Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22
GENERAL PERsH|NC SENDS
U. S. CAPTURED MESSAGE
While Huns Claim st. AiihieI Retire
mont Was Planned, Documents
DisprOve Statement.
GIVE NOTICE OF ALARMS
Orders Announce That at Night NJ
One Must Sleep, and Sentincls
Must BE Changed Frequently to
Hide Formation.


Must BE Changed Frequently to
Hide Formation.
WASHINGTON. September 21-The
following Official communique from
General Pcrshins was received by the
war Department Thursday:
Section B-7Rcfcrring - our attack Of
September ~ on the st Mihiel salient.
the German com muniQue Of September
~ stated: In expectation of this at
tack. the evacuation OF this salient.
which is exposed on both sides, had
been planned for years, and-was begun
some days ago. Therefore. we did not
RED out the movements which we had
planned; The enemy was unable to
check them"
In this connection the following cap
tured order OF the Tenth German D!-
!n'sres,: Grhi5 dvis Twist n ~as1 in ~ line
in the salient on September 12D
Tenth Rfantry Division. section
1918. secret. orders for the defense.
"One--it is cssential that each com.
SQUAD leader should understand thor
ouShly the mission that falls to him.
For certain clements of the troops. the
location Of the shelters is unfavorablc
to taking combat position, and this
must not give rise TO any hesitation
tsueh is the case at the present mo-
eighth lir'ntry and the right company
Of G II. hfO.
"Two-Alarm position. This may be
ordered by battalion. regiment. brigade
or division. The greatest vigilance ia
nec"G'ary. in the trenches as we'll as
IN the artillery and in the batta,ions
at rost. Every officer and soldier must
take his assault equipment. gun in
hand; the machine guns must be un-
covered, and everything must be ready
to take combat in formation at once:
n IN \ I'M p tQH ~
each man must BE verified. as we'll as
the means of liaison, especially with
the artillery.
Have carts ready TO start for
Charcy and load on then, Immediate
~ important documents. papers and
secret orders (be ready 10 do this in
case Of alarm, even il the alarm posi-
ton has not previously been taken).
y special alarm in case Of fog will not
be ordered. 1t goes without saying
that in foggy weather, surveilla nee
must be REINFORCED or necessary. in
crease the number OF sentinels). and
that in case the situation becomes
may be givon. In any case. in foGgy
'~"at her. all men must - (words
missinE).
GIVE ALARM As SOON
AS ENEMY APPROACHES
"Three-Give the alarm as soon rs
tine enemys approach is visible. or as
soon as the. alarm signals from the
s TSs by Ft an Tho fSns aia BELLS ~ be
alarms; The bus Se' viii hi s1ow fA' the
alarm, and this call viii he repeated
be sounded signals for the artillery.
! There is no difference between the
combat alarm and the gas alarm.
"Four-Light signals. No barrage
fire on the whole front but only de-
struction fires 4 and II. Destruction
IRE a II adjusted in front of me gar
before
line. Use judgment in calling for We
y. for II nigh, happen that the gar
endangered, These two destruct on
fires are exevited only at certain OF
the most Vulnerable spots, to be at
commander OF the combat troops
"Five-The garrison of the advanced
poses and the G o posts. and, II pos
than ono third OF the occupant. OF the
principal line (uords missing) line OF
resistance, This garrison has for it's
tract the attention of the principal
line OF resistance hry "A violent fire. 1t
then falls back y onse. The road'lead-
exactly. At night NO one must sleep:
change the positions of the sentineis
frequently. in order that our forma-
ton may remain unknown to the
enemy, and that no surprise may be
possible. The enemy's patrols must be
pushed back and captured.
LINZ. MUST De HELD
At All. COST. SAYS ORDER
"S:x-The principal line Of resistance
passes south Of tho village of Montsec.
Monscc 49, tmap 125). Immediately
north OF Richecourt. Immediately north
Sonnard wood This Hne mus. be held
nj all costs. and must remain in our
possession at the end Of the combat
There must he no falling back with
out order, and 40 one must leave the
position. II the artillery dearuction
fire is not precise. the infantry must
As soon as the alarm is -iv@i. every
one viii come out OF the shelters and
50 to the parapet. Each one has his
place exactly mark ed, the machine guns
are n position: keep the squads well
crouped. in order to obtain precision
Arc in front. obliquely on the sides and
against the hostile elements that may
have altered thDagh. The gas masks
are on the breast: order them to be
ered The principal targets for the
machine guns and riflcmen-Src the hos
tile skirnishers and not the tanks: fire
- the latter at n distance of not over
400 meters for the machine gun. and
with armor- piercing bullets. Tanks
rr" harmless; they cannot fire acou-
rately.
"Scyen-I.inr. of antillerv protection
m The right wing in front Of the Three
Hundred and Ninetveighth Reserve
Infantry. the village OF Morsec in
"'usive. the same as the principal line
II resistance. and passing then to the
southern edge Of the forest fbv Ramon
EVA lds"henl sy the Quart de Reserve
'~nsi OF Mn'7"rais TO tho south Of Camp
Heckrn. This is al present under CON
s,ructiou. Security garrison for the line
OF artillery protection. One company
'" tho right end one to the left of
he Ramon F'w1lds"hen ION the edge
: - the wood HGl loft). one Courxany on
'he crest OF Maizerais (from G n Ieftl
one company on the southern edge %
tho Quart de Reserve tfrom G II right
md one connpanv on t11e crest TO tho
southwest of Camp Hcrken on both
sides OF the road. Ench squad alWays