Allied gains in Champagne and Picardy report wartime advances
The Allied communiqué notes gains in Champagne and Picardy with prisoners taken including an officer and twenty-five unwounded men. It mentions minor readjustments near Chateau Thierry, joint actions with French troops, and active artillery on the Marne and Lorraine fronts with a German raid repelled in Picardy.
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Picardy
Chateauhierry
Marne
Wueyre
Lorraine
Pershing
Allied Front Advances Across Northern France June 7
British French and American forces reported continued gains from the Ourcq to the Marne region with villages Veuilly la Poterie Vinly and Rouresches captured and 200 plus prisoners taken. American troops advanced on Torey Gelleau Bouresches and Will 201 near Chateau Thierry as British forces recaptured Bligny and seized 100 prisoners. Movement included French and American air and artillery action with extensive bombing and several ships of the line.
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Oureq
Marne
Vinly
Lisieres
Chozy
Veuilly la Poterie
Rouresches
Torey-Houresches
Rheima
Bligny
Ourcq
Rheims
Noye
St. Quentin
Soissona
Army of the East
Huma
Vetrenik
Monastir
Derna
Lake Presba
DAV
Montdidier
Noyon
Aisne
le Port
Fontenoy
Ambleny
Bussaires
Clignon
Torey
Gelleau
Bouresches
Chateau Thierry
Will
Berlin
Sarey
Andre River
Kemmel
Haig
Locre
London
Field Marshal
Strazeele
Bethune
Garrizon
Marines Gain Ground Near Belleau Wood in Fierce Action
Report details Marines pressing through Belleau Wood and Torey amid heavy German resistance near Paris. American artillery fire, bayonet assaults, and machine gun barrages pave the way as Marines take key positions and capture prisoners. Wounded supply lines describe brave fighting and high morale among U.S. forces.
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Belleau Wood
Battle Continues Along American French Line in France
Allied forces on the Veuilly Poterie Bouresches front press the Germans with shoulder to shoulder action. French troops seize Vinly Veuil la Poterie and heights southeast of Haute Vesnes while Americans fight in a machine gun heavy wood. An American lieutenant single handedly silences a gun position and returns with the gun. ambulance crews stay exposed to tend the wounded. Prisoners are taken as German losses mount.
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D. L. Dulsworth
Kansas City
Dulsworth
Tok
Charles Ginsberg
Ow York
Washington
Ginsberg
Alowerl
Ico
France
Veuilly Poterie
Bussiares
Bouresches
Vinly
Veuilla-Poterie
Haute Vesnes
Foe's Loss Heavy In Marne Battle, Pershing Reports
General Pershing reports further American and French advances near Chateau Thierry and heavy enemy losses. An American raid was conducted as the battle continued, with emphasis on intensified actions and tactical gains in the Marne sector.
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Marne
Pershing
Washington
Chateau Thierry
11 Americans Win U S Cross for Acts of Heroism in France
The Distinguished Service Cross is awarded to American expeditionary forces officers and men for gallant actions near Cambrai on November 3. Officers Redwood Holmes McLoud Mutsart Hussart and engineers McLoud, Mccane, and Mutsart led and rallied troops, rescued wounded, and captured prisoners under heavy shell fire despite intense German bombardment.
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France
George S. Redwood
Christian S. Holmes
James A. Murphy
Ernest Burch
Henry J. Mongeay
Edward Armatrong
Bernhard
Rolt
Carson L. Shuman
C. Raymond Hussart
Paul McLoud
Donald Mooraae
Cambrai
Redwood
Monpeay
Armstrong
Shuman
Holmes
No Man’s Land
Murphy
Holme
McLoud
Moccane
Mutsart Seted
Tater Hal
Bureh
Allies Struck by German Advance Across Western Front
London June 1 Reuter dispatch from British HQ in France analyzes May 11 to June 8 gains by Germans between Noyon and Chateau Thierry and near Rheims and Rheims defenses. It notes French counterattacks, hundreds of prisoners, local German efforts, and a longer Allied line creating numerical disadvantage with the threat of future thrusts toward Amiens and Paris.
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London
Reuter
France
Noyon
Chateau Thierry
Sous
Soia|sons
Rheims
Allied Forces Question Strategy Amid Retreats
In discussing the current war situation, Allied forces face dispersed reserves and limited maneuver space as Germans concentrate for immediate action. Despite setbacks and large prisoner counts, officials urge no despair. On the Italian front, Austrians may soon strike, with the Piave River as a lingering obstacle and the Brenta Valley at risk of Austrian flanking. The Italian line is judged stronger than the Isonzo, and confidence remains as German troops are not currently with Austrian forces.
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Aisne
Marne
Paris
He Oise
Ure
Oise
Argonne
Montlicier
Amiens
Germany
Brenta
Isonzo
Marines Capture Machine Guns Harassing Their Line
Paris reports German troops held and French counter attacks succeeding along the Marne and northwest of Chateau Thierry. An American patrol north of Lucy le Rocage attacked machine guns harassing their first line, killing the gunners and capturing the guns, illustrating the bravery and adaptability of U S forces in modern combat.
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Paris
Marna
Chateau Thierry
Lucy-le-Rocage
Unwilling Enemy Forced to Fight by American Attack
London dispatch reports American forces northwest of Chateau-Thierry engaging in three days of heavy fighting in Picardy. Allies held the upper hand as the Germans, surprised by the offensive, sought to defend and recapture ground won from the Marne valley salient.
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London
Picardy
Chateau-Thierry
Marna
Pri
Allies Make Gains as Germans Faced With Minor Attacks
June 7 report says German forces are held at all points of their late advance with only minor, repulsed attacks. Allied counter offensives gain ground, except near Chateau Thierry and Champlot Bligny where activity increased. Artillery bombardment from both sides continues, with Allies shelling German rear areas.
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France
Chateau Thierry
Champlot-Bligny
Rheims
Italy's War Exhibit on Tour Heads to St Louis
The United States government has seized the Italian War Exhibit at Madison Square Garden and will move it to a larger city, closing the Garden Sunday night before touring to St Louis next week. The display aims to showcase the conflict and related artifacts to the public.
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Wired States
Madison Square Garden
Garden
St Louis
Americans Break Through North West of Chateau Thierry
Allied dispatches describe US marines and French troops advancing about two miles along a two and a half mile front north east of Chateau Thierry. Bussiares Bouresches Torcy and Belleau Woods were re secured as Germans retreat after heavy strain. French recaptured Le Port Bligny and Veuilly la Poterie as British troops retook Bligny further north. The offensive continues with Germany fatigued and short on supplies amid renewed Allied pressure and uncertain plans for a formal renunciation of the push.
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ALA
Chateau Thierry
Bussiares
Bouresches
Torcy
Belleau
Belleau Woods
Paris
Veuilly-la-Poterie
Aisne
Lave
le Port
Fontenoy
Rheims
Bligny
Marne
Aisne- Somme
Offensive out of his hat and preparing for new move
He notes a rapid shift from Somme withdrawal to renewed action in Flanders. After four weeks past the final check below Ypres Champagne, he questions readiness for another grand-scale drive before May 17.
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Somme
Flanders
Ypres de Champagne
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