. 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. Brigadeat Valdahon and its first real battle, the reduction of the St. Mihiel salient,a period of three weeks was spent in learning the real business of war, in thefirst sector held by American troops—a sector northwest of Toul and extend-ing from Beaumont to Bouconville. The non-motorized organizations en-trained at Valdahon and Besaneon, August 21 and 22 and detrained at Fougand Pagny-sur-Meuse, August 24 and 25. The motor
. 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. Brigadeat Valdahon and its first real battle, the reduction of the St. Mihiel salient,a period of three weeks was spent in learning the real business of war, in thefirst sector held by American troops—a sector northwest of Toul and extend-ing from Beaumont to Bouconville. The non-motorized organizations en-trained at Valdahon and Besaneon, August 21 and 22 and detrained at Fougand Pagny-sur-Meuse, August 24 and 25. The motorized organizations trav-eled overland to the same towns. The entire brigade then marched into theForet de la Reine, where it was to remain hidden until the big attack ofSeptember 12. The brigade post of command was established in Boucq. Inthis sector the brigade became accustomed to gas attacks and to the hard-ships of traffic jams on the roads during the night, when all the motor as wellas the horse-drawn vehicles traveled without showing lights and without sound-ing klaxons. The men learned also how to work in daytime so that Ger- 502 ILLINOIS IN THE WORLD WAR. man aerial observerscould find nothing worthreporting to the Germaninformation service andno targets for Germanmachine gun fire. On August 26, sup-porting the Eighty-ninthDivision, in the FourthAmerican Army Corps,the first battalion of the122nd Field Artillery,Major Frank R. Schwen-gel commanding, tookover the defense of thesector from a battalionof the 321st Field Artil-lery. Battery C took po-sition south of Rambu-court. Battery B andBattery A went into posi-tion in le Joli Bois,southeast of from Bat-tery B, under commandof First Lieutenant Os-car N. Schjerven, took over one platoon of 90 mm. guns and a like groupof men from Battery A, under command of First Lieutenant John W. Mc-Carthy, took over another platoon of 90 mm. guns, both gun positions be-ing in the northern end of the Foret de l
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