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DECLASSIFIED E.O. DOD Directive 5100.30, June 10, 1079 By NLT- He NARS, Date 5-19-12 35th Division. 2nd SECTION G.S. COMPLINE 25th. October 1918. or to be taken st frönt lines. SU. ARY OF From 8h Oct. 24th to 8h Oct. 25th. 1918. To 80. N. GENERAL IMPRESSION OF THE DAY. Vory quiet. Noticoshis decrease in artillery activity from previcus clay throughout sector. Slight incr ease in activity of Hachine Gun in s/s DERAMEL. Othervise normal. II. ENEMY FRONT LINE. No knowm change. III. ENEMY ORDER OF BATTLE. Ne known change. IV. ENEMY INFANTRY. Intermittant machino gun fire. Slightly increase in s/s DERAMEE and vicinity of MANHEULLES. En emy continues to be alert and somewhat nervous. V. ENEMY ARTILLERY. s/s BOULE reports 70 Cal. 77 on MESNIL and vicinity and 20 Cal. 77 in BONZEE. s/s DERAMEE. Ne activity. s/s TAVANNES. 50 Cal. 105 in vichnity of Fort de SOUVILLE, 39 Cal. 105 46 Cal. 77 in vicinity of P.C. CHEVERT, 30 Cal. 105 in vicinity of Fert de vaux, 60 Cal. 77 and 11 Cal. 105 on ridge roads just north of EIX, with a f ew shells on EIX, 7 sholls Cal. 105 on VERDUN. Total of shells en s/s: 137 Cal. 105 and 106 Cal. 77. Total of shells over entire sector, 196 Cal. 77 and 137 Cal. 105. During the past week the FROLEZEY and HOUTECOURT groups have been much more active than the batteries in the herleVille group. Batteries active at tie fellewing points heretofore not reported: U-19.98, T-35.81 and T-97.76. Vi. ENEMY LOVEMENT. Visibility poor. No movement observed. VII. "NATIONAL ENEMY WORKS. ARCMIVES AND None reported. RECORDS SERVICE" services VIII. ENEMY AERONAJTICS. Nil. IX: MISCELLANEOUS. Usual flares during night. At 13:15h smoke apparently from moving train seen at point, U-15.83. Sounds similiar to report of shotguns heard in forests opposite our soctor. At 13:16h column of black smoke seen in HAUTECOURT, U-15.83. X. ACTIVITY OF OUR OWN TROOPS. s/s BOUEE. One patrolo s/s DERALEE. One patrol fired on by machine gun from point, T-97.56 a/s TAVANNES. Tw. patrols. By directionf the Chief of Staff. J. H. CABANISS, Captain, Infantry, A. C. of S., G-2.