The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-05

Tho First Co1rs was on tho line Nou-
v"llcS-ItarmiGni"s-! with corps
headquarters; at l;unr"i. They wcrH
making an "Nrrllcnt stand Ia cover the
rriirc,!Hnt II tn" S"cnUl Corps. which
was iI"lng hard pressed. particularly
IN" Fifth division To the snuih beast nl
t.uldr. Iu fa"' At - \. NJ General f"r ;,
EuS"n. commanding tn" division. l"un1
II necessary 10 call very urgently upon
General hllruhy for help and support
| Tn" Nineteenth Infantry brigade. under
| prummond. had. IL Will be rrmrrlh"r''d,
| hrcn placed. ri III" disposal OF TN. com
mand'r # tn" cavalry division. wh"
,nIling THIS hriEnd" up in irnm"diat {"
support ri III" Fifth division, directed
('nvalry Hrigadcs (ThIrd cavalry Ri
gadc Fourth llussars. Fifth l.anccrS.
, and sixteenth l.anC"rs; Second cavalry
| brigade, Fourth DraEonn Guards. Ninth
! lanc"rS. ana Eighteenth Hu$Sar$) I"
| Threaten and harnSS The Hanks of the
| adranci!r;, German iro"r". whilst ling,,
; hams. Fourth Cavalry I:riEad" remained
| IN observation towards the west
| Thu intervention ~ .Ailenhy and
; prumlnund. and tn" support they rrn-
| SrNrr. pressure of tn" "n"niy wi the
! Firth Division and enabling /; To- CON
| lInur it's RETREAT. .th,ut li:"R \. NJ. the
! Second Corps h";ttiGUart"rS were retired
, from SarS- ia liulN"ri tn Hon.
Snuu after arriving al l!nval | visited
! thu Headquarters NJ the First Corps AT
I;nnnr, and observed the lighting above
| u.uiluurd our troops III ms part "l
| tho line were very hctlk" anu puSt!nr -
! 'h, Eirh1h RrigaL" under Davies iS"c-
| and battalion Royal Scots. Second l5ai :
/ tnIinn Enyll Irish Regiment. tnur'n n
! fiattalinn MIddIc>"N l;"Elinrni ANA + IrSt
! ISniiaIlun t:nrdnn lliEhland"r") was no."
! ni Nnuyrlr,s ON III" left: then cam" NJ
| ~rsi IF rhr Second Division. and mon
! ~. ISirsi Division under l.umaN on IN"
! right.
went nu, from lLaig's headquarters
Ia :, high ridge whence the ground Stops
down towards the north ana hnr'h'"H,''
I along n grnii" drrlrity stretching AZ
most IL he ranHi. which was som" , ulS
! ,nn,r aWaV The situation ~ ihr fTSt
! ,'nrpS WAS excellent and IN" hrllll"r!
! positions w"r" we'll chosen From "n'r
! wr stood We could NlrSrrr" Ihr "lf"r' 81
! vi our fire. II was very accurate:
and shrapp r"uIi Il" s""n bursting ~"t'
| nyrr the enemy lines and hiding his au-
vance. IN complete check. whilst ~" '!'F-
imam firr' waS by no means So rliccllN''
'rh" infantry w"r" h"f"ndinS th"lr pos :,
! rinn u long way dawn tn" slope WIZ
! great determination and t"nariiE inc
; (; rndfaSt attItud" and SkI'fu' r''rra'
nr orr right wing az Mons had much 10
! a." with tn" success az our ~ithHra"a''
J and tn" Shur; I'm" ! spent with IN"
Frs, Corps hat morning INSPIRED me
with great C"nTid"nc".
! The Subsequent retirement ~ III" First
! t'nrips was carried out successfully and
with litii" l"sn. IIaiG's headquarters be-
| ing established at E"iZ-d"-l ET"!l" al
about y. III.
! After visiting som" important points
! ~ he field nvrr which :hr Second Corps
! WIS worry typical Of continental war as
ii;cnrrai :SurrIcr commanding ihr Frcnr h
/ Cavalry Corps. which WAS in riutnn-
. nlrntS :.nm"wh"rc Ia The caSi nf Maui
h"ugr found S"rt!"tS headquarters
1T Ar"snrs Thr %""uc in tho villaG"
waS very typical Of continental was as
! |: has boon 81 often presented I" us in
! pictures "r N" war of 1870.
: .Th" comma ndrr 81 thn f>Tcnch 'aT-
: airy r"rrS and his staff. whom | mt IN
) In" central square. formed a striking
! group against i very suit able hack
ground "f srn parks and ammunition
! wagons ON looked in win for tho
4: T;r"-r:tinE ''hrmn enhrrur" RI n Muraf.
The man who had como hack from
' ihai first Grsp"rat" onslaught in Pol
! gum and had sn srandly support Cd and
! SuCr"ur,d our hard pressed allies in
| their splendid dcfrpr" was q worry quiet.
unh,.monst rativ". spare little fiEur" Of
y, least III years nj aE~. n" appeared
hard and fit. and showed y" sign Of tho
tremendous strain he had already under