Allied troops gain ground on Soissons front in major push
Allied forces, including American, French, and British troops, pushed from south of Soissons to the northwest of Vardonais as part of the Second Battle of the Marne. They seized high ground north of Grand Retoy, beat back German positions near Beugneux, Cramoiselle, and Saint Gemme, and reported extensive gains with thousands of German prisoners.
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Soissons-Rheineysailant
Tnattle
Soissons
Vardonais H
Vive
Nestes
Ville-En-Tardenpis
St. Geri Pang
Americat
Josaier Huleu
Grand Retoy
Beugneux
Cramoiselle
Bere
Clerges
Meulnere Wood
St. Gemme
Mounlere
Fontigny
The
Marne
Jose
Seringes
Fere
Sergy
Chamery
France
Flanders
Haig
Qin
Feanes
Associated Press
Soissunsitheims Salient
ob+ aor
Wedles
Gurns
Fran Launoy
Fere-On-Tardenois
Vilages
Courdoux
Servenay
Chamoisellies
Formaly
Buzancy
Ryeque Wood
Cramaiile
Mere- Een-Tradenols
Reservist Nawe Called Into Service
Navy departments call several thousand reservists into active duty to crew ships and transport troops and war supplies. After weeks of training they will join naval crews replacing civilian sailors and support vessels under construction. A broad canvass of shore duty personnel aims to identify who can be spared for service, while reductions in petty officers and clerks are pursued across bureaus.
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Washington
Navy
Navy Department
Marine Corps
Corps
McGowan
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Bureau of Navigation
Palmer
Seny
Germany’s War Crimes and Immorality Exposed
The author denounces Germany’s long pursuit of power and wealth and its moral collapse. He declares Germany now acts to breed and enslave as a state policy, comparing its leaders to fiends and denouncing their destruction of sacred womanhood, childhood, and churches as the outcome of their creed. The piece frames the current war as a struggle against this moral rot and calls for accurate understanding of the foe.
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Germany
Kaiser
Hell
Beef Animals This Shape Best On Market
Ames Plantation Beau among top beef cattle on market claims. notes Tennessee beef breeds and careful breeder selection. Also includes wartime propaganda text and shipyard production figures with vessels launched and tonnage.
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Ames Plantation Beau
Tennessee
All Records Broken in Acceptance of Rifles
The War Department announces that all prior rifles inspection and acceptance records were broken last week at one plant with 7,000 rifles turned over to the government in a single day. The note urges readers to do their bit by saving for war stamps and supporting allies and sailors amid wartime shortages.
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Ordnance Department
Free Shows for Sammies Bring Free Entertainment to Camps
Y M C A provides over six thousand free entertainments monthly at U S Army and Navy training camps. Care at threshing has saved hundreds of bushels of grain this year. Caution urged in operating all machinery.
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United States Army
Mothers of France Thank American Women for Sacrifices
A published letter from Madame Bardon expresses gratitude from French mothers and women for the aid and sacrifices of American soldiers and asks to correspond with these mothers. The article lists local enlistments by Captain George Armstrong and notes 22 men sent to Fort Oglethorpe. It also calls for 25,000 young women aged 19 to 25 to enroll in the U S Student Nurse Reserve via local recruiting stations.
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Committee On Public Information
George R. Armstrong
Jonathan F. Smith
Pinoy Flats
Cavalry
Buford Gorley
Bristol
United States
Woman's Committee
The
Council of National Defense
Tennessee Tops Southern States in War Savings standings
Wireless report from Washington dated July 22, 1978, states Tennessee leads all Southern states in War Savings drive standings. Despite county shortfalls, the June 28 drive is described as a start to broader thrift mobilization with ongoing campaigning through year end.
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Harry
Weakington
Preston
Washington
T. R. Preston
Tennessee
Richard Hardy
War Aid Columns From H. W. Lyle Publisher Note
H. W. Lyle, publisher, calls for devotion to the columns aiding the war effort. The message emphasizes support through print, urging readers to back war-related coverage and patriotic community messaging.
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America
Europe
Berlin
Richard H. Edmonds
American Shipyards
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Pan-Dasses Payences
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