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W U iJ or In part prohibited p CHAPTER Continued In a u conducted uell-conducted operation the Thirty third divIsion Bell Hell crossed the tile Meuse Ieuse early October 8 b by bridges es constructed during the night nigh t. t captured Consenvoye and pro progressed up UI the neighboring slopes The following day a n further further fur fur- ther thier nd advance was made hut but heavy tire Ore from the Borne do IC and the failure of the troops on the right to keep uP up forced a n retirement retirement retire retire- i ment to the morning mornin line This i ground was retaken despite strong I resistance and by 13 night of the the division had established Itself on the west vest slopes of ot Richene lUchene Hill TiLl The Fifty eighth brigade of the Twenty ninth division Morton under command of at the the French EI Eighteenth di division Islon against considerable considerable con can opposition pushed forward forward for for- ward Into the woods south of Richene Hill on the and during dur dur- ur- ur ing the next two days completed ber 8 as part jart of ot the British Fourth army aiding materially In the genera general gen gen- gen era eral I advance nd of at that army The fhe attack although meeting considerable considerable consider consider- able opposition was successful and the progress continued three laYs When relieved relle the night atthe of at the the Thirtieth division dl had driven n the en enemy em back bacle seven se miles and had reached the Ule Selle Selic river Third Phase of the Battle The third phase of oC the Meuse- Meuse Argonne operations ions began beg October 14 During the previous phase Important gains had 1181 been made along the whole front against Increasing increasing In in- creasing Intensity of at resistance The retirement of ot the enemy In front of at the allies to the west which was as being accelerated ac by our persistent gains in the east cast indicated indi clearly that he lie was trying to save sa himself from complete disaster disaster disaster ter which it was urgent that we 1 I 5 I b ji I P 4 I Desperate Fighting In the Argonne the capture of those woo woods s On tl the e the Twenty ninth division took command of Its Fifty-eighth Fifty bri brigade e. e Its 1 seventh Fifty brigade stiLl sUIi under the l French rench EI Eighteenth division Islon on the t tb made Important Important tant gains in the Bois Bols dOrmont In conjunction with the operations opera lions by hv the French Seventeenth corps the Fifth corps Cameron attacked In force October Otobe 0 and find continued Its Us efforts the next two lays days The Third division Islon Buck pr progressed on the Oth and after fierce fighting seized Madeleine farm ichi had previously proved pro a stumbling block a and I partly cleared the Bols Dols de Cunel The following day It completed the capture of ot that wood and on the extended its gains to the north Ii west st st. The Thirty-second Thirty d division I v I s I Ion o n Haan nan reached Romagne Roma ne October 9 und and penetrated the enemy trenches on Cote Dame Marie on the but was dr driven en from the latter and established Its lines on the southern slopes of the hill hili The Ninety-first Ninety division Ision Johnston Johnston John John- ston storm on the left of ot the Thirty- Thirty second division fought ou ht all day on the time nth Oth for tor Hill HIlI suffering heavy casualties and the followIng following following follow follow- ing day oc occupied the time position The advance then continued until stopped on Hill and the Cote Dame Marie The division was relieved re re- loved the night of ot October 11 The Time First division Summerall In a u resolute attack captured the difficult enemy positions on and near Hill Hili on the Oth and established Its line on the north of the Cote de It also was relieved on the DurIng During Dur Dur- ing Lag the operations of the time Oth and the One and Eighty- Eighty first brigade John B B. McDonald of Df the Ninety first division was attached attached attached at at- to the time First division being transferred to the Thirty-second Thirty division division di dl vision on the night of ot the time t th The Time advance of the Third corps Bullard was bitterly contested by the enemy but October 10 the Fourth i division lon HInes fought Its way forward be beyond ond the time Cunel- Cunel road Two determined assaults against the Bois Bols de de tie Faux were broken up but on I Ithe the tIme third attempt the time northern edge edse of ot that wood was attained The division gained the time far side of the Bols Dols de Foret on the against severe ere opposition The Time Eightieth division Croak Cronk- bite on the Oth In the time face of ot very ver heavy henvy Ore lire pushed forward to toa toR toa a R short distance north of at the Bois Bols des O ons The divisions division's attacks continued and ond when relieved two days later it had reached a 8 line hUy south and east of Cunel On the time front of th time the First corps Liggett the time opposition encountered bred f on the was as less determined determined deter deter- mined and luid the second Eighty-second division divi sion Blon Duncan Dune by midnight had established established es es- es- es Its line beyond Marcq while the time line of the time Seven seventh Seventy ty division Alexander ran westward from there On the time however the lighting fighting was severe cre yet the Elgh second Eighty t regard regardless I of heavy casualties advanced nd to n position north of Sommerance This town though In the sector of the time First division was occupied by the second Eighty to protect Its own flank Time The night of October 11 Ii our line ran from east to west vest roughly as us follows farm ibis farm Bole de deLa dela dela la Cote Lemont part Lemont-part part of ot Bois Bols de dc deForet Foret Foret south of ot Cote Dame Marie Sommerance Grandpre While these operations on our First army front were In progress the Thirtieth division of at the Second Sec See Second Seend ond nd corps Read attacked Octo- Octo I should strive nIl all time tile more vigorously vigorously vigor Igor to hasten The rhe enemy's s strong defenses defenses' Inthe in inthe the time Bois Bols de he and the Bois de had to he reduced before further f considerable progress progress progress ress could he be made To fo the time west of ot heights we faced the strongly fortified position which Included Cote fie Ie Landres I St. St Georges St. 1 Bols Bois des desLoges desLoges desLoges Loges and Grandpre Our attacks on th time the Uh 1 Hith and I In conjunction with Gouraud's Couraud's French Fourth army met violent opposition especially at nt the time beginning begin begin- ning an and although ground was often taken and retaken several se times our lines linE's were steadily pushed forward East of the Meuse In the time French Seventeenth Se corps the Sity brigade Edward L. L King of the time Thirty-third Thirty division Ision had made some slime progress and the time Twenty Twenty- ninth division despite the time difficult terrain and severe casualties had laid entered woods north of Ca farm The Time Fifth division In the tIme face of Intense tire fire on Its front antI and Hanks on the reached the tIme top of the time slopes northeast of ot Romagne noma ne and nn cleared the time wood north of ot Conch Cunel Elements of ot the division pushed through to the time northern edge of the tue Bois Bols des Rappes nappes but were withdrawn By dint of ot the superior determInation determination determination deter deter- of ot our troops the enemy's lines were broken at nt a n vital point by the Fifth Firth corps Cote Dame Marie Marlc Taken Unstinted praise must be given Iven the Thirty second division which notwithstanding heavy henvy losses October October October Oc Oc- Oc- Oc tober 14 brilliantly captured Cote Cole Dame Danie Marie perhaps the most ha- ha strong point of at the tim tim- denburg line on the western front The town of ot Romagne ne and tie the le eastern bait half of ot Bols Bois de were also niso taken L i by y this division on that day while on the following day Its line was advanced about a n amile amile mile to the southern e edge ge of the time Bois Bols de The Fort second Forty second division fought aggressively against the most obstinate ob defense forcing Its way through the western half of at Ibis Bois de Romagne Iti Its fourth Eighty brIgade brigade brigade brig brIg- ade Douglas MacArthur scaling I the time precipitous heights of the time Cote de he Chatmon and carrying its lineon lineon line on beyond that position The desperate ties ties- resistance on omm the left of ot the time division south of St. St George and Landres St. Landres-ct-St. St. et-St. Georges however could not he be overcome The Time advance of ot the time First corps was to a n large extent dependent upon that of the time Fifth corps ecu the left of which had been held up I IThe The second Eighty division on the time right of the time Fir First t corps attacked I October 14 and pushed forward to north of the tIme St. St St St. Georges toad road but the time next two days had only slight success s The Time Seventy Seventy- seventh division forced a u crossing I of ot the time Aire river October 11 H 11 and I captured St. St Juvin The following day It n moved o against Gr and after an all nil day day ay attempt occupied occupied occupied pied the Island south of the time town The Ihme 1 the southern port part of Grandpre was reached but all nn attempts attempts at nt tempts to take the time northern part of at the town were wel-e repulsed The Time I division ion was then timen relieved by the Seventy ty The Time Importance of ot these operations operations operations opera opera- CUll can hardly be tie overestimated The Time capture of the Romagne heights especially Its dominating feature Cote Dame Marie was a n decisive derIsive blow We Ve now occupied the time enem enemy's s strongest fortified position position po po- po- po on that front and his line on the tIme Aisne and the time Heights of the time Meuse Unless he could recapture recapture recapture re re- I capture the positions we held our I Ito successes would compel the enemy to retreat from his lines to the north as us we were within heavy artillery artiller range of at his railroad lines CHAPTER The pressure of ot the tIme American army array In the time great grent Argonne Meuse-Argonne offensive had profoundly Impressed the time enem enemy October 3 Marshal Von on Hindenburg I sent the following letter to the German chancellor Time TIle High Command Insists on Its Us demand of at September 29 20 for the Immediate forwarding of an offer of pc peace ace to our enemies enemies enemies en en- There Is now no longer any possible hope of forcing peace pence upon the en en- emy The Time situation grows glOws more desperate every day ant and may force the High Command to grave decisions fc 1 The Tile chancellor yielded and Ot Oc- Oc October October tober 5 telegraphed l through h time Swiss government go to President Wilson The Time German government requests requests requests re re- quests the time resident ent of the time United States to take tale In hand imand the time restoration of oC pence peace acquaint acquaint ac nc- ac- ac quaint all belligerent state states with this request and Invite them to send plenipotentiaries for Cor opening negotiations It accepts accepts ac nc- ac- ac the time program set forth b by bythe bythe the President In his imis m message sJ p to congress January S S. S and In his later inter ad addresses especially the time speech of at September lb r 27 1 as ns a n basis for peace pence negotiations With a view to avoiding further further fur fur- ther timer bloodshed the time German government requests time the Immediate Imme diate conclusion of an nn armistice on land and w water ter and In time the air Signed Max Prince Von Van Enden Imperial Chancellor The Presidents President's reply was not satisfactory sat to the time German Geiman g gOvern gem em emment ment meat and the time exchange of notes continued until finally the time Germans accepted the time very frank franl statement I Ihy by ty the Pre President conveyed d In n a B State department message October 23 that the time nations of the world do not and cannot trust the time word of oC those who have hitherto been heen the time them m masters of ot German policy and that the Uthe government of at the tLe United I N i ic i c 1 t O I Front Lines k JOU C Division Boundary 9 1 ww 1000 6 wu u r States cannot deal with any but veritable representatives of at time the German people who have hare been assured assured assured as as- of at a n genuine constitutional standing as ns the r real aJ rulers of at Ger Ger- many If It it must deal with time military masters anti and the time monarchial autocrats autocrats autocrats auto auto- of ot Germany now or If It It Is I likely to ha have hae e to deal leal with them later In regard to the time International obligations of the time German Gorman empire It must demand not peace negotiations but surrender Meanwhile with these peace negotiations ne no- I In pro progress less and with our I own and allied offensive continuing I to pro produce uce favorable results It he- he came more mom and more e evident nt that the tIme time soon must come when we should have hn to consider terms ant conditions under which hostilities might cease The Time discussion of armistice terms In a general en ral wayby way wayby b by the time allies had imad In fact begun In a conversation I had with Marshal Mar Foch October 13 he spoke of ot the time notes exchanged between the time Germans and President ent Wilson and c- c pressed expressed some sonic apprehension about how far the time President might commit com corn mit time tile allies lie ile saI sat said he Ime hoped hope the tIme ent would not become In Involved Involved In- In In a n 1011 long correspondence and allow himself to be duped by the time Germans and added that Mr Wilson had not consulted the allies I replied that we e need have no fear Cear on that score as of or course Mr l Wilson Vilson would not act alone In Inthis Inthis Inthis this discussion I gained time tile Impression impression sion slon that Foch favored demanding the surrender of f the German armies At my may request Col Lloyd Gris- Gris coma com cabled me the time views of Lord and Gen Sir Henry Wilson Wilson Wilson Wil Wil- son for the British Drle Briefly Lord said that he occupied a n middie middle mid mid- die dle position between those demanding demanding demand demand- ing unconditional surrender and those who wanted peace Immediately Immediate I ly iy on the time best hest terms possible He lie thought an armistice should be gi anted gi-anted anted only on cm condition that Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many lay Jay down her heavy guns and give some naval guarantee such as ns the time possession of oland General Wilson doubted whether er el It would be possible to Inflict a crushing victory before winter as the time British army was very tired and the time French more so eo and the Americans not yet prepared to use their Jr great nt force but he thought armistice conditions should male make It Impossible for Germany to resume operations The Time First army was a n tried and seasoned force Corce equal to the best on the time western front at nt the time 1 I turned It over to the Immediate command of Major Gen General ral II Liggett getLIn In order that the time army might Understand understand un un- the time value of Its recent achievements and realize the time ur urgency urgency gency geney of continued vigorous effort I sent the time following message to time |