War Echoes From The Somme And Flanders Fronts
A World War I dispatch describes night attacks by Prussian divisions on the Somme front, German prisoners and their grim views, and the quiet yet tense Flanders front. It notes American presence, Allied air raids over Zeebrugge, and the resilience of British and allied troops amid persistent bombardment and wildflower scenery along the lines.
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Somme
Flanders
Ywpres-Menin
Lys
van @uck
Bert
Wtard
Dennis
Rar Ud
Gordons
la Pannette
Les Choquaux
Paris
Germany
Husaia
Trussian
Sell
Dickebusch
Rupprecht
Bavaria
France
Zeebrugge
St. George
Zeebruggee
Oatend
Royal Naval Air Squadrons
Royal Air Force
Zeebrugse
Zeebrughe
Americans Welcome in Paris with Flowers and Cheers
Paris audiences greeted U S troops arriving from overseas with waving flowers and cheering crowds. Ex Premier Viviani lauded the soldiers as defenders of universal right and praised American nurses while urging France to stand firm until the army arrives in full force.
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France
Paris
Gordon Highlanders
Jock
Has Agency
Viviani
M. Viviani
America
United States
Wilson
Europe
Perris Reports Frontline Life and Tank Actions in France
Dispatch from the French front recounts refugees, front-line toil, and the morale of French and American forces. Tanks and infantry spearhead counterattacks, with Belleau Wood and surrounding valleys pivotal as German efforts wane.
War report notes air victory and Allied hinge
Paris dispatch reports Sub-Lieutenant Nongesser promoted and credited with downing two airplanes, totaling thirty eight enemy machines. In Plymouth a garden party honored the American base hospital stars with 150 nurses and motor ambulances parading through the city led by officials.
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Paris
Tavas
Nongesser
Legion of Honor
Marey
Plymouth
Jne
Am Jeans
Cooper
Americans Hold Alsace Front As Germans Press Raid
American troops repelled a German raid on Xivray after a brutal 5 hour bombardment. Prisoners from the 36th Landwehr and 22d Regiment Bavarian Reserve were taken, including two officers. The front line held near Belfort as U.S. forces advance into German soil amid French ceremony and a shared sector along the Alsace border.
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Xivray
36Th
Landwehr
22D
Sth
Heserve
Viles
Ger
Lnrely
Alsace
Picardy
Switzerland
Republic
Germany
Lorraine
Americans Proud to Fight in Alsace
With the American Army in France on June 16, American troops prepare to engage in Alsace as part of the ongoing World War I combat efforts. The report highlights American resolve and readiness amid Allied operations on the Western Front.
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Alsace
New York Times Company
Gyedal
New York Times
France
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Paag
Joseph
Marguerite
Arras
G. H. Perris
Flory
Mery
St. Maur
Lataule
Belloy
Aisne
Marne
Qureq
Couvres
Valsery
Clignon
von Boehn
Belleau Wood
Nungesser Downs
Franklin Simon
Enuine
Bat Wings
Men’s Furnishings Shop
West 38Th Street
Fifth Avenue
Belfort
W J. Guyton
Hether
Goughboy
Granks
Bodie
Guyton
Syrabeo Haiig
Franklin Simon & Co
West Thirty-Eighth Street
Broadway
U.S. A
Norfolk
Palm Beach
Weber & Heilbroner
Broadwey
Nassau
Nassau 42Nd
Fifth Ave
Biwey
Gen. Pershing
United States Army
Manhattan
Saks
Finchley
USA
New York
Valve
Bryant
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