THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, MAY SO. W19.
NEBRASKA'S OWN
HOME, ARE GREAT
"SHOCKJROOPS"
Trained Under General Wood
and First Men of New
Army to Reach
Germany.
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and Inor to east of Autreville. It
was a great ichievement.
Armistice Ends Advance.
The Germans apparently -had not
dreamed that a crossing would be
effected at this point and woke up
on the morning of November 11 to
imd advance patrols of the 89th di
vision pushing into the smaller Ger
man outposts on the east side of the
Meuse. The advance would have
been continued but the war had
ended.
During the Argonne-Meuse drive,
the 8'th made an average advance
of 26 kilometers, the extreme depth
for a single advance being 31 kilo
meters. The towns captured in the
wake of the Germans were Remon
ville, Barricourt, Nouart, Tailly, Le
l.'hampy Uaut, Le Chanipy Bas,
Beauclair, Beaufort, Cesse, Luzy,
Laneuville, Pouilly, Autreville and
Menay.
Two thousand seven hundred and
seventy-four German officers and
men were captured as well as 400
rifles, 360 machine gvns, 24 77-inch
guns. 12 3-inch pieces and numerous
other siavage trom the German.
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i ne casudimcs suuerca were as
follaws:
Officers killed 29
Officers wounded 105
Men killed 771
Men wounded 2,944
.Men missing 189
The 164th field artillery, left be
hind at Lamp funston when the
start was made for France, joined
the, division in Belgium in late No
vember and continued on into Ger
detached and used in connection
In the Argonne-Meuse offensive the
57th and 58th field artillery were
detached and used in connection
with advances made by the west
erners.
As shock troops, as organizers
as trench fighters who held various
important sectors, the men of the
89th repeatedly paid their "all" and
won frequent commendation from
the commander-in-chief down to the
smallest divisional commander who
had them in hand. The 355th in
fantry, Nebraska s own, received
special commendation in a general
order, No. 82, issued trom divisional
headquarters.
The order, issued after the ad
vance in St. Mihiel in the Lucey
sector, reads:
"Report of th battalion com
maiuier, first battalion, JMth in
fantry, and the inspectors of the
Eighth French army, recently sub
mitted to the divisional commander,
invites attention to the courage and
fortitude .of the First battalion, 354th
infantry and the First battalion
355th infantry, on the night of Au
gust 7-8, during the gas attack by
the Germans on the center fr
mental zones of the Lucey sector.
rhis attack was made during the
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welcome nome--
89th Division
Heroes
We're proud to weleorrte you tj
your home city. Your devotion to
duty has inspired us; your com
mendable deeds for the cause of
liberty, your sacrifices and noble
performances call forth our un
stinted praise. May your home
coming be a joyous occasion for
you as well as for those who wel
come you.
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DOUGLAS SHOE STORE, Inc.
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period of the relief of the 82d di
vision by the 89th division. In most
instances it was the first night the
troops had been in the line; in
practically every instance it was the
first time the personnel had been
under fire.
"The orders in force at the time
required troops of the advanced
post position to hold that position
to the death unless withdrawal was
ordered by the army commander.
This order was faithfully carried out
in spite of the intensity of the at
tack and the helplessness of the
troops to retaliate. It was an ex
ample of courage and steadfastness
deserving the highest praise and the
spirit of the troops was further in
dicated by the fact that the,y re
quested to remain in the line and
finish their tour of duty when relief
was proposed.
"The divisional commander com
mends the officers and men of those
battalions.
"This order will be read at the
first assembly of each organization
after its receipt.
"By command of Major General
Wright. 'A
"C. E: KILBOURNE,
"Colonel, General Staff, Chief of
Staff."
Other commendations and cita
tions, dealing with the division as a
unit, were received by General
Wright. Though too numerous to
print in full -they commend the
courage, valor and stamina of the
89th repeatedly.
Men Were Born Fighters.
The soldiers of the middle west
asserted a coolness and initiative at
all times that marked them as born
fighters. Extracts from captured
German intelligence orders a few
days after their first appearance in
trenches irt the loul sector, marked
them as troops to be reckoned with.
In interesting table of itemized
casualties prepared at divisional
headquarters in Germany before the
unifs departure to the United Mates
develops some interesting facts,
The table follows:
The casualities from September
18th to October 9lk when the line
was Held alter the JUt. Alilnel of
fensive were 1,483 and greater than
the casualities during the St. Mihiel
offensive, which were 1,008.
The casualties August 7-8, the
first night in the line in the St.
Mihiel sector during the heavy shell
ing and gas attack when the orders
were "For every unit to hold their
costs until the death total 623
gainst 1,008 for the St. Mihiel of
fensive.
The casualties from October 19
to October 22 in attacking and
mopping up the Bois de Bathane-
vi lie, which was reported cleared of
the enemy except for a few machine
gun nests, total 442, against 1,646
casualties in the final phase of the
Argonne-Meuse offensive".
The casualties for 20 hours from
November 10 to '11 o'clock Novem
ber 11. when the Meuse was crossed,
total 363, against 1,046 for the final
phase of the Meuse-Argoune offensive.
The casualties in holding the
ine in the Bois de aBthaneville from
October 22 to November 1 were 557
and those for holding the line along
the River Meuse from November 6
to November 10 were 571 against
.646 for the final phase of the Ar
oune offensive.
Itemized Casualty Summary.
An itemized summary of the cas-
Not in Vain!
A Memorial Service
for Soldiers
Those who have gone were young. They are
now immortal.
They left us, while here, the full record of
their joy in life and youth. May we not take to our
sorrowing hearts a little of their joy in that im
mortal life and youth to which they have gone?
Every mother who laid her, precious priceless
gift upon her country's altar may, as the star in her
service flag has turned to gold, bear her new burden
with a solemn pride that her gift was found wofthy,
and that, of all the ways of attaining immortality,
her boy's way was best.
The memorial for our boys who have gone be
fore must be as immortal as the souls of those who
made the supreme sacrifice. '
It must represent everlasting life, not death. It
must represent joy not sorrow.
The memorial must be as adequate as the gift
laid on the altar has been perfect.
It must be the constant, forward, upward
march of a bettered humanity. As in our daily life
hereafter it must crystalize forever the ideals the
boys fought and died for a life of ALL, through
the participating sacrificial co-operation of ALL, for
the welfare of ALL.
GEORGE W. GER WIG.
On November 24, the division ad
vanced into Germany through Bel
gium and Luxemburg as a part of
the Third American army. Seventh
corps. The area occupied measured
at extreme points, 37 miles wide and
68 miles long, including four Kreise.
namely: l'rum, Bitburg, Trierlaud
and Saarburg with the Luxemburg
border, 60 miles long, on the west.
This was the largest area allotted to
an American division.
Other Interesting Facts.
Division foot ball team champoius
of the American expeditionary
forces, having defeated all teams iii
army of occupation, First American
army and the Service of Supplv.
Final game played with 36th di
vision at Paris, score being 14 to 6.
Sleeve insignia, "Black W," in a
"Black Circle", designed in August,
1918,' by Col. 'John H. Lee, chief-of-staff,
now being worn by all offi
cers and men.
Maintained at Camp Furfston, one
of best officers' training camps in
United States. Also established in
Germany educational schools, cov
ering primary educational, trades
and professions' needs. The schools
w re classified as follows:
Primary school, Liberal Arts. Ag
ricultural, Engineering and Trade
schools.
The division comes from the mid
dle west and its insignia indicates
its western origin and all-round effi
ciency; inverted, it indicates the
middle part of the name; on its side
it indicates "Siguia," the symbol of
summation, i. e.. co-ordination or
signal'erlort. Moreover, the circle
is that geometrical figure which can
come to stability in any position,
yet 'move rapidly in answer to a
charge of forces. In the lower part
of the "W" is placed Jhe color of
the branch of the serTce.
"Efficiency Is Fatal,"
Says Ohio Coroner
Cincinnati, O. Coroner A. C.
Bauer, who has gone to his country
place on Chesapeake Bay for a 'rest,
gives this parting shot:
"Efficiency is killing as many
people as automobiles are, but not
in so a spectacular manner of effi
ciency properly carried out should
be a lifesaver. It is designed to se
cure the maximum amount of results
with the maximum of wasted effort,
But as the craze has it now it pro
duces the maximum amount of
result, with a corresponding
amount of wear and tear on the
nervous systems of its victims."
Got Medal Over There;
Got Baby Over Here
Washington Over in France he
got the medal of the Legion of
Honor. But here in America he
got the true reward. When Major
George K. Shuler, of the Third
Battalion, Sixth United States
Marines, the man who captured the
pinacle of Blanc Mont Ridge, step
ped from the' train here he was
greeted by a 20 months old girl
who looked upon her father for
the first time. The baby was born
shortly after Major Shuler sailed
for France in 1917.
TRENCH HELMETS
OF GAY DESIGN
ARE FAVORITES
89th Division Handy With
89th Division Hand With
Paint Brush, Results
Show.
(By I'nlon Pacific Pre Durran.)
"When the Nebraska boys of the
89th division reached Omaha one of
the i.oticeable things about them was
the number of gaily camouflaged
trencn nemieis. mi hi mem -decorated,
for it is not officially
ordered. However, many of the men
who were handy with a brush, or
could coax someone into doing it for
them, have their "Carneagie derbies"
striped and spotted in the most ap
proved style of the camouflours.
No particular design is followed
almost every man who has decorated
his helmet having his own individual
ideas as to the colors and layout
The result is an individualism only
noted elsewhere in the A. E. V
among the airmen who painted
wierd designs on their planes.
the people who read them.
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ualties in table form, covering each
of the nine contacts of the, division
with the enemy, including the cross
ing of the Meuse river, follows:
Toul-St. Mihiel Sector Casualties.
Shelling and gas attack of
night of August 7 and 8, 1918, 023
Holding of line, August 8 to
September 12 , 310
St. Mihiel offensive, Sept. 12
to 18 1.483
Holding the tine, Sept. 18 to
Oct. 9 U483
Attacking and mopping up
Bois de Bathaneville. Oct: 19
to 22
Holding the line, Oct. 22 to
Nov- 1, in the Bois de Bathane
ville
Final phase, Argonne-Meuse
442
557
of
fensive, November 1 to November
6, 1,646.
Holding the line along the River
Meuse, November 6 to November
10. 571.
Crossing the River Meuse, nitmt
of November 10 and 11, 362.
Total, 7,002.
Recapitulations.
Killed 1-66
Wounded 5,678 1
Missing 58 I
"Never in a 'rest' area" has long '
been one of the division's slogans j
thro'tfghout its front line service. '
While other "shock" troops enjoyed
a r?st frequently in a quiet sector or
I cliind the lines, the 89th never had
such a pleasure. Three times corps
commanders of the division refused
to be relieved when they saw it
would tax the strength of other out
tits or cause them to miss some of
the real fighting. Once in the St.
Mihiel and twice in the Argonne
Meuse this occurred. . i
Decorations numbering 181 have 1
been awarded soldiers of the 89th
by American, French and Belgian
commanders. The apportionment is
as follows:
Congressional medal of honor... 8
Distiiigushed service crosses ....104
Belgian war crosses 2
Distinguished service medals 2
Croix de Guerre 55
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We were with you in thought and spirit whjle you were making history
"over there." Now that you are here at home, we greet you with proud
and loving hearts. Omaha is proud of you, not only for your achieve
ments, but for the spirit in which you went across.
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