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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1918
Page
9
Paris June 20 The war office announces intermittent artillery action between Montdidier and the Oise and south of the Aisne in the eastern theatre on June 19 Both artillery units were active along the entire front.
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Alec Aronofsky an Atlantic avenue junk dealer testified in East Cambridge that three men named Williams Schab and the constable brought stolen automobiles to his yard for storage at $25 a car. He said Harris and Trask planned to ship cars from Providence and modify their numbers before removal.
Paris reports the transport Sant Anna torpedoed and sunk while sailing from Bizerta to Malta on the night of May 10 11. Of the 2150 soldiers and native workmen aboard, 1512 were saved.
Rioting in Austria over bread rationing has ended reports indicate. The Austrian premier Dr. von Seydler says grain and potatoes are being rushed to Vienna and demonstrations are unlikely to be repeated as more food arrives.
Austrian Premier Dr von Seydlers says negotiations yielded a German grain flow and hundreds of wagon loads en route to Austria. He notes aid shows fraternal alliance support, but Austrian bread rations remain restricted due to overall short supply. Washington cites German propaganda to dispute peace reports from Vienna Berlin Hamburg and Cologne demonstrations.
American forces struck the Montdidier sector trenches and machine gun nests before Cantigny. Surviving German personnel were killed or captured as the assault pushed forward.
American artillery pounded the rear of German positions then infantry overran trenches. Some Germans tried to retreat amid the barrage but many were killed or captured. The battle was short yet deadly as enemy lines were swept clean and a machine gun nest of eight men was blown up by a trench mortar.
War report says Austrian forces fail to gain ground in Italy and face possible defeat while Italian and French troops reclaim villages near Vicenza. German efforts are weak with claims of victory at Leicheprey and Cantigny disputed. Food riots in Berlin and Vienna deemed unlikely to alter the war's course.
The article warns that Germany plans to unleash Prince Rupprecht's 400,000 strong reserve army north of Noyon as the pivotal move in the current phase. Ludendorff has held back this force, implying a decisive blow is still to come and that other actions are mere feints.
In Athens on June 2 Talaat Pasha said negotiations were underway between Germany and Russia to hand over the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Turkey had presented an incontestable claim and government actions were taken to secure the fleet for Turkey.
In the Asiago region Austrian forces were stalled as British French and Italian counter offensives recaptured Pennar Bertigo and Costalunga. The Austrians’ bid to advance toward the Astico River valley and Vicenza failed, producing a semi retreat for the enemy.
Across the Piave front from Montello to Venice, Italian counter blows pushed back Austrian forces and recaptured ground near Capo Sile. Bridges across the Piave were swept away, hindering Austrian reinforcements and supplies on the west bank. In France and Belgium, little ground fighting persists though artillery duels rage.
American troops at Cantigny are believed to be New England forces under Major General Edwards. The 26th Division, including the 101st Regiment, is credited with the victorious action at Cantigny.
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