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

hold every foot of ground and whose very strong counter attacks challenged us at every point. On the 7th, the First corps captured Chatel-Chehery and continued along the river to Cornay. On the east of the Mouse sector one of the two divi- sions cooperating with the French cap tured Consenvoys and the Haumout woods On the 9th, the Fifth corps, in it's progress up the Aire took FleFille, and the Third corps, which had contin- uous fighting against odds. was working it's way through Brieulies and CuneI. On the 10th we had cleared the Argonne For est of the enemy.
 It was now necessary to constitute Second army. and on October 20 the i'm mediate command Of the First army was turned over 10 Lieut.. Gen. Hunter Ldg- gett. The command of the Second army whose divisions occupied a sector in the Woevre. was given to Lieut.. Gen. Robert L. Bullard who had been commander of the First division and then of the Third corps Major General Dickman was transferred to the command of the First corps. Major General Diclman was placed under Maj. Gen. Charles P Sum neral, who had recently commanded the First division. Maj. Gen. John l.. Hines who had gone rapidly up from regimental to division commander, twas assigned to the Third corps. These four officers had
 
 expedition and had learned their les sons in the school of practical warfare. Our constant pressure against the enc my brought day by day more prisoners, mostly survivors from machine gun nests captured in fighting at close quarters On October Is there was very fierce fight ing in the Caures woods east of the Mouse, and in the Ormont wood. On the 14th the First corps tool. St. JuTin, md bn 10 !, o,,I an counters, entered the formidable Kriem- hide line. where the enemy had hoped to check us indefinitely. Later the Fifth corps penetrated further the Krmhlde line, and the First corps took Chapig neulles and the important town of Grand Pre-. Our dogged offensive was wearing down the enemy, who continued desDee- ately to throw his best troops against us, i thus weakening his line in front of our allies and making their advance less diff cult.
 DIVISIONS IN BELGIUM
 Meanwhile, we were not only able to continue the battle, but our Thirty-sev- enth and Ninty-first divisions were has tily withdrawn from our front and dls- patched to help the French army in Bel gium. Detrainnig in the neighborhood of Ypres, these division advanced by ra- pid stages to the fighting line and were ' october 3l, in continuation of the Elan 1 ders offensive, they attacked and me- 1 medically broke down all enemy re- sistance. On November 3, the Thirty seventh had completed it's mission in driving the enemy across the Eseaut river and firmly established itself along the east bank included in the division zone of action. By clever flanking movement, troops of the Ninety-first division captured Spitaals Bosschen, a difficult wood extending across the cen- tral part of the division sector, reached the Scheldt and penetrated into the town of Audenarde. These division received the high commendation from the corps commanders for their dash and energy.
 MEUSE-ARGONNE-Uast Phase) On the 23d, the Third and Fifth corps pushed northward to the level of Banthe- | ville While we continued to press for ward and throw back the enemy's Vio" | lent counter attacks with great loss 10 | him, a regrouping of our forces was un- 1 der way for a final assault. Evidences of loss of morale by the enemy gave our men more confidence in attack and more fortitude in enduring the fatigue of in cessant effort and the, hardships of very indictment weather.
 l With comparatively well rested diVi- sions the final advance in the Mouse . Argonne front was begun on November |. 1 Our increased artillery force acquitted
 itself magnificently in support of the | advance, and the enemy broke before the determined infantry, which by it's persistent fighting of the past weeks and
 the dash of this attack, had overcome his will to resist The Third corps took
 Aincrevil!e, Doulon and Andevanne, and the Fifth corps took Landres- -et-St' Georges and pressed through successive line of resistance to Bayonville and Chennery On the 2d. the First corps joined in the movement which now be-
 came an impetuous onslaught that could
 not be stayed.
 On the 3d, advance troops were hurried
 forward in pursuit, some by motor trucks
 while the artillery pressed along the
 country roads close behind The First