French Counter Attacks Halt German Advances Near Paris
French forces repelled a major German push aimed at Paris, retaking Trocsnes and other key towns while delaying the enemy’s westward raid. German activity remains high along the Aisne and Marne front, with renewed offensives near Amiens, Ypres, Rheims, and the Oise valley threatening the capital.
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Corey
Lonch
Vierzy
Chaudun
Waveroles
Troesnes
Oureq
Womanial de Rets
Hot Fighting but No Material Change in Aisne Front Status
Wireless Press reports severe fighting on the Aisne and Marne fronts with no marked shift in lines. The enemy pressure stays westward toward the forest of Villuna Cotteret as front moves from Veurexis to Bouresches, then to the Marne while Chateau Thierry remains in enemy hands. French counterattacks thwart German gains despite the pressure.
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Vieire Sapstons
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Laconin-w-Breud
Chundity Longpont
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Rene
Allieg Sinatava Tees
Logsthex
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The
Germans Advance Along Marne With French Armies
Fighting their way along the River Marne, German forces press toward a point west of Chateau Thierry. French troops hold the western city front on the eastern Champeaux line as Germans cross the Rheims Dormans road south of Oliny et Violaine and Ville en Tardenois.
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sy-en-Valois
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Villers-Hélon
Noroy-sur-Oureq
Neuilly-St. Front
Dormansims High Road
Ville-en-Tarde
Olizy-Volaine
Germans Pour New Divisions Into Mighty Marne Push
German forces intensify the Marne offensive with fresh divisions and new methods. Left flank near Rheims and Chateau-Thierry remains contested as French resistance grows, while between Soissons and the Marne the defense tightens. About forty five divisions participate, including elite troops in special uniforms, part of von Hutten’s and others' formations.
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Pam
Marne
Batte
Rheims
Chateau-Thierry
Soissons
Amiens
Saisons-Rheimn
von Hutter
Foes population drops as Entente holds its own in Marne battle
London dispatch reports German, Austrian and Hungarian population declines due to war losses and food distress while Allied forces in France push a cautious Marne defense. Refugees flood roads as British, French and American units slow German advances and defend towns like Chateau Thierry and Dornans amid heavy artillery and raids.
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Marne
The War Office reports major battles near Paris and on the Marne
War Office dispatches from Paris detail daytime and nighttime actions across multiple fronts. French and German forces clash north of the Marne and near Chateau Thierry, with ground gained and losses on both sides. British raids southeast of Arras and Lens yield prisoners, while Italians report artillery activity and air operations along the Piave and other fronts.
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Amiens
London
France
Arras
Lens
Bethune
Villers-Bretonneux
Albert Unil Arras
Ypres
Avoluy Wood
Rallying to halt German assault near Rheims
Allied forces aimed to trap German forces with encircling moves around Rheims. They briefly seized Fort Pompelle before General Gourand's troops repelled them. Fighting paused with front stabilization on Saturday as Germany committed forty five divisions while maintaining an equal reserve ready to strike.
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Fort Pompelle
Gourand
German two seater downed by Lieutenant Campbell
War Department recounts Lieutenant Douglas Campbell bringing down a German two seater last Friday. Campbell spotted the enemy aircraft near the front lines, permitted its firing until ammunition ran out, then closed in and forced the downed machine to crash just inside Allied territory.
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War Department
Douglas Campbell
Campbell
German Offense at the Vesle and Marne Shapes, Foch Edges
Allied leaders monitor the German push south toward the Vesle and Paris as Foch massed reserves on the Noyon to Chateau Thierry front. German attempts along the Ourcq and Marne face French counterattacks with no rush to cross the Marne, while Soissons and Anizy zones see ongoing, decisive fighting.
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Noyon
Soissons
Chateau Thierry
von Hutier
Mies
Ailette
Anizy
Paris
Oise
Ourcq
Noyon-Montdidier
Amiens
Chateau ‘Thierry
Appar
Americans Hold Marne Front In Counterattacks And Air Activity
A first hand account from the Marne front describes French counterattacks driving back German tanks and prisoners while German assaults press toward Rheims. The narrative follows Allied artillery observers, French gunners, and aircraft coordinating to repel crossings, with ongoing shelling along both river banks and dynamic battlefield maneuvers amid open warfare.
Naval Airman Rescued by Cuban Steamer Near Atlantic Port
Lieutenant Myera, a Naval reserve aviator from a local station, was lost at sea amid heavy fog and dwindling oil. He was rescued thirty miles off the harbor when a steamship arriving from a Cuban port located his hydro airplane after less than an hour afloat.
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Myera
Here
Myers
Zeppelin Reported Downed by British Destroyer
Copenhagen June 2 It is reported that Zenoalin airahin was shot down Saturday morning off the Jutland coast by a British destroyer. The airman drowned while attempting to escape and was seen sinking in rough seas.
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Copenhagen
Jutland
Rennet
Red Cross Ready To Care for U S Wounded Troops
Paris June 2 Major Robert P Perkins head of the American Red Cross in Europe reports satisfactory measures for wounded and refugees. Hospitals have been set up where needed and supplies sent forward. In Paris district three thousand beds provided and more rooms ready. Red Cross workers face danger but only one member wounded. No serious loss of supplies. refugees use wheelbarrows to carry offerings. Red Cross assumes full responsibility for caring and feeding refugees arriving in Paris and dispatching them to destinations.
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Robert P. Perkins
American Red Cross
Europe
Red Cross
Perkins
Varis
Red Crown
Photos Show Wrecked Warships at Zeebrugge
London June 2 The Admiralty released photographs taken by British airmen at Zeebrugge showing a submarine or other vessel near the mole almost awash, likely sunk by a North Star torpedo on April 24. A destroyer near the mole, probably sunk May 2 by bombs from an aircraft. The May 30 attack damaged the De Jaegher Works aiding repairs, amid heavy Allied raids delaying repairs at Zeebrugge.
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Admiralty
Zeebrugge
Admiralty G
North Star
Zeerugge
de Jaegher
Amsterdan
Zebrugge
Barnum Fat Man Seeks Trunk Strap At 34th Street Store
In a peculiar exchange at a 34th Street shop, a notably overweight customer asks a salesman named George Coffin to tailor a trunk strap to 68 inches as a belt. The dialogue features playful banter about dress trunks or steamers and ends with a joke on size and propriety amid the Broadway retailer scene.
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