Show Magazine Salt Lake Herald Section j Section Magazine ’ of Bombardment second the is day of a in series furnished articles of recruiting' Hum by all offered Infantry of service the left of States giving army official first the of story artillery being over our day Order the from confirmed "by prisoners reserve regiment nnd 460th reserve battle of the was Enemy fifty-nine active very planes reconnaissance in the sector cqurse of attack north the to resistance our and line our withdraw to 462d of 237th division and regiment from (Saxon) and 198th Jaeger battalion 197th division Jaeger regiment interrogation Information obtained from in of prisoners taken opera-tlon of division Second and our of Torcy the southwest on morning of the 462d June 6 regiment recently In the and arrived sector from north in of 2 participated the attack June the the when captured town of enemy Torcy The not regiment did expect in to held time remain position the at for few of a our attack than more of to lays The loss tho battalion the had which prisoners belonged been very Men eeverc belonging to it had been upset by the increase of greatly 217th American the part played force world THE division Second elements from and army three division tho of regular the in ranco tlfle is Indian an shield tho a to unit After period a division with training of at headquarters Haute-Marne from the" Bourmont October to division the from Twenty-first piling to rench rench as division went C C A moved sector Thierry A Seventh Chateau the tho March 24 on May 31 relieved division was Second The into division sectors the Tuul and re-cervft June lthc to forward meet a strong enemy lino the had developed which on attack The Thierry west of Chatcau of 4 Juno 4 on halted June 3 and wan and lino the west of Chateau Thierry in tho division advanced two kilometers AJwjut attack neighborhood wood between 1 Belleau The of relief of and after completed was July On 20 On advancing and the St 1 the relief 20 reserve was was armistice after 16 havin'- the to It Meuse of of the It’ later of army of occupa tion llINJO Captures the of units tho States pieces and guns made the The 11738 men division against resistance kilometers la obtained Its training rance was is In which the third training area Bourmont the units ns The area and the division infantry Sixth and ifth marine and Twelfth regiments artillery Seventeenth and ifth ourth battalions corps and ifteenth regiments machine gun Sixth Second trench mortar battalion field irst buttery signal and engineer regiment and Sixteenth irst Twenty-third Second the sanitary train A United Charles Doyon States marine corps commanded the 24 1917 Maj until October Gen 15 to July from October Bundy Omar 19 191” Brig Gen Harbord James Gen from July 20 to August 2 and Maj A John LeJcunc August 3 to November Brig vicinity machine machine gun report of Gen division 11 eludes May 21 Dally Mar 1 number for 10 day one of average May to fire 100 hostile Smallest largest 100 for ’’During by means In June Engaged 1 in of northeast line No details have been June of division attack on Second to noon noon June 10 to June 11 of details successful attack in urther of Number Belleau wood are given at 300 Thirty placed prisoners now 4 received and four minenwerfers machine guns large of with a taken amount were and small ammunition equipment arms attack Our of half rolling were rounds the northern precipices by hostile The batteries barage active 8000 using about very made woods and shelling in rear also -egion June on the areas to 5 6 6 June line front line roadsThere from fire gun batteries was the 204 hill morning our and machine much of on was the a 6 station m to our 6 a troops m This attacked Bel-leau-Torry Boures-Chateau Hill toward The attack was objectives being 126 as contemplated” highly successful all reached The exact number of enemy prisoners taken is not yet by accurately us known A patrol from Mare farm put to rout an enemy’s machine gun post of twice its killing six and bringing back strength patrol two prisoners Reconnaissance Enemy from the right of our lines feebleparticularly during our the increased greatly during attack and chiefly registration harassing day artillery Harassing fire fire throughout the position support the our on Of line right our Many snelis on our the right of line position and our on chiefly high Marette near Bois de intermittent with mustard gas some night explosives Tafournayarni and heavy with between shelling attack a on Infantry of of Marigny way general The the the a operations 7 June m- with and rifle and sniping to machine 125 nt by accompanied attack machine fire made was gun The against our troops in Rouresces at and the road Into it leading town shelled line had previously our been early Our had reinforced been troops and in the evening with machine guns considerable the attack repulsed with was and loss of edge rifle tn Our enemy not loss accurately known but was not heavy by shelled de Belleau The Vois was during arttllehry intermittently our night Our troops advanced some of the into the southern edge held Bois de but again Belleau were in fire nests by from gun up machine the and rocks Heavy woods enemy shelling our with Retaliation byur artillery activity balloon of Juno below and Our the In line our n30 attack p to p m "Our Between and particularlyn believed tachments 550 p forty about At Etrepilly by artillery the machine near a ire to result broken up The region bear that and of 12 June on and in brought m a guns the wood battalion was this upon of of group were observed south of American Immediately with the detachment was completely dispersed Lucy de group Bocage heavy gas attack eastern the Belleau Attack Overcome down put heavy -a The in barrage tho enemy’s rear lasted until 530 a struggle m when tho attack up thoroughly broken was attacking to the with very severe losses troops The not attack was successful point at any intact line and our village of in patrols has been this officer at inch of No ground June prisoners of report ” taken’ to 10 connection 27-inch behind the German by and line apparent Belleau of of Bois de troops concentration either with connected therclief is which have taken known to now for place the preparation with an or 6000 Nearly offensive movement batteries the hostile shells fired by were of small other Guns medium ind of shells high explosives gas used June 13 to 14 activities gun enemy’s with rear urea Heavy both below enemy’s the of artillery line and front our on machine and own normal our far troops activity shells gas and Infantry — of Eight thousand were dropped on five Tentli Bois the west June 14 15 to June of enemy’s below machine and own and our normal Our infantry incident active patrol without work artillery continues Enemy’s both front and gassing our rear areas artillery ’active in fire Our harassing air service including gas Enemy’s some with very active more than thirty and planes reconnaissance numerous in the afternoon and evening balloons up in Much reduced forenoon June 15 to 16 — Infantry and machine activity both and our gun own of below One our normal in enemy’s to 1919 front right of enemy’s outguards half-hearted attack de Belleau repulsed Bois and up Bouresches — broken Also another Enemy’s on gas much p m against Belleau its harassing and back artillery line gas activities with flights at their in being in balloon plants service WORLD IN our General over and were 16 to 17 activity both of our rifle normal lines our and machine and enemy’s Enemy and fire active intermittent Our active fire gun and kind day own normal machine in replied ’and incident the — Infantry below scattered with Marked increase Our air Internal reliefs Two incident without of Were our troops in ambush intermittent bombardment of our frortt lines and Lack areas Our artillery with demolition counter battery and fire Our troops accomplished an Internal relief without serious ’events of air service Activity enemy’s maintaining practically marked firing and Bois the fifteen Increased balloons being in at time observation one General the day for aspect of normal except in activi Increase air marked enemy ties on barrage a Daily for June rounds day on day one Minimum 10 June fired 15 16 line as of — two reported Day one fired day on 4000 11 feature of the hostile attacks in cable Juno activity Very artillery Intense increase in marked German air reconnaissance and unusual balloon activity hostile first line The attack on our 11' and 1030 p between m when came the the attacked on northern enemy and of the edges northwestern Bois and to de Belleau break attempted line the Bois de between Belleau our and He driven Boresches back was losses considerable by rifle with our 16 and machine gun fire second attempt was made on the de 445 Bois Belleau at a and m was artillery by stopped The hostile our in artillery connection with was active in and the a attack bombardment of Bouresches which our positions around and other points was continuous In day and night some areas all In used the hostile much gas was fired 6500 batteries about No rounds than fifty-seven less hostile airplanes large Including eeveral movements screen lines behind enemy's ifteen in the air at balloons one-time were The — 300 barrage The German artillery — the fire and included again heavy was of and shrapnel considerable use gas and Tho Maretto Clerembauts woods positions Triangle and other of our farm afternoon in shelled the heavily were in fact fire and evening Tho the nearly whole distributed over was half the entire left being sector fire to harassing a continuous The particularly bombardment was gas at 6300 Altogether heavy Marigny fired rounds machine were German the extreme on guns were very active of shortly Bois de part Belleau north 17 18 to our and midnight There was the enemy’s in seen in over noon our and right the day were or pfanes Including sector enemy four rom 530 three a one reconnaissance sector In the flight Total different afternoon Eighteen m In the of planes course twenty-five were the left half planes over eighty-seven over the p nine and Hun IJ'to June tho 20 end north twelve German — In the of At Germans have wires Jyne shells number of bombarded Our thrown artillery in the and afternoon Baux night evening 155sduring the with in Noticeable decrease enemy’s and activities result balloon as of of Constant stream poor visibility In of ten' and twelve groups men airplane observed moving Busslares at into southwest during the several of parts enemy’s internal relief An valley hours opposite This point approximately the left lino or west boundary division tn sector Circulation Is the of other back areas normal by battalions was serious It accomplished without events the of a quiet impression gave very day June 18 battle to enemy’s The Bouresches a by but the sending four of moving of south just woods in enemy’s machine fire patrol prevented our from gun gaining contact small Another patrol of about twelve men was of and by seen repulsed one our in the field of just southeast patrols part A into this of machine our same the patrol There patrol One guns (severely one enemy was killed and two captured wounded) was carried the by back remainder of were of the sniping considerable the Boureschesby the of town enemy and The enemy’s infantry machine fire Intermittent gun was ails Attack on Gun Nest was in June 20 21 to — activity gun fire gun attempt enemy’s active Belleau extreme of An machinegun of part the Bois On success -without left ambushing incident German a northern was the and without but take to in nest our reconnaissance patrol machine and own fire intermittent with sharp bursts of machine Our Infantry was normal short occasional with and Infantry both division our sector Bois do lines west of the Belleau our entrenched were advanced and position without opposition artillery Enemy's Intermittent continued shooting on our lines front and sensitive on points on but with much less areas in than day preceding Our shelled front lines enemy’s and interdiction area with harassing and back our intensity artillery back with northern fire the on Belleau for Enemy’s Our normal An internal hour one air concentration a part of in activities air service relief of 75’s Bois night the the less Infantry de active and tool place 4n the night guns event Movement of troops in back area normal so far was observation could ns our determine of the day General Impression very In quiet No the location of changes line' first the left except on extreme it slightly where advancedwas June 19 to 20 — The features of the in day the of consisted straightening in the Bois de Tn lines Belleau our this operation we performing resistance Aside no from activities of locality in this consisted encountered work along of the the of front enemy reconnaissance The machine was very patrol heavy gun in and and artillery of took place action the day the left heavy of impression activity and machine particular — night last and our infantry An to attempt on by sector of advance sector our was fire and a gun activities were machine Our patrol incidentIn of the right our of part line slightly our was artillery bombardment Enemy a advanced of line oui front and back areas increased The activity of our in and harassing demolition interdiction fire increased Enemy in aviation activity excessive forenoon also humerous balloons in observation Movements of enemy small groups in the back area leading toward line our not excessive movements General of impression the day quiet artillery with increase in air and enemy slightly artillery ' activity No slight except a right Gun June 23 in many 20 our all fire the — over over has The 36th Chateau made ive machine much ammunition considerable ' artillery were 1100 on Of 150 right half our left of right half on left sector of German 28th) is divisions 87th 231st guards ifth relieved division used airplanes half and opposite still Thierry Special 25 report June 201st division German sector replacing 36th the into Bois night captured consisted (which gun the of part and and 105 clean to machine 21— 'Hostile which 1500 sector six effort German of 77 Store An 24 to Calibers eighteen nnd Yield stores shells the near states that has come 231st or or Sixtyeight day observed and at various artillery than in wooded the preceding in regions received thegreater forward most again zone of part tho Wood — Bouresches fifty's caliber Thierry reported teries June by observed to the by no of East Germans Rather and larger hundred but Chateau the Marne bat enemy marked fire delivered more recently moderate of use the woods east and Champillon German air forces in gas Triangle farm The Bocage Lucy Le continue especially active of half our flights were and morning right flights the over 25 to in made afternoon of number half fifteen was German our The calibers ire 77’s to 150’s from sensitive directed mainly against was points and but roads in rear our there throughout the niglt was steady bombardment of our positions in the Belleau There even wood an was intense this bombardment on more point just to prior the attack made by our troops and a barrage was outdone by the the northern enemy on and of the edge northwestern wood of and p The use between 630 m gas continued ’ hostile air force than marked was even more was apparent On the earlier from reports right half of flights seventy our sector twenty-two and the left half on in flights the observed Early were fired three evening planes German of half the right upon our troops on hostile and two sector other our planes dropped failed one the of to which of two bombs explode machine guns enemy’s the from were active La vicinity of the well as from Vaux Roche wood as lines the circulation Hehind enemy’s of but vehicles and normal men was in the considerable nftwconstruction and of form trenches camouflage to taken what are observed The was prisoners taken by be total emplacements of number the in troops our day south of this made iu-and counterattacks fire At point a in the enemy of eighty a Belleau group out fire and under caught active patrols Our were but had encounters no artillery hostile The June 26 to 27 rear June 1900 21 to 22 shells Hostile —the on used artillery of half our and 1100 the left of the on caliber as preceding days on same Number of hostile airplanes over our in sector was thirty-two Movements the of hostile '’planes rear normal used Juno 21 to 22 — Hostile artillery 1900 shells the right half of on our of sector and 1100 the left half on the days same caliber as on preceding Number of hostile airplanes over (our sector was thirty-two Movements in the of hostile rear planes' normal -right sector near men was dispersed shells half of 2509 the right on left half sector and 2003 the on of and shells small The mostly were 210s but were medium caliber some Teuton June 22 Artillery Shells artillery used Knins — German right half 23 to of 1200 shells sector on our of and 1500 left half on Numberflights made by hostile recdnnaissance SO? line planes over our was German fire active particularly machine guns around Vaux 26 — Daily June Maximum fired lor 2100 day June one 23 24 to northern the and day fired Bois of for one 18 June noon) on to (poon part few rounds rounds Minimum 16 June rounds on 4000 3250 average rom — Belleau de north yards fired with Bouresches machine enemy and rifles and guns upon Bouresches Bois His La Marette artillery fire for except normal Increased use was of and Destructive harassing gas fire all in interdiction used this were in the of the sector day His course fire until most intense was from 7 p m de Belleau and the midnight on Bois of vicinity Lucy Harassaing fire was experienced batteries on our near all In Marigny about 2400 shells were and of these 1600 used about gas were fell Clerembauts shells Bois de Majority on and The Locenzc farm enemy active with exceedingly airplanes was 103 flights than being observed more lines His also over balloons our were in The evidence movement of troops in small noticeable groups very was in the where between enemy rear areas a of hundred - 758 1100 p 858 and m m p as as many Boisde to seen from men were go in to of Belleau Bonnes groups forty Some forty Germans also men left thd of northeast Bois de corner at 415 Belleau p and m entered the Belleau Belleau on Bouresches road eof other There troops were movements in smaller groups in indecisive engaged an Our infantry of the attack on northern part Bois the ‘where the de Belleau German active nests sector gune of rest the reconnaissance in artillery Our work located On patrols were and ambush are our harassing and executed fire the on destructive northern of de the Bois Belleau and placed the barrage on edge of "the woods usual fire We continued our harassing the on enemy’s rear area part a Capture Yanks June 25 to 26 — Strong zt 5 our Infantry Tenjieavy and automatic of Several artillerv and 155s other light nine machine machine rifles material on this point guns quantities its fire in with 75s preparation of our Vaux east of railroad embankment of At the and Hill 190 southeast point a camouflage named just appeared last has -screen right were on the The enemy constructed earth and threw fresh up camouflage It of also judged north Belleau was that from digging going on sound was of southeast Belleau and west of Vaux and sector Ciene (Second July Chateau division) of Third Northweast the Thierry maintained its enemy lively firing on especially forward area the on June fired of 27 28 to shells the 2400 on 1500 sector and our half 150s Calibers ranged 1000 shells from calibers of half the 77s and and Bouresches Between 182 right on 77 left to Hill 105 There was were thrown on our lines in of either the notable use nothing of airplanes shrapnel German gas or right half forty flights the over twenty-six the sector and over our midnight half and left Between 10 p m of these two planes seen were to signal lights with a balloon exchange large while dropped a another parachute wood June 29 to sector German The shells 4500 and fired of 30 1800 Belleau the over the the on 2000 on total the course this total right half half left especially Hill woods the Paris made road forty-two consisting A noted delivered on airplanes flights One of eight machines German plane directed Vautie due firet La on considerable A in visible were and harassing German number was machine of afternoon the morning circulation rear area traffic the roads from on Bonnes to to Grlsolles Bois from Bonnes and the two running roads Bonnes on In German the and have somewhat notable Sounds of and marching troops seem wagons to indicate from Vaux to movemen Des Nochets Twenty-six trucks wood the and one count! pn were wagon from Etrepilly decreased but are still road Givry-Epboston two trucks on and and automobiles works sixteen have road been noted particular a In wagons twenty-two Plaisance-letartre the -at several trench parallel to Iroads the running nearly Belleau Work is proceeding on the of the Bourbelin on woods northeast Sev-eral road and west of Hill 182 Torcy have been emplacements new The enemy’s positions from in to Hill 204 general Belleau are of lo-cated line HonmlM 3950 July 3 Maximum Daily for one ired average day Dally 3950 6300 and Woods and Vaux This to m 8 m p in taken counterattack Bois the whom of 503 p prisoners and attack the of is S of seven la de officers are does not include about in troops taken by our by Vaux and turned over our men to acting detachment of the rench division right The on our captured material is of reported as consisting now six heavy eighteen light and one six machine gun trench mortars two grenade throwers 200 rifles -forty prisoners motorcycle and large a from to liers Curb July to 1 and 210s- Yank July ammunition shelling The reported was in by calibers ranging guns out 77s of amount Hun 2 Planes Enemy’s noon noon reaction to be more offensive Enemy’s counter preparations fetrong and well executed Counter barrage ineffective and Airplane showed lack of organization activities somewhat decreased as result of activity of our planes own July 3 to 4 noon to noon The German artillery the used 3500 rounds on of right sector our and 1200 rounds on the left of Nearly one-half the shells are classed caliber as heavy Tho gas bombardment on the Marette wood to infantry effective artillery involved employment the calibers 77 and gas high and 1500 of shells of containing mustard A small amount of 105 phosgene explosives All the was also used wooded the areas on extreme right of sector our heavily in the were gassed night About 500 shells fell the on Belleau On the right woods of our line there rifle and was a continuous machine gun duel most of the German fire coming from Hill 204 and being on Vaux German airplanes eighteen flights made the right of on directed sector thirteen and on the left The circulation of wagons trucks and small of groups usual vicinity of men in the the enemy’s rear Two-new was very marked trenches connecting the three of patches of Bouresches woods northeast have been observed The of a explosion German ammunition dump took place at Etrepilly about 10 p m Our to snipers are believed have killed and nine of wounded the our enemy July 4 from July to HUI 5 The fire enemy’s follows the slightest our troops in Vaux Th® 201 movement of artillery enemy’s used 2600 shells on our sector and 1250 the on left Of those the right on 1500 were thrown on our advanced positions between the Paris road and Bouresches Gas shells of which 450 used fell were the on Marette wood and on the right the of wopds of southvyest Bourbelin made the right the flying north were twenty-seven of left At fired and chine four front m our of planes lines planes our Of German balloons in seen the after-noon the morning The ma in emplacements located by us of Bouresches German gun working parties point The ammunition was dump were were heavier shells put than road the west of shells duds and the Bois by 201 fire and in morning July 6 shells nearly medium 7 to Of — thege Bourbelin In patrols there Part track of by of the used" enemy on artillery our in re-enforced the with co-operated their Hill on were in movements destroyed rebuilt and Our batteries rench number morning flights the was night the the 8 twenty-one railroad conceal to Paris barrage were planes In Bouresches-Vaux m of thrown on Clerembauts German varying size twenty-nine were 600 barrages being on large A des there of Ilill Two latter was afternoon flights artillery only heavier 6 from p other north this Shrapnel up RaBway 105 Vaux in blew the lasting and German enemy’s which of down and m Wreck — 2650 Hill on Germain The 6 fired p St Guns to 5 Vaux digging which a apparently are at Bozu near July to on thirty-four southeast 190 of a on were six and Two down brought three arc 5:30 Vaux airplanes flights sector our low of German operations the in 204 The fired enemy 500 contained all of them of were caliber Only about 4400 gas and small ’or' one-sixth Triangle patrol gun Chatel balloons of east Considerable farm fire registration was and the and 182 3 number at Roche artillery nearly comprising of calibers and explosives shrapnel high 77 the and 105 on were thrown fire also The Marette wood was heavy Triangle farm our on to front line Clareinbauts from wood Of July to 1 The made of flare sector our front strong points our near lines heavily shelled There was were bf roads in the intermediate much harassing but little fire against zone On front east of Chateau back areas our Thierry hostile artillery showed an in Increase activity fire The was by mainly harassing small calibers Yank batteries hostile The of left suspected Dropped lare Parachute made sector construction captured were repulsed Our counterattacks concentrated and airplanes which forty-three Between Coupru as the and 1110 p region 1020 m of Paris heavily farm bombarded was A the with gas on few gas shells fell in early the evening Belleau wood eightyseven The made German airplanes flights under The works the located by are enemy the edge of Laroche wood on western has observed while fresh earth been the of Desrochets along west wood places successfully attacked and captured point an strong south of enemy prisoners Torcy German numbering five 233 officers and enlisted men these passed through headquarters five back far as extended bombardment The New Point m p our found of artillery 3700 of use heavy are classed caliber The German sixty-five flights the apparent Torcy is to been have now ascertained 7 to officers The have included two unsuccessful made enemy Our active batteries were in barrage and destructive interdiction attack 1200 light of as day one German The 1 comprised which of 2500 firing sector ranged activity and carried The active 26 artillery was extremely 2100 shells right of the on and 3100 half the left on The July to equipment' all Shell of fifty-nine the The June the over where sector left Thousands June shells rear our on attention was by to the shown gunners enemy had roads in our rear areas than been manifested 'here was a areas 30 for 2S fired’June fire July day The was in harassing 25' increase an One along our troops slight activity by 24 It was Belleau region active very were was shelling the in severe June Minimum 29 June rounds 2200 4 and front northwest hostile (Second Thierry The weeks the of active less areas reconnaissance sector On our Chateau was fire fired both the very made tiV course balloons were times of its our rear active in Third our in fired front our on increased 27 Oise divisions) The rifles other line our advance the northern last Belleau progress June of to In change Nest remaining guns machine without enemy’s tha 330 abnormal of in men an groupq quiet No 23 to machine below much was General very line' 2600 aviation planes flights thirteen 22 enemy's guns and Enemy of relief 22 barrage without enemy's Bouresches to day our met division active was One composed in the night enemy seen men was north toward by Twenty-eighth patrols out order of prisoner enemy — confirmed wns the from The 19 ive infantry any Activity made event Juno A caught was flew quiet internal without lines under our killed fire Some were and one wounded German was captured the enemy's shelling of Though lines and back continued our areas there the decreasejn was a noticeable Bouresches machine gun at eleven and machine — Infantry activity gun both and enemy’s our own patrol-ing Our in normal Infantry active but incident without’ Enemy artillery act'ylty qlightly increased Our artillery and active with harassing demolition fire air activity Enemy below 7 At thirty normal p m loads of motor truck Germans were seen alighting at Lucy and marching toward Beieau Other movements in the enemy’s rear normal area were Belleau our 715 between Diminution particularly 21’ and sector our of considerable few net trenches constructed and some new activity lack of and slight’aerial Boucy killed approaching patrol been strung ‘half m time enemy rear areas A wagon movement encounter were p of There small of right 1 visible m were reconnaissance the half were p the on active less but points sensitive and movements over left the An' positions June day the between the same movement the Boisde also was artillery Enemy line Night by fourteen flying tho 530 Encpjintcrf patrol a Bombarded normal m out nests atrol in in gas throughout Enemy’s air balloons morning all and and the attack during attack point in for prepartion heavy the and the attack during attack in of it placed a heavy front barrage and fire with interdiction harassing in further enemy's rear quarters a Intermittently visible in Bour-bolln near Marette There' eme were the placed for La-vols over our day for planes balloons were shells observed over patrol were there our lines fourteen m of forty-eight eleven of p increase rom activities air sectors our till moaning noticeable a 830 patrols until noon planes early the in of of -sector subjected after la right' the road -de left our on heavily was bombarded ie night Lucy Becage and Chatel were bombarded tho about planes the dump June Paris Bous night was barrage gun our Many left the on du accompanied 16 to 940 p m June from of 16 A in number 1005 p June at shelled aread heavily other were twenty-four in the various times active Our troops hours were own Our’ batteries in seen were patrolling hits and direct are to register some to thought have struck a German of machine northern Bouresches in sector in lines machine a our half the on City lasted the Maximum rounds rounds for June The on to consisted our 6400 8100 average June m of our on This by and do Each ired Hounds p half left the ‘Belleau de also MOO 10 particular -very came right fire excess of the about 170Q shells on vicinity slight use -a replied forward our patrols activity 'half a there artillery sector was The fire in the Between rom the extreme Bois de Belleau the the on much -Between rhn reconnaissanc patrol without artillery continued Enemy’s reconnaissance over A zone number of large balloon over Enemy’s great continued 17 twenty-eight June noon lines observed over our others were German tho In addition over were many German lines No Man’s Land near activity the balloons showed same 930 and p m Between noon 16 twenty-two ascents were June distinct balloons being fourteen made 430 observed m and 17 fifteen ascents June were noon distinct eleven balloons being made hostile batteries used The observed 8000 shells high comprising than more and In shrapnel gas explosives harassing there continuous was m ten activities position In change ajr the impression June time one of WAR : in intermittent fire planes reconnaissance lines and 140 between forty-six reconnaissance numerous active troops less of gun 11 m de continued front easily Our with fire harassing using some airplanes continued Enemy’s area replied No the our using 445 a Bois at one side of artillery right the was at activity — The aviators and June 16 noon 16 of sector our of two men front against Bouresches nest part was dropped Bn)- 17 German patrols In Aviator of gun and 16 the Teutons Infantry —both of activities gun by vicinity on nt Used division German withdrawn from completely Kaiser hundred alone Our artillery active Belleau activity harassing fire Increased of of the aviation A total enemy’s thirty-sven planes observed were in at balloons observation seven were the various times Enemy’s infantry on road south of Eterpllly toward moving the front Considerable troop movements observed south moving were Ga own sector calibers were part ammunition In to noon — noon in the Bois with out attacks is 10 it de of Belleau on June morning definitely that advanced reported we line our nearly 900 yards on a front of and half miles about a The ono which taken minenwerfer were Apart from wheels mounted on were day by tho our attacks marked was flro continued harassing from German by circulation batteries intense 9 The remained Bouresches Tho being reported as repeatedly was in but German possession message 545 a from the commanding m stated ’Have not given up one repulsed night throughout 3 4 and heavy am the extremeartillery right barrage on was laid nf ranged sector Caliber of shells our to ”7s 210s from Enemy nir activity twenty-one decreased: somewhat planes observed over reconnaissance in day the lines uur course of the Tanks Hout Enemy 12 considerable There was June activity by Infantry our left half of the of the the western to the division sector Including up In of Bois the attack de Belleau small managed June 11 groups enemy in the thick to themselves conceal tvnod and These rocky formations had apparently small been hidden groups Bois do the edge of the western on of Hill 169 On the slope Belleau on of 12 this part the June afternoon nf attacked with complete the was wood and Machine guns success of taken trench mortars were many and officer the killed one men were and fifty taken prisoners were men the prisoners surrendered Some ’of It is flag of truce under now de has that the Bois Belleau of been completely cleared enemy de the artillery continuous shelling Intermittent day 8 noon account artillery and de artillery midnight and r Bouresces on loss with normal change No covering operation following: includes 9 hostile delivered airplanes fire Enemy normal activity location right the 150s and front of 75c 105s the aong line Bois Heavy distance of 13 intense an Bouresches the fire fire gun An m a line the on 9: active "Enemy 10 our Thierry of report period June m f Chateau following for n command of northwest troops sends oiled In after m a barrage including launched a enemy the A Attack 13 June June 12 to foregoing operations continues 230 "At killed sommes” Bark sent follows: as Es 204 report with 7 half division Second covering to noon most Our in active executing counter were and fire and battery destructive and sending ambush reconnaissance de attack case point a Lamarette Vaux Monncau Hill of road- on bombardment 19 PART troops a tion for the engaged adjustment artillery in vicinity shells placed division 'section Clerembauts was The combined and American the "Between Thierry Chateau of wood the Report 600 day one Thierry Chateau 1918 Second nests" intelligence June army on following: the night an enemy of small detachment tho 210s Nenr ight well and fire gun issued by Sixth rench hospitals field and companies which composed Second train ifteenth ambulance half right o’clock 11 the on line our 10 Twenty-third composing Ninth the attacking counterattack re-pulsed at delivered of in p succeeded regaining m some the our been lost in ground that had ettnek The machine gun fire enemy front excessively along whole our was and the chief resistance heavy formed there At 2 to attack a our m was tho fire from neavy machine gun of Hostile artillery very Vaux de active edge of Boiso on eastern de Hill 142 Hill 211 Marette Mont Luch-Torcy lying Donnell Ares farm over of in La and the vicinity roads mustard Vole du Considerable Edattel and lachrynatory gas shells were artillery In general "German employed fire continuous though under tho Their not circumstances abnormal wholly to almost attack our machine advance of 60 total a ns left 228 of 243 the officers 1350 artillery captured - division irst in " Men of division 1917 June of were of were losses with severe A strong troops fire our the enemy of fighting kilometers knpwn by to counterattacks enemy rench the continued during night of 6 7 of the to and part day June June of from June 7 Some terrain was won in in the section the included enemy localities These Vlnly were Bourcsces Hill 201 and occupied we captured of front Thierry The Chateau west of Is: edr by Eastern reached us railroad Chesyernorxols — narrow gauge weeds north of Veuill stop— the la triangular Potcrie eastern corner southeast of meters the small wood 300 southwest road of triangular Eloup little of Busslares wood enst of north of 165 dirt road kilometer one 600 south 144 Shrofc meters roadway of road Lucy le Bocage Torcy Torcy the 6f Hill 192 corner northeastern after the declaration and after an advance part United "Two states: further report same repulsed advancing twenty-nine part The Hepulsed Onmah salient active 1 relieved n German entered division Some - Mihlel kilometers It entered the front line of the Blanc Somme Py under the Mont sector near fighting the After rench severe October 27 was relieved the Meuse-Argonne entered The division 30 and attacked October sector formed inthe division very where was It September withdrew nine advanced about November last could they especially days as to what troops opposed were of the majority them The wounds bullets front line rifle from were had suffered The battalion in support fire artillery heavily from our The Juno G to 7 6 a m to G a m ? In repulsing riglit line succeeded our at attacks Triangle strong enemy took of farm We south Boureshes losses isnners inflicted P and heavy in killed and the attacking troops on and material wounded post on there gun the tell net by sector Mar-bach quiet relieved the 1 kilometers and into 19 the entered September lino in fire resistance 24- August the tho moved left and August sector and ISth the 19th of July on division the position division The entered distance of eleven fighting The severe total a division Soissons morning of morning the on 9 tho on completed ighting Despite Hot the Second sector south of the July was July Advances On July 16 attacked and 6 division the night tho on June the In and Vaux of the HEROIC seemingly increase - 191” 26 entered tho headquarters with division The at SomniMiieu’ This rench with the was in a sector quiet and rector no advance was was patrolling however Constant made called the ami w-m men were necessary raids several Tho to repulse on enemy 1918 16 March Verdun machine and three insignia and star background on colors varying according- head with last 1917 of months Tho organized was In marines article Sunday next appear the in third The war will expeditionary nnd tho road Belleau Taris heavily by bombarded German in caliber artillery shots The ranged of 140s to 210s Part front from our also shelled intermittently with was in tho afternoon shrapnel tho night the apparently During 11 12) to night of June June our shelled the heavily enemy to and back break up areas prevent in vicinity reported concentrations the of Hill 128 and Torcy Monthlers Ln farm Considerable Gonotrlo of in hostile this aviation also noted German whs many in and being observa ballons planes de Bois were Attack unavailing to guns machine the on forced sector tho Withstand to aircraft United OCTQBER — the throughout roads zono of forwdrd with the MORNING g — Here SUNDAY PLAYED DIVISION SECOND UTAH LAKE CITY SALT rounds rounds were none of our line directed was on Monneau bombarded directed communication against our and Bourbelin Barrage our fire was and batteries were again lines of north Vaux The Bois de Belleau shelled was continuously 232 from p to 310 m The enemy is watchful and everywhere to be taking precautions more than to heretofore conceal his movements the front lines near Our troops however observed considerable troop traffic and Large movement groups of Bonnes-Gris-olles men were seen at road the northern edge of southwest of Letartre the near small ivood southeast of Bonnes and north of the Bois de Roche Troop and on Hill on 204 p-m extremely appears on-the tirewood movement was also reported Courchamps-Hautves-Nos trench is under construction Basconlebas near Rochets railroad Bois xles ——July to t used 3600 tfirown July shells on and road our 8 of — German front which line to on the A new from edge the of artillery 2800 were The rifle the right of gunzfire on almost continuous coming as before principally Hill from 217 airplanes 328 flights German made Only four balloons up were New German trenches far are reported back as La as Remise farm and works are being at Hill constructed our machine line is |