35th Division Summary of Intelligence from Captain J. H. Cabaniss

DECI ASGIFIED E.O. 3-402, DOD Directize 5.00.30, June 18, 1979 By NLT- HL NARS, Date 5-19-22 35th Division. CONVI IAL 2nd SECTION G.S. Not to be takon 23rd. October, 1918 into frant lines. SUM ART OF INTELLIGENCE. (From Bh Oct. 22nd to 8h Oct. 23rd 1918.) 78. io GENERAL IePRESSION OF THE DAY. Increase in enemy aeroplane activity. Increased artillery activity in s / s TAVANNES. Otherwise normal. NATIONAL ENEMY FRONT LINE. ARCHIVES AND II. REGORDS JUNE No change observed. & SERVICE") 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, MANHEULLES. IV. ENEMY INFANTRY. No activity, except "usual intermittent machine gun fire through secter during period. V. ENEMY s/s BOURE. Artillery activity normal. 10 sholls on HONT sur les cords, 10 shells on BONZEN, 10 shells on MENSIL, and 20 shells on HAUDIOMONT throughout period. Total shells on s/s, 30 Cal. 150 and 20 Cal. 105's. s/s DERAMEE. Activity normal. 35 shells en RONVAUX and intermittant shelling on back areas of sector. Total shells on s/s. 140 Cal. 77 and 48 snells caliber unknown. s/s TAVANNES. Increase in activity. 15 Cal. 77 on CULAINVILLI, so Cal. 77, 101 Cal. 105 on: BIX and vicinity, including the roads on 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 en 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 en emy is bringing more artillery into sector. VI. enemy LOVEMENT Visibility poor. No movement observed. VII. ENEMY WORKS. Sounds indi cating construction work heard from the vicinity of BRAQUIS. Impossible to ascertain nature of work. VIII. ENEMY AERONAUTICS, Increase in activity. Seven single planes and one patrol of five planes report ed ov er cur secter dur ing period. Three enemy balloons vicinity of WARCQ and St. GEORGES FMIL reperted active during periodo IX. At 5:45h an enemy patrol appeared in front of G.C.2, LANHEULLES, s/s BOURE. Our men opened fire killing one non-commissioned officer and forcing the patrol to withdraw. The body of the officer "was brought into our lines and identifications secured. Unusual number of flares from vicinity of ORANVILLE Woods. (over)