Germans Gain Eight Miles on Aisne Front
German forces widen the Aisne front with an eight mile salient east of Vailly as Foch reserves arrive to reinforce beleaguered Allied lines. American actions near Montdidier capture Cantigny and other objectives, with light American casualties and several German prisoners. British and French counterattacks retake ground near Ypres and Dikkenbusche Lake while Italian forces push along the Piave and Capo Sile. German air raids against Paris subways and hospitals are reported with limited damage. hospital casualties cited for Allied hospitals.
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Capo Sile
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Paris
British casualties in week end total 33694
London May 28 British casualties reported in the week ending today reached 33 694. They include killed or died of wounds 168 officers 4527 men and wounded or missing 735 officers 29264 men. Last week total 36677, week before 41612, largest weekly total since German offensive began. The fall in totals reflects a lull in fighting between the April attack and the current one beginning.
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London
Textile unions grant Textile Council discretionary powers
Five textile unions in Fall River voted to empower the Textile Council to settle the wage dispute. A 25 percent increase requested to take effect June 3 was refused. A conference with manufacturers is expected to be convened by the council. The mills employ 35,000 workers.
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Textile Council
Allies Outnumbered Paris In Major German Offensive
Paris dispatch reports German attack extending along a 90 mile front from Soissons to Rheims. The Franco British front retreated to the Vesle valley as Germans crossed the Aisne near Vailly and Berry au Bac. Analysts assess German force at up to 100 divisions with about one third used in the initial shock.
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Rheims
Temps
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Aisne
Vailly
Berry Au Bac
Vesle
Henry Bidou
Journal Des Debats
M. Bidou
Champagne
Germans Press French and British Forces in France
German divisions mounted a major attack on the French and British lines in France, aided by tanks machine guns and poison gas. Despite brave resistance the allied army numbers could not halt the German advance and withdrew in good order while destroying or taking materiel with them. The army staff remained confident in the outcome of the battle.
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France
Associated Press
Nine Women Sit in Danish Parliament Opens
In Copenhagen on May 28 the first Rigsdag under the equal suffrage constitution assembled at Christiansborg Palace. King Christian opened the session as nine women members attended for the first time. The throne address stressed neutrality and hopeful Iceland settlement, praising Scandinavian cooperation.
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Christian
Christiansborg Palace
Iceland
Berlin’s Battle Report Advances on Vesle Front
A London dispatch quotes the official German report stating fighting continues in the Vesle sector between Soissons and Rheims with the southern bank of Fismes captured on both sides. It says the Aisne offensive is ongoing and yesterday’s gains were extended.
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London
Vesle
Soissons
Rheims
Fismes
Aisne
Allied armored offensives report sweeping gains and prisoner haul
General headquarters reports intensified artillery duels on the Kemmel Lys Somme Avre fronts. Forces penetrated French lines at Voormezeele Lacre and near Aisne Beaurieux Vailly Berry au Bac. more than 15 000 prisoners claimed with 150 more from French and American regiments.
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Aisne-Marne
Americans Capture Cantigny Village in Quick Offensive
French official report says an American regiment seized Cantigny and a 200 by 600 yard salient, taking prisoners. After a 6:43 am artillery bombardment, they crossed 600 yards in 10 minutes, captured machine gun nests with grenades, and, with French tank support, held the second German position within 45 minutes.
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France
Associatedoress
Cantigny
Two Lone Americans Taken by Germans
Two lone Americans in France were mentioned as missing by German officials for the first time. One man is missing in Picardy and another in the Lunéville sector, with both cases described as the only missing Americans reported.
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France
Associated Press
Picardy
Luneville
Lux at Camp Devens Amid Draft Warrant Mixup
Anthony M. Lux of Woburn, 26, Alderman, has been at Camp Devens since May 16 after the District 29 exemption board ordered him there. A warrant for his arrest arose from a miscommunication with Washington induction orders and Camp Devens transfer limits.
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Camp Devens
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Quartermaster’s Department
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Quartermaster's Department
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Americans Take Town and 200 Prisoners
American forces seized a town and took about 200 enemy prisoners. The attack inflicted severe losses on the foe while American casualties remained small. Hostile counterattacks failed under American fire. In Lorraine and the Woevre artillery activity continued on both sides and early in the day American aviators shot down a hostile aircraft.
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Americans Take Cantigny in Brief French Front Action
British dispatch notes American troops on the Montdidier sector attacked two kilometres, taking Cantigny and 200 prisoners in about forty five minutes. A separate American counterattack repelled a German assault nearby as French observers hailed the allied performance.
Memorial Day Parade at Devens to honor solemn occasion
Memorial Day events at Camp Devens will feature a long parade and exercises by the 76th Division starting at 9 a.m. with a full dress formation, prayers, and marches past. Recruits receive intensified training at the camp, including range drills and a Browning machine gun demonstration next week. Morris Kerensky of New York City, linked to Russia's former premier, attends from Camp Upton. Wives of officers from the camp raise funds for the Red Cross in Ayer.
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New England
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Springfield Arsenal
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New York City
Kerensky
Russia
Red Cross
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de Graw
I Company
1St Infantry
Gaynelle Wagenseller
Chicago
Thirteen More Join Army in New England Draft Call
Ayer agent Fred Wayand of the Department of Justice led thirteen delinquents into the National Army. They faced reasons such as failure to register or incomplete questionnaires and were marched from the federal building to Exemption Board No. 1 then sent to Camp Devens last night.
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Department of Justice
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Exemption Board No. 1
Camp Devens
French Admit German Gains In Renewed Offensives
Paris May 28 heavy counter attacks by French troops halted the German advance on the heights of Neuville sur Margival Vregny and other Vesle valley heights. Germans crossed the Vesle near Bazoches and Fismes as British and American forces held St Thierry and Cantigny, capturing 170 prisoners and war material with tanks.
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Montdidier
Cantigny
Belgians Challenge Any American Soccer Team
The champion soccer team of the Belgian army, after defeating top British French and Italian sides, has issued a challenge to any soccer teams in America as announced by the training camp commission.
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America
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