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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1918
Page
17
Military dispatch reports 15 000 foes wiped out by French Legion successes near German positions. General Praises American troops for support while noting heavy losses among enemy and gallant acts by Corporal Michel and others. Ground battles rage under constant shellfire as the legionnaire unit holds and repels attacks.
Washington June 17 The army casualty list details fatalities including officers and enlisted men. It lists names such as Samuel Quemore Arthur Samore and Alexander, with causes in action, disease, accidents, and missing cases. The report, released by Major General Paine, segments casualties by category and notes totals across multiple units and locations.
The report details multiple Allied defenders in combat during a critical engagement. Private Suldang and Corporal Tonka manned and cleared a machine gun position amid heavy enemy pressure. Sergeant Maurier led a damaged section, while Private Mallarstikoft and Captain Veabor refused to yield. Al Molellan, former Louisiana state Senator, fought with the Legion but failed a US army physical. Jack Noyet, nineteen, was wounded after three years service in a hand to hand clash in late May.
American forces on the Marne face a deluge of enemy gas as they press through the trenches. The advance includes penetrating German lines, with reports of one German killed and another wounded amid ongoing combat.
Special Cable reports Belloc views on the Halisa front during the Piave sector fighting. He notes the line follows the Piave through plains into foothills and Alps, with a north flank guarding main Italian communications. German troops and strong Allied counterattacks characterize day one, especially in the mountains where success is crucial.
General Pershing's communiqué says patrol activity in Picardy Lorraine and the Vosges with no major changes at American positions. A hostile raid in the Vosges was repulsed. in Picardy and the Chateau Thierry area there was moderate artillery fighting and patrol activity. Enfilade attacks near Bourescher Hois de Balleau were broken up with losses on the enemy.
William J. McPherson outlines Austro-Hungarian and German strategies in the Caporetto region, noting Borovic and Ludendorff factions, 90 to 110 mile fronts, and the pitfalls of distributed offensives. He cites failures to break Allied lines, partial gains on the Piave, and questions whether the campaign can form a decisive objective before momentum falters.
In Picardy the section Bi contains no sortable items and remains empty. Rontinu appears as an active regional presence with ongoing postings and local notices guiding readers to further information.
American artillery observers disrupted a German raid on Xivray during the Toul sector attack. German plans called for a large party to push through barbed wire and signal for a box barrage, but U S guns raked No Man's Land and heavily damaged the attackers. A small group reached the village before being repelled. eight prisoners including two lieutenants were captured.
Fragment from a wartime article notes Slavic troops in the Austrian forces drift toward opposing sides. It cites mutiny of Dal Monde Slavs, revolt against the monarchy, and a shift of allegiance from Austrian, Hungarian, and Slav to German cause. Borevic and Radetzky are mentioned amid calls that spirit behind Custozza and Novara is dead.
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