The Dolores star., 1918-12-13

found they had a Formidable army to
aid them. and the enemy learned final
ly that he had one to reckon wiill.'
lie report shows for the first time
oihcially that with this brilliantly exc
cuted coup, General Pcrshpg'S na.n
had cleared the way for the great ef-
tort or the allies and American forces
10 win conclusive victory. The
American army moved at once toward
IFS browning achievement, the battle
of the Mouse.
The general tells dramatic story
or this mighty battle in :lircc distinct
phases. beginning on the night Of
September %. when Americans quick
~ took the places OF the French OH
The tllinly held line OF this long. quiet
sector. The attack opened on Scptcui-
Der 70. and the Americans drove
through entanglements. across No
Mans Land, to take all the Ell, my's
first-line positions.
Battle Of the Mouse.
Closing the chapter, General Per-
shing says:
ION November 6 division of the
First corps reached point on the
Meuse opposite Sedan, % miles from
our lines of departure. The strategy
cal goal which was our highest hope
was gained. We had cut the enemy's
main line of communications. and
nothing could save his army from
complete disaster.
I'm all forty enemy divisions had
been used against us In the Meuse-
| Argonne battle. Between September
20 and November we took 26,059
prisoners and 46S guns on this front.
Our divisions engaged we're the
First, Second, Third. Fourth. Fifth,
Twenty-siXth, Twenty-eightli, Twenty
ninth, Thrty-second, Thirty-third.
| Thirty-fifth. Thirty-seventh, Seventy
eighth. Seventy-ninth, Eightieth.
Eighty-second, Eighty-nlnth, Ninetieth
and Ninety-frst.
MANY of our divisions remained in
line for a length of time that re-
| quired nerves of steel, while others
were sent in again after only n few
days of rest. The First. Fifth, Twen-
ty-sixth, Forty-second, Seventy-sev-
>h''i' hHShtCth' anu
Ninetieth were in the line twice.
Although some Of the divisions
were fighting their first battle, they
soon became equal to the best.
Other Corps Active.
The commander in chief does not
lose sight of the divisions operating
with French or British armies during
this time.
| He tells of the work of the Second
corps. comprising the Twenty-seventh
and Thirtieth divisions. in the British
assault on the Hindenburg line where
the st. Quentin canal passes through
n tunnel; of how the Second and Thir-
| ty-sixth divisions got their chance in
October by being assigned to aid the
| French in the drive from Reims. and
of the splendid fighting of the Thirty
seventh and Ninety-first divisions. sent
| to join the French army in Belgium.
OF the total strength of the cxpedi-
tionary force, General Pershng re-
ports:
"There are in Europe altogether, in
| Guiding n regiment and some sanitary
units with the Italian army and the
organizations at Murmansk. also In
Guiding these en- route from the States,
approximately 2,O53347 men, less our
| LOSSES"
zoe tb;s toto, tboro ,ro :, Er.nco
| 1,33S, 169 combatant troops
Problem of Equipment.
OF their equipment he says:
"Our entry into the war found us
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Anono ,,r ,nos+ ,n,nor..rt doti,.,on,.i.s
!, m.ta-,.I .,rora ort;IIor,, n,,,at,or
and Tanks
..Ir or,1or 70 ,,.at or, roo,,;ro,,,,ts
&c ro,id,,, nc noss;h,. wo ,cc.n,od ~.
n,or of tho Eropcb govorrnent 70 nrn-
,.ida nc v,th tho noooss,rv ,rt;,iar,,
oouinmant of 75s ono 55.miIlimetar
ha,,.itvor and ono r. II ann frn,n
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