The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-26

~ S"'u s,cccss was to be found in
the devoted bravery and the Slel ,. III
,ja,dipr determination TO DO or dic ui
Iyi.ycd nv the rank and file OF the COZ
,,,ihrn little army" and it REINFORCE
mtnts.
On tho eth had receiVru al $1,000
message from Hang about inc
condition Of tho Seventh DIVISION
ing the day went 10 haiH a. pou.Iir.
h, conference with him ana M" ~,
"on decided TO break up the oullh
. rar,. cor Tho present and 10 s"no ~"
,;n.nr and his headquarters homp !" ~,
n.r,is. tho prep ration OF the E'h".
,.js,op ncnding it's dispatch 10 f'a..
. -r,,n Scycnih division. under 'hpPr''
! no attached to the FIRST co'ps
wa ,hn Eighth division arrived anu
NV ,,onr,h corps could be again
; Nv" rndcr Ravlinson. BynG' WIN
,, ,bo third cavalry division was p''eeN
under An 7by. .,, ov.r the
! r-ound SOY II Of the Tpres- Mch'n
,bnn occup, by some troops Oh ~"
FIRST divisEt I, which were "''io'
| in reserve. & ,ho enemy
The furlh@ progress OF the e"es.,
bc,wccn La sec ana IN" ~
probably now in suspense am"'t va rs-
| n;,..l or rcinforcemcnts. We hao
" alI,h" -nnor,s that the detraining nt
IONS was rapidly proceeding AZ Liz
d (,ourarai. During tho next t"'
DAYS they began pouring H. a
1ovcbIv sncaking. there were so'he
.oI,,n Germans corps opposed 10 seven
~ the allies. while the enemy ehJ''
artillery superiority both hu'iei'eAi'
ond IN raliber of guns
az" rr,c condi,ion Of the Second CORPS
,,s .rain causing me anxiety ana tne
/ corrS command r was calling OUT
holn and reinfol ccments II hAo
riyen cause for apprehension 10 'o'
allies. ~. o7,h and
took over command OF the l"u'a''
! IN tho field. ,,o,,-;c. NJ RAT
anr. d;od Of his wounds. He was a
,.onnr officer Of great promise anu
! ,,ucb beloved in his regiment. the SIX
tieth RificA >-o.o CHAN.
crc nv the Second corps. ,,..,,.,,-
7 mot smith Dorricn ana VIII.
,opc,hcr a, Mcrvillr and arranged iol
The Indian corps In take over 'he IL
now held by the Second corps ne
! cocord corps was to fall back 10 Bali
| lcul IN reserve. ro.
| On The morning Of tho 2Sth hau KY
! n message from General dc MAUI ""!'
commanding tho Tenth French arm! WI
our right I, was sent throuKh
L.ra,,,,, mission. and was 10 the effect
|. 49,. ,ho ,totc of tho Second corps made
him very anxious about his LETT NAME
IJo added some criticism of its lcader-
| ship ard the way IN "hi'" IN
was heing handled.
| rho sixth division. under Kerr. scor-
"a success on the 2Sth. on thelr
| front. lust south Of Armentieres. lhtS
rcnulscJ a severe counter attack IN
| uhirh the enemy left several hundred
dead in front of their trenches.
Tho suprly of ammunition now began
=, ,..usc me increasing anxiety. ana
INV apprch"nsion under this head con-
! timed moro or less throughout the
whole period Of my command in france
October oath witnessed the opening
Of that most critical stage IN the hrSt
! nnriod or tho war TO which I have al
| ready REFERRED .o,,
A. nin, in tho morning Of that day
ho confer Of the Yprrs salient, held by
I tho First and seventh divisions. was
attacked in the ncighborhood OF Gheiu-
vol, hy large masses Of the encmy.~ho
| forrrd back our troops on the latter
| rlo,c Wru organized counter attacks,
which were splcndidly led. REFUSED
| tho enemy during tho day with heaN!
casualties. Ry niEhtfall the First ana
Seventh divisions had recovered all me
Ground they had lost. and the position
Thar night October 2a) Vas somewhat
! as follows
Tho Seventh and part Of the tlrst
! division hold a line which 'St"ndeu
on The Icf, from a point about hNe nun
dred wards north Of tho crossroads on
! Tho yprrs-Menin road. and ran thence
snu,h through tho crossroads to me
village rC kruts"lj on tho right. where
the seventh division joined up with the
| cn;alry.
This line was we'll 10 the cast or
! Ghcluvrli. and consequently represent
| Cd "a considerable gain "a compared win
/ the ground held the day before.
The lrf, or northern portion OF Haig
| line extended slightly to the west OF
Rru,rl and poezclhoek (ooth THESE
plarcs being held by III" enemy ana
was continued by the Second DIVISION
| 10 tho cast Of Zonnebrke Station, where
they joined III" right OF the MIMI
I.rcuch corns. The attacking troops
| consisted Of the Twcnty-scventh Ger
man reserve corps and the Sixth Ba-
! vnrian division. which suffered very
| severe check Their losses were known
TO hc heavy. In the middle Of the day
| sent Haig tho London Scottish. which
was the only reserve l had left. They
werc moved in motor omnibuscs TO
Yprcs.
! On tho afternoon Of the 18th ! went
| to Casscl and had a long conference
| with Foch. The canal and the River
| User from Ypres TO the sea were cap.
| able Of wide inurdation which would
| afford excellent cover and protection
all along tina; battle front. From the
| first | had been most anxious that the
| inundation should be carried out. but
! there was great opposition 10 Il.
| Whether this came from the French
or the Belgian | did not know. but l
| am much inclined TO think that me
| French generals in their ssngu:ne anttc-
| ipation OF an immediat advance east.
| feared that such on obstacle would