History of the 151st field artillery, Rainbow Division, by Louis L. Collins, lieutenant governor of Minnesota. Edited by Wayne E. Stevens, PH. D. Pub. by the Minnesota War records commission.

286 HISTORY OF THE 151ST FIELD ARTILLERY

Confidential 5th Army Corps, U.S.,
Not to be taken into Second Section, G.S.,
front line trenches. October 12, 1918.
No.22.
SUMMARY OF INTELLIGENCE
OCTOBER 11TH TO OCTOBER 12TH, 1918.
12 H. TO 12 H.
I. GENERAL IMPRESSION OF THE DAY
Diminished artillery activity. Enemy infantry vigilant. Harassing fire
by machine guns. Enemy aviation inactive, visibility poor.
II. ENEMY FRONT LINE
No change.
III. ENEMY ORDER OF BATTLE
The presence of the 123rd Division in line is confirmed by the capture of
additional prisoners of the 351st Regiment and further by the taking of prisoners from another regiment of this Division, the 178th Regiment; this is the
first identification of the latter regiment.
Prisoners taken on October 12th from the following regiments already
identified in line opposite the Corps front:
111th Regt. (52nd Div.) taken South of Landres-St.Georges.
147th Regt. (37th Div.) taken Southeast of Sommerance.
457th Regt. (235th Div.)
351st Regt. (123rd Div.)
178th Regt. (123rd Div.)
110th Regt. (28th Div.) The 5th and 6th Companies of this regiment
surrendered without any attempt to withdraw.
IV. ENEMY INFANTRY
Vigilant. Our front lines harassed by machine gun fire. The enemy infantry gives every indication of a determination to offer a stubborn resistance.
V. ENEMY ARTILLERY
Each division reports less activity than on previous days. The enemy
artillery was active. Bombardment of front lines was general throughout the
sector with a large proportion of medium calibre shells. There was a liberal
admixture of gas shells. The center division reports heavy shelling during the
afternoon and night, chiefly with gas, and states that the fire seemed to come
principally from the North. In the sector of the left division artillery was
active at intervals throughout the night, and between 3 h. and 7 h. of the
morning a small proportion of gas shells were mingled. There was little
shelling of the rear areas of the left division. The Bois de Boyon, Le Petit
Bois and Exermont Ravine were shelled with gas shells, but there was no heavy
concentration of gas. There was harassing and interdiction fire near Gesnes
and on the road Romagne-Cierges.
VI. ENEMY MOVEMENTS
Observation hindered by visibility being poor. Carrying parties in the
vicinity of Cunel. Company of infantry marching to Landres et St.Georges at
point F 02.88 at 9 h. 45. Two machine gun carts going into Landres et St.
Georges on the Landres-Remonville road at 9 h. 5.
VII. ENEMY WORKS
Continued work on trench or machine gun post on hill North of the
Romagne-Cunel road. Work on wire at F 02.67 & at Landres-St.Georges.
A patrol reported Hill 288 fortified with concrete dugouts.
(NOTE: Photographs show two lines of wire not indicated on the plan
directeur; one in front of the Southwestern edge of the wood on the Cote de
Chatillon, the other Southwest of Landres-St.Georges, from F 1368 to F 1769;
the latter continues in front of the trench along the Y co-ordinate line 87. See
note in Appendix).