The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, April 24, 1919, Image 7
MAJOR GENERAL LEWIS' STORY.
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partment of the division. The evacuaI
tion was accomplished under trying
' conditions; the men were not permit?
ted to remain on the field over night
and at no phase of the operation wasI
the evacuation of the wounded not
going well.
[ Prqvost Marshal. The military po-.
lice were used for traffic control, establishment
of stragglers' posts and
* guards for prisoners of war.
Traffic control was most difficult, as
there was a continuous two-way;
stream of traffic moving it. As the
-mart was shelled throughout the op
eration, blocks were prevented only
by careful supervision of the police.
Stationary stragglers' posts, extending
across the area of advance of the
division, were established and a line
\ between those posts constantly patrolled
by mounted men.
Machine Guns.
The machine guns of the division
were distributed as fo^loiys:
The 113th machine gun battalion
(Div. M. G. Bn.) was assigned to the J
117th infantry. One company was as-!.
signed to the company of the 117th
infantry designated to the special;
mission of cleaning up the triangle
included between the southern divi-'
sional boundary, the northern boundary
of the Ninth corps and the canal, i
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Tnis battalion was of great assistance i
to the infantry to which it was assigned.
The 114th and 115th machine gun
battalion (Brigade M. G. Bn.) were;
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livered two hands of fire, the first on !
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Hindenburg line and the part on |
the tunnel. After they had completed
the barrage work, these battalions
* were, assembled and came into divi
sional reserve. The barrage was very!
efficiently done under difficult conditions
of enemy gas and H. E. shell, j
They were returned to their brigades
on October 1.
The regimental machine gun com- '
panies were employed under the di-:
rection of the regimental commanders j
and were assigned to, and accompaI
nied the front line battalions. Due'
to their heavy loads and the thick fog;
they often had difficulty in keeping i
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up; however, they found many opportunities
of usefulness.
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to the machine gun companies were!
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l\se of Stokes Mortars and 37imn
Guns.
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regimental direction generallv, two
mortars and one 37mm gun with each
front line battalion. Both weapons
were used to a limited degree: the
difficulty of keeping up with the
heavy loads in the thick fog prevented
their more extended use. Both '
were used at times against enemy
machine guns.
If the Stokes mortar and 37mm
gun are to be used effectively in semi-'
open warfare, tne details or carrying
parties for gun and ammuniton must:
be carefully worked out well in advance
of the operation.
Use of Engineers.
On Y-Z night a detachment from
the 105th engineers laid the jumping
off tape under difficult conditions re-j
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suiting from the dark night and ma-i
chine gun and shell fire. The work j
was well done and the troops found j
no difficulty in forming up properly, j
During the operation the First bat- {
talion was used in road and water re-!
connaisance, examination of dugouts j
and search for booby traps.
The Second battalion was assigned
to the corps for special work on roads i
with the Fifth Australian tunneling I
company and the Fifth pioneer battal- j
ion./ This battalion worked immediately
behind the advancing infantry j
and in spite of the heavy hostile shelling
performed its work in such a way i
as to receive most favorable comments
from the commanding officers j
of the Australian units to which they i
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were attached.
Result.
In the operation against the Hin- j
denburg line the Thirtieth division
advanced approximately 3,000 yards ;
on a front of 3,750 yards against the i
strongest position on the western
front. Forty-seven officers and 1,432
O. R. were taken prisoners, together
with many field guns, scores of ma- j
chine guns and minenwerfers, several
anti-tank rifles and large quantities of,
ammunition and other equipment.
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Major General, Commanding. j
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FLIGHT HAS HAD HEGIXXIXG. '
Initial Attempt to Cross Atlantic
Ends in Grief.
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London. April 19.?The first1
attempt at a transatlantic, aerial!
flight westward came to grief i
Friday night in its first stage. Major
J. C. P. Wood and Capt. C. C. Wylie, >
his navigator, had almost reached j
the Irish coast off Holyhead in a j
flight from East Church for Lim- j
erick. when engine trouble brought j
the Shamrock, nose foremost, into!
the sea, three miles from Holvhead.!
Both men were rescued, wnne i.an-,
caster Parker, flying in an escorting;
machine, had a narrow escape on i
landing, his plane smashing against j
a shore wall.
A destroyer towed the Shamrock j
nearly ashore, according to the com-!
mander, who was then compelled to!
abandon her, and she was washed on i
to the beach.
"Both officers are more concerned j
about their machines than them-j
selves," said the destroyer's com-!
mander, "but it was impossible for j
me to bring the biplane into the har- i
bor."
Mechanicians were on their way i
from East Church to put the finish- j
ing touches to the Shamrock before i
the aviators ventured over the At-1
lantic and were stopped at Holyhead, j
The Short company, in whose ma-?
chine Major Wood was flying, hopes >
to obtain quick reports from the,
mechanicians on the condition of the!
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plane.
There are conflicting stories re- j
garding the circumstances of the res-!
cue. Some messages say that a destroyer
took off Major Wood and!
Captain Wylie, while others credit j
the rescue to two men who put out j
in a rowboat.
The air ministry's night bulletin
says that the weather conditions
along the Atlantic course are decid-;
edly favorable at present for a flight j
from west to east. The surface winds i
are much lighter now over the wholej
route. They are accompanied by'
fog. and perhaps rain or snow, but'
it is declared, if it is possible to leavei
the airdrome, conditions are excep- i
tionally favorable for a flight and for |
alighting in this country. The seal
disturbance is not sufficient to makej
a forced landing dangerous, except
near longitude 20 degrees.
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