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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1918
Page
3
Reports describe a ten mile German advance toward the Marne with allied forces holding firm from Rheims to Soissons. German claims of prisoners and guns grow while air raids strike hospitals behind allied lines. News from Ukraine cites gas attacks near Kiev and regional disorder.
British staff reports the German Champagne offensive reaches the right bank of the Marne on a 10 mile front. French lines retreat toward Noyon Soissons as German reserves press toward Paris while secrecy and artillery use draw mixed praise from the allies.
Paris says German attacks on the right bank of the Ailette were repulsed. Germans reached the Marne with light detachments near Charteres and Jaulgonne. Soissons area saw heavy fighting with counterattacks west of Soissons and gains west of the road to Chateau Thierry. On the Marne center Germans held ground between Chartres and Jouglonne as Allied lines hold elsewhere.
Rome dispatches report Italian operations against Austrian forces succeeded on the lower Piave and in the Tonale sector. Objectives at Cape Sile were reached on a 600 metre front with heavy Austrian losses, 500 prisoners and substantial materiel. Berne reports Austrian casualties total about 3000 in Tonale sector.
Berlin reports in a German official communique that more than 45 000 prisoners and well over 400 artillery pieces were captured. It notes that between March 21 and April 5 Germans took over 90 000 British and French prisoners and more than 1800 guns.
London telegraph reports that American troops in France, praised for enthusiasm, earnestness, and physique, have boosted French and British morale. The correspondent notes widespread American billets behind the lines as evidence of large arrivals and a fresh strategic perception.
London dispatch reports from Petrograd that the Kronstadt forts at Kronstadt have been seized and fortified by German forces according to the newspaper Pravo as cited by the Daily Mail’s Copenhagen correspondent.
A Dublin despatch reports a proclamation issued to designate Limerick and Tipperary as special military areas if unlawful drilling and assemblies persist. The move follows concerns over unauthorized drills and gatherings in the counties.
Paris May 21 The French withdrew before the German onslaught in the Ailette area falling back to Pons north of Blerancourt and Epagny northwest of Soissons They hold positions along the Soissons Chateau Thierry road and in western Soissons outskirts.
The Central Federated Union passed a resolution urging Congress to amend the war revenue act so as to lower the flat rate on second class mail and reject the zone distribution plan. They warned the printing industry would suffer disorganization and mass job losses if enacted. The group did not adopt a second resolution threatening a general strike if Thomas Mooney is executed.
Allied forces under French command retreat slightly amid a new battle section along the Ailette River between the Aisne and Marne fronts. German artillery and gas shells force the withdrawal as fresh divisions are deployed. air combat and low altitude attacks target supply lines while infantry gains are limited despite repeated advances.
Berlin dispatch reports German forces driving back retreating units from the Ailette and Soissons sectors. They claim crossings of the Soissons Hartennes road and capture of Gomme Romigny Champoisy heights along the Marne with over 45,000 prisoners and 400 guns seized.
London May 31 Allies slow German advance but face tough task halting enemy success as retreat over the Aisne proves a difficult feat of warfare. Correspondents praise the calm leadership and troops’ courage amid repeated ground defenses.
Officers were seen holding the bridges to the last moment and were then killed when they blew them up, marking a final act in the clash.
Official despatches from Switzerland report serious disturbances in Austria with foreigners barred from entry. The disorders are attributed to Socialists and Jugo-Slavs, signaling rising tensions in the region.
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