The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-09-18
PERSHING'S ARMY
IS MADE UP OF
THIRTY DIVISIONS
Information Hot DivuIged as to
the Exact Number En-
gagged in Offensive.
METZ OBJECTIVE OF drive
Great Force Now Hammering the
Huns Consists of Men From All
Parts of the United States
Makeup of Units.

Washington. Sept II. - Americas
first field army, reported as participant
ing in Americas first big offensive on
The fighting front, is composed of five
corps, each corps made up of six di-
visions. Information has not yet been
-livulged as to the exact number of
The divisions engaged. An announce
ment of the makeup of the first field
army follows:
First Corps-1st, I'd, 26th, 42d, 41st
and sd divisions, under Major Gen
aral Liggett.
Second Corps-77th, 35th, sd, 3Oth,
18th and 4th divisions, under Major
General Billiard.
Third corps-3d, 9TH, 18th, S0th, 33d
and 9th divisions, under Major Gen
eral Wright.
. Fourth corps-37th, SD, S9th. 10Th,
Doth and 02d divisions, under Major,
General Reed.
Fifth corps-6th. Both, 10th, 10Th,
S5th and Dist divisions, under Major
General Bundy.
Makeup Of Units.
The LIST corps is made up as follows:
First division Of regulars, Major
General Summerull; 2d division of
regulars. Major General LcJune; 2Ith
or New England division Major Gen
eral Edwards the sd division Of
Michigan and Wisconsin Guardsmen,
Major General HAN; 41st or "Sunset'
division of Guardsmen from the far
West and Pacific coast. Major General
Alexander, and the 42d or Rainbow"
division. Major General Menoher.
The I'd army corps, under General
Billiard, is composed of the 4th d.
vision of regulars, Major General Cam
eron; 2Sth division Pennsylvania
Guard, Major General Muir; Both d.
vision North and South Carolina and
Tennessee Guard, Major General
Lewis; 35th division Missouri and Kan
sas guard, Major General Traub; nth
or metropolitan" division, Major Gen.
eral Duncan; sd division selective
draft men from Georgia, Alabama and
Florida. Major General Burnham.
The Sd army corps Is composed Of
the Sd division of regulars, Major Gen
eral Dickman; 9th division regulars.
Major General Mcmahon; 9th divi-
sion, New York guard. Major General
Organ; $50 division Illinois guard,
Major General Bell; 18th division,
New York and Delaware selective
draft troops. Major General McRae;
SOth division, New Jersey, Virginia.
Maryland and District of Columbia
draft, Major General Cronkhite.
Fourth Corps.
The 4th army corps consists of the
Goth division, New Jersey, Virginia,
Delaware, Maryland and District Of
Columbia guard. Major General Nor
ton; 37th division Ohio guardsmen,
Major General Farnsworth; SD Ma
tional army division Of Ohio and Penn
sylvania, Major General Glenn; S9th
division selective draft men from
seven Western states. Brigadier Gen
eral VIM; Goth division Texas and
Oklahoma, Major General Allen; ODD
division negro selective draft men,
Major General Ballou.
Fifth army corps consists of the 9th
division regulars, Brigadler General
Erwin; Both division Texas and Okla
homa guard troops, Major General
Smith: 10th division Of New England
draft. Major General Hodges; 10th d.
vision Pennsylvania and Maryland
National army, Major General Kuhn ;
S5th division Michigan and Wisconsin
National army, Major General Ken
nedy; S5th division National army
from Pacific and far Western states,
under Brlgadier General Foltz.
II must be remembered, however,
that since this arrangement was made
some of these divisions have been sent
Into action with the Fench and British
commands now attacking the linden
burg line.