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CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER
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VOLUME 20
CORPUS CHRIS II, 1LXAS ,S NDAY '.G bl I I.
NUMBER 121
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AND CAPTURE MONTDIDIER
Crushed by Imparl of British, French and American A ttacks on Line From Albert to Oise River, North
of Compiegne, German Forces Saturday Night Start Back Toward Somme River and Noyon Canal
AyIl7itfu French Patrols Reported To Have THIRTY-FIVE YOUNG MEN JOIN
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French patrol have entered Chaulen. the principal German base at the creat ot the Somme.
Montdidier. at the tip of the German ftnt in Picartly i in the pofleaan of the allies
and thousands of prisoners cut off fn.ni retemat were taken by the French when they cap
i turn! that town.
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under artiti&ry fire for two davs. and if tfn. impjrtant railway junction ii roinpietelv plated
under the control of the t!ls thf (..vm :n will forced to make a lon and perilous man h
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didier ha placed even these road ondci hrt- ,ind i' almost impossible .is n avenue A
cape for the harassed Fluns
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road are filled with German motor Inrrie. n whith airmt-n are throwing twyi.'js
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ihe rescue of the German rown Prince sou"; of the in- three week ao 1 he Bavarian
Prince it is known, however, ho . Urg nuwiber ot spleiithd troops who prolrtli will soon
be thrown into the battle.
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two divisional headquarters wish their taft
No important fighting is reported on tit" Vesle-Aisne tront where H it believed that the
Entente is preparing for a new offensive whi- h may have weight on the battl farther north
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were withdrawing from advaned position
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capturing Montdkiier Saturday, and he n his report that tliousands ot prisoners with
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