Germans Reach Far Bank as Huns Retreat Near Rheims
Allied forces report gains along the Aisne and Avre fronts as German rear guards resist between Muizon and Champigny. Troops secure north bank footing at multiple points, seize Braches and reach near Hargicourt and Courtemanche while taking prisoners. Fismes falls.
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Fismes
Muizon
Champigny
Rheims
la Neuvillette
Avre
Castel Ani
Mesnil St Georges
Braches
Hargicourt
Courtemanche
French Cross Vesle River Forges Four Crossings
London reports German forces have withdrawn to the Vesle north bank as French troops make four crossings of the river. German resistance remains stubborn with strong rear guard actions observed during the night.
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London
Vesle
Germans Hard Hit at Rivers As Allies Press
Paris August 4 The Germans suffered heavy losses behind the Aisne from Soissons to Conde sur Aisne where the Vesle joins the river They also lost along the Vesle to Rheims The fires along the front show the scale of the retreat and the retreating German forces struggle to move artillery as floods slow pursuit with French gains north of the Aisne at Soissons and St Waash threatening the retreat.
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Paris
Aisne
Soissons
Conde Sur Aisne
Vesle
Rheims
St. Waash
Saliet
Wes River
Freshet
Neuvillette
Soissons-Rheims
Amiens
Rupprecht of
Bavat
Ried
Agra Siderall Trians
British make gains on ten mile front near Montdidier
From London August 4 German withdraws between Montdidier and Moreuil over about ten miles while Allies seize Hamel Dernancourt. French hold western Avre slopes and indicators suggest Germans retreat toward Chemin des Dames to deny Allies a major counter. Allies pursue along unsettled Albert sector as German stores and munitions retreat.
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London
Montdidier
Moreuil
Avre
Albert
Hamel
Dernancourt
Aisne
Chemin-des-Dames
France
German Strategic Retreat Potentially Foreshadowed by Allied Advances
Contingents have stood for a while as French forces advanced along the northern line driving into German positions. The German withdrawal from Dernicourt to Hamel and the Avre river sector near Castel to Aubvillers could signal a strategic retreat aimed at forestalling a British attack feared to be imminent per London despatches.
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Avre
Castel
Aubvillers
Ancre
Dernincourt
Hamel
London
Retreat Along Avre River In France
The Germans retreat on the left bank of the Avre river between Bourges and Braches, northwest of Montdidier, on a front about five miles wide as French forces advance in France.
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Avre
France
Associated Press
Bourges
Braches
Montdidier
Germans Retreat Across Ancre River in August Action
German forces withdraw from the west to the east bank of the Ancre near Albert in a night move described as without enemy interference. British reports confirm patrols reached the Ancre between Dernancourt and Hamel with ongoing artillery activity around Bethune and Ypres, and Haig’s HQ notes a hostile raiding party driven off south of Arras and a few prisoners taken in La Bassée.
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Ancre
Berlin
London
Albert
Ypres
Somme
Nuce Brook
Montdivier
Aisne
Soissons
Vesle
Dernancourt
Hamel
Bethune
Maig
Field Marshal Haig
France
Arras
la Bassee
Bond Payments Prove City Has Plenty of Cash
Bridgeport’s industrial population shows strong liquidity as many subscribers pay in advance on Liberty bonds. Bank officials note residents are paying on two bond issues simultaneously, and recently on three, indicating ample funds. Bridgeport Savings Bank acts as custodian without charge, updating passbooks with a separate page to credit bond payments.
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Bridgeport
Bridgeport Savings Bank
Holland Accused By Ex Partner
Holland faces charges in Bridgeport City Court after an ex partner alleged a verbal agreement to share profits from a employment office started in Main Street. The case centers on a $500 upfront payment to initiate the venture and a later claim that Holland withdrew, causing business decline. Holland, a longtime Bridgeport resident, says he worked without pay during a wait for a New York Refining job and denies improper conduct. He was released on a $1,000 cash bond.
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Poli
Main’ Street
Holland
Refining Company
New York
Melligan
Bridgeport
Remington Arms
Remington Company
Wounded, Listed From Gney Apololis and More Names
Long list of soldiers and civilians named with ranks and locations. Wounds and statuses noted including officers and enlisted, with several addresses and towns across the United States and abroad. A concluding line hints at a social comment about a pretty girl’s value beyond appearance.
Service Club to Open Doors Thursday in City
A new Soldiers and Sailors club on Golden Hill Street, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Edward W Harrar, is to open Thursday for visiting soldiers and sailors. Mayor Wilson directed active committees last week, with Justice George W Wheeler stating preparations are near completion. A meeting of the organization committee is set for 2 PM in War bureau rooms and a general committee gathering is planned for evening. no formal ceremonies will precede occupancy to meet urgent community needs.
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Wilson
Soldiers’ and Sailors” Club
Golden Hill Street
Edward W. Harrat
George W. Wheeler
War Bureau
First Bridgeport ‘National Bank
General Committee
Ganerl
Robert M. Hames
E. N. Sperry
Edward W. Eharral
Edward W. Harryal
Walter B. Lashar
Nathaniel W. Bishop
E.S. Wolfe
William J
Bishop
Klein
Simpson
McGovern
Eames
Sperry
Wolfe
Allen
Two Automobiles Crash in Fairfield Collision injures none
In Fairfield on the Boston Post Road at Church corner two cars collided at 10 am. The driver of one vehicle is John Fitzhenry of 46 Beechwood Avenue Bridgeport and the other is WJ. Johnson of Springfield Mass. Both drivers were taken into custody on reckless driving charges. Both cars were badly damaged as they plowed into each other.
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Fairfield
John, Fitzhenry
Beechwood
Bridgeport
Jouphson
Springfield
Mass
Church Corner
Boston
Post Road
Iby
William H. Gould
Will ‘Ppear
Wakemin
Tomoxtow
Bridgeport Woman Hurt At Penfield Avenue
Fairfield August 4 A Bridgeport woman Mrs Algine Quinnatt 84 Arctic street was struck by a motorcycle after alighting from a trolley at Benfield Avenue on her way to Fairfield Beach. She suffered serious bruising to her right leg and other injuries. Dr Joseph P Deery treated her at the Unendowed hotel nearby.
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Fairfield
Algine Quinnatt
Bridgeport
Fairfield Beach
Benfield Avenue
John Nantoe
Quinnatt
Joseph P. Deeryl
Americans Capture 8400 Prisoners in Advance
Allied dispatches report Americans and French advancing in northern France. Pershing notes Americans alone took about 8400 prisoners and 134 guns as French and American forces recaptured Fismes and pushed Germans northeastward along the Vesle and Aisne rivers. German retreat quickens while Allied artillery and infantry strike along multiple sectors near Soissons Rheims Amiens and Montdidier.
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Paris
General Pershing
Fismes
Hismes
Germany
Soissons
Rheims
Veteran Captain Fined for Taking Banned Lobsters
Captain John Evans, 78, of 61 Lafayette Street, Bridgeport, was arrested by Deputy Game Warden A. Joseph Williamson and fined $25 plus costs in Bridgeport City Court for illegal lobster catching. The case cites a Connecticut game law violation for taking lobsters under a size limit at Penfield Reef. Evans faces license issues and further proceedings as authorities review shell fish regulations and jurisdiction.
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Bridgeport
A. Joseph Williamson
John Evans
Lafayette Street
Evans
Sm Hs
Thayas
Tyo
Captain Evans
Penfield Reef
Shell Fish Commissioners
Bridgenere
St. Alars’s By the Sea
Penfield’ Reef
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