The
Marne
Ourcq
Ris
Apprec
Dormans
Champagne
Monts
Champvoisy
Pied Anthenay
French Cavalry Breaks German Pocket Threatening Supply Base
French forces advance in the Soissons-Rheims salient with cavalry and infantry reaching south of Villers-Sur-Fere and near Fere-En-Tardenois. Allied gains widen as half the pocket is retaken and Fere-An-Tardenois becomes seriously threatened amid heavy German losses and rapid retreat along the front.
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Soissons-Rheims
Villers-Sur-Fere
Fere-En-Tardenois
Sergy
Rheims
Ville- En-Tardenois
Fere-An-Tardenois
Ourcq
Marne
Foch
Petain
Gouraud
Mangin
Italians Report Artillery Activity on Front
The Italian war office reports effective concentrations of fire in the Lagarina valley Val Larsa and the Brenta valley with harassing artillery activity along the front Our patrols captured some prisoners and two enemy airplanes were shot down in air combat
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Lagarina
Val Larsa
Brenta
Allies Press German Retreat Across Aisne Front
Allied forces drive a German withdrawal from the Soissons region with heavy use of cavalry tanks and air power. German batteries and columns are harried as French American and British troops push along the Marne and near Rheims and Chateau-Thierry.
Battle of the Woods Ends as Germans Retreat in Forest Fight
The four day Battle of the Woods ends with German forces swept from the forest of Fere and Ris. Franco American forces drove a rapid advance causing disorganized German retreat as the action concluded.
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Aisne-Marne
Associated Press
Germans Use Deception and Green Nests in Forest Fierce Fighting
Allied forces ground down the German salient south of Fere en Tardenois as the enemy retreated, exposing weak points. In the woods the Franco American infantry faced stubborn rear guard action with tree nests and green uniforms. Germans attempted to deceive by wearing American and French tunics and even using stretcher bearing machine guns before being exposed and shot down.
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Fere-en- Tardenois
Hindenburg Health Declared Excellent by German HQ
An official communication from German main headquarters denies rumors about Field Marshal von Hindenburg's health and states that his health is excellent. The message was received in Amsterdam on July 28.
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Amsterdam
von Hindenburg
Hindenburg
French Tanks Shine in Aisne Marne Offensive
France reports in a Supplementary official statement that tanks have played a crucial role since July 18 in the battle between the Aisne and the Marne. They pierced lines, supported infantry, and endured heavy fire, with each tank crediting 15 to 20 German machine guns and multiple battery targets. Drivers logged extended hours as tank companies fought for days.
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Paris
French’ War Office
Aisne
Marne
Battle of the Vesle Poised as German Retreat Continues
Wartime dispatch notes German forces retreating from a three‑sided squeeze toward the Vesle. Allies push from Soissons and Rheims threaten to trap Ludendorff while French reports acknowledge fierce resistance at Fere-en-Tardenois. The coming fight over the Vesle is seen as pivotal.
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Vesle
Ludendorff
Ourcay
Washington Sharps
Fere-en-Tardenois
Fere
Berlin
Germany
Soissons
Rheims
Hun
Quiet Day Report From Front Lines Across Flanders to Champagne
Berlin dispatch reports a quiet day on the crown prince front with reconnoitering activity and repulsed enemy thrusts north of the Lys and on both sides of the Somme. In Champagne the foe penetrated the forward line south of Fichtel Mountain but was largely repulsed by counter thrusts.
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Berlin
London
General Headquarters
Rupprecht
Flanders
Picardy
Lys
Somme
Montdidier
Champagne
Fichtel Mountain
Rheumatism Gone From J W Trask Farm After Var-ne-sis Cure
J W Trask of Danvers Massachusetts describes a years long battle with rheumatism that left him unable to bend knees or feed himself. After using Var-ne-sis his pain disappeared and he remained free of rheumatism even through a barn fire and heavy farm losses. He endorses Var-ne-sis and urges others to start now with W A Varney of Lynn Massachusetts offering the remedy at drug stores or by mail.
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J. W. Trask
Conant St
Danvers
Mass
Mr. Varney
Var-ne-sis
W. A. Varney
Lynn
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