29 May 1918
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1918
Page
1
American troops repelled two German attacks and seized Cantigny after a rapid assault west of Montdidier. An American regiment advanced across No Man's Land to capture Cantigny village and chateau, with French tanks assisting along the Grivesnes road.
German forces push along the Aisne at Soissons and Rheims threatening Fismes and the rail center. The advance reaches up to 15 miles depth in places, with 20 to 25 divisions used, while Allied reinforcements arrive for a potential counter attack.
An Amsterdam dispatch notes a German press agent promoting a reverent portrayal of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Hindenburg. The article quotes a celebratory account of a motor tour, praising their knightly image and inspiring troops.
University of Washington ambulance men stationed at Allentown Pennsylvania since the outbreak of the war will soon be in active duty in France. The Parents Association, largely comprised of their parents, sent a telegram urging loyalty and promising to defend the flag at home. Godspeed and blessings accompany the boys.
Mrs. WC Mays of Seattle asks the public to honor 100 Fort Lawton soldier graves with flowers on Memorial Day. She notes her son Robert A Mays, buried at the Fort Worden cemetery, was among those commemorated and urges Seattle residents to bring flowers or mowers to the fort to decorate the graves or regimental headquarters.
Paris reports the German rush continues on both wings of the Soissons Rheims front with fresh divisions. The French left retreats to the eastern border of Soissons as center and right fight fiercely near Veale and Aisne. Meuse, Lorraine, Verdun sectors see ongoing cannonade and raids north of Rezonvaux and in Badonvillers near Lunville.
Allied airmen destroyed 252 German aircraft during the week of May 16 to May 23 on the Western Front, according to war office reports released today to the British military attaché in Washington.
The Seattle Elks seek 200 autos to transport G. A. R. veterans and spouses who cannot march Memorial Day. Report cars at 8:20 at the club to be assigned, with additional volunteers meeting at Bell Blanchard Lenora and Virginia avenues and on Fifth avenue between Blanchard and Bell from 10 a.m.
Reporter recounts Cantigny battle as bold, fast action with Americans overrunning German trenches in Picardy. Soldiers celebrate with humor despite wounds while capturing prisoners and destroying dugouts. The piece highlights 182 prisoners taken and intense close combat across a front of over a mile.
A wartime poem urges immediate labor and accountability across society. It names types of shirkers from mechanics and ministers to speculators and profiteers, proposing they be set to work to support the war effort. The speaker vows not to tolerate idleness and hints at harsher consequences for critics of national unity.
Paris dispatch notes the German advance on the Aisne front reaching up to 15.2 miles in two points, with a double triangle plan from Pinon to Berry au Bac and Berry au Bac to Brimont. British and French forces fight to hold, while Americans seize Cantigny west of Montdidier and French tanks aid effort. Haig reports lines restored east of Mekbusch lake with heavy enemy losses. The German war office claims 150 prisoners between the Meuse and Meselle in Lorraine near Toul.
May 29 dispatches show Ludendorff seeking to drive a wedge through Franco British lines between Soissons and Rheims. German forces are said to include at least 25 divisions as French and British front lines resist to allow reserves to intervene and shift the battle.
AMSTERDAM May 29 The Kaiser reports from the Aisne front south of Laon to the Kaiserin. He says Wilhelm attacked the English and French along the Chemin des Dames and that they crossed the Aisne approaching the Vesle. He notes Prince Eitel Fritz with the First Guards is among first to reach the Aisne and promises further progress with slight losses.
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