The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, June 26, 1919, Page 2, Image 2
HAIG AMAZED AT VICTORY.
British General Says Miraculous Is
the Only Descriptive Word.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in
his final dispatch now made public,
presents an important review of the
war and describes in detail the expansion
and achievements of the British
army, with many remarkable
facts and figures. He treats the operations
on the western front as a
single continuous campaign, in which
can be recognized the same general
features and necessary stages that,
between forces of approximately
equal strength, have marked all the
conclusive battles of history.
"The high water mark of our fighting
strength in infantry," says the
British commander, "was only reached
after two and a half years of conflict,
by which time heavy casualties
had already been incurred. It was
not until mid-summer, 1916, that the
artillery situation became even ap'
proximately adequate to the conduct
of major operations.
"During the Somme battle artillery
ammunition had to be watched with
the greatest care. During 1917 ammunition
was plentiful, but the gun
situation caused anxiety. It was only
in 1918 that artillery operations
could be conducted without any limitw'.:
ing consideration beyond that of
transport.
"The margin with which the German
onrush of 1914 was stemmed
was so narrow and the subsequent
struggle was so severe that the word
'miraculous' is entirely inadequate to
describe the recovery and ultimate
victory of the allies,
i- "The breakdown of Russia in 1917
probably prolonged the war by a
year, and the military situation in
Italy in the autumn of 1917 necessitated
the transfer of five British divisions
to Italy at a time when their
presence in France might have had
far-reaching effects."
Sir Douglas records the interesting
fact that more than half the British
casualties in the fighting of 1918 occurred
during the five months from
March to July, when the allies were
v. on the defensive.
"The rapid collapse of Germany's
military powers in the latter half of
J 1918 was'the logical outcome of the
fighting of the previous two years.
\ ' It would not 4 have taken place but
for that period of ceaseless attrition,
which used up the German reserves.
*It is in the great battles of 1916 and
,1917 that all have to seek for the secret
of our victory in 1918/'
V , The value of cavalry in modern
var is emphasized by Sir Douglas
Haig, and, in discussing the value of
mechanical contrivances such as
1 tanks, he observes that, immense as
, their influence might.have been, they
could not by themselves decide a
. campaign. Their true role is to assist
infantrymen by whose rifles and
bayonets only can decisive victory be
won.
The expansion of British person'nel,
artillery, ammunition, transport,
railway construction, and establishl:i
ments of every kind in France is
dwelt upon by the field marshal. Re?
. garding machine guns, the British
equipment increased from one gun to
^ 500 infantrymen in 1914 to one to
20 infantrymen in 1918. The 486
pieces of artillery with which the
; - British took the field in 1914 were
represented at the date of the armistice
by 6,437.
/ ' On the first day of the Somme battle
in 1916 nearly 13,000 tons of artillery
ammunition were fired by the
British on the western front. On two
days, September 20 and 21, 1917,
42,000 tons were expended, and in
the three days of the crucial battle
of September 27, 28 and 29, 1918,
nearly 65,000 tons were fired by the
British artillery.
Sir Douglas Haig says that the
leature 01 me war wuicn 10 me msj
torian may well appear most noteworthy
is the creation of the new
r
British army, which was successfully
built up in the very midst of the war.
"The total of more than 327,000
, German prisoners captured by us on
the western front," says Sir Douglas,
"is in striking contrast to the force
of six divisions, comprising some 80,000
fighting men, with which we entered
the war. That we should have
been able to accomplish this stupendous
task is due partly to the loyalty
and devotion of our allies and to the
J.'J "!_ ^ m ?l n 1 XT 1 A
spieuuiu worK or tne xvoyai i\av>, uuii
mainly to the wonderful spirit of the
British race in all parts of the
world,"
/ With respect to the use of cavalry,
Sir Douglas Haig contends that, in
the light of full experience of the
war, the decision to preserve the cavalry
corps has been completely justified.
'"It has been proved," he adds,
"that cavalry, whether used for
shock effect, under suitable conditions,
or as mobile infantry, have
still an indispensable part to play in
modern war. Moreover, it cannot
safely be assured that in all future
wars the flanks of the opposing forces
will rest on neutral states or impass
SHOOTS MOTHER-IN-LAW.
Greenville Man Puts I'p Fight and
Posse Shoots Him.
Greenville, June 18.?Hugh Bramlett,
a white man about 35 years of
age, created a sensation in the western
section of the city early tonight
when he drove, up in an automobile
to the home of his mother-in-law,
wife and sister-in-law twice at 713
Pendleton street, ran up into the
house and shot his mother-in-law
twice with a pistol, then returned to
his car and drove off at a furious rate
down the Augusta road.
A posse of officers and citizens at
once started out to find Bramlett and
finally captured him several miles
from the city. Bramlett put up a stiff
fight and it was necessary to shoot
him. He was brought to the jail and
given medical attention. It is not believed
that he is seriously injured.
Bramlett does not live with his
wife and bad feeling has existed between
him and his mother-in-law and
sister-in-law for some time. Only a
few weeks ago he was arrested by the
city police upon complaint of the
three women, who declared that
Bramlett had entered the house armed
with a shotgun and revolver and
had threatened to kill them all, but
that they had disarmed him. When
the police got to the house on that
occasion they found the man beintr
held at bay in one of the rooms by
the women.
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To Dance or Not?
The official programme of the Welcome
Day to the returned soldiers
cannot yet be printed?a difference
Ui upjuiun lias luauiicsicu uccu
upon the propriety of having a dance
for the soldiers and sailors. The
executive committee, headed by
Chairman John T. Wise, had voted
four to one for the dance as the
evening's feature of the day's celebration.
Monday afternoon about
ten members of the general committee
met, and several of these objected
to that item.
Rev. Geo. E. Davis, pastor of
the First Baptist church, asked that
his name be taken off if the dance
was on the programme. Mr. W. L.
Moseley,' a merchant, and a Presbyterian
by faith, also spoke unfavorably
of the dance as proposed. The
matter ended without further action,
but Tuesday morning Chairman
Wise called on nearly all the members
of the general committee and
asked whether they objected to the
dance. Mr. Wise reported to the
meeting Tuesday afternoon that the i
great majority had no objection, but
thought it proper in view of the same
action by many other cities.
On W'ednesdy the programme was
10 nave ween given oui, out me ques- \
tion of the dance has resolved itself!
to whether or not it will he officially j
on the programme. Chairman Wise I
and others think if the dance is to he
held it should be on the programme,,
while some who object to dancing do
not wish to appear to give it sanction. |
But, it is certain, practically, that !
there'll he a dance?the question is j
whether it will be on the programme
or not.?Orangeburg Times and
Democrat.
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She Got There First.
Jones?If it hadn't been for his
wife, Barton would have squandered
his entire fortune.
Smith?What did she do?
Jones?She just anticipated him.?
Answers.
* A Matchless Girl.
Dick?Grace is certainly a matchless
girl!
Harry?Yes; the absence of suitors
long ago convinced her father
of the same thing!?Answers.
able obstacles/'
The field marshal devotes a special
section to "Why We Attacked Whenever
Possible," in which he says:
"The object of all war is victory,
and a purely defensive attitude can
never bring about a successful decision."
He emphasizes that the defensive
role sooner or later produces a lowering
of morale, while the defender
becomes almost entirely ignorant of
his opponent's dispositions and plans.
This was exemplified in the fighting
of 1918.
I "So long as the enemy was attacking,
he obtained fairly full information
regarding our dispositions,"
says Sir Douglas, "but as soon
as he was thrown on the defensive,
and the initiative returned to the allies,
he was kept in comparative ignorance
of our plans and dispositions,
and the allies were able to effect
many surprises, both strategic and
tactical."
In this section the field marshal
thanks the various commanders and
his staff, and mentions Lieut. Col.
Bacon, who, he says, "as chief of the
American mission attached to- my
headquarters has been able to give
me advice and assignee of the greatest
value on many occasions."
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