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    "ocrText": "- 5 -\n(e) Enemy Intentions:\nThere are some indications, based on his activities,\nthat the enemy is organizing his zone of resistance further\nback than it is now. The evidence does not indicate\nhow far back. Possibly in the KRIEMHILDE STELLUNG, before\nwhich the enemy now stands. This is somewhat confirmed\nby the character of the enemy's artillery activity today,\nand circulation in the immediate rear. The indications\napply to the front from the ARGONNE to the MEUSE, but\nmore especially on the sector near the ARGONNE.\nIV. ENEMY INFANTRY ACTIVITY:\nNo important infantry activity between the MOSELLE and\nthe MEUSE.\nImmediately west of the MEUSE, the enemy's infantry has\nshowed little aggressiveness.\nIn the region of CIERGES a counter attack, made after\nheavy artillery preparation, was broken up by our forces.\nA counter attack north of APREMONT, on the night, 29th-30th,\nwas repulsed. Otherwise, in this region and in the ARGONNE\nForest, infantry activity was limited to the use of machine\nguns and trench mortars. It is reported that these latter\ncounter attacks have been carried out by infiltration.\nV. ENEMY ARTILLERY ACTIVITY:\nIn the sector west of the MOSELLE, the impression is con-\nfirmed by a prisoner's statement that the hostile batteries\nare roving about from one division to another.\nArtillery activity in the sector east of the MOSELLE is\nestimated as weaker than usual.\nIn the WOEVRE, there was the usual harassing fire on out-\nposts and villages.\nThe enemy put down heavy trench mortar fire on our front\nlines just south of BRIEULLES during the night, 29th-30th. His\nartillery action in this region was largely from batteries\neast of the MEUSE.\nHeavy activity with shrapnel, high explosives and gas, on\nthe front line and roads in the region, CIERGES-IVOIRY-\nMONTFAUCON.\nConsiderable activity on BAULNY and CHARPENTRY. VARENNES,\nCHEPPY and vicinity were heavily shelled. The VERY-CHARPENTRY\nroad was subject to severe harassing fire.\nVI. ENEMY MOVEMENTS:\nVisibility: Possible from 16 to 19 hours, September 29, and\nat intervals from 8 to 16 hours, September 30th. Poor for the\nremainder of the period.\nRailways: Circulation above normal from COURCELLES towards\nMETZ, and from METZ towards CONFLANS."
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