31 Aug 1918
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1918
Page
1
British and French forces press the Somme line advances from the west and south driving German troops from Chavigny and Cuffies and capturing towns along the line. British forces report gains near Bailleul and Le Transloy while Northwest of Arras strong actions near Drocourt Queant and surrounding pockets continue with heavy artillery support.
Official statements from Field Marshal Haig in France describe heavy fighting on most of the front. Our troops entered Blencourt les Bapaume and Bancourt and captured Fremicourt Vaulx Vaulx Vraucourt, reaching Beugny’s western outskirts and taking prisoners. Canadian troops gained ground astride the Arras Cambrai road near Hendecourt and Haucourt, with several hundred prisoners taken. Bullecourt Hendecourt saw strong enemy counterattacks repelled. Lys sector shows withdrawal by the enemy as Bailleul returns to our control. We crossed the Canal Dumord at two points near Callancy Beguains and took Cheville fag Hill 89, holding parts of Noyon region and Champs Chavigny Cuffles, advancing toward Crouy western outskirts.
Berlin dispatch reports from London state Great British attacks on a wide front southeast of Arras failed with local engagements northeast of Noyon and on the Aflette. The official statement from central headquarters cites limited combat tonight.
Aug 30 Ocean City New Jersey a man believed to be Thomas Ellis of Trenton was shot and killed by Joseph Meehan a US naval reserve member. Officials say two men signaled to submarines from the beach and Meehan was exonerated after coroner's inquest.
North of Soissons American and French forces advance as villages Chavigny Cuffies Champs are taken and Canal du Nord crosses at Catigny Beaurains. German resistance remains stubborn with limited American gains near Juvigny as battles along Vesle and Ailette intensify.
Aviator Hitchcock and Bey are reported returning from Germany and recapping their experiences. They are now in Switzerland and heading back to the United States.
H Herman Harjes of Morgan Harjes and Co formerly high commissioner of the American Red Cross Society for France and Belgium was seriously injured in an auto accident near Versailles Aug 30. He has long been active in army relief work and received the French War Cross in Feb 1917 and Legion of Honor in Apr 1917. He resigned as high commissioner in Sept 1917. reason not announced.
Paria August 30 Monte Carlo has been offered as a leave center for American expeditionary forces by the Prince of Monaco. The American headquarters are studying the distance and transport congestion, with preliminary steps to secure changes in local laws. Monte Carlo offers hotel space for 6 000 to 8 000 soldiers and the casino will stay closed to most uniforms.
San Francisco Aug 3 California politics muddled after Mayor James Rolph failed to win the Republican nomination for governor at the Tuesday primary while securing the Democratic nomination. Democratic leaders say the double nomination complicates the finals rule. Republican and Democratic leaders plan to seek Supreme Court interpretation of the law.
United States Senator James Hamilton Lewis denounced pro German propaganda and warned against preemptive appeals to ally terms. He said no secret pacts would be made while Wilson leads a democratic Britain and urged leaving peace details to the negotiating table. He cautioned against premature moves that could mortgage postwar settlements or arm Germany.
The House Ways and Means panel agreed to move a broad tax bill next week. It would raise normal income taxes to 6 percent below 4000 and 12 percent above, levy a flat 80 percent war profits tax with a 3,000 exemption, double existing rates, add a luxury excise tax, and set a maximum 65 percent surtax. The measure targets every American and foreign corporation with income in the United States.
Reports from London and Moscow describe mutinies and peasant uprisings in Germany and Russia, with German forces fighting rear guards in Dymera near Kiel and Bolshevik and antibolshevik clashes on the Siberian and Manchurian fronts. Observers note Foch led Allied offensives, while German resistance stiffens in multiple sectors as casualties rise and strategic moves unfold.
Pensacola Wisconsin reports two naval aviators killed and three injured when their craft dived into a Churchill Lee New York and De Witt Gir Wilcoz Mewten Center Mass. Meher chief turret captain was among the injured, with limited alight details available.
A group of socialist delegates from neutral and belligerent nations gathered in Switzerland at Materialien Gwitserland. Dispatches say Philip Scheidemann, leader of the Socialists in the German Reichstag, attended the Interlaken meeting, though details of the talks remain undisclosed.
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