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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1918
Page
3
Reports from Vaux this afternoon say American forces advanced about 100 yards against a determined German attack. The Americans then withdrew to their original line for strategic reasons. Twenty eight Germans were taken prisoner in this sector as the barrage broke up enemy waves and drove them back in confusion.
Reports from the French front describe heavy fighting between Chateau Thierry and the Main de Massiges along about fifty miles. German efforts near Dormans threaten the Marne crossings while French lines repel the drive toward Rheims and Verdun. American forces under Major General Liggett number about 220,000 in the sector with Italians southwestern of Rheims and British opposition near Doiran.
London reports German forces crossed the Marne at multiple points in a morning offensive. The main attack centers near Champagne with actions at Vaux Jauigonne and between Chateau Thierry Bligny Rheims area. American artillery engaged as reports say the front spans about 50 miles with aims to threaten Rheims and surrounding hills.
Paris reports a fresh German offensive last night in the Rheims Argonne corridor. The war office says German forces attacked between Chateau Thierry and Main de Massige this morning. French forces repel or meet the shock with energy as the battle persists over roughly 80 kilometers.
The German advance resumes along a 65 mile front from Chateau Thierry to Maison de Champagne near the Oise. American troops engage in the fight and reportedly handle the enemy well as German forces cross the Marne at multiple points. A heavy four hour artillery barrage from Chateau Thierry to Maison de Champagne preceded the renewed assault.
Reports from the Marne front say the German offensive is a near total failure with Allied defense holding and American troops counterattacking. At a salient east of Rheims the Germans were driven back as American machine gunners and infantry repelled their advance, causing many breaks and retreats.
Washington July 16 reports the general situation this morning is satisfactory according to a war department statement based on dispatches from General Pershing and General Bliss. The warning notes that great pressure of reserves is still anticipated in the fighting yesterday.
Washington reports an excerpt from a German intelligence officer’s report dated July 17 1918 captured at headquarters. The document reveals German impressions of American forces and how they viewed the fighting during World War I.
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