German leaders seek peace as Amiens collapse rattles Axis
In August 1918 Germany faced a crushing Amiens pocket defeat. The Kaiser and Austrian Emperor met with Ludendorff and Hindenburg while ministers hurried to army HQ to plan immediate actions for peace before Allied offensives expanded. Foch continued hammering the German front.
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Germany
Amiens
Austria
Kaiser
Emperor of Austria
Ludendorff
Hindenburg
Foch
War Diary Of Ludendorff On Spa Talks And Western Front
Ludendorff recounts Aug conferences at Spa with Kaiser and Hintze to seek peace through diplomacy. He notes the western front holding but fragile morale, plans for Dutch mediation, and Austrian considerations. He details Allied offensives from Arras to the Somme, tank assaults, and German battlefield responses through mid August.
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Spa
von Hintze
Britannic
France
Prince Lichnowsky
London
Germany
Kaiser
Holland
Somme fighting hindered by rail delays and creeping offensives
Report describes shell hole fighting east of Albert where rail shortages hampered reserves. By Aug 25 the situation grew critical as enemy operations persisted. South of the Somme on the Peronne road only local attacks occurred while the 18th Army resisted with General von Gutier’s calm leadership and staff support.
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Cuts
Nouvron
Soissons
Noyon
Vesle
von Gallwitz
Duke Albrecht
Crown Prince Rupprecht
Arras
Ancre
Marne
Rupprecht
Boisieux
Crown Prince
Somme
Albert
Bray
Bapaume
Ludendorff
Peronne
18Th Army
Oise
von Gutier
Burckner
Ludendorff outlines German defensive pullback and plans
The general outlines Allied pressure and American involvement as Ludendorff says he ordered a retreat to the Hindenburg line. He describes preparations of two more lines and measures to destroy the Lens coal district and other loot hubs, moving supplies back to Germany.
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Ludendorff
Hindenburg
Lens
Germany
Expert analyzes Ludendorff story by Goetz commentary
Colonel Robert Charles Goetz U.S. Army, West Point graduate, former Edwards staff officer, voices daily comment on Ludendorff's Own Story. Harvard military science professor, recently back from Western Europe tour, analyzes battles in Flanders Chateau Thierry Meuse Argonne.
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Robert Charles Goetz
Field Artillery
Boston Post
Ludendorff
Clarence R. Edwards
Goetz
West Point
Post
Department of Military Scivice
Harvardey
War Department
We Eet
France
Flanders
Chateau Thierry
Meuse-Argonne
Transformation of German Leaders into Peace Negotiators
Colonel Robert Charles Goetz describes 1918 German leadership during Aug 1918 conferences, noting Ludendorff and other officials shifting from military power to bloodless diplomacy. Critiques propaganda efforts and a cautious chancellery, with von Hintz and Hertling playing smaller roles.
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Germany
Strong
Ludendorff
von Hintz
von Hertling
German aims and misstatements amid Poland plan and peace hopes
The text critiques German leadership under Ludendorff during World War I, noting efforts to enlighten the public without real change, debates over Poland’s throne, and Germany’s push for economic control. It questions why Ludendorff hid Count Burian’s peace offer and highlights Austria's role and Italian offensives while winter hardship loomed.
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von Hintze
Netherlands
Charles
Spa
Baron Burian
General von Arz
Austria
Poland
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Ludendorff
Count Burian
von Arz
Germans Face Deteriorating Front As 1918 Offensives Continue
The article questions Hindenburg’s stance and Ludendorff’s judgments as the August 8 to 18, 1918 battles push Montdidier and Chateau Thierry salients toward collapse. It notes the front was not holding, amid mutiny and cowardice within divisions, with tanks counted as dangers and German hopes for victory fading.
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Hindenburg
Ludendorff
Fourth Army
Albert
Lys
le Fretoy
Third Army
Montdidier
Chateau Thierry
Rheims
Soissons
Flier's Flight Faulty in Court Reckoning
Percival H. Spencer asks the Superior Court for an accounting after a wreck of a flying machine. He says Porter D. Helliwell was not a capable flyer and should have known his limits, yet pressed on with the flight.
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Porter D. Helliwell
Percival H. Spencer
Equity
Spencer
Helliwell
Flight with Helliwell Ends in Wreck and Sharp Loss
Mr Helliwell and partner Mr Spencer of the Pleasure Flying Aeroplane Company of 99 Norway Street faced a failed flight described as brief and complete by the bill. The machine wrecked after a rapid descent and value dropped from 7000 to 2000 dollars. Spencer alleges misrepresentation of Helliwell’s qualifications as a flying machine director.
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Helliwell
Spencer
Pleasure Flying Aeroplane Company
Norway Street
Partnership Dispute Over Aeroplane Venture Seeks Dissolution
The case alleges a February oral contract between Helliwell and Spencer to build and operate passenger aeroplanes for hire with 50 50 profits and expenses. Spencer claims neglect by Helliwell, missing books, and requests dissolution and an injunction on machines pending accounting. court set for next Monday.
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Messrs. Helliwell and
Spencer
Helliwell
Mr. Helliwell
Navy Yard Workmen to Go to the Coast
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt asks Charlestown navy yard workers to transfer to Mare Island or Puget Sound due to increased Pacific Coast yard workload from fleet movements. Transfers require a good record, and workers may pay their own fares.
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Charlestown Navy Yard
Roosevelt
Pacific Coast
Mare Island
Puget Sound
East Coast
Vermont University Opens Its 129th Year
Burlington Vermont September 24 The University of Vermont opened its 129th year with formal exercises in the gymnasium before about 2000 persons Acting President Guy W Bailey delivered the opening address on the university its relation and duty to the state
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Burlington
University of Vermont
Guy W. Bailey
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von Lossberg
Roye
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Tay
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Department of Military Science
Harvard University
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Music Center of Boston
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