The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, September 03, 1918, Image 1
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VOL. 23. NO. 91. SEMI-WEEKL1
.* ALL MEN BE
GERMANS HAVE BEE
AMERICANS ENC
BELGIAN Si
o=?
VOORMEZEELE AND ! Pe
OTHER TOWNS ARE i
e TAKEN BY ALLIES S?
P" I bv
Important Operations Between
.a, in
Voormezeele and Ypres Car- ^ires
ried Out Sunday. tiere:
Gem
600 PRISONERS CAPTURED
American Troops Advance Two RED (
Miles Beyond Juvipny After
Capturing That Place and ^
Keep Enemy on the Run.
In Ten R
American troopa advancing along- ("r<
bide British have had their first b .t
ne on iseigian soil. They captured I
Voorniezeele Sunday and joined,
with their allies in the important
operations which were carried out
all along this sector. ^ ,,Hf ni
_____ knitters i:
London, Sept. 2.?Renter's cor- '^P(' ( ro'sl
respondent at British headquarters!''"
says that he hears tnat the Ameri-. *'ona' or,i
cans besides taking Voorniezeele, j ,l)"ovv'n*
have captured several strong posi- When
tions between Voorniezeele and * *n,<
Ypres. fhat futu
_____ yarn wou
Americans Advance Beyond Juvigny. imm,(liat?
.... . . ni' varns
With the American Arniv In' .
_ ? ' | As a resu
France, Sept. 2.?The American
; or on or
trnniw in Itieir drive hevond Juviirnvi
Saturday night and Sunday advanc-i ,
I It is hope
ed about two miles and captured ,
...... , ... 1 additional
nearly 600 prisoners, together with .
, u. | 'of for go
considerable war supplies.
The e:
The advance from Juvigny began .
. . . . ,, . he considf
at 4 o clock Saturday and the Ameripounds
u
cans had gained their objective by . .
... . total of v
9 o clock at night. Ragged points in .
determine
the new line were smoothed out.
use our s
In addition to the r.oo prisoners,
inents wh
two pieces of artillery were captur- ....
\\ hen a ?
ed and a great number of machine I ...
_ . | will anno
guns and trench mortars. Frenches, .
knitting.
shell boles and the open Held wore ... , .
In add
strewn with Oernian dead. ., .
* : _ the Red i
m-r > The drive forward from the posi- ......
j ' ooo swet
tlons north and south of Juvigny 0((0 ^
jlr proved a field day for the Amerl- .II1(j j
e m ; runs aim meir allies, tne French. . . , ,
f M. tal of 3,1
hgi The artillery literally blasted a way . r , ,
hopeful t
through tlm onemv. ranks, tearing , , ...
9( such addil
down defenses and leveling the . , .
he able t
pro 11 nil, while allied planes maintained
complete and uninterrupted con- ,
of our m?
nection by radio with battery com- . ,
ter. In tl
manders throughout the engagement. .
teresting
The infantrv, when called upon for . .
' been knit
its part In the dramatic venture, re- , , .
September
sponded like veteran troops after a (
long period of rest, and with enthu- .
. , . . knitted g
siastic shouts began the pursuit of , .
? navy of t
the (Jermans who were not caught ..
. the same
In the terrific barrage. ,, ,
.... .... tides wer
With the Infantry went the tanks,
, , commisslo
and it was a different storv irotp - .. . .
. . . .. ? . Tor dlstrl
that when they first advanced .
. . ... m . and civiiia
against Juvlgny. Two companies, 30 <f .
tanks, had been detailed for the, At the
work. Thev wore light, two-man ,r'es hoar
French tanks.
' Piaced in the sector in front of *
( the Americans were two new Oer- ^''lual wo
5 man divisions?the 238th and the h' ?,H>n
V 227th- the first of which marched '"**r'' 1 ^
r from Rhelms and the other from
U Metz. Roth were excellent organlW,
' rations, but, like other divisions en- The sec
!ki countered In the past few weeks, after
^ were afflicted with that mysterious R'ahop Mr
ISP ^ somethlnflr Which rnn???i1 lh?m ?/* commlssio
fj eracfc when pounded by the reju- 'tmplalna
" vacated allien. Table Ini
_____ France ai
\| Nummary For Runday. mission to
tnlrifk All alone the western hattlefrontj ,a'ns ' *H"
Oermans continue to give ground j' a"" " '
|a?nd thWy entente allies. Dnijy rfiej '
^fikna whlch^|^,XeM<,< accentuate th*^in-,,,N '
w3fibfP on dynn?iK,x-0ernian 'no<' and/the ,n
TonsV^ thc SfC^rman high Am- 1,10 nuoM'
those^ thron^T^ggre^rs. I,n>' " l,vo
"Ild jKSS^isar^ 1 This f?'
' "Tefary
A LIVE PAPI
LANCASTER, S. C., TIIESTWEEN18AND'
:n driven back and
'age in first fight on
oil with great successes
ronne Rail Center Captured by British
ndon, Sept. 2.?Peronne, the railroad center at the
of river Somme, taken by the Germans in their offen:>f
last March, was recaptured by the forces of Field
hal Haig.
e towns of Bullecourt and Marval also were captured
le British.
e British have reached the suburbs of Lens. Large
are burning in the neighborhood of Lens and Armen3.
These are regarded as an indication of a further
lan retirement.
:ross is preparing to take care
f american soldiers this winter
lonths from September 1, 1917, to June 13, 1918, the Red
oss Distributed 5,875,000 Knitted Garments to the
Army and Navy of United States and a Large
Stock of Wool is Now on Hand.
iany millions of Hod Cross tionary forces.
?ay knovs tho plans of tho In view of this decision, the Red
s for future knitting. Goo. Cross will not send chaplains to
acting man}. ,or of the na- France in the future. Acceptance
;anization, today issued the of the commission on part of the
statement: chaplain means lie has taken on his
the war industries hoard duties for the period of the war.
ago advised the Red Cross
re production of knittine Tw-.?
- ..... ..........n^.--1 mr smragf
Id be greatly reduced, wo of supplies of American prisoners in
My commenced to purchaso Germany have just been secured in
suitahh Tor our knitting. Copenhagen, Denmark, and Renens,
It. we have today in stock Switzerland, according to cables re
der. 1,400,000 pounds of ceived by the bureau of prisoner's
*' * ' ' ' * A '* ..l? r? <?) Wit' \ ItlOI'i (ll| It | ? (ti| f ' L?
linn lUuiiwii *.w wui > . . !.:
(I that we may obtain some In each of these warehouses the
yarn from wool unsuita- lied Cross will assemble at once,
vernment uses. food, clothing, comforts and tobacco
cpected total, however, will enough to maintain 5,000 Americans
rably below the ten million tor six months, if that many should
sod last year. While the be captured.
arn we can secure is being The warehouse at Copenhagen,
d, we are studying how to which is on the water front as well
apply .to produce only gar- (as the railroad, would be used in
icb are most essential.1 supplying those at camps in North
(inclusion is reached we; Germany; the warehouse at Itenens
iinee our full program of secured through the cordial co-operation
of the city of I?iusanne, is
ition to this stock of yarn, supplementary to the great central
Cross has on hand 1,600,- Red Cross prisoners' pantry at
iters, 134.000 mufflers, I'.erne. where are stored full stipvristlets,
228,000 helmets,! plies for 10,000 men for six months.
,000 pairs or socks a to- l-'rom those warehouses go to each
S74.000 articles. We are! prisoner weekly, twenty pounds of
lierefore that these and food. Clothing and other supplies
tional garmenrs as we shall are furnished as he may need them,
o make will enable us to In relief work for American solmore
urgent requirements dlers and sailors, the Red Cross acts
mi during the coming win- is distributing agency for the war
lis connection tt will he in- and navy departments, which either
to the women who have supply the goods or reimburse the
ting to know that from Red Cross for the material with
i. i,ni, 111 jinn' is. i i * urawn rrom its own stocks. The
'ross distributed r?,875.000 Red Cross, however, maintains all
arments to tiio annv and civilian prisoners of war and also
ho United States. I>urinir sends to soldiers and sailors many
period 870.000 knitted ar- comforts and certain luxuries not
e sent to the lted Cross issued by the authorities.
ners In France and Itnly
button to soldiers, sailors H. T. CANNON WITH
ms HANK OF LANCASTER
i request of the war Indus
d, with wntch the Red |?0|>u|nr Wwherry Man Will lie Asks
in close co-operation. M,staIlt Cashier of Bank in
irged chapters and Indl- city.
^kers not to buy wool in [
market but to secure their ,, T Cannon of Newberry, has
through our depaitment !l0(.epted the position of assistant
8- cashier of the Bank of Lancaster and
entered upon his duties this niornretarv
of war had determ- inK The Newberry Herald and
due consultation with News says of Mr Cannon:
ent. that the army should We hate to see our young men
n as first lieutenants a'l leaving us but we always rejoice
in the Red Cross service, with them *hen they are getting
itructlons have gore to better places for themselves Mr.
ithorizing this army com jf. f Cannon who has been with the
no onered lied ("ro?s chap- National Hank for several years as
o who are qualified. The assistant cashier and toller has rer
is to ho niado to chap- signed his position to tako effect the
his country now enrolled first of Septemht r, and has accepted
d Cross, subject, of course, n position as assistant cashier of a
sual examination, thoueh bank at Lancaster with a better salon
of a?e ts sometimes he- ,,ry nmj better o'-ospects and will go
i. on the first to take up his new durtcluslon
on the nart of the ties. iVVo hate to see .Mm and his
Is the result of Ion* con- yood wife leave Newberry, but wish
hv military authorities as thorn C".?b^\vell in their new home
npor to handle ch:^ ^ tjjey will he a
STER N
5R IN A LIVE TOWN
JDAY, SEPTEMBER :i, 1918.
15 REGISTER 1
SEPTEMBER 12 IS GERMAN
REGISTRATION DAY FAST
I
I Fixed By President as Date for Allies Advar
Enrollment of Men 18 to 15 I .10 Miles ai
Years of Age. P
TO CALL YOUNGEST LAST H IN DEN IHJ
Estimated That at Least 12,- Fierce Figl
778,758, Will Be Added to Around 1
Rolls and 2,300,000 Will Go in mezeele Y
the First Class. Fallen in )
Washington, Sept. 2.?All men Over a frori
from 18 to 4 5 years of age in the gion of Arra
continental United States, except1 Marshal Haig'
those in the army or navy or already smashed the C
registered, v ere summoned l>y Presi- The southei
dent Wilson Saturday to register for moiis Droeout
military service on Thursday, Sep-I which has bee
tember 12. (pregnable bul
* Machinery of the provost marshal defense in the
' general's ollice was set in motion to under the viob
carry out the second great enroll- elaught over
ment undt a presidential procluma-j the Scarpe riv
tion issued soon after the President once of virtual
had signed the new manpower act day night sav
extending the draft ages. The hi!!, Knglish troops
completed in congress Friday had maneuver hard
been sent to the White House for tKe (enemy some tl
President's signature soon after the ward,
house and senate convened. Thousands <
l/ook For 112,778,758. taken from tl
It is estimated that at least 12,-! enemy, who ?
k "78,758 men will register this time, I fighting violen
> compared with nearly 10,000,000 on toward the ('a
the first registration of men from Itindcnl
21 to 21 on June 5. 1017. Of those |5y t|,js ,
who enroll now it is estimated that menace of
ii,.i<nitw?w win ne caned ror general to the south,
military service, probably two- - d"a ly appi
thirds of the number coming f rotn ! | r,,?t. Ahead;
1 among the R.ROn.onn or more be- ? ,1 on the nortl
tween the ages of 18 anil 21. well nnon Its s
(leneral March lias said all regis- necessity app
trants called into the army will be tlistt the (Ion
in France before next June JO. j ifjndcnhurg I
sw elling the Ai:-.erican expeditionai y if n the'r fri
force to more than 4.0o0,000 men Rheims in or
expected to win the war in IMP. Thojat the hands
last to be called will be the youths jnc antagonists
in their eighteenth year, but those of j Already the
that age who desire and who have prai. and St. <1
the necessary qiialilientions may be invested by rh
inducted into service on October 1.1 armies, while
tor special technical or vocational | French and A
training. 1 tions of vnntng
| Registration this time will be con-1oat turning n
dueled as heretofore by the local _ outflank l.aon
draft hoards. All federal, slate,' f taines and \i
county and municipal officers are tH,n of the en
called upon to aid the boards in their war maps, is
work, to preserve order and to round pas yet been ir
up slackers. All registrants will be Added to th
'classified as quickly as possible on- man high com
i der the questionnaire system, and a that is fast d?
I drawing w ill be held at the eapitol jM the region
to fix the order of registrants in their the (Sermons <
respective classes. out of their p<
The provost marshal general's es-|;in,i \meriean
timate places the number of men iin- sector steady p
der 21 now in the army at about eastward in th
2 4 r.,000 and the number of those salient that ha
from 8 2 to 4 5 at 165.000. Americans
President's Proclamation.
I mo .<\menof
The proclamation follows: | mc/eelc Sunda
"Fifteen months ago the men of|^)0 region of t
the country from 21 to 20 years ?'iCOmo the stro
age were registered. Three months! ormnnft who
ago and again last Saturday those jheir way. A
who had just reached the age of 2 1 11n{men in
were added. It now remains to in- n^tptieres wil
I elude all men between the ages of 1 8 distance. Aft
'and 4 5. but a step to 1
"This is not a new policy. A Hard flphtlm
century and a quarter ago it was de-K|pjwoon
liherntelv ordained by those who around Peronr
were then responsible for the safety |inT)S flUccessf?
and defense of the nation that the affnrks and ha
duty of military service should rest prisoners
upon all able bodied men between an(, napaume ,
I the ages of 18 and 4 5. We now ac- Jn,pns(.() stroni
' cept and fulfill the obligations which Mrinsh ?,?t
I they established, an obligation <- wood, 1-e Tran
'pressed in ottr national statutes from un?t.
i.nai time until now. Wo solemnly fujly rari,ml
purpose a derisive victory of arms
and deliberately to devote ?he larger ' rinih
| part of the military manpower of the '*,fl eoutl
nation to the accomplishment of that *? ^oissons, tl
'purpose. < another lmpor
"The younger men have from the Hanal Du Nor
, fii-?t been ready to go. They have Nesle which pi,
fornlslieil voluntary enlistments out 1 o;,d ,n "am, 1
j of all proportion to their numbers. Pmtant junctio
j f>nr military authorities regard them 'sector, wi
as having thj higVuyft corsbalant " fo
nunlltien. Their youtuiiil enthutm<wi. North of 1
their virile eagerness, their gallaig portant progrc
11 spirit of daring make them the ^ llere. where i
,1 ?hi line with the
JifMA,..,. ,(Contlnue<I_f>.ls of made on
"Mil ^
X
EWS " |
srnscKH'Tiox $2.00 a year
SEPTEMBER 12
UNE IS NECESSARY RIDING
GIVING WAY WILL BE ALLOWED
r * " - --
. nun m i onscience ol Motorists to De- '
nd Capture Many ! termine Use of Cars on the
risoners. | Sabbath Day.
i
RC, LINE DOOMED GARFILED TRUSTS PUBLIC
itinj* in Progress Purpose of Fuel Administration
'eronne and Voor- is to Stop Use of Cars Only
Vhich Towns Have for Pleasure Riding One Day
Hands of Allies. in Week.
it of 30 miles the re- Washington, Sept. 2.?The fuel
s to Peronne. Field administration has issued a states
forces have literally | m?*nt explaining w hat it means by
lerman front. , request that no automobiles for
rn portion of the fa-j pleasure riding be used until further
t-Queant switch line,i notice on Sundays. The statement
n heralded as the im-j appears to leave it rather to a felwark
of the German low's conscience as to what constinorth,
has given way tutes "necessary riding." Here is*
Mice of the Hritish on-'what Dr. Garfield says in view o"
its entire front from the uncertainty about the regulaer
to Queant. a dist- tion, or request, which will keep
11 y 10 miles and Mon- several hundred thousand machines
v the Canadian and, in the garages.
. who carried out thej The request made by the fuel ad~
1 after the defeated ministration that pleasure riding bo
irce miles to the east- discontinued on Sundays for the , "
present in order to conserve our supif
prisoners have been piy of gasoline for war needs was not
ie strongly resisting intended to prohibit reasonable use
it last accounts, was of gasoline driven vehicles as a.
tly as he gave ground means of necessary transportation,
nal Du Nord. v. here no other means are available.
urg l.ine Doomed. Mr. Garfield believes that the
ury seemingly is ended! public will construe the lequestt
he 1 limlen burg line .wisely and int. 1'igenrty Jinrt will not
which the Hritish are'utheir attlomobiles for tyher thaii^
oa hing over its entir. ?> >*' necessary purpoi.es, 'j?
V thoroughly outflank-! ' The intention of the request fs j
It and w ?h the ' *!ench j 'hat atl titer.- pleasure riding be elinv- ^
<!. fhis time oast of
aces thorn well on tho F'ocv au-Mont nnd Juvignv nnd lht?
he last remaining Im- tillages of I.ouiliy and Terney-Snrny
n point in tho Somnio have been taken, notwithstanding:
th linos loading from stubborn j-eslstanee.
In and LaFere. These gains, if thov are continued.
^oissons oquallv 1m- seemingly cannot but result shortly
iss has been mai!o In the enemy withdrawing northward
ho Americans are In from tho Voslo river positions h?
French pa ns have !^U? #Dd reconstituting his entires
the plateau "has^of^ront to Rhelms.
........... <11 > | lui mat necessary use of th? .IkpI^
arentlv will require j a utoinohile he n<<l interfered wfCfi. for
nans relinquish the 'Must what is 'pleasure riding'
fortifications and re- and what is 'necessary use must lxr o?. /
>nt from Flanders to determined hy the individual; .keep *n'l"k
der to avert disaste< inu in mind always that we must mju*
of their swiftlv niov have additional reserves of gasoline?
vere
i. so that there may ho no possibility .oUS,
roads to Doual, ("am . of delays in overseas shipments. thev
nentin are thoroughh "The Cniteii states fuel adminis- and
e British and French 1 ration will not attempt to tabulate* n f
north of Soissons th" automoltile trnllic on Sunday." tonmerlcans
are in posl-l - "" *
e from which to carry ! MI??S (il.tld s ( (iKIilt ItK \ T <, r"
tovements which w 111 HK< ?TII Mil TO OVKItSK \s WORK' '
and the Chcmin-I>cs Columbia. S C Sept. 2 Fearing ^
sue lines. The situa- 'hat her younger brother would j.a
emv. vtewed from the manage to get into the army and get na,the
most perilous he J overseas before she could do it. Mis.v
i. . Ciladys Coker. of llartsvllle, S C? erort
e troubles of the f.er- has entered V. M. C. A. overseas ser- they
tnand is the situation j vice and is happy. ;au veloptng
In Flanders. "I did not want mv younger
around Ypres, where brother to beat me into the service." **"
laily are being forced she said, "so I started after an over isitions
hv the British seas appointment and got it. and I'm *
troops Ml over this vejv. verv happv." ^
'US
rogress is being made Miss Coker usually gets what she* ,,(j
e blotting out of the -starts after. She j-; a portrait paint- ,ju?sf?
s long existed there. er and the daughter of a prominent"'
iii i limn* Miviin'-c. .-<>'11 < itroi.nn family, Cnkcr collegi*
ins, who took Voor- ,!1 1 r'tsvi11" having boon founded
v, now are well into ' v ',or '"'nndfather, Maj. J. L,
he town having over- ' "k,>r- ^h'1 recently received an A
>ng resistance of the! 15 ' P'00 !,f Swarthmore Misp
ondeavorod to bar ('"k"r wm ho in ,hp Y- M. C A
few more strides bv service, for whirl) sho is
this region and Ar- W"U quipped
I bo within striking
or Armentierea it is PERSONALS.
dllo. O tDi
e has boon in progress Jf'an HoiiL-h, of fhr naval air staHritish
and Germans tion- Nor,olk> *s visiting his relatives
io. where the Austra- hor<v
illy withstood violent ?o?
vo takon several thou- Mr? K T> T>,.v'?r *l??nt ?h? weokTterween
1 ? "nno 'n Chester. ^ , ^
he (lermans also nave f
i opposition to tho Mr R R- Robinson spent Sunday ^
the St. Pierre-Vaasf 'n Rork to
sloy and Allaines and ? " 1 I
*11 have been success- R"hprt Porter spent the week end
in York visiting friends and relatives.
I ross Canal.
?o?
horn end of the front Miss Ollie .Perry, of Port Mill, in
le F rench have made spending a couple of weeks with Maw
taut crossing of the | ?|a Knight of the Rioh Kill ecffmi