The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-26
1000 NILES or
FRANCE-DELcIUM
LOST BY ENEMY
March Reports Weeks Rec,
ord 400 Square Miles.
COAL FIELDS ARE ReTAKEN
Five-Mile Tract Remains YET
With Enemy,

D WASHINGTON, Oct 26.-Summar-
iaing the situation on the western bat
tle front today, General March said
the Germans have evacuated or been
driven on, OF 1900 square mile. OF Bel
gian. and French territory since July
lS, that 400 square miles have been
freed during the past week and that
all the coal fields in northern France
have been recorquered except for five
mile tract where the allied advance now
is being pressed near the Belgian bor-
tcr.
General March announced that five
American corps and division command
srs who have been actively engaged in
hrance are returning home on the rec
tmmendstion Of General Pershing 10
take important assignments here. They
are Maj. Gems. Omar Bundy. who or
ganired and commanded the fifth army
corps, and who will 90 TO command
Camp Pike, Ark. Clarence r. Edwards,
VINO took TO France the Twenty-sixth
,New England national guard) divi-
sion. and who will be assigned to com
iaapd Camp Lee. Va; John z. MeMa-
hon, who commanded the Fifth (resu-
lar) division and will be assigned 10
Camp Zachary Taylor. KY; George II.
Cameron, who commanded first the
Fourth tregular) division and later the
Second army corps, new assignment not
announced, and Beaumont s. Buck, re.
ctp,Iv awarded the Distinguished Serv-
i,e Cross for aaIiantry in action OF
which time Ne was wounded, new as
sIgnnent not snncsneed
~ Dsnesa Ne 1sturnsd -
F., Nal. Gen. 'Gscfss B. Duncan, who
eor,ir,6ndM me Seveatysssvsush (New
i'o-k nAAoasi SyssdI diyisnn wisi
MI be fstufned 10 the vpit66 Stltes as
pfeyiousb srrcmesd C<sefM Matrh
said General Duncan has recovered hls
hr''.h and viii be returned 10 srtive
uuty. ',
In making these announcements
General March laid great stress upon
the fact tba, all Of the officers ordered
hsme had done splendid work at The
front and proved their ability ch every
cecssion. He indicated that they were
all men Of more advanced years uoon
whom the strain Of active campaign
Ina bore heavily.
Divisions Located. t
Reverting 10 the military situation,
General March pointed out that the
Ifaneo-Americsn lines from the Meuse
/, the Disc stood virtually parallel 10
TIE great railway fine on the Belgian
frontier and constituted . threat
against that line throughout Us entire
length. AmouG American divhioas on
tl,e tine. General March identified the
s,h (Pennsyivania, Maryland and
District OF Coiumbia); 8Oth (vIrsinia,
West Virginia and Pennsyivania) +: 0fd
(fliinois) 82nd (Ceorpia, Alabama and
Tennessee) As bring east Of the Meuse
West Of the Meuse arc the 76th (New
England and New York;; 7Nh New
York, New Jersey and Delavare) (;
5nh New York CITY and vicinity:
sind (Michisan and Wisconsin) and the
SNh regiment Of regular infantry.
New Arrivals Anneasesl.
Identifying units operating With the
british east OF Cambria, General March
r,med the Tooth infantry. and The 10th.
lI)ch and l06th' machine gun batsal.
III. sOth California, Utah. New
hexich Arizona and Coiofado) and
ls!rd tOhio and VEST pennyiyapi. al.
v;sions) Geks. xsfeh said are depot
divisions and have not been y action