Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-12-11

OF material, released the INHABITANTS
of many villages from enemy dOmina-
ton and established our lines in "a POI
sition to threaten Metz
This signal success of the Ameri-
can First army in its first offensive
was of prime Importance. The allies
found they had formidable army to
aid them, and the enemy learned final
ly that he had one TO reckon with"
The report shows for the first time
officially that with this brilliantly exc
cuted coup General Pershng's men
had cleared the way for the great eff
fort of the allies and American forces
to win a conclusive victory. The
American army moved at once toward
its crowning achievement, The battle
of the Mouse:
The general tells a dramatic story
of this mighty battle in three distinct
phases. beginning on the night OF
September ~, when Americans quick
ly took the places of the French on
the thinly held line of this long, quiet
sector. The attack opened on Septem-
Der 26, and the Americans drove
through entanglcments, across No
Mans Land, to take all the enemy's
first-line positions
Battle of the Meuse.
Closing the chapter. General Per
shing says;
ION November 6 division of the
First corps reached a point on the
Mouse 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 ARM from
complete disaster.
"In 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 were the
First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth,
Twenty-Sixth Twenty-eighth, Twenty
ninth. Thirty-second, Thirty-thrd,
Thirty-fifth, Thirty-seventh, Seventy
eighth, Seventy-ninth, Eightieth,
Eighty-second. Eighty-ninth. Ninetieth
ana Ninety-frst.
"Mang 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 few
days of rest. The First Fifth, Twen
ty-sixth. Forty-second, Seventy-scv-
enth Eightieth. Eighty-ninth and
Ninetieth were in the line twice.
Although some of the divisions
were fighting their first battle they
soon became equal to the best.
First U. S. Planes in May.
1.-THE first airplanes received from
home arrived in May, and altogether
we have received 1879. The first
American squadron completely
equipped by American production, in
Guiding airplanes, crossed >the German
lines on August {, 1918.
+ "As to tanks, we were also com
PEELED to rely upon the French. Here.
however. we were less Fortunate for
the reason that the French produc-
ton could barely meet the require
mentS of their own armies.
at should be fully realized that the
French government has always taken
81 most liberal attitude and has been
most anxious to give us every posi-
BILE assistance in meeting our deficieE-
cies in these rs well as in other re-
spects Our dependencies upon
France for artillery, aviation and
tanks was, of course, due TO the fact
that our industries had not been eN-
clusivcly devoted to military pr,9G-,v
ton.
"All credit is due our own manu-
facturers for their efforts to meet our
own requirements, as at the time the
armistice was signed we were able to
look forward to the early supply of
practically all our necessities from
our own factories.