The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, April 12, 1918, Image 1
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VOL. 23. NO. 50. SEMl-\
. AMERICAN TROOPS
REINFORCE BRITISH
Heavy Fighting Going On Along
20-Mile Battle Line From
Ypres to LeBassel.
. THP I I MIT 1C MAT DDAUPW
AJAA1U 1U HV& U1W11 Uil
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British Recapture Town of Givenchy
and Take 1,000 Prisoners?Germans
Claim 6,000?
Chauny Changes Hands.
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(Wednesday.)
American troops are now reinforcing
the British line in France,
f alone the greater portion of which
' the Germans are keeping up their
strong attacks with hordes of men
and great concentrations of artillery
in assaults that now apparently have
their objective in the penetrating of
the battle front in northern France
and Belgium. It was a happy lot of
men that swung Into the sector choeen
for them, and they were greeted
with enthusiasm.
From the Bouth of Ypres in Belgium
to the region of LaBassee in
France the new offensive of the Germans
is being carried out with great
desperation, with thousands of men,
under cover of unprecedented bombardments
of the allied roar lineB,
endeavorings to pierce the bravely
defended fronts held by the British
and Portuguese?and now also at
some unnamed point by Americans.
On several sectors of the new 20mile
battle line a few deep salients
have been driven by the enemy, but
in the process the Germans nowhere
have been able to break through, the
line merely bending back under the
great pressure. Particularly deep are
wedges northwest of Armentieres
and northwest of T^aBassee?salients
which seem to make certain the evacuation
by the British of Armentleres
and to theaten seriously the
Important railroad junction of Bethune.
Pressed Back by Germans.
^ British positions southwest of Armentieres,
lying between the Rivers
Eys and Doube, north of Armentieres
along the flve-mlle front between the
PloegBteert wood and the Wytsehae
te-Mosslnes ridge hnve been pressed
back by the Germans. East of EaBrfksee,
Glvenchy hill, the key to Betbune,
has been tenaciously held by
the British and the town of Glvenchy
retaken, while to the north in the region
of Ypres the enemy's attacks
against the high ground about the
Messlnes ridee everywhere have hoon
decisively repulsed. The BritiHh in
recapturing Glvenehy made nearly a
thousand Germans prisoner.
The latest German official statement
asserts that between Armentieres
and Bstaires the Germans have
crossed the Lys river and that north
of Armentieres the British lines on
both sides of Waasten-Warneton
have been penetrated. Six thousand
presoners and 100 guns are claimed
to have been taken by th eGermans
in the fighting between Armentieres
and IyoHatsee canal.
The famous Vimry ridge, won a
year ago by the Canadians, is receiving
a prodigious visitation of shells
from German batteries.
French Hold Chauny.
While the battle in the north has
been in progress the fighting south
or the Homme, where the British are
aligned against the Germans, hue
been rather subdued. Not so, however,
on the sectors where the French
and Germans are disputing the occupancy
of the terrain. Furious assaults'and
counter-assaults have been
going on around Chauny, the village
changing hands many times. At last
accounts the French not alone held
the village but also the nearby comM
etery.
The German submarine menace
evidently Is growing less each week.
According to the British admiralty's
atatement the sinkings of British
merchantmen last week by mine or
submarine consisted of four of more
than 1,600 tons and two of less than
1,600 tons. The total of the previous
?r? <* mornkontmon
?? ? - ? VHWMV1UVU VI I
the larger category and seven under
that tonnage.
Only two French merchantmen
were sent to the bottom during the
week ending April C.
Y BONDS OR
HIE L
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VEiEiaiil.
AMERICAN AIRPLANE
CROSSES THE ATLANTIC?
London, April 11.?All London
is talking about the latest war rumor?the
landing In Englaud of
an American airplane after a
non-stop flight from New York
with 12 passengers. The authorities
declared there was no basis
for the story but this denial served
merely to give it additional
currency.
According to the popular version,
this was the "big surprise"
which Premier Lloyd George said
last week that the Americans
would soon give the Germans.
LANCASTER LAYS OUT
CHILDREN'S GARDEI
People of Town and County 8ho<
Much Interest in Production of
Foodstuffs.
It looks as if Lancaster Is getting
ready for the biggest food crops thi
year in the history of the countj
The county agricultuarl agent. F
W. Oraeber, is doing unusually fin
work and is Interesting the peopl
in the extensive planting of food
stuffs and making community gai
dens. He is assisted in the work b
the county home demonstrate
agents, Miss Martha Creighton an
Miss Jeanette Craig, who are als
doing big things in their line for th
people in the rural districts espe
daily. Miss Creighton and Mis
Craig were at work last week on th
proposition of a community garde
here in town for the children. j
large lot for this purpose has bee
secured free of charge from Dr. Ed
gar Hlnson In the eastern section o
town. Mayor Roach S. Stewart an
the town council are co-operatin
with the demonstration agents in thi
work and no expense or pains will b
spared to make these garden
among the very best in the counts
Miss E. Poag, teacher in the grade
school, will assist in the work of ir
structing the children in up to dat
gardening. The lot will be divide
into small plots for the children an
each child will have a good place t
plant his corn, tomatoes, potatoei
beans, etc. and will be required t
work it himself.
The city will have the ground wel
prepared and laid off. pnd after se<
ing that the gardens are started a
right will leave the remainder of th
labor to the children themselves,
meeting will be held next Saturdn
will not have to ro around and b<
you for this dollar. Everyhor
foin now Just as soon as you s<
this. Don't put It off. Your met
herahlp is needed to help win 01
cause. The contributions made
the Christmas drive was intended i
a gift and not as annual membersh
dues. Do your small part now.
J. H. Witherspoon, Chra.,
Membership Committee.
in the court house for the purpose c
working these plans out in detail.
*
The Ked Cross.
To the Old Members and to Kver
Citizen of Lancaster County:
It is useless for me to say anj
thing to you in regard to the grea
American Red Cross, and the work
is doing to relieve suffering amon
our own boys in the camps as we
as in France and everywhere thf
our boys are stationed, and to th
ipoor people in the war stricken te<
ritory, that have no way to hel
themselves. I cannot begin to te
you how much is being done, it
too big for any one, but I can te
you that the good that your men
bership in this wonderful organizi
tlon is doing more than any oth<
way that so small an amount coul
possibly be spent or given.
We have in Lancaster count
about eight hundred members, mo
of thepe memberships have now e
piretl, and we want every old men
her to send in their renewal at one
the annual membership being on
one dollar. We also want every mn
and woman In the county to becon
a member. No excuse for any on
We at home making no sacrifice oa
surely give the small amount of 1
while oup own flesh and blood Is b
ing given that we may livo in "T1
land of the free and the home of tl
brave." Don't wait to be asked i
Join, but send in your name with tl
money at once to myself, Miss Ai
| nle Gregory, secretary, or John I
Madra, treasurer, and your nan
will be added to the roll. We wai
t f\ mfllro thlo trnlitnfo rv o/v ?Ko? ? #o
PAY INDEMNr
ANCA
LANCASTER, S. C., I
THE BOND DRIVE
IS NOW ON HERE
Approximately $50,000 Sub
scribed Yesterday Afternoon
at Meeting in Court House.
BIG RALLY ON APRIL 21
Well Known Speakers Will B
Secured and Stores Will B<
Closed?Every Merchant a
J Meeting Pledged to Sell Bond:
^ 'Approximately $50,000 was sub
scribed for Liberty bonds yesterda;
,v afternoon at a meeting held in th<
court house for the purpose of or
ganizlng the county for the cam
palgn. The calling for subscription
3 from those present was the las
B business of the meeting. R. E
r. Wyiie started the ball rolling witl
a subscription of $500. Waddy C
e Thompson was next and announce
e that he would take $500 for himself
_ $500 for his wife. $100 each fo
four children and $50 each for tei
y grandchildren. Col. Leroy pring
n subscribed $5,000 for himself am
d $5,000 for Mrs. Springs. The othe
o large subscriptions were C. I). Jone
e $5,000, H. R. Rice $1,000, Ma:
.. Brlttain $1,000, R. S. Harper $500
s Harry Hirsch $500. J. H. Wither
e spoon $500, Geo. W. Williams $500
n All of these subscriptions, togethe
\ with those ranRinR from $200 dowi
n to $50, were doubled before thi
l_ meeting closed.
if At the opening of the meeting
Q Geo. W. Williams, county chairman
g stated its purpose and announce*
s that Lancaster county's allotment i
e $191,000 and asked for suggestion
s as to carrying on the campaign
r. There was a deal of discussion o
d various plans, beginning with th
i- utilization of the already organize*
e county council of defense, of whic!
d R. E. Wylie is chairman, and inelud
d ing a big rally to be held here oi
o Saturday. April 20, and township o
i, district rallies at other places in th
o county. Talks were made by Mi
Wylie, Col. Springs, Mayor Stewart
II It W r'.Mohor r< r? I "
... M.Mwwv? , v. U UUUB, VV . II
!- Millon, T). Reece Williams, am
11 probably others, each offering th
e suggestion that appealed mos
A strongly to them, and the sense o
y the meeting was to adopt all of th
?f suggestions offered and a centra
committee of five was appointed t
work out the details.
'The committee is composed of H
y E. Wylie, C. D. Jones, D. Reece Wil
liams, R. W. Graeber and Rev. Sai:
j. Long, the latter of Heath Springs
Lt The local chairmen of Heath Spring
it and Kershaw are ex-officio member
K of the committee.
11 The plan is to have a big rail
it here at the court house on Saturday
!e April 20, and the day will be a semi
r- holiday, all the stores closing fror
p 10 in the forenoon to four in the al
11 ternoon. and every merchant presen
[s at the meeting pledged himself t
11 "sell bonds and not merchandise" o
i- that day. Prominent speakers wl
be secured and perhaps a banc
3r these being some of the details lei
id to the committee. In addition t
this speakers from this city will g
ty out to the country schools an
st churches and make talks to the pe<
x- pie, the school closings through
a- out the county will be attended,
e, For the rally to be held in Lar
ly caster the probability is that Majc
in Dupont, or some other French o
ie British army officer at one of th
e. cantonments nearby, will be secure
in to make an address. This was sug
tl Rested by Mrs. lyerov Springs, wh
e- attended the meeting. Mrs. Spring
je also suggested a parade for the hi
ie rally, with floats and decorated at
to tomobiles, and In order to carry thl
ie out effectively, Mrs. M. J. Perrj
n- chairman of the Woman's IJbert
,f bond rommltfM moSo
ie ber of the central committee. Ther
nt are many other details of the can
w palgn which probably will be prim
ed in The News Tuesday.
|y The real sensation of the raeet'n
pe came near its close, when the takin
n- of subscriptions had been complete
ur And it was found the total was $23
In 900. C. D. Jones, local chairman <
as the committee, suggested that evei
ip subscription be doubled and that
rising vote be taken. It was unan
mons and the total was rbus Increai
->d to $47.800. In putting forth h
rY TO GERMAf
^TER
KIUAI, ArniL 1Z, 1?18.
SECRETARY McADOO 1
. STINTING IS NECESl
4
In Address at Columbia Mr. McA<
1 "to Hecome a Clay-Eater" TI
Crushed?His Advice Is "
and Half-Soled Hreec
D Columbia, S. C., April 11.?Twice si
yesterday William Gibbs McAdoo, p
secretary of the treasury and diree- p
B tor of the national Liberty loan cam- 13
g paign. delivered shattering blows in ti
Columbia aguinst Prussianism. tl
The drive began in the hall of the
8 house of representatives in the State ti
IHI/IIUI, jiumucu mil! flllUUHUISliC, v
H red blooded Americans, who hung w
y tenaciously to his words and ap- is
plauded uproariously his most elo- f(
quent periods. Immediately follow- si
ing this address he delivered another tl
a eloquent appeal In Craven Hall to q
t the women, whose patriotism was no b
less responsive than that of the men. fi
j Sacrifices necessary in winning the 1>
. war were the burden of Mr, Mc- d
j Adoo's plea. The country has not a
. yet realized the gravity of the task. f<
,! the speaker said. The people had n
^ not yet begun to sacrifice. This was w
s Raid, not in a sense of reproach, but U
I is a matter for encouragement, in h
r that the country has limited re- w
8 sources in men and material. b:
x Emphasizing the stinting that will
I be necessary, the secretary of the S1
_ treasury said he would be willing "to 01
become a clay eater," that the Kaiser
r might be licked. pl
n To We-nr Old Shoes.
o
e Were he a girl and a suitor should t)
call wearing a new suit of clothes the j.
:, suitor would immediately be reject-1
i, ed and he'd make him exhibit the
1 bottom of his shoes to show that
s they had been half-soled. The spirit ^
s which should win the war and make
i. victory thorough was every man's A
f willingness "to wear half-soled ^
e shoes and half-soled breeches."
I Sacrifices in food and clothing |W
h were incomparable to the sacrifice* jr
- the gallant young fellows are mak-!j>
II ing on the battle field that liberty If]
r and freedom shall not perish fromLv
e the earth. That man who would re- j
' fuse to invest in Liberty bonds, war|r,
. savings stamps or war saving cer
tificatos was a slacker and at this |
[l time the term slacker was synony- j
e mous with that of coward and trait- w
1 or. He wanted the 2 5 cents invest- y
t ment in stamps as well as the $50. tl
c 000 bond purchases. The 25 cents ^
1 stamp might seem inconsequential. (,
0 but it would buy a plug of tobacco or ^
a pouch of smoking tobacco for the ^
soldier, and the smoke might be the n
- soldier's only solace in the hour (]
n when he's called to "go over the
i. top." e
s The secretary was greatly en- c
a couraged by what he has observed in n
his tours of the country. The people n
y are being awakened. "We aren't go- p
' Ing back to the Dark Ages yet," he
I- said, "if the Americans' blood is red, y
n and I believe it is red from what 1 u
have seen from one end of the coun- s
it try to the other. There may be some d
0 yellow streaks, but they don't belong p
o here and we are going to get rid of t
11 them." fl
' Has Sons in Navy. ti
t The fact that Governor Manning 11
o has five sons In the army was th?
'? subject of a beautiful tribute to th?? c
d governor's patriotism. All Mr. Mc- t<
>- Adoo's sons are in the navy and the e
>- secretary wished that he might have n
10.000,000 sons for the cause of free- o
i- dom. It
t Five members of Troop 5, Boviy
,r Scouts of -Columbia, received service J v
o badges for record work in the sec- t
(1 ond Liberty loan campaign. When b
f- reminded at the conclusion of his n
o speech that the medals were to be p
!s awarded at that time, he asked that t
K "thd youngsters" be brought for- y
I- ward. "This is the time I ought to c
Is be a woman." he tnlft hln anlmotoilih
i"
f. audience when he was struggling to 11
y release the clasp of one of the1
?- badges. Each of the boya received j <
o his warmest commendation for their]
?- work. They were: Jack Cantey,
t- Joe Bell, Jr., Alfred Ooodwyn, Turner
Munsell and Tom Legare. ^
K Governor Manning introduced the '
K *
/I suggestion, Mr. Jones stated that If I
any one felt after doubling his pub- t
)f scription that he had taken too s
y much, the First National Bank, of] c
a which he is president, would loan) c
|- him 90 per cent of the money for 90)1"
*. days at the same rate of tnterest11
Is carried by the bonds. ' i
4Y?TAKE YOl
New
SUB
"ELLS THE PEOPLE
5AKY IV WAR
[loo Says He Would Be Willing
lat Prussianism May Be
'Wear Half-Soled Shoes
hes" and Save.
peaker in a brief but eloquent and
atriotic speech and a word of
rayer was offered by the Rev. C. E.
urts. D. D., pastor of the First Bapst
church of Columbia. In part
le speaker said:
"Let me advert in my homely
?shion to some of the things you
an do. The food supply of the
orld is short today. Food of course
i a fundamental. People must have
>od in order to sustain their
Lrength and health. In order that
ley may produce other things reuired
by the war, and the chief
urden devolves upon America of
irnishing the food required not on'
for our own people, but the sollers
and civilian population of our
Ilies as well. That is the reason,
>llow citizens, that it has become
ecessary recently to economize with
heat. The wheat crop in the
nited States was short and we have
ad to substitute something else for
heat bread, and you are eating
read these days you never saw be>re.
But what could be more inliring
and noble to the patriot who
in't fight than to *\L anything over
ere that will keep io?'\ and soul topther,
thereby releasing those esmtial
supplies for the support of
ur fighting men at the front and
tie civil population behind them?
is a pleasure to help any man who
ears a blue jacket or a khaki-colred
uniform. It is not a secrifice to
top eating wheat bread. It is not
ard for us to do that. We should
ave begun sooner. All that the
merican people need to know, as I
ave learned as I have been over the
uuntry and have talked to them, is,
hat is the thing to do? What is the
itelligent thing to do that will entile
us to help most? And when
ie American people have learned
hat to do. I have never seen any
eople so responsive to the call of
sun try.
Wool Needed Badly.
"Let us take the case of wool,
here is a scarcity of wool in the
orld. Every ounce of wool that
ou can save is a direct contribuIon
to the fiirhfinp men in ?V.<v
renehes and a direct contribution
n the civil population in Europe
hose health and strength must be
ept up in order that they may
lake arms and supplies for those in
tie field.
"There is a scarcity also of leather
in the world, and it is very diffiult
to get the necessary supply to
lake the shoes required for the arlies
in the field and for the civil
opulatlons in Europe.
"So. therefore, my friends, when
ou refrain from spending money
pon unnecessary clothing, unnecesary
shoes and unnecessary fnml
on't you see (hat you release suplies
that will contribute immensely
o the success of the armies in the
eld? Don't you see that it is vital
o the success of our arms that those
hings shall be done? Unless you
ave and economize in this way. you
an not at the same lime save money
o lend to the government. The govrnment
must ask you to lend it your
rjnney so that it may buy the wool
r the cloth made of the wool and
he shoes made of the leather that
ou do not take, and to pay the
rages of the men who make those
hings. In saving, therefore, and
ending your money to your governnent,
you perform an immensely
atriotic service, an essentially pariotlc
service, and at the same time
ou are benefiting yourselves be
ause you are making yourselves
letter off by adding to your wealth
he amount that you save.
4k
SENATOR STONE HAS
A PARALYTIC STROKE
Washington, April 11.?Senator
V. J. Stone of Missouri, stricken
vlth paralysis yesterday while on
lis way to the senate office bulking,
was resting easily at his home
onight and the attending physician
aid his condition was most enouragtng.
A slight cerebral hemorrhage
affected the senator's left
Ide and rendered him helpless,
hough he did not lose conscious
oess at any time.
UR CHOICE
SCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR
LANCASTER SALES
GOING TOWARD TOP
Sensational "Jump" of War Savings
Stamps Figures Create
Interest in State.
COUNTY CHAIRMEN MEET
Representatives From Thirtyfive
Counties in South Carolina
Held Confab in Columbia
Tuesday to Boost Sales.
presided over the conference.
It was developed at the meeting
that South Carolina is at the bottom
of the list in subscriptions to war
savings stamps. However, the sales,
it was shown, were 103 per cent
greater last week than the week before.
The county directors pledged
themselves to bring the sales from
$8f>.000 to $ir?0.000 this week.
It was shown by Mr. Sparks that
the sales must aggregate at least
$400,000 a week for the remainder
of the year if South Carolina to
meet her full obligation to the government.
Intensive solllnp
paigns are to be organized. k
A woman's office is to be opened
in Columbia and several thousand
young women are to be enlisted aa
selling agents for the war savings
stnmps. Rooths are to he erected in
postofhces, on principal street corners,
in department stores for the
sale of the stamps. These booths are
to be manned by young women volunteers.
The federal officials from Washington
expressed themselves as highly
pleased with the South Carolina
or-ni'zation and expressed the opinion
that the State will be successful
befo"0 the end of the year.
The work in the several counties
was outlined by the directors. The
sensational increase in sales in Lancaster
county was explained bv
Charles D. Jones, county director.
He said that Intensive personal
work was necessary to make the
campaign a success. Other talks
were made by Herbert Moses, who
has been very suceessful in Sumter:
William Clifford of Hampton. Jos. A.
Berry of Orangeburg. Fred L. Wilcox
of Florence, and Ben Hill Brown of
Spartanburg.
Civic Director Ilea told the conference
that the people of South
Carolina are on trial and that the
State's quota must be subscribed.
Mr. Swearingen said that the movement
should have the support of every
man, woman and child in the
State.
The mention of Mr. McAdoo and
the service that he is performing for
the government by Mr. Marx was
the cause of a fine demonstration in
the meeting. Mr. Marx explained in
cii-iaii me purpose of the war savings
campaign. He ia a "dollar a
year" man. who has been drafted by
the government to aid in the dlrec(Continued
on Page 5.)
' ?
Columbia, S. C., April 11,?Directors
from 35 counties pledged themselves
to put South Carolina across
the line in the war savings stamps
campaign after an all day session
Tuesday at the Jefferson Hotel. The
pledge to subscribe the State's quota
of $32,000,000 during the present
year was given after rousing talks
by State and federal officials and directors
who have been unusually
successful in their campaigns.
The directors pledged themselves
to organize their counties so that
each man, woman and child will own
on an a'verage $20 worth of government
securities. An intensive campaign
is to be launched immediately
after the Liberty loan.
It was brought out at the conference
that South Carolina during the
year must subscribe as much to the
war savings stamps as to the Liberty
loans.
Enthusiastic addresses were delivered
by P. M. Rea, vice director for
South Carolina; Otto Marx, federal
director in charge of the war savings
campaign in the South; J. E.
Kavanaugh. associate of Frank A.
Vanderlip, director of the national
campaign; Joe Sparks, State organizer
for South Carolina; J. E. Swearingen.
State supreintendent of education.
and Mrs. F. S. Munsell. chairman
of the woman's Liberty loan
committee. P. M. Ilea of Charleston