. 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 CANTIGNY As the shell wrecked villase looked after the Americans took it, on May 28, 191S, 56 ILLINOIS IN THE WORLD WAR. OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHERS IN ACTIONThese Signal Corps photographers are changing films underfire, while an infantry regiment in the background is goinginto action. and beyond Montdidierand Noyon, he wasstopped, April 6, withintwelve miles of Amiens,the important railroadcenter which was hisprinci
. 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 CANTIGNY As the shell wrecked villase looked after the Americans took it, on May 28, 191S, 56 ILLINOIS IN THE WORLD WAR. OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHERS IN ACTIONThese Signal Corps photographers are changing films underfire, while an infantry regiment in the background is goinginto action. and beyond Montdidierand Noyon, he wasstopped, April 6, withintwelve miles of Amiens,the important railroadcenter which was hisprincipal goal. He struckagain, farther north onthe Lys river, April 9,making a seventeen mileadvance in eighteen few American medicaland air units were withthe British in this de-fense. One of the impor-tant decisions of the warwas made on March 28when General Pershing placed all the American forces at the disposal of Mar-shal Foch, who had been selected as commander of the allied armies. TheAllies command at that time planned a drive north of Montdidier to winback the ground that the Germans had captured in the Somme offensive andrelieve the pressure towards Paris. It was agreed that the First Divisionshould be the striking wedge for this drive and it was moved across France,going into the lin
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