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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1927
Page
4
Vivid battlefield excerpt describes June 5 to 6 as American Marines and regulars of the Ninth and Twenty third divisions fight through wheat fields and woods near Morigny and Champillon. Casualties mount as intense German artillery and rifle fire press the Allies, with stretcher-bearing scenes and frontline grit.
In a muddy battle through wheat and woods near Torcy the Forty-ninth and Sixty-seventh companies press a costly advance against German positions. Marines, many downed, hold a crest as engineers join to fortify and repel counterattacks while individual acts of bravery and grim endurance surface amid heavy machine-gun fire.
The Rhode Island Society United States Daughters of 1812 met Saturday at Mrs Harriet F Dixon’s Hope Street home in Providence for a housewarming style annual meeting. Edith Edwards of Woonsocket led reports from Associate Councils and described Fort Washington and Kenmore pilgrimages. Officers elected included Harriet F Dixon president and Edward G Easterbrooks vice president. retiring president Edith Edwards received a coral red sweet pea bouquet. Refreshments followed with punch from a 17th century cut glass bowl and blue candle decor with white carnations marking the 1812 flower.
On June 6 1918 the Bocie assaulted Hill 142 but faced relentless rifle fire and machine gun barrages. After a day of fierce fighting the area around Hull 142 stabilized in a small action of limited strategic value. The narrator notes the German advance prompted new thoughts in his foe as the engagement closes with To Be Continued.
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