The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-03

planes in evidence throughout the day.
making life more or less miscrabl" for
the occupants Of the gun position
Allied planes conspicuous by Their dD-
ScnCc. Major Eager for the hrst ~ -
secs our battery position. Bntia'i'n
headquarters. now that the enemy mas
rctrcated we'll across tn" Mouse. move
into Mont. Orders received in the c""H-
ing TO proceed 10 Mouzay. distance ~
about ten kilos. as soon as tho engineers
have repaired the culNcrts blown up by
the enemy. Reconnaissance officer Int
on, AT o'clock reports that work on
roads VIII BE- CuRlplctcd 10y midnight.
Battery moved out al midnight. ilIr
horses a. tn" time having h'cn T"da''i
10 iwcniy-ihrc" In number. 1t Was ~
CcCdlnGly dIttIrult to accomplish thIj
NOV However. "" got under way. Az
ing tho full firing battery. Effected ihc
crossing of tn" Mouse over brIig" which
had been repaired 10y &"jth Engineers.
al 2:lO Il. IN. tho morning Of November
10. There WAS corSid"rahl" Smelling
along the entire route. hut due :" Il
dense fog which had settled over ~"
valley. observation was impossible AID
III" enemy succeeded in causing us no
casualties.
November 10, 1918.
After crossing tIc M"uSr RlNCr. W"
proceeded north along the river bank.
found that IN" first two cull"riS bad
been fully r"pnrrrd. work ON Tho third
cuIvcrt being gfirIsh"d as "" arrived
Upon reaching Muuzny. which wa~ being
shnll"G lITnIly by the enemy. We wer"
forced t. ga lhru"Eh lw" hntt"l"nS OF
infantry just forminGsf"r tn" attack. ~
order 10 reach our Battery position H.
! tn" Vicinity Of chateau Hhaunon' thus
! movement. executed with "onsid"rAhl'
+; difficulty and at great hazard I" t""
safety ui thr battery. /, being necessary
| 10 20 beyond our FIRST I'm" Of defence.
! LuCkiiy tho fog had not ltft"d and III"
! movement was accomplished without
/ casualties. Upon reaching cur indicated
! position IN tho NlcInity -; 'hat"Fu
! Chnun"n'. tn. enemy Opened up WIN
J 17's whIl" tn" battery was unlmh"rU'G.
/ drrpp;ng at least forty shells IN cur
/ midst. We mlraCuluuSly escaped VIII
! out Il SinEl" casualty. Work al "rhh'a-
: tiOn completed ~ short order Sergeant
5 pa,rSuu demonstrated his ability as an
! aCCompl shed Instrument Sergeant ny
, having tn" entire battery a. fast as IN"
trails struck the ground. R"t'oTH en-
! gagged targets throughout tn" morning
( On the heights northeast Of Ehalon 'h''
| on I;anlnn. and maChin" gun position ,
cast Of the town. In tho hIt"rn""n ana
evening fired harrHssinC f'r" On tnr'
a. ffrr"ut areas. Xunc FIR" On 81. !'H'
inns farm and two e. j. -. Many vi
n,urS from authentic sources t"hC' IA'hE
the armiSjlr". hut urtnS sun COM mus
q r. established and communication
. Lard. Having lrfl ~" last ha'i"Fh posi-
,lnn badly in need of horses. II was NEG
.ssur> ia leave tn" Kitchen behind.
da,hrcak a dc,arI under Sergeant BROWN
B consisting of priVatrS Waiter t"arh
InS,ph / Hart ANA Joseph t.'drnhR"
v,rr sent back To Mont "a bring mr. 'h'
Kitchen and GOOD supplies. R"lnG ms
directed 10y IN IN. r. IN N"uZaH' '''
E,ant Brown took tn" wrong r"hH "u' "'
Mouzay and was attacked by an enemy
! Snipcr which resulted N our 'hS' C"''
unlty ~ tho war rrIrat" k"ach h''h-
III, ,brr, 5u,c. nv mach'nN ,un r
1ny" horses were A''''" an" '"' "'"'''
November 18th, 1913.
Word received ala n. m. I" cease
I r;r,r,, =, II = m al which time mo
! ArmistiCc would "" signed FtrinS =" T.
iinucd throughout In" m"ln'hS up u" J
II -, M even after orders had h""n ic
crivrd. Two harraGcEs ~ i' 'a'n "'"
for Ih" infantry t. attack "I"hH '"I
tor At lO.j tn" battery ""H>'n ~ ",N
AT II a. M. sI!cnr" r"iGn"d H"nE w,
entire from, and tn" mon r''a\'" na',,
having hcrn under tho continuous S''H "
. 3 - ho,,Ic Gar fifty DAYS without r'l'"i.
november 18th, 1918.
r,Ic, uay. contrary t" "hn' ono
nigh, expect. thor" was n" real n',''''''
.trution. The news Tat III" world WAE
again at rcacc seemed I" h" almost y"
hard to b"lirv" y, noon W. ~, Wv"
,b, Terms ur the Arm Si''' ana saw
What Ihund"rIug victory "" w" WV"
Tho rest ur the day vas >N'h' III Wy 'H '' ~
Ia clean up and making r'Hu
''. .i,nr,.,Yc. IN equipment. IT was
,t ,ho, w, were. To- accompany 'h'
amen, i;,',s,,,, into Germ any RS part "'
Tho Army ur Occupation.
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