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Newspaper

The Evening Press

Location

Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1918

Page

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Gigantic battle rages near Rheims and Soissons

Paris reports immense fighting as German forces press the center while Allies hold on the wings. French airmen aid in slowing the advance. German claims of prisoner captures rise to 35,000 as manpower drains draw on both sides. British raids southeast of Arras and patrol skirmishes add to the day’s action amid open-field combat.

Arras Marne Paris Soissons Ailette Concy le Chateau Oise French War Office Aisne Picardy Noyon Soissorts Rheims

Attempted Raid on Paris Bombardment Reported

German airmen raided Paris last night but were repelled by heavy anti aircraft fire. Eighteen people were killed or wounded in yesterday's bombardment as Corpus Christi celebrations continued amid the long range German gunfire.

Paris

Germans fail to seize Black Sea fleet claims

Amsterdam on May 31 reports via the Rhenische Westphalian Zeitung that the Germans did not capture the Russian Black Sea fleet. The fleet escaped from Sebastopol and was later destroyed by Russian sailors, leaving only a few Russian merchant ships taken.

Amsterdam Black Sea Rhenische Westphalian Zeitung Sebastopol

Labor mission returns to Atlantic Port with notable passenger

An Atlantic Port reports the American labor mission concluded several weeks abroad and returning to port. George F. Frey Butler, director of the British information bureau in the United States, was aboard the same ship.

Atlantic George F. Frey Butler British Information Bureau

Sub Treasury Report Shows Gains From Banks in May

New York May 31 the subsidy gained 263000 from the banks on Wednesday marking the cash not gain since Friday of 2535000.

Sub-Treasury New York

88 Names In Two Casualty Lists

Washington May 31 There were 60 names on today’s casualty list divided into killed in action died of wounds accident disease wounded severely wounded slightly and missing in action. Seven lieutenants appear in the list with several killed in accidents and others severely wounded. The long roster names lieuts captains sergeants privates and a cadet among others from St Louis Jamaica Plains Mass Enfield Mass Grand Rapids Mich Wilmington Del and many cities across the United States. The May 31 list also details additional officers and enlisted men including George Squiers Koenne Crawford Cartland Miller and others with entries for died of disease and disease related causes and prisoners of war reported.

Washington War Department Richard Anderson St. Louis William S. Stevens Jamaica Plains Stanley Belen New York City Robert L. Belen Galtiic Miss Ira D. Cochran Protection Frank Colon Aberdeen S. D Kenneth Edward Counter Alden Minn Francis E. Dyer Lake Arthur Donald Gregg Houston Heights Texas Carl M. J. Martinson Stanley Wis Clarence L. Massey Columbus George E. Mooney Glasgow Mont Frank A. Murray Nunia N. Y Howard L. Spidel Union Furnace Penn R. White Southampton George F. Atkens National City Cal Lester W. Chase Derry N. H Charles Messina Marshall B. Nelson Grand Junction Mich Charles Pouler Louisville Leslie L. Stokeley Ellington Robert Grit Southern Mutual Ice_Co Athens Plain Mass William N. Hewitt Enfield Frank P. Mereery Fort Washington Eugene D. Penn Austin Tex Gordon J. Geeting Chicago Ill Claud Engram Hawkinsville Thomas W. McDermott Albany Daniel Albert Snyder Buffalo Lawrence Wolff Brooklyn Bert Lewis Stockton Don Francis Gundér Puyallup Wash Humbert Hook North S. C Isaac M. Vaughn Singer Clark H. Atted Grand Rapids Thomas D. Amory Wilmington Del William P. Ridge Cawood George Fuss Newark Ohio Claude D. Green Effingham Horton Creech Harlan Henry J. Cundiff Defatur Elmer Calvan Downer Traverse City Robert J. Eaves Douzette James W. Hicks Williamsburg Charles Joseph Murphy Long Island City Henry Musileka Lake Andres Henry Ruch Waukesha Isador Stupel George Squiers St. Paul Edward A. Koenne Rochester James F. Crawford Warsaw William H. Cartland Wakefield Raymond D. Miller Battle Creek Fleming McG Johnnie Jackson Lamar Willie Washington New Orleans Ralph F. Welles Woodstock

Germans Capture Large Reserve of Munitions

Army experts report German forces in the Soissons and Marne drive claim to have seized vast munitions cannons and war material. French lines hold west of Soissons and along the Oise as American units prepare to join the battle, with estimates marking German losses as higher than allied ones.

Washington Soissons Marne France England Picardy Channel Foch Soissons-Rheims Paris War Department Oise Rheims

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