Germans in Full Retreat From the Marne and Western Front
Allied guns pound the salient as Germans pull back toward safety. Foch’s forces approach within two miles of Fer. Czechoslovaks in Russia advised to stay, with Masaryk dictating Siberian dispositions. State Dept denies Japanese Siberia claim. Moscow and Siberian front notions debated.
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Foch
Fere
Russia
Siberia
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Don Cossacks
Cxchoslovaka
T. G. Masaryk
Czechoslovak National Council
Saul
Thousands Desert Austrian Army Hide in Mountains
The Green Army of Austria grows as deserters from the Austrian forces flee to mountains and forests claiming freedom after Wilson's promise. Serbian Minister Vesnitch warns the exodus weakens Austrian troops and fuels a potential uprising, aiding Allied war aims and recent Italian victories.
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Wilson
Vesnitch
America
Hohenzollerns
Hapsburgs
Paris
Serbia
Fsek
Peter
Vovinovitch
Allies Again Drop Bombs on Constantinople
Six airplanes bombed Constantinople Tuesday afternoon, a Turkish official report received in Amsterdam said. Five people were wounded. The city had been bombed previously, with half a ton of bombs dropped on July 7.
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Constantinople
Amsterdam
City
American Prisoners Defy German Interrogations at Sea
In Geneva on July 27 American prisoners refuse to divulge naval and military details to German officers. The German interrogators grow furious at the stubborn replies and the prisoners’ cold sarcasm underscores their resolve not to provide information.
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Geneva
United States Forces Rally In France As March Reports Advances
General March states American troops now number about 1.25 million overseas and two new army corps have been formed, with six additional divisions arriving in France. He notes progress on the Fère-en-Tardenois and Soissons fronts and American forces moving to Italy.
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L. 1
United States Naval Station
Brightwaters
Kobbe
Sarah Lord
New London
Conn
New England
Wiesbaden
Germmany
Columbia University
Bayreuth
The
New York World
the Herald
Washington
Paris
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Flanders
United States
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
War Department
Europe
Pershing
March
France
Italy
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National Guard
National Army
German Offensive Talk Shifts to New Marne Drive
With American forces on the Marne front, reports from German sources speak of a possible fresh attack aimed at drawing Allied troops from Soissons and Rheims. The Kaiser’s high command could deploy reserves to threaten the British front, while Franco-American positions near Oulchy le Chateau tighten under German pressure.
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Ypres
von Eben
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von Hutier
Soissons
Rheims
Soissons-Rheims
Montdidier
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Champagne
Oureq
Marne
Oulchy-le- Chateau
Fére-en-Tardenois
Tardenois
Ris
Lieutenant Hanes Killed in Plane Crash at Mineola Field
Lieutenant C. H. Hanes of Dorchester Mass died when the Haviland D battleplane he piloted fell about 150 feet at Mineola aviation field. His mechanic Private Minard S. Moist suffered a broken leg and broken collar bone. Continued on Page Twelve.
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Dorchester
Mass
Mineola
Minard S. Moist
Hanes
War Economy Clearance Sale Opens at Oppenheim & Collin
An opportunity is offered to every woman to save at the Most Inventory Clearance Sales. Oppenheim & Collin advertise in Brooklyn sec tion. The sale promises value for shoppers amid wartime economy pressures in Brooklyn.
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Oppenheim & Collin
Brooklyn
Secen
Allied forces advance along Marne front in day reports
Paris dispatches describe German retreat north of the Marne as French and allied troops push rearguards toward Bruyères Villeneuve-sur-Fère Courtmont Passy-Grigny Ouisles La Neuville aux-Larris Chaumugry. Prisoners exceed 200 south of Mont Saint in Champagne with nine officers captured. In Berlin, night and day reports note quieter fronts though renewed activity near the Scarpe and on the Soissons to Reims front with French countermoves repelling some attacks.
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Villeneuve-sur-Fére
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Passy-Grigny
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la Neuville aux-Larris
Chaumugry
Château-Thierry
Champagne
Mont San
Port
Crown Prince
Rupprecht
Scarpe
Soisssons
Rheims
Perthes
Houain
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Ludendorff
Flanders
Alsace
Berlin
von Kluck
Rious
Lassigny
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Gouraud
Chalons
Revigny
Epernay
Montmirail
Verdun
Belfort
Sedan
Belgium
France
Joffre
The
Castelnau
Dubail
Ourcq
French Strategy Wins At Marne Clash With Hindenburg
In a special cable from France, President Poincaré visits battle posts as Gen Fayolle is decorated. The piece credits French planning and rising Allied morale for victory, contrasts with German overconfidence, and notes German fatigue and staff flaws.
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Marne
Hindenburg
Germans Begin Retreat in Marne Salient as Allies Advancing
The German line in the Marne salient is retreating after late morning rearward movement. Allied forces have advanced several kilometers, with French American troops pressing from the west south and southeast. Hindenburg may regroup for a new maneuver as the drama of the second battle of the Marne unfolds.
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Germany
Hindenburg
Americans Reach Front Near Fére-en-Tardenois
The American forces advance along a line south of Fére-en-Tardenois toward the forest of De and Charmel, capturing key forested areas and destroying bridges over a stream as German units wade across. Reports say orders direct a new action on the northern bank of the Ouregg while two villages are taken.
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Marne
Oureq
Fére-en-Tardenois
Charmel
Uuregg
Fére
French and American Advance Clears Forest of Fére
On the Aisne-Marne front French and American forces keep advancing northeast. The Forest of Fére was cleared of the enemy this afternoon as allied troops press the German line.
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Aisne-Marne
Associated Press
Fére
German Army Falls Back Along Front North of Marne
London reports a general German retreat along the front north of the Marne. French American and British forces press the rearguards, reaching positions near Bruyeres and Fere-en-Tardenois as the Paris War Office bulletin details the extent of the German withdrawal.
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Marne
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Tardenois
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