Summary of Intelligence Number 78 from Captain J. H. Cabaniss

$ DECLASSIFIED E.O. 3.402 DOD Directive 5:00.30, June 13, 1979 By NLT- NC NARS, Date 5-19th 35th Division. 2nd SECTION G.S. Not to be takon 23rd. October, 1918 into front lines. ART OF INTELLIGENCE. (From an Oct. 22nd to 8h Oct. 23rd 1918.) 78. i. GENERAL IMPRESSION OF THE DAY. Incroasa in enemy aeroplane activity. Increased artillery activity in a = / s TAVANNES. Otherwise normal. II. ENEMY FRONT LINE. ARCHIVES CHATIONAL AND No change observed. REGORDS a SERVICE" v III. ENEMY ORDER OF BATTLE. Presence 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, wanheulles. IV. ENEMY INFANTRY. No activity, except usual intermitient michine gun fire through secter during period. V. ENELY s/s BOUME. Artillery activity normal. 10 sholls on HONT sur les COTES, 10 shells on BONZEN, 10 shells on LENSIL, and 20 shells on HAUDIOLON? throughout period. Total sholls on s/s, 30 Cal. 150 and 20 Cal. 105's S. s/s DERAMDE. Activity normal. 35 shells on RONV AUX and intermittant sholling 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 OULAINVILLE, 30 Cal. 77, 101 Cal. 105 on BIX and vicinity, including the roads en ridge iumediately north of, EIX, 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 an 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 secter. VI. ENEMY LOVEMENT Visibility poor. No novement observed. VIT. ENEMY WORKS. Sounds indicating construction work heard from the vicinity of BRAQUIS. impossible to ascertain nature of work. TITI. ENEMY AERONAUTICS, Increase in activity. Seven single planes and one patrol of five planes reported ov er cur secter dur ing period. Three enemy balloons vicinity of , WARCQ and St. GEORGES FMJ reperted active during period. IX. At 5:45h an enemy patrol appeared in front of G.0.2, s/s BOUME. Our men opened fire killing one non-commissioned officer and forcing the patrol to withdraw. The body of the non-cumrissioned Officer was brought into our lines and identifications secured. Unusual number of flares from vicinity of ORANVILLE Woods. (over)