Daily Intelligence Summary - July 3, 1918
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[ms illegible: 1 wd] AMERICAN DIVISION. DAILY INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY #3 From 0 hour July 2nd to 0 hour July 3rd, 1918. 1. OUR OPERATION. (a) Snipers active in GALBERT Sector. Quiet in COLETTE Sector. (b) Patrols sent out for liaison and to examine wire. (c) Machine guns normal (d) T. Ms. nil (e) Artillery normal II. ENEMY ORDER OF BATTLE. Unifo Uniform of troops opposite GALBERT Sector of an olive green color. III ENEMY ACTIVITY 1. INFANTRY (a) Patrols at 3:00 A.M. An attempted raid was repulsed at KIOSK. (b) Rifle fire normal (c) Machine Gun fire - intermittent. (d) T.M. nil. 2. ARTILLERY [TIME] 7:12 P.M. [NO] 25 [Cal] 77 [Point fired on] HAAG [From] GUE 53.53 [TIME] 5:35 P.M. [NO] 10 [Cal] 77 [Point fired on] EAUVILLERS [From] GUE 53.53 [TIME] 7:49 P.M. [NO] 15 [Cal] 77 [Point fired on] MITTLACH [From] UNKNOWN [TIME] 8:50 [NO] 15 [Cal] 77 [Point fired on] MITTLACH & TRAIL TO CAMP PICARD [From] UNKNOWN [TIME] 3:07 TO 3:45 A.M. [NO] 15 [Cal] 77 [Point fired on] 50.50 36.50 [From] UNKNOWN [TIME] 5:05 P.M. [NO] 20 [Cal] 105 [Point fired on] MITTLACH [From] MUNSTER 45.42 [TIME] 7:05 P.M. [NO] 20 [Cal] 105 [Point fired on] MITTLACH [From] MUNSTER 45.42 IV. AERONAUTICS. (a) Four observation planes observed in the morning, and three planes flying south back of enemy lines at 10:35 A.M. (b) Observation balloon at SULZMATT. Ascended 5:50 A.M. 10:10 A.M. 12:18 P.M. Descended 9:40 A.M. 12:10 A.M. 1:14 P.M. V. MOVEMENTS 1. Visibility fair in A.M. Good in P.M. 2. Traffic. (a) Road traffic normal (b) Railroads, 1. Railroad traffic normal (Broad gauge) 2. Narrow gauge normal. VI. WORKS 1. ENEMY (a) Newly constructed spruce camouflage screens directly opposite G.C. 3 bis P.A. 8 Machine gun emplacement at 51.50 34.50 (b) Continuation of work begun. VII. Miscellaneous. (a) Signals -- 11:47 P.M. Two minutes after sending upward rocket machine gun fired on KIOSK. (b) Smoke -- No new places observed (c) Small red paper balloon fell in s/s D. Nothing attached. By Command of Brigadier General McClure, R. MC CLEAVE, Colonel, General Staff, Chief of Staff. HUGH MC K. Jones, Capt., Inf., N.G. Acting G-2.
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Officer Commanding 129th M.G. Bn C. Company 1. The 3 officers. 159 other ranks under your command will entrain as detailed in paragraph 4. 2. O's C. units must be very careful that every man in their units is told the station and "Point of Entrainment" before marching off. Most of the numerous cases of men left behind have occured through neglect of this precaution. 3. The entrance to Points Nos. 1, 2, and 4 is at No. 70, Cours de la Republique, and to Point 3 at the Boulevard d'Harfleur. 4. Entrain at {Gare des Marchandises} Point No. 4. Time 4-00 Date 22/5/[1918] Ration party (Strength, 1 N.C.O. 15 men) to report to the Officer i/c Detail Issue Store:- {Gare des Marchandises} Point No. 4 Time 3.30 Date 22/5/[1918] 5. Attention is directed to the "Special Orders for Units passing through Havre Base," especially paragraph 6, and to "Notes for Entrainment." Any further information regarding entrainment can be obtained from the D.A.D.R.T., [ms illegible: 2 wds] The Orderly Room Sergeants, if any, should report to this office, as under, ready in all respects for immediate entrainment on being posted to the D.A.G., 3rd Echelon, for duty. Time Date The times given are the hours of arrival at the specified place. Issued at Havre [ms illegible: signature], Captain SC D.A.Q.M.G., Havre Base. Date 21/5/[1918] H.E. Cooks 1st Lt., Inf., U.S.R. Port Officer 2nd Corps.
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Notes for Entrainment at Havre. 1. O.C. Units will receive instructions from Base Commandant's office as to the "Point" of entrainment and the hour at which it commences. They should reconnoitre their route and arrange that the unit does not arrive more than 30 minutes before the time. (a) They will see that all lettering on vehicles showing unit to which they belong is pasted out. (b) See that waterbottles are filled as there is no drinking water for me at the "Points." (Horses can, however, be watered.) (c) Detail a ration party as ordered. (Rations for all "Points" except 6 are drawn at Point 4. Rations for Point 6 are drawn at the W. end of the Platform.) (d) Send a representative of unit to assist in allotment of trucks, etc. He should arrive 15 minutes before unit. (e) Caution their men, and especially the advanced party, that no equipment, etc., is to be taken off or arms piled on arrival at "Point" except at the place indicated by the R.T.O. (f) Insure that cooking pots, also canvas water buckets and "breast ropes" (for horse trucks) are handy on arrival at "Point." The following are suitable for "breast ropes" (see next para.) :- (i) Drag-ropes -- 2 per truck. (ii) Built-up picketing ropes
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| Title | Daily Intelligence Summary - July 3, 1918 |
| Creator | R. McCleave |
| Source | McCleave, R. Daily Intelligence Summary. 03 July 1918. Company C Papers. Museum of Missouri Military History, 4205 Logistics Road, Jefferson City, Missouri. |
| Description | A daily intelligence summary from July 2 to July 3, 1918. This summary outlined artillery operations, movement of troops, and enemy activity. |
| Subject LCSH | Artillery; World War, 1914-1918--Artillery operations; World War, 1914-1918--Transportation |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Contributing Institution | Museum of Missouri Military History |
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| Date Original | July 3, 1918 |
| Language | English |