Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-02

RUT the same memorandum meant different
things to the two generals--whether or
not, some say. because Gen. Corner had
talked to one of them and put a flea in his
ear. What happened was not quite what the
memorandum's authors intended.
The authors-like some others-were sur
prised at what resulted from their handiwork.
They meant the Corps, Dickman's. to drive
straight north again for Sedan. So doing It
would have to violate the boundary Marshal
Foch had recently marked between Americans
and French, and cross over into territory he
had assigned to Gen. Gouraud's troops, but
of course Gen. Pershing knew that when he
sent Gen. Conner to LIST Army headquarters
The understanding with Gen. Maistre. sup
posedly, covered that.
Well, then, the memorandum authors
thought, If the Corps in moving back again
to its original course, due north, and to its left
front toward Sedan required the assistance ION
its right Of the Corps then the Corps. too,
would have to extend beyond its previous left
or western boundary to comply with the stu
ation-and that was covered in the memo
randum. The Corps, assisted on its right"
by the Corps, would take Sedan, and "boun-
diaries would not be considered as binding"
Well and good, but let us see how Gems. Dick
man and Summeran responded.
Division its left and westernmost unit and so
nearest the French and nearest Sedan, swung
over from the northeastward path they had
been following and pushed out due north for
Sedan. They drove tired men. dying horses
and WORKOUT transport to the breaking point
over roads rutted and sometimes blown up by
retreating Germans. Aforementioned bat
talions had dwindled to scouting parties had
outrun artillery support, and depended upon
rifles, machine guns and TOY cannon
Founders against German shells and machine
guns But they had plenty Of ammunition and
drove back the German rear guards. On the
morning of November they crossed the
Rubicon, the boundary Marshal Foch had for
merly drawn between French and Americans
before Gen. Pershing got busy-and into
territory the marshal had assigned to the
French, who we're still miles behind Now the
Rainbow faced the heights south of Sedan, the
important heights that dominated the strategic
railroad and the city.
EARLY that morning Of November the Irish
lads of the 165th Infantry, New York City's
"Old 69th," stormed the last of these heights
Their ammunition gave out halfway up and
they took the crest with their bayonets From
there they looked down upon Sedan, goal of all
our hopes, and the shining rails of the Ger
mans most important railroad
The triumphant Irish were west and south
of the river, while most of the city is north and
east But part of it lay nearly two miles
beyond the height they held, and on the same
side of the Meuse. while nearer still apd almost
at their feet was the small village ofkWadelin-
court, last before one reached Sedan. 1t might
be called suburb. A small patrol of the I65th
slipped down the hill. lodging bursting shells
from the German artillery across the Meuse
into the valley and into Wadelincourt. Corpl
John Mclaughlin of New York City came back
and reported that there were a few Germans
in Wadelincourt. Until then no allied soldiers
had been as near Sedan as he, and few got any
nearer before the war ended
Now that same morning the American Off
cial communque said:
AT O'Clock yesterday afternoon ad anced
troops OF the list American Army tco. that