. Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations. (P) International News Service THE CLOTH HALL AT YPRES As it looked at the moment the flames burst forth from the tower. enemy begar. a third offensive on the Aisne-Marne front, in the thirty-milesector between Soissons and Rheims. The Germans swept irresistibly for-ward, taking the Chemin des Dames, crossing the Vesle at Plsmes and thengaining a foothold beyond the Aisne. American troops in their first inde-pendent action o
. Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations. (P) International News Service THE CLOTH HALL AT YPRES As it looked at the moment the flames burst forth from the tower. enemy begar. a third offensive on the Aisne-Marne front, in the thirty-milesector between Soissons and Rheims. The Germans swept irresistibly for-ward, taking the Chemin des Dames, crossing the Vesle at Plsmes and thengaining a foothold beyond the Aisne. American troops in their first inde-pendent action of any importance, captured the town of Cantigny as theGerman drive began, but their victory was dwarfed by the extent of enemygains elsewhere. By May 31 the advancing Germans had reached Chateau-Thierry, on. THE CLOTH HALL AT YPRES AFTER THE FIRE WORLD DOMINION THE STAKE 37 the Marne. only forty miles from Paris. There, however, they were checkedby French and American troops. Elsewhere along the salient formed by their advance the Germans madesmall gains in the days following, but they could not advance at Chateau-Thierry, where the point of their wedge rested. An attack delivered on June2 was sharply repulsed, and on June 6 American marines and regulars who hadbeen rushed to this sector gained two miles on a two and one-half mile drive marked the beginning of American cooperation on a large Wilson announced on July 2, in commenting on the capture of
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