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Identifier: peopleswarbookhi00mill (find matches)

Title: The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war

Year: 1919 (1910s)

Authors: Miller, J. Martin (James Martin), b. 1859 Canfield, Harry S. (from old catalog), joint author Plewman, William Rothwell, 1880- (from old catalog) Foch, Ferdinand, 1851-1929 Lloyd George, David, 1863-1945 United States. President (1913-1921 : Wilson)

Subjects: World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1914-1918

Publisher: Cleveland, O., The R.C. Barnum co. Detroit, Mich., The F.B. Dickerson co. (etc., etc.)

Contributing Library: The Library of Congress

Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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s. The 33d division, operatingwith the 17th French army corps, attacked early inthe morning north of Consenvoye and reached itsfinal objective about 9 a. m. About 650 prisonerswere taken. October 10—The 1st corps reached Cornay-La Be-sogne ridge and passed Malassise farm, east of GrandHam. The 60th brigade of the 30th division ad-vanced six kilometers, reaching the Selle river, andheld the St. Bemn-St. Souplet-La Haie-Mennesesseline. Up to the evening of the 9th, fifty officers, 1,800men and thirty-two guns were captured. October 12—The 4th division repulsed two coun-terattacks by machine gun fire, with severe loss tothe enemy. October 13—An attack on Grandpre this morningmet with very heavy machine gun fire and troops ofthe 2d corps were finally forced to retire south ofthe Aire. A hostile counterattack at 8 p. m. southof Landres-et-St. Georges was repulsed. The 81st di-vision repulsed an enemy raid in St. Die sector. The77th division took Grandpre. AMERICAS PART IN THE WAR 275

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276 THE PEOPLES WAE BOOK October 17—The 29th division advanced to thesummit of Bois de la Grande Montague, east of theMeuse. The 42d division took Cote de Chatillon.The 2d battalion of the 76th division reached thenorthern edge of Bois des Loges, west of Champig-neulle. In an attack on a 4,000 yard front from St.Souplet to Molain, our troops advanced 3,000 yardsagainst very stiff resistance. All counterattacks re-pulsed. Prisoners taken were estimated at 2,500. October 19—The 30th division attacked with theBritish at dawn and advanced 2,000 yards. Pris-oners captured since the morning of the 17th to-taled forty-four officers and over 1.500 men. The 78thdivision pushed its lines forward to Bellejoyeusefarm and began to mop up the Bois des Loges. October 21—In attacks on the Bois des Rappesthe 5th division met with stubborn resistance by ma-chine guns, supported by artillery and infantry fire.It captured the entire position with 170 prisoners,including five ofl^cers. An enemy coun

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