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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1918
Page
1
General Mangin’s French forces and American troops captured Juvigny after a probing assault on August 30. The 32nd Division, largely National Guard men from Michigan and Wisconsin under Major General Haahan, played a key role in the advance, exhausting enemy positions with careful flank movements and reducing machine gun nests.
British forces push along the Scarpe and Sensee front south of the canal, taking 15,000 prisoners in three days and reporting over 70,000 German troops captured since August. Gas masks, tanks, and engineers’ stores fall into Allied hands as Germans retreat behind canals near Cambrai. Civilians in captured villages are aided by relief efforts while front lines advance with continued unbroken progress.
Special cables recount the French breakthrough at Noyon with bayonets and knives as Zouaves and Algerian tirailleurs overwhelmed German fortifications. French assault formed a semicircular drive along the Noyon Chauny line, battering horse-finned houses into fortresses while German counterattacks failed under heavy bombardment.
American pursuit pilots join Franco American attacks north of the Aisne as air combat intensifies. Notable aces include Lt David Putnam with twelve victories, Capt MeKay Peterson with six, Maj William Taylor with five, Adjutant Parsons with five plus seven unconfirmed in German airspace, and Lieutenants Meissner Campbell Rickenbacker Lebin and Lobin with five victories each. Lebin’s rapid early gains include July 11 and July 16 flames, August 1 destruction of a German plane, August 10 a Fokker biplane, and August 11 his fifth triumph.
The order expands monthly pay to include ditching and hoisting engineers and bridge inspectors at 105 dollars monthly, track foremen at 100, and related labor categories with hourly increases. It specifies adjustments for shop and maintenance roles, new positions, and conditions for partial-time or demoted staff, with standard increments and non-application to under 9 month pay.
Troops crossed the Vesle on bridges held against air and ground attack as German lines yielded north of the river. American and French forces pressed forward through gas and machine gun fire, winning key positions while the retreat shifted the battle toward the Aisne and Chemin-des-Dames.
Read by The Public Ledger Co from European fronts, the report describes French and British forces pressing north of the Oise and Aisne, with German retreats near Soissons and the Vesle. It notes gains at multiple sectors, including near Vregny plateau and north of Noyon, while supply carriers and guard duties support ongoing operations amid heavy artillery actions.
Chicago authorities traced the Adams Street blast to I W W ties with four dead and about 75 wounded. Investigators and 1500 federal agents searched for culprits as officials named suspect figures and questioned detainees. The device, a conical steel cylinder with dynamite, exploded near the courthouse, killing several and injuring scores while disrupting traffic and shuttering nearby buildings.
Allied forces report crossing the Canal du Nord line amid heavy machine gun fire as they push along the Bapaume Cambrai road. Floods and ruined crossings hinder movement, while a strong redoubt at Moeuvres yields to persistent attacks. Despite setbacks, prisoners and field guns flow to the Allied side. strategic positions remain behind the Hindenburg line north of Indhy-En-Artois.
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