The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-12

quantities of platerial, and established
 the allied line in position to threaten
 Metz. The assaulting troops suffered
 1000 casualties.
 The divisions participating were the
 First regulars, from all states; second
 regulars and marines, all states; fourth
 regulars, all states; Fifth, regulars, all
 states: Twenty sixth, New England ma
 tional guard; Forty or Rainbow
 national guard from twenty sever
 states; Eighty-secos d, Georgia, Ala
 bama and Tennessee national arm,
 troops; Forty ninth, Kansas, Missouri
 South Dakota and Nebraska nationa
 army troops; Ninetieth, Texas ant
 Oklahoma national army troops.
 The messages of the division com
 manders, which appear in the curren
 issue of the American Legion Weekly
 the official publication of the legion
 follow:
 First Dfvision-On the anniver-
 sary of the reduction of the St. Mi-
 hiel salient, I desire to extend the greetings of the First division and of myself to all our members, wherever they mny be, in remem- brance of the momentous events of thnt day and of the superb spirit, the high morale and the
 t-AAAC CUuI6SC AuInuGC0 tnS
 entire command.-C. P. SummeraII, MaJor-GeneraI U. S. A.
 Second Division--To the men who
 served in the Second division dur ing the world war; September IF will be the second anniversary of the battle of St. Mihiel. In that battle, for the first time in history an American army, under American command fought on European soil. It was a great victory. The Sec Ond division played n glorious part in that victory. It broke through the enemy's fortified lines, and leading the advance, 1t seized the crossings of the Rupt de Mad, cap- tured ThfaucOurt and occupied the heights beyond. In this battle 1t captured 3,30O prisoners, 120 can non and an enormous quantity of other mnterial.-John A. Lejeune, Major-General, U. s. M. c. Fourth Division-To my com- rndes of the Fourth division: Now that The second anniversary of the St. Mfhfel drive is approaching, my mind naturally reverts to the stir ring scenes of that great event in American history. The courage, energy and devotion to our great cause which you displayed In thnt attack shall always remain fresh in my memory. I desire to express to you my appreciation of your gallant conduct and wish for you every happiness and prosperity- Your comrade in arms, J. H. Hines, Major-Genernl. U. s. A.
 Fifth Dfvision-sreetfnrs to the old Fifth division. Owing to the death of Major-GeneraI McMahon. who commanded :he division of St. Mihiel. the undersigned, who sue- ceeded him in command, sends greetings to the old m members of the division, who so gloriOusly partici- pated in the St. MihieI action, which will be an epoch in American his- tory as the first purely American action of the World war. May suc- cess attend aIl your efforts and may you always retain that patri- otfsm and devotion to your coun- try that distinguished you at St. Mfhiel.--H E. Ely. Brigadier-Gen- eral. U. S. A.
 Twenty-sixth Division - To the veterans of the Y. D., or Yankee division. this anniversary recalls the fact that in 1915 fifteen French divisions with 30OoO easualties failed to penetrate the Les Espar- Ses sector which wns yours to re- duce on the twelfth of September. and that you didn't stop but made night march down on the Grande Tranchee Calonne and reached vfgneulles at o'clock on the morning of the thirteenth. My greetings and c6nsratulations.- c. R. Edwards. Brieadier-General. U. s. A.
 Forty-second Division-The most vivid recollection that we of the Rainbow division have on St. Nihiel dny is of those who went two years ago'to their last charge. We caA- not forget. Blue-lipped. smudged with sludge. chilled by the, wiAA and rain of the foxhole. forming grimly and without emotion in the