The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1919-01-02

ln lTTeSlSllDlt WuNes vi Stlltuult tiinti |
breaking down all defense Of an cn.
envy demornlized by the great vol.ime
NJ our artillery fire and our sudden
approach out OF the fog.
sour First corps advanced TO Than.
court, while our Fourth corps curved
back t. the southwest through Non
snrd. The Second tOlUniul French
corps made the slight "dynnce re-.
quircd of II on very diili III groun.1
and the Fifth corps took It's three
ridges and reprlScd II counter.nttack.
"a rapid march brought reserve reg
imcnts of u division of the ftfth corps
into vigncullcs In the early morning,
where II linked up with patrols Of our
Fourth corps, closing the salient ana
forming II new line west of 1hinucourt
to Nlgncullcs and beyond Frusncs.en'
Wocvre
10000 Prisoners Taken.
at q cost Of only 1000 casualties
mostly light. We had taken l6,'sm lfis-
Oners aud Ii3 guns. u great qnnniiiy
of material. released the inhnbit"nts
" many NllibS'N ''''''
ton and established our lines In II l'o
sitiOn To threaten Metz.
This signal success of the Afreri'
can First army In It's first offensive
was OF prime importance. The allies
found they had a formidable army to
aid them. and the enemy learned final
~ that he had one to reckon with
The report shows for the iirst time
officially that with this brilliantly exc
cuicd coup. General Pershing's men
had cleared the way for the great ef'
fort Of the allies aud American forces
to win n conclusive victory. The
American army moved NJ once toward
Its browning achievement, the bniil"
of the Mcusc.
The general tells n dramatic story
of this mighty battle In three distinct
phases, beginning OF the night OF
September ~, when Americans quick
~ took the places Of the French on
the thinly held line of this long, quiet
sector. The attack opened on SopteiiI-
her 20, and the Americans drov1
through entanglcmcnts. across No
Mans Land, to take ull the eneiny's
tirst.llne positions.
Battle Of the Meuse.
Closing the chapter, Genera Per
shlng says:
ION November o II division OF the
First corps reached II point On the
Mouse opposite Sedan, % miles from
our lines of departure. The strategy
cal goal which was Il highest hope
was gained. We had cut the eneiny's
main line OF communications, and
nothing could save his army from
complete disaster.
an all forty enemy divisions had
been used against US In the Mouse
Argonne battle. Between September
20 and November @ we took 26.OH'
prisoners and 46S guns on this front
"Our divisions engaged were the
First, Second, Third. Fourth, Fifth
Twenty-slxth, Twenty-eighth, Twenty
ninth. Thlrty.second, Thirty-third
Thirty.hfth, Thirty-sevcnth, Seventy
eighth. Seventy.ninth, Eightieth
Eighty-second. Eighty.ninth, Ninetietl
nnd Ninety-firSt.
"Many of our divisions remained IN
line for II length of time that re
Gulred nerves OF steel, while Others
were sent In again after only II few
days Of rest. The First, Fifth, Tween
ty.slXth, Forty-sccond. Seventy.sev
enth. Eightieth. E~ighty.ninth ant
Ninetieth were In the line twice.
Although some of the divisions
were fighting their first battle. the!
soon became equal To the hest.
Other Corps Active.
The commander In chief does no
lose sight of the divisions operating
with French or British armies durini
this time.
He tells OF the work OF the Sccon,
corps. comprising the Twcnty-sevent'
and Thirtieth divisions. In the British
assault on the IIindcnburg line wher,
the st. Quentin canal passes through
u tunnel.
OF the total strength OF the eXpedl
tionary force. General Pershing re
ports:
There are In Europe altogether, In
Guiding II regiment and some snnitar
units with the Italian army and III
organizations M Murmansk, also In
Guiding these cn route from the States
approximately 2,O53.3I7 men, less GU
losses"
First v. S. Planes in May.
THE first airplanes received fror
home arrived In May, and togethe
we have received 1870. The frs
American squadron completed
equipped by American production, IN
Guiding airplnnes, crossed the Germa,
lines on August {, 1913.
".As to tanks, we were compcIlc
to rely upon the French. Her,
however, we were less fortunate, ia
the reason that the French produ,
ton could barely meet the requlr,
ments of their own armies.
ut should be fully realized that IN
French government has always take
Il most liberal attitude and has bee
most anxious 10 give us every pOss
bile assistance In meeting our deflcler
cies I'm these ms well us I'm Othp