Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-12-06

- 1900 AACSCNAdAAOAtS.
tied number Of tanks manned partly
by Americans and partly by the
French. These divisions, acconpanlel
By groups OF wire cutters and others
armed with bangalore torpedoes, went
through the successive Bands on
barOed wire that protected the enc
my 'front.' line and support trenches
In irresistible wale S on schcdut .
time, breaking down all defense q.
an enemy demoralized by the greal
volume OF our artillery ire and ou-
sudden approach out of the fog.
Our First corps advanced n
Ihlaucourt while our Fourth CORPS
curved back TO the southwest through
Nonsard. The Second colonial French
corps made the slight advance re-
CURED OF IL on very difficult ground
ana the Fifth corps took its thrse.
ridges and repulsed a counter a.
tack. A rapid march brourht resery.
regiments OF a division of the Fifth
corps into Nigneulles in the earlX,
morning, where it linked up will
patrols OF our Fourth corps. closing
lhe salient and forming a new ins
west OF Ihiaucourt to Vigneulles, and
pSNonC tTeSnes-eg- Woeyre
At the cost of only 1000 casual.
6ies' mostly light. we had taken nc,
VcV prisoners and 443 guns. a rrest
Iuanuty or material, released TIE in
haeltantS OF many villages from en-
enemy domination, and established
'A.SS IN position to threaten Metz.
ms signal success of the Amer
lcan First army in its first offensive
was OF prime Importance. The al.
lies found they had a Formidable
army TO aid them. and the enemy
learned nnaily that he had one TO
reckon WITH
The report shows for the first time
ohlcial4y, that with this brilliantly
executed coup, General PershIng's
men had cleared the way for tho
great effort of the allied and Amer
lcaa FORCES TO win a conclusive VIC
toEy. Inc american army moved al
once toward its browning achieve.
ment, the battle of the AIeuse.
Ine general tells a dramatic story
OF thls mighty battle in three dis
tlnct phrases. beginning on the nigh,
OF september %. when Americana
QUICKLY took the places OF French Oh
the thinly held line of this long
quiet sector. The attack opened or
September 26 and the Americans
uroYe through entanglements. across
NO Mans Land to take all the en-
emys irst line positions. CLOSING
the chapter. General Pershing says
On November 6 a division of the
First corps reached a point on thf
Mouse opposite Sedan. twenty-five
miles from our line of departure The
strategical goal which was our high.
est hope was gained. We had cut
the enemy's main line of communica.
lions, and nothing but surrender OF
an armistice could save his army
from complete disaster.
In all forty enemy divisions had
been used against us in the Mouse.
ATgonne battle. Between September
20 and November s we took 26,05!
prisoners and 468 guns on this front
al = =
Second. Third, Fourth. Fifth, TWEEN
ty-siXth, Twenty-eighth, Twenty
ntnsh, Thirty-SecOnd. Thirty-third
Ihirty-hfth, Thirty-seventh, Forty
second, seventy-seventh. Seventy
eighth. Seventy-ninth, Eightieth
eth and Ninety-iirst. Many of oul
divisions remained in line for {
length Of time that required nerve.
Of steel. while others were sent IL
again after only few days OF rest
The First. Fifth, Twenty-sixth, For
eth. Eiehty-ninth. and Ninetieth wer,
in the line twice. Although some oi
the divisions were fighting their frs
battle, they soon became equal q
the test.
The commander in chief does no
lose sight Of the divisions operating
with French or-BritiSh armies dur
ing this time. lie tells of the wOrl
Of the Second corps. comprising th'
Tweuty-seventh and Thirtieth divi
Sions in the British assault on tine
HiEdenburg line where the ST. Quen
tin canal masses through tunnel; oI
how the Second and Thirty-sixth al
visions got their chance in october
h. being assigned 10 aid the French
i'm the drive from Rheims and of IN,
splendid fighting fthe Thirty-sev'
enth and Ninety-first divisions sen
to join the French army in Belgium