Field Intel Report Part 16

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At 16#0G H Ootolmr 18fc 1918;in bo th

O il e of our officers near was ooT©r©deomimts* 0 B00J16

y aaromud t t e ÔTLfimg pÊit ieB^,

southwest ofhe

ininto tii mm

. g W yi * , ^W W? _f? .J



•» m **•

®W tixnt l in e a swelledS*00 o

During the night i t waa

a 4th i s thouît to

fflmmmtiMm &*•» .*# t® %M®M <tf ita££»- B M U o^tî^r

siMil,Uftf with mm m forward aouss*

B 4 t l f •OBOfiQSS C #» X nB lim ) # 1 to nm mmffiB. ®mm

tils BOXS t#t 1 to SOtctli

BOIS de l a 1



- . * 1 * 9 v 19X3 a t

i A»I*S Offia#r Srd Corps «* Capt# a t 8*20 iR e v e r t of JSflght 'B act iv i ty*

From Sg#0O t o 0«£0 t&#r$ WHB enemy ha ras s in g f i re o& t&e BOXSBBISTOCK a&ft mgion «f K>Jttla?0O9 '-/nd BOIS &e S E P I S % ft*1 0 * ' s « fom 1#O0 t o S»00 tarftaalag fire %n th e BOIBt t e K>IS 4© OOXB CH5HMDIWt !AJ3MiaiOI« and WSSFUFCQH©tefell^d,* Imt n o t l»«r|,ljr« Ai»0at 5,00 &ottrs thejre wt® r afcmt 6 m i m i c s l a t h e BOIB e© aRrEUia^S a n t tlta BOI

» At ^#35 we had a s t r o n g p a t r o l In the road S#£* oft ?6 #S0* ^ o m %)30re feaot: we hold gvexgrthlag* t'/o feaTa af A tm th e wooim }^0t ® of H i l

EtO BOIS d©0 E A t ^ a . . .B54* fh e line haa 4 00

'. B a t t e r i e s ' - l a a c ti c m j : . .

t i m e ' 3 a t t e r j r •

t SHOJHO l tCBO* .

f r o n i # A*X«S» O ff la er , l? t& Corpfi a t 8

g t m u s n a l t o xtperif except l a BAVIBB to mOEgEMTfIBI23*00 aiiA 4* 00 't iu s ©Hen^ jgut orear- 10.00. rom nds ofXTsroal h a ra s s in g fir©

® a t $«40 AK

B v l l a OOflSWl vas with m% 4#4§.tfwith 106fs HIM M ? tr<m i » t© $*4®, a»i'36reaa 1t i * ea X*BO'to-' 5fOd'o f

to report y e t , a l l .41<vlslaa rtf#rta not Iselag im

* f from 17th Wmmoh Oe*|»st' Beo'd Oetose^ 19 f If 18 a t I

Harassing •tiafs 0B omr front llmts qmita active, also om

A*I»S*»-lst » Eeo*d at -*-*

with at for

Q p fo rtke nigkt* Istfaa'trys fwo -wei^t out f r om

. . • . •

l ime at til® fe@n& im r d KEE im eq*o f JffiX* Si4 :»



ft*18 t® 0 #0© ftttittto 4*00 Strasalag

4*00 *• ##00§ t

13*10

lat

of ©«r m®$m*/$m®w

3rd diiring the night - normal emmg harassingf i re - HO in lnf«antry sitxmtion

t rot A*2«ft« V -1818 a t

A l l t t l ® m ar# a @ t t r t t t e a u s u a l ,

- ib om t 400 3P««B4S iis tlj^ s e o t o r ®f %Jmt r @n#k D iTi s ion and about 400 r ounds

/SJt;"H|IS0 -^^%03t:&t t f e i u \ 3 # B i r i s i o n . A l l e a l i b r e s and Boise g a s .

l t i 9 | r ^f W % g* £ x x z ( t l t 4 )of

. M B

I %m / BOI0 SIS $0

18 Tetrads ©fJ i f g ©a E4TIBE HADIISE



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08 t$# BATHOS telsi

*>

to tiss0 tto%

*time for s

fto* fife .S*

ofOf tfei © O E aM tMMXlJt

riflo fir#

TEUiB

Ho ac tiv ity

-oefc* tiM iiii»'

I If



m m •«*

Mti

IB H*f** 4#0§ 180 email

ported 1m f©ft



m f

-. from Air 1 « * & WFFWf oot. a t U « I 0 AM

iana cred i ted yes terday t o Cap ta int X0#§5 la "ilia region o BAI

t or e p o r t s a s f o l l o w s ; :v

At 10 ,45 M s tit , Be ana and Ibo ing f ir ed on sue my al ra ra ft oouth of ^HmJl« OXim

i mm* ou tt ia g Slim ©ft fr@® ki® l i m # I fir^t aliomt 100w i t i o u t e f f e c t . ^mw& mm%- &outh and & ini^niDig f l i g h twe were jGl md by Bii: ipad^« X fle w to within 10G

l i n g M m t o land. Hie answer was % bitret o fI dived oa Mia from behind and started to f i r e

went town tn fla iue s. A biaxst o f SMoi:e anW own 8hip foroiag m t o lan d, ôeaay f e l l w ith in otirBAIHOIITILLIS. Confirmatioa requested, Marlings: Dazk

If f

i ^ m i ^ r i i »Ag» of tM s «0®&*

40 met iteî'^M ;B#f»

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located a t 94*1 - 86.6at m

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m m , *••

i tms.** 33*

0M#f of Staff 191

, and 10IS

Batterduring. the

A . C . Of S t

A l i t t i t f i r e os t i 2*©gi0ii ©f

l e t JOTf* Bee

f

' 4 D e t o u r If , If 18 a t *•



IB

lo bombing missions ca rr ie d out

19 tX9X8 at XB.3J 1*

not

** Lltm as) mnth ©tgt of BOIS

f i t t i n g BOW goiag oil in B0X3 along om t l®

Sttlilm® to

Omt :tr<N»3*

to import* Ho smisy artillery



,<rflK ljrfc,

fox a t 10*48 • t o tlo*5$ saw panelso

1 l.flS

* 14*40

on f coming from the direotioaofQ®T$B m our

^ f to 4 f i

^ g shell holes were ee©ai camouflaged in the BOIS" • At 10*00 organised. sKsll holes were seen i t F Iff

morning waa Tery calm, ^here was sl ig ht liarasslag f ir e on

*ri»-i A.*l.*§* tfftpiif#; . ^ M ' O w j P f « I - I 4 ^

E 0 wwummM v«* v *

i$ It IM* a 4tO* I0w Miag a

1 #114 1 piece



$***.f i r ing i

At is# if t o 2J

l i s lfl§ at

h k

• i f 'fi&Ofi

-of ft

ii . '•

I f 18' at

S^ First

15 0

XflB a t

.Corps: time 3*40 :i?M

gone of

those*

•ffrtMtaf.t* -f&ap tli#1 9 #1 9 i a a t

mo ml®«ioB® on accotuat o f

1918 at-'



•m. JLM ' «*•

t o t a l o f &%tm.% 400j w @ on t h e u o rt h& n a e e e t o r , I s e l u t i n g a of

and a jpatôl ®f 4 $Lmmm* Oa© plan© for mgXmm %etw$@£i 8 f l a m s ( Jtartbahra) BaXloon 4 r » IS to;-1 ( Bâ©fe0E } BaXl®c«as 16 li ra * BO mim@»

t aoarth of AXB&0f f ^ lOTB Sl ig l

than normal weather

a t X§«

in «f»n a t 1$ h 45 t«rlfS*& Xis» o£ i •

a t po i n tIn tk» B0XB



Be co sn ais sauc e pX&OT® re p o r t ®new$ t r o o p s on road at If*1

i t 18 h 4i *

LOB of son*lim® atrtfe, of 0 1 * 1 aa& In

S0OTd o a td êr 1 9 ^1 9 1 3 a t l i ' « J^

,- § •«§

I** i i f l # 'fiNfc

. . * » * Bee't

i..*l*i ®tilm$ l».t

s i ifl«f' - E89*!.

0-0-0-0-Q-O-O-O-O-O

Co l . i





at XS*#§ Hre.

^ off I n

0 -0* 0 -0 *O *

If

flarat

s i tuat ion dur ing the pas t twenty- four i iHreItair© fo&en auo^

sl&ciceaed (ooimua) wit h on ly s h e ll in g of A? i 9 & ) Hfjj> a no troy rmmmt* other tkaa

X®@aX' reliefs(pQrifit

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i t



•*• U § - **••

'•«*

0 thought tO '£6

«X*$* Officer with

m ac hi ne p o t f i r e OH «»«»«•«* ,,*.<.-9

mmg tett«#l»* string

of the

line ou the amt upon aut, Ome of about

p ârtillery firs the periodour ed

has

at U«JS # f«r 15h i t aftoap tfe*

•was ssh elle d a tli©th e n ig h t &&&

for flT© mia"ut©a

of t l i iB report*

the Tic la i t y of 3X0,8oariOHi



031 0T2T r e p o r t t r a p s and miBfiS,to ttl& t ^ S Of ™"~~*J*

features of the terrain on

notmthstanding rain and ex-

to Ootofeex 19tfe to 19 hxm*: Xeft hmki 13th l a f a a t r ^

© a p t m r e t i n BABSBBYZUX' WOOS* B i # i t0 n $ p r i s m i e r of tfe 51a t S a a captured in

0 i t h 4 t ® t r o - I m n g a r i a B B l T i s l o u * 0a©£*«.#£• captured sor tk of W A ^ i f i U P ^ t

- Octoberowing to w#at3a&r*

artillery activity with ]3aore gas0n# prisoner: takes last At



m- J L r a ••«*•

with smal l ,In thB morning* fol lowing frijtim mbjec ted to harass ing

- • ~ • - •

p u s f e l l in tit©

J

email hut , possibly an,£ (south of

^ S -<»w)BwiS*B^p^ %w S««»

aM t he v i e l a i t y*

* 4**w *»««* W% U Mvleimi in in llmmm CWWLMQf n ^ mw*W {%$%Mmartd 84th :,antiwohr Battalions, f

10th 3WLT.

more, aiid h&B i t tm repXaetd



$# Thlk t#s* Mr*

ttpljr in Oetofoer*

mm ofEmmy £

%h& north end of the



a n t BIBUfOT

l i imeroiiB aerial comlats*t h i r d p l ane $ land©a.

wp* H a w n# i TftpGrtofc*

r a d i o s t a t i o n r e p o s e d i n B@X§

mar mon , Oiir r ig h t

ra carried 011*KeB-alts of oox a i r QiMmmti^lm ; Dicing th e morning of

t l l i M ^^#% g© C T tt i B &3U3&QBQ&3activ ity am tb^ road,no hostile airpla-asa



M ir t e a l #f f i » m Sgftftftl

Mft iar «£ 'tfe* M f t

5^30 this morstlnG« in tho sslttl&tt&ss*

S t r ong f r i aMl ^ pa t ^ oXa ^ t i l l a t

mm ®t om brigaia of the ÔtfeP@rio4 18 h

E P f OX f ^ t J t f i p i

g f ir© arowi& th© en t i re f ron t pa r t l o- ala r l ran d thft BO1S DP. HTMXEffl.



arps reports thatI E l BMS &&4 i

f l u OB the r#&& eaet e:i f a a $®r©0» of the tmlmn In %t» BOIS

Corps, Kse'd 0et«19 t1918 at 9tflD

o f the 31st3rd to* of the

t i d * %gt* 10 in tjto î f t l n of the

l i m e In BOXS P'OBHOSTto

I t in e a r t a t a ât the let^ %e B 1B l i n e th e Bir* o£i& the M 15th

> i f IB-

o f

at

We$

5Bthethe u^rtlterm

?e the ea#t 'of RSfHS,esee& af to CSAIIIXOf

a the di^êt of OMST

*AfU\ / r $

fromiart Oor^, , rec*4 Oetf l9 t19X8 at £3*00 o*

the aeetosr of the M T SO v&m&M of

t f i n t i i e MOTtimg

103*0 OolfXXi£Oflf 10



& K A l M M O f l2,60

r mm

&iA.n&t Mm* 11ns QAyimlon f i re t

Qm .at- mm 12*16 toto-12*35+&t 101at 7:10 t h i s morfclng

$8th Corps kaa i s

at 17;55*2 ^ <

(HI I* i«^S

on'loft^ Quiot in

>.-0~0<«0-<1 S C 1 £ £ A 1 B 0

at

«M«_ -w ^.#





m mm •*



1

raft at

*•&•.. October .aot h, 1 918, . a t T;3&

to

# (fhon e) from .£*• Adamsf 9th Aero Squadron* Reo*d* Dot, 80, 1918 ,

- to' report*

Worn

, from l a t Corps (I»t. Sarlstjr) W phono* HacQiTed Octobert T * 0 k

Our,rig:ht •,Imnd %tri&i®n sent 'pa-trtls '.to a distance of 800 sater©fîmiBg-coutaat*" .Biey didsa@et isôliiiie gmi fir® from woods' to t

$&vi&*: Mr^Baing ajrtiiiarjr f$r« ; from tooth si&«s last nigît on "the.- front#•o.f-«rai?" i@ft BiTiaioa* (Mr l ines w@r# withdrawn' to line agreed upon withoutîffiM •• - ' . - / ' ' ' '

• •' • i t *

from--3rayCorpB-# Eao1^* OotvjSOy 191S, at 7;§5 A*M

mohin®' put fire-heard at interrals daring the '

Aotifit^ taring the might norii^l^ BO IS BSB

g ^ at:

about the usual rate*

in t&e Region of'vIÎteTOEX..- . ' • •



•*» £. .*¥

l @ p o r t # $ I i f f f roa Syd Oorps CiMmt*

©xotpt for aeo&sioB&l ®hort bursts of M«0«a o t i r i t y on otsr front Ito® - so&t fg gOur «rtill©ry waa a l so l i# ht u n t i l 0|0O' wla&ja our oy t r a t l i m

to ©obeflul©bu t w® haf f no r ep o r t fro® t h e i r 4 l

A good &«al. of fearitsaimg fa tit® &.-.f BOXS ' ^ .0A9S13 i of

%/& ga»)« . l

to froii tdte r# i t of. the tr

:

0Bt»

jm tars••witfeomt g

fro®o r t e r . o f

s*i t

patrola from tha r i g h t d i r i s l o n of the 1st Ooipa adTanoed 800 meterst i i t i fh tii t

front

of .'.aa.o3iine ; num. ar t i l le ry itt-tli- gan on front-as -with a rt il le ry fi r@ at f fl© &

» a t

fot&tug to

artlllaaey on in





from and Army toaeral lapreealon of day;-* Qaiet - no ehang® i n f r o a tl l i i e « I d e n t i f i c a t i o n * ; one p r i s o n e r f r o m £ l s t K u & two p r i s o n e r s f r # ®§4"$fe £ u X» Order of "b attl e oonfIrme&« B03r& resonnsis&aaie© f l i g h t i d e n t i f i e d a t MOIfMIDXfey wo pr i s on er s s ta t# i i#mta* Xaoreased aaoh ina gsn

i n r e f l o n of BMBKHCOUHf and OIAEBX* Heary h^ 'sss ing f i refey a r t i l l e r froads between JADMT, X4MMES and 5HXAOTP08f &a& ou BOIg BB 01EAEB MOUSSQ!

T l a l ^ l l l t y p o o r no mOT0iii©Bt of i m p o r t a n c e t o r e p o r t .a o t l r l t y i n r too ia i io i to r i i ig our f r o n t l i a @ s f i r e

fomr ba l loons in aS0^»g iom* Usua l pa t ro l l ing by o ts r I s fa t ry* OwAir s e r n c e ro o o n a o lt e r ed f r o n t l i n e s

te&L** • •

H e po rt . (plioiKie M#itsa.a:a) from l ? t l i Fre-aaH 0 © X M » reae-ited. Oot*

irtlllsry: iotklug to reportit?, is d t t i4

w i t h gpXaf# .BiT; 1I©BW toîypi&stf -<iii..the;T»iriiHM* a i r i n g ' t l i i

1 ,000 ahe l l i | t tm A b S ^ '

.: A«2*3. O f f i c e r w i t h 3r& C o r p t s t 9; 15v> wi l l s X«W. Xiikjjj: IS IS Kt **# **.# ^y.«L«;i fe e

Our ar t i l l ery aat i r i t y: .-a carried oat oonat^rWttery work an& |

f i re on a row* roads and usual target®* Our' counter batt ery worlc iin support of the lufaatry work in tha BO IS BE BAPPBS on tiiae a tAr till ery ao ti ri ty : Harassing fir e on the following

:, BOXS 3B SJTOT, GOlS£I?O^lt BO IS M SAHfllMt BOXS

rt i i n x L T o r a , Boxa SB BBXsirux£st BO i s BE CUKSL* BOIS

: ¥1TS , SEOf r e p o r t s feea-ry ©bslliiag fey the Germans west o f

Da te g?i*ae Bt ry* Oa lifere * E d s , O h J ^ o t i t e J o u r e e19 1 0 : Og B



t. trm. 5tii '30th

qmitt la this saator

4th

, at I0;00

l i g h t was 0a3jH#.-$os» haras si^g1 fir® from ar t i l lery and machine

4*I#S* officer* 1st ^m^ Corps-- 11? GO tea*

E.-SIOHi" 1 ar til le ry - aa ti ri ty jftadinsi.Mt.ily -ietcr front llm© ©# 'Sternal

f i r t ' dmriag night* 'de-eroasitig in tJs ••rnrly moxmiag.*. TIBIBIÎfTs ^

10ISD1p p

#©#t@rday tet.war* £esre#a %0 withdraw to oâr former

, BO1B?W» - . - "

11 $42 * 1.6;.S$ - 90Q'ssiall and a l•owp l a

and 8t* J0TSI* ' • •

i f j bo»bardwent from 'OUTISHIS ta OEM© MM and

fh&x® &@@B©& to ^ .o.a2uiiderabl« tl ri zi g froat-'th*' BO IS BI1?;GO - Q;00— TOG ;» 1 X and m#fiiim ealib.rtt. with'0ûr'front areas* - • ' • .|0O •-* 4;GO *-ah0ut 160 small mA medium, oallbrest. on fSwrnt#0 890 of harassing fir#

on

' a t 8 $50 a t K:EiSI*



of @ & p*.

i t was &»• t o m bfrom

fro© 33xd0orpal:ili» at 11:30 tot

» #8621*

g m BOXw SBI s

rb»;jj?TOgr#s«fteg-"T«-ry wel l* i0 - $rleft&a:r&

• from Bad Army« Eeo@tT#& Ootoiier 20 , 1918, a 18 ;<

t h a01 v( ^

from 4 thth©y foundreport® 400iWLT.f): Nothing t o r e p o r

8;S0 h3?s* Hoai nmmv p a t r o l s r e po r t swo'od@# AT£&tl<m fi e ld and HiJ^^Sf i t

s h e l l s on MOUBSOB and FOOT A MOBS SOU*

* #S6ES

) I f pjb.0110*

i



- 7 -

a. frost'3rd Corps. (Lieut* by phone, Keeeiyed October'•« 1918, a t 12; 60 hrs*,

IE130 hrs * Air pla ne : A few st ra gg le rs * tat no' large"-troops•roads north of the AJfBOtf. fl#w ©yer road fro »' AIICHMlIffl. fal low ing

up to- DOT*, and where roads forked mnth of BOB Bl SABS&gy* S ewIn.. BUI goiag SQtrth* Eeooiy«4 y©r l i t t l e âahl ae gon or r i f l e :fir

;#,

gam a t aôut 1E.*O• - .88.5* At ll;06 hm* oallod for. •

a t 09*8. * 86*4* A groa t raway sh el ls falli ng- in treneh es Jiist- #mst • •t and- in southern e.«g*> of BOXS DS VUI ItlEBB* a t' 3 h 10

absolutely, qultt*

10*. from 1st Aray* Heooiysi. October 20th , 1918» a t 14;0Q'hrs*from A«I»3* Officer*. -I»t* Ohriasts&an at- lAjOO.hrs* nfi&t- mboutt Art*' Brig* on l e f t fi ro d abotat g»000 ro i a t s of. gas om

t otheriri.ss ste ryt hi ag .yery qu le tv Te ry li tt le - eaosiy ô

:ii/edrps front* PIT, OB r ight repor ts mm 7*?*B ô-jiing fzem I#

reported' on aoootmt of poor vi si b il it y * . '

Atl.B* offioer# with l*?fh Corp. at 14il5 hrs* ' . • - :DiT* re por ta th e i r •sector immsm&ily ©am* fhey-are'-now engaged•• in • '

organising; and rsoo astn toti ng their 'eon^ uereil-positi ons* flie re st of thet V rep ort s eyerythihg' 'unusually t '

l'

.from

f , from Sr4 Oorps* KeoelTed Oetol>®r E0, 1018, at

3!hird oorps Bl ssl en ret uta ^d at IB;60 hrs« pof fh ird Oorps from BAOTHBYLIiSS to north of 3lfl!* Sawoxily f@w stragg lersom road going hoth dire ctio ns* Saw ©m© ©aeisy oo^yoy g#ing out of pum ®uifi re d about 100 rounds a t them* Oot li ne as follo ws; QB«B - -S5*5 to. 09*0

86«4« ' " ' , ' • • • X n f o r i s a t i o n S e e ti O A * A ir S e r y l o e * •

3$r& Corps., at 14;35 ,hr» * October 30th, 1918*

. ' Bat te ry H 8044''« 15 d*P« f i r ing on BfiiRBOP* (47940 - 44970) si ao *

moon one round at ya rio us in te ry als acfe of S410-1B and 20 minu tes , t o t a l.of l i .roualii-Teporte.ft t0 f#0« Ifee Hll la n. and - Oorpe Ar ti ll er y — ; 40 ...ro.undBi 'ooxp.li -on."this " ' '



October

the XO#tii Sturm Bru ' tafcea north of SIfl.lt*

Report #3$SS* from 17th. Corps (Captain §ra^}a t 16;1O tori* ' .

a e t i r i t y a l m o s t

C&pta-la

0-0*0-0*0-0-0-0

Oc-t* i^ .e 19X8, a "4fof th e .8th• 0 © # i a | attaoha-d to tl» *• (Oonfir

of order)

0-S #.

3rd, Corps, '(iie&fc* ônea) by phone, at.!6;'3O fera. ' • . ' • . •

.Pa t ro la o.f th e 5 th10IE Dl BAPHBS-* 'Instead b£ the aide aoria^rt as reported

Snamy . la . put t in g 'u p a reaistaaoo in that wood* 0*fnftiay -aheila w 14 h to'16;10hra-« . .

'A-'-*proaclaaately 100 Boolis a'aare being e ^ to the rear

• » E eoelre^ -Qet. SO* 19X8, a t 16;SO krs»

l a r g e s h e l l s f i r e d - i n the rm :

from &^S, #;0«"-0—0- O' -Ô—0—0*0—



E» p0 r*-t - ttma* I© 0* a f a . S.HM1I4B1 C® OfcjSRA Of MM AF$£

' 191 8• ahr»«

Report' '1 s t C o r p s 1 l a t h i n g to

OS ?othing to $

B 0 I S O&AIHB 0SS.JK68-' p &&# of • 2g r a i l r o a d ^raofe .no rth of- 8XJJBB OffiMB*

Mil l ^ 9 f rom'the sou th M fr#m d i re ct i on of h i l lhaire'ent<ir«A t he aoxthwesit s id e of t h e BO IS M

{ ) y ©am*

p (Ifyâdh) -'no thin g to rep or t*4 thffjfeoeli.. iW? So'fmrtJi0rEnd 9*3-* Ariajr: lo' 'i to th eT

r C o l , Staff#••0* of S* f

A»I#S. Officer, 3rd Corp**.JE« etd# Oct* BO» 191 0, a t 5 :

dated 4 ; SO a ay a th a t, w e -a re s t i l l ' f i t t i n g i n th e BO ISbean aloaiwd. out

-O-0-.O-O-Ô-O-O-O-CUO-U-O-

, from 4 th , c o lo n e l Hobson* toy pftoi&u Bao«iv&&EOth

t, at 17;60

. . $8th Corps- re po rts a t foll ow s: g a r t i l l e r y fir © byon plattau &6r£h of fllMSS* laoMse. a c t i v i t y i n %h». regifiaa- of 'lE i somth of H il l 006* fli© 9tit

faria.H4I*.Ti, and tort oleaaftd' the- miK>ila. somth of lAI TA aaat wea t o f

la pro greae ing from th«. M i .north ofinto th@-wo@t in "the -dir-eotlon of• th« rairia» ai4WI01«..

On- th e -r ig h t* ll@ aa nts &r@ a&f&nal&g feom t&n farm P in th «l o f t h e BQXa XULRXOd* • ' , "

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> W phone Corps* Keo'&# CMtabar. 1918* a t

Of fili MXi w>&i$Tn,%Q a o t i r i t y of @mm aarti.Xle.j71

i [email protected]£t g Oo&ffidar&ie. a e r ia l

the afternoon of the 19th tat n@n# om th e 20th

fo

mMt:OKOM Of B A I I I E I . - ffothing to.report*

mmt- If1A1EHX:' Ba&my pa t r o l « fa tr e le '. se nt out from omr lin es ' $h© aifternoon of -the l^ th were

ohliie gum -fire* fhe. enemy is dis^#:ss©t in .' a 's e ri es -o ff^Be -and snipers'1 nests -along their ent i re ' ' i f ro&t* He'is r igi*

are ao ti re and .his 'raaehim giJn fire- frs<|B.ent.aiid

• Hara êiag .fir e on. fro nt li n e s -with ga s and-.S*S#,;

f i r e on ©ur road^* Right 'di r ia loa r ep or ts - f ront l ine® l i # ând. sêtematia f i r ing' on omr feacsit'areasi» Coneentratloxi omnx&rZVZ. and fee no rt he rn w$o&8 of COfS ]S SliiflLLO I aiad on ©mr

i i of hAMffi&S I f ST.- 'caBoacSBS* ia ra sB in g l i r e upeii

BSJJff MDTiatillTS: t r a f f i c n o rt h on road*le f t d ir ts ion report© pranouiic@d tr a ff ic from toward

o j a lsoI f ST. GSOaflfflS road* Harked e i cu ls ti o n of l n d i r i d u l s in sia all

g p around tiio so u th an" west border© of t.ie BO IS IB HAZQl® andfrom BOIS i)JB HA-OIS to iAHJ!B3 JiT 31 , GSOBOIiB*

^ p ^ 60 wordingg i n - w i r e

a f te n to on nea r po in t t • 2S44* Wir ing .p a r t i e s seen a t y~ f

iffiOBTAX&10.S: a c t i v i t y d u r . i a g ' t h « . . a f t e m o o i a o fWal loons ' i s a f t e r a o o a of t h e 1 9 t h in- t h e d i r

:ICISOBL:ÎBOtTSj our !M>&*# a r t i l l ry f i r e upon tjie tne s^ 1 ^ 7-7'»> a t th# . •of-the BOIS M' MIQIM

: aatised. the' orew to rtm toward,'|ii.J)HS0 IT

OF OUR O il fEOO St A©t i r e pa t r o l l i ng .

m om AIM OBSJSRTATIOHJ nothing to report

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S0t«h» 1910» at 7;

C&pt.* Ohllt'O&» S r i Corps* 7;S 6 p i* . . •

out eBti re 'l y ' BOB CMXK&. 01SISS aM aia&e, ab out$rogv*s* in

Ex por t #~* from 3 rd Corps* Received Octob er SOth, 1 918 , a t 7;E0

Beport that was Just received states that BO1S OMIBB C2Q&S h&®r'@oô*api@4 and t h a t 1 o f f ic e r and 58 oth.@r rank hmr®

From

, from l a t Corps, Hoc si re d Get* 30 th, 1918, at SO, 00

IMBEDSXO1S OF THE DAI: BBe^r A r t i l l e r y baa sSiowa at i r l t ^ , p a r t i e t i l a r l ^ - i n t h o l e£ t s ao to r« I s o th e r

has been quiet•

FROST himi M change in eneaiy front liis©* It rw m aor t l i ®AIB .FBI alon g m ^ so u th er n @&g@ of th e BOIr M BOIIE0O0J®* a o r ^ e ôf Bois DB3 IiU0BB and th ro u ^ i OHA£fPI0B2$0Xt£aS3; th^to© i t follcm® t&#AUX PIKTaS and Jo in s th e Sf * JUVIH 3f * aBOBCIBi road a t h i l l 3l£*

SJL3IY OBMR 0? BATTUS: Ord er of b a t t l e o o n fi rm a lqr» He gia en t* 76 th E©s# D iT is lo n , oaptiatred ne ar fax a DBS &0&&U

sta tem en ts of t h ia p ri so ne r i t would appe ar th a t omly two r@gifat&t& of I te .fBHh H»B* ar@ in lin ® , tho B&4th Bes« Etgim ant oeii&g in m tip pe rt*One o f f i a^ r " S t e l l r e r t r t t ^ r 1 1 has pa®s@a through ti^'eoi^s «a.«e to&&^«

bringing t ie tofcel number of prisoners oaptared si iê 3ep1mieer l i lh to iOef fl ee rs * 465 H*O.O*a» and S352 pr lT at es i $vaM t o t a l 3 , I# f» ,

I ll fA^RY: Za te ro l t t en t n»ohine gsn -fi»e £rom the a o r^ m as tn t r of t h e B0 I3 D S LO0EB3 aad the n o rth of 0KAMPXGUUUB9* ^

at 398.0 - 38?*0« B99«S - ES6«f and

tm t AHKLXuiHT: In the l e f t s eo to r the enemr a r t i l l e r yao t i re t ih rougî i t tn# af ternooa ^ B ^ nigh t* from li hour® 15 toou r forw ard &r#&s wura h #a ir il j "bombarded* fho fo llo w ing p o in tss p e c ia l att^ nt lo m ; 0E4IB VBB st a ti o n » GH8rcJBK&*lttl£Qt 3T. ÎTf ll, 8011001* !JUIGS, the BOXS Bâ MaSSRMOIf ana C^TOlEBa-MilOQ a ^ the Sf OTH *lttS!(SQ 1ro ad s , Most o f t h e sh e l l i n g was from small o r medium ca l ib re s . B iJ s so rn - /

iBg the a r t i l l e r y f i re decreased* Batt@ri@i mm l a ao t l o n m% 1M tos» &Q; |Z - 179 1, rep orte d fe$- ai rp la ne ; B r t fES f§ gna featteffy}* re po rt et ac t iv e -|

3?fce oo pa -on oiar rljgbt re ^n rt ^ th a t the loa g^ rsa gs gun tfeat hm



ofio. tlw- 1*1* a M of t h e BOX

l i t t l e had weatker*

aing in adugout

ACTIVITY Of OUR owl TEOOPS: D ur in g the n ig h t ©wr rightforward .pat ro ls 800 meters* Th^y reported wire aa^ mael i in© gais^ i n tfe©

emai l woods north of the JUVIHE AUX

RBSITJB8 Of OU:: AIR OBSisRVATIOH: Xc a r r i e d o u t : Tw o a r t l l l o z y g

la&@@» 3 I n f a n t r y o o H t a e t ,

Export #3jf?5« From » Reo#lY©d

30th» 19ia f a t £O|40 hrs*

Genera l s t a f f o f f i c e r re tu rn in g from Brigm d® S a o t o r on rightmopping tip of BOIS M BASSfHSVILUg progreaaing f l?ly aiâ Itm of. l / a to* S« of th e BABTS4ftVILi»*8T. road atQm regIj ienta l 0*O» and ^ | f t h t h g g g i noperation botft atate that the rtsiutanee la aot strong ant tlmt'the©jp#ration© should fe d

from 17t ) |

1. little haras-eing fire on. thethe o f

-0



Corps# • Mout* Hut&hlBsom),. .1918» a t

oe« .aotiTe l a sartor, of left 'Division* Som0.haro0.0lng ftr©

4

iil ' :

Oet If 18 , at E8;

on front

l o m r * • O m l* .

#076 81.2° l0 ^5490- BW* 3 1

11*40 § FflslMlitj poor

;r.9 parted -that there miu mtioa -cm

October liy st li|$0 lira*

16j60 htu*



I JJESfrom Coawsad

9rm 15;30 to 1S ;1O* B oa t* : SITCf HASAEZKOtf* * BOls Bl SHEY *l e f t of CL5BT SB P3BJIT * BOIS IMS BA BllMaif * w a s t t© a o r t h Of

• northern #tg# of BOIS ?M BABEHOTIUiB* BOIS' Ml K&&0XSOUEf• then aouth t o 'OO^HAy - fea^^: t o f i e l d * .

360 old %T&n&fa&B had not b«#n worked on* !loo r OL HY IB PEfif # l o B0W w©rk north of t h i s t o r r i t o r ^ * .©dg# of BOIS Dl BAIfHE?XX»IiE» «id in BOIS BB HA20IS and a longO f H i l l s n o r t h of I ^ B B I S m Sf* OlOH^* A ^ t t # r ^ r of 0 fff

oil t&e aort l i03m i lop# of tît h i l l and aômt SO a l t e r s f r o m t%®.and TI.*LBSS« At B0!7»9 * 88B#S maahina gim or

,.* 'Air

lat1918 1

a t ZQ;%Q rstmrn©d at El ;r e p o r t s a^ follows: '•Went out at B0;3O to Tff l& 1 i l t â l i t t l e t© male® m*r© of my b«arl&$8 as t M s was

a t nig h t • AttreM»t.*&'north .md w»«t i nt-hrough oonT#r£dBg lights on a#T0ra

loo at® aay eaes^r ma<shln®s* Be arofe l i g h t 8 on f i e l d to not ®tojow u$ <ml i gh t n i gh t f a r t he r t han tiovix&t* Ife^p isaom on r ight s id® of r ® r t «©#«rohl ights ana ansei«y isi&ohl&es' wi l l show mp ^ 0 t t # r on t ha t a 10* Ahmoonlight* Saw trso ax h d le t® h*ing fir@& ho riz on tal ly but eould hot

niaohin© on e i t h e r and of ntr#a®_0f light*.

to inti#mtt dir##tion*

mil tlae towards mmWmu* Saw li»« of p j

Air

/ 1 9 1 8 : *



of. the western, front a aoztfttaitt imr*0ase& zxaj&ber of Ge

a r t b i t t e r l y ' o o n t ef f ti o g t t i i f o o t agaiasi& t o urto. -se cure the r e t r e a t of tke- 'Gerawa ii riay the- f© :si t i#ntoin^rattiwed %y the attacks' from the' s-o'uth and th<»'

' flnformatioxi '3umttarjr r fro©. 33rd Corps) B;©o fd«. odtetter'EOth , "1918 t a t t

SIOB Of .TH2 DA5r.: • Q mlat* A r t i l l e r y a e t i r i t y

of f i re -o n, t toe

ee t o r : U im al l i a r aa s i a^ s on %h® l i n e sshe l l s -o i l SOUMOl i^ Dur i ag

with. t b ih e' BO IS BBS K)S3BS»

Sector.3;; Usual haray.siBgs. ••-.• fcoia 4 te* 4§ * to 5 hrrf* - 1 *

'ldU - 110 ia»*; i». th e

: - 'Ab'out' 10 s h e l l * of '.150 m.Mi# 3. explofi ilre wereth e of BBLOTBf during the mm*min$* f o ta l amount, ©l out 3000

Af l i f lOI s 4 -ho s t i l e p l a ne s f i l e d ofer- .- tbe no r th ern sea- tor ; .B

t 1 ftrae&an In•a Poox" r i s i b i l i t y , Numerous in d i r l d u a l s be tween tk e 10IB

and UOHQBMDULII, th e BOIS L£ BAf IS aa d M QdS TIISIj t lfood aa d t h e ÎI^KiiYXLIaS i'HIE and p o i n t s V 62*46 and p Sd v66«

. • OBDIH 0P--lACT3i»: ".8 da s e y te r * of th e ISSOtli luf.« Begt-» (3 3r d P ir * }oeaie ta to l i ne s» e as t of th e WATOIIi£g»"Order of b at t l e- o o nf i r ae d * •



3

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O of .

irmy Goirr#etia& of

©Ivliiam i s w««v 13-X ©

li%iry" shellingmi ftmt

-Itiie

.Bu9ter 6, Hea 'd 'Oo t . SI* l i l • 7*431 A* 1*

to

from

- n

:40 I t a . bu rst im f i t* in-- tn# BO|S- H FOHtfBOI'8

om BilS.

Sill if f

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Vfth Fr*ao-h Corp*, reaeived at 9:&S A*' M» Oat*

of BOIS

0*48. I©v

f i b ISIS -: 10:11 A*

One

faro* aâ* i©* i i o,

of

;: mm to#n ;iter'wj»«3&ia# gun* tim mmm&® % ]

90m &®. MM



I n F«*S? a&d 87 #

§§ ©a tf ei «O A - l l U 3;flO»

naxiy ofwood.HO

oua?A l i i

fd O c t . » l , l i l S 1O'»

r of "Wfetie.

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g-to'.-'»uoh*. • .Higlt trai l

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fk o s&boo oto* #ma v ia fidm* Low fllgfe ta m% low aitltuc!** oi«p'

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11 a* K10XS

BOIS BEAt li:XS

.npon a fi fe ©a. '»f i&#o : of

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to

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'« »v i

internals on %h$ region of"I* I« : m•

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Oct . 19X8 - Jtoft&ixi 14

Ffom 10:46 BOXSTmm 11:35 to 11;

troops ot tra&aport*0V®t OBAMport fearxagt felling Soil? HAFPlS, s^d from th«r«t to 10 ,§ «*

WtrolTrom pooy. Coiling&f olotids at 1400 olitltud« of 1400 to or

X * : Up

mm fcead going ao rt h

r#fmi*t@4 i n

atirum

Me .:tiff0 outo At tls '^

H C t suited fori »lgsa.t#4 %fQ

m#jp#. ifr t « l l t making it impo

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mo-t .*?«%iiafn#4U fmf o r t*H il le d i»l i 4i oft»« d<»m a^ M i I

rt-* ft It

At IB h 35 jrapotrt

«ift»ion tt*» 11 :1 3 t* IS$O0 o%il«d fo r

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s of t$e day* t%la . ihmwo

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During t h e m ig ht I n t e r m i t t e n t a o t i v l t yWOOP B t d h HAOTin g th e raid ®* Som® la r g e e&Xltaw ^&&il& on the0ot< 2X»t, from 0 hour 4$ the BAOTOHOlf FOUlf I t ômbardftd n&th

Sou the rn S«jotari L igh t hiAdraselngs on t h e f l r e t X i n e s . In ther e g i o n of II I «« d OHEIK fOOD ABout SO eheXXe* A fter no on of the

&# XS ssss H# K^ § | i # X l s OT3

>aduring th e afternoon of th&

Airiation?

the. northern 'ee-e'to-r during the of the

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X Itfe Besijoumt-*.

A* t-4$*t SMir

i i l l g « f * l o vepiMft on Hill 39$«

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