Allied Advance Breaks German Line North of Chateau Thierry
Allied forces including French American Italian and British troops drive the German line back from Chateau Thierry toward Rheims and Marne. The capture of Brasles and high ground north of the Marne creates a strong bridgehead as American and French units pierce enemy positions and take many prisoners and guns. Aviators scout and harass retreating troops while Indian scouts aid Pershing’s forces in the Marne region.
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Griselles
la Croix
Bouilly
St. Emphraise
Brasse
Chateau-Thierry
Marne
Vaux
Chateau Thierry
Rheims
Associated Press
Cateau Thierry
Pari Ag
Americana
Persning
Mexico
Wera
Moe
France
Ryche Associated Press
Chateau Thierrs
London
Brasles
Soissong
Brooks
Isgons
Chateau
Thierry
Coirt
Paris
Brasses
Courton Wood
Ardre
St. Euphraise
Soissons-Rheims Salient
Foch
Pershing
Aisne
Ourcq
Sonemy
Villemontaire
Tigny-Billy Sur Curca
Neuilly-St
Bonilly
Ardre Valley
Courtonwood
Bois du Roi
Oulchyde-Chateau
Chateqgu-Thierry
Allies' Speed Wins Guns Sweep Foe's Route
Special cable reports Paris July 21 that New York bells rang for a quarter hour to celebrate Franco American counterattacks on July 18 and 19. German offensives began July 16. failures in Champagne hindered plans to reach Chalons as Ludendorff overestimated Allied impassiveness. Mangin's June counterattack on Belloy Plateau exposed German overconfidence and stalled their advance near Soissons and Chateau Thierry.
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Washington Post
New York World
Paris
New York
Paria
Battle of the
Marne
Champagne
Chalons
Ludendorf
Prunay
Massiges
Epernay
Rheims
Chateau-Thierry
Dormans
Sumerlin
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von Gallwitz
Meuse
Verdun
Argonne
Clearmont
Revigny
Ludndorff
Mangin
Belloy Plateau
Compeigne
Official War Reports From Pershing Describe July Front Advances
July 20 communique reports Allied progress between the Aisne and Marne with large prisoner counts and captured guns. Details note German counterattacks, advances near Ville-en-Tardenois, and captures at Rozet St. Albin, Maubry, and multi-branch gains by night. Haig later says no special items to report.
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Aisne
Marne
Ville-en-Tardenois
Chaudun
Ploisy
Chouy
Neuilly-St
Marne-Hheims
Soussons
Montaigne de Paris
Courmelies
Villemontoire
Tigny
Rozet St. Albin
Maubry
Plessier Huleh
Marne River
British repulse assaults in Ancre and Aisne Marne battles
Day reports from Berlin via London say the war office describes a violent artillery duel on the Ancre followed by British infantry attacks at Beaumont and Hamel that were repulsed. It notes the enemy tried to force a decision between the Aisne and the Marne with new divisions but was repulsed and suffered heavy losses.
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Berlin
London
Aisne
Qureq
Marne
Chateau Thierry
War Office
Rheims
Soissons
Ancre
Beaumont
Hamel
Paris Celebrates Victory as French Push Forward
Paris reports cheerful news as French troops advance along the Marne and other front areas. Descriptions describe celebrations and strong progress across the lines.
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Paris
London
Washington
War officers gauge British North Drive in coming days
British and French forces push toward Rheims and Soissons while Americans advance between Aisne and Marne. Officials foresee possible British action in the north and a large prisoner haul as German retreat deepens. Debates linger on a full American led offensive this year and how soon a broader allied push might unfold.
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Marne
Sinking of U S S San Diego Leaves Many Missing
Fifty may have died or been lost after the U S S San Diego was sunk near Fire Island Light. Navy reports show 3 known dead and 47 missing, with 12 unaccounted for presumed on leave. Survivors’ rolls are being reconciled with the ship’s muster as officials await a New York court inquiry findings.
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United States
San Diego
Fire Island
Navy Department
Navy
New York
Roosevelt Buried With German Honors Near Chambry
Amsterdam reports via Welt Bureau that Lieut Quentin Roosevelt, a U S Army aviator, was killed in combat near Chambr y on July 14 while leading an American squadron. German airmen buried him with military honors at the crash site, and his personal effects are being kept for his relatives.
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Quentin Roosevelt
Amsterdam
Welt Bureau
Berlin
Young
Roosevelt
Wolff Bureau
Marne
Chambry
Aviaton
United States Army
Sairman
Casualty List Reports D C Men From Washington
Three Washington boys are listed in the casualty list. Harry W Hawes of 329 Thirteenth Street NW dies of wounds on July 19 aged 19 after serving with the Rainbow division in Company A 161st Infantry. He had Mexican border service with the District National Guard and is survived by parents and five siblings. Mechanic John J Griffin, born in Washington 1881 and a Pennsylvanian Railroad employee, is severely wounded in action. he has survived by his mother and five siblings. Clarence C Cumberland of 232 Linworth Place SW is severely injured. relatives are listed but unobtainable for contact.
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Washington
Harry W. Hawes
Thirteenth Street
Rainbow
161St Infantry
Young Hawes
Interior Department
John J. Griffin
Thomas W. Griffin
Pennsylvania Railroad
New Jersey
Ninth Infantry
Clarence C. Cumberland
Linworth Place
M. C. A. worker dies near front in Chateau Thierry sector
Paris July 20 Rev Walter Murray of Haut Orange New Jersey attached to the Y M C A was killed by shell concussion while serving soldiers from a front line canteen. He was buried with full military honors. Other YMCA workers Ben Hilbert and Richard C. Shreve were exposed to shellfire and engaged in field duties retrieving wounded and retreating toward the rear as fighting continued nearby.
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Paris
Walter Murray
Haut Orange
N. J
Young Men‘s Christian Association
Chateau Thierry
Murray
Ben Hilbert
New York City
Richard C. Shreve
Rochester
U Boat Sinks Barges Off New England Coast
An enemy submarine attacked a towing convoy off Cape Cod, sinking three barges and setting a fourth on fire while the tug Perth Amboy and its four barges were shelled, with 41 aboard escaping in lifeboats. One crewman, John Betovich, was seriously wounded. many others sustained minor injuries. Hydroplanes from Chatham briefly forced the U-boat to submerge as thousands onshore witnessed the assault.
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Maass
Cape Cod
Chatham Aviation Station
John Betovich
Perth Amboy
Lehigh Valey Railroad
Gloucester
New York
New England
Orleans Coastguard Station
Chatham
Highland Light
Cape
Botovich
James McHugh
Boston
J. H. Tapley
Perth Am Boy
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