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SMASH HINDENBLRG LINE' ALLIES MAKE GREATEST MOVE SINCE WAR BEGAN. Thousands of Prisoners Captured. ; Tanks Lead Way Through Wire | Entanglements and Trenches. British Headquarters in France, Nov. 20.?The redoubtable Hindenburg line in the Cambrai sector was smashed in many places today by the i great force of the British tanks, and I ^ f?l ! mis anernoon int* iiuauu;*, nimu lowed through the gaps, are still battling their way through. The surprise attack was launched i it dawn, over a wide front. In the irst few hours its progress was marked with evident success. The resistance offered by the Germans this morning was negilible and by noon British pioneers already were at work laying roads across the old front line trenches, while prisoners were coming in from all directions. The casualties of the attacking forces thus far have been light. Great num\ berg of German dead lay before the original Hindenburg trenches, where the bewildered enemy, taken unawares, made a'half-hearted attempt to stem the onrushing Britons. ? * - - Tne aavance or rue Dnu?u aim; against the Germans was continuing this afternoon. The towns of Masrieres, Marconing, Ribecourt, Havineourt, Graincourt and Flesquires all were behind the British advancing line and the calvary, which is cooperating with the tanks and rendering invaluable service, was drawing in toward the Bourlon wood, west of Cambrai. Without Artillery. The battle was an inovation for the Western front, for it was begun without any preliminary artillery work. Upon the army tanks rested the responsibility for victory or defeat, and they fulfilled all expectations. The iron giants went through the tremendous lines of barbed wire entanglements in front of the main Hindenburg positions, and on over the trenches as though they were on parade. The tanks started forward at 6:20 o'clock, and by 11:30 the British infantry,. which had swarmed into the hole made by the mighty engines, was engaging the enemy in open fighting along the Hindenburg support line, back of the main defences at many points. | Up to noon today..there had been no hard fighting, and the German artillery fire had been very weak. Surrendered Freely. The Germans surrendered freely in numerous places, and several hundred were brought in during the first fewhours of fighting. Two attempted counter attacks were smashed by the British artillery in the early hours, one in a tunnel trench near Bullecourt, the other at Havincourt park, where one company ' of Germans essayed an advance. The tanks this afternoon, followed by infantry, were continuing their journey into enemy territory. Prisoners admit ruefully that the attack was a surprise to them-, and caught many of them in their dugouts. The secrecy with which the British made their preparations was one of the most striking features of the offensive. Guns, tanks and troops were moved into the Cambrai sector at night, and carefully hidden during the day. Calm Before Battle. Up to the actual hour of the British attack there were moments when great stillness reigned over the battle front and it seemed impossible that within s shnrt time the line would be a seething caldron. At 6:20 o'clock a long line of tanks, distributed over a wide front, started forward. At the same time, the British infantry on either side of .the land monitors made threats at the German line. Within a few seconds the entire enemy front for a distance of many miles was flaming with varigated signals, which called frantically for help from the German gunners in the rear. Red, green, white and blue lights shot up in every direction, and the rockets showered a myriad of stars down through the gloom, like a mammoth display of fireworks. Germans Dismayed. The dismay of the Germans was blazed across the sky as clearly in this unforgettable whirlwind of pyrotechnics as though their higher command had announced it officially. Their guns came into action first one and then half a dozen, then scores, but their fire was weak. They were not prepared for such an eventuality, or they would have shown it in their ar tuierv worn. The British big guns soon began to break the silence on their side, not in the form of barrage lire, but in coun' ter-battery work. Meanwhile the tan^s robed on over what was virtually a virgin battle field. Bvitr'sh Casualties Slight. London. Xcv. 22.?The British casualties in tue advane toT,ari Combrai are reported to be very consid F jrably less than the number of prisoners taken, it was announced today by Major Gen. F. b. Maurice, chief director of military operations, at the war office. The British, said Gen. Maurice, had advanced a depth of six and a half miles at the farthest point on a front of ten miles, which was a record advance in twenty-four hours on the v,esTern front and was further than "e nmoprss made during three month's fighting at Ypres. The victory at Cambrai, Gen. Maurice continued, was the direct result of the fighting at Ypres and, therefore, the men who fought at Ypres deserved equal credit for the Cambrai success. The Italian situation, the general added, was more satisfactory than a week, ago. but it was premature to say Venice was safe. Gen.|Maurice announced that operations in Palestine, near Jerusalem, were continuing with complete success. The British were still six miles distant Ircm Jerusalem, fighting in the hills of Juda, he said, and it would be unwise to make any anticipatory statement regarding the fall of the city. /' ai.n.nno ICierf hintr tn IfpcjintlirP. VI^I HiaiKI A British Array Headquarters in France, Nov. 23.?The British have renewed their attack on Fontaine and are sill holding he ground between Cantaing and south of Fontaine. It is unofficially estimated that several score of guns have been captured. The British and the German forces last night rested on their arms along most of the battle front, after three days of determined conflict. Hard Local Fighting. Hard local fighting developed at some points, notably in the vicinity of Crevecoeur, Mouevres and Bourlon wood, but for the most part the British were engaged in consolidating works, and the Germans gave little trouble in the way of counter attacks. It appears that the British early today drove back tne enemy at an elevation just west of Moeuvres, known as Tadpole Corpse. This hill dominates a large section of the canal Du Nord, running east of Moeuvres, and to a large extent the village itself, which still is in German hands. i.1 i>0 r turner There has been no further change at Fontaine, where the Germans yesterday delivered a heavy counter-attack, and compelled the British to withdraw from the village to a position a little south of it. The fighting at Fontaine was at close quarters, and particularly bitter. This morning the Germans in the eastern part of Crevecoeur village were maintaining an intense machine gun fire against the British in its west environs. Rain fell last night, and today dense, low-hanging clouds were letting down a steady drizzle, which made aerial observations very difficult. No announcement has been made of the amount of material captured bv the British, but quantities of war stores are strewn over the battle area, and among the booty are numerous guns. The total of prisoners so far counted still remains somewhere between 8.000 and 9,000. British Take Bourlon. Nov. 25.?After hard fighting in which the troops came into hand-toJ fiirVitincr nrith Vfl rvin P T'P'SllltS. uaiiu uguiiug niui . , Field Marshal Haig's forces now are in possession of the town of Bourlon and the greater part of the Bourlon wood, west of Cambrai, giving them a dominating position over the much sought for railroad center and the surrounding country. English, Welsh, and Scottish battalions aided by the calvary, now dismounted, encompassed the defeat of the Germans who had concentrated fresh reserves?men of extreme valor ?to face the British in their do-ordie efforts to win the positions which mean so much toward the ultimate character of Cambrai with its tentacles of railroads and highways leading in all directions and on which Field Marshal von Hindenburg is so dependent for support. Principle Objective. JLuttle else except the gaining of this town and of the wood has had a place in the strategy of the British commander-in-chief since his dash last week placed his forces west and southwest of Cambrai virtually upon threshold of the town. Ever rir.ce the initial attack the Germans had tenaciously disputed every inch of ground. The northeasterly portion of the wood apparently now is the sole remaining part of it that is still in i German hands and, being only about ; three and a half mile- distant from Cambrai, the Germans are doing their utmost to ho d it, and even to drive back the British who have gained a footing there. Jeremiah OT e^ry 1 ousted that he ! would go to hell for his country, and j his country is. unanimous in speeding his going. MASTER'S SALE. ?? i Pursuant to an order of the court of common pleas for Bamberg county, in the ca?e of Mrs. E. E. Platts, e't ah, plaintiffs, vs. Meta Belle Lightsey, et ah, defendants, I, the undersigned, will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash, before the court house door, at Bamberg, S. C., on the 3rd day of December, 1917, between the legal Hours of =ale on said day, the folic wing described land, to wit: TRACT NO. 1. All of that certain tract or parcel of land, situate in the county of c-oi,i Qtnfci nf South Caro Ddinuci&i o". ? iina, containing: eighty-one (SI) ac-I res, more or less, bounded on the north by lands of M. O. Kinard; east by lands of .Mrs. S. P. Folk; south by lands formerly to the estate of Mrs. G. L. Lightsey, deceased, now M. O. Kinard, et al., (being the same tract described below as tract number 2) and on the west by lands of the estate of J. J. Copeland. deceased. TRACT NO. 2. All of that certain tract or parcel of land, situate in the county of Bamberg, said State of South Carolina, containing fifty acres, more or jless, being located in what is known jas Big Salkehatchie Swamp, and bounded on the north by lands of the late Geo. F. Lightsey, (being tract number 1, above described); on the east by lands of Mrs. S. P. Folk; on the south by lands formerly of D. F. Moore, and on the west by the estate of J. J. Copeland, deceased. The said land will oe sold in separate parcels. Purchaser to pay for papers. J. J. BRABHAM, JR., Judge of Probate for Bamberg County, Acting as Master for said county. November 12th, 1917. NOTICE OF MASTER'S SALE. Pursuant to an order of the Court of Common Pleas in the case of J. Aldrich Wyman vs. Frank Davis, et al., I, J. J. Brabham, Jr., Judge of Probate as Master for Bamberg county, will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the court house door, Bamberg, S. C., on Monday, December 3rd, 1917, between the lagal hours of sale on said day, the following described property, to wit: That certain tract or parcel of land situate in the county of Bamberg, State of South Carolina, containing fnrtv-eieht. and one-half acres, more or less, and bounded on the north by lands of N. B. Rhoad; east by lands of Mrs. Charity Sease; south by Drawdy Branch, and west by lands of Mrs. Minnie A. Carter. Purchaser to pay for papers. J. J. BRABHAM, JR., Judge of Probate as Master for Bamberg County. November 14th, 1917. Recommended by Doctor Cothram Dr. T. E. Cothram is a well-known pharmacist of Alexis, Ala. And when j jie gets bilious or needs a purgative i medicine, what do you suppose he does? Out of his whole big stock of liver medicine he selects and uses Granger Liver Regulator. He says ''There is r.cr.e be tier." That's a pretty strong c -cement, dsn't ycu think, f., r.i a r.v \ w::o knows all about the merits ( i \ :c <: liferent medicines on the market ? Granger Liver Regulator is purely vegetable, does not gripe nor irritate the delicate lining of the stomach and bowels and always gives quick ar.d pleasant results. It is the best system purilicr known. Your druggist can supply you?2oc large box. A^ept no ?hstifcute. I It Helps! H There can be no doubt g 3 as to the merit of Cardui, N j? the woman's tonic, in ?? ?s the treatment of many E Jg troubles jpeculiar to women, i he thousands of women who have been helped by Cardui in the g? past 40 years, is conclu- Kg g sive proof that it is a g g good medicine for women g g who suffer. It should ^J| help you, too. Take ^ ran# Woman's Tonic ra STIfl Mrs. N. E. Varner, of |1 j| % Hixson, Tenn., writes: 1 | "1 was passing through I ? | | the .. . My back and g g sides were terrible, and &J| my suffering indescriba- PTE ble. I can't tell just how fcTid ir V and where 1 hurt, about f| .. B all over, I think ... I 0 g B B began Cardui, and my g Jj| HIH pains grew less ana less, n i h ISjl until I was cured. Iam K^ijgj remarkably strong for a woman 64 years of age. &4I 1 do all my housework." fa ^ Try Cardui, today. E-76 jgjjj l. ! '. Outer I?. !>. Carter CARTER ft CARTER A TT<) RX 11VS-A T-LA W s. r. Special attention given to settle t ont of r-v-",t^s and investigation of Land Titles. Chr'strras stock of Waterman Ideal Founta-in Tens expected to arrive in tue next few days. CRYING FOR HELP [ !< jt Lots of It In Bamberg But Daily j Growing Less. The kidneys often cry ior help. Not another organ in the whole body more delicately constructed; I Not one more important to health. ; The kidneys are the filters of the < blood. When they fail the blood become? foul and poisonous. There c?.n be no health where there is noi.-oned blood. Backache is one of the frequent indications of kidney trouble. It is often the kidney's cry for he'p. Heed it. Read what Doan's Kidney Fills have done for overworked kidneys. Read what Doan's have done for Bamberg people. Mrs. S. M. Kinard, Broad St., Bamberg, says: "I suffered from a severe attack of backache and it caused me much annoyance and pain through my kidneys. I had headaches and 1 often felt as if I were falling. Others of the family had found Doan's Kidney Pills beneficial so I began taking them. One box brought the best of results, removing all symptoms of kidney trouble in a short time." Price 60c. at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that Mrs. Kinard had. Foster-Milburn Co.-, Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. What is LAX-FOS LAX-FOS IS AN IMPROVZD CASCARA A Digestive Liquid Laxative, Latnaruc and Liver Tonic. Contains Cascara Bark, Blue Flag Root, Rhubarb Root, Black Root, May Apple Root, Senna Leaves and Pepsin. Combines strength with palatable aromatic taste. 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