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    The end of the second day's fight ended with entire success. Just after daylight on this day, elements of the First and Twenty-sixth Divisions had made a [strikethrough][/strikethrough] junction near Matton Chatel and Vigneulles and this was the beginning of the closing of the salient. Nearly 16,000 prisoners, 443 guns, and large stores of material and supplies had been captured. His aviation had been completely dominated by ours, and his troops had been attacked on the ground by machine guns and bombs along all of his lines of retreat. 

     The Army had established its new front along the line [strikethrough][/strikethrough] Pagny--Jaulny--Xemmes--St. Benoit--Hal lonville--St. Maurice--Hannonville--Tresauvanx. 

     The Army was ordered to continue to extend its victory on the whole front, our Air Service was to continue the offensive at all points, operating against the enemy's air service and his troops on the ground, and at the same time protect our own ground troops and observation aviation. During the night of the 13th and 14th the Army Night Bombing and Reconnaissance Wing were to continue to cover the enemy back areas. Conflans, Mars-la-Tour and Vionville were to be attacked. 

     The Corps Air Service, the Army Observation and Army Artillery Group were to continue to operate as already ordered. 

     The First Pursuit Wing was to cover the front to a depth of five kilometers from a point north of the right of the Frst army to the line Vigneulles--La Chausee--Tromville. Its general mission was to continue as already ordered. Its right flank was