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

this occa sion | knew perfectly well That
tho enemy was increasing in numbers
IN our front, and that II was utterly
impossible for us at that time 10 90
more than hold or own with the ut
most difficulty.
At dawn on October 90 the Nineteenth
Brigade ISccond Battalion H. "elsn
Fusilliers, First Battalion scothsh
Rifles. First Battalion Middlesex resl.
ment and Second Battalion Argyrll ana
Sutherland Hishlanders) carried out
brilliant counter attack with the pay
onet heavily repulsing the enemy on
the right OF the Third Corps.
An hour later Haig reported that ne
was being heavily shelled all along MS
front and that the enemy was mo:lns
in great force 10 attack Byngs Ihiru
Cavalry Division on his right dousH
bsd sent two regiments and a battery OF
horse artillery to support Byng. ono
of these regiments (the Royal Drag
oons) had. with great dash and gaiiah-
try. repulsed an attack on the chateau
AT Holtebeke. ,
went early in the morning to Allen
bv's headquarters at KENNEL. wne1e
Barrow (his chief Of staff) reported
the situation to me. l ascendeo the low
er have spoken Of already 70 &c:
view of the field. which BY this time
had been drawn nearer, out mist pre-
vented good observation.
Hearing heavy firing towards Ypres'
| went tn Haig's headquarters at Hooge.
Whist | was with Haig, Allenoy came
in.
II appeared that strong forces were
attacking tho Third and Second cavalry
divisions under Byng and Cough re-
spectivcly. in and around Holleoeke'
Allenhy had sent a brigade from the
FRS, Cavalry Division on his right 10
surnorr Cough. who had also peer
cb!lred 10 recall the support which ne
had previously sent 10 Byng. Hais hao
sent tho London Scottish to support
Cough. and had brought down BURN
with most of tho Second Brigade 10
strengthen the Seventh Division on his
right Furthermore. heb ad ordered
Lord Cavan with the Fourth (Guaras)
Brigade (Second Battalion Grenao'e'
Guards Second Battalion Coldstream
Guards Third Battalion Irish Guards)
IN move south OF the Menin road, ready
10 counter-attack toward Hollebeke.
nv the evening the Second and Third
Cavalry divisions had fallen back to
tho canal and the enemy was in pos
session Of Hollebeke.
On Allenby's right the First Cavalry
Division was heavily pressed 1t Mes
sinrs; the enemy gained fc<ting IN the
village. but were driven out later in the
evening.
ON Haig's left the Sixth Infantry
Brigade (First Battalion the king 5
Liverpool regiment Second Battalion s.
Staffs regiment. First Battalion X.
Bcrks regiment and First Battalion X.
r. r. was attacked three times during
the day. and on one occasion the enemy
infantry reached the barbed wire close
e the trenches.
North of tho First Corps and on the
User heavy lighting went on throughout
the 30th but the situation there remain
cd practically unchanged.
Late on this night orders Mere SEM 70
Smith Dorrien to move ShAT's (Ninth)
Brigade Of the Third Division TO Neuve.
Eglisc (ahout five miles east-north-e east
Of Bailleul). TO come under Alienoys
orders.
cnth Brigade G'irst Battalion Somerset,
! L. L.. First Battalion. East Lancashire
regiment. First Battalion Hampshire
regiment and the First Bntt tsi kins
Hunter Weston was broken at st. Yves.
| but The ground lost was brilliantly re-
captured by the brigade later in the
Such was the general situation at two
A. NJ. on October 81. At which hour I
received a visit from Foch. who prom
iscd to let me have effective support for
| Of French infantry and three batteries
| OF artillery.
shortly after dawn on this fateful
| October 81 We had news that a serious
| infantry attack was developing on the
| irft OF the Fourth Division in the valley
Of the River Douve. The Fourth Divi-
| sion was able to extend its line some
| little way to the north OF the river and
| thu. release troops Of the First Cavalry
Division, which subsequently fought
| hercely all day at Messines. Through
out the day the left Of the Fourth Divi-
sion rendered valuable and efficient SUP
about one mile north Of Ploegsteert.
But the great events of the day took
place between Gheluyelt on the north
Early in the manning Alenby reported