Bisbee daily review., 1919-08-17


 they were recalled at dark On Oct. | 12th the 4th division succeeded in getting through the Bois de Foret { and pushed out patrols to Hill 299. With the clearing of the Argonne Forest new objective was set for the 1st corps-a line through Sivry- leZ-Buzancy, to flank the Bois de Bourgogne. Elements of the Sand di- vision crossed the Aire river on i'm provised bridges, and the 77th was able to get patrols across after pass ing through the Bois de Negromont. The French ,on our left, during these two days had advanced about 8 miles west of the Aisne river.
 Tn the center our troops were still held by the Kriemhilde Stellung line, so on Oct. 12th one brigade of the 5th division relieved the 80th south of Cunal, the 5th along the Cunal-Brieul- les road, and the 4th north of the road in the Bois de Foret. Only two battalio1s of the 5th had been put into the line when, at D. m the di- vision was relieved by the 3rd. The 9rd was relieved few days later by the 4th The 33rd, which had been stationary since Oct 4th, was assign ed to the G17th French corps in the line east of the Mouse.
 Through KriemhiIde teIlung.
 On Oct 14th the advance was re- sumed all along the line. The Ger mans put down aiheavy counter bar rage, inflicting serious losses. The advance continued up the slopes Of Hills 26O 271 The infantry was halted after advancing about mile. The 32nd division had been held up in front of ote-Dame-Marie. but it's right finally took Romagne. The 42nd got over Hill 2SS at noon Later in the day the right of the 9th division captured the Bois Pultiere. The Kriemhilde Stelliung line. as a result of these gains. had been pierced at its strongest point.
 division was greatly depleted as re- suit of this Iheavy fighting, a new att tack was started on the morning of Oct 18th. They tried to get into the Bois de Rappes, but did not succeed that day. Two days later the 32nd tried to rdeach Bantheville and the 5th made another attempt to take the Bois de Rappes. Every effort to ad- vance was checked by the Germans, although the 32nd was able to get through the Rois de Bantheville, where it was relieved by the 89th.I Part of the 5th diviison was ordered to attack again Oct. 20th.
 The objective now was to make a salient approximately five miles deep, the 5th corps to form the point. The attack was launched on the morning of Nov. 1st In the center the troops made a deep dent into the Freya Stellung, capturing St. Georges, Lan- dres-et-St. Georges, Imecourt, Lan- dreville, Cennery, BayonVille, Re- knoxville, Clery-le-Grand and Ande- vanne.
 For the attack, the 9th division on the right. was to act as a pivot until the 90th on it's left, reached the Mouse. In case of a general with drawal the 9th was to cross the Mouse river and advance up the heights on the other side.
 Bigger Gains Second Day.
 The remarkable fact about the sec ond days operations was that greater gains were made than on the first day, something which had not hap pened before in an attack on the Western front. The 80th division drove the enemy from Buzancy, the German railhead in this region, and the headquarters of General Won der Marwitz, the commander of the Ger man 5th army He occupied large chateau at the edge of the town and behind the chateau is an elaborate dugout, which was built especially fNr him. It had panelled walls and cell ings and was electric lighted through out. One of the peculiar incidents which were found in many places was the partial destruction of this cha teau by American artillery and one shell tore out practically the entire ceiling in one room leaving a small part of the flooring on which stood an old fashioned grand piano. three legs resting on the floor and the fourth leg resting on pure air and just balanced so nicely that child could topple it over into the floor be- low
 The attack of the S9th north of Bantheville on Uov. 1st began we'll but on the following days was con siderably slowed up. Barricourt was captured Nov. rd The 1st division was ordered to pass through the