German Drive Toward Paris Races as Allied Forces Hold
German forces push toward the Verne river near PereA and threaten Paris while French and British defenders contest advances north of the Marne. Allied reserves remain limited as Cantigny and Picardy actions show American troops engaging. fighting along Rheims and the Arlete area intensifies with German gains reported. Violent disorders in Ukraine are also noted with villages near Kaiay reportedly poisoned.
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Teul
Ukraine
Kaiay
Giant U.S. transport sinks German submarine off Irish coast
An American returning from England reports a German submarine lying in wait for African troop transports was rammed and sunk by a large U.S. liner off the Irish coast in the second week of May. The liner hit the sub amidships after a torpedo attack and depth charges were dropped by accompanying destroyers. The submarine was seen surface and torn apart as the liner rammed it, and wreckage was cited by the American narrator who witnessed the event.
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Atlantic
Tramsporte
England
Germans Fear to Tell People How Sammies Tear
Washington May 31 reports a major American raid in the Wourre sector with enemy positions destroyed and German casualties including killed wounded and prisoners. The German official notice June 20 comments on American capture at Cantigny and suggests fear of American morale impact.
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Wourre
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Cantigny
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Germany
British Blow Up Zeebrugge in Daring Raid
Amsterdam May 31 A long heavy bombardment was unleashed on Zeebrugge as part of a daring raid by British forces.
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Amsterdam
Yoebrugge
Transport Lincoln Is Sub Victim
Washington May 11 Admiral Sime reported the torpedoing and sinking of the transport President Lincoln while returning to the United States from Europe. The vessel was sunk at 10 o'clock this morning with no casualty details given. The 15 000 ton ship was formerly Hamburg American liner and was taken over by the government at the declaration of war.
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Sime
President Lincoln
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Europe
New York
Man Killed On C&S Track In West Altie Area
County Coroner Clyde Early returned on the 11:15 train from Altie to hold an inquest into the death of J. B. Kennedy who was struck along the C S track near the Forty mile post about one and a half miles from Altie. Kennedy had been employed by Midwest at Casper. The body showed a base brain hemorrhage and other internal injuries with no train crew awareness of the accident.
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J. B. Kennedy
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Forty Mile Post
Midwest
Casper
Wounded Canadian Soldiers Perish in Furnace
May 11. German airmen bombed a hospital in Franco, killing and injuring many while the wing burned as they dropped bombs by moonlight. An American medical officer and British officer were among the dead or wounded, and rescue teams battled the blaze as the wing collapsed.
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Franco
Austrians Ready to Strike Italy
A May 21 official dispatch to the Italian embassy states Austria plans a simultaneous offensive against France and Italy, aligning with German strategy and signaling a renewed threat to Italian forces. The message describes a potential age age offensive directed at Italy as part of broader German plans.
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Italy
Washington
Bohemian unrest erupts with fires and killings
A British admiralty wireless report cites escalating disorder in Bohemia. In Vochen crowds set fire to a barracks and city hall where mounted police were lodged, eight officers perished. Towns like Tabor Olomitov Moravia report burned public buildings and sacked German newspapers in Prague.
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Moravia
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Neuesse Nachrichten
Foe Filtering Through Gap in French Line
London May 11 A Heuters correspondent at French headquarters telegraphing Friday morning says there are signs of relaxation in the German pressure. To the right and in the center German infantry push out lines north and south of Solasons along the Aisne where weak points exist.
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Heuters
Solasons
Alane
Krager Mobists Sidestep as Jury Hears Case
Edwardsville Illinois May 31 Eleven men charged with the murder of Robert Paul Kracer a lynching victim at Collimaville speak for themselves in court admitting some responsibility. Joseph Riegel a coal miner and cobbler reportedly led the mob and confessed at the coroner s inquest.
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Joseph Riegel
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Heroism of Allies in Retrait and Counterattack in France
May 31 report details German diversions on the western wing along the Avilte river as Allies press center. Allies withdraw to deny German gains while French divisions resist with tenacity, counterattacking to reclaim key points near Seissona and Epaeny amid intense street fighting.
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Alvleite
Saient
Varesee
Oise
Blerencourt
Epaeny
Seissona
American Airman Downs Fifth Hun Ace Claim
Lieutenant Douglas Campbell of San Jose California an aviator with the American expeditionary forces in France has brought down his fifth German aircraft earning the title ace His father World War Campbell director of the Lick Observatory confirms the victory noting the enemy plane fell in the morning.
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Douglas Campbell
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Campbel
Kaiser's Picked Troops Cut Bloody Path Through Center
In France 1941 May the Kaiser's troops push a blood path along a broadened sector near the Nilotic river. Allied forces withdraw slowly as German divisions rush forward to plug the line. Air units harass rear areas while fresh German corps move to replace exhausted units.
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Aisne
British Says Situation Less Critical Than Past
United Kingdom dispatch reports the German Champagne offensive near the Marne has slowed, with reserves moving and the front still holding. Officials caution the situation remains anxious as Germans deploy strong forces and U sentences indicate large reserves could be used if needed.
Berlin claims over forty five thousand prisoners taken
German official communication reports more than 45 000 prisoners captured as forces advance across the Somme sector. The message boasts major gains from the Dos An-Tardenois region to the Sarna line and mentions successful operations near Vie le Rotieur Juaux and Thilloin as French troops retreat.
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Sarna
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