German Offensive Push Near Marne Threatens Paris
Paris dispatches report a German center thrust driving two miles from the Marne with a widening wedge toward Paris. Allied lines hold at Soissons and Rheims while German activity continues east of Amiens and in the Albert region. American raids on the Toul front yield success and Paris-London view the threat as serious but not decisive.
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Aerial Battles Near Toul Rival German Machines
In front northwest of Toul two to three German planes were shot down. Lieutenant Edward Rickenbacher saved Lieutenant James Meissner after Meissner’s plane was damaged. Rickenbacher attacked multiple enemy craft, fending off weiterer pursuers and aiding Meissner as they withdrew toward home. An American aviator was captured in No Man’s Land after damage in a fight with five American planes and a German squadron.
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Toul
Edward Rickenbacher
James A. Meissner
Brooklyn
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Meissner
Thiacourt
Apremont
No Man’s Land
Forty German Divisions Engaged in Battle on Aisne
London dispatch says forty German divisions are engaged in the Aisne fighting with another forty in reserve. A renewed push toward Amiens or Dunkirk is possible, but the German effort concentrates on the Aisne. Fierce street fighting accompanies the capture of Soissons, which reports a blaze in the city Wednesday evening.
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Aisne
Reuters
Amiens
Dunkirk
Soissons
American Defense Holds As Firing Rages On Front
Lively fighting occurs on the Luneville Toul sectors with an American airman taken prisoner northwest of Toul. Two German planes destroyed and another sent down out of control. Northern Italy sees limited infantry action and a reduced artillery duel.
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Luneville
Toul
Italy
Touching Scenes at Braves of Read Eyes Tear-Dimmed Lincoln Speech
Memorial Day services at Gettysburg Road drew mournful crowds as Lincoln’s speech echoed through the town. Emotions ran high as veterans stood with families, honoring history and sacrifice.
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Braves OF Read
Lincoln
Gettysburg Road
Flowers Cover Grave Rows in Picardy Memorial Service
In Picardy the memorial day service for American soldiers featured graves draped with flowers and a joint American and French tribute. Chaplains read Lincoln and praised Washington LaFayette and Rochambeau while villagers offered blooms and prayers in English and French as anti-aircraft guns fired at German planes. A horse led to the grave of an officer killed at Cantigny added a poignant moment.
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Picardy
Salvation Army
Lincoln
Thomas Dickson
Washington
LaFayette
Rochambeau
Dickson
Father A. Cadoux
Cantigny
Fall of Rheims Seems Inevitable as Germans Advance
London reports say Rheims retreat appears certain as German forces near the Marne and the Paris Châlons railway, the main Paris Verdun line. Allied reserves slow the march but the Germans press south of Fère-en-Tardenois. Chateau Thierry and Dormany have not fallen. Population of Chateau Thierry has fled, but hope remains to save the town 10 miles south of Fère-en-Tardenois.
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Frederick William Receives Grand Command Star
Amsterdam May 31 Emperor William confers upon Crown Prince Frederick William the star of grand commander of the royal order of the house of Hohenzollern with swords. Telegram praises the army group for its recent successes and offers heartiest congratulations.
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Royal Order of the House of Hohenzollern
Berlin
Stevens Named Federal Manager Of Chesapeake & Ohio
Roanoke Virginia May 31 George W Stevens former president of the Chesapeake and Ohio has been appointed federal manager of that road He has accepted T S Davant traffic assistant and D E Shangler transportation assistant to N D Maher federal director of the Pocahontas district Also Virginia Carolina and the New River Holston and Western railroads are placed under A C Needles federal manager of the Norfolk and Western
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Norfolk and Western
Spartanburg baker accused of receiving government goods
In Anderson South Carolina May 31 witnesses testified in the case against A Geilfuss a Spartanburg baker charged with taking goods stolen from the government Soldiers from Camp Wadsworth allegedly brought steaks roasts and bones for his family In hearings soldiers sacks of canned goods and bones were linked to Geilfuss and his son Defense statements by Senator Tillman and Representative Nicholls followed the arrest Geilfuss claimed the bones were for his dogs and the sacks contained only bones.
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W. L. Johnson
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Spartanburg
Nicholls
Advance of HMS Borders on Marne
British naval action reports HMS ships edging toward the Marne front as Allied chiefs express confidence in exploiting recent gains. German resistance is described as weakening, with officials noting enemy aircraft reduced in capability.
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Marne
German raid strikes rear area hospitals in Picardy
German air raid targets large American field hospital in Picardy causing glass damage and wrecked houses. Civilians killed and wounded as nurses and Red Cross workers move wounded to cellars. Five American nurses identified among hospital staff endure an intense night shift with moves to lower floors amid shattered windows.
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Picardy
Red Cross
Mary McCadlish
Atlanta
Natalie Scott
New Orleans
Helen Spalding
Brooklyn
Blanche G'lbert
Cleveland
Constance Cook
San Francisco
Notify Railroad Men or McAdoo Statement Warns Industry
Washington May 31 Railroad shop men were told by union heads of McAdoo's war time reminder that government employes must not strike. The director general said a wage board will hear justice cases and noted the Alexandria Virginia walkout as a historic government restraint.
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United States
McAdoo
Alexandria
Southern Railway
Railroma
Mobilization Conference Set in Washington in June
The Department of Labor announced a conference of federal employment directors in Washington from June 13 to 15 to discuss mobilizing national manpower for war production. May 1 report.
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Natron
Department of Labor
Miss Mary McCandlish Nursed Under Fire in German Raid
Georgia Woman Miss Mary McCandlish born in Marietta near Atlanta daughter of Mrs Charlies McCandlish of Smith College Northampton Mass. Sister a trained nurse in Detroit. Trained at St Marys Hospital New York. Worked for years as a settlement worker at Henry Street Mission New York.
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Marietta
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Will Call 280 000 Men During June
Washington reports an official call of 280 000 men to the armed forces in June. They are to report June 24 with camp assignments and apportionments To 300 000 if needed. Space for camps and cantonments guides the quota and possible reassignment.
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