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Wr^ri m 4^ ' y PAGE SIX ^ FIGHflNG CONTINUES u TO NORTH OF AMIENS ti * Allies Take 17,000 Prisoners In Spite of Hostile Resistance Offered By Knemy. b tl London, Aug. 12.?Fighting is continuing between the Anglo-French forces and Germans north of Amiens, according to the British offlcial.com- (| muuication received from Field Mar- ^ shal Haig. The general line of Fierrepont, Arvillers. Rosieres. Rainecourt and Morcourt had been . attained bv the allied troops. \n official communication issued e sa>s that 17,000 prisoners and be- (> twoen 200 and 300 guns have been jj captured on the Somme-Anore front. t Til.. Idvl r>f tl.o nnmniiinlnolinn f..1 lows: "During the morning the allied ^ armies renewed their attack on the whole battle front south of the Sotn- ^ nto and have made prisoners at all , k points, in spite of increasing hostile | resistance. w r _ "French troops, extending the front of their attack southward, captured the village of Pierrepont and (j the wood north thereof. North and , northeast of^this locality French r troops madtjr*rapid prog-ess and realizes an advance of more than four c miles in the course 01 the day. "On the front of the British fourth ^ army and the Canadian and Aus tralian troops, with admirable dash having captured the line of outer deY fense of Amiens, advanced beyond 1 them to a depth of two miles after severe fighting at a number of ^ -poihts". "Before evening the French ami British troops had reached the gen- ( eral line of Pierrepont. Arvillers, Hosieres, Rainecourt and Morcourt. "Fighting is still continuing on ( this line. "North of the Sonime local fightIng is reported. * .* - j?n i no numner or prisoners has '^ reached 17,000 and between 200 and * 300 puns have been taken, includinp J railway guns of heavy caliber. "Trench mortars and machine puns . have been captured in large numbers and also immense quantities of stores ( and materials of all descriptions, in- ^ eluding a complete railway train and s other rolling stock. I "Our casualties were extremely light." BOMBING DEVICE MAKES ? AIRPLANE MORE USEFUL < ' , ' ? ? ? s American Aviators Training in KngS land Are lleing Tought to il * *"*,&>' . . v" Thm- !i """ ' . tl With the American Army in Kngland, Aug. 12.?Almost every air gMiiiif useu uy me allies soon win carry bombs. Experts In aerial warfare are convinced that the general fflclency of the corps will he increaseci if a bombing device is added ? ? 11 to every plune sent out. even though (( ^ It be of the type once intended only n for recognizance work, and Ameri- (. * cans now training in England are be- ? til 1 Ing as carefully drilled in bombing r O as In handling a machine gun. r| Lessons learned during the resistance offered in the recent offensive _ have served to increase the already 7 high regard of both British and ^ American officers in the air service for the low-flying. bomb-carrying craft, and, over the camps and countrysides where avaitors are being trained, planes are in evidence al. most every hour, dipping down from high in the air and skimming tree- ( tAfcs and house. It is the newer the nAfcrby country, barely missing les- '' Aim they are learning, and observers - hack from the front where the allied _ planes did such remarkable work t^y?CQt only in scouting and districting 7^ the-enemy but actually In breaking ?p formations and at points cheking the onward movement have urged * concentration on that form of training. ^ British trainers, detailed t<> American aviation camps, have been liberal in their praise of the new fliers from overseas, their only oriti \<rism being that the Americans are "a qptyoo keen." Their tendency has pin to go in for flying stunts rather too early in training but even this the trainers have admitted is a valuable fault, although one not to be encouraged. It has been pointed out to the Americans that foam work as well j as individual efficiency is a prime ( requisite and the Americans have steadied themselves to the routine their trainers have found makes for general advancement if not for indiV vldual applause. Kancy flying, the acrobatic work that ence found fa- r vor and drew heavy gate receipts <' at aerial exhibitions in the United l' States, still is taught hut the learn ' tng of that form df flying also hasj ' come to be regarded merely as roll* 1* t 2 THE ne and wholly incident to the mmmmmtSm eady, low flying desirable for aticking camps and troops in forma- '? mk Accidents have occurred in the UWL amps wh6re the Americans are be- U 1 ig trained and a few men have 1 een killed but the records show hat the percentage is far less in 9HS1 !ngland than In the United States. |IHH^ 'hose in training here- are., inclined ||HjH r> attribute thd difference-'Wore to' * ?>* uck than to anything else, although I here also is pointed out the proba- QW I ilitv that the average airplane used; Mtj 1 a Kngland is a better made machine iffflf fl han the average that has been used I 1 i the fnitoil Slntos - >H(fl I The bombing device being attacn- jflult d to virtually every plane is not the 'l^BH ontrivance that was used in the car- IBlil ier days of the war. That used JfijjHj hen was little more than a median- MHil sm that released the projectile, al- tflul awing it to fall at a point appro\i-; nately near the target. The device ' flUl ow being used is one with which fllul he operator may with much practice ecome almost as proficient in { I HKm| aarksmanship as an artilleryman is v BljK ith his gun. Almost every light flflj lane will carry bombs of at least 25 j HW founds and from the heavier types V Rtfi here will be hurled the huge con- ^ diners of high explosive not mate- HH' ially different from those used by DHr he Germans in some of the more relOVING PICTURE USED 1101 IN TRAINING AVIATORS | JS> linerican Pilots in England Partly I jffi Tauglit Thus in I'm- of AirAn American Aviation Training \IH 'amp in England, Aug. 12.?The noving picture is being widely used *v| n the training of American pilots in ' his country. The young (lying officers who are sent to the Armament >chool here to acquaint themselves J vith the use of airplane guns and tun-gears llnd their three-weeks J 'l ourse a most interesting one, owing i jartly to the share which the movng picture machine plays in the in- p t ruction. ? The pupil is not required to sit1 g mt a lengthy lecture read alond i a rom the notes of an instructor. In-! K ^ dead, the various branches of gun-} c lery training, such as the stripping tl ind assembling of guns, and the va-1 ^ ious points to be observed before, I B luring and after flight, are demon-j ; trated by films, accompanied by; 5 2f] ompetent officers. | H Frequently a film is run over the^ Q( creen several times at different! ? peeds so that the pupil gets a very tE ntimate idea of the process being il-' ustrated Monotony and complexity: nd no place in this method of raining. j T The films standardize the correct 0 lethods, and their instructional] CK alue Is far reaching. The film ork is not confined to gunnery lone, but is continued in the other vhnical courses, such as aerial tac- ] cs and bomb diopping. According t' to i British instructors, the use of the , . lm has shortened and improved tho1 th ourse of training in these depart-} ? tents very materially. ( ! jo HE MANUFACTURE OF ' AUTOMOBILES STOPPED J b] II Plants Ity January First Must Ite Converted to I (Ml Per Cent j tt Wark Work. Washington, Aug. ?Manufac- R tiers of passenger automobiles were ? il vised by the war industries board oard to convert their plants to 100 it cent war work as rapidly as pos- Jf and to place them on that basisj of later than January 1, 101 ! . in a C( dtt-r addressed to the national au-j nmobile chamber of commeree. In, <11 o other way, the letter stated, could hey be assured of the continuance f their industry or the preservation YV . their organizations. The letter was in response to a pro- 3.1 osal made by Hugh Chalmers, on ' he part of the manufacturers, vol- P intarlly to curtail the passenger car ndustry 50 per cent. The war in- ^ lustries board declared that the resent situation regarding steel and ither materials needed for war worK rave little assurance of material reIuired for the manufacture of passenger automobiles, even after profiling for war requirements. F'ending receipt by the board of tworn inventories of materials on land, required last July 16, no maerials will 'be permitted passenger ar manufacturers, the letter states, , Germans Control Coal Mines. ? Washington, Aug. 8.?German, '? ontrol of the coal in Rumania is! omplete, according to an official dia.- j mtch from France, which aay? fh?? | 1 Haronto Society of Merlin and thu 3 ileidhroder Kank has hoinht Ru- L lanian mia?s. _ ** - * J . . * * - * i ! LANCASTER NEWS, LANCASTER, S. C. Jvl V ^ Jib. k rHE Government is asking the help of Thus v employers and workmen to do away to the ith the unnecessary "turn-over" of labor ployers i essential war industries. If this can be need tl 3ne it will add 15% to 1 j pr?duCtlVeneSS ?f I TRESIDENTS dustry. STATEMl he U. S. Employment <iT , . . , Industry plays as essential irvice has been organ- or..ble a role in this great Strug , f | *j ir military armaments. we ail ed as a part of the t'.c iruth of this, but we must al . e T ~ necessary implications?namelv.t cpartment OI L<abOr try, doing a vital task for the nai ? help employers find r nation. ie right men, and to * dp men find the right ? , "Therefore, I r ^ ** urge all employers engaged in wa bs in all war work. refrain after August 1st, 1918, fro . ing unskilled labor in any manr his Service has 500 through this central agency. (I , ft. . ployment Service.] I urge labor t ranch Ollices covering as loyally as heretofore to any a ie TTniffH Qtafpc on A by this agency for voluntary enli ie UnitCU Otates, and essential industry. And I ask t ),000 U. S. Public alike to remember that no sac have been in vain, if we are able .eserve Enrollment beyond all question that the hi] best form of efficiency is the sp .gentS. co-operation of a free people." , . . . . WOOD ROW W, : has definite knowJige of manufacturing id labor conditions all over the country. facilitie mployers are asked to use this service no loss hen they need men, and workers are employ >ked to consult it when they need em- The us loyment, or if they feel a change in by botl mployment i3 necessary. otic sei Employment ?e U.S. Dept of Labor WB.Wi Mt Ktwfthpinttf orepsrcC for use ot tf?e Department of liner fy This space contributed to ?>'>"" : "" f? C IAj^Ss^? ( THE LANC^ ?EW3, La X. - y\ * 1 4rkSh 1 TJJESDAY, AUGUST 13,1918. ?? * , f.if Let's save this 15% i vorkers are assured of being sent j right jobs at the right time. Em?v get help in hireing men as they iem. ~ * f^r * i An illustration of the ** ' " "* ^ i ' I*** benefit of-this service, . iN'I typical of hundreds, and hon- may be cited. An em- t 'recognize ployer, having a ggy i b,inJ?" ernment contract, ccnofmthe requested that 400 men be furnished immedi- 4 , , ately. Upon investi- I solemnly ( r work to gation it was found m recruiticr except that not only were 0 respond housing facilities . lackstmeiit In in2- but the employer A rifice^win would not need the to prove men for several weeks. f?hest and . j. onuncous Because the govern- j ment handled- the job I fLSON. , I the men were sent at A I the right time, housing i ./ \ :s were provided, and there was 1 of time or money to workers or k? er. ^ If " J e of the U. S. Employment Service g i employers and workers is a natri- ? r 4 4 rvice and duty to the government. Itate^ rvice Uon S*cy. tH Oi?uion of MirtW'i v? p-t^ic inMmstttsiV i j 1 the winning of the war by ncasteiy 11. CL V 11 A