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SHINER GAZETTE. SHINER, TEXAS
SEDAN
MEUSE-ARGONNE OFFENSIVE
NOV. I-II
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edge of the Bois de Bourgogne north
Plan of Attack of First Army Nov I. isie
■ ■' » - Jump off tine Sept
............. Jump off line Nov 1st
(No attack east of Meuse on Nov 1st)
• »«t» Line reached Nov 5th
i— Line reached Nov llth
—XX)0^— First Army Boundary
—xxx— Corpe Boundary
Arabic Numeral* designate Division*
Roman Numerals designate Corps
Arrows indicate direction and weight of attack
O 5 lOMitea
Beaumont
7Montmedy
Romagne
FIRST ARM^
General Pershing’s
Story oi the A. E. F.
(Copyright, 1931, In all countries by the North Ameri-
can Newspaper Alliance. World rights reserved.
Including the Scandinavian. Reproduction in whole
or in part prohibited.) —WNU Service
My General
«Iohn */. Pershing
CHAPTER LXII—Continued.
Marshal Foch expressed his thanks
for what I had said, and added that
while it was true the American army
was still young, its spirit was splen-
did and it was tremendously Increas-
ing every day in efficiency and In
numbers.
He then asked Marshal Haig
whether, in view of what General Pe-
tain and I had said, he cared to mod-
ify hlg views on the terms of an ar-
mistice, to which Haig replied in the
negative. The conference ^ended here
With Marshal Foch’s request that each
of us submit in writing what we had
proposed.
CHAPTER LXI 11
Returning to Paris from the con-
ference of allied commanders-in-chief
at Senlls, October 25, 1918, I cabled
a report of the proceedings to Wash-
ington, including my proposals in de-
tail as enumerated in the previous
chapter.
Marshal Foch did not definitely ex-
press his views at the conference, as
may be recalled, but the following
day he submitted his report to Prime
Minister Clemenceau. Marshal Foch’s
recommendations embraced the main
points proposed by the commander-in-
chief, and were accepted by the su-
preme war council with practically
no change.
In the light of later events we know
Germany was more nearly beaten than
the allied leaders realized at that time,
and was, in fact, in no position to
resume the fighting even had her gov-
ernment remained Intact. Her last di-
vision was in line, her supply system
was demoralized, and the congestion
behind her lines made it practically
impossible for her to move her armies
in the face of the aggressive allies.
Instead of requiring the German
forces to retire at once, leaving mate-
rial, arms and equipment behind, the
armistice terms permitted them to
march back to their homeland with
colors flying and bands playing, pos-
ing as the victims of political condi-
tions.
If unconditional surrender had been
demanded, the Germans would, without
doubt, have been compelled to yield,
and their troops would have returned
to Germany without arms, virtually as
paroled prisoners of war. The sur-
render of the German armies would
have been an advantage to the allies
in the discussion of peace terms and
would uave greatly facilitated their
execution.
In conversation with M. Poincare
some time after the war, he told me
that, as president of the republic, he
was In favor of demanding the sur-
render of the German armies, but that
M. Clemenceau, his prime minister, in-
sisted upon granting them an armi-
stice.
The last phase of the Meuse-Argonne
operations was to begin November 1.
The American army was now able for
the first time to prepare for an of-
fensive with some deliberation, under
reasonably normal conditions and more
nearly on an equal footing with the
other armies.
We had learned from reports and
from photographs taken by our avi-
ators that the enemy had greatly
strengthened the most prominent
points back of his lines, while cap-
tured documents Indicated his inten-
tion of organizing a position along the
west slopes of the Barricourt ridge.
The eastern spurs of this ridge com-
manded all the crossings of the Meuse
and formed a connecting link with the
high ground east of the river about
Cote Saint-Germain.
The infantry advanced to the as-
sault at 5:30 the morning of Novem-
ber 1, following an accurate barrage of
artillery and machine-gun fire, which
beat down German resistance over a
zone of 1,200 yards in depth. Squad-
rons of swift-flying combat planes
drove the enemy planes from the air
and fired on the hostile infantry, while
the bombing squadrons harassed im-
portant points behind the enemy’s
lines. The attack went forward with
precision, gaining momentum with ev-
ery mile.
Enemy Badly Beaten Everywhere.
For the first time the enemy’s lines
were completely broken through. Al-
though he had been badly beaten on
all parts of the front he had hitherto
been able to avoid this disaster. By
the magnificent dash of our First
army, however, the enemy now found
himself in the same situation that had
confronted the allies earlier in the
war.
The Fifth corps in the center drove
a wedge into the German defenses,
swept through the zone of their artil-
lery, and by night had reached the
heights of Barricourt, five miles from
the front of departure. The enemy’s
lines had been decisively crushed,
thanks to the splendid performances
of the Eighty-ninth and Second divi-
sions.
The Third corps had strongly sup-
ported the Fifth corps, the Ninetieth
division carrying all its objectives
without a reverse, and the Fifth divi-
sion on its right reaching the Meuse,
north of Brieulles, and capturing
Clery-le-Grand.
On the left of the army in the First
corps the Eightieth division co-oper-
ated with the Second division in the
capture of Imecourt and reached the
corps objective north of Sivry. The
remainder of the corps was unable, in
in the face of heavy machine-gun fire,
and the following day seized Barri-
court and drove the enemy backward
to Beauclair. The Second division
made a slight advance on this date,
resuming the, attack the 3rd.
That night the Third brigade (Col.
James C. Rhea), by a perilous night
march through the extensive Foret de
Dieulet passed completely beyond the
enemy’s lines and captured German
troops In their billets. By midnight
the head of the column was in firm
possession of la Tuilerie farm, just
south of Beaumont.
The success of the attack in the
center, November 1, compelled the re-
tirement of the enemy on the entire
front of the First corps. The Eighti-
eth division on the 2nd reached the
new German defensive position, broke
through it and took Buzancy. The fol-
lowing day, against heavy fire, the
Eightieth established its line along the
road running southeast from St.
Pierremont.
The Seventy-seventh division now
succeeded in passing Champigneulles,
and by the night of the 2nd had
reached Harricourt. The following
morning it drove the enemy to the hill
north of St Pierremont, where it was
held up by heavy machine-gun fire.
Pershing Spends Day at Front.
The Seventy-eighth division captured
First army should completely ex-
pel the enemy from the region be-
tween the Meuse and the Bar
within the next few days. The re-
sults obtained by this army have
been felt on the entire front from
the Moselle to Holland. . . .
“It is desired that, In carrying
out the directions that are out-
lined herein, corps and division
commanders push troops forward
wherever resistance is broken,
without regard for fixed objectives
and without fear for their flanks.
Special attention will be given to
impress upon all officers and sol-
diers that energy, boldness and
open warfare methods are de-
manded by the present situation.
The First and Second armies
will at once prepare to undertake
operations with the ultimate pur-
pose of destroying the enemy’s
organization and driving him be-
yond the existing frontier in the
region of Briey and Longwy. . .
Between the Meuse and Ohlers riv-
ers, north and northeast of Stenay,
there was a very strong position
which commanded the crossings in that
vicinity. I believed that if we should
cross the river south of Stenay and
move in the direction of Montmedy
we could turn this position and have
an excellent opportunity to capture
large numbers of German troops driv-
en back on the line Sedan-Montmedy.
By this maneuver we would also be
in an advantageous position to ad-
vance on the important supply areas
of Longwy and Briey.
An attack by the Third corps to the
east across the Meuse, south of Dun-
sur Meuse, in conjunction with the
northward movement by the French
Seventeenth corps, was prepared as a
preliminary to a new line of advance
to the east.
November S, 4 and 5, the Fifth di-
vision of the Third corps in a brilliant
maneuver on a wide front effected
crossings of the Meuse and established
spite of great efforts, to make much
headway against the Bois des Loges,
although the Seventy-eighth division
did gain a foothold in that wood.
By the evening of November 1 the
situation of the enemy was so serious
that he had either to deliver a strong
counter-attack or to withdraw from
all territory south of Buzancy-Boult-
aux-Bois. The blow struck by the
First army had, however, given him
such a shock that he was unable to
take strong offensive action, although
he still offered serious resistance.
Germans Hurled Beyond Meuse.
The attack continued with vigor No
vember 2 and 3, the Third corps hurl-
ing the enemy beyond the Meuse near
Dun-sur-Meuse and Stenay. The Fifth
division on the 2nd captured Doulcon
and the Ninetieth took Villers-devant-
Dun. The following day the Ninetieth
pushed through the woods on its front
and established its line along the
heights overlooking the river in the
neighborhood of Viilefranche.
In the Fifth corps the Eighty-ninth
division November 2 captured Tailly
tne Bois de Jtiourgogne north
to Briquenay, and continuing on the
3rd, captured Germont and Verrieres.
My diary notes:
“Souilly, Thursday, November
7, 1918. Had long talk with Stet-
tinius about ordnance on Monday.
Visited Second army headquarters
and found indications of with-
drawal on that front.
“Spent the day at front. Went
through Grandpre, overtaking
Dickman’s First corps headquar-
ters at Harricourt; he was push-
ing troops toward Sedan. Returned
through St. Juvin and found traf-
fic in difficulties, many trucks hav-
ing run off the road in the dark-
ness. Gave directions to use lights
on all motor transport.
“Received letter from Marshal
Foch today asking for six Ameri-
can divisions for new offensive
south of Metz. Our advance has
been continuous. Recommended
Harbord and McAndrews for pro-
motion to grade of lieutenant gen-
eral.”
By November 4, the enemy, greatly
disorganized, was retiring before the
vigorous pursuit of our troops on the
entire front of the First army. His
withdrawal was strongly protected by
cleverly placed machine guns and well-
organized delaying operations.
The following telegram came to me
on the afternoon of the 5th:
“The operations begun Novem-
ber 1 by the First American army,
due to the valor of the command
and to the energy and bravery of
the troops, have already assured
results of great importance. I am
happy to send you my congratula-
tions.
“FOCH.”
CHAPTER LXIV
Our success had been so striking
since the beginning of the November
1 attack that I felt full advantage
should be taken of the possibility of
destroying the armies on our front
and seizing the region upon which
Germany largely depended for her
supply of iron and coal. In accord-
ance with these views the following
order was Issued to the First and Sec-
ond armies:
“The energetic action of the
bridgeheads > south of Dun-sur-Meuse.
The heights of the Meuse were grad-
ually cleared by the Third corpB and
the French Second Colonial corps,
which had relieved the French Sev-
enteenth corps. Now for the first time
since 1914, the French positions around
Verdun were completely free from the
menace of these heights.
In these operations the Fifth divi-
sion, assisted by a regiment of the
Thirty-second, on November 5 had
captured Milly and established its line
from there south to the Bois de Chat-
illon. By night of the 9th it had ad
vanced to Remoiville and north of
Mouzay.
Our front was also extended to the
south, and by November 10 an excel-
lent line of departure was secured for
an offensive in the direction of Mont-
medy. The Seventy-ninth division
(Kuhn), in the French Second Co-
lonial corps, met decided opposi-
tion in its attacks of the 4th, 5th and
6th against the Borne de Cornoulller,
and this strong point was finally tak-
en on the 7th. On the following day
the Seventy-ninth, with units of the
Twenty-sixth division (Bamford) at
tached, advanced on its entire front,
and on the 9th took Wavrille.
Between November 3 and 7 the
Twenty-sixth division, on the right of
the Seventy-ninth, made no attack. On
the 8th it took up the pursuit of the
retiring enemy, and by night of the
9th occupied a line which included
Vilie-devant-Chaumont.
The Eighty-first division (Bailey)
entered the line as the right division
of the French Second Colonial corps,
November 7, relieving the Thirty-fifth
division (Traub). Attacking on the
9th against stiff defense, it captured
Manheulles and Moranville.
Reaching the Meuse.
The Eighty-ninth division, Fifth
corps, overcoming stubborn opposition,
captured Beaufort on the 4th and
reached the Meuse. The Foret de
Jaulny was cleaned up the following
day, and Cesse was occupied. The
Second division in its attack of the
4th suffered heavy losses and made
slight headway, but during the next
two days It continued rapidly, and by
night of the 6th reached the Meuse
south of Villemontry.
i-TO -RFl nONTINUBD.J
Oputtn}
ALL-NIGHT LIGHT
PROVED OF VALUE
Stimulates the Production of
Winter Eggs.
How does the rooster know when to
crow, asks a correspondent of the
Rural New-Yorker, referring to the re-
cently advocated practice of lighting
the henhouse all night. According to
a bulletin from the Ohio experiment
station (Bulletin 476) this all-night
lighting has proven a great help in
getting winter eggs. It is an exten-
sion of the idea in morning, or evening
lighting and Its triai came about
through the use of natural gas light-
ing by an Ohio poultryman, who found
it impracticable to turn the gas on and
off at the necessary intervals, so let it
burn. The results were such that the
Ohio station conducted some controlled
experiments with all-night lighting
and, in the bulletin referred to, gives
the following conclusions: The evi-
dence indicates that all-night lighting
is the most effective way fully to
realize the value of artificial light for
winter layers. The supposed ill ef-
fects from unrestricted use of arti-
ficial lighting failed to materialize.
Pullets or hens so lighted laid more
eggs than those without light or with
morning light at 4 a. m., though the
latter laid more eggs in the spring.
No ill effects upon fertility or hatch-
ability of eggs resulted; the all-night
light proved especially valuable in
bringing slow maturing, late-hatched
or inferior pullets into production; it
was effective both for the prevention
of a fall or early winter molt and
bringing about recovery of production
in pullets that had started to molt in
October. September molted hens with
all-night light laid 42 per cent more
eggs and consumed 10 per cent more
feed from November 13 to March 4
than did a like group of hens without
light. A secondary effect was a sug-
gestion of possibilities in prevention
of theft when the poultry quarters
were lighted through the night.
Advises Keeping Flock
Confined All Morning
All of the eggs from the Dale Wil-
lard farm, Vermilion county, 111., go
to a select trade in Chicago, and
bring from 10 cents to 15 cents a doz-
en more than Mr. Willard could ob-
tain on the local market. This trade
demands clean eggs, and that is one
of the reasons why Mr. Willard keeps
his flock in the laying house until
noon.
“Hens that are kept up until noon
seem to develop the habit of laying in
the forenoon,” said Mr. Willard. “We
get from 75 to 90 per cent of our
eggs in the first half of the day.
Whether it is fair or rainy the eggs
are clean. If hens have their free-
dom throughout the day they track
mud into the house and nests in bad
weather and most of the eggs are
so soiled that we would have to clean
them before shipping.
“The hen that is permitted freedom
only a part of the day will eat more
mash and her ration will be better
balanced than if she runs out all the
time. We have been getting better
egg production since we have kept
our hens up. They eat more mash
and it is mash that makes the eggs.”
—Capper’s Farmer.
Baby Chicks Notes
Don’t feed baby chicks too early.
Let them go without feed for 72
hours.
For starting feed, oatmeal or a
good starting mash are extra good.
Feed oatmeal five times each day,
one heaping tablespoon at each feed-
ing for 15 baby chicks. Leave mash
before them. Give plenty of sour milk
of same acidity each day.
Green feed is essential after first
seven days.
Keep clean, fresh water before the
chicks all the time.
Charcoal and grit are essential for
best results.
Practice cleanliness with utmost
care.
Use good judgment in all things and
your success with baby chicks will be
assured.
Pullets Worth While
There is no mystery or magic about
growing good pullets. Slow-growing
pullets that are not ready to lay until
they are eight or ten months old are
a dead loss and should not be toler-
ated.
With good and strong pullets and
hens that are physically fit to lay eggs
and have the feed necessary to make
the eggs there will be a margin of
profit from eggs this next winter.—R.
B. Thompson, In the Oklahoma Farm-
er-Stockman.
Poultry Hints
A poultry farm with 900 birds re-
quires about $15,000 in capital.
* * *
Have the poultry house ready so the
pullets can be moved in promptly when
they begin to lay.
* * *
Straw or excelsior that has been
used in nest boxes until it Is all
stamped up fine is too old. Empty
it out, burn it and the vermin will go
“up in smoke.” Provide clean, fresh
Heron Collection
Perhaps the biggest colony of
blue herons on the Atlantic coast is
at Bartlett’s island, near Bar Harbor,
Maine. The island, a four-acre tract
off Indian point, is owned by Augus-
tus P. Loring, Boston lawyer. On It
there are some 500 blue heron nests
and, in addition, many nests of the
black-crowned heron and of osprey.
MercolizedWax
Keeps Skin Young
Get an onnce and u*e as directed. Fine particles of need
■kin peel of? until oil defecte suoh as pimples, liver
■pots, tan and freckles disappear. Skin is then soft
»nd velvety. Your face looks years younrer. MercolUed
Wax brines out the hidden beauty of your skin.. T#
remove wrinkles use one ounce Powdered Saxolit*
dissolved In one-half pint witch hasel. At drue stores:
Dad’s First Question
“Now, father, we really must cele-
brate Father’s day.”
“What will that cost?”
f Best
Results
A Regular Bird Man
Mrs. Nosey—I suppose when you’ve
been flying for a few years it be-
comes second nature.
Aviator—Rather! Why, I’m get-
ting so used to it I often feel a crav-
ing for worms and bird seed.
Los Angeles Boy
Needed Help
Leroy Young, 1116
Georgia St., Los An-
geles, is a “regular
f e 11 o w,” active in
sports, and at the
top in his classes at
school. To look at
him now, you’d think
he never had a day’s
sickness but his mother says: “When
Leroy was just, a little fellow, we
found his stomach and bowels were
weak. He kept suffering from con-
stipation. Nothing he ate agreed
with him. He was fretful, feverish
and puny.
“When we started giving him Cali-
fornia Fig Syrup his condition im-
proved quickly. His constipation and
biliousness stopped and he has had
no more trouble of that kind. I have
since used California Fig Syrup with
him for colds and upset spells. He
likes it because it tastes so good and
I like it because it helps him so
wonderfully!”
California Fig Syrup has been the
trusted standby of mothers for over
50 years. Leading physicians recom-
mend it. It is purely vegetable and
works with Nature to regulate, tone
and strengthen the stomach and
bowels of children so they get full
nourishment from their food and
tvaste is eliminated in a normal way.
Four million bottles used a year
shows how mothers depend on it. Al-
ways look for the word “California”
on the carton to be sure of getting
the genuine.
Every man buying a motor car,
whether he can afford it or not, is
part of the never-ceasing struggle to-
ward “equality” in this country.
An unsuccessful man finds life very
hard, perhaps harder than it should
be.
A knocker never wins and a win-
ner never knocks.
BOWELS
need watching
Let Dr. Caldwell help whenever your
child is feverish or upset; or has
caught cold.
His simple prescription will make
that bilious, headachy, cross boy or
girl comfortable, happy, well in just
a few hours. It soon restores the
bowels to healthy regularity. It helps
“break-up” a cold by keeping the
bowels free from all that sickening
mucus waste.
You have a famous doctor s word
for this laxative. Dr. Caldwell’s record
of having attended over 3500 births
without loss of one mother or baby
is believed unique in American
medical history.
Get a bottle of Dr. ualdwells
Syrup Pepsin from your drugstore
and have it ready. Then you won’t
have to worry when any member of
your family is headachy, bilious,
gassy or constipated. Syrup Pepsin
is good for all ages. It sweetens the
bowels; increases appetite—makes
digestion more complete.
Or. W. B. Caldwell's
SYRUP PEPSI INI
A Doctor's Family Laxative
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