The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-06-16
Some REAL DOPE
ON ACTION OF some
DIVISIONS INFRANCE
Leo Chrlstman Writes Interestingly!
Giving Facts and Figures on
Certain Outfits.

The Public Ledger is in receipt OF
the following letter from Mr.. Leo
Christman now in Germany with the
Army of Occupation:
Audernach, Germany, May 2o' 1917
To the Editor of Public Ledger, Mays
vile, Ky.
Dear Sir:
am going to take little of your
time to tell you just where some TEL
lows make big mistakes when they
describe their experiences on the
front.
have been lucky enough to be get
ting some back numbers of your pa
ner. sent to me by a friend and mere
is a Clipping l cut out of copy dated
Tuesday, April 1s. 1919, and l wan.
to call your attention to number Oh
items that don't appear in the ofhcia'
History of the 9th Division.
Now, here are the facts, just as !
copied them from small history that
has been lately published by the gov
ernment and for the benefit OF Of
ecers and soldiers of the o. S, Army
The said 9th Division, or rather
tho HEADQUARTERS Companies, arrived
in France May 10th, 1918. Nou see
Fail H. @. companies arrive before 'he
rest of the division, so they can nave
everything in readiness.) They hrs'
went into action on the East Poper'
, inghe line in Belgium "a Battalions al
, time) from July 9th to Septempe'
ard: on the Dickebush' sector BEL
August "a to September Srd; Vier
strast Ridge August 31st to Septemoe'
2nd: and next on the Hindenburg line
France. on September oath to Octobe
list; Bellicourt September 2'th u
sOth; st. souplet October 18th to Soth
selle River October 18th; Jone de Me
Bridge October 18th; St. Maurice XIV
or October 10Th to 21st. That is al
: the fighting they did, and only tota
P of seventy-eight (7S) days OF actua
, fighting, and in that time they cap
tured exactly 65 German officers an
\ . 2s2 men. And advanced only elevel
uD kilos on all fronts. That is abou
4 seven miles in seventy-eight (7S) days
! They have no cannon or machine gun
to their credit. The number OF dea
in all activities was 4,Sl2; the mum
her of casuals, that means gasset
wounded and dead was S,137.
S Also the soldier says his outfit wa
It within FIVE miles Of the river Rhln
!. when the armistice was signed. In
g nearest the 9th Division ever came
the Rhine was 12O miles.
u Now I will tell you Of another div
IS sion who was on the front the sam
Ie number of days as the 9th, and wht
&c they accomplished in the time:
The 37th Division, the Nations
" Guard of Ohio; the Headquartel
re Troop arrived in France June %, 19l
,e lust "A days after the 9th arrived
A. and went into action August 4th
N September 10th on the Baccarat Sc
- tor; on the Meuse-Argonne offensiv
" September 25th to October LIST; :
81 Mihiel sector October It'll to 10th; u
and Escant Rivers (Flanders) Octob
31st to November 4th; and in Belgiu
on the Syngem sector November y
to nth. They we're on the fightil
10 line rs days and advanced 30 2-3 xii
eel and captured 26 officers and Ia
ks men; 20 pieces OF artillery, and 2
Is. machine guns.
N Now here Is some more dope d
may not please some OF the Marin
'" 10 have II published. The only ID
ld' sion to fight In Chateau-Thierry v
AS the Ord Division and they we're thu
he lust 50 days; the Marines Tor End
N, vIsIon) were northwest OF ChaieI
:, Thierry fighting for 81 days and WI
Wv assisted by the 7th ". \. Infantry
ny the ard Division. The first Division