Huns Make Desperate Attempt to Hold Line
The article details German resistance as French forces push toward St Quentin La Fere and Laon. It notes Mangin’s strategy potentially forcing German readjustment east to Rheims, with reinforcements pouring in along the Aisne and in Flanders. Allied artillery enforms the battle, while only 30 miles of the Hindenburg line remain intact southwest of Cambrai.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rheims
St. Gobain Forest
Ailette River
Soissons
Aisne
Laon
Maneuvre
Marshal Wfech
Vlanders
Flanders
Lys
Ypres
Gun
Mar
Arres
Marne
Foch
Hindenburg Line
Cambrai
la Fere
St. Quentin
Nuxated Iron Endorsed by New York Physician
Dr. Perdinand King, a New York physician and medical author, urges physicians to prescribe organic nuxated iron for anemia and iron deficiency. He claims it strengthens strength and vitality, warns metallic iron may harm teeth and stomach, and advises taking three times daily after meals to aid weak and nervous individuals within two weeks. Dispensed by reputable druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perdinand King
New York
Mi-o-na Stomach Tablets Promise Quick, Lasting Indigestion Relief
An advertisement touts Mi-o-na stomach tablets as instant relief for sour stomach and bloating. It claims the tablets curb poisonous gases, clean and strengthen the stomach, and end indigestion with a money back guarantee. Druggists everywhere sell Mi-o-na.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Druggista Everywhere
Gell
No Respite for Germans Stated by French Papers
Paris reports Clemenceau’s Vos proches says Germany faces no autumn or winter respite as Allied forces regroup to press forward. Lamenting Germany’s early spring attempt to outrun the United States, Paris papers forecast a continued push with caution over stubborn lines, while the Allied command aims to retain initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Clemenceau
Vomme Libre
United States
I’homme Z Libre
Echo de Paris
War Department Releases Casualty List With 784 Names
The department released a military casualty list totaling 784 names, marking a larger figure than in the prior two weeks with New England entries prominently represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
New England
New England Regiments Report Mixed Casualty List
A fragmented OCR list shows regiments with casualties and statuses including killed in action severely wounded missing in action wounded and slightly wounded. The text references the 58th and 1éth regiments and notes numerous names divided by outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Joensen
Wounded Captain Rousseau Led 39th Infantry in Aisne-Marne Drive
Captain V Paul Rousseau of Burlington Vermont head of B Company 39th Infantry severely wounded in the Aisne-Marne drive after a May departure for France. His aunt Mrs 9 B Crouch of Dorchester described the family news with other war casualties including Private Clifford Mason who died from injuries August 2 and Private Christopher Gerve killed in action. A solemn high mass will be said for Corporal Jordan E Phee a boxing and football standout at Our Lady of Lourdes Jamaica Plain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. Paul Rousseau
39Th Infantry
Burlington
Aisne-Marne
B. Crouch
Greenwood
Dorchester
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
France
3Th Infantry
Christopher Gerve
F Company
2D Infantry
Bessie Gerve
Nashua
N. H
Russia
Scranton
Jordan E. Phee
Henry Phee
Boylston Street
Jamaica Plain
C Battery
76Th Field Artillery
Stephen F. Connolly
Phee
Church of Our Lady of Lourdes
Fresh furniture for a renewed home and new hopes
The ad urges readers to improve their homes with new period furniture at reduced values. It promotes a range of suites and single pieces and offers an easy credit plan with a small down payment and flexible balance payments. The message emphasizes renewing a honeymoon-era sentiment and starting a fresh life chapter.
New England Boys on Casualty List
The casualty list from World War II-era notices includes names from Connecticut Vermont New Hampshire and Massachusetts with ranks from Corporal to Private first class. Individuals are listed with home addresses in Waterbury Manchester N H Mattapan Cambridge and other towns, noting severely wounded cases such as Clifford W Cross and Sabah Abrams among others.
German Hindenburg Line Held Under Allied Pressure
The article analyzes World War I tactics with the Germans behind the Hindenburg line and Allied strategy. It notes German retreat into deserted land, French and British gains in the center, and the likelihood that Foch will avoid a grand frontal assault. It suggests attacking from the east of Rheims could pressure German positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Quentin
Hindenburg Line
Foch
Rheims
Pse
Hindenburg
Unofficial List of Soldiers Killed or Missing in Action
An unofficial wartime roster lists soldiers by name and hometown with statuses Killed in Action or Missing in Action. Entries include Corp. Jordan E Theé of Jamaica Plain and Lt. John L Hubbard of Providence, among many others across Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. The list names units such as 59th Inf, 2d Inf, 104th Inf, and 306th Inf with home addresses provided. A separate line notes Corp. Joseph D Benway as Missing now Returned.
Military unit roster snippet from Vermont pages
A brief listing shows soldiers and units including TON Vermont B Company 58th Infantry at Port William Andrews Burling ton Vermont G Company 58th Infantry Leo J. Dion 54 Genter Street North Adams B Company 1st Engineers.
Daughter Saved From Operation Prompts Plant Cure Endorsement
Petersburg Virginia woman testifies her daughter endured two years of pain before Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved her symptoms. The letter praises the remedy for irregularities painful periods backache sideache and dragging pains saying it proves its merit through widespread reader letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Lydia E. Pinkham
W. D. Wells
North Adams Street
Miss Wells
Catarrh Vanishes With Hyomei Treatment Claim
An advertisement touts Hyomei as a fast remedy for catarrh instructing readers to ask their druggist for a Hyomei outfit. It claims the antiseptic inhaled through the nose soothes inflamed membranes kills germs and heals inflammation with no stomach dosing sprays or douches. The ad warns catarrh can be dangerous and may lead to consumption.
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N. E
Clifford B. Mason
101St Infanty
West Canton Street
Private Christopher Gerve
Summerfield
Worcester
Stearns
Main ST
Washington ST
Providence
Weybosset St
Boston
NEW England Boys
Casualty
Joseph P. Connor
Griggs St
Waterbury
Conn
James J. Ahearn
Idlewood
Fred Lauice Collins
Marlboro
Peter BD
Belado
Franklin St
Millers Falls
Edward J. Grady
Delaware Ave
Manchester
Abe E. Miller
Rockville
Clifford W. Cahill
Edgewood St
Hartford, Conn
West Canton St
L Co
Clifford B. Cross
Park Ave
Naugatuck
Sabah Abrams
Hudson Ist
Raymond H. Aldeh
Montpelier
Inf
Harry T. Bryant
Byron St
Rumford
Carlton E. Chase
South Yarmouth
William Holland
Evelyn St
Mattapan
Francis J. Kane
Cook Lane
Edgar J. McCann
Second Ave
Taunton
Frank Mackey
Upland Rd
Cambridge. Co
Stephen N. Pappas
Front St
Ernest N. Fournier
King Philip St
Fall River
B Co
39Th Inf
Thomas Chambers
Cambridge St
South Manchester
Nicholas T. Cody
Barrett St
Revere
E Co
Edward Francis Daley
P. O. Box
Ballardvalbe
Joseph French
Msford. L Co
James H. Hamilton
Union Ave
West Haven
Richard J. Powers
Decatur
Joseph D. Benway
Lower Rd
William F. Greenwood
Charles St. Waltham
William E. Andrews
Caroline St
William Joseph Baldwin
Lowell St
Somerville
Andrew Gilbert
Chelsea St
East
Charles G. Hennessy
Whitney Ave
Hampden
James E. Lightbown
Border St
Whitinsville
William D. Manson
Huntington Ave
Charles GO. Houghton
Purchase St
New Bedford
Fred W. Lanfe
West Holyore
Neal Morgan
Pearl St
ST. Johnsbury
Adolph Posner
Canton St
Hartford
The
Meuse
W.S.S
T. F. Mahon
John L. Hubbard
Elm Grove Ave
R. I. Aero SquaDron
Joseph L. Sinsigalli
Park St
George Schindler
North Falton
F Co
W. Paul Rousseau
Edward Donnelly
Point St
I G Co
Lloyd McCutcheon
High St
Batt
F. A. Corp
Raymond
Knapp
Lawrence St
William F. Murray
Holyoke
D Co
Alden
C Co
Franksy
Scofield
Fors St
Norwalk
Raymond H. Alden
Arthur J. Breen
George Ballantyne
Vincent
Francis B. Hall
Grove Ave
East Providence
Henry Monaghan
John Shaughnessy
Arlington St
G Co
West
West Inf. Pt. Paul B. Fredenburg
Hazel St
Emil Koorman
Torrington
M Co
Paul H. Dowling
Catlin . St
Meriden
Hedr. Co
Hugh J. Fitzsimmons
Howard Ave
New Haven
Hadr. Co
Emil J. Fournier
Clarkson St
Ansonia
Thomas McLinden
Charpentier
Pawtucket
R. I. B Co
Ziba eKeith
Brockton
Chester Wallace
Randolph, A Co
Walter F. Thorpe
Williams St
Westerly
R. I. F Co
Ralph Hay
Peacham
Holar. Co
James J. Toomey
Clifford Ave
Wareer Co
George W
Hanover and
Portland
Mrs. Wells
Bell-Ans
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