American Troop Divisions On Front In France Report
General Peyton C. March told the House Military Affairs Committee that about 324000 American fighting men were at the front across 12 divisions. Eight divisions had seen action recently while New England and Rainbow divisions were fully engaged.
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Peyton C. March
House Committee On Military Affairs
U.S
Washington
France
New England
District of Columbia
Army
House
de Haviland
Europe
Germans Taken by Surprise in Early Morning Attack
Franco American forces launched an unexpected morning assault catching many German leaders and officers off guard and resulting in prisoners. The surprise attack disrupted command and took commanders by surprise.
Yanks Excel in Open Warfare
Washington reports German high command uses reserves to halt the American French push between the Aisne and Marne. Officers say the attack surpassed official claims and shock troops were overwhelmed on the front line. Allied counter measures leave the situation improved for the Allies, with major operations likely to yield important results.Continued on Page Two.
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Washington
Aisne
Marne
Champagne
Soissons
United States
Roosevelt Still Looms as Gubernatorial Candidate
The Roosevelt guber notional bid in New York remains undecided with Whitman and Lewis camps predicting differently. Leaders at the state convention have offered strong backing and a petition carries many signatures asking Roosevelt to accept the nomination. A concluding statement from Roosevelt was denied with him saying no political conference is planned.
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Waren
W. Wheaton I. N. S
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
New York State
Whitman
Merton E. Lewis
Roosevelt
New York
Co. Roosevelt
Langdon Hotel
Saratoga
Attempted Raid on Paris Fails as German Planes Are Beaten Back
Paris reports a German air raid last night ended without bombs. Anti air batteries fired a barrage around the city and French airmen engaged the intruders, driving them off.
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Paris
Franco American counter offensive drives on Aisne Marne front
London dispatch reports the Franco American counter offensive on the Aisne Marne front advancing two miles in the first hour. More than 10 000 German prisoners taken and over 200 square miles captured on the first day as tanks support the assault led by Gen Degoutte and Gen Magin.
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West Front
Earl C. Reeves
I. N
London
Aisne Marne
Reuter
Paris
Galouis
Magin
Degoutte
Aisne- Maren
Aisne
Allied FrancoAmerican Offensive Rolls On Across Aisne Marne
Franco American forces push forward along the Aisne Marne salient recapturing ground and increasing German prisoners as they surge from Soissons to Chateau Thierry. Cavalry and armored units supplement infantry with tanks and air support in a major double counteroffensive led by General Foch and allied commanders. The Kaiser and von Hindenburg depart Champagne to direct defense as German lines bend under the Allied onslaught.
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Aisne-Marne
French War Office
London
Foch
Marne
Rheims
Teutons
Aisne
Kaiser
Officials silent on Siberia action report from Tokio
Washington reports officials offered no comment on Tokio’s claim of a joint United States Britain Japan and France plan for action in Siberia The authorities say details of the Russian situation must stay secret for now but confirm economic aid to Russia and military protection through allied personnel may be extended.
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Washington
Tokio
Siberia
United States
Japan
Great Britain
France
Russia
Wood
Gen
Leonard Wood
Gen. Wood
Americas
Weather forecast for Washington fair through Saturday
The weather report says fair conditions tonight and Saturday with slightly warmer temperatures tonight. The outlook emphasizes pleasant skies and a gradual rise in temperature across the period.
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the Weather
Washington
Carpathia Sunk After Submarine Attack in Atlantic
London reports the 13 000 ton British liner Carpathia torpedoed four times by a German submarine and sunk after 45 minutes. Owned by Cunard, she had been in Admiralty service, outward bound from Liverpool with passengers aboard. Survivors were rescued and landed. the ship’s loss follows earlier Tit rescue operations.
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London
Carpathia
Cunardine
Liverpool
Admiralty
Hindenburg and Kaiser On The Soissons Front
Paris dispatch reports the Kaiser and Field Marshal von Hindenburg rushing toward the menaced Soissons front as Allied forces press between the Aisne and Marne rivers. The move suggests the German leaders remain in command and that earlier death rumors were unfounded.
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Ernest C.orri
Paris
Kaiser
von Hindenburg
Champagne
Aisne
Marne
Soissons
Fresh American units leap into Aisne Marne front dawn
Fresh American divisions surge into the Aisne Marne front at dawn. Units already formed in leap frog formations advance along the line with heavy supporting and coordinated assaults reported by war desk.
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Aisne-Marne
American Forces Break German Counter Attacks on Aisne Marne Front
Fresh American units join the dawn assault on the Aisne Marne front in July. Gen Mangin and Gen DeGouttes forces report 7 000 plus German prisoners captured since yesterday. French cavalry push beyond Chateau Thierry Soissons route as German counter thrusts are beaten back.
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Henry G. Wales
I. N.S
Aisne-Marne
Mangin
DeGouttes
Chateau-Thierry-Soissons
Pershing Describes Yank Counter Stroke In France
The pamphleted dispatch reports Gen Pershing confirming American and French forces conducted a strong counter offensive between the Aisne and Marne. Troops penetrated enemy lines, seized prisons and guns, while a German raiding party east of Rheims was annihilated by an American platoon.
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Washington
Pershings
Aisne
Marne
Rhelas
Dougavoys
Haetop
Pershing
Gen. Pershing
Dresesll
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Charlton’s Daily War Review
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Thirty Mile
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Hindenburg
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Baker
Vesey
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