Clash on Somme Front Near Amiens Threatens German Drive
London reports a heavy nighttime German assault south of the Somme was repulsed by British counterattacks as American, British, and French troops press on. Haig says the line runs from Mericourt to Noyon with several German divisions identified. Allied forces hold, while fear of Amiens remains faint.
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Somme
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Oise
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Noyon
Field Marshal
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Mericourt
Rosieres
Guard
War Office
Lihons
Marshal Haig
French War Office
Noyon-Roye-Bray- Sur-Somme
Amiens
Berlin
United States Army
Paris
Petain
Pershing Sends Troops to Picardy Front
Washington reports American units, including reserves, on the front line in Picardy near Roye as German efforts in the Somme salient intensify. Military leaders monitor Pershing and Bliss reports, awaiting public release as analysts note heavy German losses and the likelihood of a forthcoming Allied counteroffensive.
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Picardy
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Roye
War College
General Staff
Bliss
Germany
Geran High Command
Somme
Versailles
Picardy Front
Air power peaks in Picardy battle as fleet rivals claim air supremacy
London reports the allies and Germans concentrate vast air forces in Picardy. Advices say British and French airmen shot down between 215 and 220 German planes in four days, with 31 British aircraft missing after the battles.
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Picardy
Fair weather in New Haven area with cool nights
New Haven reports fair tonight and Thursday with little temperature change for Connecticut. High pressure over the lake region brings pleasant weather east of the Mississippi while a low pressure trough stretches from Arizona to Montana causing unsettled conditions in the Rockies. Temperatures rise in the west and stay low in central and eastern districts with freezing readings in the upper Mississippi valley and New England.
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St. Paul
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German reinforcements thin in Picardy battle
London reports reinforcements for the German forces in Picardy are diminishing daily. First army corps supported the front, then divisions, and now regiments are being used, signaling that the German reserve is near exhaustion.
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Picardy
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