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Abbeville Press and Banner
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Established 1844. $1.50 the Year. Abbeville, S. C., Friday, August 23, 1918. Single Copies, Five Cents. 75th Year.
PRESIDE!
BLOWS HURL GER'
MAN LINES BAN
British Drive Smashe
Through Enemy Defenses.
FRENCH KEEP ADVANCING
Entire German Front From Ypre
to Soissons Seriously Menaced by
Thrusts of the British and
French.
The tide of defeat still surge
heavily against the German armie
in France and Flanders. On four im
portant sectors French and Britis
arms again have delivered heav
blows, and the entire German fron
from Ypres, in Belgium to Soisson:
on the Aisne, now is more seriousl
menaced than before.
French troops of Gen. Mangir
operating from the region two mile
northwest of Soissons to the Ois
river, and those of Gen. Humbex
fighting between the Oise and th
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Matz have materially pusneu iuj
? ward their fronts, bringing them t
positions which threaten to comp<
the immediate evacuation of. th
entire Somme-Oise salient froi
Braye to Noyon.
New Britiah Offensive.
Farther to the north between A
bext and Arras, Field Marshal Hai
has followed up his successes c
previous days by a new offensiy
over a front of about ten miles' an
driven forward entire line, capturin
a number of villages, taking prisoi
ers and guns and inflicting heav
casualties on the enemy.
Still farther north, in the famoi
T o rvAnai?ol ndefnrorH Qt
I?-?J O OCV Wi J ? VMUKMWiU W
vance on the front of more tha
four miles has been made by tl:
British who have brought their pi
sitions appreciably nearer the ol
1816 battle line running <fcast o
Armentieres.
Numerous additional villages ha>
been liberated by the French nortl
west of Soissons and positions ha>
beem captured on both sides of tl
Oise river, which seemingly mal
* untenable for occupation by tl
enemy the important town of Noyc
which is now outflanked on the sout]
east, and dominated by the Frenc
guns from the south and west. C
the southu the French are standir
in Semphiny, a mile and a half di
Itance, while on the west they ha^
captured the important pivotal tov
of Lassigny, the key position to N
yon and the plains to the north.
Witk the latest advances by tl
French east of the Oise there hi
come under the range of Gener
Mangin's gunus the broad guage rai
road line leading from Noyon eas
ward to La Fere the sole remainir
lino ovconfinff +V10 him nown
Iguuage ropds, over which the enen
may transport his mn and suuppli
beyond the range of the French art
lery.- '
At last accouhts Haig was st
pressing forward on the heels of tl
Germans between Albert and Arra
with tanks innumerable clearing tl
way for the infantry and machii
guns and the field artillery which w
keeping close up to the advance. Tl
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CALLED T
If. The Provost Marshal Gene
I "All male persons who have 1
I 5th, 1918, and on or before Augi
I . v.-i *?', !918.
J " These men should consult w
vrken they should register."
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>N'S SPOKEJ
VOUCHED
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SAYS HE IS EQUALLY
5 AIKEN AND THAT T
TRATION HAS NO C
TWEEN TH
r *
It has been asserted I so
s politicians that one*of the ci
a gress was loyal and a suppc
e istrAtion, and the other rasl<
f _? J.1 J * :?i /Sk?.
W1LSC
U. S. Supply Ship
Torpedoed By Hun*
[THE STEAMER MONTANA SUNI
IN FOREIGN WATERS?FIVE
MEN PROBABLY LOST.
_ Washington, Aug. 21.?e-The Amer
B
ican steamer Montanan of 6,659 ton
gross, was torpedoed and sunk ii
foreign waters August 16 with th
probabie loss of three members o
2 the civilian crew and two member
of the naval armed guard, the Nav;
s Department tonight announced
Eighty-one survivors were landed.
The Montanan was in the servio
of the quartermaster's departmen
jof the army and was used as a sup
,s ply ship.
s The members of the naval guar*
L_ reported as missing are David W
h Johnson, coxswain, and Chester C
TT' 1 J wl nnnwinn TUA namflP 1
y uiuiiu^C) ocaixiaii* xug uaiuvg vx w*'
^ civilian members of the crew un
. accounted for have not been ascer
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y tained.
. FRENCH TAKE LASSIGNY.
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ej Paris, Aug. 21.?Lassigny ha
been captured by the French forces
e I whose lines now- have reached th
; outskirts of Chiry-Ourcamps, south
0 j west of Noyon.
?lj The official statement making thi
e! announcement also says that 2>
n j villages have been liberated sine
! yesterday and that the French hav
j advanced about five miles at cer
j j tain points.
g SUCCESS SCORED EVERYWHER1
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I London, Aug. 21.?The Britis!
'
j attack launched this morning on ;
front of ten miles from the Ancr
^! to the neighborhood of Moyenvilh
^ has been successful on the whole o
^ the front, according to Field Mai
shal Haig's communication fror
ls headquarters tonight.
The enemy's positions were deep
n ly penetrated and a number of pris
ie oners were taken. '
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d MISS LUCY WHITE IN CHESTEF
f
The many friends of Miss Luc
wnite win regret to learn xnai sn
h- is in the hospital at Chester, havin
been operated on for appendiciti
The operation is believed to be siii
:e cessful.
ie Miss White is well known as tl
,n efficient clerk in The J. M. Ande:
h- son Co. store. After recoverini
:h she expects to go to Atlanta an
,n take a business course, so as to pr<
ig pare herself for a higher vocatio
s- in life.
re
rn Arras-Albert railway has alread
o- been crosed by the British east <
Bois Deux-St-Marie and Mercastl
ie and south of these towns the ne
as ;tne has been pressed eastward i
al conformity.
il- On the Lys salient the Germai
iti- have delivered a violent counter
lg attack in an indeavor to recoup i
w part the losses they have susutaine*
ly Their efforts, however, were fruitles
es Tho( British everywhere withstooi
il- their assaults and pushed back tl
enemy beyond the points of his d
ill parture.
ie What is to be the effect of tl
is, A'???d drive*? along the~120 mile ba
ie tie front from Ypres to Soissons ca;
tie not be foretold at present, but
as seems highly probable that this entii
? t?AAr> miiof Ko ronroinor)
I1C AlVilV own ItlUOV WV
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0 REGISTER.
ra issues the following reminder:
cached thfcir 21st birthday since June
IQItt mtiaf t*Aeriitot* An A11 AT.
JOl 6*riu, o
ith local draft boards as to how and
. . .. . _
ui iitc auimiiisirauuii) Vpia
sy facts, in our judgment, aid
[. we decided to ask the a<jumi
to the facts of the case, ii^ot
?j in this county should no^ ca
J der a misapprehension. ( V
| for them to be bound by 'th<
d( of one candidate and hisl cri
;,4 among- the "you-vote-fdr-i
e for-you" political ring wKic]
- per^d independent voting in
- ville.
VVT . ? 1 M
We told our readers in
Mr. Dominick's speech kt
complete answer to the cha
s him and that there was not!
'? record and nothing to sh
8 against the administration.
this statement with those pe
s the truth as we saw i?, we c
0 matter to headquarters, an
* deliverance from the adnAir
Accordingly, knowing tfa
leson, the Postmaster Geif<
? Wilson's cabinet was. afe
h spokesman for the adminis
a him a letter asking if the d
e ken is the administration
district is correct. We have
which speaks for itself,
n We give the people of th
respondence:
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" THE PRESS AND BAN
Publisher' of THE PRESS A
Abbeville, S. C., Augi
y Hon. A. S. Burleson,
ej Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir,?There are t\
,J Congress from this distric
Fred H. Dominick, the pi
ie and ex-congressman Wya
^ It is claimed that Mr. A
d' date of the administration
of you if this statement is <
nr regard Mr. Aiken as such?
_ i Yours very truly
[y (Signed) Wm. P
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THE POSTMASTER
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in Washingtoi
A
13 Mr. Wm. P. Greene, Edii
Abbeville, S. C.
in 1
d. -My dear Mr. Greene:
s.j edges the receipt of your
d 12. It is the fixed policy c
16 tion, as between candidal
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not to interfere in State ]
Replying to your inquiry I
view of this policy, of coi
tion has no candidate for
re district.
17 1
v ery truiy 3
= (Signed)
H -X- * *
Having read these letter
I the people are able to reac
ion as to the matters sough
i The people may see wheth<
i expressed m the editorial <
I per, are in line with the W;
the situation in so far as Mr
Si tv is concerned
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5MAN
5 FOR F
oLOYAL
WITH
HE ADMINISHOICE
BE- ,
EM.
often by certain
mdidates for con- i
>rter of the admin- '
)yal and an enemy
tements which the
not warrant), that <
nistration itself as
der that the voters
st their ballots un- ,
Je were unwilling
s pronouncements 1
awd of supporters
~ I f ,.,:n
nc-anu-1-wufvuicfi
has so long hami
the city of Abbeanother
issue that
Abbeville was a
rges made against
iiing disloyal in his
ow that he was
But to strengthen
iople unable to see
lecided to take the
d if possible, get a
listration itself,
at Hon. A. S. Bur
eral, in President'
d is, the political
tration, we wrote :
I aim that Mr. Ai- i
candidate in this
> received his reply
is county this cor1
NER COMPANY
lND banner.
ast, 12 th, 1918.
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vo candidates for
t, namely: Hon.
resent incumbent
JLA. A -I
.it nmcii.
iken is the candii.
May I inquire
correct and if you
r
f
. Greene, Editor.
GENERAL
i.
ugust 14, 1918.
tor, etc.,
:?This acknowlletter
of August
>f this administrates
equally loyal,
political contests,
will state that in
urse the adminisCongress
in your
rours,
A. S. Burleson.
s, we believe that
h a oroner conclus
t to be elucidated, j
?r our conclusions,
:olumns of this paashington
view of
Dominick's loyali
RED H. D
Man Power Bill
Debated Thursday
Important Measure Considered in
Both Houses. Will Be Passed
Soon.
Washington, Aug. 21.?Congress .
is prepared to turn its attention ex- *
ilusively tomorrow to the man power
bill, extending the army draft
age limits to all Americans 18 to
45 years of age, to provide the army ^
counted upon to defeat' Germanyj
next year.
Debate on the measure will begin ^
simultaneously tomorrow in the senate
and house with nassaere expected
in the house before adjourunment,
and by the senate within a few days.
Exclusive right of way was given'
by the house today to the measure J i
when it was reported by the mili-h
tary committee, with the amend- .
1
ment to defer calling youths 18 and
19 years of age until all those 20
and over are summoned. 1
Passage of the bill by an over- 1
whelming vot-3 in both houses with j
the age limits of 18 and 45 unchanged
is deemed certain in all
quaurters.
ALLIES SHORTENING
THE BATTLE LINES;
1
Thirty-Two Afnerican Divisions, (
Have Arrived in France, Say? <
Chief of Staff. ]
Washington, Auu. 21.?Allied sue- 1
cesses on the Marne, in Picardy and
I ,
in Flanders in recent operations 1
have resulted in a contraction of
the western battle front by more 1
than 50 miles, Gen. March, chief of,
staff ,today announced. The Allies
in engagements conducted this week '
he added, have maintained their pos-|
session of the initiation by making^
attacks on limited fronts and at.
widely separated points.
At the beginning of the Germany
offensive in March the battle front;
in rrance measured zou mnes, to-|
day it is less than 200 miles in
length and the lstfest British gains
are reducing it further.
Thirty-two American divisions
have arrived in France, Gen. March
said. They are the First to Sixth, inclusive
of regulars; ' the Twentysixth
national guarud; and the Seventy-sixth
to Eighty third inclusive,
and the Eighty-fifth, Eighty ninth,
Ninetieth, Ninety first, Ninety second
Ninety third national army.
Transportation of troops under
the enlarged military program is dependent
in the main upon the ability
of the government to secure adequate
shipping Gen. March said.
While the shipping board's deliveries
were constantly growing, more tonnage
will have to be chartered andj
hired to carry out the present schedule.
Gen. March mentioned incidentally
that Brazil had given the
United States a vessel for two trips
without compnesation.
COLORED MEN TO GO
TO CAMP NEXT WEEK
" The following colored men will j
leave for Camp Jackson, Columbia,;
S. C., Monday, August 26' 1918, J
over the Seaboard. They are to report
at the Local Board office at 10
o'clock:
Erskine Black
George Boyd
Jesse Fish'jr
Oscar Hearst
William Houston
Johnnie Hunter
I
Mose Rountree
Robert Rouse
Henry Smith
John C. Walker
Robert Ward law.
Election
returns will be thrown j
upon a screen in front of the Court
House Tuesday night.
OMINICK 1
IKS STRIKE TERROR
TO THE ENEMY
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Hung Surprised. When
Haig's Men Land
Blow Through Fog.
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tfUN DEFENSES PENETRATED
Rrifrinh MsIta C*
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turing Villages, Taking Prisoners
and Inflicting Heavy Casualties.
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With the British Army in France,
A.ug. 12.?Having smashed into Gen.
/on Below's Seventeenth aimy during
a heavy fog at dawn today on a
front of more than ten miles, extending
from the Ancre river to
Moyenneville, the British have
throughout the day made steady progress
forward , capturing ' villages, a
taking prisoners and guns and indieting
heavy casualties "upon the
surprised enemy.
Coming directly on the heels of the
battle south of the Somme, the scene
af which' virtually adjoins the field
af the new operations, this blow ex/
i 'ffl
ploits to the limit the confusion created
among the German forces by
their recent defeats.
Heavy fighting has occurred ?ilong
the embankment of the Albert-Arras
i'?.ilroad, which although well within
the German lines last nightseemed to
have been easily reached by the
cfnvm in or RrifisV * in-fantrum on \vh?
were assisted in this' task by tanks.
?
ft was from this embankment that
the Germans armed with countless
machine guns, fired a rain of bullets
in an effort to keep the British from
coming further, but while they were
doing it, they themselves must have
suffered severely, not only from the
flood of direct and indirect machine /
gun fire, but from shells which were
3ent crashing about their ears from
directly in front of them, for the British
field guns moved up closely in'
rear of the infantrymen and from
their flank, where the big British
guns hurled in an avalanche of steel
from the north.
As is inevitable, when a battle
ranges with such intensity as alonj
this embankment, the exact situatio*
is obscure, but reports have been re-. ?*
ceived that the British have broke* .
down the German defense at various
places and have passed through to
the eastern side. Behind the embankment
there may not have bee*
a great force of German reserves
when the battle began, but by this
time the harrassed enemy is certainly
rushing men to the scene as fast
as he can, for another disaster threatens
him. The battle opened with a
sudden crash of guns of all calibres
jst as day was breaking. Great billows
of thick fog, such as are see*
only on this' side of the Atlantic,
hung over the scenes. The infantrymen
and tank crews could scarcely
see a hundred fee ahead of hem,
and he flare of countless blazing cannon
was smothered, while explosions from
their mouths roled up into a
continuuous deadened roar.
The foe was most favorable to the
attacking formations for it affectivev
shielded them from the eyes of the
enemy, and at the same time causued
the Germans opposite to believe that
the attack was not dircctly against
them.
"The guns sounded a long way _
of?' said one of the early prisoners.
"So we congratulated ourselves that
we were noL to be attacked. Just
then a tank, followed by infantry, >:
volled righ tovcr our positions ?.ni[
I surrendered."
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