The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, November 01, 1917, Image 3
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FIRES FIRST SHOT
AMERICAN TROOPS IN TRENCH
FACING THE ENEMY
CASUALITIES EXPECTED
W<>rd (3ome» Satui'day Tliat V. 8.
Soldiers in Completing Last Part
of Training Take (her Section
t’nder French Who Greet' Them
Enthusiastically—Artillery' Fires
Initial Shell.
The nation was thrilled Saturday
hy prord that American troops at last
were face to face with the Germans
acrdss No Man’s Land. Announce
ment by Gen. Pershing that several
battalions of his infantry were in
the front line trenches, supported by
American batteries, which already
had gone into action against the
enemy, fanned a new flame of i>airi-
otism throughout the countr/!
The absolute silence with which
Secretary Haktr and the war depart
ment officials greeted the news,
however, showed that although the
movement into the trenches had been
expected at any time, it was regard
ed only as (ho final phase of the
men’s training—a military finishing
school conducted under fire, a'achool
of blood and iron. German shells
are breaking about the Americans
and. although they have not taken
over the trench sector, rifles, ma
chine guns, bombs and bayonets in
American hands will greet any en
emy attack.
The silence of Secretaty Baker in
dicated that jio official report of the
orcopation of the trenches had been
received Gen. Pershing la the judge
of all matters pertaining to the
training of his force and he pcpbably
did not inform the department of hie
plans In advance, as every effort was
iho eaemr from
iratag what was afoot
It U certain, however, that
part meat wae fully prepared for the
nows Secretary Baker’a Idfcmt re
view of the war situation this week
Indicate dthat American troope were
neonag the end of their etreauoas
training behind the lines If vents
prove that they have progressed so
rapidly Hi the art of modem warfare
that their rwmmenders and Prewrh
Instructors hetteved them ready for
the final lesson
t’esoaltiee among the A meet ran
leeves are to be eeperted Reports
from tbe front already ebww inter-
mMtewt artillery fine* and a watt
aimed abet! may claim Amectcea vto
lima at any anMaoat Thera la aath*
lag to indicate booster, tbal ea of-
fewervo opera! ma by tbe AaMrtn
and tbetr Fieacb aeaoctateo la to
eapecaod. owhdda of paHttla R
midtag The aactoc y here tbe front
line traiaiag school has been eetab
Mahed Is dserrtbed an one of tbe
goletesi an tbo front, and If tbla cow*
diiM mane pan. R o til t#wd to mia*
There Is beMovo dto be aoaMD g*****1
roaeoa s by tbe sector te aolet ll
amp be the iaailag or bath eideo that
aatbiag is to be gained by attach and
roaaier attack Use character of tho
ewaatry. dlapositioa of roaorvo bases,
dtffbr alttea of >n or
amay other toastieraHows mtgbt be
rsopoaeible for tlm lwactftvfll|r.
Tbe report from tbo fn.si lad»-
cwtes that all Amertrea forraa will be
given treach defy la reliefs as tbe
final loach of tbetr preparation The
whole bwetaeae of relleftag and sap*
plying tbe front Haas ran be earned
ea aader actaal war road It Ions ana
aader fire
It appears lo be a military final
r*-h-.*-«« (or ih* turn days of
flirt to come, and each fighting aa
may occur probably sill eerie only
to give tbe men seel for tbe greater
adventure abend.
la time a complete section of tbe
front will be Amehrantxed in every
detail. How wide this front will be.
where on the long line It la to be
located, and similar question* are
matters about which no speculation
Is permitted. The announcement
bring* appreciably closer, however,
the day when the actual fighting
front of the American army In
France will be established and when
American energy will be engaged di
rectly in the task of crushing Ger
man military power.
The long period of waiting and
preparation is past Ks first irksome
stages. From now on, the military
power of the United States in France
will grow setesdily add the results
of the months of army building will
begin to make themselves felt in
hard-driven steel against the Ger
man ranks.
The American artillery fired its
first shot of the war at 6 o’clock on
the morning of a recent day at a
German working party. There has
been intermittent artillery fighting
since.
The helmeted American infantry
marched in, without the knowledge
of the enemy, on the same night,
through rain and mud. The French
soldiers in the trenches welcomed
them enthusiastically.
The nearest enemy trench Is sev
eral hundred yards away. The Rec
tor is one of tlrr quietest on the
front. It has not been taken over,
being under the control of troops
under the direction of the French.
The Americans have shelled German
gun positions and troops, the enemy
sending back shell fqj* shell. The
first shell case will be sent to Presi
dent Wilson. ' The case is now in the
possession of Gen. Sibert. *
The shot was Tired by a red-haired
gunner, as his comrades in the ranks
and the assembled officers cheered.
Later a luncheon In the field was at
tended by the‘American and French
artillerists in celebration of the first
American contact with the enemy. *
| « The gun used in firing the first
shot was one of the famous French
TSs. On the second day the French
abetted i flurman hnttsrr Rosttkm.
which was located by eoead. and
tbe enemy replied vigorous 1 ?, pro*
rloes tb tbe AietrA-
cana, who joined In the artillery
duel.
All the troops will be • relieved
after a certain period* by others. Thus
the American/expeditionary forces
are getting the benefit of actual war
conditions. * . . ’*-*■'*r
Standing in a little, almost desert
ed shell-wrecked village, well with
in hoKtile gun range, and a lew kilo
metres from the trenches, the Asso
ciated Press correspondent watched
the troops matching up in a> driv
ing rain over roads covered' with
sticky mud. .The artillery had been
firing all day, and as a result the im
pression was given that there was
considerable more activity on this
front than there had been for some
time.
It was sooh after lulls in the fir
ing and in the dark that the first
machine guns, hauled by Missouri
mules, the drivers swathed in pon
chos and with shrapnel helmets over
their eyes, came up on the road be
side a dark canal. There was a long
line of these, and then came some
rolling kitchens, giving off a savory
odor of warm food.
, All passed in silence. The last
gun carriage had sprawled on it the
form of a soldier who had been taken
ill, and who was being held on by
two of his walking comrades.
Through another street paved
with cobbles and its sides lined with
gaunt skeletons of shell-w'recked
houses came the sound of the tread
of many hobnailed boots and in the
darkness the dim forms of men could
be seen inarching.
The cautious flash.of an electric
pocket lamp disclosed that they were
American infantry, packs on their
hacks, rifles slung on their should
ers. i*ain glistening on their helmets
and coats, the wind whipping the
bottom of their coats around their
legs, which were moving with ma
chine-like precision.
The Americans swung down the
street apparently as proud ss though
on dress parade, notwithstanding
that they had marched miles from
the billets where they bad been alnee
coming by motor trucks and railway
from the instruction centers As the
ranks passed every now and then a
soldier could be heard whistling soft
ly to himself, his nearby comranea
listening silently to sentimental .and
popular pieces
h iewlly trum IA| ft ar came the
whistled strain of a UM VIIPR 111
y places la the*
FRENCH HOLD GAINS
AISNE VICTORY GROWS WITH
SUCCESSIVE ATTACKS
APPEAL FOR AMERICANS
i T
LAON EIGHT MILES AWAY
French Soldiers Plunge Into German
V
Lines in Surprise Attack and Cap
ture More Than a Hundred Guns
AS.. i * '
—Germans Give Up Monkey
Mountain—Blow Explained by Ex-
i perts of French Staff.
Gen. Petain’s troops, who made a
brilliant dash, against the German
lines northeast of Soissons Tuesday
morning, at last accounts were hold
ing all their gains and were meeting
with no resistance from the forces
of the German crown prince except
by means of bombardments.
The French forces in the Alsne re
gion continue to develop their suc
cess, when they made a rapid ad
vance over a fr9nt of about six
positions, and thousands of prisoners.
Following up iqinor successes, the
French again attacked Thursday
along the entire line, forcing the
Germans to abandon Monkey Moun
tain east of Vauxillon, the village
and forest of Plnon, the village of
Pargny-Fllaln, and numerous forti
fied farms and other points of van
tage.
The latest drive of the French
brings Gen. Petain’s army within
sight of the important railway jui. >
tion of I<aon. the objective sought
Tor. which now is a arant eight miles
distant. l-arge quant it lew of war
«turrv* were abandoned by the mem)
In their rrtrrat and additional gnn»
and pHeonem were raptured. The
unbar of prisoner* taken since tbe
drive non exceeds IXtNMi, more than
jun of whom are . officers. Two
thousand of the prisoners were taken
Thursday
An Indication of thn ragldKj with
iHirumrMrWllB IhllRd nn>
Wilson Asks Nations to Help 2,000,-
OOO institute Survivors.
President Wilson has appealed to
the American people again to con
tribute to the relief of the atricken
Armenian and Syrian peoples. The
situation among more than 2,000,-
OOO' destltute survivors of Turkish
atrocities, he said, h* “so distressing
as tq make a special, appeal to the
sympathies of all."
The president's statement, ad
dressed to the American people, fol
lows:
“One year ago, in compliance wMth
resolutions passed by the Senate and
by «the House of Representatives, 1
appointed days upon which the peo
pie of the United States might make
such contributions as they felt dis
posed for tbe aid of the stricken
Armenian and Syrian peoples.
“American diplomatic aiid consu
lar representatives and other Ameri
can residents recently returned from
Western Asia assure me that many
thousands of lives were saved from
starvation by the gifts of the Ameri
can people last winter. . . ■.
“Reports indicate that of orphans
alone there are more than 400,000,
besides women and other dependent
children reaching a total of more
than 2,000,000 destitute survivors
The situation is so distressing as to
make a special appeal to the sym
pat hies of all.
“In view of the urgent neod I'cull
again upon the people of the United
States to make such further contri
butions as they feel disposed, in their
sympathy and generosity for the aid
of these suffering peoples. Contri
butions may be made through the
American Red Cross, Washington.
D. C., or direct to the American Com
mittee for Armenian and Syrian Rc
lief. Cleveland, H. Dodge. Treasurer,
1 Madison Avenue. New York City.
ITALIANS CRUMBLE
• 4 •
MACKENSEN CRUSHES CADORNA
IN TERRIFIC ATTACK '
ALLIES RUSHINa AID
auks whistles and voices joined In
Tbs mas was “Tlpfsrmry ^ ll last
ed brtsfly. as aa officer, mrlnc. or
dered mop that noise"**
As tbs German* were nearby
t:.u h dspsndsd on appvwnrhlns tbs
can quietly Tbs troups turned ■
sad disappeared down an ink"
SOUNDS FOREIGN OPINION
W ilson Inquire* of Tvnvelrvw About
the 1‘wbtlr Mlml Abroad.
hlarb «rreeusd road As a major
•landtag there Hal sued be
«ontlnrstsly at an illuminated watch
dial He Mid
Tbe men fra mtbe ntber dton*
Una should new be eaterleg tbe
froerbaa I have bean steadied befe
uuittag In bant II Ibn Germans die*
wear Um monument Me
Heiunud end then iuntiaeed
is no Bring yet. although
| expert it tar M daubt we ere m
fur u •*raff* If tbe "barbe* knows we
ere going In ‘
Nn -strufT* developed. uRheugb
tbe Germans pat user a hew ei
tntaary abelt* h M1»« nothing
Tbu fpsapa aaigrgd tbe tfURtdwia
safely, suit hy salt passing quickly
to pieces enssgaed them Quietuses
it ml. bat tbu FvuRiR wut
cum# auau the tsee was beard and It
wee eutbuatuutlr. ^ _/i J
Every Amertraa was sbuheu by
tbu bund, some war# bu«*rd end
even ktseud UR bplb fbuubu Jg R
French custom goes# of the French
truape .were tbo**- helped t#
train the American* The trench#*
were found ta be maddy. bat never
the tea# la a condition uf excellent
roast met lea Greetings being over
tbe Americana settled down end ui
daylight, under !av«bgag deeds,
they gut tbutr first i lew of the Ger
man line, stretching away la tbe mil-
tag terrain,
. It. has rained dally since and the
troops now are covered with mud;
tiff leers any they are curtain the Our*
mans know the Americans um oppo
site them, but there has been no
special activity. One American hat
tery observed and scattered a march
ing enemy group with ahell fire.
SHIPS FOR ITALY
U. 8. CTiarter* 100,000 Tons to Sup
ply Trade With Ally.
The shipping board has agreed to
charter to the. Italian government
approximately 25 American comman
deered steel ships or an aggregate
of 100,000 dead weight tons, to re
lieve Italy’s shortage of shipping to
transport ’ vitally needed supplies.
This action was announced' .late
Thursday by Chairman Hurley of the
board. Great Britain has been sup
plying Frgnce and Italy with ship
ping to meet* its, emergency needs,
but can not continue to do so in view
ot the increasing British require
ments! Italy has strongly represent
ed its great need and she gets five
more ships than were allotted to the
French government a few days ago.
Part of the ships chartered will be
old and part new and some may be
used between the United States and
Italian ports.
» ♦»«•>
is tbu total Dumber of guus the
Germaus were forced to leave behtad
£Mg. Tbeeo amount tu 1 ?•. I
Aa official analysts of the britliaut
French drive upon tho German Hoes
on tbe Alsue, telling u story of 4*-
rtalve results acblsved ever tremso •
dons obstacles, was cabled to Wash
ington by tbe French headquarters
lu Furls It says*
The great German headquarters
hud hepsd after tbe Incomplete sue*
of tbe peered lug French opera
tion* along this Hoe In tbe spring,
that tbo Froneb army would not ho
hi a mnd it loo to ras urns tbu offou-
site fur tbe reel uf tbu year lilt.
II VURMftRUd fee tbe g(NMMG#HhlR*
chief uf tbu Frensh army tu si aw
tbutr scree This demeuetru*
Hoe bus just bsea made lu tbs brtl-
Haat one cat Ian uf Octubur IS
nut dwuR too much upuu
In which thews different
have been ocbloo*
lu awaiting tho boar of dertstvo
action Ibn Ffencb commander m-
hiw decided In wear down tbo sum
my by imposing bis own wills upon
him as lu tbo peduts uf attach and
the thus, which altorha wet# ptsaued
la stcordsars with methods peefort-
|« adapted tu tbu cwodttiuus uf tbu
f>*»«eat war, tbu opecatiune wars us
methodically plaaaed as tu insure a
cert si a success sad unco tbo attach
was launched R was obliged to brief
about tbo calculated rsauR
The objective. Inn. was always
• •r * * L.mited, hi order to avoid tbs
perils attending chance progressions
which always end. as ex parts or • has i
shown. In unfavornMo results Tbeaa
considerations lesson the exceptional
importance of the positions with
wore conqnered on October SS. Tbe
raised plateau which was dominated
by tbe Impoving mass of MalHaalesoo
and which formed tbe key to tth
mountainous ridge strotchee between
the vnttey of the Alsne and the val
ley of the Ollette and gives g superi
or look over the western part of the
rhetnln des Dames and the opposite
slope north of the plnteau whose
hollows and riugouts had. daring the
month of April stopped the progress
of the French towards Laon.
“The Germans, who understood
the necessity for holding these posi
tions. for a long time thought that
they were going to be attacked and
had made on their own side most
thorough preparations for resistance.
On the top of Mailmatsson they had
constructed a formidable organiza
tion.
“Everywhere in the vicinity of the
Chemin des Dames they had erected
formidable fortifications. The cen
ter of these positions was burrowed
with trenches and holes which con
tinued along the opposite slopes
north of the plateau which were cov-
F’rom a number
\ merlcaan recently!
of prominrnt
returned from
wif rmuiwrfi msi
1T3PF
soa In gathering first hand teatimony
roareralag conditions tberw and
among civilian populations of Amer-
lea s allien. Men a bo have mad# ob-
ser% atloua with la tho last fow weeks
sc roes tbo watoc have booo welcome
xlaltofs to tbu Wbt'«* fin imp where
tbop have been pRod Wllb RROUtlURU
by tbu pruuldeut
Of spec to! totoMol tu Mr Wlfemm.
pgggpdlRR tU SMUl Uf tbOOO cullers
are reparts oe tbu ^tnt uf tbo civil-
Irrp Wbese morale boo uusb tremoo
dees effect oe ta# eutbeateem uf
tbetr arm lea
* Mow do tbo people talk V* **WbUf
do tbey ihiea * How * ,f ‘MTS
tbetr defecmiealioe lu *tu tbo war**
Tbeeo are ijpiraJ quurtan tu wblrb
tbu ufuMduut tu rqpucaud lu bu UNb-
lag fall auowora • _
Ho far tbo auawors almeui waiver
aaRy have beau tbut tbu RUUbt muua
Uf CtVftlfeURi Uf FfUUUO, Ruglaad Rue
•Aa. Italy UM UMriMMw want uo
reeawilou of tbo oar auiil Germany’s
msaaca In rem*»«*«l I'ee**• agt<a
tioo. food note end other seem log
ia<1i<ra'*‘»es of dlsoutlafUrtlou. report
ed orrueloually by ruble from AI Hod
coaatrioa. are aald to bo cuooed by
euty iruirtf* pruportluus of tbu pnuple
and ropreoeut ibe spirit uf tbu uu*
i loos uu more tbao ruooa of draft
aletauco reprsweat Amertra e Idoaa
No One Falla to Realize Gravity of
8ituation if Teutons Compel Ital
ians to Make liong Retreat—Cause
of tlie Entente Hangs in the Hal
ance as Italian Soldiers Attempt
Bravo Resistance.
Italy’s battle front between Tol-
mino and the Wippach (Vipocchio)
river:—25 miles—threatens to cave
in completely before the Austro-Ger
map sweep. ^
“The situation is certainly grave,"
was Rome’s official admission. Gen.
Cadorpa is admittedly preparing for
furth«*r withdrawals on a wide front.
From Berlin came & war office
statemont describing the Teuton suc
cesses in glow ing terms. It disclosed
that Emperor Charles is personally
directing thq big smash. The imme
diate high command is in the hands
of Germany’s most succeunfut army
J iHd Marshal von Markm-
sm.
The toll in prisoners and-guns is
rapidly mounting. Saturday it was
30.000, Smday it reached 60,000,
and Monday the figure was 100.000.
The rapid advance has caused alarm
In Allied circles, and In Washington,
but everywhere the opinion la ex
pressed that Italy will atlck It
through.
The Rome statement admits the
crossing by the Teutons of Italy’s
border and adds the attackers are
trying to carry the battle to the
plains The Italian army and people
are exhorted to remember the many
victories of the past and tol»^«oafl-
I dent. Tha Rome report contains the
| assurance that all aucuaanry meas-
tvf been taken
Irwnrv «rv rushed ta Italy’s
teats’*
There Is so disposition say-
wtwer Hi Wsshlagton to deny tbs
gravity of tills threat. Tbu Ger
man suer swans may have already
threatened the control of the 1
Adriatic hy the Italian and British
fleets.
Furthermore, the attack on thu
T’ainslzza plateau has destroyed for
the present any chances of carrying
home the Italian thrust at Laibach
which would bring the war to the in
ferior of Hungary and lay the whole
Teuton eastern front open for attack.
The effect of the thrust Immedi
ately following the advance about
Riga has been to silence any talk
here bf peace negotiations with the
new year.
There la some disposition to doubt
the numbers/of German troops re
torted by the Italians to be fighting
against then/ The number Is admit
ted to be large, however. Tbe Unit
ed States and the Allies, are now 4
bending every effort to bolster up
the Italian lines. ^
The details of. the Teutonic as
saults were described In official dis
patches received here. They follow:
“The preparations of the Teutonic
powers for this assault have been
tremendous. For weeks division af
ter division has been withdrawn
from the Balkan and Russian fronts
and distributed along the northern
Italian front. Not less than fc3 divi
sions have been concentrated on thla
front, which, added to the Austrian
forces bring tbe effectives aligned
against Italy here to 700,000 men.
“Hundreds of heavy guns manned
by Germans and directed by German
officers are at work. Prisoners
taken by the Italians say that the
German concentration has extended
to the Carso aa well aa along the
Julian and Balnalsza fronts.
* 4 Besides the superiority In num
bers and the supremacy In artillery
the chief factor in the German suc-
ma seems to be a deadly new gas.
Against It the gaa masks of tho Ital
ian troops have proved useless la
most raaes the Italian soldiers have
be«*n observed desperately tearing off
their gaa masks In an endeavor to
find relief In some msaner.**
BILLION A MONTI
Aew<r«Mi
If
U» vxvll
drive.
tbe
aa Ibe
dale
HuqyNi
of tbe
it*
TWse eere the oetataadtag
avee ef tbu Italian sMaailuu as
reiaiftob tu tbu great ear aa
Ri WaothMAuR Mown earns that Rath
land and Freni i gene are an ibetr
PM* Tbu sewn wee reaflrmud la
aa military rtrvlon
lu *
•Mai
of tie
ROME SAYS “COIARIS! 44
HOSPITAL FIRE
Three Hundred Patients Safely
Moved at Macon, Ga.
The base hospital at pamp Wheel
er, near Macon, Ga., was on fire
Tuesday night. Flames were dis
covered shortly before 10.30 o’clock.
Hejpi was asked from Macon, al
though the division has its own fire
fighting apparatus.
There are 1>5 buildings in the base
hospital system at Camp Wheeler.
These are arranged in a row a con
siderable distance from the camp
proper. .
Thyee hundred patients were In
the hospital buildings when the fire
broke out The fire win first dla-
’ covered In thu mudfeal offlcurt*
quarter*
tu Mi
tbu paUrLi*
UI
tluHuu ('upttwl
-lu C
TYwupv Kcximl
I nits uf tbu Its Hun snunad army
surrendered or ret rented eltbont
ftgbtiag. permitting tbu Aestro*Ger
man force# tu break tbe Italian left
wing on thu Julian front and Invade
Italy, says Sunday’s official report
The Italians now um retreating in
accordance with the plan prepared.
The announcement follows
“The failure to resist on thu part
of some units forming onr Second
Army, which In cowardice retired
without firing or surrendered to the
enemy, allowed the Auatro-German
forces to break into our left wing on
the Julian front. The valiant ef
forts of other tfoops did not enable
them to prevent the enemy from ad
vancing into the sacred soil of our
fatherland. We now are withdraw
ing our line according to the plan
prepared. All stores and depots in
the evacuated places were destroyed
“The record of many memorable
battles Xdught with success by our
brave soldiers during the two anc
one-hlaf years of war is sufficient
to assure the commander in chief
that the army to which the honor
GERMANS WANT PEACE
i \ _ , .and safety of the country are con-
ered with a network of barb d ir • fj ( i e( ] w ni know how to fulfill its
On all sides were defensive works of . ,,
great solidarity, held by crack troops >4
and pierced by machine guns. In
addition the Germans had hastily
massed their best troops.
“Thus we were able to identify in
the sector of attack three of the
most famous divisions of the Prus
sian Guards and one of the Bavarian
Guards.
“In spite of all the means of de
fense accumulated in the Aisne sec
tor by the German command; In
spite of very unfavorable weather
the French troops attained all their
objectives, harvesting a rich booty."
BREAKS THE RECORD
Big Biplane Carrie* Eight Passengers
325 Miles in 251 Minute#.
Carrying eight passengers. Lieut.
Resnati arrived at the government
aviation field at Mineola. N. Y., in
his Caproni biplane at 4.16 o'clock
Monday afternoon, completing a
flight of aboot 325 miles from
Hampton. Va*. la 'four hours, elevoa
i|i||M|i - • * . .
According to official* oflRo Aaro
Club of Amgrlca. the flight braaka
all rneotdn Id tbe Urn - tutea tor
all mirk long carrying two or mm
Italian 8ays Central Empire's Civil
- Population Suffers Terribly.
An Italian workman interned in
Germany since the beginning of the
war has escaped through the Alps
to his own country with a report
that the German people want peace
and expect it to come in November
Oftjcial dispatches received tell the
man’s story, according to which the
Germans have abandoned hope oi !
victory at arms. laborers are threat
ening to leave the factories if the
war continues another winter anc
the civil population generally is Hv
ing under terrible conditions. He
said 800 soldiers attending a circus
at Essen were killed at one time by
bombs of Allied aviators.
r It strikes us as n good idoa. and
wo think II would work well. If Ihp
Uolted State* government would
bave moving pletore* lelUwg tbe pen*
nle* nboot tbe war
If tbe gwoe cam* le time la be cot
ar on Mm THgHMMRftn Mm Snoonoo
ompolnn may be fwttwirwd owl swb*
oBnoAMity oe H boo been laid down,
f I bey «to awl arrive ta lime R may
mean a eamplete refecmetloa of Ibe
abet# weetern end eewtberm front
PaieUag la ibe aeeeaaMy lor o
coo real f ei too of ibe cetaomad ef tbe
Kaieaie force# aa lie Ilea military
aelbertty said s
For weebs we bave foreaeew Ibis
attack We hate begged for tbe aid
- ar. i it Ye! betweea Ibe amay ele-
nla which aow moat be brwagbt
lo beer oa aay question of strategy
oar appeal wae not decided apao la
time Aad It le thla organisation of
the Allies that most fare the single
coherent force of tho Teotoae. Tbe
tank of stopping the Austro-Oerman
advance through Italy Is not Italy’s
alone, but that of all tho Ailioe.
Just as the United State# has as
sumed control absolutely over the
economic aspects of the war Italy Is
now seeking some force that can as
effectually control the military pol
icy.
So far the war haa failed to de
velop on the side of the Entente any
great single dominating figure. In
this condition t^e military experts
here are turning their attention to
the creation of an all-AIlled board of
strategy.
This, they argue, would be at
least less hesitant in decision than
the present arrangements whereby
plans must be submitted successively
to a half dozen general staffs before
execution.
Italy admits bed desperate straits.
The admission has shocked Wash
ington into a realization of the war
more than anything since the actual
declaration of hostilities were made
by Congress.
The German success against the
Italians presents a far more formid
able problem than that against Rus
sia. The German armies might pen
etrate intto Russia for hundreds of
miles without attaining any objec
tives that would have a direct effect
on the part of the United* States Ip
the war.
If the Germans press their advan
tage along the Adriatic littoral they
will make available new f u «t) 0a t
bases. If they press across northern
Itqj£ they will threaten the French
- line in the rear. *
Facing the greatest concentration
of Teuton men and guns since Ver
dun and the gravest internal trou
bles due to the shortage of food,
Italy hears this boast of the Germans
as repeated in offlicml dispatches re
ceived here:
“The Germans are boasting that
this campaign la not only an aid to
Austria but part of a definite pro
gram. What this program le may be
gathered from comments by military
critic*, particularly la Hwitserlaad
According In them tbo offewstve In
Intended te break tbe i
of Italy, bring abowt tbo
tbo Italia* nrmlaw forte Italy lo n
If f-e **r
Govern moot expenditures of ono
Ml Hoe dollar* In tbo reeofd wblrb
tbe month of Urtobof boa vtnhlleb
ed at ibe tmaaory deport moot Tbo
total, wblrb Mrtwdas loono lo tbo
%ltlee. may escoad even tbla btmm
••Ok pas thly by Il00.000.000 Tboe
for R stands ot I••&441487 wltb
Rotordoy • apsoilng not Melwdod
r Mo SI earning dnyo lb os tor
woiod. R Mow# ovomgo eapeodl-
rwe of ippmsf siety |4J4oo.ooo
dolly, or olmool •10.000 every mm-
oto of tbo day end algbt Ripen ii-
toreo for tool Friday tbo lotas I two-
4 pubRsOsd. were MS47I.M0. Owt
tble woe an wowi
ably btgber tboe tbo ai
Tbe iecreqss lo tbe
dMoveo Is grsoisr at tbo
mo R wos a mooch ago and m
steodily growing. It la ibe eg hi that
ii will ewnttano to grow, A tow Ml-
bo dollar meotb.
not far off It m
tbe fettvomont ef i
rertlftrelae -do bo mol owl of UR*
orty bond Maatpta by m>d*wMtor
Ripen fRoma tar tbo flare! year
tboa for bo so reoebad tbo total of
M.440.0A0.104. of obteb •444400.-
oeo is rsfrsasand by Mono lo tbo
A Won Tboas Mono and tbo tatoreot
•poo them are lo bo rspoM to (bo
go sere moot by tbo borMwan and
therefore dM net repreeeot actaal
eapeoee to tbo ImorlMO
LOAN TOTAL UNKNOWN
Tbe total amouat
tbo second Liberty Loon, tbe trees- ‘
nry department has announced, la
still "a matter of speculation." lor
eral days probably will slaps# before
the full exfeat of the nation's sub
scriptions la ascertained
The department was witboat fig
ures Sunday night showlug aay
change In the estimated totals, other
than In the New York district. New
Y’ork's maximum of fl.SOO.OOO.OOO
reported Saturday night to have been
exceeded, it was said Sunday night,
might be increased by Inters returns
to as much as 11.750,000,000. Pre
vious estimates had placed the total
at approximately •1,650,000,000 or
$100,000,000 less than Sunday
night’s estimate.
Reserve bank officials and local
committees, working until after mid
night Saturday night all over the
country, rested Sunday. They have
till next Thursday to make the com-
pfete report.
BOLL WEEVIL ARRIVES
Crosses Savannah River and Reaches
8. C. Island. '
Hie Mexican boll weevil, the
coming of which has been so
much .dreaded by the cotton plant
ers of South Carolina since it first
began to destroy the crops In the •
Southwest several years ago, haa
at last reached the State and la
now established on Daofusky >
Island, in Beaufort County, ac
cording to an announcement made
by A.' F. Conradi, State entomol
ogist.
Mr. Conradi says there Is absolute
ly no doubt 6f the presence of the
weevil in South Carolina and that
the most disastrous insect which haa
ye4 Invaded the cotton fields of the
Sonth.
Dnufnsky la an Island of conaldr
erxble proportions and Is one mite
from the Saraaaah River For the
bMl year or too the weevil has been
at wort ta tbe cotton ftetde of Osar
gla and M was aatirtpafed that It
wenM enter the i-*er secuoa ef
deelb Car uHad first