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Show t DESERET EVENING NEWS . SATURDAY DECEMBER 2S 1918 : i UTAHS MILITARY RECORD ONE OF BRILLI ANT.CH APTERS IN THE HISTORY eOF THE WORLD WAR r i TAH is proud of the achievement of her sons in a mOi-- I J tary way during the war now being brought to a close. Of the state it may be said, taking liberties with an oid epi-- f war to Deo. 16, 1917, was 1,612 men. This did not include officers' reserv corps nor th naval rsssrves, of which th figures wsr not obtalnabls- at th-tim th report was made. A few day after the war oloeed, which is the latest data to which records ar availabl at present, the total registration of this state under the seridee law waa 193,206. This was divided: Registration of June 6. 191T 46.296, which included all persona between the agee of 21 and th Inclusive at that data. Subsequent registration of parsons 21 years old, Jun 6, and Aug. 4 " 24. 1911. 2,119,. Registration 11, of 12. of all un- Sept registered men between the agee of II and 46, incluaive, 66,197. There was not a branch of the armed service of the country For Salt Laka City tho correspond red Ing figures are 11,196. 667 and 14,679, .which her sons did not enter. There was no branch that roopoctlvely; and for Salt Lake county, outside the fcity, 6.997. 44 and 7.629. that they did not adorn, .The present year as Already noted, has seen to a The war record of Utah is something that will not be cov degree the abanof tha 'volunteer system and - ered completely in any brief article, noj in any issue of any new, donment the substitution therefor of the draft At the end of the worth system had paper. A force of clerks employed by;the state council of defense 7 been gram: I -- -- they--ente- lus-g- t , th outline of the war record of Utah's one end daugh- tar oompletod within a year. To soma that aimv appear optimistic. At try rata only a. few of tha boldeat'outsta.nding landmark can b mentioned ' ,. at tbia time. ; ' Many facta, tndead, are not available, nor win they ba nntfi tha record of th war department, and also of other government department, of the thousand of draft boards in the nation, of state headquarter, recruiting service, and even of similar servic inthe Anted nation hare been thorxpect . 4 a ha--r announoed of enlistment by auction only, whether In the army, (he marine corps or the navy. This included enlistment by "Individual Induction" under "competent or. dorA" This is a form of voluntary Induction and te th navy and marine how-eve- r, , hia-tgri- nn I ) estimated. It most be born te mind render Sr as armistice soul that the Ninety-firdivision was a army from semplst part of- th Fifth array corps. He st Utahs Peace Program ay: ' HE crimson clouds of weri which have enveloped th earth for ' . tuor than four years hav been dissipated' by th sublime light 7 peace. Justice and liberty have triumphed over tyranny and force, thereby sustaining the element of the foundation of out j national Ufa and it la proper that w should observe th victory in a aplrtt of Joyous humility. In this momentous hour which marks th dawn of a new epoch te the world history I extend to you, people of ' Utah, happy greetings , - Nearly two years ago th great republic of which we are a part as- - f somed the defense of those ideals of government so wisely, embraced ' W entered th war, not by choice, but- - by conviction: by our fathers, not by impulse, but by deliberation; not by subtle plana but by response to the call of 'tradition and qutmged humanity In such a war,- - for such a eons,. Utah rightfully belongs In th front rank, Utahdoea not fan in a crisis; she accepted her duty as a privtieg and discharged her s f . obligation with honor. , Eyes dtmmqd and hearts overflowing, we bade our men and women , godspeed when they responded, to the tall of distress humanity. Joyously. propdly, tempered by the; humble spirit of thankfulness, w wel-eo- m theft- return. But te th general happiness which prevalla let us not forget that, for soma tbs saddest hour has ooms. From th ranks of returning defenders eom faces win b missed; to their loved ones 08 oaT heart ge ont ft tenderet sympathy. Nor should we forget that all the sacrifice were not mad by tho whs answered the call to arm . The men and women tn uniform and active service typify our Ideals of heroism. But many were th heroes who were compelled to remain at home to devote thsmsslvt In r, their particular way to thf end that th highest 1 Ideals of humanity' j ' might survive, And here, I would utter a word ef warning. Victory for our arms , and th arms of our Antes is assured, but pesos to th world has not yet ooms. There may be many trying days before It doe coma Even then, aa now, momentous problems confront us. For nearly tvpj years every force cf our national life has been devoted to on end war.- - Millions cf or men and women hav been removed temporarily from peaceful pursuits. The vast war machine must be shopped apd reversed. The readjustment of the industrial life of our country, of th world, must b ' Accomplished. Men and women engaged in war work must be returned te occupations ef peaceful times; we. must oar properly' for those of Utah who return to us. and for th loved ,onee of those who can no. IrT the realm of duly Utahs history contains no such word as faflur. In psopl I have Implicit eonfldane. It Is my honor to be ' thstr obedient servant. I I J,1 9rps, which have various special requirements, recruiting offices were maintained to assist in tho work. Abandon Induction System. ( oughly digested, compiled and um- mar zed. That, however, is work for January 11, 1 911 saw what proved to " a" bo the abandonment of "voluntary Man Power Furnished large corps of statistician and Induction" by which draft board had At present writing there la been To Conquer Germany sending men to their respective t hardly a single one of th , above army mobilisation camps; on that date wee suhetituted "epeclal Inducthere sources that la available. Even though as to th number by which various branches of local draft boards may know some of STATEMENTS tbs armed service tion tho service sent out calls for men, estiare the facta, they under instructions of the nation are necessarily through th office of th provost marth shal general. The men required1 were (to withhold certain of th data until mates. From various source and are oompilsd tasuaUy those with special training in i th report have been revised and following figure th total is believed te be vary some craft,- - business or profession. By checked In the office of the provost 6 er tbs at correct witnin special induction" Utah eent many marshal general, the nerve center of nearly most 1 per cent. men the land division of th Signal the nation selective eervice activities. Net quota of statu tn fir draft, corps at Fort Leavenworth, to the i 2,279. medtoal corps at Ft Riley, te the Throughout the war Jthe attention In army, Actual enlistments at MdDonald and at Camp of the state has been centered on the and marine oorps, April 2 Greene, teFt, navy the aviation service ef the activities of th 146th Field Artillery, , to Deo. 16, 1917, 6,662. signal corps at Kelly Field and Camp which was formerly the National Credit allowed for enlistments, Sevier, the spruos production division and Dee. April 16. 117. between Even" Guard of Utah. of the aviation service at Vancouver though it was ' 2,667. L 1911, barmefes, and te the coast ertiUery at not used sa th actual battle front Draft calls dprtng 1912, 2.922. Ft Lagan. A ecu rat figures on th in Europe, the regiment mad a fine Leas calls cancelled, 711. response to these calls from Utah are 1912 drafted- - men In servtoe, record both in nywale and efficiency. not at this time sbtalnabla For on T.22I. reason or another th coO were canFrom what few official reports have ahtoe April L 112, Enlistments celled the last of March 16 outside of been made jmbBgtt is gathered that (estimate) 2,990. cells for men from certain profeo-atonthe regiment was Intended by Gen. Inductions under oem potent orouch a medicine or engineer(esti1, 1912, difslnoe most to ders i in Th was trained up to th April Pershing take part that ing the only notaM service of th mlnut regiment , 1,609. on August I last It enmate) ficult military assignment, th subjuin modified form, trained when and that system, and men camp Officers' training at Camp Kearny for New gation of the great German fortress Other avenue of entrance Into the was late fa th year. At that time the York. After a few days at Camp Mill of Meta, a mighty barton whose fall motor Allied an lu sent transport enlistment as oorps such repair army, colit meant for England and eoon after the wonld Inevitably have argent can for men of various allied foraafled armies, (estimate), 299, Francs. It went Into Bordeaux, lapse of the entire German land de- -' to trades devote their services is Total. 22,668. ' fense system. camp not far from Bordeaux and there much-needt work. Men outside th casualties (tnoom piste). army Utah division It waa a part ef Cut Out For Big lob. draft ago were accepted and also became later a which division Killed te action ,U.L M2 the for th depot men not who were ' The collapse of th German army e 66 phyntoalty quali- Second American army, which was orIted of wound defense farther west, of the morale fied for rmeral military seivVa. 12 dlaeaee of Pled about Th that tim. regiment of a layge part of th German forces, In the meantime recruiting for the ganised Wounded and II doling. . 24 waa still at that camp when hostilities a collapse which now appears to have men of k marine and navy army, corps ceased. been the collapse of the monarchists t,.L221 of draft age had bean greatly curtailed Total Some tints to leaving Camp and militaristic controlling elements and finally for a period tn th fan, Kearny, CoL prsvions R. W. Young was proTh ' estimates of enlistments lq Germany and which some future wsr made by men familiar with recruiting offices ware 'closed. The moted to be brigadier general, age may find to have been the collapse navy and marine corps reopened tn such work. It is recalled that encommand of the 66th artillery of the German nation as such this Salt Lake Ctty, but the army recruit- brigade, of which tbs 146th field were heavy artU-ler-y unusually listments for work made the planned collapse Offith te ing force has net returned here. for about a month prior formed a part. There were earion (the Utah artillery regiment unnecesth and Sept. It, cers' training camps afforded another other change from time to time 1a th June 6. 1912, sary. It was still in training camp avenue of enttstmsnt tn the army, but personnel of th commissioned respectively. of1918, registration and serving as a part ef th depot diare here too the Induction system was ful- ficers. above The other figures given At present some of the officers vision of tho Second army when the disand from assembled Installed armfrtlc te th reports ar Colonel William C. Webb, Lieut, ly September. German envoys signed CoL E. Leroy Bourne, terms of the Allies and brought about patches of Gen. Enoch H. Crow-ef Students Army. Majors Wilmarshal general I hostilities. of provost der, liam E. Knesas, A-- R. Thomas .and th cessation Th Students' corps ' Army Training United army. of which 8tate Utah the if the regiment j Curtis T, Clawson. , But, voluTh casualties while not official was at first started by a sort of was inclined to feel most proud never. MaJ. Tred T. Oundry. who bad been system, which was used were compiled from the list issued nteer-draft went Into battle, there were Other reg-to th brigade etaff, subsegovernment rad reports also In various ether calls. Draft attached was by th iments composed of almost, if not were asked to furnish tnea of quently transferred to tha 143rd sourosa boards Utahns various of from mad a as percentage large quite, certain special qualifications for short field artillery, a California national which did. Notable among these was "Vocational" courses by volunteers If guard regiment in the same brigade, the 1 62nd Infantry, a regiment formed and became its lieutenant-colone- l. camp they could, thcrwls by Involuntary at Camp Lewis, the mobilisation medUtah drafted Utahn ar In the tank oorps, the induction. Voluntary induction was June Repteoement. to which the rtfejoriiy of262nd , twed for tho cotiegtats" courses. A A. Infantry ical and hospital corps. -- ambulance men were sent. The Some time before the regiment left 's C. camp trees eetalilbffisd in Utah T. g, part of tht list division which corps, ordnano department, quarter-mastersaid at the Camp Kearny, some $39 of its officers corpa In fMt it may tn University of Utah, th Utah is estimated te have contained about wse not a call for eervio Agricultural College and th Brigham and men. many of them considered to Itself 262nd probthere Th that 000 Utahns. ( be experts in their various lines, wsr to Utah, er than 2,600 of these. in any branch that cam Young university. The two stat in- sent on to Francs tor replacement ably carried more was heard of In Utah, to stitutions of classes vocational took Tho division and th regiment saw even that and work. These Utahns have been scatgreater which some of the aggressive terrific service. By far the about 469 men each, for young men of this state did not coarse. In addition there were radio- tered among many regiments tn Franc number of Utah casualties,areit has been and practically all bars been at tbs Watching respond. stated by person who telephone clasde of manv hundred front. t0 Volunteered. classes The courses. Many the returns closely, fc J)P?f mors, longer diTheir, place were fined partly by men entered the at th B. T. U. wsr smaBer. have beenin the 1 6 2nd. The ' Induction Many of thee on French volunteer methtrained at recruiting and individual men vision then but a few weeks two direct the th of service The by majority of th drafted men from and Utah, partly by' stem which, soIL took part in th first mi od, a college were Utahna The from Camp Lewis. Of tbs tatter a large abandoned a th Utah a was three phases of th Msuse-Argontarge had howwrer, gradually however, institution In Hogan for reason that to staas from California aad Nebraska proportion wsr Utahns ss that the battle. Thee were the two phase won and th -- which that battle roallywa most persons were apparent and suffi- whil about 111 of on etas at th regiment remains virtu ally an organiwith It th war. Ftr.. u, taw wm tho cient. Qtheiu Joined th fighting forces state unlswratty same from Arteona, sation of Utahna and as such Its memwin be welcomed on tbetr return not too mock to T the nation by the various combinasent 269 S-- A. T. C. vocational bers Sedan railroad of .a tions of volunteer ' and draft which Utah catting of tho Meslore and 191 to their home stat a Colo., me Boulder, te coarse brought which really still others ' , Utah Draft Rcgtesena were put into effect, wbfl by the American J Aria. to their Tucson. command to notion direct the German hlgl Wfers content to nwsit tin b Early in July rumors, act te on Form New Bngtment. draft in th belief that Undo th at in th hi which of th would time, papers printed order 1a struggle titanic their was a them Twentieth call Sam it in tbs war the aocount of th censor's protection of the choicest of her as they . war actually required for fanEarly Germany opposedarmies try, stationed at Ft. Douglas, Salt of the Aroeri-jtroop spread through of veterans to the nucleus th mad the troops from Camp . that OfCtbe selective service law as ap Lake City waa fi whom were fieah frorn Twen- Utah the numbered on mova Many were was the Lewis 'three regiment, lt the draft mobiUsation camps. it may be said that it and Forty-thir- d, Forty-secon- d piled of them "actually pessed - through admirably suited for de has worked with remarkable smooth- tieth, of th who brought recruit Utah, and in eom. few instances Some friction there was, in a Many fense. and the Tank wereat opposed to war strength were friends wer able to greet some of th defense ness. adepts but It was neither seri- these regiment few localities, by men who. were all men on board th train. Later cam defensive ous nor p armament. And Utah hja Utahna Subsequently and who used that mighty wtth local post. Military word that the men were In New York, t the from recferred machine th for the congratulated been weapon, widely have road sthlr where- and it later transpired that they were It Is related ord Its draft board hare made for regulations, rtiioally puntehing effect a mystery, held at Camp Mill for a few day be262nd in- -' both It has led about sine somewhat of ascertained and efficiency. that of one company of the speed fore sailing for Europe. suiwived, and the nation in all of the draft prog rea but so far as ha been fan try only IS member -1 of them From that time definite word of this by the provost from tbs dispatches non some of those were wounded. Cer-contest Inaugurated wilt marshal Atlantic ss a regiment portion of the national army was diffioffice In connection crossed th tain It the name of the regiment generals under cult to obtain. Bom tim after the held In sorrowful honor in many a with the classification and Ixamlna-tio- n The Twentieth spent some time In MaJ. Gen. Leonard, Wood at Camp signing of the armistice between th of the Sept 12 registrant. home in Utah from this time on. 1 Genthe only state ever to com- Funrton, an was recently highly com- Allies and the Germans,inhowever. But further experiences 91st tsgt, it waa Its the first offiefficient work; Its I eral Pershing himself, for classification diviboards him tho all In mended store for the Utahns of the by plete cial relation in detail of th operations sion. even after bearing Itsthe Amer- - and physical examination of regis- the occasion being the transfer of th cf the American army in France, disanother , post to the fighting in the center ofthe Meuse trant It years old, and betweenIn the closed something of what had hapthe regiment of 17 and 46 inclusive. " lean battle line between ages Guard Composed of Vetera na forest. After, first draft In similar work Utah had pened. river and the Argonne but The men who went from- - Camp, befor " also led the nation, being closely folnational guardsmen Lewis state's The the forest was taken, American at that time wer in the 91st di-- ; force Mexican second In of the the of the veterans West lowed Virginia. were already by ultimate object 9 1st was sent to the Some of them wer quit raw vision. war classifiin waa world the second, Nevada the was attained, great border when hold draft recruit. Other wer well drilled and rr aid of the Allies In breaking thecoast. cation and physical examination of broke out In fact, at that tim the had been at Camp Lewis many montha Utah of th German onythe Belgian registrants 19 and 29 years old, and second separate squadron. about 6 009 j There were, it Is estimated, tlstlnguished from 32 to 36, inclusive. out t mustered been not Here again it rendered had cavalry dead-- , Utahns in (he division, and the 362d on month. service, and again in the face ef service quit of federal Utah Draft Record Braised. regiment of Infantry is said to have ly machine gun isfirs. Telegraphic instructions Lrom the been made up almost' entirely of men The report of the provost, marshal known to haw lost 14, on The division June resulted, on the first war department i , from this state. i heavily among Its commissioned and general. E. H, Crowder, th conversion of th cavalry " This regiment did the hardest fightdraft accorded some high places to 191Ti Inwith officers, th first separate battery ing, so far as knowp at present, of any for example, that units, The 91st division and th 145th ar Utah. It showed, Utah field artillery Into a regiment regiment largely composed of . men to of law Dee service selective up for account PPrx' the tillery regiment This waa formally from this state, and a Urge proporof the Utah men that 16, 1917, was administered at a coat of field artillery. militia mately one-thibureau as the tion of the casualties suffered by men recognised by th armed service of the na- - of 26 29 per capita ef the net quota wntered the ri'm The oth'era! "as already intimated, of this State, while the national over- - first regiment field artillery, N. G. U . from this state in action were in this was $7.69, andthla notwithatand- early In August; and was musiered one regiment!. Some extracts from Theage the wore in every variety of service some and physical difficulties of admin- into federal sendee August 6, becom- General, Pershing s report explain ing navy drew a large number marines th law in a sparsely settled ing a part of th army of th United why: wh? the with were istering Utahns On th day after w had taken the so highly In state. , 1 State distinguished themselves Utah Amerishowed St, Mlhiel salient, much of,our eorpa also that w hleh Th In 19. 1917. report the quarterOn battle August first great the In the per- master corps qf the old guard was serf and armv artillery which had operated can troops showed their metilethe was sepond In th nation divisions in reonslaught at centage of gross quota to actual enlist- to Petersburg, Va. and It personnel in St MihleL and our wer topping of the German serv at other points, already on ment. Utah's ratio of total enlistment has since been widely scattered.. Chateau Thierry avid the subsequent area back of the of the Marpe salient Utah-- to grftss quota being 112.47 per cent. went the move toward the the later day artillery pour river and th Oregon alone surpassed that record. Into Camp at Ft. Douglas. About a line between theof Meuse forest "jack tars" and they are many of Arthe .quota In the first draft month later the hospital corps went western edge can tell of vessels lost by submarine Utah's grossmen. number this . From was 4,946 gonne. sunk the by submarines of on and October 19, fire, to Camp Kearny, and credits of (H may be remarked her that the rune they served. Some Utahns were , Shtj was allowed statutory of tha regiment went to men from Camp Lewis, having reached a net quota of 2,279 th remainder the rorces sent to Vladivostok 66 men, leaving mobilization same poin- tFrance presumably about six weeks furnished last year. How- the Th aviation service, array and navy. ; men to be Crowder was from November In it changed before, wer probably among the divireported that the land division, pilots, bombers and1 eer, Gen. n of Utah, light to heavy field artillery, whirh sion noted in this paragraph a havits entire volunteer-contributiothe refit numbers many Utafhns In on use of motor th truck been in reeerve. At that the rate at that time, to the military Service, contemplated lists The engineers drew heavily use of 4 7 inch guns ing the and which all at natiohal transport and they reach Id the fighting the guard, Is for heed many namely, there where a state a or the front after arrlvtng ln France may be "and where enlistments tn the army, eavy and instead of the A meric ' men of that profession, " considered remkfte Lof French 76'," many -- of them are of fighting age. marine corps, from the deetaratiea f t to 4 , br . a, ' - ed ........ ,,, 1 ... -- ng vat-oro- ue two-mont- hs " time-honor- ne ed t . pa.b 1 r A, r N h, wer,rn a . i m ' 'ib . I j 1 ' 1 - ' . i 4 . rd 1 lj 1 ' o - "With the exception of 8t Mlhiel," continues the report, th eld German line from Switaerland to tbs east of Rhelms waa still intact. In the general attack an along the Ite. th operation assigned to the American army as the hinge of the Allied offensive, was directed toward the important railroad communications of tha German armies through Mssieres and Asian. The enemy must hold faat te this of his lines or the withdrawal of part hie forces with four years' accumulation of plants and material would be dangerously Imperiled. The Gorman army bad as yet shewn ns demoralization and, whil th mass of Ite troops suffered te moral its first class divisions and no its machine gnu defense wsrs (ably exhibiting remarkable tactical efficiency aa welt as Oonrega The Osrmaa general staff was fully aware of the coneequenoes of a success on The Meuss-ArgonUna Certain that be wonld everything in hi power to oppose us, the action was planned with aa much secrecy aa possible and was undertaken with th to use all cur divisions In forcing decision. W expected to draw th boot 3rmaa division of our front and to consume tbem while th enemy was held under grave apprehension lost our attack should break his lina which It waa cur firm purpose to do, Our right flank was protected by th Meuse, while our left embraced the Argonne forest, whose ravine, hill and elaborate defense screened by dens thicket had been generally considered Impregnable. Our order of battle extended from right to left was the Third corps from th Meuse to Malancourt, with the 83d, 39th, and 4th dhrielon in line and th Id division a corps reeerve; tha Fifth eorpa from Malancourt to Vauquois, with th 79th, 87th and list divisions In Un and th 33d division oerp reserve! And the First corp from Vanqnols to Vienne 1 Chateau, with th 16th, tlth and 77th divisions In Un and the 93d in corps, reserve. The army reserv consisted of th 1st. 29th and I2d djvt- ns liOUL t The Allied progress elsewhere cheered the effort of our men te this critical con teat as the German command threw in more and more first class troop to stop our advance, W made steady headway in th almost Impenetrable " and strongly held forest, for, despite this reinforcement,. it wa qur trrny that was doing gh driving. Our aircraft was Increasing, in skill and numbers and forcing the Issue, and our infantry and artillery were improving rapidly with -- each new experience. The replacement fresh from horns wer put ftfto exhausted divisions with little time for training, but they had tha advantage of serving beside mAn who knew their business and who bad almost become veteran overnight. The enemy had taken Avery advantage of th terrain, which especially favored th defense, ( by a prodigal use ef machine gun manned by highly trained veteran and by using bis artillery at short range. In th face of such we should strong frontal position hav been unable t eooompllah any progress according sto previously accepted standards hot I had every confidence in our aggressive tactic and th courage ef our troop. "On October 4 the attack wa renewed all along our front. , , Our Fifth corps took Geenea, whil th First corp advanced for over two miles along th irregular valley of th Air river and In th Wooded hill of the Argonne that bordered th river, uad by the enemy with all hi art and weapon of defense. Thi sort of fighting continued against an enemy striving te hold every foot of ground and whose very strong counterattacks , challenged u at every point On th 9U th Fifth corps, in Its progress up th Air took Fie villa Ar-gon-no "On th 14th th Fifth corps te Ancon n tern entered the formidable KYiemhlld Un, where the enemy had hoped to check us Indefhand-to-han- d Ltar th Fifth eorpa penetrated further th KriamhUd ltna . Our dogged offensive was wearing down the enemy, who continued desperately to threw bln beta troop neatest na ten weakening hi line hi front of our Allien and mak ing their advenes ln dims It" About thin ttma Oust FurAtegl saya the Baoond American gray wa formed, th first being plaeod under command of LJeut Osn. Hunter Liggett, while the command of the second, which occupied a sector of the Woerm, won given to Lieut. Oen. Robert L. BuBard. Tn this latter army, by the tray, .the 141th Utah field artillery acted a part ef a depot brigade during its stay near Bordeaux. Some Important work wan planned tor that army, but tha signinitely. ... "t entlnua th report. "In an, 4 agafMi aemy divisions bad bong te th Msuns-Argmu-w hattfe. SI and Nov, 4, wo took 8pt. 22,969 prisoners and 421 guns on this front," H enumerates St Americas divisions that wer engaged, including th flat, and adds; "Many of our dtvhdow lino tor a length of name of atsoL whO fat agate after only a d'yg root. Although some of tim SHkfom wura fighting tholr first hattSa, ttety see bocam equal to tho heal. "Where tbe 141th iiKtort torcl ea aarrtoa as a f'-- 2 probably bar of th Becond army, had th wrf I V d a tow weak longer I F-l- sr i from the following eitmm Amen t report; . "Mean while my plana far fafCrt ' use ef the American feruae natma-plato- d an advance th ISeato and th, Moll in th dhwftoa tf Longwy by th first army. U th sun ttma vhe fasotl army should assume th effeaateu toward th rich coal field of Brtey.. TLact operation wer to he foQewud ty offensive toward Cbatoaw-CaKag 1 ef th Moselle, thus iso luting tints. A ocrdlngly attack on the Amertr. t front had boon ordered and that 4 tbs Beoond army waa la proems 4 1 th morning of November 11, Instruction were received that fce', ' UlUle should eeaag at It am." But to return to the tfafcUl and it fortunes. General Perahtafte re port after describing the second gX: j of th Mue-Argon- n offsaaiu, u U-twe- en ,4 tv btwh at ltd tinno: . ni t , t "Meanwhile, we were not only to continue th battle, but qur I, and division wer handily rC drawn from our front and dkr d to help tn French army tn V glum. Detraining in th nelgfckcr of Tpren, thee division advaMli 1 rapid stage te th fighting Krx, r war assigned te adjacent I.' eorpa. On October 21, In omftz at the Flanders offensive they 1 d and methodically broke On Neve" enemy rau6stans j the 17th had completed tea across Ch i dividing th snsmy (Scheldt) rtvar and firmly d Itaslf along th sect bank in the division anno of action I clever flanking movement tgf ' t the fist dfvtalon captured ( Bosechen, a difficult weed acres th central part of the A sector, reached the Eeeaat sal trated into the town ef Ao,X.. Thee divteinna received fcL k t meadatloa from their corps '' den for their dash and energy," tlt t: i r 1 t. l'tiG, adtet' December 14 General C' f etaff. added some ing of th armlstiea Nov. It interrupt- ef to the foregoing ec ed them plana Itsferane to this formation work wtlfb found In Inter qn station the list. Be said aa related in1 from Washington, dispatch from Osn. Prhtng report. Joined th British (Frenehf J tn October and on Kti arty Alter six kilometre on the t As for the list division, and Its advanced tin against Intone rifle and L. largo number f Utahna aomrwham gun fir. On November I aaf ( u t tbs second along about tit tim duty on th Sebqtdt fr. r phase 'of th Meuse Argonne offen- petrol en November I waa wfU frawn ti sive it won trnasfsrrsduto other field btllsts. Intsr advisee tell ef tC) where it won new laurila It may be Into Ghent Front what t said her that th report shown that trance there won still n third phase of th learned from pram dlapAtekax i Meuse Argons offensive, the second tim of writing, the list ha rti ended with th com piste conquest ef included asteng th division tbs Argons effective, and th pene- cud to formIn the America artcy Germany, and tha ( patio tration of th KrismAllds ite a Osn. tlon drawn from this that C 1 Pershing tells how this bgna Oct. 21, of this division may he expeetel I while th final ad vanes wan started t Nov. L By November 2 tbs American eerly neat year. In fact a larg majority J fores wsr en th Msus oppeatt Sedan, "21 mil from our Un sf de- Utah men tn th service muy ft r parture. The strategical point which expected heme te resume tlUJ ' was our highest hop was gained. W In the agricultural, eommeretal t , had cat th enemy main ling of dnatrial upbuilding ef the atata, U 1 communication and nothing hut am net very distant future. , 1 , -- 1 ( vgotci err. 412 Vermont Ektg. u. 1 u Ooe Ho Mans Lately On the night of Sept. 21 k our troop quietly took th place of th French, who thinly held the Un in tht sector, which had long been Inactive In th attick which began on tbe 26 th w drbve through tha barbed wire entanglements and tha sea af shell eratere across No Man's land, mastering all the first Un defeneea Continuing , on th 27th against machine guns and artillery ef an increasing number of enemy reeerve divisions, w penetrated to a depth of from three to seven miles, and took the villages of Montfaunon, and its commanding hill and Exermont, Cercourt, Culay, Malancourt, Ivolry, Epinon-ville- , Charpentry, Vary and other villages. East of th Meuse one of our divisions, which wa with the 2d Colonial French eorpa captured Marche-vill- e and RlevlUe, giving further protection to th flank cf our main body. We had taken 19,909 prisoners, we had gained cur point of forcing th battle into th open and were prepared for th enemy's reaction, which waa bound to come, ae he had good roads and ampl railroad facilities for bringing up hi artillery and reserve. In th chill rain of dark night our had to build new road across areas, repair broken spongy shell-tor- n roads beyond No Mans Land! and build bridges. Our gunners, with no thought of sleep, put their shoulder to wheel ahdjdragrop to bring their gun through th mire in support of th tafantry, now under th Increasing firs of th enemy's artillery. Our attack had taken the enemy by eurprtee, but, quickly recovering himself, he began to, fire counter attack in strong force, supported by heavy bombardments, with larg quantltle of gaa. From Sept 22 until Oct 4 we maintained the offensive against patches of woods defended by sniper and continuous lines ef machine gun and pushed forward our guns and transport, seizing strategical points in preparation for further attacks." The above is Gert. Pershing' account of vwhat 1 designated as the offirst phase of th Meuse-ArgonIn reading his account of fensive. th second phase of that same action th importance of which In finally accomplishing the defeat of th Germans te battle can hardly be over- - i t j association:" Sept-sarge- r i anA-CIth- I 4 fit (Ca 1W Ll'o lkep pi M Large' Breedcrd f Feeding a Specie! ly I 4 a . X , y S 1 .- - 1 "l . L ' j Operators ol Fares cnJ f De::3 DIRECTORS Mark Austin, Pres. Royal Eccles, J - The. t t , R. CkCix, V. P. IUber C. George Austin. v r George "A. Smith, ,r Secy. & 1 Theses j, Tres. . ; i Amt--3, cr |