Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-03
dc. TROOPS FACE
HUN|N HOT FIGHT
Those of 29th Division Have
Share in One of Big
U. S. Triumphs.
SEIZURE OF MoNTFAUcoN

Although the War Department has
not yet received official details Of the
triumphal advance Of the American
troops in the sectors intrusted to
| their charge. private information re-
ceived in this city shows that excel
lent work was done in the successful
operations east of the Mouse by the
18th and other divisions engaged in
the hot fighting in. that region.
Washingtonians are specially inter-
| ested in the activities Of the 10Th
| Division for the reason that the form
er District of Columbia squadron of
| cavalry is serving in it as field artil-
lery and because the boys did their
full share Of fighting.
1t is understood that the 18th Divi-
sion was continually in action at the
front from October 4 to October II,
ana also has been engaged in opera
tons since the last mentioned date.
Gen. March, chief of staff, referred to
the activity of the 18th Division in
his regular conference with the news
paper men October 10.
Officers of Division.
According to the latest records of
the war Department, the 18th Divf-
sion, which is part of the 4th Army
Corps, was organized as follows:
Maj. Gen. c. G. Morton, command
ing.
Col. George s. Goodale, chief Of staff.
Maj. James A. Ulio. adjutant gen.
era1.
Fifty-seventh Brigade of Infantry,
commanded by Brig. Gen. Charles W.
Barber and composed Of 18th Infan-
try: Col. Harry c. Jones commanding;
Hath Infantry. Col. Thomas D. Lam
don commanding; 111th Machine Gun
Battalion, Maj. Joseph H. Davidson
commanding.
Fffty-eighth Brigade of Infantry,
commanded by Brig. Gen. H. H Band
holtz. and composed of 115th Infantry,
Col. Milton A. Rockford commanding;
l16th Infantry, Col. H. L. Threlkeld
commanding; 10th Machine Gun Bat
talon. Maj. David J. Marley COM
handing.
.Fifty-fourth Brigade of Field Ar
tillery Commanding officer not an
nounced), composed of 10th Regi-
ment Of Field Artillery. Col. Washing
ton Bowie; jr. commanding; 111th
Regiment Field Artillery, Lieut. Col.
Edward c. James commanding; 10TH
Regiment of Field Artillery. Col.
Quincy A. Gilmore commanding; 10th
Trench Mortar Battery. Capt. Anthony
w els commanding.
Engineer troops. 104th Regiment of
Engineers. Col. Ralph T. Ward COM
handing.
Signal troops. 10th Field Signal
Battalion: Maj. Charles B. Hazeitine
commanding.
Division units. goth Division Head
quarters Troop. Capt. John C. Lane
commanding; 10th Machine Gun Bat
talon, Maj. James H. Washburn com
handing.
Field Artillery Organization.
The District cavalrymen and field
artillery troops are in the 10th Regi-
ment of Field Artillery, in the 54th
Artillery Brigade. The 10th Field
Artillery is commanded by Col. Wash
ington Bowie of Baltimore, who is
assisted by Lieut.. Col. Lanternman of
New Jersey. Maj. Leroy Heron of
this city is in command of the 1st
Battalion, with Capt. John w. Thomp-
son. also of this city, as adjutant.
According to a statement made by
Gen. March, chief of staff, at yester-
days conference. the 10th Division
has not been engaged in battle re-
Gently. That division is commanded
by Maj. Gen. Joseph E. Kuhn and
consists of draft troops from the Dis
trict of Columbia, Maryland and Penn
sylvania. trained at Camp Meade, A6-
mira1, Md.
Official assignments Of the various
units of the former National Guard
American expeditionary forces in