British Drive In Ancre Valley Pushes Germans Back
London reports Haig’s forces breach south Ancre valley during the Somme offensive. British troops seize Grandcourt and wedge between Miraumont and Ba Paume as Italy opens operations toward Lille. Artillery targets Gommecourt while gas and trench bombardments continue ahead of an infantry push.
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London
Haig
Grent Somme
Ancre
Grandcourt
Miraumont
Bapaume
Sorame
Italy
Gommecourt
Lille
Frelinghlen
noir Lilie
Gommecourt salient
Ancre brook
British and Canadian Troops Break Through at Grandcourt Front
In a heavy snow storm west of Grandcourt near Pys on the Ancre British and Canadian forces charge and seize several Grandcourt houses as they push across Prussian trenches. The village fight continues through the night with positions largely unchanged and British artillery threatening eastern approaches, isolating remaining Prussian defenses below the Ancre brook.
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Grandcourt
Pys
Ancre
Irler
Porleres
Ancre brook
Helen Keller Won't Wed Ends Engagement With Reporter
Boston dispatch reports Helen Keller, famed blind author and advocate, has abandoned marriage plans. She was engaged to Peter Far an, a Boston reporter, but her mentor Mrs Mary opposed the match to protect Keller's development and independence. Spain's metallurgical industries face sheet iron shortages amid manufacturing strain.
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Boston
Helen Keller
baa
John A. Mary
Kelling
Peter Faran
romince
Mary
ashe
Speer
French Troops Capture Monastir in Balkans Drive
Paris reports French forces seized Monastir from German and Bulgarian units after they abandoned the city. The Macedonian front saw artillery activity and Serbian advances toward Grunishte and Holover while Romanian offensives pushed in Transylvania. Germano Austro Hungarian forces reinforced in Wallachia as Romanian attempts continued.
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Paris
Mon Astir
French war department
Bertin
Chegel
Monastir
Lake Doiran
Vardar
Cerna
Grunishte
Dorna
Holover
Seres
Novak
Transylvania
Tirenjing
Russian war department
Jiul
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Dragostavele
La Muntela
vally
Pranova
Teutop
Romania
Crsova Craiova
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