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GERMANS I
IN DETER])
Try to Drivef Wedg<
Through British Line
Near Cambrai
NLY LOCAL SUCCESS
REWARD FOR EFFORT
Following Heavy Artillery Prepi
J r-% < . , . .
rations Hans Send Large Forcei
f Bavarians Into Action?
' Byag's Machine Guns Inflict
Heavy Casualties.
V The Germans following the
heavy artillery preparations of r
cent days have attempted to drr
* wedge into the British line we
~ 1 * *?A HQ#
f (JamDrai, out aiwuugu vuv^ ?~aumerically
superior forces their e
forts brought them only a mini
*aia.
The attack, launched betwei
Bullecourt and Queant, was simil:
t othat adopted by Crown Prim
Rupprecht's troops when they pier
d Ge?. Byng's front southwest <
Caaibrai nearly two weeks a*
aad caused a retirement of tl
British on the salient General Byr
previously had driven toward Car
krai. A like purpose doubtless wi
involved, in the Jatest offensive ai
for its execution huge waves of B
various were thrown upon the se
toe ta aa endeavor to overpower tl
defenders. The British howeve
held tenaciously to their grour
except at one point where the en
my penetrated a-front line positio
As in their previous attempt
wreck the Cambrai salient, the Ge
M&aj? lost heavily in the enterpri;
the British mowing them down wi
machine gun and rifle fire. T]
spot chosen for the attack was sin
lar, from a strategic standpoint ,
' that ear Gonneileu where the o
fensave of a fortnight ago began
General Allenby. commander 1
the British forces in Palestine, h
. entered Jerusalem and taken ov
control of hte Holy City. The pop
lace greeted the British command
cordially. In a proclamation he to
the inhabitants that all sacredbuil
ing' and holy places would be pr
tected ana mainuiiiicu.
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FALL OF JERUSALEM
DUE TO UNCLE SA
, /
i
Success of British Made Possible 1
Work of Americans in Furnishing
Aid.
London, Dec. 12.?Maj. Gen.
B. Maurice, chief director of mi
tary operations at the British w
office, today in a talk with the Ass
Pr#>ss outlined the campaij
^ tnat resulted in the fall of Jerus
ieat to General Allensby's forces:
"Geaerfcl Allensby entered Jer
*aleat yesterday," said General M:
y rice.,. "The campaign which led
' tkaa ka/s been carried out mainly I
Bntuk territorials, supported 1
Mtall bodies of Australian and Ne
Zealaad mounted men and Briti
yeoaumry.
"la the' campaign as a whole tl
greater accomplishment has bei
etthe defeat of the Turks but ti
co*Q?est.of the Sinai desert. ? TI
troops who fought at Gaza drai
water from Egypt pumped throuj
aa American pipe line and we
supplied t: over a broad gauge ra
road laid across the 150 miles <
the Sinai desert which has defeat
almost everybody that tried to co
qner Egypt for centuries. Evei
ounce of material for the pipe lir
the railroad and the other wo
came either from Great Britain
the United States. The fall of J
rusalem was made possible by i
d us try, organization and help
material from the United States.
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FALL SHORT
I1NED MOVE
8 A GLANCE OVER
! THE COUNTRY
News in a Condensed
J Form to Be Read By
the Busy Reader.
J ,
The Food crops with the excep1
tion of wheat made record crops,
i ??
The future of the Allies is in
j great danger if the people bring
j premature peace.
ir Panama has declared war on Ause"
tria. The zone has been cleared of
/e Germans and Austrians in accordance
with the President's recent
order.
f
3r Thirteen of the negroes who were
leaders in the riot in Texas have
m been executed. Forty one others
ar are to spend the rest of their lives
;e in prison.
c
-}f I
Former Premier Asquith says that
*? he would go to war again if it
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were to do over. He doesn't think
that the war has been in vain if it
n~ ends & peace for all. He thinks
as very little more will be heard from
1(* the' enemy on the question of the
a~ freedom of the seas,
c- '
le
,r A new bill is the one introduced
ld by Senator Wadsworth. As the
e ! young men reach the draft age they
| are to register. Those who have
' become of age since the draft law
r_ went into effect are to register at
se once and the others at intervals of
six months.
le
After Saturday the 15th, no more
j volunteers will be accepted' in the
?_ army. For the past several days an
unprecedented number have volun^
teered who were of the draft age.
Pennsylvania leading with 848, the
&s
total throughout the country being
er 6,540.
uer
Idi Work to restore Halifax has been
d_ | systematized. One American was
0_ I killed in the great calamity. Moni
day night was the most restful
I since the disaster and with the sinking
of the munition ship Pinton,
! and the assurance that there were
M j no more explosive laden vessels
I in the harbor the residents and re^
| leif workers slept without any
; fears of possible danger.
I
j THE WOMAN'S
F ; SERVICE LEAGUE
liar
The Woman's Service League has
completed its gift to the Red Cross
of 112 Christmas Packets to be
;n
| sent to our men at home and abroad
aj
Forty of the packets were packed
j in November to be sent to our men
abroad, thej remaining 72 were
to turned over to the local Red Cross
December 10th. Each packet con3y
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tained a pad and package of envelopes,
a pencil, chewing gum, choco^
late, tobacco and cigarette papers,
j and a small fruit cake. The pack.
! ages were the ntied in a large khaki
j colored handkerchief and two safeen
ty pins held them in place, the packets
were then tied with a red ribbon
with a Chrsitmas card placed
^ under, the bow with the greetings of
the Chapter. The packets were
re again wrapped in heavy paper and
il- sealed with tiny American flags.
Two packets were given by the
ed school and one by the , Children's
n* Society of the A. R. P. church, the
T rest were given by the Woman's
ie> Service League.
rk Those who met at the home of
' ** TIT A UnwHia +a rvnrtlr flio KrtVOC
j ivirs . VV . A. Iiailli) I.U J^?n? v.?v- wv^vu
e-' were: Mrs. C. D. Brown, Miss Charn-!lotte
Brown, Mrs. Goode Thomson,
of | Mrs. A. B. Morse and Mrs. J. A.
j Hill.
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PRESIDENT HEARS
DAII Dfljn UICUI
l\f1ILI\UflU VIL1V
Question of Control Is
Thoroughly Canvassed?No
Decision
RAILRAODS ARE NOT
SEEKING LOAN
Claimed Course President Decides
Upon Will Receive the Fullest
Co-operation of the Railroads.
txt?l: 10 TV10 -roil.
VV asillllg LUU, X t-. A "V * -,
road view of the transportation
problem and its solution were laid
before President Wilson today by
the five members of the war board.
At the conclusion of the conferj
ence Fairfax Harrison, chairman of
j the board, announced the whole sitj
uation had been canvassed thori
oughly, but that no decision had;
j been reached. It was the general
| opinion that the President would
j study the subject further.
Roads to Cooperate.
Whatever course, he decides on
%
; will draw the fullest cooperation |
from, the railroads. The railroads,
j however, the war board made clear,
1 r.re of the opinion that they them'
selves can meet the situation if
I *
j given time. They argued as their
| first need a centralization of control
| of government traffic in the hands
1 of a federal traffic manager. Pri
? ? i J J ?
j oruy uruers wnuuui huiuuci *,u?uI
ing from various government de.
partments they said ,is doing more
j to slow up freight movement &an!
any other single factof. . j
Not Seeking Loan.
The railroads, it was reiterated,!
I are not seeking a government loan!
! or a repeal of anti-pooling laws. |
The President was told of steps
I already taken by the operating comI
mittee of Eastren executives to;
i clear choked terminals. These meas-'
j !
j urs, the war board said, were al-|
ready showing results, and given'
j time the roads can put traffic on a J
' basis as nearly normal as possible. !
I Attention was called to the roads'j
j recommendation of a month that |
j the government deny transportation j
to more than 500 commodities clas-i
I sified as non-essentials.
! An order of this character, the'
I President's callers insisted,- would j
| have to be issued eventually who-j
ever operates the roacfe since there'
is more traffic than can be moved. !
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I ANCIENT JERUSALEM
IN HANDS OF BRITISH,
. i
; Control of Twelve Hundred Years |
Passes From Moslems?Surren- j
der of City Ends German
Dream.
I . i
Jerusalem is in the hands of the
British after having been for 1,200
I years in the control of the Moslems.)
The Holy City of the Christian!
! religion capitulated to General Al-1
I lenby's forces, consisting of British, j
i French and Italian troops, after it j
had been entirely surrounded andi
| with its fall seemed swept away
; the dream of the Germans and the
I Turks of driving southward through
I Palestine, capturing the Suez Canal
and invading Egypt.
Since the recent taking of the'
town of Jaffa on the Mediterranean I
and the gradual closing in on Jeru-|
salem by the allied forces the fall I
i
of the ancient city daily had been
anticipated. It was not the lack of
-J? ?xl- ifo rt o nfnro
mreugiii uiai pictciibcu ?w>
but rather the desire of General
Allenby to carry out his plan of
enveloping the city and forcing its
capitulation, as a frontal attack
would have endangered the numer-i
ous sacred places inside the city and;
its environs.
* ~ !
J. A. Nance of Monterey, is cleik-'
ling in Haddon-Wilson Co's. store.;
! He will be glad to have his frineds j
J call of him there.
ORDANCE PLANS
TOLD 10 SENATE
Crozier Says the Army
in France Is Well
Supplied
NO SHORTAGE OF GUNS
\WITH MEN OVER SEA
Committee Plains to Go Fully Into
Questions of Clothing and Ammunition
and Predicts a
Lengthy Inquiry.
Washington, Dec. 12.?Delays
and deficiency in supplying the war
army with ordinance were detailed
and explained by Major Gen. Crozier,
chief of ordinance, to the Senate
military committee at the begining
of the general inquiry planned by
Congress into conduct of the war.
The initial hearing was public and
will be contnued tomorrow with Glen.
Crozier admitted, but he said there is
no shortage on tfe other side and
will be none. It has been possible, J
said he, to purchase English andl
French artillery for use in Europe,]
and he predicted that by next sum-!
mer the principal shortages for train-1
ing purposes would be met.
Delays Explained
Delays in supplying ordinance,
Gen. Crozier explained, have been
due to several causes, including timei
talcen for appropriations by Con-,
gress and labor difficulties in private j
plants. He said there is no shortage!
of skilled munition labor in this J
country and told of a plan to retain!
such labor which may be submitted |
to Congress.
Contracts for ordinance let on
I
the "cost plus a per cent profit plan,",
the general declared, have been;
economical for the government. >
Early Preparation
Although detailed Questioning of
Gen. Crozier was deferred, severalcommittee
members inquired part-i
icularly regarding preparation in!
anticipation of witr last spring and!
appeared dissatisfied with wfcat they^
learned.
In examination of Gen. Crozier
and of other department heads, in-1
eluding Secretary Baker, commit-'
tee members plan to go fully 'into!
the question of clothing and am-:
munition as well as ordnance sup-j
plies and predict a lengthy inquiry.!
Investigation of the navy's war,
preparations is also planned within j
a few weeks.
Mentions Obstacle.
Major Gen. Crozier, chief of ordnance,
said an obstacle in the early I
work, was that the military policy!
defined in the National Defense Actj
of 1916 contemplated a force of j
one million men to be raised in five(
years.
"It is apparent," he said, "that
the original program did not con-!
template our participation in the
war. We compressed the five-year
program into one year when it immediately
became apparent that the
one million program would not do."
Pi?oT?oi*ntinn of estimates and ac
tual appropriation by Congress, the!
general said, caused farther delay.
Money Hard to Get.
"We did everything we eo.uld,";
he continued, "to get the manufac-l
turing establifhments of the coun-l
try going on orders in anticipation!1
of appropriations. One obstacle)
was that many manufacturers did
not care to spend money or could
not secure loans in advance of actual
appropriation;}. That caused
very considerable delay. There also
were delays under the abnormal
purchasing system necessary, without
time for competitive bidding in
many cases."
Precautionnry Steps.
Senator Wadsworth asked if any
precautionary steps were taken before
the war declaration.
"There was a good deal of thinking
and discussion done," said the |
CITIZENS 01
mm
HALIFAX COUNTS
ITS MANY DEATHS
Total Probably Slightly
Over One Thousand
it is Said.
Halifax, Dec. 12.?The toll of
death resulting from the explosion
of the munition ship Mont Blanc ir
Halifax harbor was officially fixed
tonight at 1,126 including identified
and unidentified bodies and the
missing.
The figures which were issued bji
A. S. Barnelead, chairman of tht
mortuary committee were:
Identified in various morgues,
476; dead' who can be identified
from effects, 225; , unrecognizable
bodies, 125; missing, 400.
With appointment tonight .'of permanent
committees the work of systematizing
relief work for the sufferers
from the explosion and fire
was completed.
" While a great crowd of Nova Sco
tians sang "The Star Spangled banner"
an American flag was hoisted
on the flag pole over St. Mary College
to mark the transfer of th<
building to the New England rescue
workers who will use it as s
hospital.
An inquiry office to which all requests
for information about refugees
should be addressed has beer
opened. Absolute accuracy in th<
replies #is guaranteed.
Colonel Low, manager of reconstruction
work, announced that i
scale of wages has been agreed up
on for workers in various trades
The highest will be 50 cents ar
hour.
COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS TREE
Peace, Good Will to Men!
Shall we celebrate Christmas thii
year? There is but one answer?
YES! We must celberate Chrsitmas
and preserve the true Christ
mas spirit for this, our first "yeaj
of the war. The Civic Club of Abbeville
is planning a great Christ
mas celebration which shall express
to the people of Abbeville the
Christmas message.
There will be no gifts, but then
will be a big Christmas tree filled
with twinkling stars, strings of garlands
of evergreens and holl,y, and
+Viovo will hp Christmas carols h\
the children around this tree.
Mrs. W .A. Harris is chairman oi
the Christmas Tree Committee anti
Mrs. Jas. A; Hill has charge of the
musical program.
A full list of committees and the
plans will be published later.
LIGHTING UP THE DARK WAY.
A new arc light has been installed
in the lane between, the residences
of J. A. Hill and G. A. Harrison on
^reenville street, a?id is lighting up
wha thas hithprto been a dark and
uncomfortable passage way.
Mrs. N. S. Cason of Bethia, was
in the city this week shopping for
Christmas.
general. "We prepared for sudden
expansion and did all we could."
"Will the American army be able
to supply itself with sufficient artillery?"
asked Senator Reed.
"The indications are that we will
be able, with the assistance of Eng1?J
1 " flan O.rnnsr rp
ianu anu riam-c, u&u. w?? ?
plied. "We are short of artillery
for training purposes, but we are
not short on the other side, and will
not be."
"How long will it take to catch
up on this side?" Senator Reed
queried.
"We will be fairly well caught up
on the most important things by
next summer."
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F AUSTRIA
'II IIDTOTV * 1
Jl L1DC1Y11 ?
Few Restrictions to Be '; I
( Imposed on Dual - :|
Monarch's Subjects
GET MORE PRIVILEGES
THAN GIVEN GERMANS
, Will Be Free to Live and . Travel
t Anywhere Except That They
i May Not Enter Into or Leave
United State* Without "
Permission. '' ^ ! V.
Washington, Dec. 12.?Austro- . ^ ^
! Hungarians in the United States,
most of the million or more of
' whom are laborers and are loyal to rj
' the Allied war cause, will suffer few m
j restrictions as a result of war be- ||
1 1 ^-1- - SS.-C QTlli ' 'M
I tween uie laiius ui iueu vu ?u ??
adoption.
In a proclamation declaring a - '$$8
state of war with Austro-Hungary
! in accordance with the act of Con
gress, President Wilson specified
' that unnaturalized Austro-Hungari- ; i
"i ans, unlike the Germans in this -"*>
' J country, should be free to live and
'} travel anywhere, except that they
Imay not enter or leave the United
'Istates without permission, and those i
1 suspected of enemy activity may be
interned. They need not register ,
are not barred, from the lOfcyud ,
zones about piers, docks and. wane? ^
1 houses and are not required to leg** ^
5 the District of Columbia*
Two-Fold Meaning.
t The President's motive in draw* * "
. ing distinctions between Germans
and Austrians were described ' as
i two-fold. First, it was realized that
the sympathy of Hungarians, Romanians,
Poies, Serbians,- Cz6cfa$
Slovacs and other immigrants generally
is not Ayith Austria-Hungary
and they have not been guilty ' ??
5 the multi-form campaign of violence
" practiced under the German war
" system. Secondly, such a large-pro*
' portion of laborers are Austrian
[subjects that it was found praeti- a*
"jcally impossible to administer i
' | against them the rigid regulations >
5 imposed on the Germans. - jkjj
Too Big a Task.
, The Department of Justice evrar
I j abandoned its former plans to regis!
ter Austrians with Germans beI,
cause of the immensity of the task, j
rjand the administration's determin*j
tion to minimize embarrassments
t j to Austrians.
ii As an indication of the Presi11
dent's difference in feeling toward
r f m m
subjects of the dual monarchy, it
i was pointed out that nowhere in the
^proclamation did he use the phrase
"alien enemies," as was done ia
previous proclamations . referring te
Germans, 7
Regulations,, Explained.
i In explanation of tke1 regulation*
established by the President,' AttrtfU*
ney General Gregory issued ' this'
statement.'
.. i
"The proclamation issued by : the
President today proclaims a state ol
war existing between this 1 countiy'
and Austria-Hungary,1 calls upon aU
citizens to perform tlieir- doty"
warns subjects of enemy to confonlr
to our laws and enjoins upon Am-'
erican citizens the duty of treating*
subjects of the enemy who remain
1 1U. oa?0 untK all
loyai w we uuiku uwxve . ? ?
such friendliness as may be compatible
with loyalty and allegiance U>
the United States.
MRS. McALILEY
GOES TO CHESTER
Mrs. Sam McAliley was taken
over to Dr. Prycr's Wednesday evening
for an operation for appendi- ~-x
4-UA Anorofinn all
C1US. OI1C OtVVU W4C Vi/V1M?.VH
right and is doing fine.