War mobilization shifts reduce American forces abroad
The American military has about 53,000 soldiers moved across last week, down from a 90,000 average. The decrease is attributed to expanded shipping space for equipment and supplies. Western Front activity shows few notable features developed in recent days.
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United States
March
Western Front
Washington
Peyton C. March
Senate Military Affairs Committee
War Department
New Army Corps Formed as War Moves in France
Gen. Peyton C. March announced the formation of two new American army corps in France, the Fourth and Fifth, to join the three already announced. The Fourth Corps includes the 82nd Division and several National Army and Guard units, while the Fifth comprises regular army divisions and National Guard elements. He also noted ongoing but slowing French American offensive and provided troop movements details.
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France
Italy
United States
Peyton C. March
War Department
March
W. Reed
Omar Bundy
Fourth Corps
National Army
United Command
Glenn
89Th National Army
Winn
37Th National Guard
Farnsworth
2Th National Guard
Morton
80Th National Army
Allen
92Nd National Army
Batlou
Fifth Corps
Regular Army
Erwin
26Th National Guard
W. K. Smith
Hodges
79Th
Kuhn
Kennedy
F. W. Foltz
Flrst
Dormaa
Senator Ollie James Condition Reported Serious
Baltimore July 27 physicians described United States Senator Ollie James of Kentucky as in serious condition at Johns Hopkins Hospital after a blood transfusion two weeks earlier. He remains conscious but very weak as doctors monitor his recovery.
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Baltimore
United States
Ollie James
Kentucky
John Hopkins Hospital
Kentucky Statesman
James
Ready to Move to Moscow and Allied Diplomats
Washington reports confirmation that Allied diplomats will move from Vologda to Moscow at Bolshevik invitation but refuse due to German guards at the embassy. The note cites acute Russian German food issues and German requisitioning of timber, horses, and cattle. Administration silent on Russia, Japan talks progress, and no public policy update. Cadet Fred C Campbell of Kansas killed near Fort Worth as a practice plane crash ends his flying career.
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Moscow
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Lithuiana
Teutons
Tokio
Japan
Wilson
Kansas Bay
Fort Worth
Tex
Fred C. Campbell
Rosedale
Kan
Flying Corps
Americans Press Forward in Aisne Forest Fight
American troops battled Germans in the Riz forest east of Charmel under stormy skies. The Germans used tree nests and heavy fire, but American artillery smashed positions and captured most of the enemy in a front near Epieds. a Polish officer among the prisoners lamented German mistreatment of Poles as air activity persisted.
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Newton C. Parke
N. 3
Aisne
Riz Forest
Charmel
Marne
Fere-en-Tardennais
Epieds
German reverses fuel rumors of Hindenburg’s death
Amsterdam July 27 Karl Roaner of the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger staff and the Kaiser telegrams correspondence reveals that the Kaiser and his generals expected the greatest possible rein for the German drive on the Ma. A.
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Hindenburg
Amsterdam
Karl Roaner
Berin Lokal Anzeiger
Kaiser Pet
M. A
Allied forces push toward German center on Marne front
Frank Charlton reports on the four year war anniversary as Franco American troops advance along the Aisne Marne front. Chateau Thierry and Oulchy Le Chateau fall while Soissons and surrounds inch toward Allied control. Fere en Tardenois remains contested as Jaulgonne resists.
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Frank Charlton
LN. 3
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Aisse
Marne
Chateau Thierry
Oulchy Le-Chateau
Aisne-Marne
Port-a- Binson
Chatillon-sur-Marne
Chateau-Thierry
Foch
Soissons Oulehy-Le-Chateau-Thierry
Soissons
Fere-en-Tardennois
Oulchy-Le-Chateau
Jaulgonne
Mooney Granted Reprieve In Preparedness Day Case
Los Angeles July 27 Thomas J Mooney who was sentenced to hang for murder in the preparedness day parade case was reprieved until December 13 1918 by Governor William D Stephens. The governor cited the voluminous records requiring time to review before the reprieve.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Thomas J. Mooney
William D. Stephens
Greeks and Italians settle Balkans differences in cables
Washington July 27 reports that Greek and Italian disputes over the Balkans have been settled on a nationality basis, with cables from Rome to the Italian embassy. The note also states peace talks between Russia and Finland will open in Berlin next week and describes French advances north of the Marne with 200 prisoners taken east of Rheims in Champagne.
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Washington
Balkans
Rome
Russia
Finland
Berlin
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Marne
Porta-Binson
War Office
Champagne
Rheims
Fort-Binson
Chatillon-sur-Marne
Chateau-Thierry
Peace Talks Urged in Austria as War Strains Hunger
Copenhagen reports strong calls from Vienna for immediate negotiation with Germany to end wartime aims. A Vienna socialist accuses the German war party of blocking peace, while Prague faces six disorders and bread shortages after 20 days without bread.
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Copenhagen
Vienna
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Turkey
Muller
Arbeiter Zeitung
Prague
Two Lives Lost in Flying Field Crash
Leut. C. H. Hanes of Dorchester Massachusetts was killed when an airplane he piloted at Hazelhurst field fell 100 feet during a formation ascent. PrivateiMward S. Moist of Los Angeles, a mechanic aboard, suffered a fractured shoulder and leg and was hospitalized. Investigators suspect an engine failure caused the crash.
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Maeda
L. 1
C. H. Hanes
Dorchester
Mags
Hazelhurst Field
Kaisers Challenged Over Germany Speech and Capture Tale
Paris reports Germans captured by French near the Marne and Rheims reveal that Dr Von Kuehlmann delivered his Germany cannot win speech with the Kaisers approval though Ludendorff and crown prince oppose. A breach grows between Kaiser Hindenburg and Ludendorff versus crown prince and Ludendorff. An American chaplain captured south of Soissons uses a stone to fend off a German noncommissioned officer before escaping to American lines.
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Kuehlmann
Germany
Paris
Marne
Rheims
von Kuehlmann
Reichstag
Abiser
von Hindenburg
Ludendorff
Hindenburg
Crown Prince
Newton C. Parke
I. N
Aisne
Soissons
Capture of Charmel by Dough Boys in Aisne Action
American forces pressed along the Fere-en-Tardennois Jaulgonne road capturing a farm southwest of Fresnes. Brisk fighting continued with contact maintained with German rear units as the Buche resistance slowed progress amid rainy weather. Paris reported French advances north of the Marne and in Champagne east of Rheims with 200 prisoners taken.
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Newton C. Parke
Aisne
Fere-en-Tardennois-Jaulgonne Road
Fresnes
Buche
Yankee Dow n s Hun Ace Yankee Dow n s Hun Ace
Capt Meinkopf, a top German ace, was shot down and captured by American aviator Walter Avery north of Chateau-Thierry. Avery, on his first trip with Captain Paterson’s squadron, described Meinkopf’s death spiral and engine failure as Avery’s bullets forced the German to crash near the wood east of Chateau-Thierry.
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Henry G. Wales
The
Marne
Meinkopf
Walter Avery
Columbus
Chateau-Thierry
Air Corps
Blorsle
Avery
D. Paterson
World War Fronts Report Raids and Artillery in Several Sectors
British war office notes raids and heavy artillery activity on the Somme and Ancre fronts with incursions near Sailly Lens and Neuville Vitasse. American forces advance within five miles of a village after fighting near Chateau Thierry. Italian fronts report repulsed assaults at Montcorno Asiago Asolo St Enia and Albanian fighting at Kucy. German ambassador to Russia accompanies troops to Moscow.
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London
War Office
Somme
Ancres
Sailly
Lens
Hailly
Lourette
Neuville Vitasse
Arleux-en-Gohelle
Ancre
la Bassee Canal
Washington
le Charmel
Ourcq
Marne
Pershing
War Department
Chateau-Thierry
Linea
Verdiny
Rome
Montcorno
Asiago
Asolo
St. Enia
Italian War Office
Albania
Kucy
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