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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1918
Page
1
Allied forces report Duissons wow artillery and infantry actions on a twenty two mile front versus American and French troops. Combat continues with heavy shelling and small unit skirmishes. No explicit casualty figures provided.
Soissons and Neuilly near Chateau Thierry were recaptured by American and French forces as they push forward in the great allied counter drive. German long range guns were silenced by allied howitzers and about six thousand German prisoners were taken. The Crown Prince has thrown 100,000 reserves into the battle but gains remain steady.
Berlin reports renewed French attempts to push between the Aisne and the Marne repulsed with heavy losses. Allied lines hold and advance continue on the Aisne Marne front with French and American forces winning ground and taking prisoners and guns. Scottish troops captor Meteren with 300+ prisoners.
Reports from Paris on July 20 state Albanian troops have risen in revolt and are massacring Austro-Hungarian soldiers retreating toward Durazzo. The dispatch also notes French claims of rapid U boat destruction, with Georges Leygues stating France sinks submarines faster than Germany can build them.
Eight American divisions totaling 216000 troops are involved in the Aigne Marne front, with Americans praised for leapfrogging French units to seize objectives. Officers credit French staff work for conserving forces and timing the counteroffensive amid German setbacks and scarce gas shells.
Bayville July 20 renewed cannonading off Fire Island ended with the San Diego, formerly the Californian, sunk in the sea. The cruiser, built in San Francisco in 1809, weighed 15 680 tons, 102 feet long, with four 8 inch guns and fourteen 6 inch guns and a wartime crew of 1 114.
Three men were killed and the Aetna Explosives nitrate plant near Ishpeming was leveled in a blast. The plant, working on government orders, suffered damage estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The cause of the explosion is unknown.
The armored cruiser San Diego was sunk ten miles southeast of Fire Island with no confirmed loss of life. Survivors were landed, and a navy warning urged ships to watch for submarines along the U S coast as officials investigate the cause, possibly a mine.
Washington reports that draft age players in baseball face work or combat and that regulations may broaden to include actors and moving picture workers. Secretary Baker’s ruling declares baseball a nonproductive occupation and invites extensions, with National League President Tener pledging compliance while seeking guidance on time to adapt and possible club closures.
Milwaukee officers rounded up twelve men suspected of draft evasion along with two women claiming to be wives of two of the men during a raid on a South Side carnival.
London reports from the French front say the grateful residents of Reims sent fifty thousand bottles of champagne to the wounded defenders and Metis as a gesture of thanks for their service.
Washington on July 20 announced a loan of 100000000 to Italy raising total credits to 760000000 and a loan of 9000000 to Belgium bringing its total to 145250000.
General Pershing's communique confirms American and French forces broke German lines between the Aigne and the Marne. A German raiding party east of Reims of 21 men was annihilated by American troops in bayonet combat, with Germans wearing French helmets failing to penetrate American trenches.
An official report to the senate military committee cites a maximum ten mile penetration on a 22 mile front. Allied forces push against heavy German reserves as Crown Prince shifts troops. several towns and minor objectives fall. The attack uses First to Fourth Divisions of Regulars, plus the Twenty-sixth New England and Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania guards, and the Forty second Rainbow Division in Champagne sector.
The San Diego captain reports he believes his cruiser was torpedoed by a submarine though no torpedo or periscope was seen. Navy officials lean to the ship striking a floating mine. All officers and crew are safely landed at Brooklyn Navy Yards.
Paris reports German flyers dropped notes into the American camp confirming the death of Quentin Roosevelt on July 20. The dispatch notes the loss amid World War I fighting and cites confirmation from allied authorities.
A gunner’s teammate seized the gun and used it against Germans. In a separate incident an officer wearing a French helmet and coat told an outpost guard he brought back a French detachment, but the detachment were actually Germans in French uniforms.
The general confederation of labor congress approved by a large vote a resolution endorsing peace principles proposed by President W. The lengthy debate concluded with the adoption by the leaders of the confederation.
Amsterdam reports German authorities are deporting Belgians. Ten thousand are taken from the Ghent district with daily removals estimated between five hundred and two thousand nine.
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