German Drive Near Marne Threatens Paris Front
Allied dispatches report a German offensive within two miles of the Marne center after pushing along the Ailette and Oise valleys. French and Allied forces defend from Soissons to Rheims with counterattacks at Thillois. Rheims fate deemed inevitable by observers.
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Marne
Somme
Ailette
Soissons
Aisne
Epagny
Blerancourt
Oise
Oize Canal
Noyon
St. Quentin
Paris
Rheims
Emperor Confers Grand Commander Star on Crown Prince
Amsterdam May 31 reports Emperor Willian confers the star of grand commander in the royal house of Hohenzollern upon Crown Prince Frederick William with awards accompanying the dispatch.
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Amsterdam
Willian
Frederick William
Royak House of
Hohenzollern
U boats sunk as Allied destroyers shell lines on Atlantic
Two of Germanys newest submarines were sunk today by Allied destroyers off the Atlantic port. Prisoners were taken from one vessel while others reported missing. The scene shifted to the French front where aerial battles raged along the American line in France. Multiple clashes north of No Mans Land produced several enemy losses and heavy artillery fire from German and American forces.
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London
Villers-Bre
Tonneux
Amiens
Albert
War Office
Flanders
Larance
Aisne
Ailatte River
Tha . Marne
Atlantic
Germany
Wpry
Bikerean Army
France
Bern
Sueh
No Man's Land
Theutenant
James A. Melshner
Brooklyn
Rickenbacher
Leutenant
Rickhenbacher
Hickenbacher
Tie
Wadeutenant
Meichner
Meishner
Mestiner
Mishner
Bim
Thisucourt
Apremont
Ethan Wells
San Francisco
Marrow
Robert A. Rowman
Gal
Americans Break German Line Near Toul Front
American forces nw of Toul conducted a successful breakout behind the German defenses. The assault covered 690 yards as infantry advanced with artillery bombardment and engineers blowing entanglements. Two prisoners taken, one killed while attempting escape across No Man's Land.
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France
Toul
No Man's Land
Maesichunels
Drastic Methods of Hun Doctors Reported in Germany
Dutch and German press recount brutal medical actions by German authorities including arresting nerves and electric shocks in Munich and Mannheim hospitals sparking patient revolts and hospital fires. Deputies in Reichstag prepare questions as details surface. Meanwhile a ferry steamer James Heard crashed at Sarnia dock, sinking twenty feet but all passengers reached shore safely.
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Amsterdam
Munnich
Koelnische Volks Zeitung
Manheim
Reichstag
Port Muron
Mich
James Heard
Sarnia
Ont
Ishore
Germans Hold Cantigny as Allied Forces Repel Attacks
German artillery battered Cantigny west of Mont Adler and launched counter efforts. American infantry, tanks, and crews held the town after heavy bombardment. Reports from France note multiple German planes shot down by anti aircraft fire, while American pilots in combat over Toul and No Mindland press on with aerial dogfights and rescues.
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France
Cantieny
Mont Adler
Tea Garmansit
Strategic Situation Compared to Eve of Battle of the Marne
Paris May 41. An outline by Havas News Agency marks the German advance peak at Le Chermel two miles north of the Marne with a front stretching from Chavigny north of Soissons to Grand Rozoy. The report notes lines near Hartennes and Courcy and Brecy, with forces streaming toward Rheims, while Allied high command and reserves mobilize. Army chiefs remain confident in restoring the balance as French and British troops coordinate with Petain and Foch.
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London
Rheims
Marne
Paris-Chalons
Pariand Verdun
Aitne
Paris
le Chermel
Havas
Arys
Chavigny
Soissong
Tiver Crise
Soissons
Gerry
Soissons-Chateau Therry
Hartennes
Grand Rozoy
Mulphy Te Chatestt
Nanleull-Notre Dame
Oward
Gabriel Hanotaux
He* Figaro
The
Palit Parslen
Thia
Una
Altied
Boho Dé Paria
Petain
Foch
L'hlomme Jdbre
Airmen Raid Hospital Behind Front Kills Staff and Patients
A German raid on the American hospital area near the front in France caused casualties among nurses and patients. Five American nurses, named Alie Scott, Helen Spalding, Mary McCandles, Blanche Giperl, and Constants Cook, aided wounded evacuees despite shattered windows and bombardment. A French family died near the hospital, and hospital staff continued care amid destruction and confusion as bombardment ceased.
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France
Aioea
Americas
Red Cross
Pomba
Elmos
Alie Scott
New Orleans
Helen Spalding
Brooklyn
Misa Mary McCandles
Atlanta
Blanche Giperl
Cleveland
Misa Constants Cook
San Francesco
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Vezelly
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Orth
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Hierancourt
Key
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Dormans
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Parle Wan
Associated Press
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Army Committee
Chamber of Deputies
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Marcel Hutin
Behoue Paris
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Cantinny
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Istrtion
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McAdoo
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Daniels
Detroit
Roosevelt
America
Joe Nok
Chicago
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Ukraine
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Waitehead Torpedo Works
St. Pole
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