. 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. THE RUINS OF AVOCOURT. IN THE TOWN OF BEAUMONT THE 108TH AMMUNITION TRAIN 637 It was not until October 16 that the brigade was ordered to rest billets,the ammunition train going to Brabant-en-Argonne. The exhausted gunnersand drivers plodded back twenty kilometers over ground wrested from theenemy and then for five days they rested and prepared for their next fighting. The rest period gave the ammunition train little leisure
. 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. THE RUINS OF AVOCOURT. IN THE TOWN OF BEAUMONT THE 108TH AMMUNITION TRAIN 637 It was not until October 16 that the brigade was ordered to rest billets,the ammunition train going to Brabant-en-Argonne. The exhausted gunnersand drivers plodded back twenty kilometers over ground wrested from theenemy and then for five days they rested and prepared for their next fighting. The rest period gave the ammunition train little leisure. Food hadto be carried as usual, and quantities of equipment had to be delivered tovarious units of the brigade to repair the damage done in battle. The trainperformed these tasks, notwithstanding the fact that its equipment, owing toits being used continuously, w:;s greatly in need of repairs.
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