Germans Still Retreat As Allied Forces Advance On Marne Front
Paris reports French American and British troops advance along the Disney Marne front with several villages occupied and 1,800 prisoners taken. German retreat continues behind heavy French and American shelling as British attacks are noted near Rheims.
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French Official Report Sees Progress On Multiple Fronts
Paris July 23 the French official report notes gains on both sides of the Ourcq with troops reaching western outskirts of Ouliehy la- Vile and capturing Montgru. Franco American forces advance near Chatelet wood while Rocourt and Mont St Pere area fall under control. British and Franco British lines push across Marne Rheims front with prisoners and guns taken. other captures include Mailly Raineval Sauvillers Aubvillers and 1400 prisoners. Local clashes reported on Avre western bank between Samsons and Rheims.
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Parisians report limited night actions with village captures
Paris reports only artillery actions along the front with a local French operation north of Montc dier yielding the capture of Mallly Raineval Sau villers and Aubvillers and 356 prisoners. In London the line advanced slightly south of Hebuterne and Merris, with raids near Ablamveville Ayotte Oppy Avion and Lens.
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Dickebusch
Typhoid Outbreak Reported in Berlin Labor Districts
London reports a serious typhoid outbreak in Berlin, coming via the Amsterdam Telegram. Officials suspect contaminated milk as the cause. The epidemic appears large though exact case numbers are not provided.
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Exchange Telegraph
Amsterdam
United States Raises War Manpower Plans To Five Million
War Department moves to vastly accelerate troop movement abroad. Secretary Baker reportedly aims for an army not less than five million with plans to draft ages and mobilize more rapidly. Gen Foch coordinating a growing American role as attacks shift to the Aisne salient.
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Democrats Plan New York Fight Convention at Saratoga
Delegates at the Democratic State convention in Saratoga Springs endorse President Wilsons war policies and pledge support for federal suffrage, state home rule, and a statewide referendum on prohibition. The platform criticizes Republican management and calls for vigorous action to defeat German aggression and treasonous elements in public life.
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Desertion push: two Dixie division soldiers get long terms
In Macon Georgia on July 23, two Dixie division soldiers, Private Omer L Avery of Brookwood Alabama and Private David G Thompson of Lockhart Alabama, were sentenced to 30 years each at Fort Leavenworth Kansas for desertion. Private Connie E Todd of Georgia received fifteen years for desertion and refusing to wash dishes.
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Extended draft ages push U S manpower to 15 million
Secretary Baker revealed an enlarged army plan to extend draft age limits below 21 and above 31, aiming to mobilize millions for overseas service. The plan, designed to minimize industrial disruption, targets roughly 15 million American troops in France, with Congress to receive details after reconvening.
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Cut Off in Village French Officer Calls Fire On Village
Commandant Georges Mellerai with two companies near Chatillon was encircled by German forces on July 23. He sent a carrier pigeon report of his plight and directed French artillery to shell the village as Germans closed in. He declared they were lost but had done good work.
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Nicholas Fernald
Draft Age Limits to Boost Mobilization and Minimize Disruption
The speaker discusses adjusting draft age limits to raise the pool of eligible men for military mobilization while reducing interference with the nation's industry. A definite age limit will be recommended after study to balance manpower needs with economic stability.
Old peace offer revamped reported as stale here
London July 23 German peace offer to France is said to be the old proposal re varnished. It was originally communicated to Gorky by a Bulgarian deemed an enemy agent. The matter is considered negligible in London comments indicate.
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Italians Press Forward In Albania Along Malisiloves Crest
Rome reports Italian forces push along the Malisiloves crest and seize Hill 900 after heavy hand to hand fighting south of the Holta River. Farther east French units take heights on the left bank of the Holta. An official Macedonian front report notes minimal artillery activity near Dobra and west of the Vardar. In two days Italy captures 600 prisoners including 6 officers and 12 machine guns on the left bank of the Devali.
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Atvamian Macedonian Front
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American aviators take over key England seaplane station
American flyers assume control of a major English coast seaplane base from the British, beginning continuous patrols over a vast sea area. The transfer marks the first exclusively American station in England, with a brief ceremony as American and British airmen saluted and the American flag was raised.
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Kaiser Cup Prizes Found To Be Faux
London reports that the gold cup gifted by the German Kaiser to the New York Yacht Club is merely gilded metal valued at about $360. The Taunus motor race prize awarded to Fiat in 1397 and later the Italian government gift were also revealed as non gold trophies. The Fiat prize was found to be gilt painted and of little value. the mint confirmed the sham and Fiat refunded £2000 to the government.
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Universal Service
New York
France Sinks Ship Off Maine Amid War Money Flows
The 1918 dispatch describes American gold flooding France to support Allied war needs, with pay in French coin for about 1.9 million troops. It notes wartime inflation, food logistics, and depictions of Paris and French markets alongside reports of submarine activity near the U S coast and vessels sunk or damaged by a German raider off Maine and Norfolk.
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