Summary of Intelligence from Captain J. H. Cabaniss

Ind Bn 35th Division. 2nd SECTION G.S. 26th October 1918. Not to be taken into front lines. SUMMARY OF INTELLIGENCE. From on Oct. 25th to 8h cet. 26th 1918. No. 81. I. GENERAL IMPRESSION OF THE DAY. Quiet. En emy continuxes to be alert, Slight increase intermittant machine gun fire throughout sector during night. Aeroplanes somewhat active in s/s TAVANNES, otherwise normal. II. ENEMY FRONT LINE. No known change. ARCHIVES NATIONAL RECORDS AND DECLASSIFIED is SERVICE" E.O. 12068, Sec. 3-402 DOD Directive June 18, 1979 ENEMY ORDER OF BATTLE. No known change. By NLT- Hi NARS, Date 5-19-22 IV. ENEMY INFANTRY. En emy patrols reported active in s/s BOUEE and s/s DERAMEE. Intermittant machine gun fire slightly increased throughout sector. Some grenades report ed in s/s DERAMEE. Otherwise enemy infantry quiet but alert. V. ENEMY ARTILLERY. Usual harassing fire throughout sector, particularly in C.R. DAMLOUP and s/s TAVANNES. s/s BOUEE. 20 Cal. 77 on MANHEULLES and vicinity and 30 Cal. 105 in vicinity of RONVAUX. Total shells for s/s: 40 Cal. 77 and 30 Cal. 105. s/s DERAMEE. Reports some activity from HERMEVILLE group and back areas of sub+sector. s/s TAVANNES. 62 Cal. 105 and 26 Cal. 77 (11 of which were gas) fell in the forward areas and on the front lines of C.R. DAMLOUP. 26 Cal. 105 and 20 Cal. 77 fell in the vicinity of EIX. 6 Cal. 105 on Fort de VAUX. 16 Cal. 105 and 5 Cal, 77 on back areas of sub-sector. - Total shells on s/s: 110 Cal. 105 and 51 Cal. 77. s/s VAUX reports 111 Cal. 155 and 15 Cal. 105 on VAUX and vicinity, 49 Cal. 155 and 17 Cal. 105 on Fort de VAUX, 3 Cal. 155 in vicinity of P.C. MURAT and 6 Cal. unknown and some intermittant fire on back areas. Total for s/s: 163 Cal. 155 and 22 Cal. 105. Total for entire sector: 163 Cal. 155, 162 Cal. 105 and 91 Cal. 77. Active batteries in the HAUTICOURT AND FROMEZEY groups. VI. ENEMY MOVEMENTS. Visibility poor. No movement of importance reported. VII. ENEMY WORKS. None reported. VIII. ENEMY AERONAUTICS. Four enemy planes reported north part of sectormduring period, one of which flew very low over our lines in s/s VAUX, dropping what appeared to be signals in the vicinity of point T-52.85, then circled and returned to enemy lines firing machine gun. IX. MISCELLANEOUS. Usual flares reported throughout sector during period, (over)