Allies Drive Deep into Somme Front in Major Allied Push
British and French forces advance across the Somme and Flanders fronts in a decisive offensive. German withdrawals accelerate as Allied cavalry and tanks spearhead through villages, destroying supplies and capturing prisoners. More than 17,000 prisoners and 200 guns reported, with Canberra-like mobility of air and armor aiding rapid gains toward Amiens and Le-Quesnel.
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France
Allens- Somme
Somme
Chaulnes
Framer- Ville
le Quentin
le Quesnel
Rosieres
Framerville
Montdidier
Berlin
Avre
General Headquarters
Allies Take 24000 Prisoners in Two Days
Paris reports Allied forces over two days captured about 24,000 prisoners and destroyed 65 German airplanes. General Von Hutier’s retreat from Montdidier was cut off as French troops seized Favero lles on the rail line behind him, capturing the German divisional staff and headquarters.
Allied advance in Picardy with 24000 prisoners taken
London reports the Amiens drive pushing north and south. Montdidier falls as French troops move toward Roye and Chaulnes. British forces close on Roye area while heavy fighting occurs south of Arras. Vast stores and ammunition captured, with 24000 prisoners taken in two days.
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Chaulnes
Arras
British Airmen Destroy 65 German Planes in One Day
London reports Allied air gains in the opening day of the current offensive with 65 German aircraft destroyed or driven down out of control by British forces.
Allied push advances east of Amiens seize multiple towns
Canadian and Australian forces continue a strong advance southeast of Amiens. They capture Boucher six miles northwest of Roye and Lihons about ten miles north near Chaulnes. Troops also enter Meharicourt Rainescourt and Proyart, with cavalry action reported near Chaulnes.
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Boucher
Road Town
Roye
Lihons
French Capture Montdidier and Surrounding Towns
Paris Aug 10 French forces captured Montdidier and advanced to take Le Tronquoy Le Fretoy and Assainvillers. The gains, about two to five miles beyond Montdidier, suggest a German retirement to straighten the line from Albert to Soissons.
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Paris
Montdidier
le Tronquoy
le Fretoy
Assainvillers
Americans Press Attack North of Amiens and Capture Morlancourt
American troops led a strong assault north of the Somme and Ancre rivers and achieved notable gains. Allied forces including British troops captured Morlancourt during the operation.
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Paris
Somme
Ancre
Major General Rank Promoted for J A Lejeune
Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune of the Marine Corps brigade with the American Expeditionary Forces has been promoted to major general. The promotion is permanent as Congress ordains promotions to support the expanded marine corps.
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John A. Lejeune
Marine Corps Brigade
American Expeditionary Forces
Congress
Marine Corps
Washington
Kikuzo Ozawa
Japan
Siberia
United States
Graves
Otani
Tsingtao
Yanks Capture Village North of the Vesle
American troops seized the village of Fismeste on the Vesle north bank near Fismes and took about 100 prisoners. They repelled five German counter attacks, widened the Fismes bridgehead, and cleared Fismes of Germans hidden in cellars and dugouts. Heavily entrenched Germans held heights north of the river, to be blasted by artillery.
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Paris
Fismeste
Vesle River
Fismes
France
Vesle
Auto Builders Urged to Stop 100 Percent War Work
Washington August 10 Manufacturers of passenger automobiles were advised by the war industries board to convert plants to 100 percent war work no later than January 1. The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce reported the information from manufacturers who volunteered to curtail 50 percent. The board warned there is no promise of material supply and urged rapid conversion to war work to preserve the industry.
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Washington
War Industries Board
National Automobile Chamber of Commmerce
Fifteen Ships Planned for Launch in August
Washington reports the shipping board says fifteen wooden ships will be launched in August at shipyards in the Seattle district.
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Washington
Seattle
Shipping Board
Lenine declares state of defense amid war talk in Moscow
Lenin told a Moscow soviet gathering that a state of defense exists with the Entente. Consul Poole reported to Washington that Bolsheviks framed operations as defense rather than war. Allies face travel obstacles as British French and US officials are briefly detained and released. Archangel saw propaganda and a swift Bolshevik withdrawal as allied troops moved in.
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Washington
Poole
Moscow
State Department
Lenine
Tchitcherin
Commissionaire of Foreign Affairs
Russia
Germany
Murman
Lenin
Tehitcherin
United States
Draft plan to exempt married men discussed in Senate hearing
Secretary Baker told the Senate Military Committee that new draft rules are being considered by the War Department with the government selecting exemptions. He favors treating marriage as deferred classification and proposes a questionnaire for registrants to guide classification rules, aligning with thoughts from General March and General Crowder. The committee did not oppose the change.
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Washington
War Department
Baker
Senate Military Committee
Senate
General March
General Crowder
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Amiens
Haig
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Arvillers
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Morcourt
Warvillers
Rove
Peronne
Benaucourt
Lequesnel
von Hutiers
von Hutier
Faver
Olles
Fensive
Meharicourt
Rainescourt
Proyart
Albert
Soissons
Ish
Morlancourt
J. A. Lejeune
the Vesle
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