The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, December 06, 1917, Image 7
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to WCIL Uim roiltt T ^L SUCKtRS RESTATE WAR AIMS ^ S#0N MILITIA IN FRANCE
A CONFERENCE OF FIFTEEN NA
TIONS HAS BEGUN
AMERICA REPRESENTED
<Session in Paris Tlmrsday
Morning—Freirrh Preiiiior Pre-
titles—-Shoit 0|>oiiiiig Addresn—
lives Confer—War Council to
Meet After Conference Puds.
FOR UNDERSTANDING
Post Office, Federal Agents and AH .
J BTOB MARQUIS SPEAKS OUT
machinery of the nation and pd’ice
of all cities are drafted into the pur-!
suit, of men who attempt to evade __—» '
the conscription law in regulations
made public by Provost Marshal I CTTCD PDCITCO CNDflDC
Gen. Crowder and approved by the Lfc M til IKlAiLU lUKllKt
piesident. ■ The regulation^ also setj
the penalties which shall be imposed ——
upon the mem who attempt to escape / f
military^ dutiy ¥r .Q.r who by their own | Mcmlmr of Asquith Coglitlon Minis-
indifference fail to comply strictly
with the letter of the law .
' - * ' ' ’• Ax ‘
try Was “Last Public >Ian tonpe
"Under the plans of the war de
partment every police official., high
Ihitish (tndv American Hep resen ta-'t < br low, throughout-the land, will j
become a part of the army building!
machine',” declared Gen Crowder
Thursday. ‘‘This great agency will i
be put in operation from a,000 sop-1
arate-points by the local boards. The
postal authorities also, under dlrec-
The. all-important inter-Allied
conference has begqn its sessions in
Paris. Fifteen nations were repre
sented at Um first meeting and much
is expected from the discussions and
decisions of this conference in the
way of co-operation in carrying on
the war against th,e Central powers
and the pooling of the great re
sources of the Allies. Important
meeting of the supreme war coun
cil, composed of, representatives of
the United States, Great Britain,
France and Italy, will be field phbrt'-
1> at which the military operations
on the entire western front will come
under consideration.
The inter-Allied conference which
f as been called forMhe purpose of
discussing closer unity in the prose
cution of the war and co-ordlnatfon
of resources opened in the ministry
of foreign affairs shortly after 10
o'clock Thursday morning with fif
teen nations represented. The French
iremfer. M. Clemetu eau, VVpresid«‘d I
itid welcomed the delegates, empha-
tzlrtp the gravity of the response I
Idiltlt-s resting on the a^ejibh-d
statesmen and military officials.
The delegates intm«i<!lately went to i
work, subdividing Into eotnmtt!•*«-». I
(he remiH»*itton of wiitrn Had l*een
Suspected of Pacific Tcndcpcics”—
Wants Stimulus to Be (*iven Gc»r-
man Peace Party—Calls for Defi
nite Announcement.
The strongest impetus to’ a re
newal of the heated discussions ^oC
tion of the president and postmaster . . . . .. , ..... •
i li ., i,i i i the rival schools on the war policy
general, will work hand in hand with
the local hoards in every direction
and every possible clew will bo run
out to traldi registrants who have
disappeared from their home dis
tricts in order that they* may have
no possible excuse for'their failure
to return theic questionnaire within
the seven-day period prescribed by
IfUg.” f . r ^
It also was stated that the postal
authorities, through their ability tc
it ail persons through the addresses
cn.letters, will turn.their whole ma
chinery-over to the apprehension of
men who fail to report w hen ordered.
The Bfcents of the Department of
of the Allies was provoked Thurs
day from a most unexpected quarter
by the publication of a Icng letter
frorii the Marquis of . Lansdowne,
strongly pleading for a revision of
the Allies’ war aims and an attempt
to secure peace before ‘‘the prolonga
tion of the war .leads to the ruin bf
the civilized world.” •
TTlc .Marquis of Lansdowme is a
typical representative of the old Tory
party. He was a member of As-*
quith’s coalition administration and
was secretary for. foreign affairs in
Lord, Salisbury's and Mr. Balfour's
ministries, lie was viceroy of India
I ne agents or tne Department oi ... • » J#
just ire throughout the «wt, ah* “"i* v 1 .
will carry on tills work, in addition
to taking a large part in the prose
cutions. _*
lie wars last public man to be sus
pected- of pacific tendencies.
I His letter gives formal adhesion
9 9 9 .to. President Wilson's policy of a
9 9 V league cf nations and he asked
DEATHS FROM OVERCROWDING ; i * h »‘ wou ' <1 Im - * h '• v » ,uc uf
* hh-s»ings of pea^e to nations t«»o ex*
* * * * N \. hausted that they can scarcely
Surgcnn furncral tiorgws \ ult*» ramp -irett'lt forth a hand to grasp them?'*
the firt%i to
rea* h the i micrent e , Ua.,
Tt* foito e«f |.\-1 f;*» # iv | » •*e|
i. The Atnctiratf w.»r.ihti
Men t
r'-f -crowding and la< k of v
t>mit w tne* i<sr
• in -mi r *1 *
tltl*^*J»k of rticjM!
tl t-tRii If* N •Uof;
tlte
T*
•I
I
fDh ar
f i h«* f«»ieigti min
■ts it** «hwiin is • *
any km*!, ih****
• the r«-pre^ nt i
>antrie« seem
r<r *ogntre the sorlDurftietS «f]^
ine»# in hand
-IInga of the supreme war conn
\ It !•» a <
P
les. a rwf tata numner c
pneitmonia At the Dm**
I Here there were some
pneumonia In the h.*ptt.-l
past month there had I
leaths from nneum
»»»«i in v n«*
■«n «im»u< |
win. The
height of ^he mewStes •',>uiemlr was
pas«rsf some tew days aao. and at the
it tw which only Frame. Great Hrl-, time of my visit the epidemic was
lr*»ri| lansuhiwnt* r**nt<*n«K that
.|ii imntciiM* »t iiiiulu^ w«»uhl hr
Mieiijt iS, it w err un»h*r>.in,rf|:
that it.* .ittniliiUfMI •>(
ritomy Ws a ptraf |e»w|*r wa%
tr-f •h*wlrf*«i; •
* * A. Iltht Wr md ^ri*k to
Imp •ss* M/*«m Ih- lot man |M***plr a
m «df ijwteiflMPPwF agalu^t ittrfr
• it* h”r; Ny
Ihitat. ihat* rttM , . , t as n •
r*t4-War HMa-utv*. ftr «!«• Wot th’-
% *•* I#* dm*i I** (•**'•» .mi% h* i pise c
* i«»Mnji I Ur gteaf «••lemrrria! tsMUt*
11 :
ft-Mtilh. that wr ,wte pewpwtv^t
after the war iw e*»w«r«t with (lie
other p*-wrt%, to evaminr the iw-
Irrwathwud iteMhlewt* r**wnr«trvf
With tip* lier»|«*»*» tuf the «ew*|
lhat wr air prewnml to enter
twm lwtrewstlh«wai past la nhl*h
aat|4r iappiatwa4«ea will hr gtvrw
fttr the «ett|rwprwt of
al til spot r% h)
Sunday Srea OtHMilng of Conference
, V of Bolsheviki and Germans.
* ’ •, y t
Sunday next has been sot by the
Germans as the date for a conference
With th»‘ Bofahefiki leaders, for the
purpose of negotiating an armistice.
The arrangements for the discussion
followed a visit of representatives of
the Bolshevik! to the German mili
tary authorities on the Teutonic side
of the fighting front in Kussia. The
Germans apparently gave quick ac
quiescence to the proposal of the
Russians for an armistice looking to
an ultimate peace, for only a few
hours Intervened between the visit of
the Russians to the German line and
acceptance by the Germans of the
proposition that was made to them.
■ While the negotiations are expect
ed to embrace an armistice on all the
fronts of the‘belligerent countriejs, it
is certain that the Kntente Allies
wiTr give no heed to the overtures,
either of the Bolshevik!, who com
prise the radical section of the Rus
sia ns who long have desired ROssiu
to cease fighting, or of the Germans
who for even a greater period of
time have been ertdeavorfng to put
into operation negotiations for a
peace that would prove a suitable
one for theinselveu and their allies.
, That^ tire BoUheviki ’ leaders are
dlstrusfful of the Germans, although
they have agreed to enter into nego
tiations for an armistice, is apparent
from the fact*Drat ftguaign Krylenko,
the Bolshevik! commander In chief,
has ordered, pending the conference,
that there shall be no fraternizing
on the part of the Russians with the
Germans and advised vigilance and
caution by the troops. Meanwhile
the inter-Allied conference Is pre
paring to convene In Baris, and
doubtless at It will lie discussed all
phases of the tangled situation In
Russia and some method agreed
upon to bring the disaffection tb an
« nd and permit of the Itusslaq army
taking up the gage- of battle again
or of puttin'!* the Bolshov Oil element
po^Tv
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN,FROM
EVERY STATE ARRIVE
NOT A SINGLE LIFE LOST
IVisliing Releases News of Troops’
•vJ r \ . v ' . •
Safe Arrival and Tells, America
That Some are In Training—
American Kiiginccrs Helped Hrit-
i*h itf Drive Against Hindcnhurg
Line.
\ati«>nal Guanismcn frvim every
State in the -Union have arrived
in France, It is |»ermiUed to l>e
anmmnnsl/ They are among the
troops now training, or lately ar
rived. .
Wliile it is not iiennitod* to dls-
cIom- the identity of units, it may
he said that nil thi>se which sailed
from (lie I nit<si States have ar
rived safely and that some already
arc'in training wlfhlh sound of tne
guns on the battle front. . .
ITALY IS NOW SAFE
<•« a. W.iwtiir Hw|% Hnrccss Mhns
iHw* I *iim*D |t» Italian %riwy.
The Guardsmen have been arriv
ing in the American zene for many
weeks. They are scattered somewhat,
but as far as possible the units from
the same states have been kept close
together. They found Uie regular
army had made good preparations
fi r them and while many are bil
leted In houaes In French towns,
others have been quartered In low
wooden barracks specially erected.
After a sufficient time to rest from
the Journey, the troops have been
set to work training for netual tor-
READY TO NEGOTIATE
\.——
Chancellor von Hertllng Wishes Bins
• ^Effhrts to Succeed.
: -Count George F. von Hertllng, the
imperial German chancellor, told the
Reichstag Thursday he wa» ready to
^nter Into peace negotiations as soon
as the Russian government sends
j representatives having* full powers
to Berlin. / - *
.‘‘I hope and wish.'^he said, “that
these efforts will scon take definite
shape and bring us peace.’-
Respecting Boland, Lithuania and
£ourland. Count von Heftling said:
“We respert tiie right of setf-dO-
tormlnation of their peoples. We ex
pect they wfftxgive themselves a con
stitutional form of government cor
responding tc their conditions.“
The chancellor proeepted himself
before the Reichstag and delivered a
long speech in which-he dwelt upon
all the current problems of the in
ternal and external situations. After
some personal observations on the
war the chancellor referred to the.
home pclitics of the empire, alluding
to the introduction of Prussian fran
chise proposal and the government's
rew measure which extend social and
political legislation in Germany, and,
in regard to the maintenance of a
censorship professed himhcIf in oon-
Yradlstlnctlcn to the stand of the En
tente powers, In favor of a-liberal
conception of the right of free opin
ion.
After an affecting appeal for unity
on the Internal fronts the chancellor
spoke about as folic ws on the gen
eral political world situation:
“I have taken over from my high
ly honored predecessors In office a
precious heritage, namely, to cherish
our, friendship with Austria-Hun
gary, Turkey and Hnlgarla Our ui-
llances with these three states were
com luded «n different dates but
their slm Is common—the realisa
tion of national ideals, the aafd-
\h« . t the front In all quarters wur * , ' | rit<»rlal
m, «t enthusl-1 *b*ns and ths warding
they are declared to be meat
a* tic and their so Idler I
It i* now Um
t the rrlnfts tn
•t Jinj. Gen. F.
ertor of military
r office, in nn ti
i to say definitely
Italy Ma. passed.
It. Manrko, chief
-in si turn# at the
r%l ’» \\ tnlaes
off of e
| attacks Ths nre-omlneni natwsw ml
mu w si iwniM> >iMFninorYirtM
tons sad bloody afruxa < HA will
sLstsla as aattl »h# end j* la sKht.
• “Oar faithful * tics, to *'t«»ia we
have beeh drawn la def nee of oof
it’ost sacred posseavloas. hate on#
platitude an«J s«tMilrB!toa *’
DANGElTis PAST"
" m m
XntrrU .%m tdMrrver IOi|« Tewtasw t 'mm
\«d f rw«h llelf.
lain, the Felted (Mates and Italy are
represented will follow „ the later*
Allied conference This war coaartl
Is a permanent body and will deal
only with questions relating to mili
tary rperatioos on the western front
which now Includes lla|£ Fol Moese
and Gen Tasker VI. Bliss will rep
•resent the Failed Htstss al Hie first
meet lag of the council
Premier Flemeacesa'a speech
• «<e«"drd • hundred words:
“tieatlemea. he said: "In the
name of the French repablle tbe
honor of welcoming you falftu upon
me. la Ibis greatest of wars It Is
tbs feeling of tbe supreme solidarity
of people which united ui la this
moment to win on the field of beltle
the right to a peace which shall be a
true peace of humanity ll Is for
this we are here In this admirable
reanlon of hope and duty and well
prepared to make every sacrifice de
manded by the alliance which no in
trigue and nc weakening can ever
tv pair *Our task Is to translate
Into acts those lofty feelings where
by we are animated. Our order of
he day is work. Let us work.**
M. Blchon then outlined the ques
tions to be examined and the method
of work to be followed. The resolu
tions by the French representatives
having been adopted with discussion,
the confeience divided into sections
In which the varied Allied delegates
tinance. imports and transportations,
armament, munitions, aviation, food
end blockade. Each of these com
missions is being presided over by
the French minister whose depart
ment corresponds to -the subject un
der consideration. Diplomatic, mil
itary and naval questions will be
treated under the direction of the
ministers of those departments.
The general meeting ended at 11
o’clock.
A special military guard had been
thrown around the foreign military
building. Every visitor passing
through the gates in the high wall
pBwumwBla wot dovolop until
wooh i
of I bo
os poet a coooldormblo number of
(truths from pneumonia
I Whatever I bo original rawao of
tbe epidemic and tbe preaewt rowdl*
none, all these e«lla are accentaated
by t bo crowded
camp The t
I jinadowne s long and tat (mate
low daya alloc iWe »*ctd*wcw nwwecUow with fureiga wffwlrw and
m^M^tefttfM^dlpkMwa*y lends unusual authority
tnent of the meeting of the inter-
Allied conference at Baris and be
cause of F leniences u s recent decla-
i at ton against a league of nations
condition of the Including Germany and already there
lo pneumonia are Indications of embittered
has no doubt been increased by tbe troversy o%er It
fad lhat the men hate generally ** *• nnlborllnlltnly
been exposed to the*rold weather of government bad no prevloua
tbe last month, with no other pro- knowledge of the letter and lb#
ter tion than tholr summer clothing.** •Dougeot supporters of the govern
ment tn the 9\ enlng preaa suggest
that the letter Is very unwelcome to
the government Under the caption,
‘iainsdowne s Strange letter." and
I the subhead. “The policy of talking
tc the tiger” The Evening News
strongly demurs against Landowne »
suggestions on the ground that Ger-
shortage of one-! many a word can not be trusted in
rau<*(*«! clearing any matter and that an attempt to
SMALL CHANGE SHORT
Oue-f >wf
Great IN'-
Reports that the
cent fdacaa .had
house# in several Eastern and Middle argue with her would be n sheer
Western cities to determine to issue, waste of time.
paper script to be circulated locally! On the other hand the Aaqulth
Instead of pennies has reached the'papers hail the letter as one of the
treasury department and were met moat remarkable drruments that the
by an Immediate effort do ship more war has produced. The lx>ndon Star
colna eastward from the lH»nver and greeting the letter as the moat for-
San Francisco mints. | midable attack yet made on the
Within the six weeks ending Nov-1 Lloyd-Georgeian ' knockout blow
ember 15 sixty-two mlllicn new pen- policy.*’■
nies and fifteen million new nickels
verb put into circulation by the
treasury' department. The persist
ent shortage of the coins, even mak
ing allowances for the heavy de
mand for cents caused by war taxes,
has caused officials to suspect that a
Fount ven Hertllng referred to the
fact that the Russian governmenjl
had sent from Tsarskoe Selo a wire
less communication signed by Trot-
zky and Lenine and addressed to the
governments and the peoples of the
belligerent countries, proposing that
number of retail merchants are: negotiations for a truce and a gen
hoarding “change” for the holiday
rush.
KILLED AT SAWMILL
Haskell Whisonnnt Fatally Hurt in
Cherokee Countv.
,. ,, , .... . Haskell Whisonant, a young man
surroundins the building was pains- who Iive( , near Ring s Creek in Cher
takingly scrutinized. None was per- . n
mitjted to enter the building unless
he was. attached to the ministry or
one of the missions. Inside the wall
a concourse of limousines was drawn
By a general understanding all
statements regarding the conference
will be given out by the French gov
ernment.
Premier T.lryd-George, emerging
from the ministry after the confer
ence, consented to pose for the army
of photographers. The British prime
minister then departed with "CoT
Mousiv
Gen. Pershing walked off . with
Gen. Sir William Robertson, the
British chief of staff, both refusing
automobiles. # .'
Delegates from other countries to
* the conference, which includes rep-
• resentatives from all the members
of the coalition, great and small, are
welcoming the presence for the con
ference of the American delegation
as making available fresh minds and
freah points of view In the considera
tion of old questions. The ’Ameri-
cans are meeting everywhere with a
meet cordial feeling and the desire
to Uetev to their suggestions and
consider each measures as they may
InttAst#
•aty Me fhnArmoa. Col
okee county, lost his life Wednesday
while he was sawing lumber at a
mill near his home. The accident
occurred about one-thirty o'clock*
just after he had returned from din-1
Tier He fell on the belt which works
on a large pulley and was carried
forward, with terrific speed, tearing
one leg just below the knee, cutting
a deep gash in the back of.his head,
breaking both arms and otherwise
mangling his body, which was
thrown several feet after being re
leased from the belt. He was taken
to his Lather’s home, where he re
ceived prompt surgical attention but
died Wednesday night.
eral peace be opened at an early date
and said:
“I do not hesitate to declare that
in the proposals of the Russian gov
ernment, so far as at present known,
debatable principles on which open
ing of negotiations may be based,
may be recognized and that I am
ready to enter into such so sdon as
the Russian government tends repre
sentatives having full powers for this
purpose. 1 hope and wish that these
(tforts will soon take definite shape
and bring us peace.”
FIGHTtNGiNiMEXKfr
—■—
Carranza and Villa Troops in Battle
Near Chihuahua.
Desperate fighting between Car
ranza and Villa forces is stiii wag
ing at Ahumada and Laguna, accord
ing toDndtan runners arriving at El
Paso. Telegraphic and rail connec
tion with the interior has been cut
off. Chlhuahna City is isolated and
House, Gen. Bliss, chief of staff, and B °ldier8 afe battling in the out-
Admiral Benson^chief of naval oper-1 . _* «
aliens, would attend the full sessions Bandits are in control cf railroad
of the conference, but It may be that Hnes leading to the border and Amei*-
al? the 4 members of the mission’ will ic * n8 8n<l other foreigners who at-
take part. This point hi not yet de- ‘ ~~ ~~ w ~
termlned.
MathleiS 8evastopoul*. who has
tempted to flee from Chfhbahua City
are turned back. A force of Car
ranza soldiers are reported fleeing
been councillor of the Rusalan em* nort hwaYd from near \ lilt Ahumada.
baaay In Paris throughout the ane- wer * d*f—VHHa-
ceeelve changes In the embassy since ***-
the revolution, will sit in the eon-1
ference M Maklakoff. the new gm*| . To
bassador has not yet presented his 1 If RnanU ’ enters Into
credentials to Praaldsot Poincare, nn panto negotiations, the minister^ of
he M waiting tn eno what hsppnni in tho hilled pen era at
neasts, hot he aiae w0k have a pin
In the confomnce as an ehMrvnr. a I %
«*rn Maurice dlsruaevd situs*
H mi un various fronts with the GAe-
mn lated Pre«a ‘The poaoinu of the
cft’ia on tho Italian frunl,** he said.
• ae «iti** rnflfetv (.fTIhe rff« Ha Of
the Kalian army,
* “Analu Fren* h tvoupa am now
avallohfto in anffkHmt qnnntliies lo
•atlafv as that the sMaolloo m no*
Mir
Of the veatevn front he sold:
* Tho hottlo of Fnmhrnl In still In
tho melting pot. The nttark was n
great snrmes Tho British In thia
rase had no doflnlle ohjertivna We
Intended lo got no far no we mold
and I ran tell yon we
«nmelvea much farther than Field
Marshal Haig expected
“Tho actual pr alt km a captumd
were very Interesting. The village*
behind the line had beneath them
grant chambers whirl It woald slan
der to call dagoata; they ware more
llhe hotels &e feet beneath the
ground and sere provided with elec
tricity. wntor supply, sewers, drying
rooms nad kitchens. All the earth
excavated from these places had been
deposited Inside the houses so from
airplanes the village appeared always
ectly normal. These under
ground villages were abaclutalx shall
proof and bomb proof."
French instructors
During the Inst few days, one unit
han i*(‘«*n working with gtenades and
uutniu.itir rifles, whl|e another has
i'«•(*« working out military problems
in maiHenttr* Another "unit bps*
me instruct ton trenches. |
ill, them as lo st as jHMM»lble .
«• mM tons
I .»e ilo- iMf**rvo«tl(«a «»f tl*r rel«
aM»»% and fatMtlic* of the ne‘H.
cvet) (tar wte* %ailr«l fmom Iter
I •.lint M,«.. km M*«n| , Aa A »»rtr»a ■llli.ry ,»■
Mi FVMM I thofity samnmrised the qltnntlon In
A a Moaner ms at of the arrival In Hal) this as)
France of the first National Guardi ’ **hlle the danger Is not yet over
units give tho first off Mini notko! ibvles. it aeoms to me from a
that an >ifgnsfiu trorp movement mlktnry t»eopoini that tho anmnp
I s» a |ompl.sited t|, *ptir ho*t ,le * • ll i* 0 * pe** !*• a* c< afrooted hy
•uhmartnea, shortage of troop and {Italian, firttlah nmft
supply ships, and other obstacles.
hut otthout the loss of n man. chief military
,.i (»»«- l+'tm
ASSEMBLE AT PARIS
ItcprcMuitatRcu Fn»m Italy, lYancc,
England and America to Confer.
The representatives of the chief
nations at war with the Teutonic
allies are assembling in Baris lor the
inter-Allied conference at which are
to be discuHsed momentous questions
for more unified action In the prose
cution of the war.
The American, Britisli and Italian
missions already have reached the
French capital. They are led, respec-
tlvely, by Col. k. M. Hottse, David
Lloyd-George, the British prime
minister, and Vottorlo Orlando, the
Italian premier.
In addition to determining a basis
for stronger joint action against the
enemy countries, the conferees doubt
less also will discuss at. length the
anomalous situation in Russia, where
the Bolshevikl factions are in con
trol and where German staff officers
are reported to be acting as military
advisers to the Lenine government.
£E£1L10ULD THREATEN
War depart maul officials
gratified at Gaa Peruhlag'a
to aaaruaca tba arrival of tho No*
thiaal Guard forcoa, hul parmlaslao
to puMi»h tha designations of tb#
Guard aalta now'at the traialag coo
lers lo Fraoce still Is withhold. Fo-
leaa Goa. f'ershtng sees fit lo ro>
lease tha lOformatlon. there la oo
prenent pro-p«i!» of Ha puhllcatioo.
II caa be stated, however, that tha
briaf dispatch o vers a largo move
ment that has been to progress for
several weeks The odxt stage will
be actual occupation of (root Baa
trenches.
American engineer*, the flmt
American troop* lo tie engaged In
mlUtar) operation* on the Hail*
l*h front, t<M»k a prominent part
In the l>reaklng of the Hinden-
burg line by Gen. Hyng laat week.
* It Is now possible to Inform the
people of the t r nited States that en-
glneers of the American army had a
large part of pushing up the vital
railways behind the advancing Brit
ish soldiers. The American engi
neers have been laboring bn the
roads through the devastated battle
fields of the Sosme district for near
ly fenr months and tw o of their men,
who were wounded, were the first
American casualties announced from
W ashington. The speed with which
the lines have been laid up through
the broken Hindenburg defenses dur
ing the past week has called forth
the highest praise from the British
authorities.
The Americans have been working
in shifts of twenty-hour hours a day,
and no such amount cf track has
been laid in this region in so short a
time before. The manner in which
they stood up under the strain has
led to their being dubbed the “force
of AmerlcaiT "athletes." For these
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giving tho American military viaw-
point pr >h.tbly accords with
high opinion.
British Minister Would Give Slavs a
Warning of “Serious Results.”
“It is under consideration to is
sue, in conjunction with our Allies,
a reasoned statement for the guid
ance and warning of the Rndslaif ••}■tilking gQ0RB along the front has
untiring soldiers are to-day as fit
afid as willing as they were before
tbe battle bqgan.
NatufalLy, the Americans have for
a long time been working under the
range of enemy artillery and more
than once they have come under
heavy shell fire. One of the most
DISCLOSE SECRET TREATY
llolfthevtk! (Bw Owl Rew arch
lard hy Allies to Italy.
A secret treaty between Great
Britain. France. Russia and Italy has
been given out by the Bolshevik!
government, according to a Retro-
grad dispatch under date of Wednes
day to The London Dally Mall.
It comprises the terms on which
Italy entered the war. Great Bri
tain. France and Russia, according
to the published text, agree to Italy
annexing the Trentino. the Southern
Tyrol, Istria, Dalmatia, certain
islands in the Grecian archipelago,
and territory In Asia Minor and
Africa. Article fifteen of the treaty
is reported to- read as follows:
“France, Great Britain and llussia
take upon themselves to support
Italy in her disallowing representa
tives of the Holy See to take any dip
lomatic steps for the conclusion of
peace or regarding matters pertain
ing to the present war.”
KILLED BY LIVE WIRE
to the serious results that are likely
to follow if a separate peace .be eon-
eluded,* said Lord Robert Cecil, the
minister of blockade, in the House
of Commons.
OASIS IN DESERT OF WAR
Frontiers Ckmcd and Switzerland
Become* Isolated.
Both tha Frame h and Its Has fron
tiers wort closed against Tuesday
night for nn indefinite period, while
1* Suisee announces the Carman and
Austrian frontlora. which air- ^iv art
difficult lo cross Will ho closed
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been that of the engineers laboring
coolly at their tracks while great
shells were bursting one hundred
>ards away. v
At one.tlnie the Germans cut
loose with their gunp cn a section of
the tracks and tore up three miles
of rails, but they scarcely had fin
ished this bombardment when the
twin lines of steel began to creep
forward once more. After tha engi
neer* had reached a point where
they wero exposed on the sky Bne. It
was n areas ary to work at night or
m foggy daya.
Tlmmonsville Citizen Lose** His Life
in Florence.
W. E. Horn, a w’ell known citizen
of Timmonsville, was killed cn the
streets of Timmonsville Thursday
afternoojn by alive electric wire. He
was walking along the street when
the accident happened. It is under
stood that a lady standing in a door
way called out a warning to Mr.
Horn but being slightly deaf he did
not Mar Tier and backed into thq*
swinging wire. Death was instan
taneous.
SECOND ARMY FOR PEACE
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HummIsii Troop* Approve
Armistice.
PUb for
A congress of the second Army,
with one diseentlng vote, has adopted
a resolution approving all the meee-
arae promulgated hy the ceunell of
national
the decree tor em Immediate
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