War Office statements on early June battles across front
Paris and Berlin dispatches report French and British advances and artillery exchanges at multiple sectors. Key gains include over 180 machine guns captured and German positions driven back near Chavigny and around Amblony, with night fighting and tank support shaping the front. Italian fire and patrols noted near the Grappa, Cortelasay, and Map River areas.
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Paris
Wie
Atere
Vince
Antreches
Vines
Dummiers
Wilyorkmrys
Thorn Battlefront
Berlin
Ofeo
Flaniova
Bulhaldos
Ousey
Haig
London
Mitty Todtay
Lehwid
la Bassie Canal
Morlaycoirt
Ilr
Scarpe Andibya
Merris
Ypres
Cominos
Rome
War Office
Alan
Mubte Grappa
Cortelasay
Entente Forces Hold Ground as German Attacks Falter
Fragmented report on Verdun and nearby fronts notes Ludendorff’s initiative limited by Allied holds and mounting French and British counterpressure. It cites heavy German casualties, shifting tactics, and Allied advances narrowing the strategic bulge while German storming divisions retreat from critical sectors.
German Pressure Heaviest on Allied Left Flank
German forces push on the Allies left wing near the Mule Trivenes and Wir Bilge as they seek to enclose Wlter region. Allied counter moves along the Corey Longpont area slow German gains. shells and bombardment target Le Ferte Milon while defenders hold back a broader envelopment attempt.
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Sulaponn
Feu
Mtrwwi
hYe Aimane Itcessant
Corey
Longpont To-Dar
Foravt Villere-Cofteeets
le Ferte-Miloy
Stabilized defense slows German drive in 1918 front
Military analyst William L. McPherson notes German assaults on the Wisne Marne salient failed to break Allied lines as Allied infantry massed on the front. He cites Hutier tactics, front thinning, and stronger artillery as key factors. The piece details specific German efforts near Chezy Corey Dommiery Fontenoy Autreches and nearby woods, comparing to Cambrai and Somme outcomes.
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William L. McPherson
Wisne-Marne
Butte
Generais
Vin Hutier
von Hutier
Uambhrai
Cambrai
Picardy
Manders
Champagne
Switzerland
North Sea
Amiens Daili
Marne
Woch
Flanders
Somme
Butt
Noyorns
Marne Front
Chezy
Veuilly-la-Poterie
Hiehroud
Weuilytla-Poteria
Villers-Cottes
Rete Mirough
Chazy
Mando
Corey
la Porta Mile
Villers-Cotterets
Paris
Dommiery
Missy sur-Bois
Durey Valley
Carlepont Wood
Ie River
Autreches
Fontenoy
Ajéne
Oise
Germine
French Obeyed Order to Fight To the Death
The report details French forces resisting with near suicidal resolve as waves of German divisions attacked the Ajlette Valley and Chemin des Dames. Cavalry fought on foot and horseback to halt the advance, with planes and artillery countered by French gunnery and rapid repositioning. A Breton pair swam the Aisne with rifles rather than surrender.
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Tribune
Thisalary
Ajlette
Chemin Des Dames
Alasie
Imireh
Aeros
Americans Fight 200 Germans in France Clash
A 30 man American patrol penetrated the enemy lines in France early this morning engaging about 200 Germans. The clash lasted twenty minutes with heavy enemy losses. American casualties were described as extremely slight. Paris reports ninety of wounded in Cantigny will recover per top surgeons. Wounded were moved to hospitals near Paris from Cantigny and Veuilly Wood.
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France
Lineville
Paris
Clantigny
American Army Medical Corps
Cantigny
Veuilly Wood
Battle Tales From The Tong Front Amid Giant Conflicts
Dispatches describe low flying planes, captured pilots, and furious fighting along the Tong front from west of Soissons to Rheims. The bombardment strains supply lines as towns endure heavy shelling and bridges are destroyed, signaling the fiercest battle in living memory with soldiers valuing life and valor amid overwhelming losses.
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Soisson4
Rhebis
Americans Halt German Advance At Chateau Thierry
Reuters reports from Worthy say American machine gunners and French colonials defended the Marne river approaches to Chateau Thierry. Despite German assaults and smoke, allied fire halted the foe, with Germans driven from the town and our troops protecting key river crossings amid heavy combat on the Amiens front.
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Marne
London
Cheteau Thierry
Reuters
Wrench
Worthy
Cantigny
Amiens
Chéteau Thierry
Chateau Thierry
Cunners
Chater Thierry
Icans
Germain
Thasu
Agai
Americans Drive Germans From Veuilly Front North of Chateau Thierry
American forces pressed a bold advance northwest of Chateau Thierry driving Germans from Veuilly and clearing machine gun nests on the edge of woods. French and American troops fought side by side, nearly wiping out a German foret on the Marne left bank near Jaulgonne. The advance extended to Vouilly where the enemy was pushed back about one and a half kilometers. American losses were light, mainly from shellfire.
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France
Chateau ‘Thierry
Marne
Jaulgonnt
Chateau Thierry
Vouilly
Fhont
of & Ierrow
Salient
Bate Zone
Marne River
Notako UN Ammericans
Enemy positions in Picardy penetrated reports from Front
Patchy telegram style summarizes intensified activity near Ameri can lines in Picardy. Allied and German patrols clash with casualties reported as wounded and killed. General Pershing earlier noted German attacks and riverine actions as patrols along the lines continued with limited gains by both sides.
Two American Fliers Down German in Battle Near Toul
Two American pilots engaged a German biplane northwest of Toul this morning, forcing it back inside its lines after a dogfight. The downed machine settled near the trench, where enemy troops gathered as American artillery delivered shells to the area causing casualties.
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Toul
Srance
Watre
Amament Artilery
General Robertson Appointed Commander of Home Army Forces
London June 5 General Sir William Robertson was officially named temporary commander of Home Army forces in Great Britain. The former chief of the Imperial Staff and head of the Exastern command assumes control during a critical wartime period.
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London
William Robertson
Exatern Command
Imperial Staff
Grout Brit
Von Hatzfeldt Named German Delegate to Prisoner Parley
The German government appoints Count Hermann von Hatzfeldt son of Count Hatzfeldt former German ambassador in London as its principal delegate to the prisoner exchange talks. He will represent Berlin at the Hague via the German legation and work with other powers on war prisoner issues.
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von Hatzfeldt
George F. Stewart
Tribunal
Amsterdam
Count Hermun von Hatzfeldt
Cute Hatzfeldt
London
Dipios
Hague
Gap von Hatzfeldt
Cory
Quality fabric and trims claim in designer trousers
An advertising blurb touts in house production control from fabric to trim. It notes high quality pocketing in trousers and compares consumption, with a jab at tailors who use the rest. Mentions serge for summer and a sun resistant blue, plus a Japanama rice paper product and a registered trademark near Broadway.
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