. Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations. P THE CAUSEWAY NORTH OF BOUCONVILLEOver which the 123rd and the 124th passed under fire. the Aire, and that afternoon most of the men gave up sleep in order to enjoya bath in the river. The next nights march carried the regiment to the Waly Woods, onthe right of the Foret dArgonne, in position for the coming battle. Thebatteries went into echelon, and the work of getting the guns ready began. The brigades new sector was a ho
. Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations. P THE CAUSEWAY NORTH OF BOUCONVILLEOver which the 123rd and the 124th passed under fire. the Aire, and that afternoon most of the men gave up sleep in order to enjoya bath in the river. The next nights march carried the regiment to the Waly Woods, onthe right of the Foret dArgonne, in position for the coming battle. Thebatteries went into echelon, and the work of getting the guns ready began. The brigades new sector was a hot one. It faced the pivotal positionon the IVIetz-Lille line, to defend which the Germans had established worksregarded as almost impregnable. No other part of the famous Hindenburgsystem had stronger defenses than those opposite the Fifty-eighth Field Ar-tillery Brigade. Fearing that the Germans might expect an attack if they saw Americansopposite them, the divisional commanders ordered officers and men to wear. THE MAIN STREET OF XIVRAY THE 123RD FIELD ARTILLERY 581 French uniforms when on reconnaissance. The patrols of the 123rd wentout looking like poilus, but they brought back distinctly American reports,one corporal putting his judgment of the German defense in these words: No waits or delays in this next circus, men; something doing all thetime. By September 21, the regiment was in position, with the regimentalpost of command in the Foret de Hesse and the battalions at strategic second battalion, to which Major Bohan by this time had been able toreturn, was with the third in the northern edge of the wood. The first bat-talion was placed between the repimental post of command and La Cigalcrie,
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