The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-01
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location OF the enemy or the pouhud'y
Of the sector ! was occupying was
directly furnished TO me :,
Colonel Lee, commanding the Ma
rines, and his lieutenant colonel, the
Operations Officer, each possessed
man showing these boundaries and To-
cstons and while they were accessi-,
bic Al times. they were.more often IN
use by the Marines, The maps which
had been furnished me the evening
before. had TO be cut and pasted TO.
qethcr in order to show the sector ana
4 took four OF these maps to make
one complete map that could be used'
and although the Second division or,
der apparently contemplated relief
being made. il was not III tact done,
and the Marines did nd turn over 10
me maps, papers and data, as would
ordinarily be done when reliet was
made.
Post Commands Crowded.
Nv battalion and. company COM
manders experienced a like difficulty,
perhaps greater. The various 7. IS
were oyercrowded and Sys,cmat'fed
work was for time rext TO impos-
The day Of October was spent in
securing every possible bit ot in'oT
nation. Ammunition dumps were To-
} Gated and additional ammunition
! Trough, no and distributed. Supply
dumps were established and food was
! bought up, reconnaissance parties al
though handicapped D heretofore
stateds obtained information ot .he
lines Machine guns, stokes and "
NM, guns were brought up during the
same evening. Companies A and u,
I2nd machine gun battalion reported
and were assigned respectively to the
Second and First battalions Inc
Stokes and U-mm. guns took post
! ,ions along with similar arms OF the
! marines. 80,
= The supply company which moved
from the billc,lng area at Rou'iy on
the morning OF October 5, reached 4
. point one kilometer south OF Somme
pv on the 7th. | had no rolling
7 kitchens and only one water cart AZ
, This time and only succeeded partially
, in remedying the situation by borro"
I ing irom the marines.
= About s p. m OF October report
ed 10 the p G. OF the Scventy-ilrst
infantry brigade and received the iol-
lowirg verbal warning order for an
: attach TO be launched the following
morning
list lni Brig Hos
Eth OCT. lqlS-l9 IS o'clock
/, 74S Z. NJ.
, Warning Order b.
, This brigadr will attack upon ITS
! front in the direction OF Cauroy Ma
cha,lt. within the lines Of the sector
( now existing We will he assisted in
the attack hv tank, and supported By
the Third and Fourth htigadcs, Fourth
NJ. C. Bn. aud the artillery OF the
Second division
Infantry Behind Tanks.
I've are to take and hold line as
indicated on map The scheme OF ac'
tiou will dispositions OF regiments
unchanged. battalions will advance
close behind the barrage with the
tanks. A standing barrage will be
laid dcwn at a point 10 be given
which will last one-half hour Bat
taIions will pass through the first line
tsttaiions during the standing bar
rase OF one half hour. When the final
objective is reached standing bar.
rage Of one hour will be laid, at which
time, the third line baualions will pass
through 10 take positions, either tc
exploit the success or TO prepare tc
hold the objective.
3-Tanks assisting in the attaes
will aid in destroying machine CUR
nests. As these nests are encoun
tered, infantry will delay their attack
10 allow the tanks 10 overcome tht
machine nun nests. AS soon as this Il
accompl. he'd attack will continue
4-Ou,pos,s beyond our present line
will be withdrawn at H minus thirt,
minutes. The rate Of advance will bt
100 meters in four minutes.
SCarrying parties should be I'm
rHdisteIy organized and sent TO the
divi,iosa dump to secure grenade.
(en basis Of four hand erenades and
one fiile grenade per each mani and
also obtain the necessary pyfctechnic'
6A-pisn OF liaison win b that pre-
seribed BY the Second division
p. WHiTWORTH,
Brigadier Geosfal
ylplivefed IN oersor.