Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-10

but surrender or an armistice could
save his army from complete disaster
) In all forty enemy divisions had
been used against US in the Meuse Ar
gonne battle. Between September &c
and November we took 26.059 pris-
|. oners and 46s guns on this front Our
divisions engaged were the First, Sec
ond, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Twenty
sixth, Twenty eighth. Twenty-ninth
Thirty-second. Thirty-third. Thirty
fifth. Thirty seventh, Forty-second
Seventy seventh. Seventy-eighth. Sew
enty-ninth, Eightieth, Eighty-second
Eighty Ninetieth and Ninety
first. Many of Our divisions remained
in line for q length of time that re-
quired nerves of steel. while others
days Of rest. The First, Fifth. Twen-
lty-sxth. Forty second. Seventy-sev-
enth. Eightieth. Eighty-ninth. and the
INinctieth were in line twice. AL
tnOusH SOilic VI liic ufiSioho "SiS
hghting their first battle. they soon be-
came equal to the best"
The commander-in-ch chief does not
tosn sight of the divisions operating
this time He tells of the work Of the
Second Corps, comprising the Twenty
seventh and Thirtieth Divisions, in the
British assault on the Hindenburg line
where the st. Quentin canal passes
through a tunnel; of how the Second
and Thirty-sixth Divisions got their
chance in October by being assigned to
aid the French in the drive from
Rheims and of the splendid fighting of
the Thirty-seventh and Ninety-frst Di-
visions sent 10 join the French army in
Belgium.
At this point General Pershing men,
tions the cooperation Of the Allies. in
the following passage:
"Co-operation among the Allies has
at all times been most cordial. A far
greater effort has been put forth by
the Allied armies and staffs to assist us
than could have been expected. The
French government and army have al
ways stood ready to furnish us with
supplies. equipment and transportation
and to aid us in every way. In the
towns and hamlets wherever our troops
have been stationed or billeted the
French people have everywhere re-
Ceivcd them more as relatives and in
innate friends than as soldier of n
foreign army. For these things words
are quite inadequate to express our
gratitude. There can be no doubt that
the relations growing out of our asso-
Citations here assure permanent
| Friendship between the two peoples.
Although we have not been intimately
associated with the people of Great
Britain, yet their troops and ours when
thrown together have always warmly
fratcrnized. The reception of those OF
our forces who have passed through
England and of those who have been
stationed there has always been enthu-
/ siastic Altogether it has been deeply
Impressed upon us that the ties of lam
guagc and blood bind the British and
ourselves together completely and in
isepagablys..;;.,. %. -. -. -''--' r 80
Developing a Winning Army.
On training and organization of the
army General Pershing says:
".lfter thorough consideration Of
| Allied organizations 1t was decided
that our combat division should consist
of four regiments of infantry of 5000
men, with three battalionS TO regi-
mcnt and four companies of 250 men
each to a battalion. and Of an artillery
brigade of three regiments, machine
gun battalion. an engineer regiment. a
trench mortar battery signal battal-
ion, wagon trains, and the hcadquar-
ters staffs and military police. These.
with medical and other units. made a
total of $4,000 men, or virtually dou-
BILE the size of French or German d.
vision. Each corps would normally
consist of six divisions-four combat
L anu Olc utpON anu ohS iSpihNShiNhN N'
vision-and also two regiments of cav
airy, and each army of from three to
five corps With four divisions fully
trained, a corps could take over an
American sector with two divisions in
line and two in reserve. with the depot
land replacement divisions prepared to
Our purpose was to prepare an in
fill the gaps in the ranks
teGral American force which should be
able to take the offensive in every re-
spcct. Accordingly the development Of
a self-rcliant infantry by thorough
drill in the use of the rifle and in the
tactics of open warfare was always up
permost. The plan of training after
arrival in France allowed division
one month for acclimatization and In
struction in small units from battal-
ions down, second month in quiet
trench sectors, and third month after
1t came out Of the trenches when 1t
should be trained as a complete di-
vision in war Of movement.
Very early system Of schools was
outlined and started, which should
have the advantage of instruction by
officers direct from the front. AT the
great school centre at Langres. one OF
the first to be organized, was the staff
school, where the principles Of general
staff work, as laid down in our own Or
ganizations. were taught to carefully
selected officers. Men in the ranks,
who had shown qualities Of leadership,
were sent to the school Of candidates
for commissions. a school OF the line
taught young officers the principles OF
leadership. tactics. and the use Of the
different weapons. In the artillery
school ut Saumur, young officers were
taught the fundamental principles Of
lmodern artillery: while at 1ssoudun an
:.,.o..o ,Iont Moo huilt for training