Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-11
NAILS CHARGE MADE
bYCAPT. LNERMORE
Did Not Know Until 6 A. M.
Firing Was to Cease
at IL A. M.
IMPLICATIONS UNWARRANTED
Orders for Attacks Withdrawn
When Armistice Signing
Became Known.
IRy A.,oc,a.cd PreI.l

LBy Assccia.cd Pressl
WASHINGTON, Jan. l0.-Charges
made before n House war investigat-
ing committee that American lives
were need cssly wasted on Armisticc
oral Pershins. made public it today e by
Massachusetts.
FORCES were act.'.E under general in
atructions issued by Marshal Foch to
1918. and that orders for attacks were
lie was advised Of the signing or the
armistice. He also says statements
the attack while French divisions re-
nained stationary are wholly erronc-
GUS"
The generals letter is dated Novcm-
Der u, 1919. and Ii in reply to charges
capta.n GeorE ae''eI 10 III TOT
Winchester Mass. formerly operations
officer OF the One Hundred ard Sixty
seventh Field Artillery Brigade OF the
Ninety second tneEro> Division.
Why Letter Made Public.
Mr.. Fuller explained he made the
Gently made befoce the investigating
committees by acknowledgements sher-
Vision Vision OF the Ninetyesecond Division.
about which much Of the controversy
regarding Armistice Day losses has cen
tered.
81 had no knowledge before 8 a. NJ.
November II. :hl' The armistcc had
at II K. NJ. November il.
The armistice, effective at II A. NJ,
III @as ~, not so ssne "a. u Intor
s rssel ya5es ssoae g
80 was only 4. rumor. although that
Fake Humors Ahoat.
For , several days pri9r to SovemsS
90 nrrnistice were prevalent In all tho
-rmier. You ruay recall that at least
United states. and that November I.
think, was made q day OF celebration
on account Of a zaise report.
these rumors, and NJ s:i5 p. 81. No
vember .. the following telegram was
reeeiyed by me from Marshal fo CHI:
the whole front. It is important to
" gan, To the ta energy aSs" and nitiatHe Of
the cemmanders-in-c chief and their
armies TO secure decisive results.
.A!l OF the allied commanders re.
ceived similar t. cgrans from Marshal
when Firing Ceased.
Neither British nor French head
quarters ordered firing to cease prior
70 the going into effect OF the 1H.: armir
the ,.1 whole front from Switzerland to
sn 9fn sea dis si' away prior 10 II <. n. and
in a few places firing continued until
the .Moselie. attacked at z A NJ. No
cember 10, and. at A. NJ. November
H. saa rened to in 1he
lace Of reported heavy fire. when the
Commanded Of the attacking brigade
an armistice will be effective at IL a
At The brigade commander reports
sat he % anS a f he %as eS
stopped. The casualty records show
that on November II the N Ninety
we're gassed The casualty records Of
The marines show that their losses on
November / were nine killed and liz
wounded.
Not Preliminary to Attack.
division on the 10Th OF November CON:
tnued at a. At. on the morning OF
the 18th Vas Tot grslmhnary to the
other point OF interest II this matter
pa he 1 %as dpsratn the HneE
70 advance along the Moselle. while
lhs Fseneh on n its right flank: we're
the French well knowing that the
chances strongly favored a termina.
I ISn r OF h9stiitss before that date If
couldn't the American command have
done as much?'
From July Is to the armistice the
general plan. This plan contemplated
aa the s From lust east Q, the Mosee
Of the Moselle to swt pen iui The cas- as.
les were fo onaSie prior to the arms
means for the attack. Thus. the
OF the Moselle took no bart rihe n e the
reduction OF the ST. Mihiei salient or
the SUBSEQUENT operations OF the Sec
allied COMMANDED In chief decided thai
'he allies . were In position to con-
.''k east OF the Moselie.
What Plnns Called for.
These plans called for the emn,ov.
cent OF approximately twenty French
ysiiGns on the left by six
The necessary movements Of conc"n, H.
ton OF both French and American
,6 Feops were wsre n u posto way but Of
sion that OF November ii GeneraI
Mangin was in command of the French
second Division and that that that d Niiaisity,
was scheduled to attack on the i'm.
mediate left OF the French on Novem-
Both these Impressions are wrong
General Mangin would have command
ed the french attack Of the Nth but
on t the lit, 18th none Of his troops were
manded the army on the right OF the
Ninety-second Division. The plans for
the attack Of the 14th contemplated
Third and Twenty!ninth. g IN tbs a me
line on the right Of the Ninety-seennS
Division. and did not contemplate an
a atfaSE by tn, the Ninety-sseond Division.
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