31 Aug 1918
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 31, 1918
Page
1
Ish forces are moving toward Bassu, about two miles east of Peronne Monte de and Kemmell Hill taken.
British troops entered Couchy-le-Chateau area and moved toward Bassu, continuing pressure along the Lys salient. French and American forces report heavy artillery exchanges across the Aisne, Ailette, and nearby fronts with ongoing Allied advances and German withdrawals in multiple sectors.
The committee met last night to finalize Labor Day activities and war related events. With favorable weather, expectations grow for many entrants as the program unfolds from morning ten o'clock throughout the day. A tug of war is planned with a decorative fence and spectator control near the field. Citizens join in with music and prizes announced for the event.
A fragmentary report notes hundreds of Ottigene residents and visitors gathering for an event, with witnesses describing the scene and activities as crowd presence and local interest surged.
Mrs Weldon of 1041 Rows St learns from a wire that Pte Leonard Weldon infantryman is dangerously wounded at 355 General Hospital Wimereux Aug 28 from a gunshot to the shoulder. This is his third wound since April. Her husband, also wounded, is expected home soon among invalid soldiers.
British forces report the capture of Combles with a complete battery and 260 prisoners. A German memorandum notes the enemy cloaks plans, while a British capture describes Australians as capable, stealthy, and prone to bayonet work. The scene is north of the Somme near Ferone and Peronne.
Frosts telegraph correspondent reports German travellers say air raids along the Rhine have caused heavy damage. Cologne suffered about forty dead in the latest raid. Mangheim streets were wrecked and Bingen saw the saline works revert.
Telegraph dispatches say northwest of Noyon Cha uvigny and Quitlcn were captured as lines moved west of Crony. The Canal du Nord area saw dousing actions by Broach units near Cuntighy and Beaurane as fighting with the Planch continued north of Soissons.
Canadian press report notes German claim of many tanks aiding the Amiens battle, but asserts fewer than twenty tanks actually helped the Canadians. Describes difficult ground, woods, river valleys, and heavy shelling. praises Canadian troops, machine gunners, and signallers for holding ground under bombardment.
The News will publish war bulletins on Labor Day. Readers can find the bulletins at this office and they will also be read during Labor Day Sports activities.
Fragmentary OCR mentions a city halt and basketball reference with names garbled. no clear event, date, or organizations readable.
The society authorizes cheques for prize donations and reports a financially successful exhibition. Directors consider acting as a link between growers with surplus produce and buyers, proposing storage and wholesale sales to prevent waste while aiding members and nonmembers.
American forces face persistent German resistance north of Vesle as fighting continues through the night and into morning. Lieut. T. J. McCorkill of Beaverton Alberta, a school teacher, has been killed in action amid the clash near Juvigny.
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