10 Aug 1918
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Newspaper
Oklahoma City Times
Location
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1918
Page
1
The article reports Allied morale high as the War Office notes preparations for major offensives. General March stresses winning without escalation while press coverage highlights French and American actions along the Vesle and Marne fronts. The piece mentions captured German personnel and artillery as the drive at Picardy intensifies.
A damaged roster listing names of Private Irwin Kimbro Homer Private Ora Robbins Putnam Private Thomas Ge Blanco Private James B. Hearn Cush Ned Tottie Wakite Private Herbert Wilson Salli tn Carl Frank J. Rowman Lawton Sergt Roy C. Caperton Ravin Cook Boyd W. Allison King flaher Private Charles A. Penwright Bi Reno with severely wounded noted for some entries.
Aug 10 Allied forces under General Debeney push from the Montdidier perimeter, capturing Assantvillers Rubescourt and Faverolles, cutting Hutier’s retreat, surrounding Montdidier, and driving four miles in six hours. German guns and staff taken. Paris Amiens railway restored. thousands of prisoners, including a German general, are reported. Canadian cavalry near Chaulnes describe stiff rear-guard actions as munitions stores are moved.
Fragmented weather note shows a general forecast for the evening with uncertain terms. Hoosier-era stylistic phrasing appears, but concrete temperatures, winds, or timing are unreadable.
Allied forces continue rapid advance as French and American units expand the bulge near Montdidier. German retirement shifts front from Rubercourt toward Chacaines to the Somme corridor from Peronne to Nesle with potential canal retreat to Noyon.
Allied forces continue a Picardy advance with infantry gaining twelve miles and tanks and cavalry leading. Montdidier falls, Chaulnes becomes untenable, and Morlancourt is captured as German resistance collapses along the Somme front. Prisoner numbers rise toward 24,000 with heavy Allied air losses offset by successes.
American troops in France again plunge into combat at the Somme with the same energy as at the Marne. British forces report tanks near Meharicourt and steady streams of ships and transports aiding operations. Two new American divisions have joined the action following intensified efforts by allied formations.
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