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R. rile Ointment to be mailed prepaid to Name , P. 0. Address On conditions that If I am not satisfied with results obtained, I am to receive money back upon returning tube to your laboratory. W. N. U, Halt Lake City, No. 38-1J31. Qeneral Pershing's Stonj of the A, E. F. rtchtt Mmi UdydlM tka 6 ftaatrlaa . Eaptaductioa la m!i la part anaibtua.) -WNUSwvta) CHAPTER LVI I Continued. Mr. I laker returned from his observation ob-servation point near the battlefield much elated over the success of the troops. He hsd been a witness to the first effort of an American army and It was a proud day for him to feel that as secretary of war his directing di-recting hand had led to such results. re-sults. He took much pleasure In going about to all parts of the army and scorned being treated as a guest Overcome Entanglements. Thanks to the thorough preparation prepara-tion beforehand, the wire entanglements entangle-ments were more easily overcome than we had expected. Trained teama of pioneers and engineers, with bangalore torpedoes, torpe-does, wire cutters and axes, assisted assist-ed In opening gaps In the masses of barbed wire covering the German positions. The leading troops themselves them-selves carried along rolls of chicken chick-en wire, which waa thrown across entanglements here and there, forming a kind of bridge for the Infantry. In all their offensive! the allies had spent days destroying entanglements entangle-ments with artillery fire or had used a large dumber of heavy tanks, but we had only a few light tanks, ineffective for such work. The fact that we bad smothered the enemy artillery wat an advantage, at It enabled the leading wavea deliberately delib-erately to do their work without serious loss. The quick passage through these entanglements by our troops excited ex-cited no little surprise smong the French, who tent a large number of officers and noncommissioned officers of-ficers to St. Mlhlel several days later to see how It hsd been done. One of these officers, after his reconnaissance, re-connaissance, remarked In all seriousness seri-ousness that the Americans had the advantage over Frenchmen because, of their long legs and large feet Troops Overrun Objectives. In making our dispositions for battle our older divisions, the First Second and Forty-second, had received re-ceived positions on the southern face opposite the open spaces, to enable them to flank the wooded areas quickly, thus siding the advance ad-vance of less experienced units assigned as-signed to these areas. The whole line; pivoting as planned on the Eighty-second on the right advanced resolutely to the attack. The entire operation was carried through with dash and precision. By afternoon the troops bad pushed beyond their scheduled objectives ob-jectives snd by evening hsd reached the second dsy's objective on moat of tbe southern front The divisions of tbe Fourth corps (Dick man) and those on the left of the First corps (Liggett) overwhelmed over-whelmed tbe hostile garrisons, and tutckly overran their positions, carrying car-rying the fighting into the open. The German resistance on this part of tbe front waa disorganized by tbe rapidity of our advance and wat soon overcome. Although the enemy was expecting an attack, he did not think It would take place to toon and it therefore came at t surprise. When the First division, on the mtrcmUg flank of the southern attack, at-tack, had broken through the hostile hos-tile forwsrd positions, the squadron squad-ron of cavalry attached to the Fourth corps waa passed through tbe breach. At 1 :4& p. m. It pushed forwsrd to reconnolter the roads toward Vlgneullet, but encountering encounter-ing machine gun. In position wss forced to retire. Western Attack Blower. On the western face of the salient sali-ent progress waa not so satisfactory. satisfac-tory. The Twenty-sixth division, In Its attempt i make a deep ad vance tolW T.iuti(i WCii' sidersble resistance, and except for a battalion of tbe division reserve had not reached the day's objective. The French at the Up of the salient had attempted to follow np the flanks of our successful penetrations, pene-trations, but made only small advances. ad-vances. Upon the request of Gen. E. J. Blondlat commanding the French second colonial corps, a regiment of the Thirtieth division (Cronkhlte), in reserve, was sent to his asslatance. Bi) Qeneral John J. Pershing On the afternooii of tbe twelfth, learning that tbe roads leading out of the salient between the two attacks at-tacks were filled with retreating enemy troops, with their trains and artillery, I gave orders to the commanders com-manders of the Fourth and Fifth corps to push forward without delay. de-lay. Using the telephone myself, I directed di-rected the commander pf tbe Fifth corps to send at least one regiment of tbe Twenty-sixth division toward Vlgneulles with all possible speed. That evening strong force from the Fifty-first brigade pushed boldly bold-ly forwsrd and reached Vlgneulie at 2 :18 a. m. the thirteenth. It Immediately Im-mediately made dispositions that effectively closed the roads leading out of the salient . west of that point In the Fourth corps the Second Sec-ond brigade of the First division advanced in force about dawn of the thirteenth. Its leading elementa reaching Vlgneullet by 0 a. m. The salient wss closed and our troops were masters of the field. Could Pass .Hlndsnburo Line. The troops continued to advance on the thirteenth, when the line waa established approximately along tbe final objectives set for this offensive. In view of the favorable fav-orable situation created Just west of the Moselle river by our successes suc-cesses farther to the left, a limited attack wss made on that part of the front by elementa of tbe Eighty-second Eighty-second and NIntleth divisions, with good results. During the night our troops all along the Una were engaged in organizing or-ganizing their new positions for defense, de-fense, preparatory to the withdrawal with-drawal of divisions snd corps troops for participation In the Mense-Ar-gonne battle. September 14, 15 and 16 local operations continued, consisting con-sisting of strong reconnaissances and occupation of better ground for defensive purposes. Beginning the thirteenth, several counterattacks counterat-tacks were repulsed. The line aa finally established was: Haudio-mont Haudio-mont Fresnes-en -Woevre, Dun-court, Dun-court, Jaulny, Vandieres. Keporta received the thirteenth and fourteenth Indicated that the enemy was retreating In considerable consider-able disorder. Without doubt an Immediate continuation of the advance ad-vance would have carried us well beyond the Hlndenburg line and possibly Into Mets, and the temptation temp-tation to press on was very great But we would probably have become be-come deeply Involved and delayed the greater Meuse-Argonne operation, opera-tion, to which we were wholly committed. com-mitted. Nearly 16,000 prisoners were taken and some 450 enemy guns bsd fallen Into our hands. Our casualties numbered about 7.000. Aa tbe enemy retreated he set fire to many large supply dumps and several villages. The few remaining remain-ing French Inhabitants who found themselves within our lines were overjoyed to be released from the domination of the enemy, but many were left destitute by the burning of their homes It the very moment of deliverance. On the thirteenth General Pe-taln Pe-taln came by my headquarters and we went together to St. Mlhlel. where tbe people. Including children chil-dren carrying French flags, gave ua a welcome watch may well be Imagined when one realizes that they had been held aa prisoners, entirely out of touch with their own countrymen, for four years, though always within sight of the French lines. All Jubilant Over Victory. . On my visit tc several corps and division besdquarters the following day I found all Jubilant over the victory and overflowing with Incidents In-cidents of the fighting, reciting among the troops, . Tbe Second jlvlslon (Lejeunne) and the Rlghty-nlntb (Wright) both claimed the uonot of capturing Thlaucourt In assigning objectives, while that village was Included In the sector of the Second division, the town wss to be tsken by the Eighty-ninth should It srrlvs first. Tbe result wss a keen rivalry between be-tween these divisions ss to which should bsve the honor. The two units were squally In- clstms decide muQ i never u- -the ouestlon. Distinctions In achievement smong the sti unit! on the southern face t. .i. with any assu sttscklng couio assurance. ice ex aa all had done more that pected. CHAPTER LVlll In accordance with the understanding under-standing of September 2 we were now moving raillly toward our sec-ond sec-ond great offensive. Questions concerning con-cerning tbe concentration and supply sup-ply of tbe elementa of the First army In the battle areas were being be-ing worked out by the staff of that army, who were given every possible possi-ble assistance by the staff at g. a q. The general plan of action of the tilled armies, aa agreed upon at the conference of commundera In chief July 21 was. to atate It simply and briefly. ttt the offensive should continue, each army driving driv-ing forwsrd aa rapidly as possible. The allied and American operations opera-tions during the summer had resulted result-ed In ths reduction of the Chateau Thierry. Amiens and St. Mlhlel salients sal-ients and Hie great offenalvs waa now under way. Immediately west Of tbe Meuse river the battle line had remained practically unchanged Since 1017. It was on this front the American army was to play Its treat part The disposition of the Belgian, British, French and American armlet on the wide front between tbe North sea and Verdun was such that they would naturally converge aa they advanced. So long as ths enemy could boJd bis ground on tbe east of this battle line frontal attacks farther west might drive him back on his successive positions, posi-tions, yet s decision would be long delayed. Yanks Facs Strong Position. His main line of communication and supply ran through Carlgnan, Sedan and Mezieres. If that should be Interrupted before he could withdraw with-draw bis armies from France and Belgium the communications In the narrow avenue between the Ardennes Ar-dennes forest and the Dutch frontier fron-tier were so limited that hs would be unable adequately to supply bis forces or to evacuate them before hit ruin would be accomplished. As our objective waa the Sedan-Carlg nan railroad. It was evident that the sector assigned to tbe Ameri can army was opposite tbe most sensitive part of the German front then being attacked. The dancer confronting the enemy made It Imperative that he should hold on In front of the American army to the limit of his resources. From the enemy's point of view this was the vital portion of his defense line, because here It was closer to his main artery of supply (Carljrnan Sedan Mezieres) than st snv other point He could afford to retire his armies gradually gradu-ally from all fronts except the Ueuse-Argonne. where he must bold until the last. Qermsns Strongly Fortified. The area between tbe Meuse river and the Argonne forest was Ideal for defensive fighting. On the east the heights of the Meuse com manded that river valley and on the west the rugged, high hills of the Argonne forest dominated the valley of the Aire river. In the center cen-ter the watershed between the Aire and the Meuse rivers com manded both valleys, with the heights of Montfancon. Cunel, Ro-mange Ro-mange and of the IMs de Rar-ricourt Rar-ricourt standing out as natural strong points. From these heights observation points completely covered cov-ered the entire German front. The terrain over which the attack at-tack was to be made formed a defile de-file blocked by three anccesalve barriers, bar-riers, the helghta of Montfaucon. then those of Cunel and Romange and farther back the ridges of the Rols de Barrlcourt and of the Bols de Hourgoyne. The Meuse river was unfordable; the Aire river fordahle only In places. In addl tlon to the heavy forest of the Ar gonne there were numerous woods with heavy . undergrowth which were serious obstacles. These natural defenses were strengthened by every srtlfldal means Imaginable, such ss fortified strongpolnte, dugouts, successive lines of trenches and an unlimited emplacement With the advantage advan-tage of commanding positions the enemy was particularly well located lo-cated to pour oblique and flanking flank-ing artillery fire on any assailant attempting to advance wlibln range between the Meuse and the Argonne. Ar-gonne. A dense network of wire en tanglements covered every position. If whs fmnll wonder the enemy had rested four years on this front without with-out being molested. He felt secure ST MIHIEL OFFENSIVE SEPT. 1216, 1918 alatent In upholding their . naaiOPtOtlk 10 i. t. knnwiedra that even with few divisions to hold these positions posi-tions bis east and west Unet of raJl communication In rear would be well protected agalntt the probability probabil-ity of Interference. Hlndenburg Position It Objective. In accordance with the principal mission, which remained the tame throughout tbla great offensive, the main attack of the First army wat to be launched west of the Meuse river, its right to be covered by the river snd by the operation! of the French Seventeenth corps en the esst of the river, that corps being a part of our army. Our left was to be supported by a simultaneous tttack by the French Fourth army. Our attack to Include the Argonne foreat wat to be driven with all -possible strength In the general direction of Mezieres. The first operation of our army was to have for its objective the Hlndenburg position on the front Brleullessur-Meuse-Itomagne sous-Montfaucon-Grandpre, with a following fol-lowing development In the direction direc-tion of Buzancy-Mezlarea In order to force the enemy beyond the Meuse snd outflank his positions on tbe Vouzlers-Kethel line from the In conjunction with our advance, wblch would outflank the enemy'e position south of the Alsne, the French Fourth army, by attacking successively the positions between tbe Alsne and the Sulppes riven, would be able to occupy the line Vouzlers-Rethet After that It would operate In the direction of the plateau east of the Bethel-Signy-l'Abbaye road. A liaison attachment under the French army wat designated to operate op-erate along the western edge of tbe Argonne forest aa a connecting link between the French and American armies. Aim at Tactical Surprise. Our purpose was to effect a tactical tac-tical surprise, if possible, overcome the enemy's ...first and second positions posi-tions In the area of Montfaucon and (Cote Dame Marie) of hla third position po-sition before tbe enemy could bring up strong re-enforcementa It was sn ambitious plan and one that would require a rapid advance of ten miles through a densely fortified zone. From an estimate of the enemy's reserves and their location It was realized that we mutt capture cap-ture Montfaucon and seize Cote Dame Marie by the end of the second sec-ond day. It wat thought reasonablt to count on the vigor and aggressive spirit of our troops to make up in a measure for their inexperience, but at the same time the fact was not overlooked that lack of technical skill might considerably reduce the chances of complete success sgalnst well organized resistance of experienced expe-rienced defendera General Petaln had already given It as his opinion thst we should not be able to get farther than Montfaucon Mont-faucon before winter. CHAPTER LIX The Meuse-Argonne sffenstve opened the morning of September 26. To call It a battle may be a misnomer, yet It was s battle, the greatest the most prolonged In American history. Through 47 days we were engaged In s persistent struggle wltb the enemy to smash through his defenses. The sttack started on a front of 24 miles, which gradually extended until the enemy was being actively assailed from the Argonne forest to the Moselle river. W) miles. In all more than 1,200.000 were employed and the sttack was driven driv-en 32 miles to the north snd 14 miles to tbe northeast before the armistice terminated hostllltlea The numbers engaged, the diverse character of the fighting and the terrain, the numerous crises and the brilliant featr of Indlvlduels and units make s detailed description descrip-tion of the battle extremely complicated com-plicated and necessarily confusing to the reader. The outstanding fact that I desire de-sire to emphasize Is thst once started, the battle was maintained continuously, aggressively snd relentlessly re-lentlessly to the end. All difficulties were overridden In one tremendons sustained effort to terminate the wsr then snd there In s victorious manner. 1 thrrtfsopsns Vsvorabiy. 4 After three hours' violent artillery artil-lery preparation the attack began at 0:30 a. m. At the lamt llnu to divert the enemy's sttentlon elsewhere, tocai raids snd demonstrations demon-strations were made on the Meuse-Moselle Meuse-Moselle front. The French Fourth army (Goursud), to our left on ths west of the Argonne forest, begsn Its attack half an hour later. The battle opened favorably. Our attack at that partlculsr place and at that time evidently came as s surprise to the enemy, snd our troopa were enabled quickly ts overrun his forwsrd positions. The vast network of undestroyed barbed wire, the deep revlnes, dense woods and heavy fog mads It difficult to co-ordinate the move nients of the assaulting Infantry, eieelallj of some divisions In battle bat-tle for tbe first time, yet ths advance ad-vance throughout was extremely vigorous Third Corps Reaches 8cond Line, The Third corps (Kullard). nearest near-est the Meuse, carried the enemy's second position before dark. Ths Thirty third division (Bell) wheel. 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