The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, August 23, 1917, Page 4, Image 4
HILL XO..70 ( APTI IIKI).
Canadians Make Brilliant Charge
Crowned With Victory.
British Front in France and Belgium.
"Aug. l.~>.?After the brilliant
* adrance this morning in which the
Canadians captured hill To, and then
swept on northwest of Lens, the at
tackers were in close grips with the
Germans in the western part of Lens
late today.
The attack began at 4.2.") o'clock,
iusfr as the first gray streaks of dawn
were appearing. All night the British
big guns had been pouring a
steady stream of high explosive shells
into the German positions, great de^
? tonations overlapping one another
like the rapid crack of machine gun
fire, and swelling into a mighty volume
of thunder that shook the earth
and stunned the senses. Then, a
short time before the hour of offensive
had arrived, the batteries abruptly
ceased, and a strange, almost
N' \ oppressive stillness, fraught with the
^ portending cataclysm which must folV
: low, crept over the country which
until then had been an inferno of
death. It had been raining and gray
clouds still hung low over the trenches
where crouched the Canadian infantrymen
waiting eagerly for the
arrival of the moment which would
O" summon them to attack.
, Terrible Spectacle.
Suddenly, ten minutes before the
time set for the attack, every British
gun within range broke out with a
hurricane of shelling and solid lines
of crimson lightning belched from the
German trenches as the explosives
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:*ui!?e aooui mem. iu mis iuhu picture
* was added the unforgettable
spectacle of the burning oil which the
British threw on the enemy lines.
Great clouds of pinkish colored smoke
rolled across the country from the
?.?-/> flaming liquid and the murky sky
threw back myrid colors from the
conflagration below.
The moment of attack arrived, and
as the British guns dropped their
projecting barrage in front of the
Canadian trenches, the clouds parted
and the yellow moon appeared. In
the light of this beacon the Canadians
leaped over the parapets and began
7 their methodical advance behind tlieir
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barrage fire.
7/ . Without a Flaw.
, . The British Barrage was without a
flaw. Behind it the Canadians mounted
Hill 70 and swept along the rest
of the line. On the crest of the hill,
> where so much blood had been spilled
before, heavy fighting might have
been expected, for the position was
well manned with machine guns. The j
resistance here, however, was not
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strong and was not until the dwells
ings in the outskirts of the suburbs
were reached that vigorous fighting
occurred. The ground over which
the infantry advanced was honeycombed
with British holes and the
barbed wire defenses had been levellP-7
d so that they gave little trouble.
.. I The first serious resistance from
V the Germans was met at a point
where the nemy was entrenched
stronglvin connectingcellars and here
sanguinary fighting occurred. The
place is a sample of other surburbs
:r-. about Lens.
Lens before the war had a population
of 30,000, but it is now a mass
of ruins.
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Following their usual tactics the |
-; . Germans had carried out systematic i
' . . destruction of the houses and had
constructed strong underground de'i
fenses. The whole city is undermined
with, tunnels and dugouts which
g \ have been reinforced with concrete.
It was in such difficult surroundk
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? " ing as this that the Canadians are
r'- battling today.
The capture of Hill 70 is another
^ triumph for the British fighting or
ganization. Wounded Canadians returning
from the heart of the battle
today were loud in their praise of the
perfection achieved in preparation
and the efficient protection afforded
C by the artillery.
The extreme depth reachd in the
first stage was 1,500 yeards and this
was achieved in ninety-three mins
utes.
* A considerable number of German
prisoners are beginning to arrive at
the British camp, and it is remarked
that many are mere lads.
Knew the Color All Right.
"Say," said the landlord to the tenant
who was two months shy on his
rent, "when am I going to see the
color of your money?"
"I can't exactly say when you are
owrxy tr\ cna ?1 " rpnliprJ flip nai'tV of
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the second part, "but I can tell you
/ about It: The color just now is an
invisible green."?Brooklyn Eagle.
riidauiited.
The landlady beamed upon the
new boarder. "Now don't be afraid
of the bacon. .Mr. Pullman." she said,
trying to make him feel thoroughly
at home.
"Not at all, madam, not at all,"
replied Pullman. "Why, I've seen a
piece twice as large and it didn't
frighten me a bit."?Los Angeles
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1/FAYETTE AS CAROLINA'S GUEST
Visit of Distinguished Frenchman is
Recalled by Commission's Trip.
Coming to this country ot' Rene
! Viviani, .Marshal Joffre, Admiral Chocheprat,
and other French and English
noblemen, and the cordial reception
given them throughout the
country," recalls the visit of the .Marquis
de Lafayette, the eminent
French patriot and supporter of the
American revolution, who made a
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farewell tour of the country nearly,
100 years ago. The pomp and ceremony
with which the French representatives
were received was no
greater than that accorded Larayette
when, in IS24, he accepted the
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I iliV IlcttiCii UJ. IUC taiicu Uinivd S>v'"
j eriiment to visit the great republic
j he had nourished with his own blood j
in its enfeebled infancy. Traverse
that section of South Carolina from !
Charlotte to Columbia, ^stop, if you j
will, at a number of beautiful country
places that were erected 100 years'
or more ago, and as likely as not j
your host will tell you that the great.
Marquis Lafayette was once entertained
in that house on the occasion
of his journey to Columbia where
people from all over South Carolina
came to do him honor.
Lafayette first, after his reception
in New York, came to Washington
city, then traveled east and then
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south. His tour was'a series of ovations,
and it was not until March,
1S2o, that he reached South Carolina.
When the news that he was
nnni in o- tn Pnlnmhia. rpached York
ville the enthusiasm of the citizens I
prompted illumination of the town.
Every window facing on the street
had a lighted candle to each pane,
and in those houses which boasted no
sash ranged rows of candles one upon
the other in their ungiazed openings.
The streets were as bright as
day. the people promenaded them,
greeting one another with a kind of
gleeful vivacity, for there was a great
heart throb throughout the State of
as joyous welcome to the distinguished
guest of the nation.
The uniformed military companies
of Lexington, Newberry, Lancaster,
Chester and York went to Columbia
to receive with pomp and ceremony
the distinguished foreigner. The legislature
had made a large appropriation
to pay the expenses of a proper
reception; love and pride stimulated
each section to outdo the other in
handsome appearance for the occas!
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ion. York county, ambitions to pay
all deference to the Frenchman the
State defighted to honor, made up a
very handsome company of mounted
infantry, numbering eighty men, who
ipft nn a hrieht March morning under
the command of Capt. William Ranjdolph
Hill.
A description of the reception in
Columbia, written by one of the
members of the military troop who
attended from York county, and
which has come into possession of
the correspondent of the Sunday
News, is here given:
Reception at Columbia.
''Columbia was crowded from garret
to cellar. Visitors from every
section of the State had flocked in
and hotels and private houses were
all filled to overflowing. For weeks
i ahead rooms were engaged at the ho!
teis and it was impossible, if you
! had not taken this precaution, to get
: an apartment at once. All knew
j such an occasion would never come
j again. About noon the next day af!
ter our arrival the troops were marshaled
out to receive the distinguished
visitor, who came that day from
Camden. Relays of horses had been
provided on the road to enable him to
make the jaunt in the most expediJ
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IIOUS auu itjast iai>ig'uiug iiiauuvi.
Having the position of an officer, but
being fettered by no command, 1 was
at liberty to separate myself from
my company, so I pushed on to gain
the earliest possible view of the hero.
"About a mile out of Columbia,
the companies were halted. Gover-j
nor Manning?then the executive?|
with his staff, awaited to receive Lafayette.
An elegant open barouche,
drawn by two beautiful horses, magnificently
caparisoned, stood ready to
convey him to the city. Soon the
cynosure of all hearts appeared, having
been escorted from Camden by a
brigade of horse, under Gen. Bradley,
of Chester. The cannon roared forth
its thundering welcome, acclamations
or heart's allegiance greeted him and
from every voice were cries of welcome.
He was handed into the vehicle
prepared for him and by his side
rode old Col. Tom Taylor, the father
nf Columbia?himself a revolutionary
hero, both uncovered. On the box, in
addition to the driver, was a footman,
both in livery, and two fine-looking
mulattoes. also in handsome livery,
holding an extra rein to guard against
any accident occurring from the high
mettle of the fiery steeds, chafed by
the measured pace and excited by the
vociferous salutations of the enthusiastic
throng, which continually made
the air clamorous with shouts of welcome.
Among the companies was
Capt. Meyer, of Newberry, who had
12."> under his command, each one
mounted on a white horse, all handsomely
uniformed and caparisoned.
To this company afterward was assigned
the special honor of escorting!
Gen. Lafayette from Columbia to
Charleston.
Welcomed by Mayor.
"We entered Columbia by Taylor
street, turned into Main street, across
which were thrown triumphal arches
of evergreens and flowers, and on
either side at intervals jets of water
played in the sunshine. Where Bridge
street crosses .Main street the procession
stopped. Here the mayor made
his. speech of welcome, the orator of
the day delivered his address, and during
these ceremonies the companies
were dismounted, the men filed facing
in on each side?the line extending
from .Main street some yards past Mr.
Randolph's house?which had been
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generously tendered and fitted up for
the use of the noble Frenchman during
his stay.
"The speeches ended, and through
this living avenue Lafayette walked
to his temporary residence. To Francis
K. Huger, in recognition of his
noble risks generously hazarded to
liberate the Marquis de Lafayette
from his long imprisonment?when
imprisoned at Olmutz?even though
fruitless, was accorded the honor to
walk by his side in the day of his
majesty through the streets of the
proud capital of Huger's own State.
They were in front. Lafayette, limping
in his gait, leaning on Huger's
right arm, proceeded slowly down the
ranks. A cannon rolled out its sonorous
reports in the distance, feux de
joie were continually echoing along
j the line and little girls in holiday
attire threw bouquets under his feet,
thus literally strewing his path with
flowers. Behind him came the dignitaries
of State and city, two and two
in arm?a most imposing spectacle.
"I, in virtue of my rank, stood
three paces in front of the rank and?
file. Next to me was Major Moore,
of Winnsboro. As Lafayette approached
I saw, every now and then,
some of the officers on either side
shake hands with him. Coveting, too
the privilege I whispered to Major
.Moore to shake hands with him when
he came up. 'I will' he replied, in
the same tone, and when Lafayette
got to where we were stationed the
major advanced in pace, put out liis
hand and, as if acknowledging the
grand introduction of the grand pageant?for
there was no other?said:
'I am happy to be made acquainted
with you sir.' Lafayette grasped the
proffered hand, bowing and repealing
the phrase all the time on his
lips coming, I doubt not, straight
from his heart. 'Very happy.' I stood
next, in silence, and held out my hand
and I never received a more cordial
grasp and shake, accompanied by the
words, 'Very happy, very happy.'
Inside the Mansion.
"At last Lafayette entered the
house. Here everything was arranged
most perfectly for his comfort. Judge
Xott's old Harry, a servant renowned }
in his day throughout Columbia for
his superiority in every good quality,
was assigned as his body servant, J
Judge DeSaussure and others had ^
their most accomplished house ser- i
vants to attend in waiting. Cut glass <
and silver stood around in profusion, ]
contributed by the citizens for the use
of the occasion. Two sentinels, with
fixed bayonets on their guns, were
posted at the door to prevent entrance
of intruders. The insignia of
office shown by my feather and sword
obtained my entrance. In the passage
1 met Gen. Bradley, of Chester? "
an acquaintance. With him I went
into the room where Lafayette held a
kind of levee, and was presented by
name. Again I had the honor of
pressing my hand to that of the generous
Frenchman, whose nobility of
nature, far above that of birth alone,
had been accounted worthy of the .
friendship even of our Washington. ]
"The ball given that night in the '
State House was. I suppose, a splendid
affair. During the entire night 1
fire rockets were sent off. The next '
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a ay .L/aiayeiie roue aiuuuu iunu, tuning
on different members of eminence, ]
among others so honored was William
Edward Hayne, formerly sheriff .
of York, the son of Charleston's revolutionary
hero. Mrs. Hayne brought
out her infant and said she to the [
general: 'Sir, when my baby is j
grown I want to have it to say that it j
was once in the arms of Cfen. Lafay-i
ette.' Benignly he took the infant in j
his arms, kissed and blessed it. |
Whether the babe lived to mature;
years to boast the gentle action' which
graced its infancy I know not.''
The bright pageant in Columbia in ;
Lafayette's honor laster thfee days,;
j and then the vast crowd returned to
j their homes, throughout the State to
j recount its beauties and pleasures.
! Among incidentally, so far as is
known, this is the only preserved
record of these great gala days in the .
State capital when the people gathered
to pay homage to their friend.?
Jos. D. Grist in News and Courier. ^
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