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Show 1 V-lz- September 23, 1931 ilAGNA trrrr. Salty Sez eiZGfPOll i?Gr?3"nfirngf 3 a 3Qg IXo Sui?y Gsrc. JJcli nj. I st . Mont-fauco- n. sistance In tho Third corps the Eightieth division bed taken the Bols de la Cote Lemont after bard fighting, but attack after attack made with dogged determination across the open specs toward Brteullea-sur-Meus- e was rolled back by the gall- lng fire of the enemy from the town and. Its vicinity and by tha artillery firing from seat of the Mena The Thirty-thir- d division maintained its position September 27 and 23 and on September 29 relieved tbe Eightieth division by extending Its left along tha northeastern edge ef Bole de la Cota Lament, where it occupied difficult ground seder the dominating heights east of the Meuse. The Fourth division captured Nantlllolu September 27, but wai to faced by enemy eoonter-attaek- s retire. The town wae retaken and held on the following day by troops of the Fourth and Seventy-nint- h divisions After three days ef almost continuous fighting tbe Fourth had taken tbe bols de Brleulles end entered the Bole dee Ogons but could not bold the latter counterattacks and the again WmU r. QQ3ZS rlkts arete. ttaiteiag ta SY cilldinivUl. Ba WNU Elmo Scott TTatson eral Liggett waa assigned. Both commanders were recommended by me for promotion te lieutenant gen- eral - mmmmm hnlM The Patriot Messenger XJO SOONER had tha patriots crc3hDivisions rJ weijM of Stthck ' Virll HbdIiii re tairtralilWaAl Flan of Attack of Firtt Amy. Sept 2Si3;3 wnmnmm Amt off C r r rre hi rawchad ?Sih s Amy I xrwory Sept Cores bounanry . FORGOTTEN d drill hr tht ESo IFo " CHAPTER U X Continued. ' The Fourth division (Hines), on the left of (he Eightieth, took Sept-urge-s end firmly established itself In the woods to the north. It was abreast of NantlUoli and Its left was more than a mile beyond Montfaucon, bnt through some mis- Interpretation of the orders by the Third corps the opportunity to capture liontfancoa that day was lost. Three counter-attack- s against the division during the afternoon were broken np. Fifth Corps Falls Short In the center the Fifth corps (Cameron), with the exception of division (Johnston) the Ninety-fir--on Its left fell short of Its objectives. d I v 1 s 1e n The Seventy-nint- h (Kuhn), on the right of the corps, took Malancourt, but In the open ground beyond encountered considerable opposition, end the advanced elements were not In position before Uontfaucon until late after-noon- . The attack of the division launched against this strong point early In the evening wae met by the fire of artillery end machine guns from the southern slopes o4 the hill, which held up further progress. The Thirty-sevent- h , division (Farnsworth), In tha center of the Fifth corps, after overcoming heavy machine-gu- n fire, pushed through the Bole de Uontfaucon, and Its attacks In the afternoon carried the line up to and west of - Tho left of Its line, facing stiff opposition, cleaned up the woods in Us front and established Itself Just south of Ivolry. division (JohnThe Ninety-firs- t ston) overcame strong Initial and advanced rapidly to It entered but Iplnonvllle, r did not bold.which Crossing Into the sector of tbs Thirty-fift- h division, dnring the day tt occupied Very. First Carps Makes Progress. On the left of the army the First corps (Liggett) - made excellent divl- progress. .The Thirty-fift- h - eion (Traub) cleverly captured the strong position of Vanquola and took Cheppy against stubborn opposition. Elements of the division reached the corps objective east of Cbarpentry, but were soon withdrawn to a Una west of Very. Oa the left the division captured that, part of V arena es east of tha Aire river, but was held up between Varennes and Cheppy. At this time a fresh regiment took the lead, giving a new Impetus to tho attack, and pushed the line forward to the high ground south of Cbarpentry. division In tho Twenty-eight- h (Muir) the right brigade captured the western half of Varennes and mile farther. continued about The left brigade, facing the eastern spurs of the Argonne, which constituted the enemys chief defense ef that forest, was unable to overcome the Intense machine-gu- n fire from the vicinity of Champ diMabauL The Seventy-sevent- h vision (Alexander) In tha difficult terrain of the Argonne made tome progress. ; By the evening of September 27 the Fifth corps wae abreast ef the First end the Third on its flank division capThe Seventy-nint- h tured Uontfaucon tha morning of September 27 and on tha next day Nantlllola and tha Bols da Beuga were passed despite determined re- (CerrtM,lt31.1a ra JJ LPcz'crzzzzo lOMtSse UTAn TTACNA. mmm My status now became that ef commander of a group of armies. Major General bummerall was placed in command ef the Fifth corps te relieve Major General Cameron, who waa given command of tho Fourth division. Major General Hines waa promoted to tho command of tho Third corps tn place of General Bullard. Major General Dickman, commanding tha Fourth corps, was given the first corps and Major General Muir the Fourth. These changes generally tool effect October 12, but I retained direct command of tbe First army until tha sixteenth. . . ' CHARTER LX I The Meuse-Argonoperations carried out between October 7 and 11 consisted of four specific att- - acks, as follows: (1) October 7. The Flrat corps, diviemploying the Eighty-seconsion between the Flrat and Twenty-eight- h divisions, attacked the east-er- a edge of the Argonne forest (2) October 8. Tbe French Seventeenth corps, by the and Twenty-nAmerican Thirty-thir- d inth divisions, attacked east ef the Meuse on the front with the object of seizing the heights there. (S) October 9. The Fifth corps, by including within Its front the First division, to which waa attached a brigade from tbe Ninety-firs- t division, attacked the heights of tho Bote do Romagn A general at(4) October 10-1e front from tack on tha Beaumont west to the Aire river. The French Fourth aney had not been able to keep abreast of the American First army, and tt waa evident that clearing the Argonne forest would materially aid its advance. The opportunity presented Itself Just at this time. Although on October 6 the enemy continued to hold tha heights of Cunei and Romagne, nevertheless sufficient space had been secured long the Aire river to warrant an attack to tbo west with tbe object of striking the rear of tbe enemys positions tn the Argonne forest There waff another Important factor that entered Into the ded Ion te force the withdrawal of the This enemy from the Argonne. was the predicament of the Lost Battalion, which under MaJ. W. Whittlesey bad been holding out near Binary Ule since October 2. Efforts to .relievo the battalion had to far been unsuccessful and the men had con turned their ra tlona and expended most of their ammunition, although our aviators bad tried to drop tmatl amounts to them. Tbe battalion waa resisting heroically against great odds, without any thought of surrender. Pursuant to the plan an attack waa made by the Twenty-eightdivisions against and Eighty-secon- d tbe left end rear ef the enemys positions in tbe region of Chatel-Cheheend Oornay. After a night marcb ef eight miles the Eighty-eecon- d division (Duncan) entered the tine between the Twenty-eight- h (Muir) end the First (SummeraU). In a series of d end artillery deadly machine-gufire of tbe enemy. Tbe fortitude and courage of the Fourth division In these operations were Inspiring. Meet Strong Resistance. The Thirty-seventdivision on September 27 attempted to advance n beyond tbe road, but each time It reached there was driven back by heavy shelling. On September 23, however. It poshed forward to a position north of tha road, Clerges waa entered, bnt not held. Tbe following day the division again attacked Clerges, but tha advance waa abruptly baited by concentrated artillery lira. division on SepThe Ninety-firs- t tember 27 encountered strong opposition at Eplnonvllle, which waa reached, bnt could not bo retained. Eclisfontalne was taken, but waa evacuated, as an artillery barrage was to be laid on the road through tbe town the following day. Eplnonvllle was finally captured September 28, and the Bols de Clerges was occupied after hard fighting. Two attacks of the division from the Bole de Clerges oa September 29 crumbled under fierce artillery and enfilading machine-gu- n fire, Jiut on the third attack, despite severe losses, Gesnes was taken. The full advantage. ol thla. Important gain waa lost, however, through the inability of the enth division to advance Its left This placed the right flank on the Ninety-fir- st In a dangerous position, and It had to be withdrawn. During the afternoon the Thirty-fift- h division was subjected to a heavy counter-attack- , which also involved tha left of the Ninety-first, but mada no progress " against it Battle Grow More Intensive. Three new German divisions had appeared by September 80 on tho front of tbe Find corps, and the battle continued with Increased Intensity. division was Tbe Thirty-fift- h stopped by heavy fire soon after its attack opened, September 27, bnt later In the day it captured Char-pentr- y and advanced to the ridge northeast, though Buffering severe casualties. Montrebeau wood waa taken September 28, and early next morning a detachment reached Exermont valley, but, being nearly surrounded, withdrew to the starting point Encountering very heavy artillery fire and an advance of tbe and Fifth German fifty-secon- d ' guard divisions, tha Thirty-fift- h withdrew from Montrebeau wood, which tt had taken the day before. suffered heavier Tbe Thirty-fift- h casualties than any other division daring these four days of continuous fighting. The Twenty-eightdivision, though subjected to strong artilfire from the lery and machine-gnn h Ivolry-Uontfauco- Clergee-NantlUol- a ' Thirty-sev- ' over a mils. Advances lute the Bole le Peut de Faux were forced back by vicious counter-attack- s In similar bard fighting the Eighteenth division gained a foothold in tha Bols dea Ogons against very heavy machine gun lira. , In the attack of the Fifth corps the Third division pushed forward In tha face of strong resistance. During the nert two days this division extended Ita gains bnt conld make no headway against tbe Bole divide Cunel The Thirty-seconsion, which had Uken Clerges Octo-be- r L advanced to just south of Gesnes on tbe fourth despite very severe hoe tile lira, and next day captured that town. On the left of the army, tha First corps was very successful , Tbe First division In a fine display of power on October 4, drove a deep wedge Into tbe enemys tins This was of great valoe In affording page for the attack to wo id tbe A te be launched later. Tha fighting here waa characterized by the stubborn nature of tbe German resistance and tbe offensive spirit of the division. Case ef the Lost Battalion. The right of the Twenty-eight- h division fought 1U way down the AJra river In Ualson with the First The left and captured Chehery. ef the division encountered much and made hot slight opposition gain, notwithstanding Ita repeated attacks The division was oow facing west tor nearly three miles along tha Alra river. The Seventy-seventdivision between September 29 and October 4 continued IU attacks in the Argonns advancing boot a mile over difficult terrain. In tbe assault of October 2 a mixed battalion of ' tha division moved forward more rapidly than the troops on its right and left, and became completely anrronnded by the enemy. It became popularly known as the "Lost Battalion. For four days array effort of the division to relieve this beleaguered force waa unsuccessful, snd every effort of the Germans to force Ita surrender wae without avail. French Cell far Help. In tbe meantime tbe French Fourth army on our left had been held up at Blanc Mont As a con- d -- Beaumont-Brabar.t-sur-Meus- a, 20-mll- a h ry h u bluffs of the Argonne, raptured Montblalnvllle - September 27. It could make slight headway against firm opposition from positions in the vicinity of Champ Mahout, but carried them on September 28, and also captured Apremont On September 29, after repulsing a Gera slight adman counter-attacvance waa made against tha defenses of Le Chens Tondu. ; encountered The Seventy-sevent- h tiff resistance Is the Argonne September 27, end was held to a gain, but moved forward about a. mile on September 23. Next day its right waa advanced with little opposition. During tbe first four days of fighting tbe rirat army, west of the Meuse, bqd made a maximum of 'about right miles, reaching dhe Bols de la Cota Tha enemy had been struck a blow so powerful that tha extreme gravity of hla situation la Franco was obvtona to k, tu ad-ran- him. . ( CHAPTER LX Tbe second phase of the Meuae-Argonoperation, the period from October 1 to 1L Involved the heaviest strain on me and tha army. There wae little time to make readjustments among the troops, heavily engaged, without giving the enemy a respite In which to strengthen hla defenses and bring up reserves, Tha general attack was resumed at 8 a. m. on October 4, meeting desperate resistance by tbe enemy. In this stuck, the Fourth division of tbe Third corps. In three days bitter fighting, captured and held the Bole de Fay making a gain ef sequence, Marshal Foch appealed te me for assistance, Although I daring movements te the west by end Eighty-secon- d tbe Twenty-eightdivisions, Cornay, Cbatet-Chery and the dominating hills northwest of Apremont were cap tnrad. Although the continued operation of these two divisions was ab tended by severe fighting the r suits were Immediate The enemy was forced to withdraw from that region, tho Argonno forest wet cleared, and the Seventy-sevent- h division was enabled to advenes te the relief of Ita "Lost Battalion. It then poshed oa to tha north ta pursuit of tho retreating enemy. East of tho Meuse. General Claudels French Seventeenth corps, east ef tbe Mense, attacked October 8 with the object ef seising the heights northwest of Beaumont. At that time tt consisted of two French and two Ameriend cas divisions, the Thirty-thir- d Twenty-nintmaking the corps la a numerical strength American. Though opposed by strong German real stance tbe assault was successfully directed by General Claudel and our tinea were advanced during tbe next few days to tbe commanding gronnd between Beaumont and Rlchene Hill h was loath to spare any troops from our front so serious waa our own situation. I sent In accordance with my promise, the Second division (Lcjenne), which was followed later by the Thirty-sixt- h (W. B. Smith). , October 3 the Second division, accompanied by Franck tanka, In a brilliant maneuver against heavy machine gun resistance, stormed and captured the dominating German positions on the Medrah Farm-BlanMont Ridge, and continued os toward SL Etienne, which wae takes on October S with the aid ef dione brigade of tho Thirty-sixt- h This success carried forvision. ward tha French divisions on its right and left and, as reported by General Gouraud, enabled tbe whole Fourth army to advance, Tbe broadening of the front ef attack to tbo east ef tbe Mense and Hit probability that wa should soon become engaged along our whole tine made It advisable to establish another army. Accordingly,- - the Second- - army waa formed with Its front extending from the Moselle and placed to under the command of AiaJor Gen(TO B CONTUTUSD. eral Bullard on the twelfth. The our front . from remainder II Up to the Argonne Ton can move back, yon ran forest. Inclusive, waa left under the First army, te which Major Gen- - move on, but yon cannot stand still b c h, two-thlrd- Freenea-en-Woevr- Fresnes-en-Woev- re a, tf Stud wpn tho victories of Lexington and Concord on that historic morning of 1773 than tha provincial Connell decided that tha news of tho battle should be taken at ones to London and be given to sympathizers with the American causa before the British offidmls could present it to tbe public In a light favorable to their aide of the argument Tbe man whs waa to carry thti message must be a man of discretion and courage, for it waa certain that he would be arrested by tbe officers of the crown If hla mission became known, So It waa entrusted to Capl John Derby, n n Salem skipper, .who waa to make the Journey on tbe packet Quera He was ordered te make for the port of Dublin or nay other Irish port that seemed wise, nnd proceed there te London. To his orders eras attached ,thla Imperative postscript: Ton are to keep this order a profound secret from every person on earth. -- 5 , After a voyage of 29 days the Quero reached England. Aa a farther safeguard against betrayal of hla plans. Captain Derby did not put in at aa Irish port as he had been ordered to do, bnt sailed to tbe lale of Wight and then went overland te Southampton end London. There be immediately placed hla paper in the hands of Benjamin Franklin, tha Massachusetts agent In London, and the next day patriot sympathisers throughout England knew of the result of the battle That the officials of the crown knew that an attempt would ba made to bring this newt to England IS shown by the fact that they were on the lookout for each a messenger, who they believed would ba Captain Brown, commander of tbe Sukey. Brown, however, did not arrive In England till June 0, and by that time Captain Derbys qulfk trip in tha Quero had resulted In presenting to the British public first the patriots side of the story. Although Captain Derby bad fulfilled hla mission sneesa fully, ha waa not ont of danger. There waa still tha chance that agents of tha king would try to rapture him and hla preparations for departure from England were aa mysterious aa they had been for hla - leaving America. There waa still danger, too, from tbe authorities when bt returned to America and so be made a secret landing upon bis return to this country. Ono ether Item In In Derbys exploit Is Interesting. rendering his bill to tho provincial congress for the trip, ho made no charge for hla own expense - well-know- Home Empires rise where the people build them. 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