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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 06, 1918
Page
3
A July dispatch details the murder of the Russian royal family and a Franco British assault near Hamel. It notes French gains near Autraches Moulin sous Touvent and a broad advance with German forces surprised and surrendering. Prisoners and officers captured. American involvement highlighted.
Washington reports General Pers in an official statement that a large German regiment was practically annihilated and captured. The enemy counterattack was repulsed.
President Wilson, speaking at Vernon, asserts there can be but one issue and no half way decision will be tolerable. He says peace must come through a world governed by law, with consent of the governed and supported by organized international opinion.
London celebrated the Fourth with fervor as Churchill voiced greetings to America. He said the nations stand as comrades and victory alone will ensure peace. Major General Biddle noted 10,000,000 soldiers ready to fight, with 1,000,000 Americans already in France. Copenhagen reported the Bolsheviks murdered the former Tsar, Tsarina, and Grand Duchess Tatiana after a June 23 alter.
London dispatch on July 6 reports Haig stating the last night position was repulsed and a successful raid was carried out to repulse the neighbourhood near Beaumont Hamel. Streelits area mentioned.
Australian forces marked Independence Day with a major advance across open terrain from Hamel toward Soumme, meeting little organized German resistance. Air raids caused panicked retreats, many German casualties, and at least one surrender of a battalion with its staff, as British and American allies supported the operation.
Australians launched a rapid assault, driving one and a half miles inland and four miles on the front. About 1500 enemy soldiers were taken prisoner and the village of Hamel plus a stretch of trench to the south fell. Australian troops reported surprisingly light losses and the surprise attack left German defenses in disarray.
Allied forces reported a rapid counterstroke that surprised German troops. Tanks supported infantry to overwhelm the assault, sending hundreds of prisoners back under escort as the attack concluded in about an hour with enemy lines overturned.
At America Day in Town Halls a nine and a half year old Pack Leader Aubrey Burt of Geraldton Troop 16 (Cubs) received a bronze merit medal from the Governor General and Chief Scout for saving Mrs Stedman from drowning in Chapman River on January 9. The mayor praised the feat as among the bravest in the state with over 3,000 scouts.
The Rev Harley J Morrell a noted district member pays to Geraldton as the Secretary of the Methodist Conference for Foreign Missions. Twenty years ago he left in study and was successful in many circuits. In 1911 he visited British conferences and represented Western Australia at the Ecumenical Conference in Toronto. We assure him a hearty welcome to his old home and wish him success in Geraldton.
Perth notes describe the day’s racing with mentions of Winnie and Persim Buler and a Skipton entry. Jockeys and odds are referenced along with a Junction Handicap and a horse named Son of Flayus. The fragmentary text records results and witnesses but few clear outcomes.
Messrs Aller Rowens will carry on the work from July 1 as the new committee takes over duties. Responsibilities and duties are to be handed over smoothly to ensure ongoing operations.
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