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Established 1844. $1.50 the Year. Abbeville, S. C., Tuesday, July 30, 1918. Single Copies, Five Cents. 75th Year*
WHOLE MARNI
SEES GE1
Forces of Crown Prince
Now Falling Back
Precipitately.
HEAVY ENEMY GUNS
NORTH OF SOISSONS
Allies Gradually Get Possession of
Whole Road Between Dormans
and Rheims?Tank Crews and
Cavalry Play Important Part
#?inor
Hunt.
With the American Army on the
Aisne-Marne Front, July 28.?Entente
allied patrols pushing ever forward
have reached the southern
bank of the river Ourcq. This morning
was extremely quiet along the
center of the salient where the Germans
were not offering great oppo
aiuuii*
On both wings, however, the
greatest activity prevails. The enemy
has massed many heavy guns
to the north of Soissons on the
heights around Juvigny and Chavigny,
whence they bombarded with
' an enfilating fire the western wing
as far south as Oulchy-le-Chateau.
Notwithstanding this bombardment
the allies in the Oulchy-le-Chateau
region are making some progress,
although they, are lacea oy tne uermans'
best divisions and the concentrated
fire of numerous machine
guns.
On the eastern wing the allies
gradually are obtaining command of
the whole road leading from Dormans
to Rheims. On this side also
the Germans have assembled a great
force of artillery in the neighborhood
of St. Thierry northwest of
Rheims. These guns cover the German
left flank and consequently
make the progress slower for the
allies.
Fall Back for M3m.
The retreat of the German Crown
Prince's forces, along the whole
Marne front has reached a more pre
Icipitate phase. At some places the
Germans have fallen back for a distance
of several miles. French and
American troops are harrying there
tiring forces on the center while
French and British troops are hammering
at both flanks.
Cavalry and tanks in considerable
numbers have succeeded in eettiner
I in, and are bombarding their columns
on the march.
WOMAN IN FRANCE GREETS
SOUTH CAROLINA SOLDIERS
Camp Sevier, Greenville, July 25.
?Members of the One Hundred and
Eighteenth Infantry, formerly the
First South Carolina Regiment, National
Guard, now with the Thirtieth
Division overseas, were agreeably
surprised recently to find that
Camp Sevier is not unknown, even
in Prance, according to a letter recently
received here.
Members of the command were
on a hike through a certain part of
Europe when they stopped for a
rest near a little farm house. The
Jady of the house came out and engaged
the men in conversation and
learned that they had trained at
Camp Sevier. She immediately invited
them into her house and entertained
them grariously. Then she
showed them a picture of Camp Sevier
and told them she knew all
about the place as her son had served
as an instructor of the French
advisory mission. She exhibited
with much pride a photograph of
the young officer.
I The Citadel has made distinguished
record at Plattsburg. The cadets
sent from this institution to the
summer camp have been rated so
highly that twenty-five were retained
as instructors for the second
camp.
FRONT
RMANS RETIRE
ft
Abbeville Boy
Wounded In France
| LIEUT. ERNEST VISANSKA IS IN
A BASE HOSPITAL ON THE
I" BATTLEFIELDS OF FRANCE
(Greenwood Journal, July 27.)
A dispatch from The Daily Journal's
Charleston correspondent this
morning brought the news that Lieut
Ernest Visanska had been slightly
wounded in France, the Lieutenant's
brother, Mr. Julius M. Visanska hav-!
ing received a cablegram to this effect.
Lieut. Visanska went to France
last September with Lieut Ernest
Rosenberg who is now an instructor
at Camp Sherman, Ohio, and the two
were together almost constantly in
the trenches and on the firing line
until the latter was brought back to
America by-the War Department
for special work.
Lieut. Visanska is the youngest
son of the late Mr. G. A. Visanska,
A VvKatmH a n n /] in n n n 4-Cvrsi A l>
vi rxuk/cviiicy onu is a nauvc ui rvu-|
beville. He located in Charleston |
about six years ago for the practice)
of law, the style of the firm being
Smythe & Visanska. When America
declared war against Germany he
volunteered his services, although'
beyond the draft age (he is 36 years
old) and went to Fort Oglethorpe
and he was commissioned a second
lieutenant. Evidence of his real
nofmAfiam *rrr*? oltAwm i o
^iuuiiv bujui noo oxiv/ tt il in a auaucuiciiu
he made before leaving Charleston
that he "was going to France if he
had to go as a private." Lieut.
Visanska is a graduate of Exeter
Academy and Yale and of the Virginia
Law School. He was making
a brilliant record in law when he
wen* into the service of his country.
Friends of the family here regret
to know that he has been wounded,
but are encouraged to believe that
his injuries are only slight and that
he soon will be able to return to his
duties.
Mrs. A. Rosenberg was notified by
long distance telephone later this
morning by Mrs. P. Rosenberg that
she had received a cablegram from
Lieut. Visanska in which he stated
that he had been wounded in the ankle
and was now at Base Hospital
No. 6, Bordeaux, Fnmce. He said
that his condition was not cause at
all for worry and that he was all
right."
Lieut. Visanska is an Abbevile
boy, having been raised here. Hisj
father, Mr. G. A. Visanska, died
several years ago. Mr. Philip Rosenberg,
brother-in-law to the lieutenant,
could add nothing further
to the account as printed above.
SEVENTY COLORED MEN
LEFT YESTERDAY FOR CAMP
The war is still going on. Seventy
negro men, who left for Camp Wadsworth
yesterday morning, can vouch
for this fact. An early hour found
the square well filled with colored
people and the number steadily in
J -11 4-1?~..~U Tf
t'ltascu ail tlUUUgll blic XVJ.CUUV11I XVI
looked almost as though Saturday.
had postponed its visit two days.
Only two draftees failed to show
up. The Local Board must havej
given out of red badges, for the j
men were this time decorated with!
a royal blue ribbon. It doesn't;
make much difference. All blue
i !
bloods are red blooded, anyway. One,
girl fainted and had to be carried j
away. The parting meant something'
to her. At the station, Rev. Baker;
j of the Baptist church, offered prayer
and Rev. Watkins, another colored
j minister, read an address.
The canteen ladies gave each man
a package. I
AMES EFFECTIVE
AID TO INFANTRY
Trained Men and Finished
Material Needed
a m . r? r
ing on a large scale this method of
harassing attack.
The success of the low-flying airplanes
is of two kinds?the slaughter
they inflict, and secondly, the
disorganization they cause. This second
factor is of more importance
than most people realize. An unexpected
check to troops on march is
always troublesome. Men wonder
what has happened. Sudenly bombs
begin to fall, men are killed, horses
stampede, wagons are smashed and
the road blocked. Until the allied
airplanes are seen, the terror is mysterious.
When they are seen, with
th irresistible implication that the
German planes have failed to drive
thme off, the psychological effect is
The work of the British airmen j
received a reluctant tribute in a
recent issue of the Berlin Vonwaerta
which was captured in a raid on the
German trenches. The German newspaper,
in an article fuH of apparently
sincere admiration for British
flyers, said: "Never before have the
English thrown their airmen in such
great masses behind our front sur
they are doing in'their presefet retreat."
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But the higher command the
British air force is by no means satisfied..
A high official pointed out
to the Associated Press corresggpdent
in discussing this phase .of Air
work that "never before was the
need of the air force for trained'
men and finished material so ur?
gent as it is today " He added: "It
has been said loosely that the allies
are masters of the air and have;
achieved supremacy in flying. 'But
the aerial situation is too fluid^^o
justify such words. As a cold tact,
complete mastery of the air could
only come if there were no German
machines able to take the .air.
"Superiority is another matter,
and it is true that at the mrapent
this may be claimed by the vies.
oYamnlo the British record of
bombs dropped in April shows twelve
to one against the Germans. Th<
present superiority can be maintained
and must be maintained, not
only on general grounds, but particularly
for the development of the
new tactics of the low-flying airplane.
"What is needed is more mchlnes
and more trained men, and it is the
people, the men and women of the
"l''0'1 nnntifn'oi: who in the lj*St
analysis must give or withhold etfective
superiority in the air."
The munition workers striking at
Coventry, England, will have to
work or fight, Premier Lloyd George
announced Friday. Protection cer-l
tificates will cease to have effect
Monday and the strikers will be re-j
garded as loafers.
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as mever oerore.
LOW-FLYING MACHINES
INFLICT GREAT SLAUGHTER
British Airmen Paid Tribute By!
Vorwaerts?Allied Peoples Must
Guarantee Air Superiority.
Behind British Lines In France,
?The use of the airplane as an
auxiliary to infantry in action are
being continually extended. It is the
opinion of military leaders here that
the need for more and more machines
and trained men is shown by
the success of the low-flying airplanes
in operating against the Germans
during the past two months.
On the western front, this spring
two factors?German recklessness
nf life and the success of the allies
in holding back the German airmen
?gave the opportunity of develop
IXlWUVliJlg Jk/X lOViiCl O, IVMti ? -X JL ait,
men( 657.; marines, 84.
BOYS SPEND VACATION
TRAINING FOR SE
New London, Conn., July 25.
Seven hundred boys from all pai
of the United States are giving th<
vacation to their country at Car
Dewey, national training camp
the Junior Naval Reserves.
All the boys are under draft a*
and most of them are entraining f
service in the merchant marine. U
cle Sam needB trained young m
for this service, and the shippi
board has promised to accept
boys from the Junior Naval Reser
for each new ship, paying them $
a month and maintenance, with
per cent bonus while in the v)
zone.
W. J. Physioc, commandant
Camp Dewey, was drillmaster 1
Col. Roosevelt's Rough Rider's
1898.
MARGUERITE CLARK TO WED
LIEUT. WILLIAMS OF U. S.
Washington, July 26.?The moi
world is about to lose an ideal, Mi
guerite Clark?and Lieut. H. P
merson Williams, of the U. S. En
neers, appears about to gain
bride.
Lieut. Williams, whose home is
New Orleans, admitted today tt
he expects to whisk this star fr<
the movie firmament?bot he does:
know just yet when the wedding v
take place.
She Confirms It.
New York, July 26.?Miss M:
guerite Clark, motion picture a
ress, today confirmed the rep<
that she was engaged to marry ]
H. Palmerson Williams, of New (
leans. The date has not yet be
set and will depend on how soon ]
Williams is ordered abroad.
The romance which brought abc
the engagement according to M
Clark, began while she was touri
the country in the interest of 1
third Liberty Loan. While in N
Orleans, she met Lt. Williams, w
also was working for the loan.
WAR'S CASUALTIES
MAKE eiG STRI[
Over Thirteen Tho
sand Names Now or
j the List.
INCREASE FOR WEEK
IS VERY GREj
Heavy Fighting of American For*
on Aisne and Marne Showing
in Reports.
Washington, July 28.?Hea
fighting along the Aisne and Mar
in which American troops have pi
ticipated has begun to show in t
casualty lists issued by the war (
partment. Today's lists of 2
names is the longest to be given c
since American units made their i
pearance on the battlefront. T
list, however, it was believed, gh
casualties resulting from the rece
German offensive operations rati
than from the-allied counterstjro
now in progress.
Total casualties in the army a
marine corps overseas increased
050 during the week compared wi
983 the previous week, and aggi
gate 13,766, with the inclusion
today's army list of 226 and mari
corps lists of two. The week's i
crease also was the largest yet i
corded.
In the 13,766 casualties, tol
deaths including 291 men lost
sea, men killed in action, dead
wounds, disease, accident and oth
causes, numbered 5,493?army me
4,783; marines 710. The wound
aggregated 7,532?army men, <
340; marines, 1,192. Those missir
nwioAMAW fftf Q1 H A 1 ort1
"ALLIES ENTER
IE1 m
u_ Americans Now On
r The Italian Front
Italians Greet United States Soldiers
With Wild Enthusiasm on
. _ Their Arrival.
\ I
With the American Army on the
:es Italian Front, July 27.?American
fighting troops are now on the Italian
front. They began arriving this
morning. They are being billeted
vy with the Italians.
ne Heretofore the only combatant
ar- American troops were aviators, and
the appearance of this large body of
the fighting men from the United
25 States at the present moment has
,u^ occasioned the greatest sensation.
lP- - Maj. Gen. Eben Swift of the Amhe
erie.an militarv mission t.n Tt.jilv was
res the first to greet the newly arrived
int Americans. He had already made arier
rangements for their comfort. The
ke Italians greeted them with enthusiasm
and ^rejoiced at the splendid
physical condition which the Ameri1>~
can soldiers showed. The Italians
appeared greatly astonished when
:e" the overseas men immediately sought
. ... . .
out a bathing place and then started
ne several games of baseball,
in- .. .
e- AMERICAN SPIRIT
IS NOW FEARED
tal
German Officer Saya If The Whole
Army Haa That Spirit Germany
er .. .
Is Lost.
sn,
With the French Armies in The
Sr Field, July 25.?"If all the AmeriIff
6' can army has the same temper, the
ny
German cause is lost," a German officer
prisoner told his French cap-,
tors today.
The officer said a German attack
A- planned late in June in the region of
the Orcq, was called off because of
the manner in which the Americans
there previously had fought
ajr I
Further evidence that the Prince's
np offensive was held out to the Gerftf
~
mans as a "peace offensive, wasi
found on a placard, in an evacuated
fe' trench, addressed to the French
or troops and signed by a German inn"
fantry corporal. It declared that1
en England is using France to protect
ng herself, while America, fearing Ja-|
pan, fought to earn England's supye
port. But the chief argument was
that the German advance was irre-l
sistible; that Paris would soon be
ar J taken and that France should not
! delay peace by continuing the fight.
ofl
orl CHINA IS GETTING BUSY.
inj
London, July 26.?China is sending
troops to the border to prevent
^ the Bolsheviki from crossing, it was
learned authoritatively today.
ne FORD PLANT BUILDS
iral_
200 A DAY FOR U. S.
gi- ?
a Washington, July 25.?Henry
Ford is going after the Kaiser at a
in lively rate. His plant is now turning
iat out 200 cars a day for the American
)m expeditionary forces, to be used as
n't passenger cars, light trucks and amrill
bulances. The "flivvers" were selected,
according to the War Department
today, because "they can go
where most other motor vehicles
ar- can not."
ct-! There have been more than 75,jrt
000 trucks and passenger cars order
Lt. ed by the War Department for use
)r- abroad, it was announced. Of these
en there are four types of trucks and
Lt. three types of passenger cars. The
trucks are the White, the G. M. C.
>ut and two others that have been modiiss|
fied, and the Cadillac, the Dodge and
ng| the Ford. All of them have stood
;he'up under the severe tests and none
ew is the ordinary commercial type of
ho' a car that can be bought on the mar|
ket.
GREAT 1
I SUPPLY BASE
' r Tift
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Americans and French
Cross Ourcq River and
Capture Villages
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MORE GROUND LOST
BY INVADING ENEMY
i
Soldier's of Sister Republics Push .
/ *
Line Back Twelve Miles South of
'
Chateau-Thierry, Where Forces
Stood Eleven Days Ago as
Lion in Pathway to
Paris.
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The Franco-American troops, con
tinueing their pressure on the Germans
in retreat from the Marne,
have reached and crossed the Ourcq
river and penetrated the town of
Fere-en-Tardenois, one of the great
Grman supply bases for the enemy
troops inside the Soissons-Rheims
salient
Meantime,-on the center of the allied
right wing southwest of Rheims
violent attacks by the French have
forced the enemy to give further
ground and enabled the French to
capture several towns of strategic
value and to draw their front appre'
ciably near the high road whick
runs northward from Dormans to
Rheims. i 4
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On the extreme wings of the gradually
decreasing pocket?near Sois- <
sons and Rheims?the enemy, heavily
reinforced is holding tenaciously
to his ground, realizing that successes
there would result in a gener- *
al crumbling of his plans of defense
against the locking up of his entire
army inside the big bag.
Use Long Range Guns.
In addition to the large number ?
of troops for reinforcements that
have been thrown on these two sectors
the German long range guns
from the region north of Soissona
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are keeping both wings of the salient
under a heavy enfilading fire.
Under the battering tactics of the
Americans and Frenchmen the Ger#
man line on the south has now been
,_o
driven back more than 12 miles
from the point south of ChateauThierry
where the allied troops locked
the door to Paris against the
enemy July 18 and themselves be-'
j came the aggressors in what haa
turned out to be one of the greatest
battles of the war.
The crossing of the Ourcq, even if
only by advanced elements of the >
allied forces, pressages a general
crossing later on. The French official
communications thus far during
the battle have been remarkably
conservative in their estimates of
| the gains that daily have been made
and it is indicated in unofficial dispatches
that allied troops are considerably
in advance of the line as
announced officially.
Where the Germans are in retreat
from the south, the cavalry has been
I broueht into the fierhtiner and numer
WT
i ous tanks and machine guns are ev!
erywhere harassing the enemy,
whose losses are heavy.
Meantime, airplanes are flying
over the retreating hordes dropping
bombs, while the big allied guna
from the sides of the salient are
keeping up their intensive firing
from all along the line in the densely
congested area.
HOUSE NAVAL COMMITTEE
' MEMBERS ARRIVE OVER THERE
Washington, July 26.?Thirteen
j members of the Ho,use naval comi
mittee have arrived in Europe on an
i inspection .tour. They will visit na!
val bases, hospitals, aviation sites
j and later make a trip to the front.
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