The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, December 13, 1917, Section 3 Pages 13 to 20, Page 19, Image 19
/ TANKS GREAT MACHINES
WORK IX SMASHING THROUGH
LINE FEATURE OF WAR.
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Lowered Casualty Lists.?Artillery
Would Have Required ~
K
Days to Destroy.
The impression which existed in
the minds of many soldiers that the
British tanks were freaks of little
value as instruments of war is being
wiped out on account of the achievements
of the great army of these
L mighty engines which broke through
the main Hindenburg line and carried
the war miles into enemy ter
^^ritory. The work which the tanks
k did that day and have been doing
^ since is one of the most striking
i features of the war. It cannot be
/ said that they are alone responsible
for the tremendous victory won by
the' British, for infantry, artillery
and cavalry have played their part.
Nevertheless, the tanks drove the
entering wedge, without which this
triumph probably would have been
impossible.
Through Barbed Wire.
In a few hours they tore to shreds
lines of barbed wire, the demolition
' of which by concentration of artillery
would have required many days.
Furthermore, their employment made
possible the arrangement of the se\
cret attack, which would have been
out of the question had the artillery
been brought into play.
The tanks have demonstrated fully
their power in saving the lives of men
and in conserving ammunition. The
casualties among the infantry which
fc. followed .the tanks into action were
exceedingly light. The correspondent
% has heard that two battalions, for inJjr-stance,
had only one casualty each,
^jvand that another suffered the loss of
only three men. This is almost unil
precedented in an attack of such magf
nitude.
Casualties Light.
The casualties among the crews of
I the tanks were very light on the
f opening day, which is the only one
for which reports have thus far been
received. It is impossible to state
how many tanks were in action, but
there were several hundred, and out
* of all the men who went forward in
them it appears that less than twenty
wer? killed and less than 100 woundfe
ed. Many of these casualties were
? due to the fact that the men left the
| tanks to perform their work in the
I' open, where they came under the fire
of snipers.
The performance of the tanks was
J the more remarkable because there
? was only a short time to prepare for
their use. Some of the tanks had
2- ?? r\r-\ cm comonf hnf
IiiWCl L/CCIi 1X1 ail cutjUjjVin uut w&va v
and the crews lacked actual fighting
experience. Moreover, it was necesl
- sary to train the infantry to co"operate
with them.
In addition, a great amount of
^work was done to get the tanks into
| position and bring forward their
fuel. Many hundreds of tons of pe|
trol were brought up secretly and
stored pending the attack. It was
$ done so quietly that few soldiers in
j the territory involved knew what
jf was proceeding.
The advance of tanks, with their
general leading the way in a monitor
flying his flag, was the most impressive
sight imaginable. For miles they
were lined along the British front,
and when they started forward it was
- like a great ceremonial parade. Back
of them came the infantry, giving the
^ final touch to the picture.
Tanks have been engaged in some
bitter fighting since they entered the
r enemy territory. The stiffest fighting
was at Lateau wood, south of
Manieres. There the tanks engaged
a number of German field and heavy
guns and won the day against them.'
One tank deliberately charged a 5.9
inch gun and cleaned out its crew
with its machine guns.
Cataing fell before one tank. It
charged into the village, making it
untenable by the vigorous action of
its guns. Twelve tanks led the way
into Marcoing.
* At Ribecourt the tanks arrived just
rp,as the Germans were sitting down to
breakfast. The crews of the tanks
^ got their morning meal from the food
prepared for the enemy.
[V ?. Killed by Brother's Gun.
Edgefield, Dec. 6.?Tuesday afternoon,
Sallie, the five year old daughter
of Mr. W. S. Culbreath, of the
Rehoboth section of this county, was
accidentally shot and killed. A brother
of the little girl had been huntjjjjg*
;
^ ing, and on returning home placed
^ his gun in a corner of the hall. While
* playing hide and seek one of his
children ran against the gun, and it
was thrown to the floor, causing it
to discharge, the entire load enter[
. ing the breast of the child just below
! the heart. It had always been the
practice of the boy on returning from
- tho prlin hpfore Dlac
fa, nuni iu umuuu 0 ? ^
ing it in the house, but on this occasion,
unfortunately, he neglected
i\ to do so.
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TO RAISE MUCH MONEY.
Baptists Will Endeavor to Raise
$350,000 in Ninety Days.
Rock Hill. Dec. 5.?The especially
significant matters engaging the attention
of the Baptist State convention
today were State missions and
education. The convention adopted
recomendations of the State mission
board authorizing the employment of
two enlistment men, an assistant in
the department of Sunday-schools,
B. Y. P. U., and colportage, who shall
put special emphasis on B. Y. P. U.
work, the raising of $50,000 for the
specific work of State missions the
coming year and $10,000 for church
building, and the appointment of a
State apportionment committee. Dr.
W. T. Derieux, secretary, and the
Rev. E. M. Lightfoot, camp pastor
at Camp Jackson, addressed the convention,
after which there was general
discussion and enthusiastic
adoption. There are 125 men and
six lady missionaries in this work.
The special report on education
was submitted by Dr. A. C. Jones and
proposed the most stupendous educational
campaign probably ever undertaken
by South Carolina Baptists.
It surpassed in enthusiasm the action
of last year, which was regarded as
a red letter day at that time. The
exact proposition is to inaugurate a
debt raising campaign to secure
$350,000 in ninety days to liquidate
the total indebtedness on the educational
institutions fostered by the
convention and add $90,000 to the
endowment of Furman university.
The conference committee on Connie
Maxwell orphanage reported
through A. B. Kennedy, and the convention
endorsed the splendid administration
of the orphanage by Dr.
A. T. Jamison and will raise $40,000
for this object the coming year, and
will probably add a domestic science
building.
The following figures are taken
from the summary 01 me report presented
by J. F. Moore, of Wagener, a
statistical secretary. There are 1,132
churches. To these were added
14,801 members through the year,
8,133 of whom were by baptism, the
total membership at present being
155,305. Pastors' salaries, $327,117.44.
Gifts for State missions,
$45,039.59. Gifts for home missions,
$35,193.74. Gifts for foreign missions,
$58,777.69, not including $5,139.53
which was given to the Judson
fund for eqtripment on the foreign
fields. For Connie Maxwell orphanage
the gifts were $38,860.60.
Other objects fostered received large
gifts, bringing the total gifts to
$939,775.59. The value of all the
church property in the State, exclusive
of the college and academy property,
is $4,073,444.00.
The women's societies raised $58,972.00
the past year, and will increase
this the coming year, besidps
a church building loan fund of $500
will be donated as a memorial to
Mrs. C. E. Watson.
Contributions for all purposes last
year amounted to nearly $1,000,000.
The place of the next meeting was
| left in the hands of the executive
j committee. Dr. G. W. Quick, of
Greenville, was appointed to preach
the convention sermon next year,
with Dr. C. P. Jones, alternate.
The following officers were elect
ed for another year: ^resident, i.
T. Hyde, Charleston; vice presidents,
J. J. Lawton, Hartsville, and C. B.
Bobo. Laurens; secretary, W. C. Allen,
North Augusta: assistant secretary,
A. B. Kennedy, Columbia; statistical
secretary, J. Furman Moore,
Wagener; treasurer, C. H. Roper,
Laurens.
25 Planes Raid London.
London, Dec. 6.?Seven persons
were killed and twenty-one injured
in the air raid, Chancellor Bonar
Law announced today in the house of
commons. Of the victims three were
killed and ten injured in London.
After several weeks of respite LonI
don in the early hours of this mornj
ing experienced another German raid,
one of the most determined, but the
most futile, yet attempted. The first
warnings were received shortly after
12:30 a. m., when a group of Gothas
crossed the coast of Kent. Apparently
they intended to make for London,
but after dropping bombs along
the coast they made off seaward
again.
About two hours later warnings
were given again when another group
Midoro started ud the Thames,
U1 xajuv.tf ~
but like their predecessors, after flying
over Kent, they returned the
way they came.
This Man His Own Grandfather.
I married a widow who had a
daughter. My father visited our
house frequently, fell in love and
married my step-daughter. Thus my
father became my son-in-law and my
step-daughter my mother, because
she was my father's wife. My stepdaughter
also had a son; he was, ol
course, my brother and at the same
time my grandchild, for he was the
I Save Gasoline?Save I ires
?Drive a Maxwell Car
The automobile has suddenly become
more than ever a necessity in passenger
service*
| We must go about from place to place to
carry on our part of the world's work.
We can no more get along without motor
cars than we can without the telegraph or the
telephone. , ,
But motor cars to-day must be light, durable,
economical
i; The Maxwell has always been light, durable,
economical?made so to meet an in*
mense, sensible demand that has existed all
the time.
To-day that demand is universal*
Don't take* any chances.
| Buy a Maxwell?the standardized car
whose economy and durability have been
proved.
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: my grandmother, because she was of a person's grandmother is his
; my mother's mother. I was my grandfather, I am my own grandi
wife's husband and grandchild at father.?Exchange.
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