French Advance Under Heavy Barrage Near Soissons
War dispatches describe French forces advancing along the Aisne and in the Neuville sur Margival area as German positions retreat. French colonial troops push through shelling toward Juvigny and Sorney while lines shift on the plateau east of the Ailette Aisne front.
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Gerald Campbell
London Times
Klal
San Antonio
Philadelphia Public Ledger
The
Public Ledger Co
Terny-Serneys
Court
Aglette
Louilly
Ternypey
Crovy
Aisne
Soissons
Intine
Soissons -Caffieg
Terny-Sorney
Neuville Sur Margival
Soissons Laon
Laon
Prom
Neuville
Naffaux
Neuville Sur Margland
Vregny
Juvigny
Ailette-Aisne
Cuffies
Tons
de Cologne Gazette
Ailette
Arrival of Graves and staff to command eastern front
Washington reports Maj. Gen. William S Graves and his staff have arrived at Vladivostok to lead American forces in the new eastern front. He brings 48 officers and 1385 men, joining Philippine regiments already on the ground.
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Washington
William S. Graves
Vladivostok
General March
Flanders
Tennessee
North Carolina
South Carolina
Soissons
Terny-Serny
Michigan
Wisconsin
Hann
March
France
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Queant- Drovourt
Cambrai
NorTher In Prospect For Norther Shifts Weather
An early fall norther with showers and a sharp drop in temperature is due to reach San Antonio by Thursday night as a broad pattern features multiple highs across the southeast and northwest. A trough of low pressure between these highs will drive a strong norther with showers into the area by Thursday night.
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San Antonio
Kaiser Looks Worried as Emperors Face Conference
Geneva report cites Democratic claim that Emperor William aged, hair snow white, shoulders stooped after Nauheim talks. Describes feverish eyes, abrupt gestures, deeply lined face, and tanned complexion suggesting sorrowful state.
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Geneva
William
Ferdinand
Nauheim
The
Democrate
Weather Summary For Cities Including San Antonio And Chicago
Weather report lists unsettled tonight with showers for San Antonio and East Texas. Thursday brings generally fair skies with local coastal showers and cooler temperatures. Also includes temperatures and winds for St Louis Chicago Kuonsan City New York and Washington with highs in the 60s to 90s and varied wind directions.
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San Antonio
la Wes
Texas
St. Louis
Chicago
Kuonsan City
New York
Washington
British Outpost in Picardy Watches Hun Movements
British Tommies of a fight artillery division establish a dugout in Picardy to observe German activity with safety. Snapped in the field they keep steady vigil on enemy movements and positions.
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Picardy
Air war totals and Czechoslovak-Russian moves
A special cable reports August air losses by Germany and France, with Allied claims of downed planes. It also notes a Czechoslovak officer arriving in Archangel saying 80,000 loyal Russians support the anti Bolshevik effort as Bolshevik forces falter and soldiers seek Czechoslovak backing along the Trans Siberian route.
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Washington, D.C
Archangel
U-Boat Sinks U-Boat in swift submarine duel
London reports a German submarine was sunk by a British submarine after a brief duel. Central News says the British craft fired two torpedoes and the U-boat went down within fourteen seconds.
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London
Central News
Iconic Calvary in Croisilles Amid Desolate War Landscape
In a stark frontline report, the narrator describes a wasteland behind the fighting near Croisilles, with ruined trenches, empty landmarks, and rusted remnants. A damaged Christ statue lies on a hill as St John and the Madonna overlook the devastation. The scene aims to convey the grim toll and the solemn courage of naval brigades marching toward their line.
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New York Times Co
San Antonis
France
Neuville
Vitasse
Derry
Croisilles
Ile
Christ
St. John
Haig's Troops Hold 20-Mile Line Along Canal
Semi official note from Paris reports Allied forces near victory on the last lap in a long French drive. Mangin's army presses southward toward Coucy le Chateau as German resistance weakens, while the British strike toward Cambrai and the Hindenburg line shows signs of strain.
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Haig
Canal Dunord
Paris
Ypres
Rheims
Mangin Menteng
St. Gobain Forest
Chemin Des Danes
Humbert
Debennes
St. Quentin
France-Amelins
Yosh
Rawlinson
Peronne
Byng
Lens
Plumer
Armentieres
France
Mangin
Coucy-le Chateau
St. Gobain
von Todin
Dian
Hindenburg Line
North Sea
Hindenburg
Cambrai
Hijim
Mabry
Nieuport
Belfort
Huns Talk or Reserve Army
Reports from France describe Allied advances pressuring German lines as Haig and Foch coordinate on multiple fronts. Observers discuss German reserves under Mackensen and the potential collapse of the northern front while American forces bolster the Allied push.
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Seneral You Mackeggen
Ated
Manders
Blind&t
Germany
Daily Mail
Foch
Wotan line breach threatens French front in World War I
The report notes a break in the Wotan switch line near Quueant affecting the Hindenburg front. German forces must commit full strength to halt a development that could ruin their military positions in France. The enemy’s losses are growing, raising questions about abandoning key pivot sectors in the region.
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Herbert Jerotham
London Times
San Antonio
Pashatetphia Public Ledger
France
Fire follows blast at Southern Grocery warehouse
A blast at the Southern Grocery Company warehouse in San Marcos, Texas, sparked a fire that caused an estimated loss of 100000 dollars. The cause is unclear with incendiary possibilities. A railroad worker saw the explosion. several volunteers were slightly hurt while firemen fought the blaze. Company president A J Davis was away at a convention in Waco, delaying precise loss and insurance estimates. Later, Robert Lee, Texas, reported two inches of rain easing a drought for stockmen.
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San Marcos
Tex
Southern Grocery Company
A. J. Davis
Waco
Germans Retreat as Franco American Forces Press South
Allied dispatches report German forces falling back east of the Canal Du Nord with French cavalry closing in near Guiscard on the Nevon Ham road. British troops briefly take Moeuvres southeast of Queant as Taig’s forces press to cut lines. up to a thousand German prisoners reported.
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Vesle
France
Canal du Nord
Guiscard
Nevon-Ham
London
Moeuvres
Queant
Vield Marshal Taig
British Advances Threaten German Lines Near Cambrai
Allied forces push through the Wotan line toward the Canal du Nord with gains near Indhy en Artois Mueuvres and along the Somme canal. British fronts stretch toward Cambrai and Douai, threatening key German defenses as disorganization rumors surface in ranks.
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Canal du Nord
Donat
Cambrai
Bapaume-Cambrai
Arras- Cambrai
Indhy-en-Artois
Mueuvres
Queant Cross Canal
Peronne
Somme
Peyonne
Douai
Bourlon Wood
Byng
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