The sun., 1919-03-23
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battle and by the large plumber Of
enemy dead about Them
And recently. on the deck of the
as she steamed up the bay,
he General remarked:
I'm battle our men performed acts
Of valor SO numerous that within
the division they came to be re-
garded almost as commonplace.
The tributes, however, OF our Brit
fish and Australian comrades who
witnessed their work in action and
the numerous medals and citations
awarded for acts of extraordinary
heroism furnish a better appraisal
of their worth.
THE conduct of our men at all
times was characterized by a re-
markable spirit, a spirit which was
difficult to define. but which reached
in battle a veritable state of ex-
altation. 1t was a spirit which
breathed confidence. determination
and willingness to make any sacri-
dec to win. This spirit was so
marked as to be frequently COM
mented on in the British area.
Not by any means the least re-
markable part of the record of the
old New York division is the num-
Der of officers it furnished to the
United States armies in this war.
A considerable number of these Of
ncers were commented upon for
their discipline. sense OF RESPONSE
bility and military bearing.
They were represented in nearly
all the corps and divisions of the
army. at the staff college and at
the schools, both as instructors and
as students. truly a remarkable rec
ord"
: OF tire actual fighting that attended
the capture of the st. Quentin tunnel
and the breaking of the HindenburG
line, a more intimate and detailed ac-
count, from the pen OF Lieut.-Col. j.
Leslie Kincaid Of Syracuse, division
Judge Advocate, and who won the
D. S. O., next highest British decora-
ton for valor after the V. c.. is worth
here. Col. Kincaid writes
THE line consisted Of three deer
trenches with concrete firing steps
EACH ptOtCttto W u DNhs ~
barbed wire entanglements twenty tc
thirty feet in width. The first belt Of
wire might be cut, but there was an
pther beyond, and still another beyond
that.
These trenches were as strong "a
human ingenuity and human powe,
and labor could make them. BEHIND
them. serving as a great warehouse
for fresh troops and a haven for ex'
hausted ones, lay the famous st. QUEEN
tin Canal tunnel, built by Napoleon II
1911. 1t was 81 kilometers lont
(about 5000 yards in our measure
menU, dug straight through hill. and
of arched brick walls will
a broad towpath running along thu
side.
"The Boche had filled the cana
within the tunnel with canal boats
IN which men were quartered. and hat
sealed both ends with ferro-concret'
walls four feet thick, The tunnel la!
from ten to fifty meters underground
Access to the fighting lines was la'
through passages and galleries Gu
from the tunnel to the trenches. Thes'
had the appearance OF underground
galleries or avenues.
"Reenforcements could be brough
10 the trenches without having then
subjected to shell fire or airplane OBJ
servation, In the same manner tn
wounded and exhausted troops coul
be rushed back to the areas behin'
the fighting lines without sufferinI
additional casualties.
Supreme Test for U. 3. Army.
AN this was known to Gen. Organ
headquarters before the attack wa
made. He was fully cognizant OF tn
enormity OF the task that had beei
assigned to his division. Assigned 10
duty at our headquarters were. specia
liaison officers from the headquarter
OF Field Marshal Haig and the head
quarters of the commander in chic
of the allied armies, Marshal Focl
There were others besides.
EVERY one was keyed up, tense
Nerves were taut and lips tight. O
the outcome Of this attack on the won
derful defence in front of st. Quenti
tunnel lay the outcome OF the wal
w nat was dHIOol db iilpoi thiiS "
was the additional knowledge that tn
outcome of this battle would gaug
for all time the strength and the cour
nge of the American army fBhtin
with the British. Gen. Organs move
inents were watched eagerly by all tn
liaison officers. Any misstep woul
mean defeat. Amy error would mea
another opportunity for the German
10 vaunt the invjncibllity Of the Ger
man defence.
1.-THE 10Sth Regiment was sent ahea
at the southern half OF the America
line. the 10th at the northern. TIL
heaviest tanks In the British arm
Mark V Starr, carrying 81 nm. gun
besides the usual. machine guns. pre-
coded our infantry behind the barrag
laid by the British artillery.
within two hours after the attac
had been launched word was receive
at Gen. Organs headquarters ths
the entire squadron OF tanks had bee
wiped-cut by ground mines ana dires