War front updates from Paris to Rome June 5
War Office statements report German efforts repulsed across multiple fronts with prisoners and weapons captured. In the Aisne and near Montignage ground regained, Longpont area yields about fifty prisoners. British raids yield prisoners and machine guns near Morlancourt Lens and La Bassée. Italian batteries fire with confetti and prisoners taken. several enemy airplanes downed.
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Paris
War Office
Qis
Montnlagache
Aisne
Vingte
Longnont
Frome
Chavizny Farm
Carlepont Wood
Autreches
Dommiers
Corey
Flanders
Amblony
Curry
Ourea
Haig
London
Morlancourt
DAV
Lens
la Bassée Canal
Scarpe
Lya
Merris
Ypres-Comines Canal
Rome
Piave River
Monte Grappa
Cortelazao
German Offense and Allied Resistance in Paris Drive
The article analyzes shifting momentum in the Champagne push, noting Tadendorf’s initiative amid German superiority and Allied mobilization. It cites Ludendorff’s strategic choices, casualty estimates, and a German critic’s view that war is driven by forcing the enemy to yield rather than dramatic endings, with Allied troops holding positions at the ends of the bulge.
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Tadendorff
Tadendorf
Earry Narichten
Somme
Flanders
Migs
Sedan
Maris
Annenberg
Montencero
Bulge
German Pressure Heaviest on Left Flank of Allies
German forces push on the western front aiming to straighten the Bulge near Troesnes and Moulinssous Touvent as artillery and infantry clash. North of the Aisne Allies strengthen positions while German assaults threaten La Ferte Milon, facing tough Allied resistance amid heavy bombardment.
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France
Dhe Allie
Troesnes
Lal Ferte Milon
St Moulinssous-Touvent
Soissons
Aisne
Corey and
Longpont
Villers-Cutterets
la Ferte-Milan
Stabilization of German Offensives Seen in Aisne-Marne Actions
Military analyst William L. McPherson argues the German push on the Aisne-Marne front stalled due to Allied reinforcements, not new German tactics. He notes Cambrai lessons reveal massed infantry overpower thinning front lines, urging the Allies to equalize strength or shorten the line to preserve the front from Switzerland to the North Sea. He cites Chezy Corcy Dommiers and actions near Veuilly la Poterie as failed German efforts.
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William L. McPherson
Aisne-Marne
Teuton
Somme
von Hutier
Cambrai
Picardy
Manders
Champagne
Stoe
Switzerland
North Sea
Amiens
Marne
Foch
Flanders
Noyon-Marne
Chezy
Veuilly-la-Poterie
Veuilly-la-Potétie
Villers-Cotterets
la Perté Milon
Paris
Dommiers
Missy sur-Bois
Oureq
Carlepont Wood
Oise
French Defenders Fight to the Death in Aisne Valley
A Tribune report recounts French units fighting to the death as waves of German assault broke through near Chemin des Dames and the Ailette. Cavalry and artillery countered with Napoleonic tactics, while aero planes provided crucial intelligence and aid stalled the advance.
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Tribune
Ailette
Chemin Des Dames
Aisne
30 Americans Fight 200 Bodies by The Ausocrac With The American Army In France
A June 5 report states an American patrol of thirty men pushed into the German third lines in the Luneville sector and met 200 enemy troops. The clash lasted twenty minutes with heavy German losses and minimal American casualties. Paris reports most Cantigny wounded will recover per Army surgeons.
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France
Luneville
Paris
Cantigny
American Army Medical Corps
Veuilly Wood
Largest and fiercest battle marks war's long front
The text recounts a brutal, protracted struggle across a front from west of Soissons to Rheims. It notes towns changing hands, the central role of American forces, and a French officer praising Allied actions amid heavy casualties and battlefield shifts including Chateau Thierry’s northern area becoming No Man's Land.
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Omy
Soissons
Rheims
Chateau Thierry
No Man's Land
Americans Hold Chateau Thierry Bridge Against Germans
A Reuters report from London notes American machine gunners at Chateau Thierry and allied French colonial troops halted German advances along the Marne. Despite heavy fire and smoke, the Americans defended the northern river bank, helped drive the foe from the town, and covered the bridge withdrawal before its destruction.
American Bayonets Sweep Foe From Veuilly Positions
In a trench front northwest of Chateau Thierry, American troops and French allies drove Germans from Veuilly Wood after heavy machine gun exchanges. Cavaliers and Marne area fighting saw close-quarters combat and prisoner rounds as U S units repelled the enemy near Jaulgonne and Veuilly la Poterie. The battle, fought in hilly terrain with scarce trenches, left American losses light and morale high despite unknowns about heavier artillery to come.
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Tle
Marne
Verneuil
Oureq
Villers-Cotterets
Soissons
Paris
Noroy
Dammard
Forte-Milon
Forte Milon
Aisne
Agsoracer Rressy
France
Chateau Thierry
Veuilly Wood
Veuilly-la-Poterie
Unem
Jaulgonne
Veuilly
Marne River
Pershing Reports American Actions in Picardy and Lorraine
General Pershing’s communique details patrols in Picardy and Lorraine with enemy positions penetrated and losses inflicted. Artillery activity has diminished in the Woëvre while patrolling continues and three Germans were killed in a patrol clash.
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Picardy
Pershing
Lorraine
Pat
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Two American Pilots Down German Plane Near Toul
Range, June 3. An American lieutenant and another pilot engaged a German biplane over the lines northwest of Toul this morning and forced the enemy plane down inside its own lines after a fierce dogfight. Afterward, hundreds of enemy soldiers gathered at the crash site as American artillery shelled the wreck, causing casualties. Petia
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Lan Leetanes
Toul
Petia
Robertson to Command Home Army in Britain
London June 5 The text announces a temporary measure appointing General Sir William Robertson head of the forces in Great Britain. Robertson, chief of the Eastern command and former imperial staff chief, takes command while a longer arrangement is considered.
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London
Sir William Robertson
Sef
Eastern Command
Imperial Staff
Great Britain
Von Hatzfeldt Named German Delegate to Hague Talks
Amsterdam June 5 The German government appoints Count Herman von Hatzfeldt son of Count Hatzfeldt former German ambassador in London as principal delegate to Hague negotiations on the exchange of prisoners of war. Von Hatzfeldt is one of the best.
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Amsterdam
Herman von Hatefeldt
Count Hatzfeldt
London
The
Hague
von Hatafeldt
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Manufacturer claims superiority in garment construction with visible and hidden details. Highlights include fine pocketing and durable materials like Serge for Summer in blue that resists fading. Mentions Japanama rice paper straws and a registered Broadway trademark. Stored at Four Broadway Comers locations.
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