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was cleaned and overhauled and on
August IL the regiment moved to
Villers- sur Marine. This station was
left on August Fl, the 66th brigade
marching in convoy for the Saint Mi
hiel sector. The regiment arrived at
Ancemont on August q, and was at
this time omitted of it's transfer from
corps artillery to army artillery of the
LIST American army.
"The operations on the Saint Mihiel
salient were commenced by the regi-
ment on September II. Upon compile
tion of the Saint Mihiel offensive, the
regiment marched on September 10 to
Biercourt, short distance from Ver-
dun, the battalions being stationed in
the Bots de Sivry. From these woods
the batteries took up advanced posi-
tons and commenced firing in the ar
tillery preparation for the Meuse- Ar
come offensive at 11:00 p. m. on
September rs. The regiment was in
continuous action from this time I'M
til the armistice on November IL, ad-
vancing with our lines, the last firing
positions being in the vicinity of Mon
tigny, from which positions much fir
ing was done on Stenay and other
points on the east bank Of the Meuse
''The regiment crossed the Meuse
river at Dun sur Mouse on the morn
ing of November II, the regimental
post of command being stationed at
Brandeville The regiment being re-
lieved, its withdrawal from the front
lines was commenced on November 49,
and it was again assembled at Bier
court to be reequipped and prepared
to march into Germany with the army
of occupation.
"The march to the Rhine was COM
menced on December 2, the seth bril-
gade going as army artillery of the
Bird American army. The 146th field
artillery crossed the French German
frontier on December II, and after
passing through the Duchy of Luxem-
berg reached Rubenach, near Cob
LEM, Germany, on December o. The
regiment crossed to the east bank of
the Rhine rvier on December 81, oc-
cupying the towns of Grenzhausen,
Nauort, Stromberg, aKan Alsbach,
Wirscheid and Sessenbach, and posi-
tions were selected for the defense of
the Coblenz brdgehead in the event
of further hostilities. On January 4
the seth brigade was attached to the
Srd army corps, 3rd army, for admin
istrative purposes
'The 1855 milimeter G. P. F. (Grande
Portee Filloux) gun. is a French long
range rifle of compare lively recent in
vention, the first one being manufact-
ured in July, 1917. The gun in its
travelling position weighs about IA
tons, and fires a projectile a little
more than inches in diameter which
weighs about 80 pounds. Each gun
costs approximately $4,000 and each
round of ammunition about $95. The
cost Of the regimental equipment Is
estimated at 100000. While at the
front the regiment fired approximate
ly 10000 rounds Of ammunition, the
cost Of which is about $6,500,000.
''The regiment is a motorized unit,
the guns being drawn during the SER
vice at the front by a large French
ur-wheel- drive tractor which
weighs nine tons. Recently, the regi-
ment has been equipped with the 10
ton Holt caterpillar tractor. The per-
sonnet and material are transported in
trucks, automobiles and motorcycles
1t takes IN hours for the brigade to
pass a given point travelling at nor
NAL speed of 10 kilometers an hour
The distance between the front and
the rear Of the regiment when in COL
umn on the march is approximately
10 kilometers."