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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
4
Paris dispatch reports Prime Minister Clemenceau delivering a robust defense of wartime policies. He rejects Socialist calls for immediate interpellation and vows to keep the army informed while pursuing final victory against Germany. The chamber approved to proceed with no public or secret debate on military responsibility.
The movement of American troops to France accelerates as Wilson Baker and Pershing pledge rapid response. A correspondent recalls trenches, first encounters with shellfire, and the grit of Princeton Plattsburg veterans adapting to combat. Officers gauge discipline, training, and morale amid constant redeployments toward a looming clash.
Reports from the Marne describe American machine gunners aiding French forces at Chateau-Thierry and Cantigny, delaying German crossings and repelling assaults. By night and day, U S troops manned hidden positions, aided by allied reserves, and stirred French praise for their courage and effectiveness.
Paris dispatch quotes Georges Clemenceau in the Chamber of Deputies saying France will never yield or negotiate peace on victory. He asserts the government will defend the fatherland at all costs with allied nations and that Americans are arriving for the final blow.
Principal surgeons of the American Army Medical Corps report that ninety of every hundred American soldiers wounded at Cantigny are expected to recover. Wounded were removed quickly from the line and taken to American hospitals near Earle, from Cantigny and Veuilly.
In a brilliant bayonet assault northwest of Château-Thierry, American forces attacked Veullly Wood and drove German troops from the position after they had occupied Veullly-la-Poterie. The engagement showcased decisive combat as Germans faced a heavy machine gun onslaught.
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