Allies Drive Back Desperate Foe Take Chaulnes
Allied forces pressed the German line from Chaulnes toward Noyon and south of Noyon, with 36,000 prisoners and over 500 guns reported captured. Airmen wrecked Somme bridges as British and French troops gained ground along the Oise and Ayre rivers, while fierce counterattacks tested the front near Lassigny and Nesle.
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Haig Reports British Stand At Lihons And Roye
Field Marshal Haig notes British and French actions in Aug 11 communique. German attacks against Lihons and vicinity were repulsed after heavy fighting with losses to the enemy. A local breach near Lihons was checked and restored. French forces with the British made progress southwest and south of Roye. Patrols captured a few prisoners along the front.
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French gains reported between Avre and Oise in WWI
Paris dispatch states French troops advanced from the Avre to the Oise sector with multiple villages seized or passed including Marquivillers Gri villers La Berliere and Cambronne. Pershing note adds a quiet day with routine artillery activity along the Vesle and no notable reports in two sections.
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Canny Sur Matz
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Cambronne
War Office reports advances on multiple fronts in Europe
Day reports from London and Paris describe Allied gains on the Somme and Avre fronts. French troops push toward L Eschelle St. Aurin and Moreuil Lamette while repelling counterattacks north of Hemme and near Rainecourt. Battles along the Ancre Oise and Ayre fronts see continued fighting with armored columns and heavy artillery.
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Moreuil-Lamette
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Victory binds allies Paris cordial to British
French reaction to news from the north shows cordiality toward British officers and men as one command and one front emerge. Reports from Mons and lines between the Marne and Aisne highlight joint push across occupied areas with French, American, Italian, and British forces praised for valor and unity. French commanders emphasize political and military unity, while updates note advances around Montdidier and Misolodier with prisoners taken and lines extended beyond enemy positions.
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Berthelot
U boat sinks nine fishing schooners off Georges Banks
Nantucket Mass August 11 nine fishing schooners were sunk off Georges Banks today by a German submarine a naval scout boat reported. The Ashing schooner Helen Murley rescued four survivors and was taking them to port. Georges Banks lie about sixty miles off Nantucket.
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Wooded Hollow Gas Dump Alleged Explosion Near Somme
The Aug 11 London report describes a hollow on the Chipilly spur filled with poison gas fumes after a suspected gas dump explosion. A senior officer and his staff reportedly swam the Somme under fire during operations to seize the spur, illustrating the perilous conditions of the battle.
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German Comment on Foch Offensive From London Times
German military observers note with grim humor that Britain provided only four divisions in support, lengthening the front on a small section while French relief was limited under Berthelot. They suggest Haig remains too weakened by the German spring offensive to commit full strength.
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Weser Zeitungs
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Haig
Siberia’s factions eye German foe and Bolshevik overthrows
Times dispatch from Vladivostok notes rival Siberian governments seek foreign recognition and money to form administrations. The aim is to raise armies against Germany while Soviets and peasants demand peace and security. Interventions hinge on smashing Bolshevik forces and eroding German influence.
Germans Dig In Along Vesle Line
Allied air observers report German trenches digging opposite the Franco American line along the Vesle with barbed wire along hills near Fismes. Prisoners say retreating forces used an old Longueval quarry to shelter two regiments before Franco American artillery damaged the cave. Germans install light batteries but no large gun emplacements observed. they may move them if located.
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Desperate German Stand Along Noyon Ham Rail Line
Foch presses forward along a Roye to Noyon to Ham corridor as German forces strive to hold the important railway. Allies strike bridges across the Somme to hamper retreat while French, British, American, Canadian and Australian troops push deeper, with prisoner totals and troop movements cited as the offensive widens.
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Paris Is Freed as French Drive Rolls Through Northern Front
Paris reports a swift French breakthrough against Von Hutter's forces with Gen. Humbert's troops advancing from Montdidier toward the Amiens road. Tanks, infantry, and railway units moved in a rapid dash recapturing villages and overtaking enemy transports as towns like Montdidier fell and the Paris‑Amiens corridor began to clear.
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English Raid Bulgar Lines Near Laka Dotran
The war office reports on the Macedonian front that English artillery and petrols were active on the Strume and Vardar rivers and on the Serbian front. An English detachment conducted a successful raid on Bulgarian lines west of Lakadotran.
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Bolshevik Hold Weakens as Counsels Rise in Russia
Reports from Copenhagen and Petrograd indicate anti Bolshevik movements gain ground in Russian towns. Isvestia notes soviets overthrown in Kazan and other areas replaced by Menshevik councils amid bloodshed. The German embassy moves from Moscow to Pskov due to conditions, while Japan prepares for Siberian intervention with tens of thousands expected.
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4000 Canadian Troops For Siberian Expedition
The Dominion government announced that Canada will send about 4000 men to join the allied expeditionary force to Siberia. A fuller official statement is promised in the near future.
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Han smitten hip and thigh swept back in battle tide
Special Cable From the London Times reports the fourth wave of fighting along the French front as the tide of battle surges across the shore. The piece notes the renewed momentum favoring the Allies and hints at a potential springtide of hopes, with the enemy increasingly on the defensive.
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Gerald Campbell
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NO PACIFISTS IN FRANCE ARE READY TO FIGHT
Paris August 111 Charles Edward Russell of the Social Democratic League of America said there are no pacifists in France and those labeled pacifists are resolved to fight for restoring France and establishing justice He departs for Italy to confer with Italian socialists noting four years of war have strengthened all classes toward Allied victory.
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