29 Jul 1918
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1918
Page
1
Allied forces push across the Ourcq and into Fere en Tardenois as German retreat accelerates. French cavalry and American units drive toward Sergy and Villers-sur-Fere while British troops hammer the enemy’s left flank. Reports describe heavy losses and German disarray along the Marne front with air and ground bombardment targeting supply lines and movements.
Gen Pershing transmitted a war communique detailing Allied advances north of the Marne along the Ourcq river. The report claims success in pushing forward fronts, with advances to Champvoisy Anthenay Olizy et Violaine and near Rheims to Dormans, while enemy attempts south of the Monts were repulsed. Berlin's nightly summary notes a quiet day aside from Ourcq fighting.
First Lieutenant Warren Harries son of General George Harries head of the Washington Railway and Electric Company was killed in an automobile accident in a provincial town in France on July 25. He had served as his father special aide at a seaport town and accompanied him to Camp Cody and Fort Myer. He was 25, a Georgetown law student, and had traveled with his mother on his 21st birthday.
Allied forces press toward Fere-en-Tardenois and the Ourcq as German lines crumble. Pershing reports Americans in pursuit and a breakthrough along the Marne front with heavy enemy resistance and imminent follow up by Gen Foch. Casualties rise as 260,000 American troops engage in the continued retreat and counter attacks.
A Kaiser linked Krupp agent's 1914 tour of England reportedly assessed wartime preparations, while German banks abroad were said to fund and direct espionage, sabotage, and strikes in Russia and beyond. The piece cites Russian and Western firm officers as German agents and details methods to weaken enemy war effort, with claims of extensive German influence from Berlin to Petrograd and Copenhagen.
Daily war updates report French advances north of the Marne and along the Ourcyg line, with progress south of Dormans Rheims road. British front notes successful raids near Arras Lucre and Givenchy, while Italian batteries harass fronts and capture prisoners. German bulletin cites recon activity, local attacks near Fichtel Mountain repulsed, and activity along Lys, Somme, and Montdidier fronts.
Washington may become bone dry under a proposed proclamation by President Wilson barring all intoxicants from the District and making it a federal crime to bring any alcohol into the area. Attorney General Gregory prepared the text, with cabinet leaders urging the move to protect soldiers and prevent bootlegging.
Since the German retreat began, tanks have broken the enemy front and opened the way for infantry advances while artillery guards pivot. The deepest withdrawal lies northeast of Chateau Thierry, narrowing toward the eastern pivot southwest of Rheims, with Soissons as another defense pivot.
London officials report munitions strike conditions have improved with a likely return to work tomorrow. District committees in Birmingham and West Bromwich called for a resumption Monday after mass meetings. In Birmingham a two-thirds vote was needed. a majority favored continuing the strike, but the committee urged a restart.
A supplementary French war office report states that since July 18 tanks have played a crucial role in the counter offensive between the Aisne and the Marne. They breached lines, supported infantry, attacked centers of resistance, and neutralized enemy batteries under heavy fire.Crews repeatedly returned to battle, with some tanks in action for two consecutive days and others fighting multiple days, despite high losses among German forces.
Polish press comments on declarations regarding Poland, Silesia and Southern Han quests are suppressed by Russian Hungarian censorship. Petitions assembled at Wareuw adopt terse results, reflecting Allied proposals and regional political pressures amid wartime secrecy.
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