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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1918
Page
5
Maj Gen Frank W Coe was named chief of coast artillery succeeding Maj Gen Erasmus M Weaver who retired. Coe, a Kansas native, has spent his life in military service.
Allied troops gain ground along the Soissons Reims line with major west flank progress around Fere en Tardenois and Fere en Tardenois. Germans retreat in good order, forming a stubborn rearguard as Foch’s forces press toward Vesle and Oureq crossings.
Brig Gen R E Wood advances south from Soissons toward Fere en Tardenois as the line through the central railway station is noted. The key strategic result is the restoration to allied use of the Paris Chateau Thierry Chalons railway, enhancing Champagne front operations and shaping future military developments.
In France near Nesle and Sergy a two mile front faced German Fourth Division of Prussian Guards. The Americans and French held the line as heavy fighting raged with severe losses on both sides. Sergy changed hands multiple times and is now in allied control as German forces retreat toward the Aisne.
Unconfirmed report from London claims General Von Mackensen has supplanted Ludendorff on the western front. Germans deploy 71 divisions in a changed defense from Soissons to Rheims as the rear line bears renewed pressure.
London report says German forces contest the Soissons-Rheims area with heavy fighting across the front. The American sector saw Germans force withdrawal from Cierges and Vougneux while Allied troops advanced in the Arde valley.
London dispatch reports strong counter attacks by American forces under General Pershing. The Americans were forced from Cierges and fell back three miles south of Coulonges, with positions further southeast near Fer en Tar cen ois and Beugneux abandoned. French gains reported north of the Ourcq River.
German counterattacks along the Scissor and Fere en Tardenois area intensify as fighting around the Rheims pocket grows fiercer. Reports indicate a leadership shift with General Mackensen possibly replacing Ludendorff, signaling a resolve to hold ground rather than abandon positions.
Reports from Constantinople and Vienna indicate Germany and Turkey have severed relations. Bulgarian King Ferdinand travels abroad for health and Bulgarian sentiment grows weary of war, signaling a potential collapse of Germanys Mittel Europa plan and a shift in regional power.
National League games delivered tight finishes with Boston edging Chicago 3 2 and Philadelphia beating Cincinnati 4 1 in extras. Pittsburgh topped New York 7 4 as St Louis suffered a 4 8 loss to Brooklyn in two innings. American League saw Chicago blank Washington 1 0 in three innings and Boston winning 3 2 over St Louis while Detroit defeated New York 3 2. Cleveland Philadelphia games were rained out.
The state department received congratulatory messages from Japan and Italy through Ambassadors Ishiian De Cel liere praising the American forces on the Soissons Reims front.
Three clashes between U S marines and Dominican and Haitian bandits in Santo Domingo were reported. One corporal and two privates were slightly wounded. about twenty bandits were killed, several wounded, and others captured.
An official French report lauds the American Twenty sixth division largely from Massachusetts for advancing four and three quarter miles from July 18 to 25 near Chateau Thierry. It describes a bold flank toward Etrepilly and Laval-Mardier, capturing three cannons and many machine guns, with 200 prisoners taken. General Degoutte says he could not have done better with the best troops.
At a mass meeting of munition plant strikers in Coventry the group decided to resume work immediately.
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