02 Jun 1918
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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1918
Page
1
Washington reports American troops as a vital factor in the French battle. General Bridges cites German aims to capture Paris, split Allied forces through Amiens, and seize Channel ports. He warns Halting at the Marne and possible resumption of the northern push, with weeks of continued fighting ahead.
The first American trained ace, Lieutenant Douglas Campbell of California, downed his fifth enemy plane behind American lines. Campbell, 22, is the son of the Lick Observatory chief astronomer and joined the American Air Service after U S entry. He has four confirmed kills this May and a fifth unconfirmed.
In France on May 1 Sergeant Cunningham of Grand Rapids Michigan defended a trench post against a grenade fall. He killed four German soldiers and wounded one more before being shot. A French general later awarded him the Croix de Guerre as he survived the encounter.
Report from France dated May 31 says the German army will have three meatless days weekly after a captured German officer disclosed the program. He noted soldiers extended four days of meat rations to cover daily needs. A German sergeant who surrendered described desertion attempts and an Allied propagandist bargain gone awry in No Man's Land.
Washington reports American infantry and machine gun units arriving in England and France will be brigaded with British, French, and veteran American units under General Pershing. The plan aims to keep U S troops from direct brigading with other U S units, with Foch and British command influencing dispositions. The death of Private Stanley Belan of the 77th National Army Division in France raises questions about the frontline deployment of newly arrived troops and whether some units have already seen combat or training near the fighting line. Many National Army replacements have been used to fill gaps, with some soldiers assigned individually or in small teams to veteran units. The rest of the regiment remains behind lines awaiting assignment.
Reports from Paris on June 1 describe the German shift to a Marne front aiming to link with positions north of Paris and threaten Amiens. Ferocious fighting continues with reserves poured in as Foch strengthens Soissons front. French resolve and readiness to counter with infantry and bayonet defense amid heavy artillery imbalance.
Paris dispatch details German attacks from the Oise to the Marne with heavy losses for the enemy. French forces pressured yet held positions from Carlpont Wood to Fontenoy and Fort Pompelle, while capturing prisoners and tanks. Berlin reports claim ground gains and repeated attacks across the Chauny and Noyon sectors with thousands taken prisoner and several enemy aircraft shot down.
Reports describe a sixteen hour defense of Fére-en-Tardenois by French troops, facing eight to one odds. German forces crossed the Vesle, attacked from all directions, while French gunners, armored cars, and planes inflicted heavy losses and destroyed guns rather than surrender.
The town endured nightlong house to house combat with a small French garrison staving off encirclement. At 7:30 next morning a French counterattack pushed Germans 500 yards from the town. By 9:30 the garrison retreated in order after destroying material that could aid the enemy.
An American destroyer, part of a convoy escort, reports sinking two German U boats within half an hour off the French coast. Depth charges near the submerged subs produced evidence of hits as the destroyer moved to rejoin the convoy.
In Oyster Bay New York Colonel Theodore Roosevelt learns his son Captain Kermit Roosevelt earned the British Military Cross for gallantry in Mesopotamian action. He enlisted with the British Army over a year ago, sought transfer to the American Army, and is now en route to join General Pershing in France.
Berlin reports heavy German pressure along the Aisne and near Soissons with forts captured east of Rheims and gains at Nouvron and Footenoy. Paris says French counterattacks reclaim ground around Blanzy while Allied withdrawal continues under overwhelming force. About fifty German divisions engaged, with roughly 675,000 attackers in action.
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