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

DECLASSITIED E.O. 3.202 DOD Directive 5180.30, Jume 18, 1979 By NLT- HU NARS, Date 5-19-2020 35th Division. 2nd SECTION G.S. Not to be takon 23rd. October, 1918 .nto front lines. SUML ART OF INTELLIGENCE. (From 3h Oct. 22nd to 8h Oct. 23rd 1918.) 78. GENERAL IMPRESSION OF THE DAY. Increaso in enemy aeroplane activity. Increased artillery activity in s/s TAVANNES. Otherwise normal. II. 19846 ENELY FRONT LINE. "ANATIONAL No change observed. ARCHIVES AND for RECORDS SERVICE" III. ENEMY ORDER OF BATTLE. is CONTRACT Presence of 18th Regimant, 3rd Bavarian Division in front of our sector confirmed by identifications from corporal who was killed in front of s/s BOUEE, G.C.A, MANHEULLES. IV. ENEMY INFANTRY. No. activity, except usual intermitient machine gun fire through secter during period. V. ENEMY ARTILLERY. s/s BOUEE. Artillery activity normal, 10 shells on HONT sur les COTES, 10 shells on BONZEN, 10 shells on LINNSIL, and 20 shells on HAUDIOLON? throughout period. Total sholls on s/s, 30 Cal. 150 and 20 Cal. 105': S. s/s DERAMIEE. Activity normal. 35 shells on RONVAUX and intermittant shelling on back areas of sector. Total shells on s/s. 140 Cal. 77 and 48 Shells caliber unknown. 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 immediately north of BIX, 36 Cal. 105 in vicinity of dailoup, 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 secter. VI. ENEMY LOVEMENT. Visibility poor. No movement obsetved. VII. ENEMY WORKS. Sounds indicating 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 reported over cur secter during period. Three enemy balloons vicinity of LORGELOULIN WARCQ and St. GEORGES FMJ reperted active during period. IX. ist SCELLANECUS. 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 non-commissioned Officer was brought into our lines and identifications secured. Unusual number of flares from vicinity of : ORANVILLE Woods. (over)