Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-08
ETHORE N RAINBOW
DIVISIONS VICTORY
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ard unguished ths Fozrh Rrussan
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German Any N The Rszzs salient
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sad March -Thg hsve now been
dcfuite'y i6grtfs5 a. ths troors vao
c-rnsd the Prussian Guzr3A
NssounEns He'd in Reserve
o. ttr sch Divssigz. czPosei Of
5nf.cl nla from Missgzr, Kansas
ard ether State xhieh trained a.
Crup Funston. Marh sid 70 report
had bcen rcGvet regarding i snes
last Saturday. uhea il vas y5ieiHIy
Enrouncsi that il lad arrivei N
FEace !; Is ASSUMED hat the Ma-
soui drafted me-, along with others
IN the division. are being given in
tenzive training back q the line and
= he'd n reserve
Eight Divisions IN Battle.
TIE uunber Il American divisions
actively engaged II the Scissors
RGm sector has been increased 10
eight now fnelaSing the Izt 2sd. 3rd
ard 4th Regulars and the 2sth, 2sth,
52nd and 42nd National Guard.
Maj Gen Hunter Ligzett, CON-
handing the American 1st Army
Corps, Is in active charge Of that
corps OF the center Of the Allied drive
n the Aisns-Nzne salient, General
March told the newspaper eorrespon-
dents.
The American divisions forming
this corps are serving eontiguo1sly on
this sector.
Mexico Boys to Front Line.
In answer to questions, March re-
vealed that the 35th Division, made up
entirely Of Missouri and Kansas
guzrdsnen, including St. Louis regi-
ments in which are about q Mexico
boys, is actually on the firing line in
the Vosges, in 3 quiet sector not far
from the Swiss frontier.
The 35th Division trained at Camp
Doniphan and went to France under
he leadership Of Maj. Gen. William
II. Wright, who recently was made a
temporary corps commander. Wright
has been succeeded in immediate
command Of the Missouri and Kansas
guard contingent, March said, by Brig.
Gen. J. L. Hines.
Take Place Of Michigan Guard.
The sector occupied by the Missouri
boys Of the 35th Division, now, form
erly was held by the Michigan Nat
ional Guard Division. It held il three
months TO get the trench training and
then was shifted to the thick Of the
lighting in the Marine sector. The
Michigan division only got into the
Msrne fighting during the last week
or ten days, so it is assumed the Mis-
souri, troops went into the front line
trenches at that time when they NOV
ed out.
According 10 men who visited
the Swiss border sector when il was
occupied by the Michigan division, it
is almost a scenic resort IN the gran
deur and roughness Of the terrain. 1t
is broken By high hills and deep val
legs.
A Pleasant Place for Training.
The trenches both Of the HENS and
the Allied forces have been practically
stationary since the outbreak Of war
on this particular spot and as a result
the trenches, dugouts and bllets for
the men ? Of q more permanent ma
ture than j. ordinary o. most o. the
front The character Of the terrain Is
such that It presents almost an i'm
possible situation for either army al
far "a any offensive is concerned.
While the Michigan division vas thsrs,
there was the daily and Mighty shell.
ng back and forth. some gzs. and loti
u raids, but that vas about all Tn.
Americans got plenty Of o~pportunit.
sor proving around IN No Mani
Land after the Hun and under rathel
; favorable conditions. because Of tn
roagnneEs Of the terrain-moSt val
asble experience for later work il
: mgre exposed sectors.
They are Ready Just The Same.
It is ass-ued tina. conditions ar
about the same and the Kansas-Mis
; ao1r units viii 20 through abou
; what the Michigan boys did. AS tn
18th has had more training, though
than TIE Michigan division when
; went into the sector. it is doubtful
4 will occupy this quiet sector as lon
as the Michigan %gusrdsnen did. b
: when the Michigan troops wen: Of
: u this spot they were sent as fnisi
60 troops right into the thick Of Il
fighting before Fere-en-Tardeno
: Anyhow IL the reports show hghtir
On the sector right up TO the swi
" border. rs the Kansas-M Missouri DO
giving the Huns wba. they left 1
states to do.
The casualties in the Michigan
|, vision while it occupied this sector
the front line were very light, Co
= sisting mostly Of occasional hits fro
shells and losses from raids. Earth
forth Of this sector in what is call
the Toul sector, the New England
gision got into some stiff fighting.
ut ike ii now has In the Marine, b
much more so than in the sector rigI
/ up 10 the Swiss border, where the te