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8/8/2019 Field Intel Report Part 4 http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/field-intel-report-part-4 1/53 *:.£«*»&*&• Corps. To '&&,' Dfinfc, tey toi*. Reed $&i»l&»' have mevaraeate on h:amd for th© relief si. th© 33d and the 8oth, wfeioh fijls area $$ 4 la t&« 4*St aad *$*&.Aw**.. $»rt3t- @f $&$$# artaa lfe«» .&r* m r ^ of circulation ah«vn m th# Army map. Th® ordy roads th at th© 3d M"v. ac?uld there* •M m hd i f|^l»; 0*$, , r©pert®d at 1:39 and i;4u thi® 4.M, they were told to , e.^eul'lag© and wait fcr #rt@ ri. : At IX a.a. ihay w*rs an d 4 R^HjUiLTii. - Th«y are retiming aow, Th© eenter Miarican group, Captt. and b©mard took B&JLHY b«tw©«n f and 8 a.m. m& war® passing through b©tw«ftjs. 8 and 9, At 10:30 th«y w«r* operating with Infantry 1 fern, north of APKSMOHT. A.I.S. tj& *m . M© other news of thia morning's attach has mm Mm s across mum in thi» viei^ity also blova About noon, troopa seen' debarking at BKgUILLE3. 4nsy arty fire4 e& s@«fc until roqu©atsd csaae firing, whdn the Inf. tHfl about to attack ^ lit.-' lii rll i# r i idt' t tr m Col. T^rn e, 3.r<i Corps by $>h®»». H»cd l>ept, 2 8 /1 8 at 14; 80th Div, rsperts from our front lim« at IZt 40 H. From right to left lf,0 01*S # 16-X * t3.t, U.a - 8I,a 4 15,0 * S3.0, CHII" l*ft i* i|r®iif ©^#tttifii en Aif » 1*.4 - SI»f» 14.8 * $3.8. fh» *rly rag® : on Hill toutheast of BRIIULL^S Hill 281* The enemy it digging in on this (QftttlU)
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*:.£«*»&*&• Co rps . To '&&,' Dfinfc,tey to i* . Reed $&i»l&»'

have mevaraeate on h:amd for th© r e li e f si . th© 33d and the 8 ot h, wfeioh f i j l sarea$$ 4 l a t&« 4*St aad *$ *& .A w* *.. $»rt3t- @f $&$$# ar ta a l fe « » .&r* m r ^

of circulat ion ah«vn m th# Army map. Th® ordy roa ds th a t th© 3d M"v. ac?uld t h e re *•M m hd i

f|^l»; 0*$,

, r©pert®d a t 1:39 and i;4u thi® 4.M, they were told t o

, e.^eul' lag© and wa it f cr # rt@ ri. : At IX a .a . ihay w*rs

an d 4 R^HjUiLTii. - Th«y ar e r e ti m i n g aow, Th© ee nt er M iaric an grou p, Ca ptt .and b©mard took B&JLHY b«tw©«n f and 8 a.m. m& war® passing through b©tw«ftjs. 8and 9 , At 10:30 th«y w«r* operat ing with Infantry 1 fern, nort h of APKSMOHT.

A . I . S .

tj& *m . M© other news of thia morning's attach has mm

Mm

s across mum in th i » v i e i ^ i ty a l so b l ovaAbout noon, troop a se en ' debar king at BKgUILLE3. 4nsy a rt yfi re 4 e& s@«fc u n t i l roqu©atsd csaae f ir in g, whdn the Inf. tHfl about to attack

^ lit.-' lii rll i# r i i d t '

t trm Col. T ^ rn e, 3.r<i Corps by $>h®»». H»cd l>ept, 2 8 / 1 8 a t 14 ;

80th Div, rsperts from our front l im« at IZ t40 H. From righ t to le f tl f , 0 • 01*S # 16-X * t 3 . t , U . a - 8 I , a 4 15 ,0 * S 3 . 0 , CHII" l * f t i *i | r®i if ©^ # t t t i f i i en A i f » 1* .4 - SI»f» 14.8 * $3 .8 . fh» *r l y i «rag® : on H i l l to uthea st of BRIIULL^S H i ll 281* The enemy i t digging in on this

(QftttlU)

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h i l l . Hav* ar ty f ir e on town of atiXBtlUJBS, •fp tcJ AU y th * E ta t tm ck a t th i s poin t t>©eau»© 2 tm in lo ad s ©# tro op s ara n&w eoming in to t h is i©*a. Heavy enemymrty f ir e Irs is BOJS BE CHA9XU«€II ($4uai<# §4); tnmf M ,i. f i r s f r«s&nfcotit 300 ?<!»• SJB. @f SRI8H&LS8, J40 th In f. m i at ta ti :K, (K ill 281 ). Htm dt* »©t knemi |»t »

rep ort s -at 1:40 p.m. mopping up ge iog ©n i s A F m 0t f« From th er e l in e

Started at 12:20 I and i s s t i l continu ing* 33rd Div, ar ty has two gtmfc

O9 to F9QAB to LBUS§9 though the woeds to

of Cl^RGsa at 12:45 s Two tanks standing; st i l l at 00 8 .0 * Appearances d© not

* i h . - f i * . .i$m. l i t l i * 4ftk.ZMf• captured on* of f ic er and•%$ m®37th D iY ., which eanrn on I in® Sep t, 2? . Th«y wer« ©aptured at 11 :50 toda yl ' %#•••«»• ©nf: :«if*rt ^»^ -ilMi ?i^«r Mmm mm withdrawing, *mmy I

in tha t araa. This i eon firmed by al l ' thos e pri sonar s.

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at

14 n

gi:?®ii % Ttimmr® mb^tit ifeut re l i e f of

At 12:55 could sea no t roop*, t ransports or &&ti*i i i$& along road TiMlXUM to Sf ,

con tra t ion a t the se poin ts* f i re s of considera ble *i*« a t Q$»$«»8X.Qf almost du« 'e a s t of ffltfinS J til ttS FABM and a t LA fORGS, At 13 :UU o'c ioek* Frie ndly t roop s »eena t cr os s roa ds a t ::H jDHCH KAHM and at er e^ s rosids a t DO.f - ? 8 . i . At 11 :10 th es e

t r o o p a } i n mc h ca$© b«ing in group® of thr ee o r four men. The lin o of dlT i« loa

km. tou ih of Xi^RioNT, ihe n on lim ? to THKHSKL FABU, Ce nt er diT ls io n, , l » t#aya AFFRjSMUfT i feting mtpjHid wp a t l^? 3O . 0 tr en |; r® «ist«jse# «% iil oa

IS ft 0!

Plan© observed our troopsreached the southern adge in wooda south ©f

at

east ofc u t s k i r t B o f

are.

al l

Ur

run sior thm rds through X 2 01) t©a r s b e l i e d t© ho ld FHIMT

i© to*.ifU«g«

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a t S:S© a* a* te& ty* Weatfetr fea i,ext en sive advsme© « Last re po rt shows thsra cm the li n e

»or»- ih«n 6000 ^ ri ^ m e rs m»d 250- gasa-* B ri ti sh (? )i"«©B«r»» • • • ' , - •

fh« f®fl us« Ap ptar i« %# retirin g'-la .fro.«t ©f';tl»# l©ih Fi*« Arm^ io'

o r iviiXv* «m«say tre©fn • t i n falling ia^fe in

At 14. to «ii«m|' ar fe ili er |T f i r^ d*«ntftd t o Mav# 'mue-of mmf t i l l §«!&' faili ng- 'feacfe a t l^ »0 .* 88 .5

Gsmana are eoun terat tack Ing, . Division, and Brig, ( ^i^an dsrs hsr® at forward i\ C .' i : 4 i sow 6B h i l l

a t 1 : ^ .

&$i 0.0. 1st §rig,§ "P.M, **|S$ t@ tex ft :Liai@es Of fl ee r*

Hm&rlQim 'i&nks m% 1:30 F.M»' Ca pt.

I

ft»|Nirt |l:^|,i»'fr#m i«t,- Alien, jigt %r^.s , fe|r plum**- ie©«l .te pt ,,$ B /l i at 16 H

line *t 14*1& a« - fe ll ewe? K* '«f>f s:il»ioif# mm m l ine ef T ^ .

. re;i*#-.rt#i Heafy .enMi r. a r % f i r t a t 14 .1 1 a l l along, li n e«*e*g jAe-pe S*t*'«i»jf ttoersi ami t

f APttieif, ;©Mr troops

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f t . . «* * .

16*68 Ht

to

1.48© H .

t it l

req ues ts ce ssa t io n of ar ty f i i^ {>rmy and Cora^) her eto for® ord srsd S*of l i m 83 - «ign«d KuhR. . ' ' : ' • ' • . ' ' •

M.$im%&:m0&v$& fr&m mm*X tmsk t itaoci X4:5S aays iha ( leneral ha a j us t -.from ttumm^m wmm h© e®mlil »e@ a l l hi g tr oa ps en te ri ng th « wood BOIS

OGOI a auid ISi)!:^ d<ss M fl « P rog rs sa be in g $$$m#;i3.y saad© » not much resiistune© oae tiias* S'.-rerjiihirJg pr og rta si ng ga ti ai 'ac to ^i ly in Div. excep t . .

of ou.nd#d* S sp ^c t t e m©\re l \ C e t o HmTIhlMl^ a& aoon as sb s l l in g

| 10 and 12 menf a l l i n g M i s ; i n T i c i a l t y o ! 1 3 ,S 0 -> S f . t a t 1 4 .1 5 H . smny fal l ing back towardswo©d» a t II.S O - 83*2Cu ' ,4t 14.g o nni>my a r t i l i a r y f i s t had sl& dcamxi. M 14 .25 .many sm all gn ^ups e f t ^e ^f ®<K*n f a l l i n g %n k at .1^.0 «• 85 ,5 0.

did not »#$ an y t roop s * An ti-a i rcra f t f i r ed at ua wiii 1® overwoo ds. V©esr©d nrwa fr©m M4MTI1X0IS i s M H ^ M J i l o r f U s. ®aeh aid© of

From 33d Oiv , » 15 .55H. - Sit ua tio n qu io t . Ma ter ia l ca ptured by 133 Eagt,%/ff• §:,' 74 Esachin© gy^a - 14 ^f th es e now a r t m m #J i (preaym ably bsistg

us«d again«t enemy),;. two aa ti- ta i* ; r i f l e s suad aaK unit io ^ and ^

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a rt y a t i 11 sh e ll in g cu r back ar® .6- '2H»Xi*iHi tmmy ia falling tMUfc*'-a* theymado no s t rong r s s ia t an ee f&r mm® tim©6 * rsparts that a prisoner etatdsttt • i f i l l ".jftjft- me« t w i t h «*qr

*.f 1*149 f-M.

firing: 6nthe in fantr y when la tt e r m $ a'beut fg a ttack th is aoint* During the day w havs

i

. Meeting with carm!3«msbl© i s slow.

.14 i * .rtfft'rfciHi illstt tiMBsy i

3 F :||.

$ 0position with guus a^i 4rty, the on our flanks are retiring

K«port fflMlt trm Hh Corps (Major at If H.

mm

BUS 01our back ar ea s . Bal ievs sn^iay ifal i ing badt . Captured of l i ce r pr iso ne rw h o s t a t e s w i l l tmk* m QT$mkt*& re ai st aa ac * u n t i l DU.M-sur-MKUS»M i s re a ch ed .

3?th Dive re po rt s th©ii* fre nt li ne a t 16»O5 ha* b<99n aub jeat ed to som«pr« B» ur« w es t of ClSHC^S and M4rfXILLOIS ab ou t 200 mU?S S o f th i n r ead . Ths le f tbriga de on accou nt of the coun teratta ck are oesup yiag & po si tio n @» the ti®rt^#mof $0X3 B§0$f« They rep ort a cs nc ea tra tio n of ho st il e troop© on the road running1 and Iff of QSlga&S. G©n«id«mbl« arty activity %n that v ic ini ty * 91 st Dlv . frontXlm rurming through 101$ BAULKY, northern ©dge.

«9-0*0-0-0-0-0-0-0«0-0«0«

G 13.23

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&r® <mt i 1«

onJ i f f ®m

* t% has

85.2 bayo»d the hoeill®

' ' i f3d Sir

•KWP. .«»•

located at 13.0 - 85.G

.0*1,

iG e m a n o f f i c e r who tict make south

0* 11 I t*. $88,

~ti '.•»».

firing

i j l f .

^ith on of outposts, of the

of i&#t f

in© right of our r i g h i reported thai he has no

}About 3C s h e l l * on

fim

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with p

from ' ^of. W& e a r * geis ig" »•••*•

twin

a

t m.ff ief*ti9& i t tuggovt from

l$&, ti»«%ioitv M r i^r rie ® . Hoed S«jpi*28»• 18 -it .lt ?0 G,

*e3* Ottr- frcmt ino fmissisok

im to 8

a 1,3.$.* &7*0 1fO.i3«-O •• 87.©.

ioon a 5.M* point

within,

H-, - T r i o d 3 r©©k®ts aX©agon- $« @&g©

Beeh@- ea'-road W*

tfe&t

i f »« •

at 18115.

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innMtfe nwt, mi

fi r in g st art ed en the east»rn «md of *&# lin© a t 1*10 f,M» and on the w*«isrn end*%• 3U.6fc.-f»M*. ;.«n>(rtt»d lis# ;l#ng fi ri ng «*i t* «*iatiim«. ' < ^ l ^ i

i of MaLti®

at, 6?

- t

rough Hill 245 (on a 1/2UU00 siap), ihrcfugh the cr ess-roads about 600 metersFrom liis^ %t m 3.18ft runs in a wouthsrnly dlrsstion to a

Qur troope, in norm mmh9tt (pm*bm%lf a ba tal li oa ) have th© #%$t#m $%* of th©«m»t of B USULLSS. Ad vans a guards and p atrols ••iv& .mm in advsmca of the

arfcj i t . about i i n kms, north of maWhbslB, ' f$. ars

•• i -FW+ « * » •

at 4:4&

a r t y «M aviation worki?ig on it. ^ Suggest k#lp from 4nay l^rsuit and Bobbing

* mm*

at $$00 p.it.

i# t t t» $*i*t strife #f

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» from

ra po rt e it© li n e a t 'fifOO p*p. as fol low s: tip west batik of;turisa mat | u * t ODtitto of.'BHXi8UIiLSSt ihofi t© 3I3«0 * 284.9 v tlS.C* * 3S5»^#

0-2 , to .\ . • -0 -0 -0»0 -0 -0~0- .0 *0*0 -Q« G-0 - .C V

* t h '? r . Ar»y - FhQ«i«. Ko«d S @ f i . M V i e 

!

io 'w ^t tt .ro SOICOSVH«US, oa ^i t* *i.gki f k i t on l e f t sf* A im , & Um p% U la fi li rf tt o b®t«»t?i UHror. DOmtl'S

se ri ou s lot»##« Ce ntra l Commasidimg has given ord er to proceed a tMJOCOMVILWe a f i o r « # » t m U f i a g by Arty t h« iro.vtorn #4g# « r t£gt--Bei

R I,1 ^CHM.LS, Hsraaind^r of fro nt has ba&n in co net an t at t ac k and Gountsr at ta ck .

of teXograa) ,•

I f *xi«owir».ef of

to have %®km pla cs abts 'u t th« 15th . Fr ia one ra do not kaow de st in at io n of 81 atP..B. ( t ) . ^feo ba^.tnlioiqi« tf l t i h . F * - $ & T * ar t pai# t» hare o«ly 3 $oj^a«ik*,

Sasst would bo th® c ase of 81 *t Rs s. Div. X ' lar :« ' l d» , DiT. f rsaenc© of 4 thtfdU l*4w, 'l* »t of S4f)i« IMfA Z ( I I « ] ^ & H M of ffl'«O:ii«rs iMMitlonid)' • @ ®M t ay .Av iatio n ac ti v i ty below normal. 18 p lan es obas r red of whioh 5 4»Of- r e c o n n a i s -

I Infa Rt ry Biu trom V1VIEES towardi» Di Si^ , Ci rcu Xa tia o sq ua lly iMr|if», fmm hxmftMM %m®*&* IMiHiT «ad f r©« L^S?I i^

), ASr i a l r0connjAi3a:inc#3 impossiblB on acc oun t ©f fog.( )

i imm X&fftvataiiott S»'eii«» v M r

Report from Corps Observation 'Ming*

, tt 4 %t^ # reforlo^ from SXflUr tlmo MttO *' Ii^ a^ rsti^ iag

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too w ry '1 1 t i l s festivity. Oar troop* s n tesyoul BO IS i t 8HBPT $&88ft& and tfetr t i t .

•nt .act iv i ty at JtOHEPAHCGH, Mi wuriug forward ea rl y tomorrow Momiiig. •" m i s&v»pigeone and run lirss early in the uorning.

•from %$£mi Vim M:M ?i *i &i li % poor 15 &»& 1* hours. 'B«my artqr s e l l ing vioinity »f - &UKJGK&OI 8wn*ar ©I shs-li s - SO; ta li fcsi' 1©*.. 16:0 1-- I6's36 ' •antsy art y sHslU ag v i s i n i t y t f V*G«8IUttJ?Ul«S. Hussar *f sh al l* -. 16 ; *&ib*r105 E.g. Have feet bean a&lt to l t t a t t - tajssy stvvmtttt. M# ontmy ae ri al ac ti vi ty ,

from Si th "$<|UAdiHitt t i n t 15:9$* M'tttu.itt .150 a t t t r t , • V is ib il it y go«A* '.llls«lefi In/ tti try . liaia&n to fiiad i l a t of 4th ti n- -I*:!©' hour ©mr ding aortheaot irat© l i » t tx tt ai ln g froa 1^ 4 - 81.8 to 1S.X »• 81. 4ttl«o»*' -of maa i n titingl* f ia t , .eolith, for' llm$ but did not .tto«»gr piaatl.tu

;a«r

smoke which may hrtv© ba«n from not more than thr«e Bengal flares at point 11.7 - 83.3.Wt fl®w oiNir- I^i.« Be oeciHi4HS -80IS de J'AYi, but did a©.i t i e may troejrtf. ' A.A.at. *h.i i« *ro,r. th t t t woods. (Sov.orod ar t* frm %mT$UM$ to fkXIULLBS fW twoott sasb sl d* "o f' th s romd. 1© Bsstos olsitos*. An ALlltd pl an t, pmhafol? noofiSLast :Sp.&d isndsd s tf ft ly nsar H i l l «T», v i s ln lty of CsHA3T8a«Wi«P.

from IXtBA: -Tins l i : 3 0 . 13;55 groups-of 10 .t o 13 mm tbs#rvdd to b*:

f a l l

ing bat* in th® vlfti nity of 1ft. 50 * 87..00'* 13:5& batt ery a i U , § § * $a.a§ iit *« tifor flf tt tn ninutt*. ' Thtrt w*» th rtt gums in ti l 'bstttfy* s al ib tr •??'•*. 1451S ''tamp fa ll ing ' k&ofe ttwardti wood's at 11 .50 * 83.&O. mloout ioo in gr^«p-, - 14f | i 'onomy ar ty f i r s had aia &s ii td. 14:ft5 Yory mmkl group of. «no»y st tn fA il in g iiadeat 13. GO: • 8-5.5^ . , ' • . ' . .

' froa $®%k Mm Squadron: Han &J3O. f i s i M l i t y bad. fi ro d thr©a roc ket s •aicrsg road wast

:of Blilfyi^SS, Mo rtp ly' fre® pa ns ls . iaw i stjffetfan tro ops on. .'.

»o tjfe©rii wood i n til© Sirfcetio*!. of .BKSyu»IS. An., itaslisas gfttr^l goinfe-ntHMurdin »am« woods. :lo Boch® on road' west of Biiimn,bS^ although m&Qhhn® guns fired atus from tnat plats* • . • • " • '

From t tfe'A.«re B^«atr#ai ti ns 16:85 . Str tr* rain ovsr 0s iM n' .l in ts . 1^56'^'4* SO. Saw.-no Signs tf a s t i t i t y . l i i t t l t tatlew .at JHUHRTLUBS at 4:00 p*ft. • I r i lgoat' £®Mmww apptars iatatt . - Btiigs at aifRT lto|t« to \m iNhsksn but si ght >*passab le. ^ . ' . - • '

Atrs .Sfuadrss:' tij ss' l? il$ » f:T®&p* soutte tdft of' mi$ doortM tarn tti« wo#^s. Firod ifersa fos kt ts but rt et it sd ' no

Xaslilnt- gunatd t-rtr .sai l^y uiS. 1ft ttttay a s t i t i t y o» sash feai& of

| l i t s s ) , fron lit. Httttn, Ar»y Oosormtion iremp. Hoed

at 19:30 1. feySim© of Me#i r¥^ Roconnaissanoe; 13:10 - 17:30.ATial ftY i

i 14:2 0 -.§at tr ai n standing in yards at mm*$M - aARONCOUM hsadtd w tat;14:25 - Sight tr ai ns of care without anginas at CO Fl.AMSi 14:40 On® tr ai n going

•wtst at 4BHVIl*Li. • ' • ' • •

14J|S m m&wmm%* on fo llowing roads5 W0»Y t© eONH^JS-, C0Hfl^$ to

m if.. i M t t® CORFUK«». i4t49 M© stwsMwt

.road fro« BlTii to HAIdlfifT or fro© 4 l iS t o ,€ «$¥ er from MS to &mm* 14?45.

pla att on faiS€Aft f is ld aad-ttS' «,etiYi.ty a i t m t Fi tl d.

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-*?

fit%h p 0QJM.6- • 19»M » &&i atowit a kilft i» *t* r i n' tnm% e f ' l a t jtt i at glvfttt , tfetiri ar tt an k« arid 2C0 rain, , . . / '.

A ir

* t vlt ir «f. .h*.« til* ^rfe^r, th e

a few ca rs a r t 8e*m« (: naan« occupy 'trimeli ^ s of BKHIUILLE3. 4 i t h i s pl ac e

of HCMAHGE and anoth er $m mm in mUon in th© SUl-3 du

*y f *!»*»# ^ « ^ Se pt. '2 8^ 18 a t i©?X0 ./.'

Ge nera l iB ipr«8« ioii» o f the day ; . More rtsiata ncffi or* thfc pa rt &C"tli# enemy. Our

£m®$ li t* *- * v i f i**mr*» so w m$ wm&t pattern^

no ir id ic a ti on * the n u n ti l jua t nor th of tM 1011- COHMU IL CIKHGK3 an i ^^ww ^ « ^ , ,Dl BAUUiY. ~ The lin aa ar« clos a to g et he r/ Gr«ttade f igh tin g waa s»ftn at thoaapo in t* Ijy av ia to r. Som» a vi at or s repor ted th at Gorman maehiiae gun* fir ad on th«m

order ol" ba tt l# : 4 tot a l oi" 162 man and #m# of fi ce r are repor ted a sthe corp s cag«» th ie bding 44 m#rt than previo usly idttt^W telftphoaed,

an hour ago. the to ta l nusbtr of pri»on«ra captured sine^ the beginning ofcpe rat ion s are 56 of fic er a and 2750 men. , ?ri«on»ra were token from: 212th Eegt.45 It s* Div. . The div is io n d©trained m% ¥4SiX0iTf and was then marehed to 51s.yCRSL. Accordi?iu te tho «tat©ia«nt ©f on© pr i* oa *r f on« ba tta lio n of aach regi» ''

of th« 45th R«e. Bir, waa to b« tttticii^d to *&eh r«glae»t ©f th© 5th Guardas rftinfarc«m«a tB. Th» 3nd Ba tta lio n from which the pri»©n&rB w©r© ca p

re in fer ein g th e 3rd Foot Guard a©gt. Pr iio ne re have »«en nmxr MG JBQn, ..of th« 106th 4u stra in Div. - . ,

En«aiy Infa ntry : £n»Ry counter attacked troop* @f th« c«nt«r di vi si on ,wh ich hir,© sn t« rc d ClISROEa and driv an th«m out a t 12 h ea rs 45 . The ©nemy a l se coun

't»r attached two km. northeast of ^A>1T1IXDIS, c«u»ing OUF troops t© w ii im v about

| a km. I appears al»o t ha t isi tho morning h« attack ed th© fr on t,

Sa*my Artyj Tha 28th at 7:30 o' clo ck , H.W.'ft reportid In ac ti on , in

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. { e t u i * f t ) , •' * * *

. LlYily tuaBfear&ttat1

in. rt gi ea lC^IS?C*1 ll^€llARPSIIfit* ' 8t $t

Throughout the night of the g7ite mufttftm* urhite roeket

At 7 Mmr« a Mg avatiftlily of #sitay %-tmp& a t £iXIff~$$!ft|g& M^l

.X . .H .

* . • ' . . • 1 M » r # f © r t w i l l b t «t>]ipltiiB*tti«d by a n o t^ t r r@f-o-rt whlefa t i l l m

« a t 8Q..10

.C . to fflHOiVJUS «t '1$.QC. bourn , •At 143-47»

:l*l.g». «xtiai<At''p«rmll«l to

« l i t Biv. 16. 15. ^fli1

H a t run* tkMugh th«< oortbera

ih&ti»g suMaai r «f infcriHatlfn rt o ti v td .

, l o .

. 0 . fc

manding General» Tank Corpsction %®w$_rtm. Fr,

i aworking al l. nigh t and @xp$ct to b© able to rep ai r

, Lieut. Higgins in eo^iajad this group" ( ) ».r«ttt- Major.

ars min#d. ^i11 submit furt her repo rt on th is subj ect l a te r in the evening,

Two tan ks a@«n n©ving southwest frooi L4 B4M^U1S' a t 12:30 today,

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of th# 27ih «-• i-Ught bank ef ih® M ll tS "*»«g£ftn. westward ofnc ve msn ts. Som* v«fc£«&#» ?aM rider©; two gtttui going toward the

&$h #f 4 «&g®»* io*4«4 »»';#olf trine1 n t i l i f « i M g f e i m g ' ^g y t po int i$/&5 . 4- imi&%M 'pv.wt* (W&0xlm jgpntksim) t-mM of

f i o .'ifraMiiftrt.<ftwta«ft«t*fn *lofM*» .©f H il l .372* Po int 43/$S- «tat£o si

30 mr* «Kit&&& tw* ar4 « Poim t

Ganoral iiapreaaioiss sf the day? Acti-ve. This item ing and during th© la i d hour a .

©f this report our tro op s h&v@ smde rap id advance* Th# en@my ig in refr tai* Frontlim% from TQN1$& *® BRIKUUJBa •*»• h«S¥ily #h»ll®d from th* s & i l m ftafe ©f th^r i ve r . fh« sir mrvtm has r©nd©r8d valuable inforeiation as tc th© pos i - '@t #ar f r^t t l i»® an$ Jsa# r#©omi©itsir©€ ih® «owntif ea«t and north

front for indica t ions @f ae a t t a ^* F ront l i ne ^ Baat and rsorth of th© l i netexik *t %h * m\JM trm WHS** U th* #©«ift&rti ©^t^ijrfes ol

Inf? «it ry: Trte etubbo rti enamy res is ttm ee of yesterday completelybrok«n up thiis morr.ing upon th« a r r i v a l of ©ur arty which aat^rmally aided inthe d© at ruction, of ma. chirm gun &@«tfii« Th« «namy arty was active* Th©r«s was &pronounced a r t / activity duri t ig ths mom ing which d is t in c t ly wsaafcened d urin g thetar ly af t^raooti- Our frerit lines along the w$8t$fs bank of the MSUSS was heavily

iMttt<iri«9 Mist of the r lv * r . FORK'S, S8ZUJti»CuuAT a«fi BOSS d

Co»M.curable enemy mov©ja@nt has b@0H noted in and about

ar 0,Fv eowimndirjg the BC li <@ /UHGIS has

a t 21 .1 -8 1. 4. Thfsra ar^ twe maehine gun nest® soar 21 ? l » 8 1 e 4 . Wir© hason th® ftli»f#® of H i l l 316 &&£ ©xtsmdl&g to th© BOX3 4 Otl

from th e i lUSl r iTfi r and th® BO1S 4« .HAIMI i s w i r t i w i t h t h r » # t o

Kaemy ae ronaut ic s: 4t 9:45 hours, an ©my plan© shot down mnxOur front lin*s and

fl;IST #t :rt bomb©d and macbins-gunned at 9 hours, kn

teli lMil.««* »h#% Aftn If wm ^ ot oua? j0jy|i9 a t 1$T h e b r i d g e s a t B1¥.HYS Co^SS3HV;,iE m& VOLOSl^S have ©®©n .

i t ^ iotm - '' ~ Activity ef ^ur omi troops: Aided by our &*£ill@ry which hftt been able

tc ccma up su d t ^ a pos i t i on , awr troops overcome a l l t&^ j ' r a e i s t a nc s and to- ' ward ,th© morning &&nmm&*. • 'this ad^one© beoam© taore rapid during ths a ft® m oon9

i iair s«rTis« di4 »xcsll9at werk and kapt m» fully ad^isad aa to; the posi tion ofour front li ne s arid haa reconneit^raa io th s north anvi eas t for i ndica tions of

©f th» X4f|h I.R*

th« pmmnm #1 the liih<t»iul'.. H. in th@ l i n t , and suggests the re l ie f

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fey tfc* Hfc B.IL ©f Ba t-O ft 147*fe'X.JU

. •J LX.SU, T

e l

any un it but took up a now po sit io ns when i t w«ni int o ih s l i m ; the oih©r

added tha t hi a r»giment was not attac hed to thft Ig ik I.H*;I,E. ' . 'from ©tatsmants of primmm i #@@m« probable th at th e 10th B. li.I. R.

thm t®1M E.1 ,1 , , 7772nt f -R . I4li t ,i tatetf %& tow* l©«t.flOmnt'i a l l o f

1* no de f in i ia inf om ati on e once m i rig the presence ef the ? ih B.R.I .R. Into 33 u/dttt noted in Suramary lio. 13 , th@ follow ing haT9 been ide n tif ie d on the ,aorpn f ren t by Eieans of pr iso ns re : M% h foot Arty Bn s , 233rd Fi$ld Arty Itegt*

Fokker Ab teiUun g B att alio n cf the ?th H©s. ,Div., Fofeker Ab teil lun g belongi & MskXL)m$ feeloagisg % * the 1 s t 0uartf' MriMim,

t© th# Mh E® gt,, l e t •Auntie Htus^riaa M?» sm &®f the 37th

of

i t

Apri«on©r of 14?th K©gt. (37th Dir,) tha t a t a drssa i ng s ta t i ont l i t f re st t#4»^, te«- «E ^ m Jafg^f

236 sent out cm a recon naissaats a t If onothing on roidt ?i8-.ir R&UILi^S; several wagon« on road between

SOE® men ia trench a 3 northwest of B!.^U1L!^B * they fired

a**

Qr*. •?*$**%** 1st( f r y a t

* G Sa' * *«mii*In general ansmy arty

> ;-•» iliafa i l ed . L i a i aon wi th Di v i s i on on our r igh t has not beer, good fettt is imp rev in g. En«ay ar ty fir© fai iy actiy ®. Our arty is moving up of fr«nch

Jhi mm / i '

, aouth of } smd then to American

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: fir©*$ i*i« S l i t &»gi. K..aO£

Aviat ion : Mm pursuit planes and three rsoonn&issance plaja«a.

moveraunia: ' 3« pt, 27 tii, ci rc ul at io n - ic tiv t on th© rtsada in the rsgiim of

Fourth Corps ofoaervsr* repo rt tottVMn nine th ir ty &. M 9*1*1*$ and twe lve fo rt yFM per iod nin etie ia hundred ia«n en tittf *i x wagoas two truek© thra© aut om obil es .and t«n horinaen were i»«nt o .meve on th® road frrm hM LAHA UES i o MAHS LA TCURS

Infantry : jho* act iYit y enly in the *?SOVRE and we have r^pulsad a pa tr o lH&mAf avsi&iig m mU*% in il»» , ^ i p g

#d aolvUer of th© lC3r«i regim ent (33nd In f. Oi v.) on th e northern fro nt ene ofour d»tacbsaenta advancing in the Bi.I3 MM CAU S captured on« of fi eo r, aspir antand 10 ia«B of the 51*t K.u/K. and on« li gh t machine gun. " - ' -

A r t i l l e r y 3 Snemy arty lias displayed during th« day a great actirity,cons i s t ing large ly in cont inued harass ing f i r© u l th gas she l l s . 0m the coiMiwnieating raTin» and on mr fi ra t li n« a of th* front $44 H il l - BS OKVOUX. Weak ac t iv i t y durin g tha day. Sorae l^r ge titmll» 9*m further $&#*& on ?i%^^ and surrotmdia g » (MAKCSAU) nurabar of ah ots r«e «iv «d : about 5,COG, Thir ty ba tt er ie s in a ct io nwar© located of which % mm cnas . I Battery - of 240 naa. faun of th«( i i A tm iMitvii** ol i$o- «*. in

^t» 'itf rta ry «^ i« ^i t«Mi% «tsf ?f »

^ $ ©1 iii« I7*h aThe 2Bth some reconimioaane* plan*3 pat ro llo g ov er th« 11ae9 . Th© bal

*hlch ordiaarily ascended n»ir th* farm of 3IU-.0N FcMtAHJg, has moved back6 ferns, northward, sin ce tho 34 th, . I t has been «»©n today a^cendiJiK, ^ 2?; ka«.' south

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On roada, ih« mov«a#nta ob»©ry$d two days ago frcss APXftCUpfff to BILLY lea

hrough BANDRU1-IGOURT and S0JS1H&T v»v» eo n iin u a l ly obs©rYOd to day. %m v e h i c l e s ,Infantry e&luiani at le a st 3 ba ta ll i o n s ,Iridf etific ailon *:, 1s t Jtoastro Hung. D i* ., 11 priso ner s of tha 61et K.u.K.

ba©a fckftn during the nig ht in ths BOI& d©8 CAUMS. ISattl© order o f ill* 1 s tHung. Div« already known, %® confirmed* iisport lias been recaivsd in iba

near futur e of the r ai ls ? of th© 1st Austro Hung. Dir. O ffi ce rs of th» 6th AustriaHung. Div, a re a aid t© kssr* com* to the $«© i$r t« a days ag e. Qthar prison©rade els m d th^t th is may be a Gsman Biv, Bta4 01 v. 1 prisoner o f th« lOS (of hid wounds) m « captured during %Hm nig ht i n the m ;IS MAS Gi-u\lNS. Order of

captured y«et©rday thit the northern lirdt of the $rmy datuchment has bs«n mered

ar« mt TEGIflSXWf mKi ai 't fa * .o ld vl ii A n il i ( * »

the 2fith Hos. Div* one cort!pany par Ba t a ll io n has bsan diasolv©d a

and th® l«t Auatro Bung. Oiv. ar^ kspt in readlnssis with

G«naral impre eaio ns of th s xlay: Throughout the day our tro op s met wit h firmre si a tan ce , particularly on th@ left sector, where the tmesiy ©ndGavored to cheekour aiysU9@« fey machina gun and tra nch m or ta rs , Th® Telutae of ar ty f ir « ba<l

bl increased; esp ecia l ly in the val ley cf the Alf-& o^d the rwgion of V

CQMMUM4L d# 3AULNY an4 KIM i d l f f l ^ l in th« no rth am o u t sk ir t s of APH ORTi to

©a %h %r|?ii ff^ai IS#ili Has

want int o lin » on the ©xtr«E« le f t aect or the same evening, 213ih reserv e

The prisoner states that th© 212th S*«* E«gt. has been in r eserr e i nTlie ord er of ba tt le from Kaat to ift«% app ears te be ae f0il«m tt: 30th

Guard Div. , U fmt Guard R eg t, , 5th Guard Div . , 212th Ra». Hagt»»Res. B i n » 4th Foot Guard Rs gt ., 1s t Guard Di v, , 3d Grenadeer

Laadw»hr Dlv . (thes® l a s t two raay hav» b*«n withdrawn^ and th« 122d Landwehr Ee g t. ,2nd Landwthr Dir, f and 254th Rea. Hegt. t ?

iiia#ay Ar ty: In th# Fore st of t h* Argaan© the ea«ay have stub bor nly

se c t o r M J li iw gav® w&$ U our ragiaisnt, and was apparentlyheld aiainly by ssaehineguns a s ai a ted by ar ty f ir e . . . _ . ' '.'.'

' • ' ' ' " ' ' '

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ilvTomtff* Buriiig tfet Xa*t 34 hours t it* .t ai n? .«rl^ asti t i ty- has

region of ?Aft$$$88«' - About 19 tamr* ^®Y®ralhas sh ell s on LA Hmoim. Buri.ngmorning ranging with high-burst shrapnel this parted over cur lints in

Tsaia MftvvMUft i s tfe* regie* ,of mWm*fflA&*

«»«t of l^UVIU.I was

Tota l au?3b«r of pr ia en er a: 10 fl f of

of- o^r

r* on ,>Eipt,25ta continues io 4:#T©l#f su cc es sf ul ly .

They have brought down 12 bail 00ns and a ors t;i in 6u 0,1 tho enemy* s pia nos whi le

than a third of that number of cur plant® mm missing,, In conjunction with

*6- to ©e.a*fa,is t&th Mr.mm1*4© f.»*

* % ©I ummjatftlttM* f*m- %*mm m> i t" i sa t

3T 4 9 » at t»:40. H.

A.I.S. LiaiaoR Officer m th 1st

Our mviatlOE had au pa ri sr it y of th© a i r during th© day, I t i n cl,iam#d th a t IB

tiun pl&n&B have b«»«m brought down, (,ne of our b al loon s ahot down in flaraes by7 Hun Chaste plan^sj. :rh8^ ta«my h:ie fi rl y re si st ed a ll day, parU leula rly on thel« ft of our eacto r, T ^ art y activity- iacreused during the domin g and 4

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•!» ih* afttJWHML H«t?vy firing ©m %l ml ley ®t th«- |£'R&9 the region

,thf

-m*HMW8. FAIK and til* r«gi»« ©I | 4 l i p $ tetag t&*

ing* Hi* i ta w&i mngiag with high toit?rt& e&mpiil&n m? l ia* in •*«*•$'*8&@|?ft$# < Ce.fti&da'Faibi* BoviNtiit in -th« en«ttf'

f* >M<dE arms &otfc way* during the

'•st i r* daf, t© h&vs t*k*A apttrejt iaftttly. .S6p.|>ri.«oa*«i# tJtti te th« mt&M 'd*er«t** in' ar ty fir® tk i# aft«rn««ik9 i t ' i s b«l.i#v»d th at h# i# noviog Ills gtsas

trvm 6**1 4th Cos « fey iB'.U.M. E@@4 S#|rt..g8#«a.8 at

iaiprflssione of the day; Th©re are indications! of an important retiremenimr front* , fhtr© wft»-a larg* a«Y«wittt' *f trolly* Irs® WdWMlT to i

f ef &n t».3.«tfot atta fr«B>UXl8UX-to VE0.CTIU.S, .ite* .tttx&og of&& th@ BSth • tr af fi c ©f al lIn T:GUEf ## h«&T that tht-yonors gh««9 that^ tto* Q^h'ltdw* Egt« • has ,iak«B ot»r ih® s»etftr of%1m Xf-Hfe Mir,- " ln©r$ad«i art y ae t i t i t f aiid, a p .

lag tanks ia piaiWJ ,fi«w are nlgjii?l.ea3ai' in -this 0#i5?i®cti0Ji»

at 013.30 atHAWiaMf indi«ai« a r*U«f. of. the

JT bat' ti * ©fpeai-i® o«r i i f t stetor from ©a»i t© ¥@st i s mow

fre»t . .rys. Jf*f»R -

fire*.

f #f wir./t l**^#: U»uml pa tr ol s- V«' ftvad. M EXMBOIS Fmm^md M^BIle f »t i l3 ,strongly held feut mrxn&ggd to secure two priaonerQ at the la t t e r town. Rsault s of

^aerial •

Jg»*lS at 33s96,

Avi ation: 4$ «ar$L#* which consisted of IB reccnaaiasancss8 1Q infantry liaisonanci 9 sidjuatraents. Fro & Walloon darvlsft - ? Fokkor planes appa.ired and d isappear ed at 8:13.; At 9:3C 16 fokker planes appearing north dlaappoared at 9:2!

mm al l pat ro l flamiee, * 9:U3 on® Fokker and on© Spad 'wont downin tkp n,@rl.kirfttt ©f CS7I.ST. ^it«y,'batt(iry .roported at .844.

attacked % Albatrosa A~t fv&® dlroetl«a of, KALIHQURSP a t an a itlitod* .*f' -260

' 'Effort #:.-i:.rt * (fh@n«}t frm 0-*, Jth Corps,. %y 9.L.IH. E#td ia p i . a a / l S *t< 33:45

Approximately trm saine as reported at 20:00 o'clock this evening, Q

account of poor vis ibi l i ty i t i s irapflsaibfe to discover exact loca ti ons. Howover,.i.t 1« iei »m that tlso iaomy am i4iM4mwi«g «n tho so rich* rhaad that advanwia .«l#«tAtt am tn ife« B0X.3 SI

o f y , 9

f tH L * A \

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of ^ rl jr s. At tlio pnMNNfft Si©ia*nii '$«TJ$* t u s n rpus i ta t l im o f $#©

fats' a6t as ytt givon ftf or$«, . \ . ' ;'

>' '*#*$» lot Anaf. t*» p*t»oso-r«

fifth &<r,

U H@adquari©ra 2nd Army, 5t h Army CHILLY 2nd Bureau

M ^ i r t of XatftiUg§&«*s .

©I '

$Sr& li «1 4 4r iy ragimeiit * 30$tfe.Bt-vxi.' id e ii tl f ie t ^y i t s ihre© reg iment *

of CHA33SURS:; . 3 pr ia a ne rs , 3rd Div. ,44•»ii*l •^i«^-i*B -*l*P«©-^ g4w^»4« -.#**«—

7ife fiiv. idoatifit^ %y i t * th r« « r«gis »mt* S.f• of

14S m#a S ®ff iee r« - S$ih E#gt.-iXO is«ii 1 of f ie er . im&

1 off ic er . 4i» i 01Y. 310 pr iso ne rs. 202nd Bivs was relieved the day

th # :«t.t*4)( ^y th # i C t r i SIT*-* au4 wa* |m t i « l i n o i n th.® r#g,i©a ©f

of t>*tti#y«*HSt to »&^tJ ^ ^ ^ * Bavarian M T . §7tfe Biv, 4 ll th i)iir.

Htgi . (XX%Tk Hr* E ? , } «NMI aro in th« Iwtttle Unft )wtomt

f 7 th and 411th Keglment®, I ««©mfi t l i a t the ao2nd Div , was r©H©YS<i on th e day

of iha 27th the 103rd Div. wfeioh l o s t moro than 15i;0 priso ii« r*. 4 n©w Di vi si on sH l a f ttoi ^ay tf tho l

t o b# y«# t»ra ay l a tfe«

f l iat t l t ' in tls* ## et or ©f tH« Xfii34T2 M f. Mv» n i of

ftto of i t s rftgifeents are ort th« li n e s . 32nd BaT* R«gt. 19C pr is on ar s and 16

o ff ic e rs . 35tJi Bav. 25 pr ise s®r s and I of fi ca r. The Bav. KHSAt DIV* which

»uf£<9r»d vsry bsavy lo as ea frora the day of ' th o 26 h i s to be* con sid ere d as de a tr - .

oyed and was re lie ved durin g th« day by thu 15th Bav, M Y I was id en ti fi ed only

by arti ller yia en (gunnera) 10th r3av. l r (How id en ti fi ca ti on s The l»1i Bavarian

Div, mai pu t behind th^ 42nd Div. th e 24th of Bept. 80 pr is on er s of the 1s t and

15th Bav. ragiraairU war® taken in th« region of UAHm in the sector of th®

43nd Div. Thia l a s t Di r, which i© oxhauete d io about to be tak en back to th eroar. ' $t& #»a rd Hiir* (K«r X#«atif4oati@m) .Fmt int o l i n o * i% tli« ««©tor of tt»* .

15th rj&v, Mr* eas t of 3QMy:i3Fy, of i t s regiments aro ide nti fi ed by pria one rs.

f^ i U K ^ f t . r«|iMi.iit-'aaa tho 101$ 3U 'BGlJC - t feat, «a*twar« of SOMI^rt - tHh .

H«s. Div. 36 pr is on er s of tMo 253rd Res. In f. Kegt. Norfehwaet oi' 3KH?0K i n t he

ordin ary se ct or of th« 116th Landwohr r©gija«nt o«« of fi ce r ki ll ed Q£

Res. Inf. Ee gt. ^aa found in th o sec to r of th« B3rd Landwehr E#g t. I t i f

i b i s th-a t th e 9t h Landw®hr .Dir. hae bee n re li ev ed by th e 76t h Rem&rve Div. Th©

EO«. Div. waa repertod to be in 2nd limo in the region of

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la th* r«ar : Out of- of its®

tits "Aa.t* ®£ -the

all the;4irmyo u r

sf ifecst 4 krns* i n the vi l lages ©I

•by-: fir®oa-tho firing; iplth

in •

fi.ro» arti l lery

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JPO _3_S_

Beport. Ho* I39§, 'from-Is.t'Corps,by' telephone9 Time? 0«O Sept Ef,•

1918. •77th Jiv# ;fh#, line Imns between 75 aad 71*5 from panels ea&l'blted at 17;(7i#$ on the-ritfit) At El;30 it was reported that 363thInt* wasS* of Dromedary,trenoh. 35th Div«'reports, that 88th Biv» istnwhere

1they sjre-''in'liaison,with, them*

Div, l i n t extends from 1/8 to nor th of I*1 ISF^kyrOB aoroms the #

e<IfS. -OfttOfflftKABISAU, thdM S*E* to 4 point i» of lOISFOISAXHl, fhej wiXl '.atta4i£.'i& the morning in two coloams .a ss is te d by tanks.a D1T« machineBattalion .ant engineer regiment in

- So.

• -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o^o-o-o

lo, 1399, Fro®: Independent Forcev M$ - telegram, timet< 9:55 H*'9

Sept, It18*

, for press eosHmuiicpi®: liothiag to report* . .'

1 hf- 30, Xnfantry adyaneiiig in two waves against BOIB BB 1«4and Baiis de CHSflPS' S10 • fheir' line exten&s southwest froma point a fewhandrea meters southwest of C8£@H1&<in a southwesterly direction tolimits of the eorps seetorj line 's#prtixltaately parallel to the. r©atfirst wave about S00. jarts fr®m th© r@a4, • '.

Bo;« 6. at i 6S64 and panel Io« 1 a! l> 5034• •

from 0-£, lo« 753•

Ispo-r't.'9e« 1401# from 4th OorpS' hj telephone »• fime: 5;00 Sept S99-191S

*]>lvisi<m re po rt s s li g ht sh el li ng of forward li ne s and quie tia ' ac tiv ity *' Sfth B it. rep ort s msmallj ae ti vi ty . exoept-' ^re

eaeny troo p m@vesiei4t pre vio us ly reported * 78th Biv»M4WE4MF and

- tie*

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leport Ho* 140f» from lat Corp* bj $h&M9. T&m ?&* '&&$%* m, 101®*

'?7t&'«xid Bitji Mv« atarted off on time la wlt& ordersoonasotloii with 3£th &i?9< '

* &80, ... - ;

E«port:$d*"l4O7f-Fron 3rd, 5th-, 17th by. phone* fime 7h#

ft9t&, 1018*

• • lot t ing to report , • • , . .

from O*-Jlf. Ko# $1

r t e t l v td f Adams* Might. B#©;®im&issafie® Oroap,- a t 7s30 in ,

> - repor t*6Sf*

ft l« fl io ii t me ssag e r«-@®iv#4 fr o n Xialaiwood 6, by a t &

$4. pfi&o&©ra 1 off iber 1 ?el le from 0rl@a Oroas nmmber 4 are g-down to lalniweMl tota^r, fh» eos^josltioi i is as follows'? the Wlmt

g 1st oompanyt £ aon~eou»K 'and'5 m#a* I»d aeaifaiiy 3of fi ce rs 4 non-coms and It men* 5th eompany E non-eoms 8 men, 6th

?

company 1 non-oom 3 men, 7th compaB^ E non-coms 8 m#a» @ h company, B men0th company, non©. 10th @Qmpm&t 1 nao~com* the l i E*$» company 4 men*

a& M#G,Company 1 man. 150 th regiment * lltfe company, 4 man, 3rd pioneer BnE6

t1 man (All 3tt& Dlrision} tr tn at ie r rag iaii it #11 of the llYtli MTisio

1st company, 1 man. Th« 5th (Juard 1)1r« aOth regiment , 9 th eompany, 1 nonoom, 3 men, Sr i company 1 man, 11th company, 1 man* I nte lligence, 1 man,lyantatnm Hoop llnt , 13-4 , 1 man. The

r/th reserve division, 9th company

'mn at r*»t &%-WJ88$Mk$8&M from fm ftli to %)m Mtk of a#pt«mb«rj pM3LX th© SSth at fsOO MM* %h*y- &amfrm $W ant iaarehftd into poaitioafrom

Itport #1, 2® S#pt» 1918, @;10 ill from Lieut.*

Beport indioa tee a l l Divisions at&rtdf forward on scheduleM%h BiTlsloii r#port@ tliat tJiey ar# in Al^lHOIt* fk$j h&t% giT#mtmi<m i© flr« oa ta rgets sor tJ i of A BMOHfS* P» ar© in l i a i soa with

WBQM • Oar Una eacwuds om»:-kalf XUosaMiter iiortfe of O#g# of Bois d# Moatr«b#am 't&m'*dattt«&8t to po in t nortli of $C£X32

l0ff

W© wi ll at ta ch in the aorming in two eoln^as ass iet ed6 1 ( l & ) J

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" ; . . s - • . •

*• i from 4th CorjMlt Reeel*«& 'Sept* £9th,'1918* at 8:40 iu

42at Mv iii io ii ; io tkimg onuattal . to re po rt , 1 pf p f ro si ?8t& D iv i s io n : A l i t t l e ' t aa ty a r t i l l e ry f i r e o& omr r i ^ i t#©th piyifcitm -••$-&,• io th in g to'. re po rt* " '@tffet: B if ls to n t -.•• Sot h in g to"So-report-from others yet*

#140i,• from Oapt#, Qr&$9 17th 3*r<moh QGrpaK ree@iw& Sept* £9, 1918,' - h *: . ; • • . • • , . . . •

O:.reporp *

* fro® &*S. S t . lle sat ie, reoeiv ^cl Sept* 89* 1918 , a t 9slO A*M*

$h& aomrse of the d aj , wry . sharp fig ht tag took pla ce a l l alo ag t lmj | s© $ i t e th e l lT e ly r es i s t an ce • opposed I)^5 the entm^^ w© hare t?og3Ni»»ing.r» |»Til«lng all 1 t h e co u n te r a t t ack s ea r r i e t o u t t o

* We hav e ta ^ea addt the AUBSRIiffi &&£ MiHB v i l l a g e s , ;aodnew pr isoners*

f Ho* 689.

, 'from §th Oo^s, h^ oo^orier to ool* Richar&soii,1 1

fhe lin e- aeoept#& ^ the-a«'Hqrs»".&t pr es en t is s 11*.3 « Bi*:3»t 09*1 - 80«6'.^- 07*8 - 80*8 - 80*6 , 04*7 - 80*4# famfcs were%e a t 0 t*5 .- 8^*0* From the afeove li a e i t is. app are nt t h a t tmr

m e r e \.tutal»l.« to regain in & 'p today ver ify the pressn ee of the 40th

S i M a i o a OB t h i s f ro a t* i t t he o pening o f th s p resen t b a t t l e t h i swa® hei iif sieved %r r a i l fr<M telhomse (?) t© Pla nte r® aoao i^im f to

t h a pris one r* fhese aiir isioisi was put in the l i ne night of

has been tal lc on. the pa rt , of sev era l of fic er s th at #oundetle rs ar« not being evaouatad due to lack of adequate f a c i l i t i e s . On® case.** r t p o r t e I s ta te s th a t a S e r v a n t was wemn&ed on th e laorning of a#pt« E7,

^ piOkeC up $m t t h i s a fte rno on b r a s ta f f offl o«r» . while-' Sgt* wasto Mafeehis1 way haolE* On 'th e -oth®r h a n t , I h®tQ he«n told' that .rrem

where s- olti ers re oe i^e irsry minor wot adii - snoh as outs, or brmise®*' of 'no Importano© , th a t no at te m pt i s made to -again ©end them: to &uty, hi ltl s r# tn ^mate t* : I am -reli ably informed th at the oairua lt ies la the whole .of

j& oorps ar e as follow s* • . '•

. ' • • Bept* S6 w 5 AH - - IE mOOm 80S e p t. E6 - U tO O M- 1 2: 00 M » * '' • . ' . • , • . S e p t * . 0 7 *

• • ' ; • • • S e p t * E 7 * I E 8 0 0 M* - X E : 0 0 X •. '; \ . . . • •: S e p t * t S * ,

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heard of the - . tal lsf of'ths f®%l®wiMg QQww9tiftAr*x Brig* <5s-n

, M m * Bri^v Sen* Folt s a&d.Ool* 0*1*' Sy ta a/ -. Sl st ^i ts k ••'• • •-IGjl® P*JL .79 th. Dlfn reports th » fol lowing l ine as of 7: 3§ HI Bigfet^ t p l p 3 Sl*¥v'10«3

;-*'$U9* Left Subss etor - J U t f & f

(10*0 * -81..9) to 09#8 - §1.7* H4# 79ta. Mitt*

» a* of J it g

I»:*E* '-Ot&wr* h&r® • Just issued to &lYlai$&& to- continue$*nfantly- a t 7tOO ft$x

of'eo«t#- • G-5vf

Report - From A«X*S*f 1st"Armyt 3rd. 0orps9"r<»oeiT»d''Bept* 89r 19X3v at.9 ; 1 5 A M . •

;• : • . ..

&% midnight Imt nl^fet tl»-Amy Arfillarj fir#d on .Hill Efcfc**&#•.

g kilometers nort&e&r! of OBteL^ ala©on %h& BOIS IB ^^^ft^;

ia.$ of aa- attaek' to h® mat© 'this'$amiag»' fill attaoic had -mot

#ard fr<m at this hornr.«I#S« 1st Corps * $;M,,,.AHf

:•

p lta« th» wot' al" l a s t the attaofe

th is morning* Uaiohiao gtai fir # from

X*la« aa rl y t h i s morning sss foXXows;of BCHmO9?t3jLat aomth BOXS BEIX,MIBf 10ISof OIRmtf somth of H il l 1 4 0 . a^mth oTWSRAY »

harass#4 whol#. front turlug . thi ^ight with 77m aaitt© o M A 1 t f % h %

&min this 'Liaison s t i l l poor with d ivision on .omr rf77th i S }

So this morning* s.

C«C* , St* I l ihit l , Sat 3sauv fey B.*f», Sept* 29 9, a t 9itQ- JUU

1 d*ft«rtftr o f 64 th thi® S8th

4#s«r%#rs (X flffiaw asptrant aui § men) of tht $4 I I ^». pd^rlag th# •might* iHtring %h& might notMiig fco r«f ort

i firs* • ' '

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'Ea'fort-#14.10 - Fro© 3*pt* W%h9 # a t9*30 $u

Off a t 7># • $o#

laport #14X1, From XTfch Army* fey ?h$aa.« raoai^ed $#pt« » if it9:40 h»

to -report* l ig h t aattramaly

- fro® , 29tli% 19X8-,. a 10:00 i»

lo t i l ingto

r e p o r t ,from @~g» jffa* 700,

"Import #1414 * from ITtli Franoh Arsiy, Oapt* lleQrowv bj Plion<it3«pt« 29th, 1918, a t 10:00 . JJU

SOIS ^s:ii tS0pi£B3> lAtMivt iBforiaatiom — OOfOOItlME mot tftfcftii*r t p o r t th a t th« '599 th Colored . 0*i* r tg im^nt MM goot wort $$&%$%$$& SMi f l@t '-Mttf t ioa 'to i^ ioh they ar#

: at taelmd la °Fr, Arm^ OorgiU' So feo&oerming th# r tumii idtr of- front* ffig&t

11M« 1.9 pra&t iea l ly h

t #1431, From 17th ftranoh Q®rpuf hj aomrlsr, Sapt &9th* 191S»

fro® ETtk a@pt* (10 h) to' : 10 h«

imstrlaaB' * 1 6adat;t.%

#14E0f from Ira Oorps, r#o#i"r#t S#pt S9th, 1919.g. ^t 10sSO AM

XJiT* a t 79BB r e p o r t s no a r t i l l o r y ' a o t l v l t j r « A pat ro l took aa t appro^ laa te l j S0«4 « 79 *8 Ibeloaglag to 110th Blft & $ i

g * l? r ieoa#r s ta t«* tha t thrf* d l T i s i ons ar# oa omr &?oat wtth pleaty ofa r t i l l e r y and M»0 fs* P at ro l X«ft 4 mxionnlg wowid®d <3er^an» h h i dOBer a ls o wonBd#d and now at dreasln g a t a t ion*

30rd DIT, at 8s00 h* Pa t r o l s haw oiada reoonjsai®sanoe mudof t a t i r© fr&it l l aa• S t rong ®n%m$ HUG* n#^t at E4«5 - 81«3 in ^mll#y on .l e f t of OOSSSHfQim. - ®&mium8% r «ad ,

A M»^r1WV>c tir''looat«d at £5*8 - 80*4 a t aSga of wood eomsandiag road

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tr«i*©&* 3&*w» itmm. fs^n poet f*!,* across

t® wiro In frowt of post*'p o.f aoamap shows.

4 th Mv. 1st

from Si 0B at 10s«f

of b att l® * HOC prin0B ori aiai 30 of flo or* ea#tiir«§ on Sopt*14 »D - IT prls@ B#rs from' Set&" I*H* and IB priaouors fxoM 16 I 1

normal se c to r 300 B, 30E pr is on ers and 4 off ic er s from 3rd Chas8®-ars, 85pr is on er s sad on» offi eor from 4th Chasseur, 4 pr is on er s from 5tlor ma l aooTor* 7 B, Somany region 04 pr is on ers from £6th I.H» t I fonorar aaa 1 of fl oo r fvm 165 I I , 49 pris# norii and 3 of fl oo rs - trm I EBail of Bmemw*

? spr is aa #r s a nt E of'floor* frma 3Md B 1 E* l

aad ^ off io er s from 3Qtk B I B * S09 pri so ae ra aa4. IS of floo r* f r ^% W - B«tw#oa Som^py and Momrs 1 prl@om#r from %®h£* H#gt# 11

oners from Prussian Guard,1 DB - fort& of f omta£i3^oB-])ormais, 40 prisomor® aa€ 1 of fl oor

#ft& I Rt B prlnon ors from 403 I K« E3 pxl@0B#m from 411 1 H* 10from 4End B« and 103 IiaTe been cap tu rad in t he 1 s t B» B* and SOSOn th.) o th or haul th# Snt B«1T« (1st DB) i^ s t i l #m§&go& in th© 302 D Sec to r., .,„, 76 1% * north of Sorroa* 5 priioaor© fr<m E6B B1E* 1 J&11«&, trm %M$ E1Bi pri so ners from £64 BXR« low un its angagecU 51 DH Beims region.i s engaged no rth #a st of 3Qmm«&py» .In tl ie sector of %tm IS D*E* 4 prisonarsfrom the E53 X9E* 45 th I«E« oam© from AlBaoe and Is @Bgag«d nort h of l@ S ! i l iM-PCBMOIS in th« EDI .!) sector b j some sl#m®nte from tli® Ell ami E10 H.

$ pr lo oa oro fr o» S l l 3XH* imit,© r®portod- iia froa t ba ot &ro& 10 3>#B* Xpr ieon ar from 16th X*K« (14th D) ieG lar es to hare a«®n in the 5 th Pi orr * - .r®glm a t A3m#® thto 3 rog ls to at of tin QO^s, 3>*K* 3rd B»B« 1 prio^stor m » $r tOhas0#ur (EOOth D) st a t t to ftava soen on th# B4tli» t regime nts of tli©3rd DB in Vm re gi on of St» BflKBIA at ABIESc Q& B8th iopt* sharp f ig ht in gmil a2^H | t i n arisay fro nt dooplto tho tsiomF l lT o l r ro elt' toaoo wo feairocontinued our progress repul sing a l l the eosmtar att ac ks oarrisd. out to

h k our adTana« wo haw. tak«n t h t iVOBERI11?! aM MAUBE T i l l ag es ,

§-2 #SSf •

to this tJUio thl»*tO4.

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1 0 :

t o BHIBULLE Flana got ass far aslit tit ti

to f i r i n g f o i n t i»XasiJEr »tPlan© iusa&sd north

Pfalz after him* Mmlss and wasi

a t

1* i n

I r i t i A 4th©f

«mur.

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from 3rd .dorps f V .191$» a tIli4§

. • • . t o x s p o r t ifrom

> from. 3rd'Corps* by g&$zi«» t e e t i w Btpt«. Sftli*a t :1X>46 At*

to reportfrom.- "0-3 # #715* '•

.#14B$, from 4%h $r«n$h Army.* R §*pt«- £9th;, 191§, at 11 $55 AM

•w*.s'tg-attiuijfe ©n t h a t fr o n t

-0-0-0*0-0-0-0-0-0-0» • . . • " . . .

Btport #1430, from 17th frtneli Corpsf...0aptytt 1918 f at 11:55 AE«, • • '

qultt* t© r@fort' iim*$% l a t #

a r at ourFrom 0-*2» #716*

fh.e'r#gi<m'

of Wtk %M QWA

-# -, 1918, a t IBsOO E*

of .S©otor.* I t i® calm on~pr0«es:rifig' wsll this mruimg' - maohia®

aeti.vlty-:fir0a l&®tib&i£3t of

t 0*4 -Z#fe- 9* 4 «"1«.$« 0*0

.toaBt.lfd -cm !>•

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4th, Division at 1:$$ reports 'that %IX tfe#ir reportt d u o - t o a r t i l l e ry i " put fi3f#*

tho (toataoft a r t froafo. T i s 3&?$SAHd&39 11:30 A

-at/9:t00 AM that Ma front li&« fir*: t

;r*$im*ittal • eoaman&ftr

of BO IS DB fAt8* Botli r#g:i®«aXI f -1 i#y #an. a&vanee* . If tkia' i s l'blo 9 tha froatft#.f.Jtait*Jljr i ooatoi ami tBui maohi oloaaod out ibyH*H»~.Slxolla-falling from aoross. tho

Sth Corps - R«ooi?»& . 1 9 1 8 , a t XS:OO-£i«

roooirit by ooyps- frosty

: I B I S M i

Mo thing to roportGa&taia

3«pt« S9« 19189 -a t• • '

a tat*l lsl i report ®mp%m?m of ^

irl.iiagt:s 9 ala© leomf OfflLSf* SMai 'faiglttiag siomg, t l ^ i r froat*oounter attacks and on«i@f artill©ry vising has ab®lls oni ffe t 1100 ^ris<mors aa& SO of fleo rt t i

05th * Ef,

tkst tlio ilst ©ai g ^ O » 0 tS7th laf* f status at

t t o t ti*# W*?%h Eat, adftoeoi midar hoover ar ti ll «r jr ^fi r* froa lof t and.'fronts i t t i r o d to-wioda* Mm drying to p

g from lo f t woods* faajfes earn* to Xato for oooptratioa*at ta ck from «n«ray o^p«otot« S«s«d lo re a r t i l l e ry support and. m«n« 0n«

j t of 109tli Mf» is tigging in oa i t f l k l 4* IB pri»o&»

aal 3f J0VXI

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- 10

W out *

0m ur t i l l t r y f l i *#«

, Fro® 1 s t AXXTO) hf St p t v 1918l u

4*0* &fth Brig&da r'sports l®ft o£ '9Xst BiY* a t M stmmoiBg,, 00 im%h JDnf, a% MOIfBJIBlAwi4#3p dir« ot. h o a tl l* a rt iX ls ry from . ant front

'and. t ry in g to raor^iaalsa-* 1 Ba* of dicing 1Bn#ar td 'and

OV0»t' ISath lEf*. reports- at rangth 3 night aa follows:ad BQ* S©1 mtni 3r'd

;Ba -:^ an*

;« 70th Brigadf. nada psrsoxu r#'00malsaaao« o-f l int•aX#jft:-of t l ^ t DiTlsiom a t 7:00 AM

Off lo t ra of Q®'® %*% and'It of l#ft. r#glm#iithatt h a t ;th#y raos lv td EO ordara to s t v a a e t aac Jmmnothing ofSimf'im- hy; ,0-3, 3St h Bi t l s l on , a t XOsSS

* from Mrmt $arault< Ofroup , a t XE:4X-h

riap'cmaa to t«X«phoa» 'mtsaag® from Colonel ISltehaXX, 147t|i' ou t t© dr lv* ba k ad hia ft,' wMolt was • t o i a g

g » of . ' th ia d $ %imFjl?XX>£§. a t IS;00 M s

*0-O"-0-0-0-0-0-0*0|1441# from 3rd Sorps:« i t e t i T t d * 89 . 'XJ18, a t 1IH00 h*

at litXnf.«.a%

fromfront g i

Artillery fir# froia tfe# *aat

' 7-th Brigga&a*. 4 th k# I«i@rt th a t 59titi i t h Imf* b o t h vmp&ri

f-orwaatd. t o

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IX

• 0*0* l l t k £*$»&}* t im« 11 :50 * ' Bapor t th ro ugh 4% h S i T i s l e a

of Mth r e p o r t * . t lj a t th # Mth I n t * l a . t h * t a H # y I s fe«i&g h«&?itet t & r l f £ t of th« 68th-. cro©a«@ts witJi th« r i g h t ef th« f t t& l aj tt at w t s t ' o f . l i l l B 7&. . . ' • • • •

£& t«r&ltt« &t imotty f ir « fro® our .tm.m#&i&$# f r o n t

C o1on®1 Tho rn*•

From i? 1 9 1 8 .

tw tl ft h 0o#- fM2?<i Ba tta lio n S lt tyFlft& Capturaa a t S ix AM Sap t* Swaaaty'Ninth

i '

, at l$i

77t h p pwlx.loh *! ' ?? tli Art.*, .haya barm an:0o da«

Gol*

- 0 «

#144St from.3rd Corpa, ^y

radid ordarlng thtir ratraat pio.3cad mp by omr radio* WaI 4 i a t c - - . o , 0 ' d a * . • • -. .

-0 «0«0 -0*»O-0-'O*0-0-0-0- 0 *

#144i, fro® let Corps-*. W ph€»«»- R«dfd* Stpt ' 19181 at 13s$5h

r.*poart« a t llsOO h«' pjrlaom»r from. Sat Oo**, i u t -liamisiwto BiT» %sk*n - th is non si-a g on f r o s t of '

%m JOT1I t t ty g has b##n « Tu eua t#a from them* town s* B ai lw ay b«tw@#n MAHCQ ,

. JUCSnil has %mmm out*' K^tr@at Mas b«en o r t t r o d mttt no m a t e r i a l a b a n d o n e do u r a r t l l l « r y « 5h« oorpg on o u r l # f t

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#1 44 4, fro® ZYfch fr ta e h , Atmr-W pMrn®,. B«Q.f&« S*$t* ,&9 , 1918 , a t

was takaaa &ar 38 th c o rp s of.- IVfeh t rt n& h

#1446! from 17th French Corps, (C&pt* Gray) BtcmtvtA s«p t» B9* 1910-at 15 % 50*. '•

%o r » p o r t *

-0 -O -0 -0 -0 ~G«»G~O«0«0«Q~Q~

Ktport * ' Wron Xd«ut# J#iaaingt , Hsosi i^d S#pt* S9, 1918 # a t £; 10 'BC«

rt 1 B l M#a@ag» from $«&&#©* BB%h BiTla ion haT® . in^ ias* G*0#tl i a t no ta nk s had b##n with 140th R«gt« a t 9 :3d AM* Cmr l i a i

g g g 1» n o r th #dg# of UOirrHABJUa* 9sB'O AM i B n t i adtmno«d ov« r h i ltoward £ZBBKOB$9 dr iTi t t "back , h#a i ry casua l t i e s ,

B S th S i T l s i o n - I t i s o u r l n t « t l ® m t o e s t a i b l i s h a *i#w l i a *p p from GH&UBBOI to O.EE1O0X p oni th @om1iat p a t r o l s t h t p

t li ir o n t l i n t ' * O ur t r o o p s w i l l t h « n ia« w i t h i r a m o a l i a # n t n n i n g e a s tw # at t h r om ^ C E i B P B M R ! a nd r # o r g a a i 2 # d , a f t « r w h i ch i t i s o u r i t• to pro©#«& w i t h th« s t tao lc#

# I f I t , a t .8 :40 .Bl«

fh i r t y fh i rd

t^IJ)XfflS aiomt.' twm%Y hottrs 3«pt« fw#mt^:;

Bi^ith wa®.Sa.tw«# • •

> from-5Sth-BIT, 1 s t Oorp«> W phoia*» H«o«l¥(it S#pt* .Et, 1918*

v y » a t 1 5:0^ r^p br tss Ito« t o h«av^ fir # from omr flaate ana to£«£$:'that' troop© ar« dlsorgaini.z«d hf eat m altit © saaoag offi0«r@, i t

i t @mr iiit®iiti@m t o U0« r*i«r v» c o n si st in g of % ' au of l£gin «*rs s MQ G ip

It i s omr ia t^B tio n to t st ai sl is h a li a * rma&img a%©mtto SBHliiUl fm«* with combat p a tr o ls on pre sen t f ro nt l i n e ,0m troop n w il l th*n %«.withdraw, t© a lixi*. rm^ tteg las t- an t West

^ K l aa t r t o rg aa i s t a f t « r . which, omr i aa t^a ti oi t i s . t© p ro o# «a

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±£-QM Bth Corps*. BeeotTed Sept*. §9 th , - .1918., a t 14tS0.M*

t r o o p s ' f i s t D i v i s i o n are a4?ano'lng ju s t n or th ©f$n a frontage--of about £

fhe' r igh t ' f l ank i s ab$ttto f

&451.0 from 1st Corps, Sept* B9* X913> a

to report.

fiejort.• #3L4iEf from .8th ''Corps* thru 0 of-S> * E9tii, 193,8^ a t

M r , opened attaelc at 7 #JU infantry aoved forwardMill E64 at.7t'25"4V* and now

;&&mta®ing

ilierable" hostile artillery fire apparently from ti*e f ireetion of

: i 4 * w v wliwMjgf ii U « V^JX^ Kiwc»w# JMifsIa^f g©fcSs*5c«U. X r v i i t i J,X£it?

miit again ! tMs moraing Jmtt a t at.tas£ beptn* Possib ly ^ 0 or 300tiee lao't nl^a't*. U®m rery t i red ant b a t t a l i a s ne a t l y r©5u©#'d inMTaasing. eh ee rtkl ly * Mor© assistikiiee • from a-lrplaiie.8 aM-'badly-. j^Aaimmltleit)* I t o ' t * f l i l ; tM.s morning by 0 of S oame %^.slow. In arrlTing* -fka' town of OlBJS BSS. Mas been'passed abomt three

*O 0ttf#rt.#I4iit fro® itli eoelWA Sept. a$t&, 191.0, at

Bart reporte t h a t fto %h@ effwi:-t that they s%oMgly ©omntersttao^ot aad ar e now.eat .'the. r!4f© somtfe of OI i l^-0 ' fbet «ee a l l i i O mud llj -4 i -HI))t b t 'hit. •dl.tiBieaa ' -•* 3 maoMiie pm eonggNMiles ami 1 b a t t a l i o n - o f

a Mil e a s t ©f I t o u t t * • '

-Sept » 191if at 15t

to

-0 «0 -0 ~Q -*O*0-O -*0 *O-*O «0 -0 •

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, l o t scmth of Oorn^ on east ba$sk of Mos@ll# er®wa#& with .troops isa

formation;, marching. &®rth at

{*-», #700*

#14®4, 3rd Corpst 191S*, at 3.6 :$0

4||i

iwgr t h a th e Oermaa*aVll:30 ;«L 4%h DiT»

txp f r esh a r t i l l e ryt a. t 0 AM*- has,

,

»f# fire fearraga. ©n l i a s ,atB i M b 9 .'0*0

t M im

i 2fiB»- XBsJ§* Both r# f i rtheir front liB© t0 ##@ tf hy

, the advance l imes willAt fr®simt 'the ; liB#^ a^rt mot

eoM s& ders aa?@ iiow go in g

i of.

fi ri n g im ©l,Brigade^ 0*0* Co

to I©

, at 3 :3§ M,'

Oat- ffltere pr is on er tw el fthfi :fth

:

l^atwthri

»»0-0-0-0-0-0 «0 rO-0

, at &5's40

-0-0-0-^

If ill frenoh' Oorps, , 1918

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Report tVQ® Maroon om *%lniGwriXle» Bee eived 3©pt*. £9tfc». l9 1 $f • &t : 16V 1*

At f i f t e e n f o r t j I ordered 181©t Brigade a&Y&noe a$&'t&&&of amahin© gems west &M northwest of aEAX$IS AUX B0XS to ^

l i n e t h i s d i v i s i o n on high gimmnd south G131BS - KiEMOIf roat» later 1?4t i t Br igade repor t ing re t reat ing sou th of BO 13 MQffl and O££AH0M& re p o r t si n t e n t i o n to 'form line whiob passes through CH&0BBOI farm aM 3BEIBU1 tRequest orders to 37th Diidsion to advano© aad hold CXJSXtffiB as otlserwlser i g h t flank is iji danger . At the sane t ime report juat reoeiTed 0falling oaofc to BAULXH* fh is di v is io n co mp ljing w ith o rd er s seemssmpport on f la nk s* B elie ve minforommntB b j one brigade infantr jrto make mxj ftx rthe r adv ano e* "Iiarge oaa@my fo.ro® re p o r te d a t EXSKHOBfC.G. 60th Briga de*

, BeoeiveC Sept* E0th» 1918» atU.

Amti®aM troops- '-seen i s HayiBs' iM front ofto fiS

1to W along ri&§e Ofposite these

* f l i e r were e at fMfIHJI.*;

from fMM® p

h* i l f s ii ie tat this'Moment (lJ9i

» trm, If 18, at

11th*. Slat aad that t'h©

, at 16:00 BU

p taken in f fh#diviaiom whioh was in there 'has a fresh

. : :

rapoxts. th at our msa a re ' in tfce «J.».-of KlHMOSf; that"bridge a

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- 17

#1461» from Army A r t i l l e r y op era tio n® , H&c.eifed .September

.•'AiSHB. 'jg£o$$ing< Army A r t i l l e r y * ;.I s r e n d e r i n g - a a s i a t a a e © t o 4t& Pr@&@& Army a sfhftt our SStt EiY* • a t tacked aad . ' r eached »

Artyflsbw ya~flftfista^frg forming i s ra?iS0 Bt&r BiOTIf,. ;aiH0© we h o l dA ^ A t t a c h f a l l © ! 011 aooom &t h o s t i l e a r t i l l e r y e n f i l a d e - f ir © f

M f f t CHBEBSRT« Aiau© $r 0m |i n g - &•; oorps Ar t* a r t r©#Be#n t ra t iag. a l s o f i r i a g < m . f * t ii ' B o ia u • ' ••

# 1 1 , Heeeire d Sept* 89t h , 1918, *

to ]biad .atmo s^lierio dls po sit ioa ft, . no exped i t ions t®o! t

from &%h Gorj© f "by ^#"a©# l©&#;tw& Sept.* E9 f I f 1 8 , a t I 4 t 3 ^ It

to report* • . • • • '

B ^ t o r t '-* from l*t« 0ol* Bu$s©ll (&%h Gorps I , K©aft» Sept* $9t!i4 1 9 1 8 , 4 :

1$1B% B©gt» S?tIi-DiT# states lie was a t SII»I»T,$in. ^Oantonmexit ,d»alerte < ?# H© saw, Aus t r ian , ( e st&a&ted as one

i t s e l f au& in t l ie ^r icsi^ity, • • • • . . . . . " • ••

pi?tseaer oaa® i n a u t o t o D0 BW. HETISi and oarelied fesy MOIiOOlp ® l j » Ctr tBI. t o BO.XS IS. 3 1 I ? » : . a® was t a k e s Sept.* U79 8 h, a t| j ;i ® it l; 1© was- wi th. B M*Wt' which we re t o f i re ' oa - th© road

4**1 friz•• • - • • - •• '

- 0 - 0 - 0 * 0 * 0 - 0 - 0 : * Q

* at 4s 30

. .,•$#, ti&e:4'&f £9 Sept* 1918* Ksssage-fre». Air Service, Saw 5..panelsa.% ft*§;••- 77 • 8 north of road running west fro® A$r«Boat«. Saw %

of in^rioan Infantry in mm&t part of town retting &@hin&in woods 01*S -•' 79.3.* Uanks stationary at 01.$ * 78#.3*

i' Ai:r •Service: French Troops at .90»E - 76*7 and $B*1 -.7©4l at 1?

t*M« Saw American troops at 93.1 - 75*S;and 96*2- - 74*9 fire ±n

0S^?*.»rji.fE?ll* At, S:fiO saw men in wood® it 9©*© -•79*4*

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Sapt* '$ray

p (franB latlon of telegram from. Staf f'i toey ec ra rt) Beeaiv©&• W X 8 i • . . / . • • : ; . , , ' • • •• "

From Sept* 38th* 5;00 HI* to 3opt« 29th, SiOO pau IdentificationD«X« - in th© &&t2 $p&J^y %m t&rea regiments haw b@&n id en ti fi ed t52nd B«X» has tmen relf@ir@d from th e fron t {Bap-ome region ) a t th eimg of 3dpt *- and wm rm%ing in the court r a i r egio n (about 3@pt»2nd 2>#I. - 6t|i 3«( » - 117 D«X* - 37th 3*-!* (with res^Yatioii} p ifrom $3r& Bat# da pioni@ra d@ B&iserY© East of D^lIilfOUZ -* the 7t&the 1st J ),0; har@ not been id en ti fi ed aoa i t is li^el^r theyfrom tlia fro nt - Aspect of the fron t - Ueptemfeer Z9%h Baf* - y'at tao k about 6 pm* oa rr iad out by the 58nd P»I« i n th© Laire T all ey ««

A r t il le r y - £ eft hank fai r ly*act i¥ i ty in the tair© ya lls y •- fi ri ng ©n |the Tai'onnea aod Montfaucoa r egion - ri gh t hank expl osiv es and gas sh el ls$n ravines Berth of YSBJOT - I t s@#ms th at the A r ti ll e ry has been .re.i&forced In the.7ille*d«Tant-*Chauaont .region - WQEKVKB - s li g h thos tile aTiation on rig ht hmk - Ho inform ation concerning ~&he left' t r a f f ic - an a e r i a l re©onnai©eanG^ ahoixt 5 pm, ©Y®r the C0S7X XfSPIICOOHT region only rep ort s a ©light as ti r l ty - some tr af fi o in 't he

XO i v ;t • • • • • • ' "

, from l i n t !*r#m@h k£W*'W Bmtm*  Heo.fd.' Sept*

t© report' eaftept a few hara^aings' shots fto& t h e

BAB*

-O~O*O-O-*0~Q-0-O~Q-~Q-»O»O*

f fro® 4 th French Army. .Re©@ivet t tp t* E9th» 191©». at' 17 ;.10 'h '

j patvanae* fbty havt tak#n .the villag© ' of TOSBK.ant th e

' ' • • ' • . • , ~

'• '•• ••• • Colonel Eofeaoa* .

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to

.^ from 3rd Corps {Col* theme)

a f 1 5 1 BBtk Aero 3gdr&# 15 h - Friend ly t roop* aeeii very ''*hi«& i n.-3« 0f ;T|B1?BTOI*ia* 3?rieii41y fr o n t l i n e a t lS*O •- 8S.6'» 'z&*IS-;.9 - SB.f# 14*2 - 88,7, 14#6- * ££«&*

frle.nii*lf troops are held "teao-kb(?) at !£•!'-*. 87»6* • • ' '

!••»• Jj V m ? . *

At

• 'fro m Lia ut* . All@n.» Iret O.o%sf

At - th e p !» ' of• . £at«a? re p o r t frow: sam@ tlm-t crar

to UOT&IT* try to'-.Aalco a

9$ m. ?7t!rto. 90f7 *.7

ar«.-.»tIXl i along entire frimt*

Plan©* K ?Sth> 191$9 af 15sSi k#

14:40 to toGUMIS to .

, JSant a*i.& 9 fo r th ' f ro *

do re^ftd rmnning fr#ia Cnnel t Mf..tw0- g re en 'b all s* In 't& a 'BOXSDB FATSfi t h a t our p reae^ t l i n e

fro® B0H&&1B to

rep.ort was given' verbally to'-the Chiefof Staff 'by

Information Seetle&f AirS

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f 1018, at 17 t4$hf'

8itb Squadron* Tiaw 17tl§ lu 3

wood*' south, of •BBIBTJ&LS&S* SPrie'nffXy. fron t l i n e gaeii a t

BOIS BE M

f Air

t .£roa.l7t2i' fr* 3'ept* S9 f 1918,

.Hothing to report,Qapt

, at

6 report® 17:4© that p ilot tram Army- Os t and states thai MB minni&n hm& negstiwin to an laterropted 'Oers^n'radio In f

t Air

Co3$<* t Sept* "

r e p o r t s1 &il0aet«r a.ont3i 'of

©If to mmms '4ni the ro«A' f !rqa M « 0 j t f to

Air, ,gfr ylg y r@gort» Fro® 1&$0O to 17:00 h ou rs e ^ e p t i o n a l a c t i v i t y of^a#W '(MriiXlery on en t i r e f r on t * s ee t i on of CK£PB7t ViB15iIBS» TAO^tfOISsaad BEIBUlflSB in tm&#rfe@a-iry a r t i l l e r y f i r e bjr th® <meaor« Balloons a t

and vrmnns&r.*attae)c feiS b^#n checkei» Our res^rTOS ar« going« for th» l a s t two hours tls&re ha^e beon ntBa^roa©03AXiP^I'IRI and B&tMX oar t roops ar# r epo r t ed

f a l l i n g hmk &%lgktl& but we wer© not worJced mp a t a l l a s th« bri^at© inthe -iejfrfc re po rte d thejr were f i r in g in to tb@se ^ t a l l gro ups of

f l ank i ng f i r e and t>iere was n© I M l o a t i o n of h&avy reiaforoe

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E; £ —

» © t a t e s

,wd s h o t t o r n a Bc^olui M~i>1jua@• * . ' t I s r igh t

zurrtft of anfc.

-o-o-o-a-o-o-o-o^o-o-o-o-o

'tt&ak Emi 29,- 191©,' lft-:00 h

isa t h a t

$«pt-«

Oapt» 4 i i O pa* obser

f a l l i n g b a c k . How 11&*,». d^taehtaents of

going, toA.

lf

g from statts

feat to fall ^aiima.lti0s

-0-O••-0-0*0*0-0-0

f 1918, at 6:15

fotal of p^ lvont ' r s t l i a t fns#@d t i i ro i igJ i Oorps-Oag®Vft I*S*0'ji#t t i ^ pritat@®$ to t a l : 114$* Passed

fj 10,JU$*Ovff*t 6T-pari^rat^**' (that

fron t l in t ruaftlxig fr m. l a s t to; W^st« ( ^

whieh fteeas ' to 'feaT^ %mn mrmm^^L &n %k® yi®iM&*g of$ t>iis fmt th^ iafcjrmtlon #it«iii X a©w .

* Most r te as t Inf^raat ioa ' i i -*•• 10?*^ #f t l ^ road%h» r£d-g@B- -Ba»1i anA Wtst of B

« S7$#-9 to''point:-£99*6 *

.to poimt 39?»0 - 2'73%8 to po 1st at6*0 - ^f4 t o po in t;t«- poi nt ' 91*E - £75*8* '

~O~ 0-0•

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fSr.on' 0®r$© O b se rv at io n Wlag» 2 > at IS t l i *

•of ?9 tk D iv is i on a t ISsOO o fol0ole as fo l lows.i

thes ' aomtl i to Q 5-7/ f ih§# .J• ' ' ' .

;

appaaira. to bo held g u n f i r eS Bl.- M MOEIIB» and Corps, lime reaaiaa '• '

.t Air

l iS3 :# from S^a Corps- (Goloml '*ghorml i i i o > • • .- ' ' • . • • . ••.. • .

and

« fin es 10;5O«

t Olffill* BHIIUMS* S w a k e l l s faXllmg. lad r:alft o a rtl j& ar y H asfeta at X6*0 - f9«0

BOIS' M'fOBEOT; also m» ar tiH er ^- fX aB h from BO1S

4i56 to

-, 1913,-'at'6:40

Aero :B#ri^Le0. d:00 ,f®« In -for 1 IQK*. to o.f

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- • 8 4

Sept* l i l t , at 18? 40

l u f * h&T® o^' ftupiSfd §&3$Q&S bwfc.ma-i withdraw- to aor-th .and east

30th M vision reports of - [email protected]' ahe has w ltht raws to- 14UI<IX* B®q»#t

'(ordered' t# - to eover aty rl^h't'*'south, tf B t®

g

was- -foirwardo-d you at 18 ofcloak, fey ;pigeoB~aa3. ra dio 'be ©mis© plione-not

l l ' " '1.

t< #940*\

B#l>.ort - from. 4th. Corps-Oaf#*. Ree oiwl- Sept« S9th s 191 3,, at 6'i40 $n.*

" ' ' ^^Sf* BBSOIt roadpriflfOiMir

& to Igt # .of his «#otor on to duty fromi of

t h a t Batallloa*

-0-0-0-0-0 -0-6-»0!-0.T0.-0-0

Hot ten c

B9thf If 18, a* 2,9:20 !u

of. $. .reeoimatiswn&ea; oa@ from 17 s 10 - 18:50 ana. the oth«r

1.6:30 1 t r a in .at Chattlloii-8ur*-Bar going- S1#:§0 1 fr a in .at Aut&e goiag .3*1*X6;50 ' 1 *lraimf ahout 60 ea rs ,- goltog S*l* at

l&t&M 1 frmim. I* of faalni3f0|r.> going"3-«17:00 1 fraim 1* oX 3t» Jet»a. t go la g S«-17 s 13 .1 %17:13 '1

17:06: fir© in .woods 3*W« of Bourra t,

17? 14 f i r# in OhatelrOHsehsry17114 Fir e In.

outs00

Qt mm® ia 'w oo ds .If«W*-of Grandpre

1.-"$raln folaf 'frost Butaney-to St* Qmttttia' another-.at 17; 30* ,1 frain ;fr0ij St». Mr in to Sra

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om ..reads feet#eeft Va xen gss and 33«ii~mir*lletts« mor from

•BawMifi-y. and''from- St.. J t o B&saa&y 16 •: 4 5 *

fire. la. of of .Gbrandpre* Also on e Boiu a© Gh&t*X«

17;$® - 3' Boehe planes sear18:10

;* .1 Train -of

18:10 - • 1 $rain< at kg1 | J 0 5 >

;i t ra in a t TouaieV' standing. B%1X1*

;18;tX2'- A steady li ne of'•t-rnalcB" bttwoan sioono and••-•• ' (imtire len^ih of road).-

a t

lGo.rpst "by phone* Heseiveci September'39th» 19.18, at 7 tSO

today : 2 of fl aer s, S17 men* total- "prisoners:.- 58 Qtl report© :ftront'lin0 at 6: pm« fromr ^- 4 0 1 2 / ^ ^ ^

#it- oar' loft repor ts th&t.rig&t hae fal len teok tn lin e

» from'Si'® Di fi si ca (Lieut A li en ). H©oeiT6d Sept, S9tn»at 19:40 J»#;

The 7Sth DiTision. reports a t 18-t.tehango* io M MB1MWBM w««t of fISSil S$ at 14

4inate' of f*C* - 93#3;- Sf*i* _ •• •

Aero reports' that at-16»l? hours tije se&tioi! of

ai.oag'drest ofI E fi ' a t lEtIO honors strong

:E©p©rt@a. 1 8 J B §B7 • W * ^ i » ^

gims at W* ff6'active on otir

~Q~D --0 -0 -0 -D -0 -0 *O -0 «0:«0«*

, fr#ii 4th Oer^s '(Oapt# 0¥f.rwiat@r):» Sept. ^9 , 1918,

-O-0-O-O-.O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O^

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Report #15&7*vf£ott ITife Pre&efe C-orpa, Phone* Re-delved Seft* g9, 1918*

a t . W h ' ' 'g to'.report

-O-O-O-O^O-O-G-O-O-O-O-O-O

B e p o r t from 17 th Fr ea eh C or ps , Beoeiv&d S@pt» .g&th* 1918* a t 8 J

by doou-menta,'302n€ .Divis io n; preae noe o f the 4QSth.\ln, 0HAICE&0BB Se pte m be r S* x iD oeum eats}.* B i s s o l u t i o n of tM lt as

% to- a docnsaMxit. da te d 3 e p t t 1 7 t h » t h e h a t t a l l o a s of the- 17.0th-Beg*la f« 'D lvi& loa) havw ijeeB red m set t o 3 eompauif e ; Sad- from fee 17 0t h

*d t trom th e S9t h JSrsatat. (SE 3rt Imf* D i v i s i o n ) * :

A r t i l l e r y : :Smm -ohar&ater && dmrii ig , prooeeaj tag daye« . Ixi t^r dlot lo i i f i r e

ve ry in ten Be dm*iBg th e ni g h t In-th e'* r a v in e s bf VAOHSRASrVIiaiB! o fgo m le ttt ' apEMd/fonda de» Bu rl oe s sM a&vs&e@€ rav lae .a* By day l ^ s s .a c t i v i t y * A f l r i a g o f 4 0 0 s h e i l a * o n o a r S»t»JB* b a t t e r i e s o f th e .

0f-th@. splvrm S i l l . o f Q-iiotft - § ,0 00 * • ' . ' . • .

B a tt e r ie s : 20 , of ^feleh a new. one {©a l iber 105s Hoth lag to" r e po r t s At -16 h the ba l l oo n of

s e t ' o n

1-* He oe ive d S@pt# 29th.# 1 9 1 8 , a t

4 th B iTls ioii #a ths l ia # iO,«.5 - 84• 7 o r e r t o . t h e p o i n t

few m^a o ve r a t 1S#O * SS*0* - • '.:I t h i n k t h a t t h a t ' d i v i s i o n h a s n e a r l y a l l o f 1 b r i g a d e i n r e s e r v e

Bj .er m ita dt w an ts to Imv^ the 3rd 'Diy^-siea moved foa?wardOIUBSI i s mow a t 14*5 - 6&*Z ii i-tombX© #olmii,#- l i t h t r a i l s

|flp«|)Er#A t o o asti im © iia a.ortl#- .eoXnan ia pr m ot io & l!^ at o l l * i - f 6 * 0 9 pl ao ia g them be tween t&» -MMUdQIUf l&^fAU 00I

a n t t& a ^©ad g o 'l ag s t r a i ^ t mnth trtm UQM £$kVi®Q$* f he d i v i s i o n to ewmitljag there - .for' two daya mad ev»ryt3siasg iB-r #a dy f a r a good a ie a nforward i n sl is rt eoltuisift» ice@fing iufsatitry and pr-obably l i ^ i t c a r t e

fei a re a lr e a d y oongeBt-ed.%

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, from 4th C o r p s t Keesi ira& September '29th , • 1918, &t 20:4-5 h*

load from 1MB &UUQ3B3 to IMS 'LA TOTJR • <wa3S»a*e4 Wit& trafficpar a r t i l l e r y &»3 arla tlq & working ox* it * 'Suggest help :

Army$~& 1ms .not if ied Mit&hell«

HowelX's estlin&ts i s th a t he is weakening his lim© to re info rc e®B up 'hare*, aiit depending xqpon MBfI to i.af#a6 'cnrar thsxs* fha p<ti& $9imld$x$'d as to ' whether i mu ld he well to aoMtiet o^aratioaa on

with a iriew to

#1371,, from 4th- Corps - Be.eeive4 .3ept, S9tfet

1018, a t EOsiS k*.

B&&& from ias.s ^ crowded with tr af f ic of a l lkinds jgoiJig north* tr ^f f la so th ie i: t&af to 'halt at troad'- la jamBtsd*. Oar a r t i l l a r j in firing at

fliis afternoon.-5-talliesl'moT0d.'southwest

!:tost feut is was ao plain that is was

of the-da has.

ourwas • afeacted by tl»

of a lino- •-• Baatsim feau^ off ^BTO^iiES to S14«0 - .sas#;7 tosouthwest to

ord sr of tXlloaeer BattaiiOB>. 110th

the railwmir. ada feh -of thes th ai the i ©•£ ths 110th

, or(a ll t brae @f l lf th Mrt)

*:»i«»DlT.); H i Mv.

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2-3

I t . is- ;pd8&lb3& tlmt th©:3?th Division "has rel ieved the.

In addition to.--- 40 Bnit© m©t#& in. previous rep orts the follow tog; harmcm the .corps front'fy t

; ;> 2.47*11 J#B».»

f 115th SI t i e lorn*

A of "tii* 1st Go, '14?$h '.Begijaen-fc, 571h ;oivlaionear* of i a t .8 h ra* t 0#mflrsi@ th* order of b a t t l e .

& s .Stubborn ©u e^rtsia'taae © apparent Ifto %xlng''&an]gljag a i f e l aa; frontal fir©- ait'our' left*

; p o s i t i o n s ofwith and H.«£« mo$t. of 1 M B skootlmg from ©ast bank .of • the'

t Wire... bein^ @rto%#4 along the 1 readconnect* tfeie 3f»a4 witli t

'in Boin d# eoiSlIfOIl aaa. .the Bois t# roat.# Moreis partleularljr trae of

oma? lines a t a low ^ p

reeonnoiterlng planed ..short larf@r part at .316.of s ix

of small.-fires been ob^erre'd In the

of w r ©wi t rodpB; Our troo^us. have.-fltet' with heavy raaohlne

fir© from th© e a s t of the river* 'from [email protected] an& - from-, t&e* - - - ' - • • . • • • • • .

&f ®m: nit observation; our ai r a#rTioa has been* ae.tire in .

, , 1 9 1 8 , a t 19140

gaiter® -bat& of th e MW^S ^ to'the&t 8013 mimMMB then, to • B@S#7 alone; the

of BO is. then l

t h e

^•0*0-0-0-0-0-0^0-0-0-0

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• - - a

i f rom M#mt*- Jen n in gs , Bee©lyed- §ep t* .& 9th , 1918 , a t BtlO

from Aero BmrrM® 6 psu Knemy troops* i n s t r o n g f o r c e s . a p p a r e n t l yfo* c o u n t e r a t t a o k a b o u t 1 tes# to s o u t h of Mxermcmt* Intmy troops eon-e e n t r a t i s g - feeklut b an k s of ro$& from BliSBMOlff t o G,B51I1S sat! the road; from

ra® C. A. S. tim e feetweas 16 and 1? hxmrsu S ec tio n of OHBPBY - •- IMIWIU and BOOT13M5S und er heavy a r t i l l e r y fir@* :Omr tr oo ps

al on g rfead lo a d in g e a s t from. AHllMOif 5s40 pm* fr o n t l i n e 'IC-l, 'JE-Snor theas t ,B-^» . a -7 # Sarg© t ir e , a t 0OESAY-and sm all f ir e s -a t ' F:£

from Lieut* Jemnti i igs , deceived. Bept . S9th , 1^18, a t 8;E0

#XQ» ;f rom 0*0. ls - t T&nk Brl^aAe f fim@ -7:40..pm#. - a d d i t i o n a l t a n kl t > ?vt« Johnson^ Hq* Go* 344th B E , gassed .Sept . E7th ,~ $* 34 4th Sn, w ounded,' Sep t« S7'th*.# Corp* Howard t. 60• B, 344th i n

3«p"fc»'29th« 'S-gt* foma§9 Oo* A, S4dth *&n* Sl igh t ly wounded , Sep t*» s t i l l l a ae ti oa * Co rpi Bate&» Hq* .Co* 34 4th Bn» I !lasi Bg #

pm * Changes from . c a s u a l t i e s r e p o r t e d e a r l i e r t o d a y * L i e u tfrom, w.oun^ed to nest wounded* l g t » B* Wiuton.» Co^ 0 , 34&th 'J3a» irQmim:g t o woianded.* F rt * f a r t * 00* C s S4 © ^ Bn, from al ia s i ng ' to wounded«- ••

.• •••••• • " . ' - {Sif ted-) B re t t , Major* ' •

€ M t r #779* . ' ••-O-O-O-O-^O'-Q-O-O-O-O-O-O- . . .

S e p t . E9 t h / 1 9 1 8 , a t SOJBO h«

l l a e I s ta to a G-S Bmersou Board pos ted 18:2 0 hotara 1B a s f o l l o w s ;14*9 * 84U.9, X4.0 - - ig*8 t 1E.9 - 8 3 * 0 , 1 1 * 7 , 8 3 . 0 , - l f t . t . - m*&*

17 th Prs no h Co rp s, He eeiv ed Septtmfear S9 , 1 91 8, ®,tB§:EO .h

•O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-^'-O-O-O

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£» pe rt from Observa tion .Post, O*Ji# ( f i l l ^reiwh-'Arsay), Heee-lTOd Sept* 3©1 9 1 0 * a * 0 : 5 0 . JUM * ' " " " • ' " ' • ' • • . ' • •

: fcos 5 to 13 Hoars; none, tte£iu& from l$h to 16k,.* . •

? t' 16h 15 ; IB ve hl el e*, ItOUfBSS road north ern'( U^ jBtlo ii IB M 18,a &&er*. en Sl f f l f ta X.OISOH. roaftr lSb 4£ , Xi refeielee BOtTOBS road &6rifc~#rn dlr«0- ti©ii; X?^ SO, IE T@MQ1#B .Ra tion al road 9ot ith« za'd irno tion, ; Xffe

>fe §0 from MT01 t© 'aatiOBal. road nor the rn d ir eo ti on ; l?li 3 5 f;6

101 0 ; f t , ; , , ;

9 north.17;3d ' •IS east 14;B]D» 15;BQ13 oast 16;4£IS wtst 14;46, 17;40

14 iwst 17;3515 #ast 17;4017 oafit l§;§0 ' •

o" on i&ticmaX aoad going to BO IS Li

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

-t froa g»& O^la^ial OorfB^ Eeaalwd Soptembor 29, 1918 at 80:30

O»B* report« i Antatricui deser ters , unit-not montlonied* OM ofof'floor« IlarraaBiBg' fir© fey largo ealifere $QMB on our front

-0-0-0.-0-0-0-0^0-0-0-0-6- •

, 1918, at ZQt

p 9« 0-*B, f i r s Art y-#- jgleven Msdre d men ®n&•froa £S3 BASA IHB lo EMM LA fOUE from fifteen 'hours toSix l«imar@d -halted in L1S BARAQ10B8.*. ttereaent from m%t in the dlr

s t i l l1

taiitimiimf at sixteen lours thirty-*) i

-O-o-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O- • '

&9 t. 1918, --20140 h

fro® Ool* Boygge'at 4;iO- 'pa* sta tes that the boohe line'-'wasfrom i

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.eport #1500, from Oenaral B&rtt, by phone* I©o?& Sept* 89, 1918, at £0;4Q.

She. 37t& Bit« a t 16sl5» large hos til e, troop i§ i t » i i l in h i l lwmt of the • to-wa being rosed as a d is tr ibuting point &&& troops pthrough, fro® east to west* dtofteral-«fac2cson d es ir es corps a r t i l l e ry ' l a idon GOTIL* -there i s a large troop m$vei»mt'.th&£e -a&& h@fea&'meaiis o'f &&%->

' "Cau bt a.ooaToy going '.into GXlB iB ana. a^sk#t i t tip on' the

Report.#14991 from Colonel Hitohe 11,. "bj ReoM.* S.ept* 29th,' 1918,at ED;40 h* ' , '

EWS1 in- 'both &ixm%±QnB* SB1A0OMIE, wMoh is 8 to*. south west efllAI* Morement odnsjsts'efa f and

:ererytiling of that Jclzid*

*8-f #79?* . ' .

Beport #1497, 4 th iDivi&io& by. ph on e, Receive-d Septem ber 29 th ,at 30'; 40 h«

line- axtencl© from 4*0 '« a*.7 g BOISas 3*0 '- 5*0., thenee west along eo.ordinan^e S3* as far -as !».#•

•amtry has 'repeated ly attaelced "but has' teen .hel& t > i t s po si tion t #the. 4ay' fey exeeedingly heaty !UG#aEire from - trenches 'south of BO IS' BE FATend ,hy ar t i l l e r y from east l a&ls; of M1IBS* flEMIi is Bmh tlmt si"maa#i)iri$io;&.. se ctor subjeots. the " i ''fi #

#1498, 00th Aero Scm&trQm* Reo»V» September SDth» 1918,. a t E0;40 h

, . Oar troeps fall ing g1 4 * 5 - - i - ^ E , l f i # * r W ^ * . ' •• • "

flkS-,. &.lrd Cojp#-t a t .'Id; 55-believed to fee aaia ll Q|up in

1diareetioa VlX^SiBl asfi. gr#at deal, of lladklxie ga«-activity in'

!the-. "

i (Mr a rt il le ry in the rear is acti ve*. ' •

. 1 « 8 , . a t 80,40 h .from

u*> MAOCJ Mi? and 42«4 Division

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* fmm 4?%fa Corpe , .Beoeived Sepfam&er Z9%hf 1918, a t SO;40 h*

fcrala. ao rm ej it s from OOm oiia ffl to MlfE f*o» lfijOO 1 -to

{ } l

' -0-0*0-0 -0*0*0- 0-Ok 0-0-0* . . ,

13*S» from 37th DiViBitwu Bee'd* i ^ l i i l a r 29 th , 1918, a t gO?45 M*

§ J2©ml1

Brewster' arrive d • a t Armj.Sqr®, from JEUG« of 3?t& divis ion"at 8' pa« He repor ts the fo llow ing fifor' as tio m take s 'from Bke-&sages e#rarted;fek tz®m th# front SB4 frois telephone messages received#

57%h .piVf has @&ptur#d 0i' 77*s» ant what they bell#v@ to -be S a a t i :^ ' & n d a xinntoer -of aaah ina guasv S ba tte rie s of the

t & on the-

through: AfO0O0Hf I s not-bldolcedt me! they have ^©#m using., another-road to taae w©at of AfOOOOlf -hioh ma be.- use.& in d ry weather*'

Sif* S r®* i s 'in the Bols &e OHlSf with SB adva iee '2».C# Jmst north ofMOifM^0S» The 73rd Brigads la . o» the' ou ts k i r t s of MOIfMOGOI, t o tMwest of th.at plaoe».and the

174t ii-Brigade -.is no rth of the Bols O.HEJMOTS•

On e' ba tt al io n of the 147Hi Begiiaent -is repo rt ed on the l e f t aa ar tit© "i d e a k 8 d '

It is reported'1

to move the- i)iv,» .P*O».to I?OIEf#

ft i s re po rt ed tha t -t he t r t f f i e ru les were @liang©a a t AVOOO0BS* gInft^ft&tely witho ut ncrtifying a l l the fiUf'S'A'fhls oamies grea tt n tr u ff l e ru le s, are ohanged, a time should tae- set'^so th a t all

might Icnow of the oh sage before "i t i s put to effe.et«

l#p©rt #19Q'£V -from 5tl t OOI^B {U,S#A« Fie la1916,-'-at *6$&0 h« • ' •

aa girtu at tills time- W Oof 3 f ®t±i&® (Bth Corps'-) lortia4f .I01S 0OHMtllAl of BAUSiK • CIsa0S8 («se iu«l t« -) soutfe #dg© 0f woods

o b t a i n po int 10 - 81Ǥ thenee-due

to Y&R8IiSB3Hin*KSSas tonight

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