20 Jul 1918
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1918
Page
1
Paris reports Franco American forces pushing between the Aisne and the Marne have yielded about 17 000 prisoners and 360 guns. American and French troops took towns near Soissons as dawn broke, repelling fresh German counterattacks and advancing toward Rheims and the Marne with Italians and French cooperation.
London telegraph dispatch says Scottish troops captured Meteren with over 300 prisoners and several machine guns in the Bailleul sector. Australian forces nearby took 10 machine guns, while British raids in Villers-Bretonneux and Morlancourt areas netted a few prisoners. Romanian chamber moves to prosecute Bratianu cabinet over entry into war.
Amsterdam reports a Zeppelin crashed and burned near the Dalhelm German frontier on Monday evening as per the Rotterdamsche Courant. The incident unfolded close to the border with no further details available in the readable text.
The official statement reports fierce fighting along the Aisne and Marne with French advances on multiple sectors including Soissons Chaudun Vaux Castille Villers Helon Norcy sur Ourcq Platega Rennes and Courchamps and a push beyond Torcy. Prisoners exceed 17000 with over 360 cannons seized. Allied airmen claimed numerous German machines and balloons destroyed.
Thursday reports from Section A describe American and French forces breaking enemy lines between the Aisne and the Marne, penetrating several miles and capturing prisoners and guns. Section B recalls July 15 to 16 actions east of Rheims where a German raiding party of 21 was slain by bayonet and no American losses occurred. An incident notes a German in French disguise attempted to approach a machine gun post, wounded by grenade, then repelled. Another German officer in French helmet tried to bring back a supposed French detachment, only to reveal Germans at the guard.
French forces push forward between the Aisne and the Marne despite stronger enemy resistance due to reserves. Prisoner counts rise as the offensive continues, with the report noting progress at the close of yesterday. CONTINUED ON SECOND PAGE.
The article reports rapid American training for expeditionary divisions to reinforce French and American forces on the Marne. Pershing selected ablest generals to oversee supply and frontline operations, establishing a war-department like headquarters in France.
Paris reports Allied high command says the Allies have taken the initiative with Germans on the defensive. Franco American forces press a salient between Montdidier and Rheims, west of Rheims. American troops occupy Courchamps and Priez, aiming to envelop Neuilly St Pront. prisoner and gun captures exceed expectations.
London July 19 The Finnish government abruptly withdrew its bill for constitutional reform and monarchy and declared the landtag closed after winning only a bare majority on the second reading. The measure failed to secure the required two thirds by the government.
Gaston Means testifies at King Will hearing that he warned officials of German plots and that Huerta’s 1915 U S visit aimed to embroil Mexico and the United States. He links arrests of Huerta and Werner Horn to German connections and cites rubber dealings with Mrs Maude King. He says Justice ordered reports to aid uncovering German plots.
A Berne dispatch cites the Vienna Arbiter Zeitung noting a million Americans in France and the German command seeking a decisive move this year before the United States can fully mobilize. It reports Americans transforming the entente balance militarily and politically as U boat ports to France grow each month.
A U S cruiser was sunk off New York probably by a submarine. About 335 men were landed. An aviator reported a large ship seen, and hundreds of sailors were in the water. An SOS from Fire Island ten miles away triggered chasers and destroyers. Coast guards reported spotting a U boat and firing at sea as the Navy offered no details.
New York reports German submarines may be operating again off the coast. The armored cruiser San Diego was torpedoed and sunk about 10 miles southeast of Fire Island Light near New York harbor. Survivors were taken to Long Island shores. several ships stood by and coast guard stations sent units to the scene. Navy officials await a full account while warning messages and SOS calls indicate additional ships were attacked and communications remain scattered.
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