Bisbee daily review., 1919-08-17

reaching the Bois de Beuge and Nan tillois, but several attacks on the Bois de Ogons failed.
 On the extreme right the 4th and S0th divisions tried to extend their gains, but failed under heavy frs from the east bank of the Mouse river. On Sept. 30th the 37th division was relieved by the 32nd and the 79th by the 3rd. The 91st held desperate ly to it's line until Oct. 4th, when it was relieved by the 32nd, which four days previously had taken over the 37th's sector. The Germans continu- ed to reinforce their front, rushing up new divisions from the Metz area.
 The net results of the first phase of the great battle were these: On the first and second days our troops broke through the first two lines of the enemy's defenses> and penetrated the third line-the Volker Stellung- at one point. From then until Oct. 4th there was bitter close quarter fighting along the entire front. The hardest fighting was on the right of the First corps, as the enemy was using every effort to hold the salient which the Americans had driven into the German lines in the Argonne Forest.
 Second Phase-Oct 4th to Nov. 1st
 Along most of the front the Ger mans were now in their positions known as the Kriemhilde Stellung, along the heights north of .Beffu, Landres-et-St Georges and Banthe- vile.
 The general American attack was resumed on Oct. 4th. It met with the strongest resistance, but our troops succeeded in capturing the Bois des Ogops, Exermont, Chenery, and La Forge. Twice on Oct. 5th troops of the 30th division attacked the Bois des Ogons with the resis- tance of tanks, and finally reached it's northern edge.
 On Oct. 9th new movement de- veloped which had not been included in the original plans. The German position in the Argonne forest was seriously threatened, but in order to force the Germans there to retire it was necessary to capture the heights on the eastern edge of the forest. A brigade of the 82nd division, with the 55th brigade of the 2Sth division, supported by one regiment of the 56th brigade. made the attack from Chatel Chehery. The Sand division, which was to extend the front of the attack as far north as Fleville, was unable to get its left regiment, the 327th, up in time, so that there was a gap in the line.
 The 55th brigade soon took Chatel Chehery. but was held on the slopes of Hill PA. On the right, Hill 223 had not been taken, as the 327 infantry of the S2nd division did not get up till noon, and the right of the 55th brigade was suffering severely from machine gun fire A battalion there fore, was sent forward to take Hill 223. Hill PA was captured only after terrific fighting. The 82nd on the right took Cornay and Hill 180.
 Bold Operation outfIanks Hun.
 Outflanked by this bold operation. the German soon found his salient in the Argonne untenable and hastily re- treated with the result that the enemy was forced out of the Ar gonne forest By Oct 10th the 77th division had advanced to Chevieres, clearing the forest. The S2nd divis-i ion now took over the sector of the 18th.
 This sudden attack to the west was made possible by the brilliant work of the 1st division. which forced it's way northward to the Kriemhilde Stellung and thus was able to protect the right flank of the attack against the Argonne ridges.
 On Oct. 2rd the first battalion of the 30Sth infantry, with a company of the 307th and part of the 306th machine gun company, about seven companies in all. was cut off in the heart of the forest. The 77th divis- ion in it's advance had left its left flank in the air. This detachment, held out for five days under galling fire from all sides. They were finally rescued on Oct 7th, having lots about half their number in killed and wounded. Their story has spread all over the country and they are known as the Lost Battalion"
 Our center was still a bit south of the Kriemhilde Stellung line. It was planned to break through this line on the hills on the left of the Bois de Valoup and get through to the Tranche de la Mamelle, thus encir' cling the village of Romange. This attack. if successful. would piece the Kriemhilde line at it's strongest point. With the aid of the 42nd division, which had come in on the left of the 32nd, these troops advanced under heavy barrage on the morning of. Oct. 9th. On the left the 32nd had great success, penetrating the lines of the enemy at one point on the Cote-Dame-Marie. The right of the division got into hand-to-hand fight ing in the Mamell trench and stopped. Further to the right the S0th divis- ion reached the Cunal-Brieulles road. Two companies filtered into Cunal itself. surprising and capturing the Germans there.
 90th Faces Heavy Fire.
 On Oct. 10th, the S0th planned to continue the attack, but was broken
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