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July 1, 1917
Bisbee Daily Review
Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona
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World War I update: U.S. troops arrive safely in France; German assaults at Verdun and Aisne largely repelled by French; potential new offensives noted; Italians withdraw from Agnello Pass; French cruiser sunk by mine, 38 dead.
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All the troops attached to the American expeditionary force have reached France safely. The transfer was one of the largest ever undertaken by the United States without the loss of a man or serious illness. Dispatches filed during the week, released by the censor today, say the trip was made on schedule time and that the American fighters are in splendid trim.
The scene of heaviest fighting on the western front is now the Verdun sector. Over the same ground on which they met with such a serious check at the hands of the French last year, the Germans are making serious assaults with picked forces. For the most part their efforts have been nullified by the French, but the Germans succeeded in retaining some conquered ground on the west slope of Dead Man's Hill.
On the Aisne also the Germans are on the offensive. They attacked last night near Cerny and Corbeny, meeting with a devastating French fire which all but annihilated their attacking detachments. Northeast of Cerny they slightly succeeded in gaining a salient which had been leveled by artillery fire.
Whether these operations marked the resumption of a new offensive by Germans is not yet clear. The official German statement throws no light on this subject, merely mentioning the capture of 500 metres of trench line east of Hill 304 and of several French lines south of La Boville farm on the Aisne front. There are indications of a return of active operations on the Russian front. The German war office reports that the Russians, apparently influenced by pressure exerted by their allies, are maintaining a strong fire over the front of 40 miles in eastern Galicia and that a Russian attack evidently is imminent.
Agnello Pass, which the Italians captured recently in their advance on the front below Trent, has been evacuated. Rome announces that the Italian advanced forces have been withdrawn on account of the prolonged and violent bombardment of the Austrians, but that the Italians still hold the eastern end of the pass.
The French armored cruiser, 7,578 tons, has been sunk off Point St. Mathieu while on her way from Dakar, Africa to Brest. She was destroyed by a mine with the loss of 38 men.
All the troops attached to the American expeditionary force have reached France safely. The transfer was one of the largest ever undertaken by the United States without the loss of a man or serious illness. Dispatches filed during the week, released by the censor today, say the trip was made on schedule time and that the American fighters are in splendid trim.
The scene of heaviest fighting on the western front is now the Verdun sector. Over the same ground on which they met with such a serious check at the hands of the French last year, the Germans are making serious assaults with picked forces. For the most part their efforts have been nullified by the French, but the Germans succeeded in retaining some conquered ground on the west slope of Dead Man's Hill.
On the Aisne also the Germans are on the offensive. They attacked last night near Cerny and Corbeny, meeting with a devastating French fire which all but annihilated their attacking detachments. Northeast of Cerny they slightly succeeded in gaining a salient which had been leveled by artillery fire.
Whether these operations marked the resumption of a new offensive by Germans is not yet clear. The official German statement throws no light on this subject, merely mentioning the capture of 500 metres of trench line east of Hill 304 and of several French lines south of La Boville farm on the Aisne front. There are indications of a return of active operations on the Russian front. The German war office reports that the Russians, apparently influenced by pressure exerted by their allies, are maintaining a strong fire over the front of 40 miles in eastern Galicia and that a Russian attack evidently is imminent.
Agnello Pass, which the Italians captured recently in their advance on the front below Trent, has been evacuated. Rome announces that the Italian advanced forces have been withdrawn on account of the prolonged and violent bombardment of the Austrians, but that the Italians still hold the eastern end of the pass.
The French armored cruiser, 7,578 tons, has been sunk off Point St. Mathieu while on her way from Dakar, Africa to Brest. She was destroyed by a mine with the loss of 38 men.
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Historical Event
Military Action
What themes does it cover?
Survival
Catastrophe
What keywords are associated?
American Troops France
Verdun Fighting
Aisne Offensive
Russian Front
Agnello Pass
French Cruiser Sunk
Where did it happen?
Western Front (Verdun, Aisne), France; Eastern Galicia; Italian Front Below Trent; Off Point St. Mathieu
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Western Front (Verdun, Aisne), France; Eastern Galicia; Italian Front Below Trent; Off Point St. Mathieu
Story Details
American expeditionary force reaches France safely; Germans assault Verdun and Aisne fronts with mixed success against French; indications of renewed activity on Russian front; Italians evacuate Agnello Pass under Austrian bombardment; French cruiser sunk by mine with loss of 38 men.