Field Intel Report Part 25

8/8/2019 Field Intel Report Part 25

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Heport (telegram) frma -IV Pre&eh Army, ;:?QS<I loir* 8* 1918 a t 0*45 H

"B at tl e Order; 199th' Di?» PriaonerB of the 114th and 357th Begtaxarod la ' th e region of POIX fKHBOif* f fS £m? J)IT* Prls<Ma«rs ofIXCtb Idw im th e region of ?ODC 11S3SH0H. 51s t B®e* MY* Qm .oner of the £36th Hugt* captured, a a4UI*0BS* 7th Biv# fwi p r

soa@rs of th® S6th H@£t« t&Jtait a t MlSMAlJTi?* F irs t Sr»at«prisoners of the la t BaT Heft, -0a.ptured in the vi©laity of4End BiY Prisoners of the 17th B^gt« in the VBUDESSns re^loa* 103rdDiY» priscmer^ of th© 144th ta&en m %k® region of TKIDnEwSB*

7 th our r i g h t d i v i s i o n 'has r e a c h e d t h e h e i g h t s om t h e s o u t h -of t h e M50SK dîaiB&timg th e e i t y o f SEBAI* OH the

Imgfromt our i s f a n t r y i s driYi&g tlie eis^jay ©tteaptlmg t o ^retardwifth heayy .iB&ohind gim f i r e and a f # w \ . s a a t t a r e d a M t s of

a r t i l l e r y f i r e . .-Te nKirds moom was on th e o u t s k i r t s ofp a e t a M4SBHI1 "LA HORGJCB, BOX'St r o o p © l i b e r a t e d Z&Q eivlli«uEU3 I t Is r^porte^ that the yc o n g r e g a t e d a Te r y l a r g e

of- the ImJi&lritaate of the- regions a tPOIS -Tii

Art i l l e ry Ta-ry quiet* S©w wireless atmtioB# located a tOHIMAY aa ISMB95IL (mortfe of PUMT) working r#sp@©tiT@1J i s ROCHOX

HEOIOIS*

Bnejay intentlona: Aoaor&i&g t o an or&.er foim& om a eaprtur-ed p(probably the orderly. of a' oolonel) tîe 199th. M T » should beat are t rea t om th e mifht of th# ?th along th e noriîem bank, of the HSUSEimto AOYIQK ItlMEB, IS3ASO0UJ8T wh@r@ the 9th Mm PiT», i s looatod' a t

presoEtt* "2h« exis of the. -retreat is to be singly/\|£ -XAIBBS^BOU^MOOulf amd FM^S* 5?»o pocitioiifc of Hi« Mtrifiiard toward &2ware first a line nuudiig tttrot^h TMBfM \®B J?OIX» BAUSSE#

J

S* POIX TEliiiOH, eimgly» and th e aeeosad IIJW ^ BOUl IQOUH ,. Vehicles laasi pass throiigh MG'UYXXM and the .Infantry

tho foot bridge* of

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from £ja»rs0n 6^ Head HOT 8 , 1918 a t 8:113 AM*

nitustiom extremely quiet* Snoiay imfBMtxy: lothing to report*Arti l lery: JL&OH 100 she lls fa ll o® our a«gtor,. Baimly 1 B the vio la i tyof Sl.SBET* CMs of mix patrola of the rlY@r* could not get eoataotwi th the ©itejay (om lef t seotor)

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Haport from F i r S» 1918 a t 9:45

Cap ust r$fct*rae& from t&» Xim#s aa& ?*g)0rt»a 0123?s i t e s of sautb of SIHAlf tfa&i oto? t ^ s p i *tkjg&$iHi

ar# entering theb y T«ry poor as low s B00 atlwrs* Ho

of riresr*

a~2 Ho 3896* XBforst&tion f5«atioai» Air

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t from 2nd 0* A*0* "by phone, Read HOT 8* 1918 a

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?-9thi w it h liig h .escplaelvo' and gas a h e ll a @m th e

of B'rl.gad6 aa th e l e f t of th e 79th B*X*Ii#3v (Sae p a t r o l of th eU#X*0*S* @&:;>ttir@& 3 pr i sKmars* 0a the' reasl i i iHg--of t h e

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L t . D«rt l i t r e p o r t s on th e roaS^ f rom SOISFÎ sou th t o G0HF&JI3th&t a l l roadc brtinohinj oiT^ t o the e a s t >ar«i crowded "with.tro<^>s amd 0emiOJib goi&f toward ItiSii. Sa tp ee ia ll y ro adfrom C' HFwAIU t o r $- is oae Lgaes of a a ^ m i e m o t i m g e a s t *tht V

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Repor t ra&j FXECWL i c o s o a l l , M&& XTov 8 191.8 S6 1£:44 PM

" t t -k UO Y & pa r tod IMVJJTIU® 2 o in a i t e a t i o my e a t e r d & y e f t J m o o n • j & t r o l u r e p o r t h o l d i n go l tile ISUCh a t dU#h pla,oe& u& h© oa^t

a n d t r e ^ e h m o rt ar b p e r i o d A r t i l l e r y u u ^ j ur x ^ «lu»ye Taeoc liru.tlc to t*"l i n to oouamaaier tio ii w i t i

L a t a le yen houi 'a a a i d th er e was no th in g to . r e p o r is h e l l i n g of f rof i t l i soei pe r io d 4V & a r e liveable t o g e t

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a t 1:00 p#M

p l e x i i p o t e n t a i r e s a t G e r m s . EI

p l e n i p o t e n t i a r i e s r# Q #lT ad P r i d a ^ m a m i a g a t t h e A l l i e dGeneral Headciuar ters t h e a n s i s t i o e a o a d i t i o B a ae w e l l aa %h®l i b e r t y to n o o e p t or r e f a s e t h e c ias i i t ioms wMthim a t i j&s l i i s i tof 7S howtn mxpiriMg Mostaf tsornlnH &t 11 o*oloak Fremoh t ine*

p r o v i s i o n s t e M i n g t o eoool t ialoB of amo f h o s t i l i t i e s fe as l e t s re f u s e d "b j M a r sh a l

a r ^ b e a r e r of th© t e x t of the oOKSlt iosa of th& a n s i s i i e e kas beexito SJ?Atm0@tk@r rmmiB of Q®MMMMi@&%%&%Lh®&ng p r a ^ t i o a l * P l e a. se a o~

a e a i p t aad send 'baaii; &s BOO® ae p o s s i b l e t h e c o u r i e r w i t hn t i & s t r a o t i o m a * 2he s e n d i n g of sew Aelegatets Is ao t n a ^ e s

fo r t h e present" Srssefcergar* P. S* Please s and i ea i i ed la te ly two$ode exper t s v / i th a General Staf f 0: f f i#sr« 1.0OP.M*

Ho 3904*



Col* corps, r©©eiv»S &©veiaber 8 # 1918 a t 1S*OO H«

©f 15 th I;«1*C* had &ttrt3t@a s t 10*30 th e fo l lowingf«n*rt i l l i n e : 1 «dg» «f ' t l» Sola .BUGJHY BAYS - BO1S BL&BG ?OXL - w

of101^ d'BCGHBY * H i l l SEf {Snamy Mc h ir a gu n f i r e here) Lia i son

"both fl-nfcs beinfe established.l .; :*d* hag<at ta ined tfe* CiiRRBfOlIK 1500 m* W of "HBY1ILE th « line rtwst i s s ii -and 3 di r^c t iom t h e BOlo da la GHAHPI1

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^ - jaot signed —» rea©l¥@d BoT@mfe@r 8, 1916 a t

On froth sictas of %h® '!£mm the ni^h t was iserked fey h®&Yy machine gunf i g h t i n g and sniping there was heavy a r t i l l e r y f i r e in th e region ofS3 BAH s-nfl e a s t of tli@ M0tas#s

•lot sifrned*ISO ?M

o-o-o-o-o-o-o-ô-o-o-o-o-o-Eeport from 11 Aaraay r e e e i r e d i«ov@ffi¥er B# 19IB a t E»40 ?M*

SO tr a i n s goii^: in ôth di re ct io aa seen fretw»on K^-Iii and

11,20 and 18*25 A.M.,

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Report :DK got from Corps Observation Wingt rôei-refi J-jpvoHjfrer 8 a t 16«10*

Corp s: Mi ssio n from 11*00 to 12.S5- 'Fir© in . 80!EJS>Y a t 11.00•Bast-of. Mense Ajaeriean troops advancing on road nor theas t of DUS-sur-MSOSE. On road nor theas t of BEVILL3 400 BOCHH t ro op s and S^. t rucks are

g nor th eas t - a t l l »40» Bo movement on roafitown, of DAi&VIlLEES i s l rarning. H© large ®©v«mant on a«^ of th© r o a d s .

fr<m 10*35 to 11*30* So t roops on road north of the 79thsee t o r • Did not Bee" any of tha 79th Division, panels. rJ?ruo3cs

nortbe&st st-86«.6 - 85*9, 27.8 - 86.0 ? BHKHA?li,I:K fctai tag*on® f* a t 11*10} jsbell burst nâr her® a t 11 .00 . flo a r t i l l a r y

a c t i v i t y . One plan© came .doim t o drop message a t Brigade panels aboutOI20 and one hal f ki lometer nor thsas t of BHAB/J!T' and i was BR chine-gunned fej ou r men around t he . p a n e l s .

Fifth Corps: From 11.00 to 1S..30, On account of very low clouds we

were fore«d to f ly frorrs 50 to 100 meters and tiiat brought us on a

l evel wi th th e h i l l s e a s t ©f the Mense. Could not s©@ aiiy ©n«my orf t i t t td ly t roops* F1@W over HOUFFY, MOUSOJ , YI3,J2 bMx AX, 17I- M4 ,PO0ILLY, IIOE, M/Jl*PII-iCOU"-.T#.IUSY, CESSH, - r J V J I J . . . J j ' H Y . II of

tlit.s© plaees ab-aolately desertod.. There ware two f i r e s i n SffiiiAX and one

in.MOilSOI* Th & bridges along idie r iver are destroyed and there 1B no

evidence of pontoons , 4nt i*ai rer&ft act ive bu t inaeurmt® ov@r BTSHZ-y,bal loon [email protected] v i c i n i t y of BHOTJEMHS. lou ad dlvis ixmal p





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Corps: l^rom 11*00 to X3«0a« Oall#I for Xis# at l l ^ l ir#r# displayed on COfl S3? • G158MAIH at

Ox oo* a> >ordixxii'i &e s û*j/i"*^Srf*/j .*2v«iM" i*'^s«Vj > s?>*»*•&***?«*^# s^-w o u

9 1 . 2 t S4*5 - 89*59 82.S - M-Jj a l soS4»3 * 88«0» Saw m'js^t paiseiS^&t B4*

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Outs Id o of mmhlm®ropo-rt. -CW-JS B o . 8 9 1 7 *

4¥S6 froa itii Col* C©rpi8 rocoirsd Uov. 8 # 1918 a t 16*40

Sue IB th D.1»C* e©ntlam#s i t s aiTt.ae#* 1% hm® ooonpliso witJb i t sadvaneo slomoats t&e v i l l a ^ s of BEIHHfXIiB a i t FBGTILiBHS. ffee•oiy ©f-tho dlvislezi oe0H.p#ftS tfes feeiglits of'tûi. MsMiI t i s try in g to «.stallill8^. d ir is lo n to'tfee ri gh t* Th ® l « f tof tho fttfe"X)*I*JJ,3» i s a&r&fi&i&g in BOIS d© la QSAII^ MOI

g onDir* which lias r o ie i sd SX ABAC a t 16 *0 0- to . ©ueeuiatariiag

ros ls tasee* Mo a r t l l l oxy a o t i i d t ^ *Firts [email protected] BsasmaM llnoe in d i re c t io n of CHA OB^

m10th 'U.1»C* l iegiJts i t s &0v»2&6nt ©a 0BJHK3* W i l l8 1 s t P i v . U « s / 'l if i a s@ nt p a t r o l s ' t o t la s e a a® ^ l i s © of

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i t til® a t 1S«©C

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Bsper t Io* 478?1 8 . 8 5 !UP»

tress 4tfe Frenoh Arsy, reeeiTcii l0Ttffi%0r 8, 1918 a

11th Pr« Corps. OurE f m & f l H H T t S

t ro o p s ' w a re d l r s e t l y B*M« ef MB2XSBSS

6 -2 0 .

Re po rt BE 612 fir m 'F ir s t Pm rsmit ••Vlngt. m e e i v e d HOT, 8, 1918 at 18*45*

fr om F i r s t r u r s u i t w in g:

r p a t r o l s ©at t h i s a f t a rno ou fes¥€ no t i l i ng to rep or t ono f v a r y %ad wsatfc&r con di t io ns*

Report from CosaasBfi Keeoms&iss&nee ,;?

5* £5 to 16»15* . I t i tu d e «k; r*eters* Îeutefi?ai t 3n «l , p i l o t*t 3nr^0SB # Caaerv&r* ^re^ coTe rau* ^ ICIii2 to îfVIxXEH^

Fre nch tr o o p s aou tli of VL<Xl£St u'«îrIjLi.^Ki occupl«d fel e a n s . Sew sto&ll ^^si%®r of tfaxioms n©cr narrow guag@ railroad

M i l j ^ e t ou t of 1V*V1.> i-3 i. to t be oa st * ..ouca y »n9 tHnHMCJS»y Aaiarloans* f l i r t s emai l f i r e e BBBU 1A » _711j.P«EiU ^ i :^GlTri ig tm

p o r t fro® Corpg O

F if th Co rps : , M iss ion fr a n 14*30 t© 1S$*46« f:rS.eudly tr o o p sgg

1-0 to P~©~i*~gs F ri e n d ly tr o o p e in IBfAM S* Aômt on® oaBB|raxiyMC0SOI a t B «i • ?/*.g. ffe#^# tr o o p s w#r# t&€ ^

thflBis4i va s fr a al y * P la to o ns isoTiiig tro n B14B?0Bf ona f l l A f r tf td a t f - S - 0 -8* F i r# l a S f l U X 1 B

of tow n, f l r # i s ©eattir ©f M0B2QI* DIM Imxiiijag fi@3?o#l3r s o t jtfee elittr e^ . 0a« ana^jr aa tt a ^ y fl r # d -^braa- efeota to tfe# nortfe aad fo urt o tli© @aat from BUi arar-KSUSK. ci au da r a r y low. OTOT xi"rer and waaf l y i n g fif©ffi 60 to 100 B # t t r s ? f©ps of ricig®.® om s a a t lianlt of

t ¥@low ha-'Svy c lo u d s* Flaw ao ro sg ' M@mas Im t eo m li mot goBu rs t s ©f ineendla . ry and t r s toar bu l l e t s sa -an on a a s t hmnk of

MiySB* Sn ot s sa aisad t o e©m® fa?€K adge of w oods a t 1?* 2 - Q8»§.» Bo a ts.and tow ns ©aa t of leits® a @ vac at ed * Ho 'ferl&gas ac r o s s th© M©ma® l e f ts t a n d i n g mm B©W a@w Gometrti otle aa SS@B* S t e l l a f a l l i n g i n 1Saw f©mr f a l l so n th of re ad fro m SSPEHAY to BlAllIOMf a t F- 5af # s dro-pp-ad a St h Corp©

C©3fps: MlssidB from l i , 4 i to 1§,«6£^ At 14*06 H&H4CO0HS st r o n g l yoccupied iy ©ur troops who ware g9iBg Bortha&st* At 14*08 our troopsin FOIfAlIB and otar irm-pM B®mi aloag eaatoni ©age of B0IS-.d«-2?AII#ISsma BOlS- da-COHHOI a t 14••SO* Omr tro o p a w©xe a@@n in . HKVILXS., BCUEBYX1SSEY a t 24*£2* Prtnofe tr o o p s ~mr® mmn en t he aor th of Mi l l south ofBH1BHTJLI® a t 1 4* 30 . Afeotit two pl at oo m s of ®m? t roops wer®i n g MABU^TlhlM i n eol nn iie of tw#s a 14«.3£» Small lsasfcar oftroops w@r# mm&n in î aj l -fe ola s a t SS«S - $£•&• .fiMij" w#r®l a i d flows whan th e p la aa earn© e ra r* ffe# pl an e was staDhifia«*gunned frann. th a 1

B«mtfearn @ lg® of .801S d«. RÔIVl.LXS* Saw BOCHE t r o o p s in, wood s i n B0IB :;d© JAICBf2* "fir@c3 ©B. t fe#ss t roo ps* Dropped aa ssa ge to front l in e t ro op s



mm at 24*6$*

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BOZSA p r t 8

I t i s p i g of Ki l l H54 and to lBuethe MRUSEt featw#« tM I9ORAflGBHIS * B^B* Ouri a a t iraUt/iS and along the ICB0S3. PUZS aad LV(»AIth e h « lg | i t 3 t u^r th of the ith'USS, ar©rn i l ro ad ¥ r i a§ ^8 of FJJJiS and BOUSIO l

In th o se v i l l ag es*no* i t t i *

continuesto retreat ia' our tet little

in©s 600l t o ©n@ of

of Its positloa in t&e3»-st of "fe

ast f f a s t ofES X I E , g s - m&w wmu& , BOIS

ths heights ©H the t M W1Bdo 0AHH1B* I© ci # # s t of the

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a nd r e a d s i n t&e l e f t s e e t o r , S h i l l i n g ©m mm r i g h t a c r o s st h e ' r i v e r h a s a e o n l i g h t .g tir i& g t h e e & t i 7 » p e r i o d o f t h i sW1SBPPB* VII.LB fEAICS5 t a O i f l ^ I a&d t h e i rwi th hf-#« aud g&f§t ^y 10i and 160 calilner (

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presence of their officers st&tinf that they were done with fiptm. the 3$9t3i Begtt I4tit Res* Divt stated that

to note that m& of ©mefeatelrttf'fifteenofficers*

went o% BjiiJOQiKf and rvsaiated •" there until the

to l?oot Artillery &egt«

state© that he &&n®&tm& on aocoiiiit of somepropaganda dropped by our airplanes* He had picked up several sheetsof our propaganda dealing with the feeding of prisoners and alsopolitioml cpiestions*

Snemjt ififiantry: fhe enemy infantry was tumsally aotiTe» B^sring theafternoon heaTy maohime gun fire was reported from Eill M 6 , 10IEHS

the Sois de la MAEflS* Our crossing the river was stubbornly

fhis morniug heavy Minenwerfer fire was opened on car

icoording to statement of prisoners the withdrawal across theMsuseWB B to he accomplishedtojthe eYening of SOT*

resistance mum 1© he mad© ©y the rear goard«

art i l lerys Quiet* A considerable deorease over the preeee&ingJ01SSS shelled tor ing the afternoon. All of the towns

on the right of tibe sector were shelled during the night with 105 fs«

Some she lling with li gh t sali be rs on the ri gh t sector* Desultoryar t il l e ry fi rin g from gtuas apparently on west side of the r i r e r t re ported from le f t seeter* Ina^y batterivs^SOSnA-SLSÔ* îrftng on©ridge at W6*IMaY«r3« RAUCOimT intermittently she lled during thenight with 3.60*s*. twelve rounds of ZWQ*& are reported to h&ve fallenin AiaiGOTUlf between 16 and 1&-34 hours.

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15:5 0* Th eir re t r e a t west amd laortl ie aat of HSÎSBBil seems to bediiio rgii nlse d and p oo rl y rt&o&ged* i&n y QTOSB r o a d s a r eI.ET.-I~L3£S ra>/f r a i l r o a d ict d e s e r t e d fr<a^ SDHS3 ©aatwarcu r t o r i a l s i n t h e H K - Ss: e t n t i o n , o o n s i a t i i ^ o f twor tgr t r a i n s ./df eii ut itlo n ir& ln l>l o'« up im vHiTSBr: d©-mnt HSB2IHHB3 bl ow n tip .

MSSISKcia MOH?;o:il] rr*ilra.d utatlon,, &lx t rain© ara deaer t@d»135: lu *uL".t f ll .iCOU road de car t e d , s t a t i o n ami depo t om f i r e*S3J)/I? a cont oy oi* tm a k o jo in c tow ard P L0I90 , Betw een OBBAIUBK»HS auac isoir , i l ia r oa ds g oin g no rth wa rd a r e © ro ile d w it hwmt o£ MCJISirJS. 0a t,he 30U333 und iliSIIDQSE ro a d s go in g t oHOUTilat,^, J iouvy tr^tLla aroiîm^; th» JMVB2 a t Î3YILTiKv

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slopes of hills arotoat the s©m1*h of * Saw our troops onthe transport at £$»4«»9X«4» Shells falliJS of Chenois* l«f*A»at a8a0«97#S« 3*wo flashes at 18*40* îrad ofÎHI fire on grotuad northeast of

161IE*northeast; shelled a t

t o 1§SJ20 -Oia Cr«ploA at

# 1918

infantry Imm- wltMrswmtil©

th« progr.ess ©f cmr imfaatrj- t# emmt

Ciroulatloa.S' J OOT T i ^ i t t l i t j "bmt . aotlottafel* to t t o rear* At 16 .hre« the fr-oiit U s e ra n as follow® i BtmTiI!®r#s t© O'teieftosit Atftwtr

«. j&m«rio@B troops* ar e sa id - to be l a BâTilXera* fhe l in eams to the' aor lt to rB p ar t of Bole de Oatcres thmm®® to St.*ffme»t 0auri«fl? Heig3ht«f t&em to $&* w^sttrn ©Ige of Crrazid

Oheziat to Iief eu il la to the easte rn edge -of. latoBWsrr.ilie woot ,500 me ters eas t of Moulim d

fHaut» She tro ops 2u»Te eitteired. Maseenon

wood9 mosheul les .and hold th e so uthe rn ' edge 'of' Hoire-*haye wood andChateau 4© Hannonoelles.*

Itamber of pri so ners aest to- Army Gagef 90.Zfteatifioa tioxiis; 3£6rd Biv.« © pr is on er s: of -the 9 i t k E@gt« eaptu radsou th of Herbebols* 37th BiT* 7 pr is on er s of t3te 1§0 eapt iirad a t'Habauoourt* 15th I»f« -D1T« 7 prisoners ' of the 157th. Captured

Eeport # 4f88^ trm Srd Corps, reed MOT* t, ltlif, at 19 lire*

uaiber 403 GU3» ?ati*ols seat out along otir front penetratedage of two km* Met sligrat r@BistsB0e« auiet.Bo 3974.



8 t X084* Ss 191B, a t If5

•T-cmcr&l Impressions or the day* Aotive . K is in fal l r etr eatclosely .crarsued by om

(troops MOUEY h

Bnemy. {ren t rtixro no rt h

o r d a r o : batt le : X&BBtif iaat ioxie»» Prisoners of>IT* O ti ptu red n@ar M0W2AT* P r i s o n e r s of th e 217th

i.Is o a ea r MoBz »Y* P r is o s a ra of the 7tJa 0p» t

j c a p t u r e d nâr BHK^BBTIXJIIE^ a reg imemta l r tomer ^f^ o u n r a i n . e^t*, o a p t u r e d i a the T i o i M t j of

of tjte 5th ^0«s U t h Oressd ie r i i eg tft 117th D i y * , oaea o r t h of ^1X1 St# 2@rrtalB«^ l i s o n e r a of -gtie l€ 7t h S ta te th at the r@|?iiaeBt had b e e n 1 B p o s i t i o nvn £ i l l ofe* u-ii'BHiaiB i m t i l the eT@ni33g of Boy* 7fr when it-wlUfctrew

together with t(he 460 th 1 « alOBp the highway towards MO0£i.T# tEh.eh has ê n on Dho l e f t on the 157tJu Sroaps wotild mot &aY®t h e i3ois G'JiJ?TiiiSiJ becauaa the wood is too th io& a t

sli© pr es en t t ime and c o n t a i n s too mnoh s taud is ig wa te r* Ua t i l the"e s e s i n g of io?« 7 tii^rt wor® eiac T7 s s ©n th@ h i l l w h e r e the r#gim#Btwas^ uuit thegsr were la t e r wi thd raw s ox d i a m a n t l t d s i a e e t he^ ware metaaa rd to i i r e * 7

%at l i t t l e a r t i l l e r y f i r e w h e r ® was j@Bt#rda*fcame Xrom point Bortfe or e a s t of the woods* l a IB&OMB® ^sm f i r e hasbeen toeard in the T l o i n i t y e i n o e the eTemiig of I © T « 7th«h cii *w s t r e n g t h of 450

li o UÎLGI ha re ss in g f i r© tools : p lae© on th@ s e c t o r

Miells leffe ot bj*e r iver . ^t 14 nourc UiimmilJjB^ 3A0BfJ$BX axd» ic^y -.;ore in te rm it can t l y sb dl le d w it h lOBg raug-e guxis9 M.0|JMYt

•joii3 do 1101^ dÛiiÊlf 1,, 15 LIILLf iiad tlu> roads in tha v i c i n i t yfiafoories? i n ac t ioBj ATia t ion«X*M40 1 4900 s 9667 1 ^

35^-^758-3443 .

la^siy aoTeati i ts* At 9 $30 l ieaTj t r a f f ic was o b s e r r e dGIIAIT?151OY and MGJffi££DY. Bu ripg the morBimf s,O0Bsid#rabl© moTement©B tM© ©m®Kir ro ad go ing n o r th e a s t fwom S3SSIAT*

,, poor f a i r . At 19tW o'olo.clc. The ®n®m$r s T i a t i o n 1mwere

be en- iBs@ ti¥e du rin g the B a l l o o n s : Hone ha.Te b@@Bla ascensiosu



ofw s i r th« vi ci ni ty of V Mr-yXte? J8P &MO* S 2«(WM U0! JL « *

JGM was i oporto 'vaxtap xxW& ; iTtoraooa* An av ia tion f ie ld i s

r own troopp:vnis afternoon, our troops evossed the

rive r at tAv ^ t aau ^"1'J*r, I1

. ^CH and adTaaett toifardB MOIIgAt BlSliliue^ during

1the inîit frieiidly > t trois were sctlv® reoosnoitarisg

an& aa ln tl B ia g cont t itL th

Remits of our ai r observa tion : Heoonnaissanae miêions

information was obtained*

Keport # 479©., frm. 1st Corps t t a t MtQ®

fire by tini^ ar ti ll at y om roads t l a s tj **V*

H It k If t itiaf at m

to statemeEt of deeertors

H * 9.t 1918» a t

General isspresTsioss of the a®ji Bo tzhgrng® i awas quiet* Star ac ti vi ty waa confined to pa trol s

r i f le f i re .

front

M

Infantry activity: G©atiim®i&s aiad maeMm© gua fisath« riv©r* At tltra wasfir® poiat aerth of

a r t i l l e r y : two regioxus shelled laeXtuUd iiAIiU?XIiLB;tBSAUCIAIH£? £iBd ItABÛ/liLK-BgAUi^lllE roads» yOBES da DIMJX^f,B?.AU#ORT# A.t aO h o u r s 30 on the 8th amd enem y s h e l l e m i t t e d a t

dump near 'iaAUr'Oî'a



the eastIHGtt.

oar own©tli a p

ut as the toidge was im th© , attemptsejfull in the naehima fire. In00cured In our

t at

l y [email protected] to:

Freaali at 28m-H£Z& - BOI

#. at £0245

y p on OfSISBY* Our pa r-su it iiis@ioB8

to operate, S^r«ral

* **%**

5,Xi#V?ilso3it S l s t f 1918f_. at El to.

Sixteen prisoners f g third'Bay*" at Bois Be six prlsoaars tkir t R&g*

Guard BIT^ toy el^tity f ir s t B1T





#•— f # lilt*, a

Impressions of' the BligW increase toy

t H&BA0Q0$Sf

ront lias* Ho.e entire eerps front,a "brid ;ehead«

order of "battle (Proa west to east)- X4tli 2©a* Bes»16th Hegt# 13$th Hegt(pri$e]ier8 oaptoreft B©r» S a l l 3

) E b k Begt*Begt*.

, 14th » 6 9 ) | ,f-6th Bee-* M T « 9

? X t f i t I l

E@gt and 469th,Hegt(prisoners,' HOT* 5thj; 115th' Div, 17$r&aBd 171st Regtfprisoners, #ov» 5 )* - '

there appears still to h®eonfttslon in the enemy order of battle., line Divisions haTe hB®n.identified on the aerps f ront during the laet five days* It isprobable that in m&&y easts r©gim@nts of th@B^ diTisions areprobable that in separated* All three reglmnets &f %# 103rd Div*wore identified by Mkm anay on omr left ©a Bov«'6« One regimentt

the flat,, was also id@Btifi@d ©m our front om lo^r* 3« Ca Sov*5th, during the dayf f noneoiaralssioned of!fleerst 8E privates and'3% Husslan prisoners of war passed tlir agla tihe aorp: oags,a total of .90 officers, %BB BUCUd's, 3@8S privates-; grand total,

eneisy infantry been inaotive-except forIntermittent IISOMSS gran fire, at

y ar ti ll er y: from 15 hours to 15 hours 30, harassing fir® onSIELOSIB-BIJLSOII road ant PQIf MAUQI^MOYMB road, with small oaliberAUGBBCOUAS? she lled ear ly this- morning with 15 105Is• forward areashelled ae far baak as HAUGOUHi* wMat !i&e shelled-with 105*sduring the Bigh t. Some, small cal ibe r sh el ls als o fe ll , on AUTH100UR*!during the night* During th e afternoon th e enmey put &©wn a l igh tharassing fire of 105

fa in the vicinity of BULSOB, 10YEES and

.iUSGEGaUET.. i'iiis appears to 'be the f ire -of a single battery.

laemy movwaents: V i s ib i l i ty , poor; nothl&g to report*

©artiworke are reported on Hill 345. coordinates



8 located at 306*9^318*0 and-a trench. mortar

position at 3D&*4<»31?»7*' Miats a M devilish contraptions are beingfound all ©v@r the area* Bails -and switches and vulnerable partsof roads have been blown up in many j

aeronautics: Weather was unfoTnliabl © for aerial obserTatioB*Om® ®m®m¥ reoonnais an.ae plaa@ wae reported over HAUOOUR5?, at 10

401 Bo balloons were in

.Miscellaneous: Heport of captured material: .iwo lQSfs| four heavy

minenwerfer; one portable boiler; on© electric generators on© engiaa;one steam boiler and engine*

Activity of cmr ©«a troops2 Sisall patrols were seen out during th©night* One of these consisted of on® officer and one enlisted manboth of whom - spofce Serma.n« fi?hey oroseed the river and enteredJJCBMMQB;£ in search ©f isfeMai ipua eiaplae@in@xits« The only o-ocmpaatof the t« a eaoonnteêd were sentries, who challenged the patrol and

war© satisfiedfey.the ifles mats in &f3VmB,tu Bo jstsichine gtme were

Haeults of omr air observation; ^h^ followinir miesioms war®s C aa reeonnalaaanee mission, one protadtivs*

Heptrt # 4794v -fr^ 1st .imay Oorpa, reed. 23ov* 99 1918, at 31:^0 Ers,

^ fire fey #atmy M/G^ Light liarasBxng fire fromartillery appsrestly from a few batteries.

, froa Bo sigisatare* reod Kor, 9, 1918, at 10B5 Pf 445

106 BfTflft-2 io* 36 9£5 J?M from Beaoiad ^BMnriaa& An^r Genaxal

impression of days Indication of withdrawal along western portionof sector* $o definite change in em®m^ front line but patrols- penetrated first lines though they @B.cGtm.tar@d eTery resistance mtaehort distaiaa® beyond Indentifloat!one:. 8 Iidw* Dirt ©Be prisoner'16 M H@gt* and # B © prisoner MB Ldw Kegt« in Bois de C«rf»firming order of fcattle* In addition to offering h^mTjto our patrols and raiding parties eneisy infy wgts more aotlre inits partolli49« Bussy artillery astiYlty was inoreased along-entire front with a decided increase is long range heavy caliberfire* HaaTy gas bombardment in vicinity of Moselle^ Tisibilitj

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almost Impossible* At 16" H th 'i s- da te a l l reads northnort heast towards &onfl&&8 ssat Mar la four were j ed with trucksmoving north* So exunay a i r p la nt s rep orted ioe r patro ls and ra id in g p&rftftes l e f t out the- enemy the ent i ref t W© hat one air plane reconnaissance which over Cfesmbley

Mar© I s 9?<rar a t a he ight of 400 feet in order be able toe@e the r a id ,S-8 t l o . 1984• '

EBLBOEUlf, • no signature, r#ad* lor* 9, 1918, at 11:05 B!*

Opposed by naohine gim fir© fro® retreating hostile rear«guards troopsof the first Amerloan Army9 In cooperation witli French Units serylng

& the same OeimBa33dt gained additional important areas east-of the

Crossing the ri ve r south of Stenay, our troops captured yPushing rafidly through!the forest Pe Wo©TT©"from the west andsoutheast, they converged on Hwmts, 13 to @ast of the Me-use;#. whiehwith LGmppy smr~Loi8Oii a i i Hemolvllle 9 wae takem* OB the front Bouof Dianvlilers Moirey, Ohaumoxtty SB& MaBli^mllee, ^rougli vigorouslydefended, f e l l before our a&v&nere* Despi te km&'vy raiBs ajsd mist,our aviators executed reaonaftlsfittxtae ml8siGBsv and suoo^sgfmlly

and saehlne gunned ©Bessy trodps im t&e violxdty of Montoedy,»86

fieport#*— from IT Fr» Army, re«d« i t 1918, at &3i£5 Hrs.

Ba ttl e order: Prisoner-e captured today not yet been de fin it el yfiov. 9 t We occupied Mohon and Meslerea th i s morning

crossed the Meuee a t tlie time planned* l

!

wo balloaxus wereascension on the r ig h t bawls ©f the M@ue© sa l ien t between Ige sa i i Lunes* Weak umahine gtim and ar ti ll es ry ae ti Y it y. X i tt l e a er ia l ac tiv ity * A few pu rsu it fl ig ht s a t 16s0O hours towards8®dan# t ir e l e s s a a t i v i t j weate* êw pos ts heard* An an t i - a i r 'cr af t po st loaat&t north of Dpuzy, 'She me te rol igl ca l poet formerlya t Aubeuton i s now «t Courin*

L it tl e ci rcu lat ion on the le ft bank of the MeuseMesleree a»d Hontherme*. I srg© colusans were no tice d in th e

morning moving out of St* Meugee aBd'Yrigm© an Bols, MoBthermenorthward* Very act ive an ti -a ir cr af t ba tt er ie s the immediateinity ©f Be4aa notioably \teaker, however t between. Meal ere- am ••MonthermeFir@s w®r© no tice d a t B&iMn9 Mohon9 MMZXBTBB and Hlrson*. To 14 hrs*the enemy occupied gT®wfi& oa the right bank of the MeuQd* and between?ivi@r au court aad Mexleree*' 3*ox holes and small trench sectionsware #@0mpi©t by in fa ntr y platoo ns and machine guns* Reward -evening

the density of occupation seems to nav© decreased^

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