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OINTMENT MFQ. CO. S7S South 5th East Salt Lake City, Utah Q. It Co, Gentlemen : Inclosed find $1.00 P. O. Money Order for One tube of Q. it. in Ointment to be mailed prepaid to Name P. O. Address On conditions that if I am not satisfied with results obtained, I am to receive money back upon returning tube to your labora tory. W. N. U, alt Lake City, No. J--t931. Qeneral Pershing's Stonj of the A, E. F. fi:Brrifkl.ll.l ell eeeatriee fc? the ortli AaawMaa. Nawapaaaf AHieaea. WarUl rlcata raafvaa. laaWirHat laa Saaaoaaniaa, eareeWrtea ai waele atalaart araeitatea.) -WNU CHAPTER LVI I -Continued. Air. I taker returned from tilt observation ob-servation point near the battlefield much elated over the success of the troops. He had been a witness to the first effort of sn 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 teams 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, wblcb was thrown across entanglements here and there, forming a kind of bridge for the infantry. In all their offensives the allies bad spent days destroying entanglements entangle-ments with artillery Are or had used a large number of heavy tanks, but we had only a few light tanks, Ineffective for such work. The feet that we had smothered the enemy artillery wss an advantage, as It enabled the leading waves 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 among the French, who sent a targe number of officers and noncommissioned officers of-ficers . to St, AJlhleJ several days later to see how It bad been done. One of these officers, after hla reconnaissance, re-connaissance, remarked In all seriousness seri-ousness that the Americana 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 Becond afld Forty-second, had received re-ceived positions on the southern face opposite the open spsces, to enable them to flank the wooded areas qnlckly, thus aiding the advance ad-vance of less experienced units assigned as-signed to these arena. 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 bsd pushed beyond their scheduled objectives ob-jectives snd by evening had reached the second day's objective on most of the southern front The divisions of the Fourth corps (Dlckman) snd those on the left of the First corps (Liggett) overwhelmed over-whelmed the hostile garrisons, snd quickly overran their positions, carrying car-rying the fighting Into the open. The German resistance on thla part of the front waa disorganized by the rapidity of our advance and was soon overcome. Although the enemy wss expecting an stuck, be did not think it would take place so soon and It therefore came as a surprise. Whea the Tlrst division, on the msrcaUg flank of the southern attack, at-tack, had broken through the hostile hos-tile forward positions, the squadron squad-ron of cavalry attached to the Fourth corps was passed through the breach. At 1 :45 p. m. it pushed forward to reconnolter the roads toward Vlgneulles, but encountering encounter-ing machine gun. In position waa forced to retire. Western Attack 8lower. , On the western face of the salient sali-ent progress was not so satisfactory. satisfac-tory. The Twenty-sixth division. In Its attempt t 'jtoe '0" . vance toward Vlgneulles, met con-slderable con-slderable resistance, and except for a battalion of the division reserve had not reached the day's objective. The French at the tip of the salient had attempted to follow up the flanks of our successful penetrations, pene-trations, but made only email advances. ad-vances. Upon tie request of Gen K. J. Blondlst commanding the French second colonial corps, a regiment of the Thirtieth division (Cronkhite), In reserve, wss sent to his assistance. j Jfrjf femffi"''7 ? t i i t i i r i lj Di) Qeneral John J. Penhing On the afternooL of the twelfth. learning that the roads leading out of the salient between the two 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 forwsrd without de lay. Using the telephone myself, I dl rected the commander of the Fifth corps to send at least one regiment of the Twenty-sixth division toward Vlgneulles with all possible speed. That evening . strong force from the Fifty-first brigade pushed bold ly forwsrd snd reached Vlgneulles at 2:18 a. m. the thirteenth. It immediately im-mediately made dispositions that effectively closed the roada leading out of the salient west of that point In the Fourth corps the Sec ond brigade of the First division advanced In force about dawn of the thirteenth. Its leading elements reaching Vlgneulles by 6 a. m. The salient was closed and our troops were masters of the field. Could Pass Hlndenburg Line. The troops continued to advance on the thirteenth, when the line waa established approximately along the final objectives set for this offensive. In view of the favorable fav-orable sltustlon created Just west of the Moselle river by our successes suc-cesses farther to the left, a limited attack was made on that part of the front by elements of the Eighty-second Eighty-second and Nlntietb 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 Meuse-Ar-gonne battle. September 14, 13 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 as finally established was: Haudlo-mont, Haudlo-mont, Fresnee-en-Woevre, Don-court, Don-court, Jaulny, Vandieres. Iteports 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 Ilindenburg line snd possibly Into Met, 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 Meuae-Argonne operation, opera-tion, to wblcb we were wholly committed. com-mitted. Nearly 16,000 prisoners were taken and some 450 enemy guna had fallen Into our hands. Our casualties numbered about 7,000. As the 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 at the very moment of deliverance. On the thirteenth General Retain Re-tain came by my headquarters and we went together to St. Mlhlel, where the people, including children chil-dren carrying French flags, gave us a welcome walch may well be Imagined when one realizes that they bsd been held as 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 headquarters the following day I found all jubilant over the victory and overflowing with in- many cases of Individual heroism among the troops. The Secohd division (Lejeunne) and the Eighty-ninth (Wright) both claimed the Uonoi of capturing Thiaucourt In assigning objectives, while that village was Included In the sector of the Second division, the town was to be taken by the Eighty-ninth should It arrive first The result was a keen rivalry between be-tween these divisions as to which should have the honor. The two units were equally In AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN sistent in -pholdlng their claims and I never undertook to decide the question. Distinctions in achievement among the attacking units on the southern face could not be mad with any assurance, aa ail had dons more than expected. ex-pected. CHAPTER LVIII la accordance with the under standing of September 2 we were now moving raphliy toward our sec-ond sec-ond great offensive. Questions concerning con-cerning the concentration and supply sup-ply Of the elements of the First army In the battle areas were being be-ing worked out by the staff of that army, who were (then every possible possi-ble assistance by the staff at G. H. Q. The general plun of action of the allied armies, as agreed upon at the conference of commanders In chief July 24, was, to state It simply snd briefly, that the offensive should continue, each army driving driv-ing forward as rapidly as possible. The allied ami American opera-tlona opera-tlona during the summer had resulted result-ed In the reduction of the Chstesu Thierry, Amiens and St. Mlhlel salients sal-ients and the great offensive was now under way. Immediately west of the Meuse "river the battle line had remained practically unchanged since 1917. It was on this front the American army was to play Its great part The disposition of the Belgian, British, French and American armies on the wide front between the North ses and Verdun was such that they would naturally converge as they advanced. So iang as the enemy could bold his ground on the east of this battle line frontal attacks farther west might drive him back on bis successive positions, posi-tions, yet a decision would be long delayed. Yanks Facs Strong Position. Bis main line of communication and supply ran through Carignan, Sedan and Meziercs. If that should be Interrupted before be could withdrew with-drew bis armies from France snd Belgium the communications In the narrow avenue between the Ardennes Ar-dennes forest and the Dutch fron tier were so limited that he would be unable adequately to supply his forces or t evacuate them before bis ruin would be accomplished. As our objective was the Sedan-Cartg nan raUroad, It was evident that the sector assigned to the Ameri can army was opposite the most sensitive part of the German front then being attacked. The danger confronting the enemy made It Imperative that he should hold on in front of the American army te the Urolt of his resources. From the enemy's point of view this wag the vital portion of his defense line, because here It was closer to his main artery of supply (Carljnian Redan Mexieres) than at any other point He could afford to retire his armies gradu ally from all fronts except the Meuse-Argonne. where be must bold until the last. German Strongly Fortified. The raa 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, hla-'h hills of the Argonne forest dominated the valley of the Aire river. In the cen ter the watershed between the Aire and the Meuse rivers com manded both valleys, with the heights of Montfaucon. Cunel, Ro- niange and of the IM de Bar- ricourt standing out hs 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 succeive bar rlers. the heights of Montfsncon. then those of Cunel and Romange and farther back the ridges of the Rols de Rarrlcourt and of the Bols de Rourgoyne, The Mens river was unfordable; the Aire river fordahle only In places. In addl tlon to the heavy forest of the Argonne Ar-gonne there were numerous woods with heavy , undergrowth which were serious obstacles. These natural defenses were strengthened by every artificial means Imaginable, such as fortified strongpolnts. dugouts, successive lnes of trenches, snd an unlimited number of " concrete machrte gun 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 within range between the Meuse and the Argonne. Ar-gonne. A dense network of wire en tanglements covered every position. I' whs utmll wonder the enemy had rested four years on this front without with-out being molested. He felt secure ST. MIHIEL OFFENSIVE SEPT. 12-16. 1918 In tbe knowledge that even wlft few dlvlalons to noia inesw portions por-tions bis esst and west Unee of rail communication in rear would be well protected against the probshll-Ity probshll-Ity of Interference. Hlndenburg Position Is Objective. In accordance with the principal mission, which remained tbe same throughout this great offensive, tbe main attack of the First army was to be launched west ef the Meuse river. Its right to be covered by the river and by the operatlona of the French Seventeenth corps on tbe east of the river, thst corps being a part of our army. Our left was to be supported by a simultaneous attack by the French Fourth army. Our attack to Include the Argonne foreet was to be driven with all -possible strength in the general direction of Mexieres. The first operation of our army was to have for Its objective the Hlndenburg position on the front Brleullessur-Meuse-Romsgne sous-Montfaucon-Grandpre, with a following fol-lowing development in tbe direction direc-tion of Buxancy-Mexleres in order to force the enemy beyond the Meuse and outflank his positions on the Vouzlers-Rethel line from the In conjunction with our advance, which would outflank the enemy's position south of the Alsne, the French Fourth army, by attacking successively the positions between th. a ton and the SnlDDes rivers. would be sble to occupy tbe Une Vouzlers-Rethel. After tbat it wonld oDerate in the direction of tbe plateau east of tbe Rethel- Slgny lAbbaye road. a tiaiaon attachment under the French army was designated to operate op-erate along the western edge of the Argonns forest as a connecting link between the French and American armies. Aim st Tactical Surprise, finr nurrxM was to effect a tac tical surprise, If possible, overcome tbe enemy'jDrst snd second positions posi-tions In the sres of Montfaucon and (Cote Dame Marie) of hla tblrd position po-sition before the enemy could bring on atroni re-enforcements. It wss an ambitious plan and one that wonld require a rapid advance of ten miles through a densely fortified tone. From an estimate of the enemy's reserves snd their location it wan realized that w must cap ture Montfaucon and seize Cote Dame Marie by the end ef the second sec-ond day. It was thought reasonable to count on the vigor snd aggressive spirit of our troops to make up in a measure for their Inexperience, but at the same time the fact waa not overlooked tbat lack of technical skill might considerably reduce the chances of complete success against well organized resistance of experienced expe-rienced defenders. General Petaln had already given It as hla opinion that we should not be able to get farther than Montfaucon Mont-faucon before winter. CHAPTER LIX The Meuse-Argonne affenelve opened the morning of September 26. To call It a battle may be a misnomer, yet It was a battle, the greatest the most prolonged In American history. Through 47 days we were engaged In a persistent struggle with the enemy to smash through his defenses. The attack started on a front of 24 miles, which gradually extended until the enemy was being actively assailed from the Atgonne forest to the Moselle river. 90 miles. In all more than 1.200.000 were employed and the attack was driven driv-en 32 miles to the north and 14 miles to tbe northeast before the armistice terminated hoetllltles. The numbers engaged, the diverse character of the fighting and the terrain, the numeral crises and tbe brilliant fen tf of individuals and units make a detailed description descrip-tion of the battle extremely complicated com-plicated and necessarily confusing to the reader. Tbe outstanding fact that 1 desire de-sire to emphasise Is that once started, the battle was maintained continuously, aggressively and relentlessly re-lentlessly to the end. All difficulties were overridden In one tremendous sustained effort to terminate the war then and there U a victorious manner. Battle Opens Favorably. After three hours' violent artillery artil-lery preparation the attack began at B::!0 a. m. At the same time, to divert the enemv'a attantinn elsewhere, tocal raids and demonstrations demon-strations were msde on the Meuse-Moselle Meuse-Moselle front. The French Fourth army (Gouraud), to our left on the west of the Argonne forest, began Its attack half an hour later. The battle opened favorably. Our attack at that particular place and at that time evidently came as a surprise to the enemy, and our troopg were enabled quickly te overrun his forward positions. The vaat network of undestroyed barbed wire, the deep ravines, dense woods snd heavy fog made It difficult to co-ordinate the move ments of the assaulting Infantry, esiK'dally of some divisions in battle bat-tle for the first time, jet tbe advance ad-vance throughout was extremely vigorous Third Corpe Reaches 8econd Line. The Third Cory (Bullard). nearest near-est ttie Meuse, carried the enemy's second position before dark. The Thirty third dlvl.ion (Bell), wheeling wheel-ing to the right as It advanced, occupied oc-cupied the west bank of the Meuse to protect the flank of the army. The Bole de Forget, with t dim cult terrain and strong machine gun defenses, was carried In splendid splen-did fashion. 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