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

tTntrd diztspnj cnnttnned$the ltnetthencf
jro1nd the saltert to theHtsht oftthe line
occupied by the Seeondfcorps.
. The First corps was cchelnned oaithe
ssrtshtand in the rear tof thefSecond.
. IItoAd the commanders Of the doubts
which- bad arisen ia! my mind Ny sc pre-
[cAols t4ssnty-four hours and Impressed
Lon them the necessity Of being, prepared
forany kind tof move, eltheIfin advance
or I'm retna1- / discussed fcxhaustivciy
the .edtnat1on on ourhon,-
Anrrr5Ns bold ard searching recon
nsnisssa1ceJ had not he'd tn,rro believe thHt
VIC wcrei threatened |hy' forces aKaius,
whsch we could not make un effective
stand The Second corps had not yet
been seriously engaged. while the First
rtvvas pratt really stil in Preserve.
AIlenkgts orders to concentrate to-
ward the left ftank 'wfscn. pressed by the
advances OF the /earenry-s. main columns
hsda bern practically carried into effect.
snteEtained some anxiety as TO the
sail Ont which, the canal makes north nf
Mosrs and ehjoined ON South DOrricn
pazs icuaaz vkutchfuintss and care with
resa I'd to.nL
lucy al taeSaHed me that quiet night
had been 'ba.xsed and that their line was
firmly tafkn up and held
TtesaiI: .roeo1ma1Ssancr had started at
dayb,resfL and decided to await re-
ports fItm Henderson b"foT making
any dice Hed plan
l iIsa euctetf SIR Archibald Murray. my
chief! of staff. to TNanzdn for the present
at Gan'tral, Smith =Dorrien's hraduuart"rS
at Sar s-&a-FoHverie, and gave him full
I iuSrU ttors as to ARRANGEMENTS which
urusSzlsn msdeif retreat becarnc n'N"S-
lsz,ry. Il then went on TO ValencicnncS.
BGeDerh Drzmrmrond Ccornna.nding IN"
l.rSnnotsee1th Infantry hrisada) and III"
}}}}Fbench coTn1randant at Valeoclcnn"s
fftrzctsmc~ Mt /-theI station.
r 7 !inspt7ted a part Of tho irtrenGh-
lsuncszee WtAch were under construction.
] and tho disposition OF III" Territorial
E,troopeS two divisions under General
ipd-AmIde> which were detailed In hold
cherd and 10 guard our left flank. The
l-Ni-actes-1rth hrignd" (Sccond battalion
Bhyal Welsh FusilicrA First battalion
Scottish Rifles FIRST battalion Middle
sex regiment and Second battalion Ar
. gyle and Sutherland HiRhfandrrs) was
tIst com pleting it's dctrainm"nt. and |
placed Drun1rnund under tn" orders "f
! General kllcnby. commanding IN" cav
airy division
| During this day (Aueust ~ reports
continued 10 reach m" nj heavy pressure
on our outpos,s ALL along tn" line. hut
chiefly between Condo and Mons
| Sir Horace Snith-Durri"n. II Will u"
! remembered. was now in command at
The Second Corps. having boon sent out
from England in sucC'.%Si"u I" Sir James
Cri.rSnu on ihr laItrr'S untimrIy death
| After my rnnf"r"ncr with tn" corps
tho morning t,f the
left General 9miih-p"rri"n full "f con-
ndrncc In regard to his position. hut
| when I returned to my h"rduIuHr,"rS in
ih.. afternoon reports cam" Ia hand that
nc was giving ny tn" salient at Mons
hcrauS" III" outpost lin" at nbnurG had
born penetrated ny The enemy and that
ne vas sIeu preparing Ia Civ" up the
whole Of he lin" or III" canal before
nightfalI. He said that hc anticipated :;
zap occurring in his lin" h"lwr the
Third and Fifth divisions in tn" neigh
horhnod NJ Marietta. and he went 80 far
as to make n request for help from lhr
First Corps.
Up 10 this tim" ,hcr" was n" drc:h:d
threat IN any strength IN Condo. Sir
Horace. Therefore. need not HAY" f"ar'r
an Imminent turning m"v"m' mt and. a
regards his front hr Wa n"wh"r'
| threatened by anything MGR" 'hau cav.
airy. supported ny small h"di"s "f in
fartry.
At thnt time NJ directions for r"ircH
, had hcen issued from headquarters. al
though thr chief ur ih" General Siaf
had been left III SarS-ia Rnuv"rI" al
mant # it should h"com" necessary.
| The Ccncral'S anxiety s""ms To hav'
iicsScncd later in the afternoon. for ~
Up. m. message from the Second Corp!