The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-01-23
Forced Enemy Back.


Further to the east the Third diVi
sion forced the enemy back to Ron
chcrcs wood. where It was relieved
on July 80 by the Thrty-second divi.
sion FROM the VOsges front. The Thirty
sccord after relieving the Third and
some dement's of the TWenty-eighth
on tn of the Ourcq river, advanced
ahrra~' II the Forty-Second toward
the Nr~le en- Au4 It passed unde,
control Of our Third corps Major Gen
Rot" iiullard commanding, which
made its first appearance In battle al
this time, while the Fourth division
took up the task of the Forty-Second
division and advanced with the Thirty.
second to the Nesle river. where, on
Aug Il, the operation for the reduc.
ton of the Marine salient terminated.
In the hard lighting from July IS to
Aug. q the Germans were not only
halted in their advance. but We're
driven back from the Marine to the
NeSlc and committed wholly to the
defensive. The force of American
arms had been brought to bear in time
to enable the last offensive OF the Ell
envy TO be crushed
The First and Third corps now held
continuous front of II kiIomcter>
along the NcSle. ON Aug 10 the Seven
tN-ScNenth division relieved the Fourth
division on the First corps front. and
the following day the Twenty eighth
relieved the Thirty SeCond division in
the Third corps, while from Aug. & to
Aug 10 the Sixth infantry brigade of
the Third division held a sector ON the
river line. The transfer of the First
corps to the WOeVre was ordered at
this time. and the control of This front
was turned over to the Third corps.
ON August Is Gen. Petain began an
offensive between Rheims and the
Disc. our Third corps participated in
this operation. crossing the VeSle on
sept. 4 with the Twenty-eighth and
Seyenty-SeVenth divisions and over
coming stubborn opposition on the pla-
teau south of the AiSne, which was
reached by the SeNenty-Seventh on
Sept. I. Two days later the Third
of Ncrdun, the Seventy divl-
sion remaining in line on the Aisne riv.
or until Sept. II.
The ThirtY-second division upon its
relief from the battle on the VeSle.
Joined n French corps north of Sois-
sons and attacked from Aug % to
81, capturing Juygny after some
particularly desperate fighting and
reaching the Chauny- scissors road
On the British front two regiments
of the Thirty-thrd division particl-
pated in an attack on Hamel, July 4,
and again on Aug . as an incident of
the allied offensive against the Amiens
salient. one of these regiments took
GroSSarr wood and Chipilly ridge,
capturing 700 prisoners and consider
able material.
Emergency Had Passed.
The counter onenslves against the
Mnrne salient in July and against the
Amicns salient in August had gained
such an advantage that II was ap-
parent that the emergency, which ius.
lifted the dispersion of our divisions.
had passed. The moment was propi.
tious for assembling our divisions. The
formation of the army In the Chateau.
Thicrry region and its early transfer
to the sector of The Norvrc. which
Was tu extend from Nomeny. east of
the Mo>cle, To north of st. Mihiel. was
therefore decided upon 10y Marsha
Foch and myself on Aug. g. and the de.
tails We're arranged with Gen. Petain
later on The same day.
At Bonlbou on July a. there was
conference of all commanders In chief
for the purpose OF considering allied
operations. Each presented proposals
for the employment of the armies IN
der his command and these formed
The basis Of future cooperation of
the allies. II was emphalically deter
mined that the allied attitude should
be 10 maintain the offensive As the
first operation of the American army.
the reduction of the salient of ST.
Mihlel was 10 he undertaken ms soon
as the necessary troops and material
could be made available.
On Aug. 20. a further discussion with
Marshal Foch was held at my head
quarters at Ligny-en- Barrois. Al this
meeting II was proposed by Marshal
Foch that the Genera operations as
far as the American army was con
cerned should be carried out in detail
by:
(a) An attack between the Meuse
ard tho Nrsouue by the Second French