El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-01

IL PAso and west Texas men are
L proud to have served IN tbs goth
division. It was composed Of drafted
men Think Of that DRAFTED.
Get it7 Now get this:
The s0th division was IN line OF
battle rs days without relief. whipped
to a standstill the best the enemy had
at the time the Germans were making
an heroic defence and dying at
their guus-AND THE sOTH NEVER
FAILED TO ADVANCE TO ITS OBJ
JECTIVE AND TAKE THAT OBJEC-
TIVE. AND 1T NEVER ONCE YIELD
Ed A FOOT OF GROUND TO THE
ENEMY. Volunteer organizations may
have equaled that record; maybe so
and maybe not No organization has
beaten il
FL Paso has hundreds Of men in the
e0th division. They were in 4 number
Of units They got their full share OF
the fighting and they lived up TO the
traditions OF their country.
The division made a wonderful rec
ord. Il is worth reading Here II IS:
L The 90th division was organized at
Camp Travis Tex. under the COM
mend OF Maj Gen Harry T Allen. All
OF the first men in the division we're
oklahoma being in the 179th brigade
and those from Texas in the 1S0th
brigade From that time, these brig
AIDES have been known as the Texas
and Oklahoma brigades. The division
insignia. adopted in France. symbol
ICES the native states OF the first
members Of the division
Like all other national army d.
visions in the states, the S0th sent
away great numbers OF men to fill up
regular and national guard divisions
and 10 form special organizations OF
the early spring OF 1913 the division
was flled Up with men from other
camps large number coming from
Camp Dodge, Ia
Move TO France.
The division commenced leaving
Camp Travis early In June for Camp
Mills near New York By June 30
all units had sailed from Hoboken. A
few organizations went direct to
France but a ma Ority OF the division
landed in England. The S5Sth infan-
Try paraded before the lord mayor or
Liverpool on July 4. and was given a
banquet by the city.
Immediately upon arrival IN France,
the artillery brigade was sent 10
training area near Bordeaux The
rest OF the division was moved by
train to the Aignay-le-Duc training
area, northeast or Dion
Relief OF the First Division.
In the middle q August the division
was ordered to relieve the first d.
vision, which held the Saizerais sec
tor along the MoseIle river. near Toul.
The division was moved BY train on
the 18th and 18th OF August from It's
training area 20 towns in the vicinity
OF TouL The relief OF the first d.
vision commenced on the 18th Of Aug
G. ~ = Lee =
Gen. Allen taking command OF the
sector on the morning OF August "a.
The sector was about nine kilome-
ters in width, from Remenauvilie TO
a point about one kilometer west OF
the Moselle river. The sector had
been the scene OF heavy fighting in
1915. when the French, with very
heavy losses had attempted 10 take
the Bois le Pretre, but since 1915 had
been what was known as a quiet sec
tor. The front line on the left ran
across broken, open country just be-
hind Fey-en-Haye and on the right
ran through the woods OF the Bots le
Pretre- No mans land was wide and
fun OF trenches, wire entanglements
and obstacles Of every sort. The rear
areas were heavily wooded and filled
with all sorts OF camps. dugouts. old
gun emplacements and every kind Of
construction which had accumulated
during three years OF trench warfare
The regiments went into line in order
from left to right-357th infantry
(CoL Hartmanns), 35Sth infantry (Ccl-
Leary), 35Sth infantry (Col. Cave
naugh), 3S0th Infantry (CoL Price)-
Gen O'Neil. commanding the 18th
had his headquarters at Mar
tincourt- and Gen Johnston. COM
handing the 1S0th brigade. was at
Griscourt Division headquarters was
al Villers-en-H aye-
r4-t~ IL
and the S9th division on the left
On August p Gen. Johnston be-
zane major general and was given
the 91st division. Brig Gen. U. G.
McAiexander, who had served with
he third division on the Marine, took
command OF the 180th brigade.
st. 1IIhIeI Service.
When the division went into line,
had already begun for
he st. Mihiel offensive. Artillery OF
III calibers was being moved into the
iector every night and IL was obvious I
% everyone that an operation OF some 4
sort was being planned. Early in
september orders were received from 1
he first army corps which outlined
he operation and gave the 9oth di-
fision its part in the attack The
lrst American army, which had JUST
been organized under the personal /
command CT Gen Pershing. was TO
ut off the St Mlhiel salient. The I
general plan was that the fifth CORPS
would attack on the west base OF the
ialient and drive east and that the Z
irst and fourth corps on the east base ]
II the salient would attack north. /
When the fifth and fourth corps met 4
hey would close the neck Of the bot
lie and the salient and the German 4
roops left in it would be cut off The I
.dvance Of the fifth and fourth corps !
vas to swing forward like a door
With the hinge Of the door on the
doselle river. The division on the
eft Of the advance would push for
yard the fsrthest and BY meeting the 7
fifth corps cut off the salient
The sgd division on the extreme
light was not 10 advance at all and
he 90th division on the left was
-iven the mission OF protecting the
light flank OF the advance and seeing
hat the hinge on which the whole
tack pivoted was not broken off
his was an extremely important and
mission. as with the SD d.