Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-30

tillery preparation upon the Bo;s dos
lyons and the machine gun zones on
rs nanks but the barragc rolled for
~arn slightly late and was closely
followed by the Second Battalion OF
inc three Hundred and Eighteenth
Infantry.
Atnck by Hostile Planes.
Iron the supper, companies of this
i"II rs tho% were leaving their Assem-
bly, positions. but they continued to
advance. while ihe leading companies
reached and entered the Bots des
OEons.
The divisions on It's tanks failed to
advance, the result being that the at
vision was onhladcd from both nanks
by machine guns. and encountered tho
concentrated direct fire or the hostile
artillery upon the narrow front OF
panyins French tanks Withdrew i'm
rrediatel%.
Throughout the day the position con-
soiidated in front OF the woods by the
'rncce hundred and Eighteenth In
bombardment with high explosive and
gag shells. and hostile planes were
most active.
305th Engineers Work Hard
on tho night Of October e. the one
Hundred and Sixtio,h Brigade took over
tn" entire front limo Of the division
and the on" Hundred and Fifty-ninth
withdrew. The Bois-d"s-OEons was the
same night organized for defense The
Three Hundred and Fifth Engineers
worked INCREASINGLY while the artil-
lerE pounded away at the enemy posi-
lions.
y, 33o y. VI on ,hc 9th two hat,
talions Of the Three Hundred and Nine
'eenih Infantry advanced following
cioseiy rolling harrare. By nightfall
tho front line Of the division had
reached La Villa an Pois Fine and tho
attack was directed TO be pressed as
ar as tho cunel-Fs-IcuIlee -oad which
position was reached and held Later
on the same night two companies of
the Three Hundred and Nineteenth
filtered through the woods south Of
cunei' SURPRISED tho garrison Of Tho
consisting Of twenty seven officers and
sixty men. whcreupon they returned TO
their lines.
was made TO advance tho line. but an
annihilating fire Of the hostile artillery
virtually destroyed tho two left com
panies of The attacking troops.
During the night Of tho llth the di-
vision was elicvcd by the Fifth Divi-
sion. whercupon II was moved to tho
forct de Hcsse. on the morning Of
tho llth tho divis.o ON was moved by
bus to the Triaucourt area. in army
reserve
Receive New Browning Rifles.
During tho second phase OF the Of
cnsive tho division had been confronted
DE lour hostile divisions and sturm-
truppen battalion. II had advanced
four k.lometcrs and had captured
thirty officers and l02 other ranks and
much equipment.
There was a brief rest in tho Triau-
court on October - was during this
time equipped with Browniugs and ma
chino guns. Numerous requirements
were made" and the division was trans
ferrcd from the Third 10 tho First
Army corps. This corps was dcsl2
mated for breaking Tho rearward limo
OF resistance, which the enemy had
successfully occupied by his initial
Withdrawals. The line between Grand
Pre- and st. Georges was TO be as
sailed with the EiEhticth. Seventy
seventh and seventy eighth Divisions
IN line from right to left in liaison
With the Fourth French Army on the
left. on the right OF the frst corps
was the MN corps. the left flank OF
which the E.iEhtieth Division was eX
pected ia cover in the advance.
10oth brigade in Assault.
The missio Of the Eigh,icth Divi-
sion on the first day Of the attack was
10 seize INC nigh ground north OF Civ
r"-le Ruzancy. advancing between E.x-
ermont fie"iiie. Somnauthe and st.
Georges on the right, and Apremont.
Chatei Cheherry. Co-may. Buzancv Gn-
clUsiVel. and - Pierremont (eXclu-
slvep on the left. The enemy held