Evening star., 1918-12-05

TO carry it to the edge Of the forest
Of Argonno. was taken over, the I'd
Colonial French. holding the tip Of
the salient opposite st. Mihiel. and
above verdun. being transferred to
Ge~ persh'n9's co~mand-
The combined French. British and
American air forces mobilized for the
battle. the report says was the larg-
est aviation assembly ever engaged
in q single operation.
Story Of st. Mihiel.
OF the reduction Of the st. Mihiel
salient. Cen. Pershing says:
After four hours artillery prepara-
tion the seven American divisions in
the front line advanced at s am on
September IL. assisted by Q limited
number Of tanks .,1 manned s,s t,p partly BY
Those divisions. accompanied by
groups of wire cutters and others
armed with bangalore torpedoes. went
through the successive bands OF barb
ed wire that protected the enemy's
Irresistible waves on schedule time.
breaking down all defense Of an
enemy demorslized by the great vol
ume Of our artillery fire and our
sudden approach out of the fog.
Our LIST Corps ADVANCED to Thia;
back to the southwest through Nom
sard Tho Sd Colonial French Corps
made the slight advance required Of
It on very difficult ground. and the 5th
Corps took its three ridges and re-
pulsed a counter attack. A rapid
march brought reserve regiments of
a division of the 9Th Corps into Wig
neulles In the early morning, where
It linked up with patrols Of our 4th
Corps. closing the salient and form
Ing new line west of Thiacourt to
yigneulles. and beyond Fresnes-en-
''At the cost Of only 1000 casual
ties. mostly light, We had taken 10,-
900 prisoners and 443 guns. great
quantity Of material. released the in
habi.ants Of many villages from
Metz
Americans Earn Recognition.
"This signal success Of the Ameri-
can LIST Army In It's hrst offensive was
Of prime Importance. The allies found
they had formidable army to aid
them. and the enemy learned finally
that he had one to reckon with"
Tas report 9n,t shows ;b for nth the ;t tine
executed coup. Gen. Pershing's mon
had cleared tho way for the great
effort of tho allies and American
forces to win q conclusive victory.
The American Army moved at once
battle of the Meuse.
The general tells a dramatic story
OF this mighty battle In three dis
tinct phases. beginning on the night
of September 27, when Americans
quickly took the places Of the French
m ha sr,tx hn1S 10 Id
quiet sector. The attack opened on
September 26 and the Americans
drove through entanglements. across
no mans land. to take all the enemy's
first line positions. Closing tho chap.
ter. Gen. Pershing says:
1st o1 cdsov November sa.sa . division @ Of The
Meuse opposite Sedan. twenty-five
miles from our line Of departure. Tho
goal which was our high
est hope was gained. We had cut the
main line of communications,
mistice could save his army from
complete disaster.
Meuse-Argonne Battle.
I'm all forty enemy divisions had
been used against US In the Meuse-
Argonne battle. Between September
26 and November 6 we took 26,O59
prisoners and 468 guns on this front.
Our divisions engaged were the 1st,
"a. Sd. 4th. 5th. 26th. 2Sth. 29th. 32d,
S0th. SGD. seth. s0th and sist. Many
OF our divisions remained In line for
a length OF time that required nerves
OF steel: while others were sent In
again after only q few days Of rest.
The lst, 9Th. 2sth. 42d. 77th. 8oth. ssth
though some Of the divisions we're
fighting their first battle. they soon
became equal to the best"
The commander-in-chief does not
lose sight Of the divisions operating
with French or British armies during
the I'd Corps, comprising the eth
and Goth divisions in the British as
sauit on the Hindenburg line where
the St. Quentin canal passes through
a tunnel; of how the I'd and Beth
divisions got their chance In October
in the drive from Rheims. and Of the
splendid fighting Of the 37th and 8lst
divisions. sent to Join the French
army in Belgium.
Pays Tribute 70 Men.
Gen. Pershing closes his report
with this tribute to the great Army
which served under him In France:
II pay the supreme tribute to our
officers and soldiers of the line. When
think OF their heroism. their pa
tience under hardships. their un-
fiinching spirit Of offensive action, I
am filed with emotion which am
unable to express. Their deeds are
immortal, and they have earned the
eternal gratitude Of our country
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