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E.O. 12065 Seg 9 DOD Directive deter ia, 1079 By NLT- HL NARS, Date 5-19-k2 35th Division. 2nd SECTION G.S. Not to be takon 23rd. October, 1918 front lines. SUML ART OF INTELLIGENCE. (From 3h Oct, 22nd to 8h Oct. 23rd 1918.) 78. to GENERAL IMPRESSION OF THE DAY. Increas.) in enemy aeroplane activity. Increased artillery activity in s/s TAVANNES. Otherwise normal. II. ENEMY FRONT LINE, AND No change observed. to RECORDS SERVICE III. ENEMY ORDER OF BATTLE. Prosence of 18th Regiment, 3rd Bavarian Division in front of our sector confirmed by identifications from comporal who was killed in front of s/s boueE, G.C.A, MANHEULLES. IV. ENEMY INFANTRY. No activity, except usual intermitiant me .chine gun fire through secter during period. V. ENELY ARFILLERY. s/s BOUEE. Artillery activity normal. 10 shells on NONT sur les cotes, 10 shells on BONZES, 10 shells on LIENSIL, and 20 shells on HAUDIOLONE throughout period. Total sholls on s/s, 30 Cal. 150 and 20 Cal. 105' S. s/s DERAMEE. Activity normal. 35 shells in RONVAUX and intermittant shelling on back areas of sector. Total shells on s/s. 140 Cal. 77 and 48 Shells caliber unknowm. s/s TAVANNES. Increase in activity. 15 Cal. 77 on i OULAINVILLE, 30 Cal. 77, 101 Cal. 105 on BIX and vicinity, including the roads en ridge immediately north of BIX, 36 Cal. 105 in vicinity of dalloup, 100 Cal. 105 on FORT de VAUX, shelling of various caliber on our front line in s/s. Total shells reported on s/s: 104 Cal. 77, 401 Cal. 105 and 100 Cal. 150. Total shells on entire sector: 272 Cal. 77, 500 Cal. 105, 130 Cal: 150. Reports from our observation posts indicate that the enemy is bringing more artillery into sector. VI. ENEMY LOVELENT. Visibility poor. No. movément obsecved. VII. ENEMY WORKS. Sounds indicating construction work heard from the vicinity of BRAQUIS. impossible to ascertain nuture of work. VIII. ENEMY AERONAUTICS, Increase in activity. Seven single planes and one patrol of five planes reported over cur secter dur ny period. Three enemy balloons vicinity of , WARCQ and St. GEORGES FMJS reperted active during period. IX. 1 LSCELLANECTS. At 5:45h an enemy patrol appeared in front of G.C.2, LANHEULLES, s/s BOUME. Our men opened fire killing one non-'commissioned officer and forcing the patrol to withdraw. The body of the non-commissioned officer was brought into our lines and identifications secured. Unusual number of flares from vicinity of : ORANVILLE Woods. (over)