The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, May 10, 1918, Image 1
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VOL. 2.1. NO. 58. SEMIJ
PRELUDE TO
I HOSTILITIES I,
\ HUNS BEGIN ATTACK
I SOUTHEAST YPRES
1 # Penetrate Front Line Trenches
in Some Places; Repulsed
in Others,
v
ITlNtJ STILL (iOES ON
rench Penetrate (lerqian Advanced
Positions and Austra^
lians Take Portions of (terman
Line East of Amiens.
4 What possibly may prove to be the
f prelude to the Iouk expected resumption
of hostilities by the Germans op |
the western front is being played.
Southeast of Ypres, from the re t
gion of Voormezeele to La Clytte, the
Germans have launched an attack
against the Flritish and French troops
holding the line, and at certain
points over the five-mile front they
have penetrated front line trenches.
Apparently, however, over the greater
part of the field of combat 1 he\
met with repulse.
I As is usual, the enemy began tit"
\ ^ attack after a heavy preliminary
\jr bombs rdin< al. The ground gained >.
f ^ south of Dickebusch lake and in
1 Itidge wood, around which hard
I fighting was continuing at last acl
counts.
lu The objective of tli? enemy scents
to be the pushing forward of iii- line
I# in this region in order still furthei to
....luoiin i |iira (III I III* Mil! I 11 W OSI illlll
. press en toward Poeperingho and the
L railway line running between that
P town and Ypres.
Ah yet only meager advices have
? come through concerning the nature
of the engagement. but unnHicial re-I
ports indicate that it was n tide only
in divisional strength. Whether n,
v would develop later into anotlie ot
tlie great battles that liave been!!
fought in this area could not !>e foretold.
On the remainder of the front in .
I Flanders and Picardy artillery duels
and small operations continue on
isolated sectors. The French south
%pf Fa Clyte have penetrated Herman
\dvanced positions ;inil taken pres%rrs
and the Australians east of
^ens have again taken portions of
4 luv^rmtfn line. The artillery has
been particularly itcavy oiA fioth
* banks 0 _ the Avre, southwest \<J'f
Jkj 1 Amiens, jytd on the sector in Picar^
><dy held by \he American troops. On (
JBjt 'the Toul yftor the Americans for
"? the flrst tlrtie have*opened against
the Hermans with thflfcheavy ar
uiiery. j
On the other battle fronts the operations
continue of a mino^ character.
In Mesopotamia the liiitish '
have ndvancffl their linj|^ within 80
miles of Mosul, captufing the town i
of KVrkuktik. which thy l^irks
evacuated without giving battle.
The reports that the American
army in France was fast becoming a
factor of great importance in the
war have been confirmed b^J^? cretary
of War linker. In a s?' '
Mr. Ilaker said that the toi^iaM lie
made in January that ^.tlierF was
efrong likelihood thar rtPy in the
present year 500,000 Afflt-rican troops
would be dispatched to France had I
been surpassed.
+
Will < 'tall for IJ15 Physicians of Slulr,
Columbia, S. May ft. I?r. Jas
A. llayne, nee rotary of the State
board of health, returned to Coll
lumbla Tuesday from Washington.
v here ho wont for conference relu\
live to mobilization of South Caroit
lina physicians for the army and
navy. The State will be called on at
. an enrly date for 1X5 physicians for
the army nnd 35 for the navy.
While in Washington l>r. liayny
' t also continued his investigation aa-P
4 W* l*
0 in*- piismiiiiiiy or procuring (eft.'
Aid for the extension *?f the Am ^1
lonln sanitarium near MI ^Rlri.
.1 iiiW I
HE L
WEEKLY.
SUMPTION OF I.
S BEING PLAYED
| ,
WOOIHIOW \YII?SON ( LI it.
Tliost? Who Miilclicii lln?
<lrnl liy 1 tn.v i It i> \ not Iter
sr.n l.ibci'ly IIiiikI.
W. .1. Cunningham. (ion, \V
Williams, J no. II. I'oan. I'
Funderburk. W. 1). Lemmond.
W. H. IMyler. M. ('. Ctinningham.
II. II. Ilorton, J. T. Thoninssun,
Ira 15. Jones, Jr.. II. 15.
Kohlnson, Ha/.el Ferguson. W.
1'. Iirnnrtt. I,. K. Terry. W. L'.
Jours, U. ('. McManus, 11.
Mark Kohinson. I). I,. Itohinson,
I'. M. I.athan, W. T. (.Siegorv,
J. M. Hood, A. J. (Jregory,
J. 1-]. Stow inn n. 10. C. Secrest.
10. M. Croxton, W. II. Millrn, J.
11. Williams. Mrs. .10. J. llinson,
U. F. Latimer, V. 10. Craig.
II. 10. Coffey, ('has. I). Jones.
J. Hunter Williams. Linwood
Caskey, John L. lteed. Jno. M.
Madia. Whiteford Smith. \IL^ 1
Floy Itnhinsnn, J. T. Wylio,
!,eroy Springs, \V. I'. Robinson.
?N. P. Robinson. Miss liritr
Stowmnn. l-3d wards & Ilorton,
It. N. Walknp, It. L. Wert/., 1
Max (3. ltrittain. <?. <' Itlaekmon.
It. It. Itlaekinon, J. 1-3. !
Itlaekinon, Geo. VV. Parr. J. II.
Withorspoon, S. (). Harper. .In
lius 13. Itlaekinon, .1. D. Porter.
13. It. Itoddoy, M. PolinkolT. W. <
A. Jllakoney, S. 13. Matins. W.
,1. Mellwain. Frank W. Hunter,
It. V. Funderbiirk. L. P. Paysour,
John It. Failo. J. It. Mack- t
ore!], Thowdas Failo, Waddy ('.
Thomson. Porn A. ^h onison,
II. S. PJyler, Mrs. Sallie Simp- ;
son, John II. Kirk, It. 1*3. Wylie. i
Paul Monro, Latin Hood, Quay
iHMHi. k. ts. Stewart, IN.
Montgomery, I. II Roscoe,
Millen Howie, Revi Fraswr, K.
A. Hunter, Jno. 1>. Hunter, P..
II. C'lyhurn. II. MurneM, \V.
R. Thomson, .John Kuuungnpnlis,
A. 1?. I Mites. John I?.
Wylie. .1. Harvey Witherspoon.
\V. R. Adams. I'. (!. Ruzenhy.
John Kint. (I. J. Derrick. J. M
KnJ^ht, T. M. Rarlon, John I
Price. J. A. McCorkl . J. N.
('ankoy, II. I'. llarr. John Wren,
J. W. Kvans. II. W. P.yhr. M
J. Wheeler. S. L. Allen. It. M.
J Olll'S- Misw nnllwl i i ??
, VKII7VI I Mil ' II, I).
li. Still, W. Klmer McMattus. ,
J. L. Driscoll. Miss Fannin
Clark, A. H. Robinson, U. A.
Rlackmon, A. 11. Hobbins, KuKone
Itobbins, (J. M. IMylor. ?
I \
MANY WAR MATERIALS
PRODUCED IN COVENTRY
.? It
( mat Ordnance Works ami Other
*
lni|>oi'taiit Kntcrprises Loculril
11
There?Mayor a Hostonian. I
v
Coventry, Knnlund, May !*. This
city like its bin neighbor, Hireling- .
bam. has boon turned into a great
centnr for thn manufacture of war
material. llefore tho war Coventry ?
had a great ordnance works, which is
u
now engaged in th? manufacturn of
all si/.es of guns and nun mountings f
tor the nav^ Held carriage and (M|uip< c
nioiit for the army and small tools ''
^pr th- othei factories throughout the ^
country. ,,
HenicJe.s there were the great auto ,,
mobile mak^ja who sh?ce? the out- u
break of wa-^iavc turned their attention
to thf^uueking of airplanes ''
and engines for them. The number 1
of machines completed weeklj in
thesp factories reac^ a figure- tin- i(
1 reamed of even MLrA ago
Other firms In th|H^r aa,j vie-lnity
have enormously Increased their r
output of ? *
??m other ciins. I (
while factories whic h before the war I a
knew nothing of munltlona arc- now |
busy on artlcleH which go to makeup!
equipment of great armies. 1
The present lord mayor of f'ov- ^
entry, Alex 11111, atarted buHinc*" not (
i.iiv years ago as the proprietor or (
.,M)1 ?>>|p in Col?n.bua
" - i^jjjLon. now th? hpad (
^4Ae',,f tl^'^^wi>/" 1
Tmake Coventry
munitions activity. ^
mL
0
MNCA
LANCASTER, S. ( ., F1
BROWNING GUN IS I
SERIOUSLY DELAYED
I'Jlc f - * *
.. .. i % .-??11 r? nil III*- lllMriW*
nu failure.
I
Members \re Xstoundeil.
After months of e\peiiinenlation |
est* ol both types of the Browning
;un were held in Kebrnarv. Sim lit.tt
leonsly Secretary Baker announce.1 (
liat inanilt'aetnre of the liuht nun J
mis proceeding on a "quantity ba is"
inl that manufacture of the heave
am on the same bn-is would begin
' t'\ thereafter.
l*li hearing before the lion > cone (
t. revealed the fallacy . ' that ,
a diet ion. So aghast w ere omit d-i
embers in fact, that tie r>- w< re 1 t
illL'L'fv;! ittn^ ' * ' ** ; 1
. >> >i i Wllf. I <.-SS|l>llil I 1 II \ I
lection to tix responsibility for thej<
clown. >
'ine encouraging feature of the ;
ng was tlie disclosure of plans t
or making the I'nited States pow- <
Tful in the air on the western front, i
Vhile the details of the aviation pro- i
ram necessarily cannot lie divulged,
house committee was requested i
i appropriate for 220.000 machine t
s to he used iti airplanes at once, a
?t this number 12?.00n are to lie so |
'led "tlexilde" machine guns.
Mlowing for the guns on replace- f
i .it machines and for from one to *"
1 ee guns on machines in the air it r
I'M lie seen that the war department f'
estimating for the equipment of '
Hisunds of ait plan's within th" v
< \t fiscal year. '
Tilson the truest loner.
Major (Jeneral March, acting chief '
f staff, and Itrig. (Jen. Tracy Dick- r
on. of the ordnance department, v
rere before the committee and it was '
lllillL' ttle |.*:illlillnli'?> 1 '
????* r
Mokson that the disconcerting His i o
losuro regarding the machine gun ?
roi'iam were brought out. 'I
Representative Tilson, of Connoe-jh
irut, tho orHnanrr export of tho a
ousc committor, who long ago ut!?iod
a pro-war warning that advance '
manufacture of gauges, Jigs and ape-jej
ial tools was essential to a propat- 1
dness program, was the principal
uostloner of the army officials. I'i
Representative Julius Kalin is un -!11
erstood to hnve expressed tlio opin a
>n that an Investigation should be ''
lade of the machine gun situation. "
In connection with the unfortunate
evelations relating to machine guns,
he hearing developed the following
ddltional facts:
Some Kurt* itrmiglit Out.
American soldiers now being allied
with llritish and French on the
m <tern front are using machine
and ammunitions of forei '
on "i?ftt( t are.'
Kr*n '''v's?oos assigned to J\
i?Ure,r *cctor are usl
and amiov^
^ r*f* 9)
L
? v ui(i|)un.v i naoic to I'ro- 1
(luce and Marl in is to Take
I p the Work.
LKH1T (JI N IS HElN(i MADE 1
Hearing Deforo House Committee
Discloses Disconcerting
Fact That No Drowning (?un
\A ill De in France This Year.
Washington. May *.?. \ cmnplet >
rail down in the manufacture of the \
heavy Browning inarhine gun ae- ,
laimed in February as practically l
lie ntlicial gun of the government in i
the present war, was the disconcert- t
ing fact brought home to members of t
lie house committee on military at- <
fairs at its executive session Monlay.
There is little prospect that a j
heavy Browning machine eim wilt i??lt
n the hands of any American soldier .
11 France during the current year. ,
lutis of foreign manufacture must
ontlnue in use.
I'rovrcss in ttn* manufacture of a
light aun i- hut fairly satisfactory,
riio production of tlio lieavv ltrownng.
however, i- a failure to date
id'great a failure, Indeed, that th< ,
Marlin company, In'retofore engaged I
11 tinning out other liialci . li.i :i I '
lirectod to make a iieiated start ir i
tie manufacture of the Itrownim
UOdel.
I t
The Coll \rnis company, delegated!
0 manufacture the heavy Itrowninc.
ias i?een unable to produce. Kabul v
ihortuge and ttie lack of gauge are
1 it \ a in fit n -
RIDAY.M AY 10, 1918.
RED CROSS WEEK" . I
TO BEGIN MAY 20TH
['resident Wilson Issues 1'rocla- '
mation Calling I'pon People
to Contribute.
: i
IAISK S100,000.000 MM)
['umpaiga t; Last One \;'eei.
and All Over I'nited State
i
People W ill He Asked to Con* .i
tribute Liberally.
1111\crs 11!\ to the 11 < (Is ol humanity i
ituler stof vat':
"Ami. inasmuch as tie duration o'
lie War and the close: and close;- ;i
o-opernt ion of the \ir.oriean iIi
'ross with our own army and na\y.
\ i li tho trovornment tit" our allie;,
ind with foreign relief or^aniziion,
have resulted in the discovery
>f new opportunities of helpfulm
tnder conditions which translate op
)ort unity into duty: I
"And. inasmuch as ili? American
led Cross war council and its mmnissioners
in Kurope have faithfullv <
ind economical')* ndm'nistored t'i ,
teoplo's trust: \
"Now, therefore, by virtue of niv |.
luthority as President of the United io
itates and president of the \nieri- s<
an lied Cross, I. Wood row Wilson
!o hereby proclaim the week begin- |
ling May ii't. lit 18, as 'Red Cross
reek,' during which the people of the al
'nited States will he called upon
gain to give generously to the con- y<
inuntion of the important work f?!" m
elieving distress, restoring the
raste of war. and assisting in ma n di
aining the morale of our own
roops and the troops and people* y<
f our allies hv (Ms manifestation of ki
ffort and Sacrifice on the part of
llflCO V* \\i* *
.......... | | . >1 | I I t | | I | I
onr arms. arc of one spirit. pupon*.
lid deterinitiation with <>iir . . hi
"In witness w lu roof. I hav h re- th
nto -ft my hand and canned the |,<
fill of the I'nitfd States t<? he
xed. ('
"Pont in the Uistrict of < Itinihi
lis 4th day of May. in the your < '.
ur Lord one thousand nine hand ("
nd eighteen. and of the indenpend
nee of the I'nited States of \merii ;\
:ie one hundred and forty second.
(Seal I
(Signed) "Woodrow Wilson.''
By the President: ce
"Kohert I.ansine. ar
"Secretary of State." K
}>,
t'licster Klcct ftrnicn. nr
Chester. May ? PYas^r, in- fe
^|hpnt, rtefeate ft* Q. Urnfton in of
^*Vest|n|T aldt wartc race Tiim- he
- Clc John A. Nich- ,afl
' or over I Mi i I tip- |)f
in Ward I he
Jko oppoatUop *"
% m waA 4
I
Washing tuii, ! id I
A'ilson has i-.i ?I a proclamation j
IcsiKiiatinK the work heuinnina M r 1
10 as "lied Cross we k." ami calliti?|n
i|>on tin- American people to co'i- |
libute penorotisly to the second ^
>100,1)00,000 war fond of the Ann-ri I tin
H?'il Cross for the alleviation of a
.offering anions the American troop t
11 France ami their dependents at o
ionic ami aniottu the firhfitiK forces (tnd
civilian populations of the : !! < ' \
ount i ies.
The proclamation follows:
I'im x'lamat ion.
"Inn.-mueh as the war fund n !
If 17. s,i Kcneronsl\ > on1 iitu'ed hv i
| o
Vine1 icon p* opl< to tie Vnt ri< ir
t
;< <1 Cross for the administration of j
elief at llollle ami am- ul l> I
raot i< ,i ll\ \hnusud b\ apprnpiiainns
I'di iho wolfaro nt the in a i>ur
niilitarv and nuv.il I'om s, ml i
' i
or those '? pond'Mit u; o'l til- :n, :>?, '
11
or tin- vol nio't* awnf neo? i1 s
?| our allies, military ; ??! ? i\ i!i;-: . (
\ ho have loii!-r bonm tlw brant of
i
oir:
11
" A ml.inasmuch an the American ^
x?*? 1 Cross has boon rooonni/oil bv (|
aw ami intornational ronvontion as v
ho pnblio instrumentality for war i<- s
iof:
"Ami. inasiiiuoli as Iho yoar of our %
nvn participation in I ho war ha- s
iiii'ichi unprooomlonloil demands up t
01 tho patriotism ami lihorality of s
nir people ami made evident th" nor- p
if. of < om < ill ratinr the work of t
oliof in one main orKiiniy.atinn |
vhieh <-.'.n ii'-no; d i ff.'i'tlvoiv > >. .
SUBi
MORE WAN HAL
AMERICAN
o
LITTLE FRENCH ORPHAN <
WRITES LETTER THANKS t
!
.rttri'". Written iti From li Tnin^l.iti'il'
Ity ^I i?-*? Itroek, 'IVaflicr in
t Vllt I'ill Si boot. S
Following are letters received here
iom one of the little French orph
its. whose support has been umler-i
;ik? n by pupils of the (' r' .il ?
ehool. The letters were written inj
Tench ami were translated l<v \i '
Jrock: 1
\otc?.
Collet < M;inot, age 4, born one
minth before tin- war began and has
ived in h> .iring distance of the big
una all her lite. She is a little
'reach girl supported by grade two
lid three anil clothed by grades one. ^
wo and three. Tlu se are the letters
f thank received for the h<?\ of ^
lollies sent her on the first of
larch. .Miss llrock. 'J
lt? mireniont, Vosges,
April 1 It 18. ''
Vail: t-,e I lie-In ;>t once to ''
hank joh for the gift that you -out
ue and I 1 \ e-\ honored t i know s
liat you think of nio and that \oii
' y ur pupil think of the liitl- 11
hihlren of France. Now. 1 will t I! 'i
oil About my life. 1 am a little girl I K
our year old. My dear papa, whom d
have nevei known, was a captain
>f A11.. 11 > 11 . lie w :i s very pood and '
ery hrave. 1'nfortunatcly, the h
miOiiw 1.- ill...! l.:... i I- -
.. .... mi. in- mm mi rieti "
ii tho region <>t the Somnie. wlier- "
ho great oli, ii- ivo has already
plead over his grave. My d< ar a
iiamtun i afraid that this dear grav? d
rill he deset , t d hy the cruel I'rns- 1
in ns. jr
I also have a little brother six :
ears old. named Jean. lie has h
tailed to ehool, but he does not at- i<
end reaniariy because ld? is not very
tinng. 1 livt with imy , grand- (1
namtr.a. mat tun and J yra a little t
own of 12,nun people, /n<h Is very (
rc' .,nd ell her.t. TTt Is Tteniir1- v
tit. Vo 'I' M uie you would ,
d e iu v n ' photograph and I !,.
i ill -epd t< you. * j s
Vccept my neere thanks, mad-li
me.
A little 1'rewh girl, who lov< you',
imolt.
< "oih tie Ma ri ot,
1.1 f g. on Val d'alol.
ii
.. t- 11
Kemiromnnt. \ osges.
April n. 1918. | j,
tear I-i111 T'riends. Mrothers' and (
Sisters of America:
It gives me groat pleasure to roi>i\o
your kind letters. They showd
me that t'e hnvs and girls in I
merica lov<? their little sisters iti
'ranee. I feel very honored to re ''
!*ive the clothes and candy you are
tiding no.
1 play hall with my little brother. !l
work :t garden with my little j1'
atei ing pot and shovel, hut abov ,'
II. 1 like to run. ''
I hope my little letter will reach
rut in due time. It is my dear ^
annua, who is writing for nte, be-i iN
? 1
tuse 1 am only four years old and
) not let Iftwue ??> 1
.....
Wa i t i r\> tl pleasure to roe Ivo 1
?'if Inters. I > !?. 1 you a great bir w
ISB. s'
Your little sister. '1
Collet (o Ma root. s*
My pap;' was awarded three very a*
gll honors the military had of h<
e Maine, tite Cnr-s of War and the m
glon of Honor. . In
of
OITRT OF APPEALS ,r
ADVERSE TO WIERSE
si
t >i
istrj<t I tody Holes That Conspiracy
' i in
\ erdit t Against Charleston
ni
Man Must Stand. J
Charleston. May It.?Word was rr ^
ived Tuesday afternoon by Assist- f>
it District Attorney Waring from j m
i eh tnr\ rwl # V* e* * * u.-- -?1'
..... .ii.it tin- vrniei against Ti,i,
nul Wlerse, sentenced fir' '
id two^ years at tha Aiken term of' w
rteral court last Ortnkfr o-' eharpe
conspiracy with Captain Klattcn- a
?f^|o si.the I.lebonfels. had been jf
Hn %fn/the ilrcfiit court of ap
als ^ViAse is now out under ^
?n< M papers in the rase are 0
% arrive in a few days.-His. Al
In Janoary.
>
f I
UTKll'TION $2.00 A YEAR
_
,F A MILLION ' v
WPS IN FRANCE
% t * .
v i
t n r> r% ? " ?
tfXKElAKY BAKER
MAKES STATEMENT
lays Forecast it|nde to Congress
in January lias Reen
Surpassed.
SO SHORTAGE ?F GUI*e
A ^
Jr. Raker Does Not (Jive
Number of Men "Over Rut
Indicates That Over >
000. Have Reen Dispatcher
L
Washington, May h. More ^ai
all a million American soldier
iavc boon sent to France. Pec. Jit
taker yesterday authorized the stat<?.
lent that his forecast to congress it
anuary that iinn.000 tropfi would bt
lispatched to France early in th
resent year had now beeV* Vu*
assed.
Mr. Maker dictated th<i*fyl
tatenienl: '
"In .lanuary 1 told *
tittei* that there \\
ihood that early in
bo.oho American tt
ispatched to France,
it her now or perhaps 1
he number of American
'ranee; hut I am glad to I.
ay that the forecast 1 made
aiy lias been surpassed."
A- a result of a personal
at ion of machine gun pre
urim; the past few t days,
etarv aiuiounred t^UMy thei
resent shortage of light
ypes of these weapont
'ranee or Ann rica, and
5 in prospect.
Mr. linker said'there had bee
uestion as to the supplies of
ype Browning guns, wit > h
oming forward in quant-tit * .
I'ould not say whether shipn
hese gun> to France had been st.
d. As to the heavy Brownings,M
aid some have been produced am
here is every indication of forth
oniinu production in in? !> :. nir am
ubstantial numbers.
I he secretary chose his word?/ ,v
bout the troops in France with utlost
care. lie would not amplify
iw? ci..i...?? *
... iii.-iii in any way and specif ally
asked that the pre*s refrain
roiii speculation as to what precise
puns his puarded remarks covered
r as to what posihilities of earlj'i
urther increase in the forte the^e
tipht tie.
There has been repeated official
nnoancenient. however, that the ? '
nvernment i?
nrrj energy
> rushing men across to back up the
Hied lines in France ami otlicers
irertly in charge of the transportann
have expressed satisfaction with
ie progress being made. Tliere Is
o <1 <>iilit that the present force of
inei u an troops there represents on
a -it all part of the total strength *
at will he available before the sumler
fighting ends.
Tl.?- *
rut-it- iui- indications. too. tha*
ar department has already adl.
rictly to its policy of equipp
illy hefore his departur every ^
nt aci Mr. ISalti r's oondu^tfimT
> to machine Runs follow on the
els of pessimistic statements by #
embers of conirre s in th'^vogftrd. *
i the discission of the production
Brownlnc machine rtuns. conacts
for other types both here and
iroad. apparently have been lost
ght of. These contracts preceded
ie placing of orders for the Tlrowngs
and that supply was designed to
eet the emereencv until - ?
%it%r UCW
jn was available In nuantitio^.^
The present praetlee of tgl* jhiq
morlcan units with Frenel Xtl
ritish divisions, it is pointed ^^pt,
akes the artillery question re?ss
r<?scie'< as ar immediate tndepcndit
supply. The allied divisions to
hich the Americans are assigned
Ireadv have the artillery neeessary
nd the fact that American infantry
i added to them doos not iman a
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