30 May 1918
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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1918
Page
1
A brief report says German counterattacks west of Mont Didier against American troops in Cantigny were repulsed again. The Germans pressed frequent assaults as Americans learned to meet the defense, with the latest attack described as the heaviest yet.
Mrs Clyde Brainerd returns from a visit to El Paso where Mr Brainerd serves in the United States Signal Corps. She spent a few days in Pan City and took the chance to visit him during his posting.
Associated Press reports Allied forces strengthening lines in France on May 20 as French reserves arrive to bolster forests and key weak points. German troops progress limited. observers foresee damming the flood with further reserves and sustained French confidence and vigor of soldiers. May War Savings Stamps.
May 30 report says French and British forces resist German breakthroughs north of Rheims. Despite heavy casualties, Allied lines hold along Solman and Salmons regions as reserves keep arriving for a renewed push. Downpour of shell and gunfire tests defenses while War Savings Stamps campaign continues.
Allied forces retreat before a German push along the Marne front. French troops defend center near Rheims as German advance stalls and Rheims faces danger, with allied troops pulling back toward a city two miles from the front.
London May 26 reports German assaults on Allied lines northwest of Festubert repelled. An official border dispatch states Allied defenses held and German forces suffered repulses in the Flanders sector as of today.
Sandoval county bid up to 251 dollars for two pounds of the golden fleece from the White House lawn. The Nort H Putney Mercantile company of Bernalillo in Sandoval boosted its offer to 251 dollars after earlier bids. The President and Mrs. Wilson will send an autographed letter to the Putney family. Two pounds of the fleece were sold in every state for the American Red Cross.
A fragmented Associated Press report from May 30 describes German forces pushing toward the Cheninlien area about eighteen miles south of a named center, amid a broad offensive that began Monday. The piece notes intense attacks, German tanks and artillery in action with Allied defenses reportedly stiffening.
The front remains steady as officials say allies still hold Rheims but a southward German advance could make the city defenses untenable. Reported conditions describe the defenders facing a potential death trap if enemy pressure intensifies.
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