German retreat plans and Allied implications in Belgium
The piece assesses a German withdrawal to the Meuse and Scheldt lines, arguing it could preserve a capable defense and shorten their front. It notes potential Allied setbacks, American advances along the Meuse, and the risk of German morale holding or breaking under pressure.
Lens and Armentieres Captured by the Allies
Allied forces report capture of Lens and Armentieres as battles shift toward Verdun with German resistance described as ongoing and firm.
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Lens and
Armentieres
Allied Push Deepens Across Western Front with Breakthroughs
Allied forces press their advance from the North Sea to the Swiss border as British American and French troops break German lines. Belgian and British units seize Roulers and threaten Ostend Zeebrugge while CaR Sur routes near Armentieres and Lille fall under allied attack. Americans move toward the eastern end of the Argonne as German resistance softens in places. In Italy and the Balkans Austro-Hungarians retreat before Italian advances with large prisoner captures.
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St. Quentin
Cambrai
Meuse
Verdun
France
Belgium
Menin
Lens
Armentieres
Roulers
Champagn
North Sea
Belgian Flanders
Ostend
Zeebrugge
Ghent
Hooglede
Albert
Mroulers-Ostend-Bruges
Courtrai
Cantore of
J. Quentin
Hindenburg
Sequehart
Wield Marshal Haig
Rheims
Aisne
Chemin Des Dames
Berthelot
Cormicy
Aisne Canal
Concerreux
la Neuvillette
Champagne
Somme-Py
Argonne Forest
Challerange
Vouviers
Aire
Albania
Belgian armored car enters Roulers and returns
A Belgian armored car entered Roulers and then returned safely to Belgian lines, according to the official communiqué issued tonight from Havre.
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Havre
Roulers
Mrs Gertrude Logan Funeral Tomorrow in South Boston
Mrs Gertrude Hannon Logan wife of Theodore Logan dies of influenza at 560 Broadway in the home of Brigadier General Lawrence J Logan. Funeral services are private at Gate of Heaven Church South Boston at 10 oclock tomorrow. She is survived by her parents Mr and Mrs Frank J Hannon.
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Gate of Heaven Church
South
Boston
Gertrude (Hannon) Logan
Theodore Logan
Lawrence J. Logan
Broadway
Sinking of the Tampa Claims 18 New England Lives
The Tampa disaster leaves 10 officers and 102 enlisted men missing or dead. Admiral Sims reports New Englanders aboard include Captain Charles Satterlee and 16 enlisted men from several states plus two brothers from Tampa. Coast Guard muster rolls list additional crew attached to the ship with some already receiving treatment.
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Coast Guard Service
Admiral Sims
Charles Satterlee
Navy Department
Sims
New England
F. W. Wyman
Marlboro
R. W. Burns
Main St
Brockton
J. I. Richards
Rowell St
Dorchester
Michael Larkin
South Framingham
F. L. Wilkes
Nantucket
W. F. Deering
Border St
East Boston
H. B. Irsh
Buckland
Conn
Peter Fonceca
Maverick St
W. Parkin
Greystone
R. I
R. I. Charles Dechrit
Percy
Frederick Mansfield
Fla
Coast Guard
W. Hickey
J. G. Darnoll
Carpenter C. Klingelhoefer
W. Knudsen
E. T. Green
E. Ff. Riles
I. Rieger
S. S. Cooke
N. W. Finch
A. A. Loder
S. C. Wright
A. A. Turin
P. Johnson
Coxswain
Green
Loder
Johnson
Wright and
Turin
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