The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-02

| Bar, the Fifth corps, Posse and Nouart and the Third corps Halles. penetrating the enemy's line to a depth of 12 miles. Our large calibre guns had advanced and were skillfully brought into position to fire upon the important railroad line at Montmedy, Longuyon and Conflans. Our Third corps crossed the Mouse on the jth and the other corps in the full nfi- dence that the day was theirs, ear rly cleared the way of machine guns as ( ey swept northward, maintaining complete coordination throughout On the 9th, ! a division of First corps reached a point on the Mouse opposite Sedan, 2o miles from our line of depart ure The strategical goal which vas our highest hope was gained We had cut the enemys main surrender or an arnlistce could save his lormy from complete disaster.
 In all, A. enemy divisions had been used against us in the AIeuse-Argonne battle. Between September 26 and No vember 6 we took 1G.05) prisoners and 46S
 guns on this front Our divisions engaged
 Eere the First, Second. Third, Fourth, Fifth, Twenty-siXth, Twenty-eishth, Thir- tv-secOnd, Thirty third. Thirty fifth, Thirty seventh, Forty-second, Seventy seventh, Seveuty-eighth. Seventy-ninth, iaiehtieth, EiEhty-seeond, Eighty ninth, %iuetieth and Ninety first. Many of our divisiors remained in line for length of time that required nerves of steel, while others were sent in again after only a few days rest The First, Second, Fifth, Twenty sixth, Forty-second, Seventy-sev- | enth. Seveuty-ninth, Eightieth, Eighty ninth and Nineueth were in the line twice. Although some of the divisions , were fighting their first battle, they soon { became equal to the best.
 OPERATIONS EAST OF MEUSE ! On the three days preceding November l ip, the Third corps and the Second Co.,
 louial and Seventeenth French corps fought a difficult struggle through the j1Jeuse hills south of Stenay and forced i the enemy into the plain. n.~ Meanwhile my plans for further use of the American i forces contemplated an advance between ! the, Mouse and the Moselle in the direc-
 ton of Longwy by the First army, while
 at the same time the Second army should 1 assume the offensive toward the rich iron 1 fields of Briey These operations were
 to be followed by An offensive toward 1 Chateau-Salins east of the Moselle, thus 1 so1ating Metz. Accordingly attacks or 1 the American front had been ordered. and
 that of the Second army, was in progress | on the morning of November Il, when in-
 structions were received that hostilities should cease at il o'clock a. n.
 At this moment the line of the Amer ! jean sector from right to left began at ! Port-sur-S -Seille. thence across the Mosene Ito Vaudleres and through the Woevre tc lIezonvaux in the foothills of the Mouse
 thence along the foothills and through the northern edge of the Woevre forests to the Mouse at Mouzay, thence alon2 ! the Mouse connecting with the French
 | near Sedan
 1 RELATIONS WITH THE ALLIES
 i Cooperation among the allies has at all
 times been most cordial A far greater
 l armies and staffs to assist Us than coull
 have been expected. The French govern
 ment and army have always stood ready
 to furnish us with supplies, equipment