T
,M VOL. 23. NO. 54. SEMI
AMEINS SCENE OF
FIF.RfF.ST FlfHTINf
_
After Three Weeks of Preparation
Huns Begin Hammering
and Make Small Gains.
NO NOTABLE RETIREMENTS
Heavy Fighting All Along British
Front South of Sommc
and North ofYpres?Aviator*
Make Observations.
)> After three weeks of preparation
in the Somme, during which time
they launched an offensive in Flanders,
the Germans have resumed
9 their hammering at the front dooi
of Amiens. For days there has been
heavy artillery firing along the
northern sectors of the Somme salient,
and Anally the German infantry
began their attempts to advance
on the line passing Villers-Breton
neux, Hangard, Hailles and Castel
I The first attacks were repulsed, but
subsequent attacks, centered abou
Villers-Bretonneux, have caused a
British withdrawal from this village,
according to a report from Field
Marshal Haig. This marks a German
gain of about a mile.
Villers-Bretonneux is about 11
miles directly east of Ameins and is
on the northern end of the lates
fighting front. It is situated between
the Somme and Luce rivers, and
while it is flanked on the south by
low-lying ground, it is backed by
lolling hills to the west and northwest.
The fighting on the rest of tht
ironi, wnere tne uermana nave resumed
their drive toward the allied
base of supplies in northern Franco,
has not. so far known, resulted in
any notable retirement on the pari
of the allies. The German official report
issued on Wednesday was silent
as to events in this sector of the
front.
An attack on this particular part
of the line in the Somme region had
been expected, and it is probable
that preparations to meet it had been
made. The British lines held firm in
this region during the last days of
the initial drive, while the Germans
were able to forge ahead further
south until they reached the village
of Castel, about three miles from the
railroad running to Paris from
Amiens Recently a French counter
offensive at Castel won hack considerable
ground and it was evident
that unless the line further north
could bo advanced materially the
Germans had little chance to rnako
important gains in their operations
to tho south of Amiens.
This new drive has been made at
the same time that another blew iias
been struck at the British and
French lines northwest of Ypres.
Savage fighting is reported at various
points along the line from
Ballleul to Merville and Berlin
claims that heights to the northeast
~~of Bnilleul have been stormed. Coin4
eident with these attacks, there have
been assaults in the British forces
near Bethune. along the Gawe river,
but these have been repulsed.
Some of the uncertainty as to the
success of the British exploit in attempting
to seal up the harbors ot
Zeebrugge and Ostend has been
cleared up by observations carried
out by aviators. Grave damage was
done to the mole at Zeebrugge
while the hulks of sunken steamers
are said to nt least partially block
the channel leading out to sea from
the pibrt of Ostend.
On the front in France, with the
exception of the Somme silient,
there has been little fighting of an
unusual nature.
The situation between Germany
and Holland is still ohupnro i# >?<???
been reported that a virtual ultimatum
was delivered to the Nether-,
k lands government by Berlin, but this
^ls not as yet known to be a fact. DIs^ patches
from The Hague Insist that
Holland will not depart from her attitude
of neutrality. An unofficial
report says that the Dutch minister
has left for The Hague and that the
German minister has started for Berlin..
Congress, which has been considering
a declaration of a state of war
with Bulgaria and Turkey, prohahly
wlll not take any aotion In the face
of opposition on the part of President
Wilson.
HE L
-WEEKLY.
YORK SOLDIER WRITES
OF THE CAMHRAI FIGHT
i '
' l<irutriiunt Hunter, Serving With
British Army, in Thick uf
Battle.
York. April 25.?The first direct
news from a York county boy who
has been in the sanguinary fighting
> that marked the mighty German
drive at the allied lines south of
. Arras was received here in a letter
from Lieut. Phillip W. Hunter, for'
merly of York, to his mother, Mrs.
i J. J. Hunter. Lieutenant Hunter
who was graduated from the Medical
college of South Carolina in 1914
and did post-graduate work in New
i York before beginning the practice
> of medicine here, offered his aer
vices to the government immediately
I after the declaration by the United
States of war against Germany, and
i soon received his commission. He
? was assigned to the British forces in
. France and sailed for that country
- In August. Lieutenant Hunter was
> with the British army in the fierce
struggle around Cambral, where he
, had many trying and hazardous ex;
periences. The unit of the army
which he was with distinguished lti
self for consnlfMioim j- ??
r wiaf ci J 1(1 nu;
, recent fighting and won the high
I commendation of Field Marshal Sir
L Douglas Haig. Lieutenant Hunter's
letter dated "France, March 30,''
follows, in part:
i "I wish I could give you some idea
of my share in the battle, but will
i wait awhile for that. Our division
did splendidly and was one of the
' first mentioned by Sir Douglas Haig
' for good work. We feel very proud
of ourselves, I assure you. Of
course we could not do what wo did
s without some losses, so now we are
out to recuperate and get reinforcel
ments before going back at the Ger,
mans again.
1 '"The men are in fine spirits and
are far from being beaten. We have
' had some interesting marches
through towns and villages and a
good train journey. Yesterday,
while waiting at one station for our
train Kin?r en/""" * -
, v/i f,.; i time uj us, congratulated
the colonel and spoke to
1 many of the men. 1 had a Rood look
at him?the first royal personage I
had ever seen. Now we are well
away from the tumult. Just before
going into the battle 1 received 14
letters, all written last August and
September. 1 certainly enjoyed
them, old as they were, when I
could snatch the time to read them.
The good wishes and assertions of
prayers in time of danger could not
have reached me at a more appropriate
time. I felt that I must be
safe with so many prayers being offered
for me.
"It is wonderful, the spirit of the
men before going into action?quiet
and composed, and lots of them so
|> ,... and full of life Th,..o
. uvi c ? 11(11
mumuring, no hanging back, although
they know some of them will
not return. And then, after the attack.
each man searches for his own
pal to find that he has fallen or at
least gone down wounded. Hut it
isn't so had as you would think, as
the gap soon closes and life goes on
as before. And then all the noise of
battle shells screaming overhead or
bursting near, rifles cracking, machine
gun hullets whizzing by. The
birds are building their nests and
singing as though nothing were happening.
and the fields are yellow
with daffodils, just as we have our
ox-eyed daisies.
"The weather has been glorious,
the sunshine warm and bright. Tho
nights have been cold, hut after
chasing about all day we were able
to sleep where we drop In the dewy
grass, with no cover at all. and although
I would wake up almost
frozen I never felt better in niv life
?not a sign of cold or anything.
It's a great life.
"I must stop now and try to get
this off. "
?
S. C. VKAR'H PI UK KOSS (
HMAIJiKHT ON KKCOHI)
Columbia, April 25.?The losses ]
from fire during the year 1917 were ]
smaller than during any other
twelve-months period since the es ]
tabllshment of the South Carolina ]
insurance department in 1908. ac ]
cording to figures compiled by VV <
A. McSwain, commissioner. The
losses for 1917 were $1,175,386.69 j
as compared with $1,720,854.29, & ]
reduction of $645,467.40 in favor o
last year.
&NCA
LANCASTER, S. C.,
FIRST HONOR ROLL
OF BOND BUYERS
There Are 301 in Lancaster
County Who Have Subscrib
ed to Third Loan.
SOME LARGE, SOME SMAL1
Amounts Are Not Given But the
Subscriptions Range All th\
Way from $20,000 Down t<
Fifty Dollars.
Herewith iR printed the "First
Liberty Bond Honor Roll" for Lancaster
county. Only the names are
Klven, the amounts subscribed ranging
from $20,000 down to a single
$50 bonds. There 304 names of
persons in the county who have
bought Liberty bonds of the third
lonn, these being furnished by the
banks of Lancaster, Heath Springs
and Kershaw.
Following is the list:
Town of luinrnstcr.
Henry C. Pardue, J. A. Tillman.
Helen Derrick. Sadie Rlackmon
R. M. McDermld. W. J. Cunningham.
James Crawford Poag. M
PollakofT. ,EdwardB & Horton. J. I>.
Funderburk, Hortense Landrum,
Walter T. Davis. R. C. MrManus, C.
T. Ellison. H. T. Morrah, W. R.
Thomson, Marion T. Chapman, Waddy
C. Thomson, Cora A. Thomson,
Waddy T. Chapman, Marion Chapman,
Lamar Chapman. Howard E.
Chapman, Hesste T. Morrah, Cor
rine Ellison. Eleanor Thomson
James B. Thomson, W. R. Thomson.
Jr., P. Bradley Morrah, Jr., R. J.
Mobley, W. F. Est ridge. Ellen Porter,
J. R. Courtney, A. C. Itowell, T.
I* Cames. W. R. Funderburk, R. W.
Parker, H. M. ltowell, H. C. Steele,
C. II. Howell, P. C. Nell. R M. Walters.
A. V. Plyler, W. T. Cames, J.
E. Usher, D. E. Walters, T. H. Roberts.
R. S. Harper, Oliver C. Blackmon,
R. W. White. B I. stm vi a
Hull. Irvin Jackson. Ernest Moore,
G. W. Williams. Mrs. O. W. Williams.
M. D. Hoe. W. I). Lemmond.
Crawford Rut ledge, M. Andrews.
I Mrs. 11. K. Coffev, H. 11. Ilorton. Jr.
I"*an 1 Moore. George 11. Craven, Mrs.
J. H. Stewart, Mrs. R. C. McManus.
J. 11. Stewart, Mrs. 11. C. Hough, W.
11. Long, J. S. Rowell, Leroy Springs,
Mrs. Leroy Springs. Mrs 11. R
Rice, II. R. Rice, K. Carnes, R. L.
Wertz, A. W. Chance. Marie Caskey.
J II. Mackerel|. G. W. Crenshaw, J
II. Withers poon. J no. L. Caskey, E.
II. Lingle, Mrs. E. P. Llngle, R. L.
Crawford. Robert Thrower. J. T.
Thomasson, L. N. Montgomery, W
B. Plyler, J. A. McCain. W. C.
Corcoran, W. P. Davis, Geo. W
Raker, W. R. Hagler, P. P. Mehaffey.
H. P. Saxon. Ranson Arant, Mrs. E.
/E. Perguson, M. R. Hlackiuon. II. N\
Sowell, Mrs. H. N. Sowell, W. II
Itodgers, II. II. Kester. Mrs. R. N\
VanLandingham, It. C. Tlrown, Mrs.
It. C. Brown, J. T. Carter. S. O
Harper. W. T. Vaughn. Jasper Cunningham,
J. O. Porter. M. W. Scarborough.
J. C. Duncan, Jno. D.
Arant. Effle Stogner, T. K. ('unn'n"ham.
11. it. Puuderburk. W. J. Me?
IIwain. J. \V. Mehaffay, Jud Barnes.
J. M. Craig. II- 0. N'eely. J. ltoyce
Ciutben, B. P. Conch, .1. It. Evernll,
VV. J. II. Sistare. VV D. Fleming
.Tarvis Cunningham, B. M. Bennett.]
Itcece Stack, II. J. Beckhnin, II. P
Smith, J. It. Rogers, II. II. Horton,
Sr.. S. It. Roberts, VV. E. Sistarc. I.
R. Roberts. A. II. Ballev, J. H. Crawford.
Abe Patterson, Perch It. Funderburk,
('has. O. Cochrane, E. It.
Wright, VV. (J. Bowers, VV. J. Bailey.
J. I,. Stogner, II. I). Dees. E. D
Bowers. VV. M. Barton, Mary (Jarris,
A. (J. Ellison, Mrs. A. O. Ellison, C.
P. Caskey, Elizabeth T. Crawford
Geo. It. Jones. Henry P. I.uddington
Jno. II Rnht t> ir?. ? ??_
_ . urn ion, .Tira.
Theo R. Humphries, A. C. Carnes,
W. B. Arant, J. Kd Stogner. T. M.
rook. Mrs. M. R. McCardell,
Miss Ruth McCardell, P. S.
Parker, ("has. B. Jordan. P. R. Heckham,
R. I,. Usher, Mrs. R. I,. Usher,
J. I). Bailey, J. VV. Carnes, Robert
Hoik. R. H. Plyler, Hlanche Craii;
Mrs. B. H. Craig. Avis Plyler, Klbert
Plyler, Howard Plyler, Mrs. H. C.
Sthcle, Dixie Council Jr. O. IT. A. M..
lason D. <'ralg, J. S. Bennett, Miss
Eunice Flynn, Robert .J. Flynn, Mrs.
Robert J. Flynn, R. M* Hare, Mrs.
(Continued on Page 8.)
.STER
, FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1918.
FRENCH VILLAGE IS
CAPTURED BY HUN!
Villprv.ltrAlnnnnnv I.
. ...v.M V?va*i?vu.\ uvpui ivu I-J
General Hai^ in Hands of
the Enemy.
A VIOLENT BOMBARDMEN'
Enemy Repulsed by Rritish an
French Troops Comes Bac
Reinforced and Captures Sma
Town at Great Loss.
Loudon, April 2 5.?Field Marshf
Haif? reports that the Germans hav
taken Villers-Ilretonneux.
The text of the statement reads:
"About 6:30 yesterday inorninj
after a violent bombardment, th
enemy attacked our whole fror
numii ui me aomme ana tne rrenc
on our right and was repulsed.
"Later In the morning an attar
on our positions in thiB sector wa
renewed in strength and, althoug
repulsed with loss on the souther
and northern positions of the fron
made progress at Villers-Brettoi
neux, where the fighting has bee
severe throughout the day. 11
evening the enemy had gained pos
sess'on of the village, and the fight
ing was continuing.
"Other attacks by the enemy thi
morning on the north hank of th
Somnie and north of Albert were r(
puisen: we secured a few prisoner:
"Ily a susceessful local operatio
carried out this morning northwes
of Festubert a post, captured by th
enemy, in this locality on the 22c
was regained. The hostile garriso
offered strong resistance anil los
heavily. We captured a few prisot
era and four machine guns.
"Karly in the morning the enem
delivered a strong local attacl
without success, against our new p<
sitions east of ltobecq. Our lir
was maintained intact and 84 prii
cners \vei| left in our hands. Ac
ditional prisoners were secured i
successful minor enterprises in th
forest of Nieppe and in the neigi
borhoocl of Meteren."
RIG PATRIOTIC RALLY
I
fast on Richland street to Cleveland
street; south to Marion street and
east on Marion street to Ilamptor
sf-eet, the point of starting, where
the speaking will be held.
'Everybody Is asked to join hearily
nto the spirit of the rally. I>on't
wait to be asked but consider youraeft
Just as much intrested as anyone
else and do your part.
<Government In Kur Market.
St. Louis, April 25.? A collection
of fi.100 government seal skins was
sold for $300,000 here at the opening
of the annual spring fur auc
tlon, the price per skin being al
most 35 per cent higher than at the
October sale. !
\I ivhl(!SII A \V SATI KDA'
I'rnifiani Will ('onsisl of \ilili(>>M
by Prominent Men ami (iroal
S( rect I'm-nde.
Kershaw. S. April 25. At
rangenients are being made for a bi
patriotic rally in Kershaw next Sri
urdny in interest of the Third Kit
erty loan. Friday is the day thn
Sec. VcAdoo has asked to be sr
apart by the governors of the variou
states as a state legal holiday, thn
being the day proclaimed a nation.)
holiday by President Wilson for
Liberty Day celebration. Those wh
are in charge of the rally here are o
the opinion that Saturday will be ,
better day to obtain co-operatioi
front the people in the country am
it is the desire and purpose to hav
as many as possible present.
Speakers have been Invited to !>
present and deliver addresses in tin
interest of the liberty loan, and it
addition to that there will he a pa
rade of floats attended by the Ro;
Scouts and school children.
The parade will be formed nea
the Red Cross room and will start ai
2:30 o'clock, p in., at the intersec
tion of Hampton and Marion streets
going north on Hampton street t(
Richland street; turn to the left al
Richland street until Matson streel
is reached; up Matson street to the
graded school; return through Mat
son street to Richalnd street iroinc
Ne^
St'l
W. B. DUNLAP, NATIVE
OF LANCASTER. DEAD
i
^ I'?ks?h1 Away at Home of llis Son
Ira It. Hinilap, in Koek llill
\ litiNl Friday.
(Rock Hill Record.)
Col. W. M. Dunlap died at 12:150
o'clock Friday morning at the home
* of his son. Ira R. Dunlap. on Oakland
avenue, aged 7 8 years. He had
, been sick only about a week, and
passed away peacefully from disabilik
ties incident to old age.
I] Col. Dunlap was a notable figure
in the life of Rock Hill. No man
here had ever stood higher in the
love and esteem of his fellow-citi?
zens. He was the friend of all who
e had the honor of his acquaintance,
all recognizing him as a man ol
sterling character and honesty of
. purpose?the desire to always do the
e right thing being a predominating
l( trait of the man.
h William Henjamin Dunlap was
born in Lancaster county on June 6,
k 1840, being a son of Alexander
g Carnes Dunlap and Janie Artamesia
Massey Dunlap. As a young man his
education was not complete, although
t he took a one-year's course at
j Princeton University, leaving that
n university to enter the Confederate
? army, lie had a notable war record
A He was a member of the Lancaster
! Grays, commanded by ('apt. John I).
Wylle. This company was among
the first to volunteer for service in
s
tlx* War Between the Sections. In
e
July, 1861, the Lancaster Grays became
a part of the Ninth South
p South Carolina Regiment, command
t ed by Col. Blanding. Later this com(
pany was placed in Jenkins' Brigade
j and became a part of the Fifth
South Carolina Regiment, commandR
ed by Col. A. Coward, who now lives
( at Orangeburg. At the Battle of the
Wilderness, ("apt. Stewart was can
!tured by the enemy, and Col. Dunlap
(then a ti rut lieutenant) tooV
charge of the company as captain
and this position he retained until
le
near the close of the war. when Col,
I Dunlap resigned and went into thr
artillery branch of the service. During
his services in the Confederate
ie
army he participated in the battles
of Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Seven
Days. Malvern Hill, Second llattle ol
Manassas. Fredericksburg, Pottsvlvania.
Antietam and Raccoon Val
^ ley. Throughout tin- war lie proved
himself a soldier of great gallantry
>s and courage.
After the cessation of hostilities
Col. Dunlap returned to Lancaster to
take up the task of mending his
broken fortunes, and lie applied
_ himself to that task with indomit
t iwui.mi'. lie was married tn
l_ Miss Ilettle Wells llaskins of Chester
county, who died here in l)e
ccmber, li?08.
I In 1876. when the State was res
iifined from radical rule. Col. Dunl
lap was appointed treasurer of RanI
raster county by (lov. Wade llamp;l
ton. and this position of trust he held
,, through election for fourteen years.
1 His predecessor in that office had
A been a negro appointed by tin radin
cal carpetbag governor. ChamberI
lain.
,> in 18'tO lie moved to Rock Hill.
where he had since made his home.
[. During his residence here h<> was
Q very active in Rock Hill aff.iirs.
, While Winthrop college was under
. construction he was secretary of the
y Winthrop hoard of 'trustees. lie
later was secretary of the Arcade
Cotton Mill; then president of the
I Smith-Few ell Co.. now the Rock Hill
. Grocery Co.. and was for some time
in business for himself as a whole,
wale grocer, then retiring from
[ business.
I Col. Dunlap is survived by these
, children: Mrs. W. J. Roddey, Ira 11..
. Herbert M., Walter M., all of this
; city, and Iternard C., of Tennessee.
I He is also survived by one sister.
I Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Cunningham of
, 1-aneastcr.
The funeral was hold at th<
homo Friday aftornoon at 6 o'clock,
. with interment in Laurelwood cemetery.
The services were conducted
by Kev. Alexander Martin, assisted
by Rev. L. P. McGhee.
A profusion of beautiful flowers
covered the bier, and a very large
crowd of friends waj present to pay
i the last respect t one they all loved.
Music was furnished by a quartette
composed of Mrs. Roy 7.. Thorn-1
as, Mrs. J. M. Stewart. Prof. W. D.
Muggins and J. Wilson Moore.
The pallbearers were:
Honorary?J. J. Hagins, W. J.I
0
INSCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR
TERRIFIC STRUGGLE
SURGES TO AND FRO
Great Double German Drive
With Decision Still Hanging
in Balance.
BRITISH RETAKE VILLAGE
Pershing's Men in Thick of Battle
and Many Wounded Are
Arriving at Hospital Behind
the Lines.
The great double German
drive, in the Somme and Armentieres
sectors, which began
Wednesday morning, has developed
into a terrific struggle.
The tide of battle has surged to
and fro during the last two days,
' with the decision still in the balance.
The British, having been
forced back out of Villers-Bretonneux,
launched a counter attack
and swept the Germans
back almost to the lines which
were held before the present
fighting began. The French
have been driven back out of
Ilangard-Kn-Santerre, but are
holding their positions close by.
while on the line southwest of
r \r ^ 1
. i pres. mc rsritisn have been
compelled to withdraw slightly
before furious attacks alonp the
Meteren - Baillieul - Wytscheate
line.
Wounded Americans are arriving
at a hospital behind the French lines
! in the Somme sector, showing that
1 General Pershing's men are bearing
their share of the burden of the great
1 battle.
Notwithstanding the frantic preparations
made by the Germans for a
continuance of their drive toward
L Amiens and the extreme violence of
' the lighting, their gains thus far in
1 that region have been very small.
Along the line from Albert south to
Castel. except at 1 langard-lin-Santerre.
the German assaults have been
hurled back by the allied force.
which are strongly posted on tin
1 higher ground to which they retired
(luiinu the last days of the German
drive in IMcardy.
Germans in Desperate KtVort.
It is unofficially reported that fout
to six German divisions, or front is 00n
to 72.000 men. have beep hurl
ed at the British and French lines
tiettr Ypres. The retirement of th
British in this sector must
have been small, for there are no
great gains reported by Berlin so far.
' It was rumored Thursday that Mont
Ketnmel, a dominating height north
of Wulverghein, had been taken by
the enemy, but this has not been con
firmed.
That only slight gains have I een
| made anywhere along the two front"
have been subjected to attack i?
j proof that the allies are prepared to
I defend their positions. In the last
three weeks, tho (Jortnans have hutI
ried up heavy cannon to the old
Somnio l>;itt!e grounds and hav>
marched many fresh divisions to th?
points where they have heen held
j for the moment o< attack. Tin .r
| failure to do niore than train almost
| insignificant hits of ground is one
! of tin- most encouraging feature of
| the lighting that now is going on and
(which may he looked upon :
j third phase of tho great derm m offensive.
Raiding operations are repotted
! alone tho French lin??
- i uvo riin l 111 .111)111i
(1 idler.
Dutch Negotiation*.
It is officially announced at The
Hague that th<> negotiations between
Germany and Holland are not "progressing
satisfactorily." T^ie Dutch
foreign minister has declined to giv<?
the details of the situation between
the countries, which is admittedly
quite delicate.
iiismn spoiiHT Chnrclr.Il, C tish
nilnistor of munitions, speaking
in the house of commons, said that
notwithstanding the strain on pro(Continued
on Page 5.)
Rawlinson, J. M. Marshall C. It.
Starnes, Mr. MeN'eel and C. K.
Schwrar, the first five being Confederate
veterans, his comrades in
the army.
Active?John T. Roddey. Wm. C.
Whitner, Oran S. Poe, J. Harry Foster,
-J. R. Oaston of this city, and It.
E. Wylie of Lancaster.
?