Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-12-14
5000 Prisoners Taken.

of bacterial, released the inhabitants
Of many villages from enemy domino
ton and established our lines in ii 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 PershngS men
had cleared the way for the great ef-
fort of the allies and American forces
to win a conclusive victory. The
American army moved at once toward
its GROWING achievement, ghe battle
OF the Meuse,
The general tells 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. qliot
ENtltts L liN dktdNN RI'tAiiN WI AZ i'ttiti7
Der &c. and the Americans drove
through entanglementS. across No
Mans Land, TO take all the enemy
tirst-line positions.
Battle Of the Meuse.
Closing the chapter, General Per
Shing says:
ION November a 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 oar highest hope
was gained. We had cut the enemy's
main line of communications, and
nothing could save his array from
complete disaster.
"Iu all forty enemy divisions had
been used against us in the McuSe-
Argonne battle. Between September
20 and November we took 20 019
prisoners and 4GS 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-hfth, Thirty-seventh, Seventy
eighth. Seventy-nlnth Eightieth,
Eighty-second, Eighty-nInth. Ninetieth
and Ninety-frst.
"AIany of our divisions remained in
line for length of time that re-
quired nerves Of steel while others
were sent in again after only a few
days of rest The First Fifth, TWEEN
ty-sixth. Forty-second. Scvcnty-sev.
onth. Eightieth, Eighty-ninth and
Ninetieth were in the line twice.
Although some of the divisions
were fighting their frs: battle. they
soon became equal 80 the best
Other Corps Active.
The commander in chief does not
lose sight of the divisions operating
with French or british armies during
this time.
lie tells of the work of the Second
corps comprising the Twenty
and Thirtieth divisions. in the British
assault on tho Hindenburg line where
the st. Quentin canal passes through
a tunnel
OF the total strength Of the expedi-
tionary force, General Pershins re-
ports:
There are In Europe altogether, in
Guiding regiment and some sanitary
units with the Italian army and the
organizations at Murmunsk also in
Guiding these en- route from the States,
approximately 2,053,347 men, less our
losses
First U. S. Planes in May.
1.-THE first airplanes received from
home arrived IN May. and together
We have received 1872. The first
American squadron completely
equipped by American production, in
Guiding airplanes, crossed the German
lines on August z, 1918
AS to tanks. We were competed
to rely upon The French Here.
however. we were less fortunate. for
tho reason that the French produc-
ton could barely meet the require
ments Of their own armies
1t should be fully realized that the
French government has always taken
a most liberal attitude and has been
most anxio 10 give us every posi-
bic assistance in meeting our de6cier.-
cie~ in these as Wcl| rs in other
respects. Oar dependencies upon
France for artillery. a+iatlou and
tanks was. Of course. due 10 The fact
that our industries had not been ex-