Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-06

~ began July ID. 1918, and turned
4 n the tide of war in favor of the
allies, was not limited to the
! operation of the 1st and I'd Divisions
| While this bitter contest was being
waged for the possession of the crucial
! point near scissors the troops around
the rim of the salient had been stead
! lily driving ahead.
| The 4th Division (Cameron). less its
artillery, fought at first with the
| French. The 7th Brigade was attached
to the I'd Corps, French 9Th Army; the
47th Infantry in reserve, and the seth
assigned to the French 33d Division.
| In the attack of July 10 this regi-
ment cleaned up the wood in its front,
captured Noroy and extended the line
! to the south. On the 10th the regi-
| meflt went forward about 2l2 miles on a
/ front 900 yards north of the Ourcq.
| 1t was relieved the morning Of the
goth and went to the reserve.
LIST Corps in Movement.
The 9th Brigade was assigned to the
French 164th Division, the seth Regi-
ment in reserve. In the attack of the
18th the saith Regiment assisted in the
| capture of HouteveSnes and Cour-
| champs, took Chevillon and made fur
| ther substantial gains. The 59th Regi-
f., ment was put in the front line during
| the night of July 1919, relieving the
| 58th, and on the 10Th, advancing with
! the division, gained two miles. On the
| goth, with two battalions of the seth
| in line, the advance was carried well
| to the east Of Sommelans. The bril-
gade was relieved from the front line
July 81.
Coincident with these advances on
the 18th, the LIST Corps (LiggetD, serv-
| ing with the French 9Th Army and
| composed of our Goth Division and the
| French 167th Division, also became a
| part of the movement The 26th Di-
vision occupied the line it had taken
ever from the I'd Division July 10. The
plan for the July 18 offensive contem-
! plated a deep penetration south Of
! scissors by the French 10th Army,
supported on the right by the French
9Th Army, extending the attack as far
! south as Bouresches.
| The SD Brigade, 26th Division. cap
/ tured the villages OF Torcy and Bel
1 leau, and one battalion reached the
base Of the dominating Hill 1893. Ele-
ments of the brigade reached the rail-
| road, but severe flank fire drove them
| to the starting point.
On the 10th the advance Of the 26th
was contingent upon the success of the
French 18TH Division, on its left, but
| that division failed to take its objec-
tives. and the 26th did not attack. On
| the goth the 18TH was held up again,
| exposing the left of the division TO
Fheavy flank fire and preventing more
| than q slight gain. Farther to the
right the 26th succeeded IN taking
Gonetrie Farm and got foothold on
Hill 100.
Forced to FAN Back. .s.
IL 11a 81
was found that the Germans had with
drawn the night before. end the 26th
moved forward with little or no opposi-
ton until it reached the new Gei man
line at Hermitage Epieds- Mont st.
Pere. east Of the Scissors Chateau
Thierry highway. On the 22d 1t cap
tured Trugny and got fOothold in
Epieds. but was forced by strong Ger,
man counter-attacE to retire TO Bretuli
Wood The sgd Brigade was also driven
back to its starting point.
The attack renewed on the 23d was
successful, one regiment reaching the
Epieds-Mont st. Pere road, but in the
afternoon 1t was forced to retire. That
night the SD Brigade was replaced by
the seth Brigade. 28th Division. When
the latter launched its attack the MORN
ing of the oath, it was found that the
enemy had withdrawn, and he was not
again encountered until the pursuers,
Including part Of the 51st Brigade, 26th
Division, reached Croix Rouge Farm.
During its offensive action. beginning
With the 18th, the 26th Division had
! progressed nearly ii miles and had cap
tured ESQ prisoners and four pieces OF
artillery. Since its occupation OF the
| sector July 10 Ii had suffered about
1000 casualties. The division was re-
! lieyed. together with the seth Brigade,
| 29th Division, by the oath Brigade, 42d
| Division, which took over the sector on
| the 25ti1. The Gath Brigade, 42d Diyi-
| sion, replaced two French divisions
which were pinched out by the shorten
! ing of the line. On the 9th the 42d
Division occupied the entire front OF
the LIST Corps. about miles in extent
The enemys defeat in front OF the
| goth Corps american LIST and I'd DE-
| visions and 1st Moroccan Division) was
! the principal cause of the withdrawal
of his armies, but he fought desperately
from position to position, and his re.
| tirenent was being skillfully conducted
/ to save men and material from capture.
Capture Mont st. Pere.
In the counter-offensive Of July ID
no operations were ordered for French
| or American troops east OF chateau
q, Thierry, leaving them an opportunity 70
readjust their lines. On the 2Oth pa.
/ trolls from the Sd Division discovered
| that the Germans had withdrawn across
| the Marine the night before. and the
! division at once advanced its line TO
/ the river. The night Of July 20 the
| Germans further withdrew to the line
! C,harteyes- Ridge. north of Mont ST.
/ Pere. connecting with their line OF re-
sistance in front Of our lst Corps.
july 81 the 5th Brigade crossed the
| Marine in pursuit, capturing Mont 81;
4 II
/ Charteyes. The 9Th Brigade waited Tor
| the bridge to be completed at MeZy. and
! the morning of the 22d one regiment
| crossed the river and captured JauI-
gonne The Germans were contesting
every step, and while the LIST Battalion
of this regiment reached lie Charmel'
It was compelled to retire by successive
positions to Jaulgonne.
On the 26th. operations planned in
cooperation with the French seth and
the American 42d, on its left, were only
partially successful The AID captured
the strongly held Croix Rouge Farm
but the French seth Division could not
advance. The leading battalions OF the
5th Brigade entered lie Charmed, but
/ not being able to debouch from the
town, they were withdrawn after dark
During the night the hard-pressed Ger
mans retired to the Ourcq, leaving ma
chine guns behind to delay our advance
July 81 the French 39th Division took
up the pursuit, followed by the 55th
brigade. 18th Division, which relieved
the French seth that night at Cour-
mont. The 5th Brigade, Sd Division
advanced on the right to protect this
movement and occupied q line running
southeast from Courmont through VII
lardslle. During the morning Of the
18th the 5th Brigade captured Ron
cheres. and the 28th Division reached
the Ourcq. but was unable to hold It's
gains north Of the river. On the 10th
J the Sd Division occupied an irregular