. 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. er a front of twenty-four miles waslighted suddenly with a blood red glare, and the heavens rolled with echoesof the thunderous voices of hundreds of guns. The way was being paved forthe advance of the American doughboy by the greatest concentration ofartillery fire of the war. The preparation fire was initiated with gas concen-tration on the woods ofGargantua, Joli, Lierreand Burly. Until 5oclock in the morningthe incessant
. 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. er a front of twenty-four miles waslighted suddenly with a blood red glare, and the heavens rolled with echoesof the thunderous voices of hundreds of guns. The way was being paved forthe advance of the American doughboy by the greatest concentration ofartillery fire of the war. The preparation fire was initiated with gas concen-tration on the woods ofGargantua, Joli, Lierreand Burly. Until 5oclock in the morningthe incessant drumfire ofthe 75s continued, withinterpolated crashes ofthe heavier 155s and ofthe coast defense guns inthe rear, mounted by thenavy and coast artillerymen for this first all-American attack. As the sun brokethrough the clouds, at 5oclock, the doughboys,led by baby tanks, wentover the top, under theprotective fire of a rollingON THE SIDE OF MONT SEC artillery barrage which This masonry, erected by the Germans in 1914, was the advanced at the rate ofentrance to an underground passage which led to an observation point on the crest of the hill. 100 meters m four mm-. THE I22ND FIELD ARTILLERY 547
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