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8/8/2019 Field Intel Report Part 23 http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/field-intel-report-part-23 1/48 Beport from A-I.S.OJffUer with 5th. Corps, Bead Bov.3 # 1918 a 15;£3 Our troops era stil Our m&.rmmk&Q twfcope. are a light aeatiared f fl aiat s t i l in dottt&at with %h® o^ .by em $8$* artillery- sons-, "but i antry f>f i of a«r r.igfctt di ^ Q6G8-'aa& ';• »l Our artillery osit Oal 16sO0 13:00 lo B@port #1§ from A#l»Sj Hood BoTambar 3, 1018 at 16:10 hrs* from P*0* Ho well at 16:1 0 ihs lot v or,.» «t«-tof* that r- dropped ?vaBgag©at 3:00 reported troops' in iroods jutst east of FOiT^JUCY. " Our reooitualBseiieft ^lone repo rted at 3:00 x>l.aa&ly eoaroyoa morth of H^PJC'J. i? h#ad of oalu»,» 8£ kms mertfe f EHHi «e do mot JIST® taat with the ^rmtah on o^lr left to l>e i« OE'vVILLOU Keport fros FIr&t Piursuit Group:., He@d MoTsii)©r 3, 1918 a t 16:10 Patrol imm IS:-30 to 13s 25 flew to- BUI* Our t r o o p a -s-eesEeed t o *ba a d- toward© wooim wast of BUS* Br@w s n t i - s i r d r a f t fire oyer * Also drew xsaokiae gtm fi.r#-» J*ired om lay amti .airoraft s t MOlxlGIY*. ^les«f to SOUTHS aiid, aaw omt trpopa adTame. arotaa.4 ~t^il« pl&ee* Omr o-aTalry was ai,T&n.^lmf ttore' ala o*. Jnet smrlb of VAVX saw what 0#eiied to fca on AfflBHrnitlos ta^) te^.img» Jumt -west of FOSBB afamtry f&a adimnelag wltM a$pare&ti;r w* aeesistaaae fir^n flew to a/iJiH10C3iJ:l!f* 3aw mo 2&&Texa€a".t t h e r e at all« Saw o^ r I0UlHf--IUaA10T road. £t« HsOu^Mn* who hae heea loissimg far last
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Beport from A-I.S .OJff Uer wi th 5 th. Corp s, BeadBov.3# 1918 a 15; £3Our troops era s t i lOur m&.rmmk&Q twfcope. area light aeatiared f

flaiat s t i l in dottt&at with %h® o

.by em $8$* artillery- sons-, "but i

a n t ry f>fi of

a«r r.igfctt di Q6G8-'aa& ';• »l Our artillery

o s i t O al16sO013:00

l o

B@port #1§ from A#l»Sj Hood BoTambar3 , 1018 a t 16:10 h r s *

from P*0* Ho w el l at 16:1 0

ih s l o t v or,.» «t«-tof* t h a t r- dropped ?vaBgag©at3:00 r e p o r t e dt r o o p s ' i n iroods jutst east of FOiT^JUCY. "Our reooitualBseiieft ^lo ne re po rt edat 3:00 x>l.aa&ly eoaroyoamorth of H ^ P J C ' J . i ? h#ad of oalu»,» 8£ kms mertfe f E H H i«e do mot JIST® t a a t w i t h t h e ^rmtah on o^lr l e f t

to l>e i« OE'vVILLOU

K epo rt f r o s F Ir& t Piu rsu it Group:., He@d MoTsii)©r3 , 1918 a t 16: 10

P a t r o l imm IS:-30 t o 13s25 f lew to- BUI* Our troopa -s-eesEeedt o *ba a d -toward© wooim wast of BUS* Br@w s n t i - s i r d r a f t f i re oyer

* Al so drew xsaokiaegtm fi.r#-» J*ired om lay a m t i . a i r o r a f ts t MOlxlGIY*. ^les«ft o SOUTHS aiid,aaw omt tr po pa ad T am e. arotaa.4 ~t^il«pl&ee* Omr o-aTalry was ai,T&n.^lmf t t o r e ' a la o*. Jn et sm rlbof VAVX sawwhat 0#eiied to fca on AfflBHrnitlos ta^) te^.img» Jumt -westof FOSBB

a f a m t r y f&a adimnelag wltM a$pare&ti;rw* aeesistaaae fir^nflew t o a/iJiH10C3iJ:l!f* 3aw mo 2&&Texa€a".t t h e r e at a l l « • Saw o^ r

I0UlHf--IUaA10T road.£t« HsOu^Mn* who hae heea loissimg fa r l a s t

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few &&ro. &a» re tt aa w d , ami re p o rt s h av in g sh o t &01B a balloom±mm®iBi%*0f S3 (M&SW&* tiiaa sad &rte usk&owsuEepor t tvom G&irpm Ot*a«rv&ti0& Win

f i r s t Oosrpa re po rt s fr ie n d ly teoops a t 9&*,5"97*.&f93«3-$9»£t9*l«9&.S* a .10:40. At •16:25lyrnmlB a*-97»5-97«4 .Urn® of |jam©ls Ifr^e 94#9»98*5# 96*£--983* Our tr u o p ^ ar®

s h e ll s Ik llim g cm. our adTaJi^img lima» ?©ry po or

9 Air S*2 Ho 3697*

l e p o r t from Oorpa OfeaarTatiOE \v'in.gt E#od HOT *SS. 1918 a t 4:6 7' ^M

Corps rwp.orts our lime ar&8&&iag frb® ^USE toto SAULM0R1, a o r t k w s t ia o lu d iu g HilXXas, no rt hw es t t o BOIS DB BttLVAli,

to ?OSSB and nor thw es t to

I n f o r m a ti o n ^ o t i o a ^ A i r

t io® !i iags Head iiov 39 1918 a t 1 7:00*

Oor^s : Mlsslom frma 9:20 to 11:13* 3?wo aQBqpemlwo ffriendly traops 'advaxu»i£^ at 3OO»'0*g97*5t 3OO»0-E9&*St 301#E-2f 7*730 1* 6- 29 7,8 » (Mr tro op s se ^a .i». FOSSE.,,, a S0 S# .5^ 98» 6,. sttoomt §00*®^« droops ia ah « ll Holes a t 3OE*&-E094lf 30E».7-^94^0 at ld.fiO.l o t r o o p s me&m in. IfOUAHl1* Ana ria aa - troO|>a r « s t l a g al^ mg BABRICOUH5?lOUAEf ro ad a 305^-5-E95*9 a 10$30 * fle w o¥ #r YAOXm& BOIS 3XBB'ELTAL a n t ao ul&

Ano ther mlosioii of s as « D orps a t .10:40*. FrieB&Xy tr oo ps gean inr : : . ^ c t O.*l>-.75.g 0.&-7.9 , i*^-7»f if. 1*6-7^8 and ^S- S*7 » A l imeof orgaBi^ed a l i^ l l - l io las a t £ ,5~9vot £• 7-9* 0* Ho om@ se eii l a

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reeoftft&i&saxg&e mission fr@a 10:2.0t o l£s&0« ya S94.8-298 .5, £97*3-£?8.4f 30l»?-*£97*9* S-0E*S-E98*4-304*3~

' 30S*$»&98«£«# sctTam<slijg i a ealtaxsa' im m&rtfearly di re et io s* . Sheg offered-' mo resiat&a&ae and aeams to he b&gk of POITB10T, %UXXI CHIJIPY BAS* lOffillfi se eni a the se-t ow iuu Plew ve ry low aattl

mot fired. && frma g

i t 11:30 s p e e ia l i&IgsiOM orde redfcy 09th JJ tw oof AmrmBm a t SOY*5*29 7*4*. who

the two amassia squad aolusa acrossv.r,*** ^

307,0~£98.Q to 3G8«~2$*8*5» Bmm two. f:OB road a t 303.6-£9.7«8, 30S«E"-t9f*S* One• a r t i l l e r y pla neby fou r Fokkara* Fokkershad red 'Ba ses amd. wh ite ta il s *

phtogrtvpblemi had nime Spaei^ whopro tee t losu

Fi fth 001^0 re p o rt ts th re e 'Saiaaons dom* Oae witbt% of 'wings* masfcer-od #1S»t t 0 0 ^ ©

at a t

Xjifonaatloai B r Air S

Beport froia Ohi«f (B r it is h ) , HoadMOT 3$ 19X8 a t 5 :

19X8*.southeast of th*4@t#r.niBatioBw&& taltea .by our tr0Op0» Our

of one and a.fes&f miles ea.stof tfceof tl» ' ri l la.ge :of ST^SAlffiBB m a g<i*ipi®&@:&# AJS tli©

f igh t ing QM this fr#B$ w@ .li^tre siaptu^id 5©!#» gam»* B#y©mt l$ d s l f ig M in gBM&.p a t r o lIs 330thing furt&er t o r# o ' r l JJr«R t l i e B r i t i s h

1000 ' S:1SP

o-0-.a-o-o-o-o-o-o .Report from First Pursuit viing 9 . Be d fo r 3 , 1918 at 4*68 PH

f i r s t» this &ftera&0&a t She

p a t e t a l of 31S6 Mlos of400 ki los* 39 plsa@s i«ft tka field au.d BZ

bombs were droppedim t he e e a t e r aad ©aatera partsof

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of BMJH03T. f i r e s war© at&rea trai&s between l»BI!Hff¥Il {SK amt SOUS® &o%Mg soyth a t '&>; w #aomaiistiSjg; of 7§ ®ans 6&$h» A l a rge e xp lo si on IJ I th®, y&xds a t&& IM/TISIoS and the 'town of BOOT1ST wais <m fix® a t 15:10* 22SGHB3JTBaad SAIJTOra om fi re a t ; 1 0i ll * ^hmve M&Bam engise mor^i bon^i eu%®f IM(M a t XBzW; al^-o observ ed tm ajOTeamitiom da-ssg sbut&srest ®£TOICQ and one a t B0SACB; a l s o r tp or ti s a £1.00ai&- a re a im thea m i t r e s t and south, ©f stHSMl with a ra dte a of a bout Z ta&«

of ^aaiorns 1 ta lemg oa the road west of BHI,!l^lfAlso re po r t a 3iiamb@r of f i r e s i s BM1

torn of X*A B121l*ISHE repor ted on fire at 1S;X&$here % e a t ra in goimg nor th mzt of tBA^^M? A^ ^ E IMtiB of

leel de e bonbimg BBAU'MDIS, "Hit p u r s u i tgunned the roa ds going ia to BSi\.tlM6W an d th«

thereof*' SmeB r a i r e r a f t mm & l i t t l e ss ra aotiTe th.aklHad OMe aombat-with im re si al t* We- w^re atta eloe d 1 J J 13soath of 6bj*otlY& ass. imd ^OM'feat* fBie l#mij-#x*0 r@tmeatof ©me plan© eho t dowa l a H i i s oombmt* fha f

im ills r#giom of FOSffiillfB wltfe four FdKIdBS* " Bequestcue of"^iese% fBm wxrswlt ptfMm flaw at 700 mete rs arn dth e

flew at 1^^000 fe et . "Al l o w pla m^ returned* Reportv i s i b i l i t y f a i r* , •

3?he S i i r i Par&xdt G oup pl sa ea wbleh &ecaffl^aaied t he alsoact'able "to reaati ©bJeeti'T© OU .a«-ootart of being

l foaaiaations of 'Wkkmru f l5@iBg g r e s t l outaEoaOber#d«a t o t a l af ISO &Uo@ of bc®i>s im the r «^ ioa 'o f B!3I* tofro®

* Air H

°Orpfl* , fie** *>y 3,

has been fr^a our dirtrloa ein@a last raporfc,

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

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Jfo 4423* from 11 e* Bead Mow 5» .1018 a t21*55 S* '

1 aeieats of eavml;ry »-» Infantry of 14th Qoxpn

o~o-o~d-o-rO~ o- o-o-o- o- o-o'

Report Mo 44&9 V fro© Air Serri#0 s "by phone* Bee# MO T 3 t 1918 at

Our i 3 the r e t r e a t l a g ®m®m&al l paint

orSeveral

a t ta st ed SSBSOlMUfHB. ,•. TAOT OCHSSH^ ISAWOBf*

with th9-tn£mtvjt.-8k& im pm£®mm<m® ofsot o&Ly a l©mg fromt"but

G-fi l o

Hvport l o 44S0# Britls'h SH Q,$ by or 3 , 1918 a t22:15H

g the ea^^B wltMarawal B*of TA.IE10XB111S th e .1st Amy .

Ime r#aohad th e g « # r a l li n e FADLIAHW

of B30H11IX# W« ofOIHiiXIG amt t r o o p s are in to rn* wi th t&* - «meniy* l o atoamga OB r e s tof front*

0-0-0 -0*0 -0-0 -0-0-0 -0-0.deport l o 44B1# from Brd Corps "by p&on*f: Heed IO T 3 , .1918 a t

-We ho ld the heights f:rsm BS %® SA3SIX thruFneFm in l a BHIBH BOUlCOIfthe r iTer ant l i i s repor ted that there areenengr wast at the II3UBE*

Lisle*

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Heport from 8000114 [email protected] Amtj* Heed l o t 3 1918 a t l 6 :30B(telegram).

io&' of th e day Quiet* So ^Jiauge i n fromt lime.*5& 94.Dlv* dma.bo-cly o f 565 B#gt werb o f SfHlMXHE

and intercepted oarsl.er -pige-gts %mBma,g® 85© Dim* prisoner 94 2>*1>•W. E tg t . emitfe of 2H1IY* PrlcOBftr 68 ^ D * W* B #gW'at VAJ81)I3SB3SS» 4pxisomerB 1SS L#B*W* Hagt*' @ast of BOIS W THO OBBMHAIB. A l lid «a tl f i c t i o n s . eocifoxiD'ord«r ®f batt l»« So ii i ag ts^mraal r ^

Q imfa atry , a^ ti T it j* A x t i l l ^ j f Ir@ ml>0T© moriaal i aarked amoiamt o f wiets rd ^ . s* GI^SB roa i e a t TAHDIBJBEBS'

sb».Ued« V i s l l j l l i t y poor.'^ Ho laxuBual &&v&SKPht©.© Istlaat©- maw #onetnioti;@m ot $k®t®mm®B t o f i l l g% >#$^© ;<mtar d^fan^es of 1IS!?2 amd M ill lK E r e a r eonfcat $ox*e*' t o t a l oif116 plkBes 0T©r .our lia#B'3C> of wMoli were oteerv&tlxm* S [email protected]« Our troops ex»outed a su«0«ssrn l ra idPB1IT an d ottr ia tr o le f@lt . out i

s i r @erTi@e ©xeaat#dfromt and engaged in oa a "bo^lsg raid am

lo t g

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

Hdport' from Buster 6^. raad lOTeab#r 3,1918 a t S3 hrs*

Bomeliead 16 lirB*45| fkls a^te-raooaft .two{S) j pbrought a®m In flca»a l^eteeam FOIISBBOTS a n t S3? FEIK1MDIS*

o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o

H#port Bo 44S3 S frcmi Message 0amt#r f Rm i IOT S S 1918 a t £&:

plxoaed th « IY Franoh Arwqr* f^leplioM^d a t 1 0 P»M*

§0«a ta re tt gh GAIAl, BBVTXES e t BAY, aortJb. odg» o f t h e woodswith dl-»a»st8< up. t o CASAi t »t»uth of ]ffiCHBsiB 9 CI-.RAZ «aat o f :

LBCEISSSE t tp t e r iT e r BOS, OHa ILLOB-sur-BAH^ ^ « r © t h« Fr#^ah a r ew it h A^®ri©im tra o^ a* Aaeording t # l a t e s t i t

t i $miT Xas HM011S

Io 37E9.0-0-0-0-0-O-0-0-0-0

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Olsl: and .the SBHKSa raid oil-theprls-oo«rs* Bmrimgth e algtot om t he AISIB frontCJB6IS.

aix~B0JSi5 a»4 ofin th e AB0OIHS FOHSSf* l a addi t ioa*14 5 of th«m 1m m

iof this

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at flit

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mi^i t m @ re ry ; oae p at ro l ac t;iTity aad a lso

to information which hasthin %®m is being shellsd to tha &$Timw>

th$ night, bniping from 0:

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JfcMqr Mtirtsl aGtiTity: A bsxrag

1 .

Qxix patrols Jiavt m«t with a reaetloaa Inarid in the 8013

o f th eof battl© confirmei.* In th% reg iom

5:05 H«ye t , but

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of t X£7t&

QT tWOi # &V*

im,enemy H m * w&i#i t i ^ ^ .f iusA.. s ^ i i g i r•mm$£®& g3SC-t t^ i t t t " %

their attaoic on Magorta f^m and

lw,\J*mXJ*»\Jmm

lo ' ariation during night,

iimt i

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front of theta-t oorpe,n i l

t would appear that tk « ©-nsmj i s trjriBf t o li©14 th® l i n e of ills

notih a t f |09# Out si&isg «dL it l w ^ ^ t i ¥ # t

at point w#sf of

« i t a t 1S:1Or*v

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riveri n

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tar Qbmvration l e otit l ai n OBT ©nn and #B@iiy t&rritorar,

Pivision patrols hBre oaptured from Z5Z&&

§th Bivision liable to #df@#t th s Msuse OBaeeouBt offira ant & l i t t l e a r t i l l e ry

patrols having tronfel®t©

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JRo« 163into the B0I3

now in ourth e ©a st fe&mcof th©

• Oar troops tort

night and early this crossing ?cith 156's*q u ie t . 6aptmr©d 1 O#3rsii aad 4 Bmsalane

ar# jwartfeof BKA are in eonta^t

f i re 'fr©»t» pro-no t in

JLf IB

from

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>#f «9f«B t o 3UU& * & falling oaa t& @h i l l j u s t s o u t h of MALM. amt about ten truakg oa th e road

of I of

Ut .

§ prisoners of the 467i;h captured tills morsouth of Beaumont* Th®tT was i s close supp

rapidly that theyg p w©r© capl d i ^ g tturad whila up to sapport lead00 ta : 2ii9 $ b l t h th M Y i s aradio messag e.

imnorth of Beaufort i& les Batit I^otiallQs

of a&vsne®for methodical resistasio© £11

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explosion® an a whits m®&® *•*& ©ast of river akavt dm®eastI t i s " •

Sending plam© out t©

t roop®* out to coafire thiei

on this tralua. ta&Jlp r o b a b l y USE XI fir#& h®ll& af fire at o^r plan© at

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f&at back reports ffw&k balloon # 61, loe&t©& aeers framed by m ®mw$plan© a t U*4 § o ' t iottriKSna lm flajtri@B* i. p a t ro l of th e E¥t&

bro ug ht dowm a Humplar a t l f l4 Sf wiiieh crashed In t&© Bois

to the north west* Otay 0B.e t r a i* is r^porteS betwesa.traim w&© fteiog siertli* iOX t i l s i# T «m »

took plaoe a,nd X4 J^O* i# to read movements,

3 @!XI1T0!Sr@ O X being seen going fr&m B&a&moirl to I*et i M 0 Xw 3 Mo ^10

at ^14,5 ~ att«0 and also t t ier© werea 3X6<»S~390*£*

ttorM i gum £U«IUMI at SL6«s»t^tf«7,

iiRMOIb^S andwltt tr af fi c* Tlier© 1B a"ba4 loop lm t& road a t

a 0BC8, i ISoa pt ur ed . %© 1afafB.9

t i i e r r t i« ooae iderab le a r t i l lo ry inthis was Gomsmnioatad to Air Servioe

DISU* l#%#t

* 1 i£m*, f a r t he rtindar

with

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# 44f# # frm * 1 © T* 4 #

urnning 3 ff # from flow seutli of Atf S sawno aoronoat of any&£t& #T03! S'OlfOt 0 frJLTtr tiniro was s t i l

f a t

Air

aerial aotiTitj izioreased in til© l a s t fawll 6 k i l .

on® s i 017* 16. i i-urmi£fc planes palong the sea tor* Out made tiire© r i s u i l

Baw B © 1 ^ * of#f BQ1B to

ahel lepof la3,X#&* oast of J f f fl?ro

eYa*it-D0£U Our tr oop s g th© Laacie Btait«#Bt road,

see n between Vaucslair of Bri sti ile gu Our troops

g ©nemyy t»oops nortli ofpk P train goisg nortb fr«^i tiii# town , Pke 1st1t Pursui wing dtspatoliad

I ^ f e l i th M t 4 i ^ ^ t i t

p i l o t , l e f t 16:00

foind

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of memg io darkness was

farm* At Stonne

flap* * &% memacliine grm. f i r e

Th®ja re all along the canal 'torn

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1% our I®f1 r t g t m a t «** 03a tkeand In1 ;if

and one b&ttaltOK n«ar I W » D B

o f oloc]i states that at this time

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# 4480, froai ®%h Corps* r®cA* H«m 4 l t l S t * t

nmtth of wood ( t tiu&«W, of U AW ulf ) b o i wand r o t t i n g wi th muoh/ re s i s t an oe * Oiax o th er Br igadet o exte nd our ri g h t* The BGtfc Bly« was ft^rfeUlf ima t ,141001* 2hey have wflMraw® th ei r combat l ia i s o ntwo days ago , be tween th e i r r i g h t arid our l^ f t fn ot

* • ^ i § .

Our rooew&ftiftM&ooe whioh attempted to ©ress thelo rn ou ille r ( h i l l 378) mot w ith «a«r$o t£a aneKij rea G tio n, SmriH0

tha af ernoom an anomy cou nter at ta ck on t h i s l i s a sm®fto#4#4 i n 'repu ls ing Boma M ar ic ^n sma ll adrano©d u n i ts of 1>ho re g io n Of~378 and al so some fra no k t o il ts from iviagenta farm* fh is fas?m tfaere ta k en a l l t t l © a ft ^r 16 :ixra* BO, 1'ha eonb ate ar© s t i l l oeia-

LOKfetfiCU ritt fr ^B t Xiao as i waano pere@ptable ohaaga to t&e

repor ted hy th e di T i^ io as for *od^y» lliamt>er of p ri ^oae rsM 4H ^

iCind of fir@j Qmit© aotire harassing of MollfiTille r&Yi&e milwoodt also in th© region of Brabant, OoaB«3aEToy©<i Slight luaraffBlBgon t&i rest of the s®otor* lumber of reim&e fired fey alXi©t aarl**il l e r y 17,0 00, ilumb r of en®s^ batteri@e lo aat ed i n aetioiiJ S 4,

ba llo on s w@re broug ht down In flames a t Q-mssasrille

»i .n aerotot northing abnormal,

# « Amhrs* m% the outskirts of Italm Bear the EtaiB-Spinooiirt road f large

normal eeotor lilt Hagt, t 3 killed of the I S M Hegt* found in theBoie to 1& %vrllle at point 27 # 3-8Sa 3 8tfe Div. i'rlBoners of tht48th E$g%* captured in nermal sector* 1'ho id Battalion of tiw 48th

^ ^ " wae in reserve has been engaged toward a*ening ' "

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betweeB the 48th onthe l e f t , was1« la life* sin ce Ge t, BStiu 1s 5

(ifumbar on ah ot ilt^r p to k«ltev©31st Lajadwehr Bagt. lias been switched into sector of

f and

i from^tfet Xateet

XIiXi f a*9

im aatia» at 1 16ff at SilS

from OBSBEYafXDii Wild, 19*£0

l i n e a t fo l l o w s: B,,LLI5YIt 00*0 * C0L*4# #00

our line xxtendiug from

following

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10

to th* north aa& w««t+ Only on* frala IsJill Kbit

I S 5SO

from BMWMO^f t o I OBBSJQL tim®up t h e IKSTISi*i f i n S0UU*6T

eoatbtra par! of 'T was i n £l&ai$0 a t 1SI4I#ireat

at

4 ,

HB1XSB OfCte1 tar©nja i n o l o e e p u r s u i t aar^

Omr front

to ocrps boundary.

order of battles of tfetat f

Prisoners of the 232a&If men left ^#lilmt li t

5th Go, hat a

the river

to ourriver wer©

BO

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front f*oaby

ne?t& e&& oa s t ©f

of tfca MB1SE* Rem.lB

th® MBHS1 to t i t a ^ rt luBo

l a

a t MIL^I 15 lio tirs* Omo

and another oonsitlng of and e c a r e , goinga t 7 fccrars* with f i l l s t eaa u p

d SASSKT aro

©f omr f® tiuit r e a t i s e

sros isod tl io r i v o r ' oaet of B11M1(X3SS*

©f ®&T BXT A-rtatiojat- tea xoaftorod.

At 10 hovxB f It appears that the enemy was ingrmmA t ©f fBIMf n^4 a 01 tC

1 B ta*o. Bois do ByiMOOT DIlll,t

AEIOISas tfee t

One torn i sok tonltsor ant. largo oagiagoarof. tiissiunition

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I f

y Qt ®w* own troops i (Jm? troops eontinned tMer

t3i# en ti re fr on t, erareoming 'r e si ii an ee at ¥AOI and SOIE&ftiE*0as ©f #nr plaizto hare leoa&ed -the. e&esyr i^ Me f r o n t - l in eth is inf'QjHtt&tlo* serer&l t i n t s to car a&v&noei tra its*

B@smlts of our aerl&x observe t l on: 'Hie "followingi d t i ^to ft to

.* 10 proteetiv«*^ of- pli©tos B-E3S t

ATla'il6si f .of October 3 f 1916 1 show*, the

t om the aTimtloit fi « ld at

oa tie railroad Y at At1MI ' r e l l

«ar.a* O th of 'Md>S

l i a e of fra@ti0«" trojte&a-a* thmfr are iveil-*loaat6d with rospeo.t t o

ter'ralm and, vould. fet of ooB^lderafele va lue as def oBe lre #oi*ks»' &i£re •ave' tvo- niftW te»d« a t ^€.*T0^^L4,6« 2here i s a la^ge sao^s t of I^a ffioof all kinds of relilelea t -oemiag r<s» s mth sud w e t towards

at 13 iwiBaw M So*- 3rd» Alee there i sth.0 railroad yards at MQVZQB*

Shere ar e a nuaaiber of p raotlv e tr ea oh ee morth of 7-lLliB MOHSETtt @* of aeou t a 8q.*ttare to*- 3?hese trexieh

make Yalmbie poslt ieasi t being weiH*4K»eated with reepeetto the i

from oente r dlrssloa t*

Btniard f< rood, M®r* 4 t t at 6S 0B f 840BI

Mwmh%r eight four.G thrae periodre po rt s of oenBta&t today by ra id s actd pa tr ol s along the e nt ir e fr on tfif the iBi. Army ijadloate th at th'ere has -beea mo apprt eia fele chsmg-e

st*rnfth o f jammer of ho ld ing by the emeiay 'opposit e usstatem ents of t he rty odd pri son ers tafcen

th i s'B r Ho*

fr ee l a t Corps, rood* SOT* 4^ If 18, at 80:46 o'olook*

of the d aj? Om t he le f t- w©

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m®®tiwg w i t h l i t t l e opp osition* 0m the Qmttm ®f mm r igh t

i s e4Yearl8$' Mis re tr ea t witk maehlse fi G- WEB eaeomtewed e&'illl $&4 #M i t s©mtli of Q02ES&* Fr@m t t p

desultory eharaeter ©f the fighting i t mmy fee mmm®& tit&t tfeei t d to areas th e IBtlSB lief or* .stalclag' a se:ri#iig

t- aorth ©f©f

H«gt §. la s t Id s t i f l e d Got.

* MM , Mmr* Hegt*

on {ae.J\oin© fpm empIacemeBtB f a s t fi^x hole© em th e slope jttat eastof t l i t H f B l# f^@r® wereSome of ^® $rl8exie?8 ib lo k t t e t 1*Li«- | y

©f fclie ri¥#r 9 . wMle others think the Germans wi l l of fa rq g t& fl i ^ e%a%e' tS a t *§&mm® left beiiittd @a S#T» 2 i e a e t &@& reaap g®af :t tfee^ were told t or e p e a t t e l i

Sh k t t agaim e r

f fi a»d tlwtt hla-dlrlaloa i sla- l i v e ®m tlfee eaat aa«lc of the MItSI*

§it&p ef 2*B

twe-daya ag» they were larenight'from ff#®i© t o tiheHABRI0OBB2 ^ # r # they were pat laite li»e with th e 96S»d H«gt«» a loeof the B&%h E'IT* ' key were, to ld th at tk#^ were pu t la to the l i n e -tof i l a fap and th at whe& reinforoeme.ata arriT®4 the y we ld be-relieTed* Prlaomer does net thiitfc tfiie oilier regta« df thd BIT areim lime*l>or'lBg ihe day @igMt aoBoeaaaiaaieiied ef fl oors aad Si prlva'tee .harepaaaed tl^m th e eepra ca^e ft- oriBging th e t o t a l # siae* Sept* S6.»to Sf ©ffiaers., 681 H«G»6 fa a s t T t & t t ^

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g y n i s ©ti l l : t X&ariag saehine gass

in tits o$ater and right saotor t©A r t i l l ^ r ^ XittX* act iv ity during th e

cuad t&e Bigtit # Some sfOJBXSJf and S I , IrllHlMMf* artUXtoy •••«» to be

to 1J# i a &•in act ion

XS and $

y , At IE hours XI f &©&tiX@ o a t t e ryohsery«d on t&# road a t Sft«-g-S04*€ fl f0l.Bg towards ST, At 15

M £ M 4 fc C S S f H

reported that tte road BlB tor o a d s o u t h ©f MOUJ ami th$ roats i in SBDAI

• ' : . • •

OB O&O o f planes i n-v la in i ty of

• # * S # rood* S©T* 4 t 1918 1 a t &L:QO Bl#

IMHISSSIOI Of fHB M f? Our troops h&r% » a t s t t f f t r' Ovtr right hm mg#tt@mimXf' w ^ tteomgh th e Fore t

l@ft arri¥@t t o withim- B Mm* o f B#mttM#®t a t I S 45»to f

I l i a S % m f ^tli@ ktigjfete ar@ tM# most favorabX.a t o l i § d i f i i t s a .

B X0f# W

thisef

?risoii«rs © f

If tli pp i # r seax lABHISOMf* 2 ^ stateordar of battXs west to ®ast waai 12$r&OT^Emjr, Kae« ti©m@er Bm

to XXItl.. Bivisios.) * QaptnrBa« t

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used at-w&at epptars to be a y will pmmkm hlB stand om thin side .©.£ the riYear. to the Xfesrfeli

of time needei toAcayiram

1 4 h o w s t h e r e w&e mm enes^rreported I s ©ti©m at t T * ant . t Curing th@. after-

shelliag hatteri»s

M0TEMII2S: B© t r a f f i c was o'!AIMOI!E*MISUfiLLl-r#Eiand B appears to be

f« B WOKKBt . Prlecia»«r0 report workingof e l e » e a t s of ;awwtg 0m th e e a s t s i d e of t ig M!18!# j

a XIQE an d PO0IIXY*

ou r war#. oottated i n

MIHO1H.1AI0UB

AOTIVIIY of OUR f t i laooipai A^ # X 9

SUMS QP mm AIH f .4areeelired mo

l^loitatiom Masfeas beeit reaehed^0e r

Export # l # from AIS QiftmT Sd OT* 4 , 1 9 1 i # a t

reported -is. aetiom*

g© ©f BQIS SdiMUfl.s ? 3995 1 B sfia^r# ?&* on roadroad t© 'Kalsom Blaaoto, §00 met^re west of

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Eopoart f Mi 4 f 7t fron St&'.&orp*, *ood* Bm* 4 t 19189 at Sis 10*

down east of •T*.A*'B or

smal l pa t ro ls of a.jser l oans

Fontaines andt of

north 'of B•to tlto l o ft o f 1m .^roat

0^^ tecito©

4f I f l8 .

(r

and temn

rood* 1 0 T f a t

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3>«X*tI«$,. rep«?t« t i m t a t e#mt@r1 B rt&ahJJig' E H i 3 f t (?«&©••33m O

i a t&&g rtifeioa*- -to -the e a e t tto® 3,©t& Diy*

of

t from 4 f 193L8. I t E l : 10

Hair 3*

lo t

4490., 4 r lfia. f at Sit50

At If- 1 M dffrom in direction of Cote two

will make coHnaation at Cote 205 Cote SOS kas bees

f at 16 fi«(Ja f i r e i n t h e f H l f

m© tr oo p a aoro Bs t k a . r i r t r *

# 4 i00# from Stfe Corpst r o e d ' M t » 4 f 191S , a tSStli 3>1T# to- * S i tn a t io a 0m ay ' f r^n t*

1*1*. « % & p s - im LUDIJITIIi ^lim® 0® r i% ® B*S:*a f OBSST, Forest

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It®f olXmiag vil lage s

attifllc- of Hoy* !, ehow mfe&t M a«

g tli® pi ts t we JIST© alreaigr p«9M»trate4 t o aof IE miles on an IB mile £r@mt 9 an d gained t l fwhich enables us to larlug t h e f i r e of oiir

t ra i l road l ines a t M t d L

l i n t mmtiie line siaa©

osed of National Army from Ofclaliomai froml & 4

I I S 4

« l aof featt@3rtts

man mswmm&. BOISa sfeort shlla* fi re ©m tt o; BOIS

.# GUIST a n t

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af

fkm it-rlai^Msl .Artillery i« asf ir in g em t

TI

Kon© reported*

Ti l .

and foarf ^ ' a tfull trteam up .

* # # » * • • » * • « * »-« *• * » • & » * »

0

. Saw 200 Bo cite on road

„ arid on© with

raachin© and t r ace rno mmm&mmt on rsads a r

t t Air

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4

gth« A Xlt t l f t f t** to $ptiXX*?? aw gasmm$ infant * At tfi©

&f &$» p»i PoXa* thty open vt$with gi*0^«i#ii

Visibility f^ir,4

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• * *

hit eroas-ro&an at BACHiQLiB a t 6Iff***a* $£#&• Bropped isess^g© a t 90 th

Air

481» fro*

Fifth after two requests•«rtill«*

inon tlia w^gt b&nlc of i te MK0S®

From

#1, A*X.S« , 17 t& 101S at

0*10is , ow.t -0f totich w ith a l l outfit**

7l*S»* * #

m b o m t 1 E # @«ti&t

5 , X9XS a S|XI#

Ingshot up steewhat % itx»t

mix Mi at xioont§*8 and ,a » piA iB g pat-pola f0fwaa?i te m artt l^ M li ff lt tt *

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S F,

'nothing to r #p # rt * Mo vi ng fox»«fti*& in 15

Prom;

* A«Z»S»f at 8$$0*

, from 17th

SjOO H? l i g h t 10th D,I*CU i t h i t s take n apr£»on#r from the H.I* V> QF 0 #381

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

, from 3s*a Ooapp«, E#cf^l Hoir» 5 191 3*

ftil In tiantreat l&m®

ra te o f 2 mv niinute* Som©a i i t i f OTif8

l: t o tftft4th

from 6 at SfSO

in front

0 - 8 , #3798

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-o-od

AIS #2,fctoa Activity

t©t h i t B01E POXS

* tfrom 2*y l»*: twoH cont&at with th* on thai? **tflii#

40 prinontf**! oca tine ®^©t sit® of i®*2* #3806*

^0 -0-0^0-0** 0

lon* -4B'th ** * 4October 4tto»^

of the

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, from Air S$rvleo Hov» 5, 1018 at 9|10«

of pur*islt 31 j fl#f t #*rly to MOtJEOI* 02&3»£HNQP*£]

DK.478,

onenot

1000lights on east as fat* nco>t£L

immmm t i n t h i sSTBKAY

^ lights In ion between tilor t ^p lo sl o ai odP Station, All*

'0*0-0*0-0-0

5J» 191S at

to the east o©aupit4A#K.«

* #5804*

o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o

*X»3*>baa

to the east

in bud

-0

5, 1018 a t

'kw:> Hill 262,

Hill '29S, tout domaohint i ent ire w e n * Hi

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*.0*0-0-0-0^0-0-0

5 , Xil0 a t

«f the riw** Msta* troops #@tu$f

CriVHLLQl «&&a r e aX^ng* * k # i « 3 ^ Oft H i l l B i l l ^i t* %hmw In hine gm atIHI

a tbat thi» i s going# B 1

BE 480, £r®m F ir s t ft tr ta it

I nS0O

of th^ h i l l s

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i® aotiYtty i n 0m* AMgrlftastj g t b t e f a*i¥#i* a l l tX* if®

arillltry ana ©aly

# Air*

that© f

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

#4519>. 10182n d I>1T# a t BiOQ Hs ^h&rd Brigade o#0iipl#g

eas t . 4th Brig* cwsaptt-® l ine i n wood©

of river* Liaisonjoining ualto*

a t

tip i n two

hus i t s of about SO metersBridge myriad • Immortal l has directed

i » ! I # I ^ T O ^ t io an «EBon oth«r avtll lOTy «P

O-*O*O-O-O-O-O-O*O-0*^'

toat 9*40

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• o f

h*8 taken Bill TO5 aod is wri ng f emor dftldO

nide of river progre*ftin&

From A . X » S , » » received HOT* 3* 1918 at 10|S&*to

notin two

the ri-rer tf* filling In thehave $l®m#nts across the notoyr artillory up to

It is r ported that the tnemy

, 191B

91 OS; Wo h e l d &UF&8VXI&X aaAPOtttlXY nut MturaM*

two piaooa

ArtilleryK Hee f 4 Kov«-5 #

likely BSI0AL FLARES,

5th

y U A«*e mopping up# 1® to b# jmohod across rivar th i

i )

from atto ll|00

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S$r& Dlr* of the 546th forth ofb a t t l e

g p *

hows to 10 fa®ws* Poor visibility th#No abnormal aowma-nt repo rt ed aowording tof fc 24th ERSATZ 'th tro i s A rumor &b3*®&& i a

would

of t withdrawal

0*0*0

Botagal F lares Mm® in SOXS DS SAR2E3&1S* Atgo ing no r th "on uaiT>ipi*o?ed roa<la t 1S#O 8?#§#

-# 192.S a t 1X|£O*

of1000

Of BTATO DEp in g in

i s

17 th

toa p^iaoser of the 9Sthi*#flatM ttot i w t h A«$i a i a ^ with kirn XCfSM

.0 0 »o« 0 * 0

a485»

X I}46•

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BHUULUS8*

in «e«t#ra e^fte o f BOXS*«lieee bnit#r&##« falling on hills

attack t© th# northto ^

f from 17th received I@T* S* 101S a t IS}00off i towas ttopped

of ,VIliOBHKS *^athewas oteppod btf^r® the

»»X*tf«3*b u t

# 4 6 3 ?t from 5 th roeoitvd HOT* ft* If 18 at' tt!0$*U se of 80th %ir* {^atio

Corps

At 1 0 |#0 wagon trains

ir 4 f o r e e , ^ kll#BM>ters

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tfoe fu ll torlgafte *6J*esa*' t ! » t t l i r

-a t i l l

aeperife. AIS #13X.B««

X? F h

Bat t le of t h e

taken1 s t and 3 d the 12th J&*i$r S^^pi KKS&

den* g r p g i I t jtaa*The 0#B#i*al Ton florgasi a gi^-aplng, {lat 0#E) Is, n@w vm&$? th©<^r Qeneral ^ellajaanm* Rov* \m*< Urn 3 4 i&sar ©©-mijrlsed3t h e f l a k i e r g r o u p i ng i n t h e AM GBSDB t e WW& x>egi«m.«HBBirB0l!J i ^ f VOHCQ t o CHSSO?EHSand t l ia W

Re^ta* captured In the BAT*i ^ i

tli» bank of AEDBHITSS canals Bttneen SBNNX m & W QWRMttS;* t h eholda t h e northern bank itfd heights of TAHHAY and I s f

i a n l l t h 4 B i b

77nwi.the nighty bj with

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«nd on the f r o n t l i n e yg g g flNfcd tlie wfeola night0m t i » l S * 3WBJJB&XX1&

Ma-d im ac t i v i t y du r in gti m day more mm*k®&f jr -011 t h eOIS sa l l o a t t han .©B th e r e s t o f t h e f r o n t #Aviations Lit t l® fest ivi ty on JfOftda I n CSRJIWES ARKQXSES STQHKS*B.EZAS RAUCOU-regions bet*e«& IS$-40H and 14 H** l i 3 t

* Srrerml- i ta - fc te r At HABO0011 th e «oid I n

la. tlasionmm*- MMBEto

AOTRECOOT (5 0 nwre mLS CHBSITB* CHE&01S M t t t hm i , t h o f LUMKS.from <>-2.t ^

0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

1018 a X4I10*

14th Gorp» -®£ «AREGLOT# FERME 0S B0IS9th

o L S S? FBRfiBB

0£E

gunmt

0-2* #3700*

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

H#pcnrt #4S41, from 5rh Corps inieeiv^d H0v» 5 f . 101S a t 14.lf>*.

a t S ^t* 4tto

LAIIWILLE m<(«

BOXS0

- 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

5 , 1918

Corps: From i to 12!IS* Bmm o»* rooloit fromgrotmd a t 6?-7B # ^ p o f

t 1 0#. Bmm two, v h l t e *$*%*$« ial5©ut 100 a l t e r s aeutlMNMit 0(f this $3t*e**

at 10; 05* Saw t 68 •- 72#. 0 f ••* 72 « B 4 63 - 72*hemst of MILL?

a t 65 • 76 # SS ^ 75* of otir w i n no#4s a t 65 -58*Saw a few of at 67 * S « '%a4 Ckanmsas i a trwodhtt-a a t •

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Mission from 6J.2Q to 8$0fr. LXOK-devaftt-pOT ©a flire « t 7*00* Saw f i r e

after heavy e^pl^aion in. BTMM a t 6f55^ Smw mo ts»alns

illssi ©m from 6110 t o 7)05» JSaersgr tro op s on. road eas t of H13HVAT3&*Saw - ftlx«herse carr iage going east ^ . . ? t M f r «in.. L101~&f5raat»D0H a t Si IS B*T.A« i n act ion a t&& 246 « f i t at 6 |30, a t 190 -090 at 6|20* . .

JTrom 6j50 to 7{36# Fro nt, li ne ftalced, out at . #|40. a tt o t 3 •<«»^ J"^0 *?4s*. til!4 Qf5 ^ Q -S-^it '^TlBfil1*!. S8t

ae«n i n opon apao#« i n a#rtfe 01 s nortfeoaat; o :f B&o ts&eMiie gim f ir t t* B^rFaeksocm f i r e mi afe#^.t 00 *T -0 5* 7

cm f ii*0« t r a i n goin g no r tha t 6 ; l $ ,

Ont t r a i n g o i n s o ut h from MOUZGHa ta t STEHAY at. I l f o r * B# M0¥®«©mt o 'Dm botw een 11 $30 t o 1X|4Q*,north fr©m BTmm a t l i | J Q « ^ I r© inF i r e i n HARAUMQHTa t 9 | S 5 t sma l lf i r e i n H0U20H a t 9) tO*

I l i s a ion i n T i e i n i t y of COKI^ANS and BRIE1 r e p o r t s e o n s i M m b l e t r a i nmoTemsiita b@tw@@n DIBDi^BOFEBand AtlDTM">l#«BOMaH« I t t r a i n s i nDIEDENHOFESa t l l }30« On® trmln g o i n a o a t ^ a s t ou t of BHXIfAf ll |3g,Two t r a i n s fr om AUDUHt© BRIET a t 11; 28, hr@e tsmlns ^ i n g # a s t

AODtffl t o DIEDEKHOFENa t 11|29«tINQE atat ioimrf * One t r a i n n o r t b i ^ a t**t 11136 * Ho t r a i n s of an j d ^ s a r l p t i o n i n BT&TB*Out t r a i n

n o rt h from ffiiSIBR&St© HA0C0NC0UH7mt 11|^B» "?trr l i ^ b t merr^^iBti n

under great difficulty mid ineomplete on aoooimt of

from H#e d # 1918 at 14|40

-the 10th %Ti#i#n at saidnlght inthat the 47th Rggimnt* 8tliare in line* lud been in the

j ar^ Jmldteg the lin e fr@my the**' i p o e prtptr#d positions this

aide ef Um piter that they of* la© bridge-is t d m s the river

rettnmlng frem at 12boura ; n ine whi te" f lags seen flying' ever10 houri« • • .P r o n < ' • . ar

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(Telegram) fr&m Sign al Co rps , received N©v-. 5, 1 9 1 8 * ' _

AMER ICA! OF-ICIAL GOMMIJMiqjE MORMZWO H0YEMB1E 5, 1018• I© 18 5| ; i t l d X Q F . -. • • - • • - • •. - •

' xh£s m©x*ni g. .the 1st Arm? re«ara$& the attack* in spite o f poppo sitio n our troops hair© forc ed a o m u s i n g of the' ME0SE at BHISULLESand at CILERY I,E PETIT they are now ditTeloping a new ll.Be In t hewood ed and ver y diff icult .terrain on the Hei ghts east o f Use .riverbetween these points 9 On the ^ntire front the enemy is opposingadvance with Immj Ar ti ll er y an d T8ftchine...gun f i re* * ffotwlihst&ndingwlilch we- are mak ing exce llen t progres&v i£ h® west Bank of the l l MS l"its fa r north aa oppoalte POUXL LX lies In ©ur hszuls* In the course ofseveral succeasful raids la the W0ETR1 d$tft&hme&t3 of theAriay ha ve penetra-ted the ©•nei? ' 1® trenches,. 'dte«'tr©ying

lg

Prom .

0-0-0-0*0-O-O-O-O-0-0

Repo rt , fro m Corp s Observation- **ing, recei ved Kov# 5, 191 8Co rps : From 14 ;55 to 15;0Q* Saw two wagons on ro ad a ta t 19»3-98»5» ' Saw n«in©r©iid @n@aij b a t t e r i e s in a o ti o n a t%&$15140 nt 17*56*03,60^I3*9e**9S .95, 1 8« 30 *9 2« 75 , I B . a e ^ ^94.*353 20*Og*04,M? 20,5S*9S484> 19,9 8-« .6* 18 , 19*68~97<»61* Taeat STEHAY ins on fire*

Another mission fro m 15;40 to 15;00« At 14|25 a ver y bright lightite sralke north of VE RDUN •

0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

Repor t AlBilBf r^eeiirad Hov# ©^ 1918 at

1 B the rfgi@n ©f BEAUMONT »t altitude of do matersre.portd that they &M $ Am»rlc-an tr oops in STO HI and also .saw Ameri canconvoya on the ro a^ from PAWS'AY, W©rt fired on by atiti-airoraftQY&r STENAY* Also report American troops on e*st sid# of MSUSBbetw een D ON and G!>ERV~la~PETIT aavanclng. up the hil ls in the. regionof BAMinLLIilSt Also a large formation of ten F0KK 1HS protecting tire ®n@YP^ Bx^piacf inachines in the region of FONTAINE•

of BBAimoNT x a

Repo rt BIC 48 9, from Corps Obaeirration " Ing, reo@ lT@d Novem er 5,1918 at

Corpa: 98th Squadron reoonnaiaaance mission* Ko eneia^ batteriesin- ao tion * Saw two enesay planes© Saw no- eh«8ay balloons*- Two

on fire in n©rt h par t of L10H*devant-*DOT»- L5 btarsts of enemyasti- alz craft fire at 15iO3 * F@w A nsri oaB troo ps in ®4g® of woodsat 16#4 « 37*6 at 12|50*

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EQMMME*

Corps recoira&iasanoe f rom 13?60 to X4j30* ^©nsi&er&bl© explosionsreported ne.r fERDUM* Barrage at 23*4 - 83*0 west of the ri rer*Large shells falling In woods northeast ®£ SIVRY* Was fired oa twice

of larg# caliber southeast of BRISULLES*

Heooxumlssanee for oth d iv i s ion bf 284th French Squadron from 13}20t© 12*15« A l i gh t enemy 'a r t i l l e ry ac t iv i ty *

Mission from 18; 50 to 14;4S<« In fa nt ry eo nt aa t f o r 79th l^Xuion^17th French Corps, Alt itud e 50 to 20 0 rafters* . Visibi l i ty poor*At 13;10 ca l l ed for' l i ne a t 328*5 - 255*0* No panels-op f laresdisplayed* . Called againin ta n minutes with no r e s u l t s • W© wereflying*very low on aeooimt o f, ra in . Could no t see. acy of our troops*%oh© very plain, intrenehes runni-g througja 523*9 - 2BB m 7 and 3^4#.5 •*285#4| also saw B©ehe i n j^aall trenehea 1/3 kliemeter ^dixtli ofVTLLAHEWE FARM? mlm® e^m^miemti^n trenches running nisrt£ tlirot^i

24*1 - 84*3* M@ t ranspor ts ' aeenj, H©arj fsp los ion s l^.ki^omitern^rti i of VEHDUK* M® f i r e s 02* tr ai n' ?nowiaents a^an* %© lls fa ll in gtiirough line 21.0 - 82*5, 26*0 - 84*Q* 285 , - 85*5, pmt^iemlairlyheavy ®n MOIiEVILLE FARM and olearing sontfafest «t-.BOIS ©S WATRItLE•between 13 and 14 hours* At. 14*3,0 big shel ls seen to near ly M ttrain afeeut 500 meters north of CHAKKX" a t 14|0Q* Saw I3#g shellexplode about 300 meters n^tftwi^tCXft&K «£ 1HABA37T* Saw t t oaeenemy planes, type volk&ow, ofsr EEflLLl and l a t e r ^irer SIVB¥' a t 13flG,At 15; 10 ^ ^ ® y maf:hint g«n fire from WOO E from n@t& t oov.tr REFILLSi .al.s© from tr©neii@s where we saw boohe«g r# at ly hixxdered by 'r ai n* a#ssm^@ ^r :0^p#d a t Corps tu dHeadquarters* Could not fln& 156th Brigade panels gOne mission out». Our l i n e Is the eas t #f r iver about 1 Mlometerin mptM from BHISULLES to

S t o r p a s Special m p w t for.,Gol.<»iel Milling* De tails wi ll besent i s a soon as received* %opp@d 10 imps to front l in e tro opslo ca tin g h o st il e a r t i l l e r y l a ac tio n ighi&fo.the obs@rf#r h&$ s#en andh@€til# troop® dug-in« A ls o the p^a iti0H ©f otjr cswn" f ron t ' ltroopts and om* own a r t i l l « r y in th at Tie la it y*

. ' Information S#eti0n,.. A i r#

Report DE 486» from Carps Ob rviLti n ®lng^ reoelyed n o^ # 5* 1018at. 15|18*

10;S0 to '12;57« LIIY-Oaimat-DUI on fire* Saw shellsfalliag oil MOLLBVILUB F B R H S Gag shells falling in SX?HT* stellsfalling at 18*5 •- 80*0* On© white star r^etott ©l?s#rwd at 23.484»0* B#Bgal fXttres at 24*8 -34*0 to i0*$* .- S4*0 to 23.7 - 83*2*

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third Corps: .From 14}56 to'10200* Saw two wagons &n vomd. atim itotl®ff m% -1&$M% to

1S|4O- at94«$5» 2 0 1S |

is. on fire*at

mission from 13? 40 to 15 $00* It 14I2S a very bri#bit l ight«hltt.«nt0k» navtb of VSRD8N.

^nforBation Section^ Air Servloe.From 0 - 2 » # 3 3

0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 •

Report #45559, from British, received $ov, 5 , 1018 a t !5;30*

Noticing t o report from 2nd. &B<J 5 th Anrtias*

1 s t Ar"my: :'E corps att ack ed th is morning on f ront eas t of V&LEMCI1OTBS, *»mo de ta i l s ye t*

3rd AruQr* r e p o r t s adma^ea- prog re ss in g rmp idiy 011 whole ,.ff iM w front*Lltt l« #pf#sit lofi*. *hi* arra y'has -reaobed• the geia#;-al li n #

•* OH ,•b y t b »

when mlt^stti^a1 *

From

received ioir*S^ 1918 a t 15|3O*

ar t i l l e ry s l t ^a t i en same a s xfsterday* So ehimgg® i n personnel *tow.n ©f hAmmtllM m m being ^b^lled by t he mm? b u t SfHAT was

f i r e a t tisiao of import - 13 hrs* 'fr#® tim front t lmt lm*^$ 'nuajNir $f

continually ' f lyin g l # t o iv«r-our-, lin es . «Nl Ti ri ng wit hgnoa a x ^ s l o adjwting ax^ti^iery-fire* 0-iar s r t i l l t r y g # t s

assistano;s from th e air * Prae t ie al ly lmpessl'bl^ t© locate enemy

#3852

-0 -0*0*0»0-0*0

* reeel.^ed

From ll|30 to .13140; Inf ant ry conta ct mission of; r SquacSron*. ®&m company ©f ©wr men inovelng north i n platoonsSolumna: a t 99«S-0S*2» 00« «<0&>5 a t lg;45.« i^boTe two eoaaapanieslu g l a platoon colums a t 95*2 -06*3^ 04*0 - 0S*0 a t 1^|S0* Ho

en*. A e©n"r©y of omr troops galng'northeast Mirough*5*05*7 a t 12130* ^ut* men i n tr aa sp or ta mewing .into

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BRIBUU4SS

- 0 ^ 0 - 0 - 0 * 0 - 0 ^ 0 - 0

A1S #17 .- .5* 1918 a t

tl» rlglit the l&jiSB idtlf^&m VOtJZSr t a S fehe- %efet tlis

C*A»5.1at • i r -my. 5 , 10X8 a t 1SJ

CUiuS*. l «

tout m?e m#t l i t

aotlve oa -entire freat at a l l altitudes reporting

on mta*ip- they

se e f t h e comb t

wit3a day bos&orsl a

Fr®m ^-2» #5859*


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