Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SRI- t FRENCH IN BATTLE BRITISH LINES STIFFEN WHEN REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE GERMANS MASS TROOPS \ iologit AttomptM to (Yohh La ftaMftec t anal C’hum'm Heavy Teutonic —Freali Kch4T\«*»< Are Summon* «mI ami Hij; Hattie lUvomen Ton* test of Endurance—Army Which latat* Ixmifer Will Win. Reinforced with French troop*, the allied line is holding hard againtd further incursions by the (JermanA from the region of La Bas- nee to the north of Ypres. Everywhere the Germans have atruck the line in an endeavor to pres* hack the defenders they have been repulsed with heavy losses and have been successful nowhere in gaining further ground Attacks of an extraordinary vio- , lent nature are being thrown by the Germans on the ten mile front be tween Givenchy and Kobecq, where an effort is being made to cross the ?.a Hassee canal and bend southward the salient which now outflanks the important railroad town of Hethune. A division of troops to each mile Is being used by the Germans on this sector. If successful the new attack of the Germans would JeopardUe the entire Arras French coalin* region about ' eoa and the equally famous Vlmy 'idge where the (*anadlans are hold ing forth * *'• Following the usual custom prior to the launching of an attach the Germans throughout Wednesday night Itteralkf rained sheila of all cal ibres bstwedi Givenchy sad Rohncq. ths firing by daybreak having reach ed the Intensity of dram fire Large uuaatitlas of gas shells were later mlaglad with the high power *d mis sile* haring Tharwdaj midway between HaiMeal and Ypma ths Germans rig- • roasty attached ths British posi tions eonth of Kemmot which ths British had rsraptarsd from them Wednesday. hot arses enable ts gain • ay advantage la the face of the mCNIEH TRITH OF HTAJKMKXTS e > » —ylw. ■ » - ' ^ I * \ rrohibltlon lx*adcr of the * ' > \ with the In his •ti this righting has devel » front in Kipps held hp ths point lbs eoami gtnn front Mas. b •M At Knst of Amiens along tbs Awn River, tbs French have mads sne* ceosfel attache agsinst ths Germans on several eon ere enptaring tbs greater pan of tbs genecni wood sad also advancing tbsir lino sad west of tbs s« _ ta tbs Atsoe region attached tbs Freach near ( obsay and also ta t'bampngas. bnl I oers rspalesd Ten divisions sf s driving Tbarodar Inst tbs Rrltieb Glvoncby Lee 1^ Rases and 01 Vsn- ant la aa attempt ta effect a trass tag of Rates Canal Tbs British were holding well and tnfluuiag heavy easeaRtee on ths •wemy according to latest repons « oiandeotally with ths aaaaalt. the Germans sat north again and began at neighboring blgb groaad Wbea tbs correspondent vial ted this neighborhood at II o'clock Thursday moratag ths British wars eroding bach their thuuderous an# war to ths German rhallungu and the £§Ule waa at full swing. The attbek between Glfenchy and St. Venant began nt t o'clock after a henry bombardment bv the ene my lasting five bourn. The British were facing at least 7&.000 riflemen who were supported by great number of guns and from 60,000 to OO.OOt other troops, who go to make up the complements for the Infantry. “The enemy apparently Is draw ing on fresh resenree.” eaya a dis patch received from Reuter’s corre spondent at British headquarters In France. "In the course of the great battle more than 30 enemy divisions have so far appeared and it is cer tain the German command Is exploit ing every success by the most prodi gal expenditure of man power and not counting the cost. "In the great German attack of Wednesday our troops fought with Homeric valor against tremendous numerical odds. They are fighting in the same Irresistible manner in the battle between Givenchy Forest and Nieppe. "For. nearly a week the German gains In the battle of Flanders have been limited to the smallest extent. It has been a terribly costly advance at certain points. "The attempt to break through the Belgian front south of the Hout- holst Forest probably was inspired by the discovery of our withdrawal from the Passchendaele region. "the attack has been reheated the enemy doubtless being mortified at being defeated by about half hik own aumber. "Apparently the tanks, armored nan and cavalry have not been in action on eithor side. We wow arc down to a skecr contest for maw , Say* IjcwtUnjc Prohibitionist* Are With Wilson, The following letter is self-ex planatory, and we present it to our readers witnout comment. hr.- •• % - * . ; April. 11, 1918. r ■ ■ ■ Editor, The Record, ‘ Rock Hill, S C. V Dear Sir: ' When yours of April 6th came 1 immediately got busy and called on Senator Sheppard of Texas, the lead er of the prohibitionists in the Sen ate, to-furnish me the facts, which he has done. He says: J.- k , ’ - • “It. is not true that President Wilson could by a stroke of the pen put complete prohibition in force throughout the Untied States. When the us« of grain for whis key was stopped.by the Food Con-' trol Act, the President was given no power to stop the sale of the enormous quantity of whiskey In •bond, wJRch constitutes several years’ supply for the United States. If, therefore, the President should exercise his power of stopping the brewing of grain for beer, which Is given him under the Food Con trol Act, he would put the country entirely on a whiskey heals. “The President has within the last few months limited the amount of grain which can he con-, turned hy brewers to ?• per cent of that nehd by them Ih 1 ft7; and has decreased the alcoholic con- teat of hner In two and three- foerths percent, thns diminishing the amonnt of grain rennlred for lit mennfnmnre He hat limited the imoRnt of hartey that one he eted prior to the nest crap to tne emeent alrandp mam* has staled that li no fhr Re ho roe Id rs at prseeoL hi fleer of the ess correspondent. "As mentioned in Field Marshal Haig’s communique wd made a with drawal to a .new line in the Ypfes lOilient. The withdrawal was decid ed upon on Sunday. It was carried out partly on Sunday night and com pleted on Monday. It is regrettable military necessity which forces us to give up ground, which we won at such, heavy cost. On Tuesday the Germans were still shelling trenches which we had left the day before." “What of whole battle situation. Our army has been going through a very severe strain and that strain has been reflected at home. The sit- uptfon has had its critical moments and still is decidedly anxious. -But remember we hkye accepted the prin ciple of a united front and* must accept the consequences of that prin ciple. H* h«M« that tm War la (Ram warn mam am am af try ClvtRR tRa M win Ian af lha war Rf i ha flMItRflftMl "" hf af’lhi Hae af tRa FaaR 44- H to tl that Hr. rapai la mNri laaamari aa taaama wtlliaa ta whftrR ar# aat Ri farts a la lha Ui II It Papula aa a tm tRa tRa vital ’At to tty Is "givlag aid aa4 fc#my.~ I thtsk M ore la koapiaf with him la 4# this iRaa ta aa aa Rtvaaur rrr laairaci. our aohlo Prestdoat. My owa ftollag la tRto: with all Gonaa thsnk God far The Oarmaas. aHhoagh flghtlag la France, art at oar tRraau. and those who ara not for aa art at. I think Ctplala Hobson It ed in mighty amnll hustnaas. bltlon It Mas aaforcad In Carolina as narar before and tha people ought not to tolerate any such talk. Certainly; they should not pay to bear it! Very truly yours. R. Tillman. South / "The British itmiy Ih playing the role which it often played be fore. 'll In * fighting a Waterloo while llluchcr In marching to .the buttle field. Multiply the hattle of W*terl<M> a hundred fold and the Nltuation at no<»n In that hat- tie correttpondM to the Nltuation now in the great world battle. “The British army is under a ter rible hammering but p/oviding Blu- rber is marching to the battle field there is no reason for discourage ment. “The enormous task which tha British army has performed and still Is parformtag may he shown hy a faw figures, la this battle of Armen- tteres the Gormans thns far havo engaged 2 divisions and since March SI they Rave engaged IS dlvUmn* “Of those the British army alone has engaged ft. the Freneh Nlon** have engaged 24 and the remainder 23. have been engaged hy the Bri tish and French '••sethar. dl vl«lonCT!HMMtfl St have been on# thrle*. U la ; j In > LiTTlE AMERICAN HELP Submarine Warfare Haw Forced Al- lien to Keixe Hutch Ships, Limited - • . 4 American Participation in the War and Is on Verge of Winning the War If You Listen to What the Teutonic Admiral Says:/ It iRgi hat an Although the aa wo ran to ho naked to Blnrher to ho !b a auto • ragavR* -*— •• During the discussion of naval es timates before the main committee of ‘the reichstag, says a telegram from Berlin, Admiral von Qipelle, re ferring to the submarine war, said that statistigaj^ tonnage . calculating now are very superfluous as the visi ble successes of the u-boats show- clearly enough. “The robbery of Dutch tonnage whereby Anglo-Saxons had incurred the worst kind of odium for decays to come," he said, "was the best proof of how far the shipping sched ule already had gone with the West ern powers. Tci the sinkings must be added."- the admiral declared, "the big wear and tear In ships and the enormous increase in marine ac cidents which Sir John Ellerman, in the British shipping chamber re cently had calculated to he three times the amount of peace toeaes." Admiral von r.»p»*lle described as base calumny the statement made by Sir Eric Geddes. first lord, of the British admiralty, flar German u- boat crews were unwilling to put to .sou, and said the assertions of Bri tish ^tiHuRimi that them had haaa extrsordtaary Mg were very greatly Admiral voa Ci tha hmaas aad I aaaatatlvety aad qaatttaMraly. He • d<!.d « "We also caa to rechoa oa the military amata hitherto atiaiaod eaa roatlaao the aaral of earrem de sk til hut or tho MMlttoU nf the U hc»«(« with refsreace fur the ha'the~Riet 16 fo as high aa 64 par af this kodentry was i aad divided. B oa the haais af war halldlai hy Rag la ad to tea Ca| of l»1 64 par real; Ipa aad draii owe wave with lha now# ware la the i,ur*a x* the hy the war In- u'U.'S not vitaW the That the production of all build ing materials, eventually may be sub curtailed was disclosed hy the statement accompanying orders. Clay products tand other building the great tax °® h tri TAR AND FEATHERS Louisiana Farmer Goto Application for Suspected Disloyalty William A. Hunter, aged 68. own er of a Urge plantation near Newell- ton, La., and reputed to be wealthy, arrived at Vicksburg on a. train Tues day afternoon wearing a coat of tar and feathery, which he said had been applied by a number of citizens of Tensas Parish, La^Tin which Newell- ton Is situated. He said he had been accused by Tensas citizens of refus ing to buy liberty bonds. Hunter also wore a placard bearing the words: "Disloyal to the , United States," which he said had been placed on him by the mob. Hunter told the United States marshal that he had purchased $6,000 worth of the sec ond Liberty boads white at his home In WillUmsport. in (v©rmaa) Do Not Loee Right* to War laauraacc. |American aoldlera and aallora la 112. Itu; will aat Re deprived of their fights t# war rtafcl ■of laaMUty ta amk? and aat Bo a* mb • few* a* * * Is la a af tRa to the life of the to the war, re- on was considered neces sary. Referring to the different percen tages ,of curtailment the announce ment said these were worked out "after careful investigation and rep- rsent rates of production which will be for best interests of the necessary governmqpt work and in general for the interests of the manufacturers involved." Trade TestH Used to Secure Skilled ' A ' Workers for Army -To InpyoAn© thn arrnraoy of aelect- Ing skilled, workers among the en listed men a system o! trade tests has been developed. Exact and com prehensive definitions of the more than 600 different trades represent ed in the military organization have bc^n brought together in a 300-page book. "Trade Speclflcattyns.” Tables have been prepared showing the de lated needs of each unit for skilled and semiskilled workers. Work has been done In refining methods of se lecting and training men for special duties in the Navy, special sendee selection of to I that (Re uih of paaners Oearpe dropped la 2.600.640 and rOThrRMfWf~0B»~9Mat MU iRa eat pat la I.IOd.aaO tea* Aa ago tael tRerefere shoot taa.oee toes maafR- ly pat tala aarrka. there ware atah* tape af •oa.aaa ar sufowi "ta brief.- eaoHaaed tho admir al. “If the flaaree pi voa ware re garded ae too taeorshie aad aaw roastrwrtlea waa amamai to he at tRa rat# af I66.P44 maathly. tRai le 6# par «aat RtpRar aad tRa Mah- taps radaaad ta tta.aee tRaa tRa & would am Ra IRaM aa aa tRa aaw rwaetrartlaa |"Aawthar thtap mast Ra tahaa tR to i ofialttBrs! on * h# weal OR. "Hearafarth. a vary ship teak strlhaa al a vital aarva af air Far whoa aaly ehooletely rarpaae af foodot efts aad war aaaaa* sfttes raa ha traaepartad aeaa tha tarn af a smatt ship has galla • dif• faraat stpalfkaaca aa compared with tha hMBBlRg af the e b-»«t war.** Admiral voa Capeite a imittad that ra oppaarots had had earaa aaa with tRaftr aatt-eehuMrlaa so res. hat ha iprlarad this swe at aa lima had aay dartstve la- oa tha a-hoat war. and ac ta human reckoning would future. . ’ rhlch i*»o mack talked about had system, which, ships a certain hud. on tha other hand, : _ of their The specially trained for attacking con and not a day paaaad but one or more ships were struck out of the convoys. Experienced com- nders managed to sink from three to four ships in succession belong ing to the same convoy. Referring to the steel situation, Admiral von Capelle said Great Bri tain's steel imports In 1916 were 763,000 tons and in'1917 only 497,- 000 tons, meaning a reduction of 37 per cent, which presumably would further decrease during the current year. Interference in ore imports from other countries, like the United States, by the u-boat warfare also was having a hampering effect on British shipbuilding. ^ "American help in men and air planes and .America's participation in the war," said Admiral von Ca pelle, "is comparatively small. If later America wants to maintain a half million troops In France she President Wilson and his war cab inet heard from *«8ecretary Alaker Wednesday that the American soi- dte? has made good in France and that the men of the expeditionary forces are well physically and in high spirits. Although he reported his arrival., by telephcfne Tuesday night, the war secretary saw the president for the first. time since his return from Europe when they met'Rt the cabinet, table. - He did not attempt to give a full report on what he saw and heard abroad. Later Mr. Baker said that even casual observation made it evident that tremendous progress had been made on the war program since he sailed for France. "The American soldier has made good in France," Secretary Baker assured newspaper men who met him at the war department. . "The French and British authorities are uniform in their praise of the cour age. endurance and soldierly quali ties of our men. “The big thing foi: America to do is to support the war. support it fi nancially and with firm belief. The right arm of America is in France. It is bared and ready to strlk. The test of the body Is here in the Unit ed States and it must support the arm.. This support should Include subscriptions to Liberty loans as well as moral support of high confid ence." The condition of the American troops, the secretary said, la excel lent. They nil are well phyalcally aad well la every .other .way.**. Their splrlti are high, their bt- .or 4(1mirabte and their relations with the French and Dvittsh cordial aad sympathetic, he said. “One rarely meats aa Aamrtcaa soldier la France, who does not smile and wave his hat,** Mr. Raker said.*’“The only sad Americans there are thoee «fho fear thef*may Rave le cease home before tRa Job !• done O" 1 " 11 '■ ^ “The Information I wont la get. I got." Mr. Baker <i His trig, ha •aid. woald bring a'rleeer and mare und*'»taadiac cuopermt.oe heteeea the war depart meat wad tha army. As far the secretary himself, he feels that, ha la "new eaaigpad frith tRa are filled with IlMHfcBdMt har A gRmpse af the tt rtiaal af tha Aamtlraa or WML Maas Rf OHRMBf tads tRa af a gigantic haa hive filled with ener getic OMR “ Secretary Raker raid he had heea tetifosted to ante the eatraardlaary esteat ta which American new spa pars carry the war news. Earapeaa he raid, were Immaaearahty these of this reentry la that pe the __ him," able sentiment. But you are ly voicing the sentiment—and that;s all. The war will certainly not be won through one hundred million patriots voicing sentiments. We can’t weaken the Hindenburg line merely by weakening our voices. , Instead of merely hoping that the Kaiser gets what he deserves, buy at least a thrift stamp and enable the government to buy a- gallon of gasoline that will furnish power for, a motor truck in France. The pury chase of a thrift stamp makes a loud er and more ominous noise than the human tongue. When you read of the, gallant stand the Americans are making in France, don’t think you have done your duty by saying, “God bless the brave boys." It is an excellent sen timent, but if instead you were to in vest in five thrift stamps the gov ernment . could purchase a pair of khaki breeches for one of the brave- boys. Don't let your admiration of our gallant Allies stop with saying, "The FrenchTand British are surely put ting up a wonderful fight." Back up your admiration with a bit of practical help. Six thrift stamps will furnish fresh bread for a sol dier for one month. # Don’t simply denounce the Huns when you read of some freah atro city, Denunciation alone can’t Im press them. Just hear in mind the fact that the money you tur^t la one war savlags stamp will aapply one hundred rifle bullets. Do you really wish to see tha Jlea victorious aad tha feated? • If you do. recollact four war aavtaga stampa pai maaas a rlflo far a soldier: war ravings stamp* the of a private soldier la the fixhnn* for yaa. If yaa wish ta aee the world safe far democracy, you’ll eaa It raaaar If yaa hear la mind the fact that by laveatlag la a war a*«<rx* .*ritrtr*u ‘"-Mar aavtaas *ump* «ou far- alab •uh*leteace far a company at idier* far oa# dag. Bxprraa yaar patrt* the aiediam af W R R to W to Hwwa «* tbr **• A me nr* a trwapa have erwraad the Meitraa harder la puaieR raiders wBe creased the Raa late iRfta renetry. aad after pfaedertag. at tempted la racape by rervaoMag MMa Mailtw After a pacuatt fall aw tag t be bttRgg af faar Amemaaa or Marti ?t tag bagdfta ware hilled eg tRa Mat iraa fide af tRa rtvar tRraa dope A pcwteei leeatvad aad Rang I Mr. Baker drive mr tRa It# dterwra tha front H# said hy Fremter Uo*d George ''.f’d that alternate cheerful aee* aad dared for soma time U-BOAT CHEW HERE wonM need a tonnage of about 2,- lpOO,OOqf which would have to be withdrawn from the allies* supply service. Moreover, according to statements made in the United States and Great Britain, intervention In the present campaign by such a big army no longer comes Into consider- atfnn ** mHAjU. After American entrance into the war. Admiral von Capelle continu ed. material help for the entente not only did not increase but decreased President Wilton’s program, he said t economic diffi culties that A allies, tha export aaw meet begin ta ratlea of as bad bean beped help ing the Officer* aad Men of I’-dR to Be Kept Thirty-eight surely, sneering, well- fed and alert Germans, the captured crew of the submarine U-58, taken by the United States destroyers Fan ning and Nicholson last November, arrived in Washington Thursday af ternoon bound for internment in a Georgia prison camp. Their appearance wae startling. Few persons in the great Union sta tion used to the constant stream of soldiers realised that these were the first prisoners of war captured by Americans. They were under heavy guard of well set-up, trim khakf- olad United States regulars, com manded by a sturdy captain, who plainly indicated he meant business. The captives came off the South ern railway train in columns of twos led by their commander, Capt. Lieut. Gustav Ansberger, and his other of fleers, Otto von Ritgen, Paul Schroeter, Frederick • Muller and Henry Rohke. Following them were 33. of the crew. The officers were neally_dressed In their blue with gold insgnia. They glanced around.the great station and grin ned at each other. Back of them came the 33 men of, the crew* They were in well-worn and well-used blue and the heavy canvass clothes of the machinist!. All the men were un dersized and the crew seemed com posed mostly of boys from 18 to 20 while the officers were not more than 25 to 25. * UP TO SCHWAB Witb TRa bulMimg af tRa groat aad J ^ m am mnmai Trm*| al af bang bMM. At atbar paM bora heea ear housed It la ad that Met tea la fall af MfeUMaAa. aad m 1 UMtold waO Rat* prtotag at any tiara far tha Mart at Gob. Camrara ta m la or affart la slap or pa realas owara graap at If tt oRaold*uafartBBatety < that we aray he rare that the will kaewa a hat ta da. aad wa Ip HBaatlaR tbara ear reedera will Hex ten la Mill dal T%» Kirapoaa war baa paMM dtt raids apt af tRe praas. ai tttfR RRHrittBf 90 MMMBWMM raa%B. but be eslots last the Tir- the Draft Lae Ir Georgia there le a M ping for Congress la ths first con gressional district, who snaouucra his platform la these words: "To the voters of the First Con gressional district: "I sm a candidate for congress subject to the Democratic primary, I favor an amendment to our draft law. providing that no soldlpr shall be sent abroad without his consent and on the merits of this Issue, I ask your vote. Yours truly, - "H. W. Shepard. Claxton, Ga. Such a man is not needed in the halls of the national congress, not even if he is honestly foolish In his belief. There is no way to wage the present war except by conscription —you can't fight a nation that has called alL;.lti : soldiers-nnlpss you do likewise. We favor conscription for war, not only of soldiers, but of la bor, of foodstuffs, of money—of eve ry vital necessity if the need becomes apparent If our people arenot will ing to fight to that extreme they should have stayed out of the war-—, but the great majority of them are willing. A correspondent of the New York Globe, writing from Moscow, sees a new Russia rising from the wrack of tbs old, and demandtag war against Germany. The wnr