St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri • Page 47

SUNDAY MORNING, MAT 25, 1919. THE 89TH DIVISION IN THE GREAT WAR ST.L0UIS POST-OTSPATCH 3B tlnaej From Piftrdl; Page. Kris! The following Saturday, tribute to their efficiency and also to the Eighty-ninth Division Infantry is contained in the following translated jiarch 22, the Eighty-ninth (Third i Roster of Commanders, Field advantages. The great British and French universities opened their doors to men of the A. E.

F. and offered courses in letters, science, law and medicine. There were a great many more applicants for these courses from officers and enlisted extract from a captured order of the Eighty-eighth German Division. which was opposite the Eighty-ninth. Army), ana tne 'i nirty-sixth.

(First rmy fought It out for the championship in Paris. The Great Football Game. The game was played at the Velodrome (outdoor bicycle race in Paris. Special trains from Ger- In the last days considerable and Staff Officers of 89th in Meuse-Argonne Fight OCT. 10 TO NOV.

11, 1918. men of the Eighty-ninth than there were courses allotted to the division. tage to the roads and did much to keep up the already excellent spirits of the men. One or two days of clear visibility were hd and full advantage was taken by the Intelligence Department. "The division commander kept his battle echelon well in advance.

Careful organization in this regard pr mitte'd the division commander' echelon, including the general staff, signal officer, hi mess and per-' sons I equipment, to move by automo bile and light truck on half an hour's notice. "Liaison officers reported from the losses have been caused by enemy artillery fire. These are only to be prevented when the troops dig them- i Educational Advantages. Within the division, the men of many and from Northern France and Belgium carried thousands of the Eighty-ninth fared well, educa selves in well. Moving about in prominent places is without object, as American artillery places all landmarks under fire.

I expect the com Division Commander Major-General William M. Wright. tionally. Early In March three divisional schools were organized under officers and enlisted men to Paris; to see the contest. Gen.

Pershing nd every general officer of the A. F. wb could arrange to be in I Paris went to the gridiron. Pari-I sians. women and men.

made It a Maj. George H. English, divisional Chief of Staff CoL John C. H. Lee, G.

S. Assistant Chief of Staff, G-l Lieutenant-Colonel W. J. Scott, G. S.

Asistant G-l Maj. Erie O. Kistlcr, infantry. manders personally to see to it that the troops dig in and build shelters. Commanders of 89th From It Organization Major-General Leonard Wood Aug.

25 to Nov. 26, 1917. Brigadier-General Frank Winn Nov. 26, 1917. to April 12, 1918.

Major-General Leonard Wood April 12, 1918, to June 1, Brigadier-General Frank L. Winn June 1, 1918, to Sept. 6, 1918. Major-General William Wj Wright Sept. 6.

1918, to Nov. 12, 1918. Major-General Frank L. Winn Nov. 12.

1918, to date. Chiefs of Staff. Col. (now Brigadier-General) Charles E. Kllbourne.

Transferred from division, Oct. 8, 1918. Col. John C. H.

Lee. (When the Eighty-ninth Division was organized in August, 1918, Col. Lee was a Captain.) Chief of Staff since Oct. 8, 1918. educational officer.

One of these schools provided vocational training; another was an agricultural school. Wood may be obtained in the Pio I corps, adjacent divisions, from tnj' Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2 -Maj. John B. Goodman, G. relieved division in reserve, from the air neer Park at Montigny.

pet. 23. Maj. Frank W. Smith, G.

Oct. 24 to Nov. 11. In the preceding night an Amer (oclal event. The immense crowd bands, bugle corps, flowers, color, flags and banners, cheering, march-In.

'snake dances all reproduced Assistant G-- apt. Ingraham D. Hook, infantry. and the third offered an academic course. These three schools had a total attendance of nearly 1200.

They continued until home-going time. service, rrom tne army artuiery, addition to the regular brigade liaison officers. "Special guard was placed over di Assistant Chief of Lieutenant-Colonel Levi G. Brown, F. A.

ican patrol hailed the 170th J. D. in German. This use of our tongue with the intention of deceiving our outposts has often been observed the atmosphere of one of the big 89th Division in the Argonne-Meuse Battle TIME in Front Line Oct. 19 to Nov.

11. Ground "gained Average advance 2 kilometers; extreme depth. 31 kilometers. Towns taken Remonville, Rar-ricourt. Nouart, Tailly, Le Cham- py Haut.

Le Champy Has, Beau-clair, Beaufort, Cesse. Luzy, Laneuville, Pouilly, Autreville, Stenay. CAPTIRED Prisoners, officers, 78: men, 2013. Rifles 400 Machine guns 360 3-inch pieces 12 77mm. guns.

24 Guns larger than 77mm 6 155mm. guns 4 150mm. guns 210 howitzers 2 9-inch howitzer 1 Anti-air craft gun 1 Minenwerfers 15 Caissons 30 One-pounders 7 Auto trucks -3 Coal oil burning truck 1 Wagon train 1 Horses 9 Large quantities of ammunition of all calibers. Casuallic. 80tli.

Killed, Officers, 29; men, 771. Wounded, Officers, 87; men, 2399. Gassed, Officers, 18; men, 643. Missing, Officers, men, 201. (captured Oct.

18). In addition, there were the "post vision headquarters and rigid orders Acting A. C. of G-3 Maj. Frank W.

Smith, G. Oct. 19 until re lately. The command has therefore I schools," which were conducted during the entire winter and spring, and were continued on the boats that ordered the use of a password Pass lieved, Oct. 10 (in addition to G-2 duties).

word for tonight Pass-1 Acting A. C. of G-3 Col. Roger S. Fitch, G.

Oct. 31 to Nov. word from Nov. 2nd. noon.

'Feuer-schein. Password from Nov. 5th. 11. Att.

Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3 Lieutenant-Colonel Brehon Somervell, Eastern college football games or the Army-Navy game at home, except that most of the spectators were in olive drab. The Thirty-sixth Division team cored a touchdown in the first half. Its tall Indian kickej- Masheet tnissed a goal. And that was the score when the first half ended Thirty-sixth Division 6, Eighty-ninth division 0. Between halves, while the Thirty-sixth rooters overran the field, al- noon, 'The division is again opposite C.

Nov. 11. carried the Eighty-ninth ba4k to America. These schools we for men to whom the advantages of a rudimentary education in English had been denied before they joined the army. A limited number of leaves of absence to France, England.

Belgium the 89th American Division as in the Assistant G-3 Lieutenant-Colonel Brehon Somervell, C. Oct. 31 to Field Artillery, substitute back. St, Mihiel region. This division is as at that time still known as a good Nov.

8- Att. i enforced to keep the V. C. quiet and i orderly. This condition held through-out the operation, "Just previous to the operation.

several observer offi-ers from trm various schools, and departments of jthe S. O. S. reported for temporary i duty with the division. The division commander assigned these, officers for duty with brigades and regiment where they served as second in mand or actually in command of th! specialties in which they we're inter-j ested." In the attack that, followed, the 177th Brigade (353d nd 354th In-, fantry regiments) comprised the at-jeaultlng troops, with the 17Sth Erig-iade (355th and 356th Infantry regi Capt.

Claude C. Fletcher, 354th Assistant G-3 Maj. Frank W. Smith, G. Oct.

10 to Oct. 23. American shock division which un Infantry, substitute end. Assistant G-3 Capt. CharTes H.

Gerhardt, cavalry, acting assistant Private Walter McGoogan, 356th dertakes many strong patrol movements. In the present sector the i most drunk with excitement. Major- Infantry, substitute -center. G-3, Oct. 29, sssigned Nov.

23. I General Frank L. Winn, command- 89th Division is probably in the line Corp. John M. Imley, 353d Infan Adjutant Maj.

Burton A. Smead, infantry. Ling the Eighty-ninth Division, went try, substitute tackle. Division Inspector Maj. Throop M.

Wilder, A. G. D. with three regiments in the- front line, the fourth regiment in reserve. The Division is at full strength, its Sergt.

Charles Barklev. 340th to the dressing room of the Eighty-ninth team and reminded the play Field Artillery, substitute tackle. Division Judge Advocate laj. Henry Davis, J. A.

G. D. Division Quartermaster Maj. James Costeila, Q. C.

ers that the Eighty-ninth Division combat strength is high; namely, 5 officers and 250 non-coms and men Lieut. H. P. Scott, 341st Field Ar tillery, substitute back. had made a fighting reputation at gt Mihiel and at the Argonne-Meuse Division Surgeon Maj.

Frederick W. O'Donncll, M. C. per company. From the words oJ" Boxing and wrestling went on all and Italy were allowed the Eighty-ninth in February, March and April.

They were of varying lengths from three to fourteen days. Officers and men made the most of them. Special weekly permits to visit Coblenz also were given. Groups of 200 enlisted men were allowed to visit the Rhenish city and take the Rhine River trip. The men of the Eighty-ninth were tired and homesick when they were ordered from France up into.

Germany last November. The infantry had just concluded several weeks of red-hot fighting on the Meuse-Ar gonne front and the artillery had worked hard preparing for a slash front and it was up ta them to go uiuuBin in tile ial lew winter, arfd baseball, track and field out on the field in the second half eers and fortunate fair weather, the days, the division has been placed in Jhe present sector for an advance. engineer road was completed and and uphold that reputation. Capt. Withington and his men re meets, tennis, golf and cross-country running followed football on the spring athletic program of the I rom various maps and other notes.

served for horsedrawn transportation it attempts to take as its objective turned to the fight with a fresh idea of what had to be done and ex and light motor vehicles -by 10:00 hours of the morning of 'D' day. the line from Buzancy Heights to Eighty-ninth? The recreation program in Rhine ments) in reserve. Objective Reached on Schedule. Quoting further from Wright's report to Gen. Pershing, he says of the attack: 'D' day was Nov.

1.1918. 'H' hour was 5:30 (a. The preliminary bombardment commenced at 8:30 (a. "The attack progressed in general as planned. During the first day' operation each objective was reached on schedule time.

The losses wr relatively light and a large numb.v hibited a variety of football that southwest of Stenay. The capture 'A rigid system of priority was land also included horse shows of further prisoners for the further laid down and approved by the was a marvel. They rushed their way into Thirty-sixth territory and brigade, division, corps and army corps, guaranteeing that only animal and theatrical entertainment, both presently Lieut. A. H.

Llndsey clearing of the situation is urgently commanded." Gen. Wright's Report. drawn transportation would be permitted over the roads Concerning which there was any question of tossed a perfect pass to Lieut. George Clark and "Pottsy" went Preliminary plans for a modern over for a touchdown. It tied tha battle must be worked out to the maintenance.

Restrictions were placed even on staff cars and motor minutest detail. It is up to the high score, to t. Lindsey's usually brilliant and re ing drive on Metz in the St. Mihiel sector. If it had been left to their choosing, there is no doubt that the great majority of the Eighty-ninth would have voted to start for Germany by way of New York, San Francisco and Asia.

But in retrospect, few individuals of the Middle West Division are not pleased to have unergone the experience of wintering domestic and Practically every unit in the Eighty-ninth had its minstrel troupe or other show. These played according to schedule from town to town within the occupied area. The men dubbed it "the fertilizer circuit." After a show played its own entire division circuit, it went on tour to neighboring dis er commanders to issue orders cov ambulances. Definite limits were gi liable kicking toe has shown symp- ering every possible emergency and JMoms or treachery in his punting to see to it that they are prepared for. A comprehensive idea of the careful planning in the 89th Division, preparatory to its attack in the during the first half and he is afraid to trust it with the point on which an A.

E. F. championship may depend. "Pottsy" is elected to slons. in Rhineland as a part of a victo- en to all trucks beyond which they could not pass until the corps engineers was satisfied that the roads would stand the traffic.

"Based on'this plan and co-ordinated with it was planned the advance of the artillery ofsthe Fifty-eighth Brigade, which was to be, displaced by moved forward so There was no lack of educational rious American army, of prisoners and considerable quantity of material wer.e captured. was satisfactory throughout the day. Telephonic communication was maintained with th ad vance. brigade, the artillery and tha divisions on the right, and lefv "The infantry succeeded In its attack by faithfully following the 'oarage, without hesitation, to its jeetives. The German machine ners in their fox holes under the effects of the heavy Some were killed by this fire, but for the main part they were or Meuse-Argonne offensive Nov.

1 1918, may be obtained from the fol try the goal. What's this? What's this? Do lowing extracts from the report of you realize what you are doing. the Meuse-Argonne operations which Quarterback Gerhardt? What will Major-General Wright made to Gen Sparkling Success of 89th in Meuse-Argonne Battle Due in Large Measure to Careful Plans of Its Staff Gallantry and Dash of the Men Second to None in the Allied Armies. ihev say at West Point? Tou. a Pershing: Captain in the United States Army "The plan of attack was based on as to cover the advance of the infantry beyond the third objective.

"The evacuation plan (for wounded) contemplated the use -of the engineer road and the road through thn northern part of the Bois de Banthe- end a graduate of, the military acad a short and violent artillery prepara emy. cleaning a subordinate's boots? tion of two hours, following a con Why, you are not supposed even to clean your own leather. Tet thera tinuous harassing fire for several days. At hour (the hour for 19, that the Eighty-ninth moved up into the line to the relief of the Thirty-second Division, and this five captured by the infantry beforo they could get the machine guns out the holes and into action. Chaplains throughout the division, who rapid followed up the Infantry and burit you are down on your knees dra the jump-off) a very heavy barrage Division Dental Surgeon Maj.

Gorald D. Byrne, D. C. Division Sanitary Inspector Maj. Frank L.

Morse, M. C. Division Veterinarian Maj. George G. Miller, V.

C. (to hospital Oct. 26). Division Engineer Col. Eobert P.

Johnston, Engineers. C. Trains and M. P. Col.

Warren W. Whiteside, F. A. Division Gas Of ficer Capt. H.

W. Eowan, C. W. S. Division Ordnance Officer Maj.

Wilson Potter, O. D. Division Signal Officer Lieutenant-Colonel John F. Franklin, relieved Oct. 19; Lieutenant-Colonel John if.

Hineman Signal Corps, Oct. 19 to Nov. 11. Division Machine Gun Officer Lieutenant-Colonel Rudolph E. Smyser, infantry.

Division Postal Officer First Lieutenant Robert F. Davis, infantry. Motor Transport Officer Maj. Alfred H. Beach, M.

T. C. Division Personnel Adjutant Gen. Joseph E. Brown, A.

G. D. Seventy-seventh Infantry Brigade Major General Frank L. Winn. Brigade Adjutant Maj.

George English. 333d Infantry Regiment, First Battalion Col. James H. Reeves. Capt.

Clay Iv. Crump, Oct. 10 to Oct. 17; Capt. Milton'C.

Portmann, Oct. 38 to Oct. 21; Capt. Allen Barnett, Oct. 21 to Oct.

22; Maj. James L. Peatross, Oct. 22 to Oct. 31; First Lieutenant Vernon D.

Hunter, Oct. 31 to Nov. Capt. Frank M. Wood, Nov.

3 to Nov. 11. Second Battalion Maj. James L. Peatross, Oct.

10 to Oct. 22; Maj. George W. Wood, Oct. 22 to Oct.

31; Maj. James L. Peatross, 31 to Nov. 11. Third Battalion Maj.

George W. Blackinton, Oct. 10 to Nov. Capt. William R.

Postin, Nov. 3 to Nov. 11. 354th Infantry Regiment Col. Conrad S.

Babcock; Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph II. Bernard, infantry, second in command, Oct. 19to Nov. 11. First Battalion Capt.

Morton T. Jones. Second Battalion Capt. Frank P. Root, Oct.

10 to Nov. Capt. Marshall P. Wilder, Nov. 4 to Nov.

11. Third Battalion Capt. Hugh M. Pinkerton, Oct. 10 to Nov.

Maj. Victor M. Whitside, Nov. 6 to Nov. 11.

341st Machine Gun Battalion JMaj. Ernest E. Watson. 178th Infantry Brigade Brigadier-General Thomas G. Hanson, relieved Nov.

Brigadier-General Herman Hall, Nov. 8 to Nov. 11. Brigade Adjutant Maj. Henry P.

Sabin, relieved Oct. 20; Lieutenant-Colonel John F. Franklin, Oct. 19 to Oct. 23; Lieut.

John M. Erwin, A. D. relieved Oct. 30; Maj.

Paul Hunt, A. G. D. 333th Infantry Regiment Col. James D.

Taylor, Oct. 10 to Oct. 19; Maj. Thomas F. Wirth, Oct.

19 to Oct. 21; Lieutenant-Colonel T. F. Bernard, Oct. 22 to Nov.

11. First Battalion Maj. Thomas F. Wirth, Oct. 10 to Oct.

11; Capt. Edmund Rogers, Oct. 12 to Oct. 15; Maj. Thomas F.

"Wirth, Oct. 16 to Oct. 18; Cap.t Edmund Rogers, Oct. 19 to Oct. 21; Maj.

Thomas F. Wirth, Oct. 22 to NoV. 11. Second Battalion Capt.

Moses Gray, Oct. 10 to Oct. 18; Capt. Neville C. Fisher, Oct.

18 to Nov. 11. Third Battalion Maj. John F. Symes.

matically scraping all the mud from was planned, to give a high explo additional days gave more time for ville as a one-way and animal drawn I circuit, with an advanced dressing! station and transfer point for motor vehicles just west of Bantheville. "The Division was well equipped and supplied. In addition to his sive rolling barrage of almost twice the usual density, together with a "Pottsy's" shoe. And "Pottsy" is only a Lieutenant. Fifteen thousand witness to this conduct unbecoming an officer.

And only a few moments rest, training and equipping. Gen. Pershing visited the Division P. C. at Epinonville and advised with Gen.

Wright, the Eighty-ninth rolling barrage of shrapnel 75's, and CHAPTER II. THE ARGOXXE-MEUSE BATTLE. IT WAS Sept. 26 when the allied hammer delivered its first Meuse-Argonne blow. At that time the 89th Division was still holding positions it had captured in the St.

Mihiel drive, which started September 12. Therein lay the strategy of Marshal Foch. The Germans were, forced to concentrate at Metz for fear of a continuation of the allied attack in the St. Mihiel salient. They the dead, report that the majority of the German dead had rifle bullets ia their heads or upper bodies.

"The enemy resistance with artillery fire was strong at the start, but decreased the day as our a jumping barrage on successive before "Scrubby" Laslett Private I r.aslett was heard to call you The morning of Oct. 20 found the Eighty-ninth in the front line, with "Charlie" and to give you hell from the end position because he didn't hear a smothered sisnaL Good old "Pottsy!" Over the bar the Forty-second Division (Rainbow Division) on its left and the Fifth Di- ision on the right. The Thirty-sec had every reason to believe Foch's American sledgehammer would fall ond Division had been relieved and had gone back for a rest. The relief again. But where, they did not.

was accomplished so efficiently by could not know. In any event they had to safeguard Metz, the entrance to and the exit from Western Ger the Eighty-ninth that Major-General William G. Haan, commanding the infantry pressed steadily forward. This fire was confined largely to th back areas, which were likely shelters for reserves. In this way the enemy inflicted rather heavy casual ties on a pen of German prisoner which were first assembled near La Gavaniere.

By noon of Nov. 1, elements of some 10 German divisions had been reported in the front of tho Eighty-ninth Division and those adjoining." Second Day's Barrage Thin. The program for the succedin days was largely a repetition of the first. Each brought with it an at targets by remaining 7a's, 105's, loo's and 8-Inch Howitzers. To this barrage was added a rolling barrage of machine gun fire, sweeping the enemy's terrain 500 meters in advance of the infantry as far as the first objective.

The Infantry Stokes mortars of the reserve brigade and the detachments of gas and flame troops were placed under the orders of the Artillery Brigade commander in conjunction with the Trench Mortar batteries, during the preliminary bombardment. Two machine gun companies of the leading brigades assigned to join later the reserve infantry battalions thereof, also the machine gun companies of the Divisional Reserve and the one-pounder platoons of that brigade, were placed under the orders of the Division Machine Gun officer for use during the many and the main prop of the Thirty-second, wrote the following regular equipment, each infantry soldier was required to carry two bandoleers of small arms ammunition, one automatic rifle clip or the equivalent number of cartridges, two hand grenades and one white panel. Hacks of the assaulting troops were left under guard and each man went forward with only a slicker for protection. Due -to extra effort on the part of the supply service and especial attention and close supervision of organization commanders, all troops in the Divisipn were, until 4D' day, getting at least one or two hot meals a day, even in the front line. "Maps were issued down to and including platoon commanders show-, ing the divisional boundaries, divisional objectives and the corrected magnetic lines of advance.

At the last practicable moment the latest information in regard to enemy dispositions, machine guns and artillery was sent out on maps to platoon Hindenberg line. St. Mihiel appeared letter of commendation: to be the logical attacking place and and through the goal posts goes the balL Simultaneously one entire side of the field and half the grand stand goes Insane. Seven to six is the tcore. The Eighty-ninth ahead: Ij.

is enough. Bur" rot for "Pottsy." He chooses to pile up glory for himself although he already has all that any football hero needs. The last 5 minutes of play. A mud-covered streak of maroon flashes around the left end from the 6a-yard line. He dodges one tackier; he fights off another; he's down' to one knee; he wrenches free; he's up and plunging ahead; he's down once more; again he's up and on.

Finalr Hindasberg himself hurried to Metz to supervise the further defense of the city. But Foch fooled them. With amazing speed, in furthering Marshal Foch's plans. Gen. Pershing and Gen.

Liggett rushed American divisions up from southern training areas; hurried others down from the tack, Nov. 2, objectives again wer assigned and the 177th Brigade was scheduled to jump off at 5:30 a. m. The infantry was directed to move forward when the artillery barragu lifted and again follow the barraite. north where they iad been fighting with British troops in Flanders and with the French at Chateau-Tierry; swung others away from the St.

Mihiel salient, and concentrated all of them along the final front that preliminary bombardment and tor covering the advance of the infantry as far as the first objective. "Instructions to the infantry were to follow the barrage. as close as 50 meters, if practicable, and to driva 356th Infantry Regiment Col. Alonso Gray, Oct. 10 to Oct, 14; Col.

"The brigade and regimental commanders of the Thirty-second Division have reported on the conduct of the troops of the Eighty-ninth Division tn making the relief of that division on Oct. 19-20. Each and every report indicates most excellent discipline in the organizations of the Eighty-ninth Division. The brigade and regimental commanders had previously by reconnaissance and the collection of information informed themselves as to the location of our elements and when it came to make" the relief hardly any guides from the Thirty-second were necessary. This was most fortunate, as you ajjp aware that our troops were very much worn out by the long fighting they had in this sector.

It therefore gives me unusual pleasure to express to you the great satisfaction that my division felt and we are all hoping that the two divisions may serve close together in the future." Gen. SunimeraU's Praise. ly only one Thirty-sixth man is between him find the goal. "Po tsy" hurdles him- clean and races across the line to take his place in the highest sun of WTJ lowtiest fsoiar system in the football firmament. Again he kicks goal and the football championship of the A.

E. F. goes to Rhineland. forever to sparkle and g'eam among the ar.j.jive:; cf achievements of the Eighty-ninth Robert II. Allen, Oct.

14 to Nov. 11. streched from the hills of Verdun to the Argonne Forest. The Ger First Battalion Capt. John W.

Harris, Oct. 10 to Oct. 30; Capt. Frank mans were not prepated for such a Smith, Oct. 30 to Nov.

First Lieutenant Matthew Winters, Nov. .3 to Nov. Capt. John W. Harris, Nov.

5 to Nov. Capt. William. concentration. When they began to grasp its scope, they rabbed every other front of reserve divisions and hurried them to the Meiise.

It was n. Schwinn, Nov. 6 to Nov' 10; Capt. Ray K. Puffer, Nov.

10 to Nov. 11. After a Jong time the cheers over too late. They could be brought up straight through to their objectives. "To each assault and support battalion was assigned one machine gun company which jumped off with it.

To each 'assault battalion was also assigned two accompanying guns, 75's, which were to open fire upon order of the infantry commander and to follow him. "The barrage table was adjusted and regulated by the corps artillery commander. The adjustment with the Third Corps on ur right necessitated an intermediate objective. Furthermore the fact that our jump commanders. Each platoon commander was also with a time table for each objective, with space for him to fill in the exact time as soon as hour was known, and also the local description of his part of each objective.

He was given also the principal liaison signals of panels and rockets in card form, and a brief admonition about reports to report often the date, place, time, co-ordinates of his front line and the regimental numbers of prisoners he had taken. To Avoid Mixing or fnlt. "In accordance with the orders of the Commander in Chief, great ttress was laid on control of the men. The Division Commander personally spoke to the officers and noncommissioned officers in each regiment nd separate battalion. He emphasized the absolute need of holding the command together, and called on his only one at a time and each had to Pottsy's" second feat die away.

And a French newspaper photographer. be shot into the front line upon its Second Battalion Maj. Dorrance Lehman, Oct. 10 to Oct. 13; Capt.

Harry Carleson, Oct. 13 to Oct. 27; Maj. Mark Hanna, Oct. 27 to Nov.

11 (three hours, killed); Capt. Harry Carlson, three hours, arrival, because from Sept. 26, when the Meuse-Argonne offensive began. "ho has been roaming up and down the sidelines, approaches the Eighty-ninth players to ask if the game has Nov. 11 to Nov.

11 (11 hours). until the windup. Nov. 11, not a day the attack failed to get started lecause due to the withdrawal of one artillery brigade from support the barrage was less than a third as oense as on the preceding day and the infantry did not recognize it a barrage. Throughout the day, the progress of the infantry was slow.

Severe enemy resistance was encountered, both, with machine guns and artillery. It was late In the afternoon before Tailly and Barrlcourt. the objectives for the day, were reached. The 177th Brigade having been in the line as the attacking troops for two days, the Brigade was ordered to attack the morning of Nov. 3.

Jumping off at 5:30, they were pass the lines of the 177th Brigade at 6 and proceed with the mission of capturing the heights beyond Bar-ticourt and to push strong reconnaissances toward Stenay. The orders to the 177th were to ramp In th vicinity of the existing position, after the 17Sth had passed. The towns of BeaucUiir and IJeauf -rt were captured by daylight the following morning. The evening of Nov. 3 orders were received from Sth Corps Headquar started yet Third Battalion Capt.

Frank Smith, Oct. 10 to Oct. 19 Capt, Ray K. went by that did not carry to the Germans some sort of a forceful al It was about this time, too, that Puffer, Oct. 19 to Oct.

27; Capt. Arthur Y. Wear, Oct. 27 to Nov. Gen.

Pershing goes right out on the muddy field and shakes the black lied attack, somewhere along that Major-General C. P. Summerall. Capt. Ray K.

Puffer, Nov. 6. to Nov. 10; Capt. Dale D.

Ernsberger, front. commanding the Fifth Army Corps paw of every player. He is proud of them as fighting Americans, he Finally, even Metz had been robbed of which the Eighty-ninth was off line was well in advance of that of the Second Division on our left made it desirable to have an intermediate objective on which our left assault battalion could wait for the Second Division to come up. "ays. The Arrowheads are good los of sufficient protection and left ex part, wrote this exceptionally com ers and a cheer for the Eighty-ninth plimentary letter to the Eighty-ninth Nov.

10 to Nov. 11. 342d Machine Gun Battalion Maj. Henry N. Burkhalter.

340th Machine Gunt Battalion Capt. H. A. Miller. 314th Field Signal Battalion Maj.

H. E. Strider, Signal Corps, Oct. 17, to Nov. 11.

314th Engineers Col. Robert P. Johnston, Engineers. fc roars out of Thirty-sixth's mouths, commander: officers and noncommissioned offi- posed. Foch knew that, of course, and Gen.

Mangin's Tenth French army, with strong American support, had. it was said, fixed Nov. 14 "The division commander gave the cers, particularly the corporals to matter of battle liaison with the control the men. The Corps Com The football team went to Nice nd Cannes" for a rest. April 15 the Players returned to Germany and Kyllburg was the scene of an Eighty-ninth victory celebration.

There were illuminated triumphal "I have this day visited a majority of the battalions of your division and have talked with the soldiers upon the subject of the operations that may devolve upon First Battalion Capt. Edgar S. McCandli ss, Oct. 10 to Oct. 14; Capt.

as starting day for a St. Mihiel drive on Metz. And the Germans quit, figuring that the quitting would be much better then than a few days Ninetieth Division (on the right of the Eighty-ninth) special care and atten tion. It was realized that although the taking of the Hill 300 was absolutely essential to the advance of Ralph D. Rader, Oct.

14 to Nov. 11. Second Battalion Maj. Gurdon G. Black, Oct.

10 to Nov. 11. i arches and band music and bugling them. I have been most favorably impressed and highly gratified by later. 80th Starts the Big Fight and singing and cheering and fire- the fine physical condition and sol Works that ff to-Vitenait tv Vilfsrmat- wo I population deep into their cel October 9.

the 89th Division was relieved in the St. Mihiel salient by th 37th American Division and mander addressed the officers of the Division on this and similar subjects. Just prior to the operation, a straggler drive was made through the back area. For the operation a very efficient cordon of sentinels was established by the Military Police and every influence which would tend to encourage stragglers, such as Y. M.

C. A. issue points and Red Cross chocolate places, were prohibited nd kept well to the rear. These efforts were well repaid. The total straggling within the Division was only a fraction of 1 per cent.

"Signal communications were started, by truck and by marching, for the Meuse-Argonne JTront. The the Ninetieth Division, it was also necessary for this division's unlm-pede advance. The taking of the hill was, by order of the army, a divided mission. Detailed arrangements were made for initiartiaison with the Ninetieth Division and its maintalnance throughout the action. Battle liaison with the Second Di-isIq" was made in compliance with corps orders, becoming secure near the camp aviation north of the Bois des Hazois.

ters that the 1st Division would relieve the 88th in the front line, permitting the SJth to assemble In the rear for a rest. Gen. Wright promptly called Corps Headquarters by telephone and asked permission remain in line and continue the advance. The 89th troops were in fine condition, he said, and were certain to make progress the follow lug day. The Corps Commander 164th Field Artillery Brigade was left at St Mihiel.

So rapid had to he the movement of all the root troops toward the Meuse-Argonne front, that no attempt was made to have the slower moving horse-drawn dierly bearing and deportment of officers and men and the superior morale that appears to exist. In particular I desire to commend the division for the cleanliness in which-the men keep themselves under adverse conditions and the attention given to shaving and sanitation. The results of my visits to your troops inspire me with confidence that they will vigorously and successfully execute the missions entrusted to them and that they will add further prestige to the division and honor to themselves and to their country by defeating the entmy wherever found and by advancing rapidly and res-oiutely to their objectives, regard pushed as far to the front as th lars. Afterwards there was a dance nd supper for which every American woman military worker for miles around had been collected in motor cars. Gen.

Winn and these football players were decorated with silver football medal: Capt Paul Withington, Division Athletic Officer, left guard. Lieut. George Clark, 342d Field Artillery, right halfback. Lieut. Adrian II.

Llndsey, 342d Field Artillery, left halfback. Capt. Charles H. Gerhardt, As-istant G-3, quarterback. Lieut.

Grover C. Fadfield. 340th Field Artillery, fullback. Private Howard E. Laalett, Office of G-2, left end.

Lieut. Robert A. Hlggins. 355th Infantry, right end. Lieut.

Monroe C. Lewis, 342d lar "No developed wire position was situation would permit. Th known to exist in our front, and thejmaJn telephone axis of five metallic few areoplane photographs available was poshed up along the granted the request. Nov. 4 the Division's mission we to seize the uwn of laneuville.

i.h northern edge of the Forest of Dleu- artillery keep up. Accordingly, in a great many cases, artillery brigades were detached from their own divisions and linked up with the infantry to which they chanced to be nearest. inarated. they did not rejoin failed to show tne development, oy their own divisions until after the Eighth-ninth the very day it went into the Argonne-Meuse fiont line, Nearly everybody had sensed, by this time, that an attack on a largo scale was forthcoming soon. In preparation, some minor operations were necessary.

Certain positions held by the enemy were coveted by the Americans as necessary "jumping off places when the big attack came. These positions had to be taken in preparatory attacks. One of them was opposite the Eighty-ninth Division sector. It was the Kols de Bantheville and orders came from the corps for the Eighty-ninth to mop up this wood on Oct 20. The Bois de Bantheville.

Now the Eighty-ninth had been informed that the Bois de Bantheville would not prove much of a mopping-up job. Somebody lied. Any one of the doughboys of the 356th and the 343d Infantry Regiments who were cm that mission will tell you that. The night of Oct. 20-21 the First Battalion.

356th. tried, but was not wholly successful. Two nights later, under the personal direction of Col. J. H.

Reeves, the First Battalion of the 353d Infantry went through, cleaned out the woods and rescued some elements of the 356th losses were It killed and 24 wounded. From that date until Nov. 1, when the big attack came off, the division held this line, maintaining contact with the enemy, adjusting the boundary lines with adjoining divisions and otherwise continuing preparations for the attack. It was anything but a pleasant stay for the troops. During the entire time the front lines were held by the 177th Brigade, 353d and 354th Regiments.

Violent enemy bombardments with gas and high explosive shells were of daily occurrence. The brigade's losses during this period were over 700. Evacuation of wounded and the bringing up of food and supplies through this fire was especially difficult. But the men went on functioning and not a man deserted his post. Enemy Tribute to Artillery.

The Germans were "getting theirs" all this time. too. The Fifty-svrith and Fifty-eighth Artillery' Brigades were supporting the Eighty-ninth. Heavy guns of Corps Artillery were behind them, and still farther back was the ponderous Army Artillery. All of these guns were poring in a daily harrasaing fire on the German lines, preparatory to the attack.

A armistice. Five days later. Oct. 14. the Eighty-ninth was in the Epinonville in the rear of and ready to Bois de Bantheville and preparations I'ush reconnaissances for-made to carry forward behind to lh Mu" n1 reconnolier Infantry.

A special projector station tor rlvfT crossings. Of Nov. 4. Gen. (flashlight signaling device) was es- "'right, in his report.

"Opera tabllshed on Hill 288. Wireless com- tion" on n'1- municatlons were developed through ith unnatufactory. although the Division and buzzer telephones i division gained lu objects, provided down to include front att-ck was not driven ith suf-battalions. Special instruction had energy. Opportunity was un-been given to the Infantry, at each "Oubte lly lost to make Urge cap-available opportunity for Instruction.

lur" 1' Pateml. snd pv-in aeroplane liaison. French pigeons 1 lr Important river v-r- the Thirty-second American nreparea lor ni vision and less of the progress of neighboring units." Days were coming now that tested to the utmost the fortitude of the men of the Eighty-ninth Division. Almost continuous offensive fighting for three weeks was ahead of them. The best the Germans had was to be Field Artillery, center.

Corp. Thomas A. Thompson. 340th I Pl'snmXd through chilly autumn wiring of the so-called Stellung, reported and shown on captured maps to be in the vicinity of Remonville. Accordingly, the only provisions made for passing the wire were to equip the infantry to the fullest extent possible with heavy wire-cutters, believing that any enemy wire which bef hasty and light character.

The engineers were accordingly assigned to thu opening and maintenance of communication, with particular regard to the getting forward of artillery and ammunition. Knad' Rigidly ReserTed. 'The lessons gained In the St. Mihiel drive were especially considered. Every available route was reconnoit-ered and the work pressed night and day.

Due to the energy of the engin- hln.cu. Battalion, right -being Lieut. Carl A. Schwe iger, 341st rains and towns through Held Artillery, right tack le. i Da8sed.

A avail- were furnished by the corps, but ow-! Held I'M -By flooded RHee. ing to the location of the cotes well Lieut. r. C. Garside, 340th Field to the rear of the Division P.

C. Artillery, right guard. pitted against them. In addition, the enemy had the cruel advantage of occupying a position strongly fortified by nature and which he had spent four years in further strengthening for defense. able time since leaving the St.

Mihiel area had been employed In the continuation of training and in completing equipment. More important still however, the men had in moBt cases received a much-needed bath. Nov. 7, 8, 9 and found lha fJlh Division strongly holding one sid of the Meui and tring Us bt find, a way to gel troops aero, The hoc he meanwhile had tTiuiuucd el runner liaison was found to be faster. "During the last week Jn October the weather was exceptionally fair, which fact waa of particular advan- Lieut.

W. K. Chirk. 340th Field Artillery, substitute end. Sergt.

Harry E. Flanagan, 341st Machine Gun Battalion, substitute guard. Color Sergt. Viggo 342d An extremely hazardous and very not until Ave days later. Oct.

important task was awaiting the that had been cut off. The 353d's If was.