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BRITISH SCI
VICTORY i
British Penetrate German
Lines For Depth
of 5 Miles
SECOND LINE TAKEN
AT SEVERAL POINTS
, Gen. Byng, Working Under Field
Mar ?li* 1 Htig, Captures Hinden
burg Line on Thirty-Two Mile
Front?Tanks Play Great
Role in British Drive.
' PERSHING INTERESTED
WITNESS TO VICTORY
With the British Armies in France,
Nov. 21.?General Pershing, com
mander in chief of the American
expeditionary forces, was an interested
witness to General Byng's
great victory.
British Army Headquarters in
France. Nov. 21.?The Germans are
fighting on their line of defense at
one point of the British attack.
. London, Nov. 21.?Field Marshal
Haig has broken the Hindenburg
first and second lines.
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At various points on a front of
approximately thirty-two miles, the
British commander-in-chief today
reported his troops under the command
of Lieutenant General Sir
Julian Byng, had smashed their way
for a distance of between four and
five miles through the first defenses
of the vaunted Hindenburg defenses
The second line?more than a
mile behind the preliminary defenses?was
also stormed by the!
victorious Tommies and many parts
of it captured.
Kof+ovoH rlnnrn t.he German
x aimo i/avw4 vu ....
defenses, crumbled away some of |
the artfully-contrived German cement
emplacements, and ponderously
drove forward, in advance of the
artillery.
Cambrai is now almost in the
hands of the British.
The importance of the victory
cannot be yet fully estimated.
Not only has the Hindenburg line
been penetrated and at least two of
its lines utterly destroyed, but the
British now directly menace the
main German line of communica-1
tions?Douai, Cambrai, St. Quentin.
Haig's smash carried out by
General Byng, breaking the Hindenburg
line, resulted in the capture of
three towns, two vilages, a hamlet,
an imDortant ridee. three woods and
the strong positions along the road
V from Bapaume to Combral. He
r" also sent his troops across the Masnierg
canal. Havrincourt, Flesquieres,
Lasacquerie, towns; Graincourt
and Anneux, villages, and the
hamlet of Bonaires are now in British
hands. The Welsh ridge, formidably
fortified, fell and the Coutlette
^ Wood, Neuf wood and Lateau wood
succumbed to the British advance.
The number of prisoners taken
thus far by the British is given at
^ about 5,000 in a Reuter dispatch filed
today at British headquarters.
The surprise of the British drive,
-C/wnck
t'uupieu Willi Its vvcipunci 1115 ivivv,
was so complete and the German de(Continued
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GROW MOl
A determined effort is being made
to plant and grow more wheat. Th
twelve months will be such that the
cannot be supplied unless the people
.0 part of the wheat which will be nee
The State Council of Defense urge
I age. As head of the County Coun
advised to take the matter up with t
ships, appointed sometime ago, and
their respective townsnips ana mauct
of good land to each one-horse farn
the members, and I take this means
furtherance of this campaign. A s?
bv them.
* W
m GREAT
OVER HUNS!
!a glance over
THE COUNTRY
News in a Condensed
Form to Be Read By
the Busy Reader.
The British are within five miles
of Jerusalem.
The Food Administration of Georgia
calls for 50 per cent, less sugar
in the manufacture of candy.
The soldiers at Camp McClellan,
Ala., are going to have turkey and
"fixins" for Thanksgiving.
I
| Billy Sunday's son, George, has
joined the expeditionary forces in
France.
The colored churches of Anderson
gave very liberally to the Y. M.
C. A. fund.
I
A glass has been developed which
gives the same intensity of color
values as daylight when used with a
gas or tungsten light.?Ex.
On account of the congested!
freight, the Atlanta Georgian's supply
of print paper is out. A smaller
size will be used for a week until
their regular size arrives.
I
The tanks are doing much to aid ;
in the success of the war on the j
Allies Siae. a large nuinuer werei
used by the British in the drive on!
Cambrai.
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A queer bomb was found in the
post office in Chicago. It is believed !
it was being sent through the mail'
and had come unwrapped. It was]
in a pile of refuse on the floor of'
the mailing room.
Another mysterious fire occurred;
in Knoxville, Tenn., in the powder;
plant of the American Zinc Com-j
pany. It caused 250 cases of dyna-|
mite to explode, injuring about fif-]
ty persons. No deaths. ? I
More than 100 persons will take!
the various degrees in the Scottish
Rite bodies in the annual fall reunion
in Savannah. It is the largest
class in the history of Masonry in
Savannah.
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A Rome dispatch on November 5j
announced the killing of a general
commanding an enemy corps in the
suburbs of Udine on October 28 by
shots fired into the general's auto-j
mobile by two Italian carabiners.
The foregoing evidently alludes to
this incident.
Someone is always ready with a|
new scheme. Now the women of
the Methodist Episcopal Church in
Indiana will unite in an appeal to
President Wilson to prohibit giving
rum to the soldiers in the trenches.
They think the movement will become
nationwide.
Mrs. Graves and Mrs. Pressley of
Sharon, were in the city shopping
Wednesday.
RE WHEAT.
to induce the people of the county
e demands for bread for the next
army abroad and the people at home
in soutn L/aronna grow ai leasu a
ded on the farms.
s the people to prepare for this shortcil
of Defense in this county, I am
he members from the different townI
to urge that they make a canvass of |
! the people to plant at least two acres
1 in wheat. It is impossible to see all
of urging them to do their part in
/stematic campaign should be waged
M. P. GREENE, County Chairman.
10 CONSIDER OTHER
M DECLARATIONS
Question of Fighting
Germany's Allies Is
Delicate One.
COMES UP AT NEXT
SESSION OF CONGRES5
Says Declaration Against Austrii
Might Be Construed Endorsement
of Italy's Demands.
Washington, Nov. 22.?Whethe]
the United States shall declare wa:
against Germany's allies promises t(
n cnKio/it nf discus
UC a OUUJ6W v* ___
sion at the next session, said Sena
tor Hitchcock, ranking member o:
the foreign relations committee up
on his return today to Washingotn
In his opinion the question present
many complications, and is one 03
extreme delicacy.
"A Declaration of war agains
Austria-Hungary," said Senato]
Hitchcock, "might be construed a:
an endorsement of Italy's demand.'
upon Austria. These include a de
mand for territory, which virtuallj
would deprive Austria of every sea
port?a fruitful situation for a fu
ture war. It is a question whethei
th United States would be willing
to give such endorsement."
Senator Hitchcock said he antici
pated that the coming session oi
Congress would be a long one, anc
that he believed the House is giving
whole-hearted support to the war.
S. C. COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
S. C. FOOD ADMINISTRATION
The services of the South (Jarolinn
congressman have been con
scripted by Governor Manning, D,
R. Coker, Food Administrator, anc
W. W. Long, Farm Demonstratior
Agent, for the purpose of present
ing to the producing farmers of the
State the positive need of planting
winter wheat at the rate of twc
acres to the plow. A brief but thorough
campaign of speeches has
been evolved for six of the congressmen,
who at a conference ir
the Governor's office or by telephone,
have volunteered their services
in this campaign.
Each congressman, it was agreed,
should speak within his respective
district, visiting the smaller towns
and rural communities rather than
the county seats. The speeches will
be both practical and patriotic, as
uie cvci mux casing ataiciu/ uj
wheat makes it plain that the farmers
of each section will be forced to
grow sufficient wheat to satisfy the
needs of themselves and neighbors
Facts and figures will be presented
to demonstrate to the farmers thai
the planting of wheat at this time
is not only necessitated by world
conditions, but is also a patriotic
contribution.
The campaign will be conducted
under the auspices of the State
Council of Defense, which will arrange
through its county organizations
for the several meetings. Mr
Nichols is out of the State, and final
arrangements of the itinerary ol
Congressmen Ragsdale, Whaley anc
Stevenson are now being workec
out. The schedule of addresses oi
the other three congressmen are an
nounced as follows:
J. 1?'. UlKJNiUS:?Saturday, inov
24, Ridge Springs, Saluda, (After
noon.)
Monday, Nov. 26, Williston, A1
lendale, (Night.)
Saturday, Dec. 1, Blackville
Denmark.
F. H. DOMINICK Saturday
Nov. 24, 11 A. M., Honea Path; '
P. M. Andreson, (Court House; '
P M Rolfnn
Monday, Nov. 26, 11 A. M., Lib
terty; 2 P. M. Easley; 4 P. M. Pick
| ens.
i Tuesday, Nov. 27, 11 A. M. Sen
eca; 2 P M. Walhalla; 4 P. M. West
' minster.
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GREATEST BELOW i
; SINCE WAR BEGAN
r Washington is Inspired
by Dash and Power of
Haig's War Machine j
GERMANS SURPRISED
> BY UNEXPECTED MOVE
I
i Had Relied on Winter to Prevent
the British From Making Great
Drive.
r Washington, Nov. 21.?Official
Washington was deeply stirred to- 1
j! day as press bulletins began to un- '
_ | f old the scope of the smashing Brit- '
ish victory on the western front.
P While army officer?, were cautious
L 1
in commenting' on the significance J
of the drive in the absence of offi3
cial reports, it was plainly evident !
f in all quarters that , officials gener- J
ally regarded this as th?s greatest I
t blow dealt the Germans since the 1
r war started.
3 They were especially inspired by J
3 thi* dash and power displayed by
_ Fiisld Marshal Haig's great war ma- <
j chine a? the brief bulletins from (
. j the front pictured events from hour <
. to hour. ]
. There were hints in some quar- ]
f | terr of previous information indi- 1
j eating that a shortage of ammuni- i
.jtion contributed to the German de-i
' j feat. According to this view, the j <
I i German western line has been strip-j:
,< ped of ammunition reserves and i 1
' i I
j men from the strategic reserves to <
, buikl up the machine which rolled i
back the Italian line. 4
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Relied on Winter.
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I The German high command, itj{
,was said in this connection, had!
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(counted absolutely upon winter and
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French and British forces trans-;
I ported to support the Italian line as; .
i making impossible any major opor-;1
iation on the western front at this
s | time.
!; The daring displayed by the Brit-|
>; ish in launching their greatest as-'
'sault of the war without artillery!
s preparation was freely commented J
j on by officers. It is the first time
i j assaults upon thoroughly organized j
lines has been made except if the!
jguns blasted a way through for the!
! infantry. The use of the tanks to j
,' clear away barbec wire entangle- j
ijments and presumably to batter j
ijdown "pill boxes" and other strong!
i. points also was novel procedure. |
I j The success of the movement prob-j
; j ably depends wholly upon the com'iplete
surprise which was possible!
| only by moving forward without M
? the usual accompaniment of artil-!
t lery fire.
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Ij A MUNICIPAL WOOD YARD. ?
M At the meeting of the City Coun- <
' cil Tuesday night, a Fuel Committee ]
for Abbeville was appointed aS fol- ]
lows: Messrs. D. H. Hill, Alberti
' Henry, and Otto Bristow. They will
' also serve for the county. At the
" request of the committee a wood'
yard will be established in the city.
The yard will be for the benefit of \
' the people who are unable to secure 1
: wood when in need. A fair and 1
' reasonable price will be charged.
' This committee will be glad to re-1(
P - ' I
[ j ceive bids for stocking the yards. ,
A. F. LEVER:?Saturday, Nov.!
- 24, A. M. Swansea; P. M. Spring-b
field; P. M. Cope. '{
Monday, Nov. 26, A. M. Branch- ;
ville; P. M. Bowman; Night, El- j
'? lore.
Tuesday, Nov. 27, A. M. Shiloh; !
> P. M. Lynchburg; Night, Mayes- j
2 ville. ;
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V COTTON MARKET
j V Cotton 29.65
V Seed $1.08 V
GERMANS I
MOVEn
U. S. DESTROYER
IS SUNK; 21 LOST
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unauncey was an uia
Type of Vessel Used
In Coast Defense.
Washington, Nov. 20.?Sinking
the American destroyer Chaun:ey
in collision in the war zone
early yesterday morning, with a
probable loss of twenty-one lives:
was annouced today by the navy department.
No further details were given ir
a brief report to the departmenl
from Vice Admiral Sims. The
Chauncey was a small old type boat
3f only 420 tons.
Secretary Daniels made this statement:
"The Chauncey, a small American
destroyer on patrol duty in for?ign
waters, was sunk in a collision
early Monday morning. First dispatches
indicate that twenty-one
Ives were lost. Further informa
? ? J- L1J. 1 A.11
:ion win De maae puuiic wnen xuu
reports are received.
"The Chauncey was one of the
)ld type destroyers, completed in
1902. Her displacement was 420
;ons, and her complement ninety>ne
officers and men."
For several years before the war
;he Chauncey was used only in coats
lefense work, and was classified aa
i coast torpedo vessel.
The reported loss of life on the
lestroyer Chauncey equals that on
he patrol boat Alcedo in the sinkng
of which one officer and twenty nlisted
men perished. These two
ire the largest naval losses since the
Jnited States entered war.
Other naval losses are: Two killid
and five wounded on the destroy>r
Cassin which was dameged by a
;orpedo; twelve lost in the sinking
>f a picket boat of the battleship
Michigan; four naval men on the
xansport Antilles, torpedoed reurning
to this country, and twenty
;hree lost in the sinking of various
nerchant ships aboard which ' they
vere gunners.
The total American naval losses
n men to date is eighty-three dead,
ive wounded.
:OL. MARSTON MAKES A VISIT.
Col. Marston, of Baltimore, arrived
in the city Wednesday and
spent a few hours with Col. Kerr
md Col. Stark. He gave no supper
>n this visit, but he brought Col.
ECerr a fine pear from his grove in
Florida.
-E-fclClIC DIIDCAI1 DCPODT^ ? SKC
BALES (
Washington, Nov. 21.?Cotton gii
:o 8,559,390 running bales, includir
lalf bales, and 68,161 bales of Sea
jounced.
Last year to November 14 ginnir
iluding 168,575 round bales and 92,
igo, 8,771,275 bales, including 82,31
sland.
Ginninga
1917.
Alabama 378,078
Arizona 5,868
Arkansas 663,244
California 17,294
Florida 39,037
Georgia 1,480,182
Louisiana 497,962
Mississippi 619,338
Missouri 30,18E
North Carolina 378,541
Oklahoma 693,936
South Carolina 923,277
Tennessee 126,191
Texas 2,693,69C
Virginia 8,92c
All other states 2,844
n c c ft Oftf
Total o ,oon,un\
Ginnings of Sea
Florida, 30,553 bales.
Georgia, 34,647 bales.
South Carolina, 2,961 bales,
INABLETO
ALIANUNE
Huns Unable to Pierce
iujj o? t\'~ " ;a
LilHC i 1C1U UJf Lfl(U
Battle Continues M
AUSTRO-GERMANS
CONTINUE FIERCE ATTACK
1
Furious Assaults By Teuton Force
Are Repulsed by the Brsve Italian
Troops?Austro-Germans
t Pressure Grows in Inten- -f
' ?ity- , - I
. 'W, |
j Italian Army Headquarters in
j Northern Italy, Tuesday, Nov. 20.?
> The heavy fighting which began on
t Sunday in the north continues with
great violence, centering on the
SlOpeS OI montieiiera. ciiicm; mcw?es
alternate fierce artillery attacks
and infantry assaults, which have
been repulsed by the Italian troops.
The battle is taking a Wide range
1 and gradually concentrating on
three main fronts. It is not a ques1
tion of gaining or losing kilometres,
' but it is a gigantic battle in which
Italy's part in the war, with its resultant
effect on the Allies, is largc1
ly at stake.
Steadily Increasing.
' The Austro-German offensive,
which began three weeks ago, has
not diminished, but is steadily intensifying.
Frontal attacks thus far
i have failed on the Piave and the
i northern Asiago plain. This compels
the enemy to attempt to make
a breach by one of the Italian
flanks, as the only resort after the
checking of the frontal attacks. This
explains the gradual shifting of the
front to three main divisions: first,
along the PWe; second, from the
Piave to the Brenta; third, from the
Brenta across the Asiago plateau.
The enemy's advance on the Piave
and the menace to Venice' is fairly
, well checked, after the bloody repulses
of the last few days, but the
Anc+rinnc and Hermans are still on
the east bank of the river, with
formidable forces pressing against
this narrow stream.
Strategy Turned.
Going to points along the Piave
i river where the heaviest fighting has
occurred, the Associated Press correspondent
was told by officers of
unusual circumstances connected
with the engagements. The colonel
Anmmon^nni fVlO Rpi*<Jflclipri whfl
vviiiuiaiiuitig w*v ? ?
carried the day, said the strategy
which the Austrians attempted,
turned the tide against them.
In the fight on the cemetery road
it was suddenly observed early Saturday
morning that a number of
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,390
ilNNED BEFORE NOVEMBER 14
ined prior to November 14 amounted
ig 152,527 round bales, counted as
Island, the census bureau today anlgs
amounted to 9,615,003 bales, in909
bales of sea island, and two years
2 round ba.'es and 68,y4* Daies 01 sea
by States.
1916. 1915.
451,507 854,907
I 926,985 573,528
14,707 9,945
43,749 46,553
1 1,581,897 1,636,919
! 394,646 299,866
I ' 651,488 708,387
i 47,075 32,345
479,243 523,982
[ 681,873 329,845
704,694 921,528
276,598 204,597
I 3,298,186 2,614,057
! 19,973 11,167
I 6,382 3,649
) 9,615,003 8,771,275
Island by States.