The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, August 08, 1918, Image 6
POLICIES O THE
WWR LABOR BOARD
RIGHT OF UNIONIZED WORKERS
TO BARGAIN WITH EMPLOYERS
IS UPHELD BY IT.
BETTER CONDITIONS SOUGHT
Great Ctorage Lumber Depot Opened
at Gilmerton, Va.-Conservation of
Kerosene Is Urged-Allies' Bombing
Planes Now Work in Squadrons.
(Frome n nmitteet no, 1't" If r" r ration
I V1'~~ashington.-Thel uur4 :4" I hiho p
tic's l iaril h:is nin:dfe ino rui.::;s. It is
annlOnneeid. iuaIkin It ii ssible to
ehM 0- r'ltes oif wigeis or woirk ing
coniditoris in irlustry dOring the
stanrtlidizationi of suli fray an(d con
ditions for uiar' work. 'Tfhe board loes
not seek to inie rest rictions on labor,
but Is strivingz to ietter conditions
that will uiake for satisfaction and
greater etlh-tene}y.
Euiiiniriiting ifs prinliples the war
labor policies lon rd is comrnitted to
the right of workers to organize into
trade union:is lut to ili rga in collec
tively with their etnployers; continr
once of existiuig ilion standtrds iftli
the right of the worlotrs to obtain het
ter eoiiditiois, xn.- iril lours uitnle'
decisions of till- na:tiotiatl war Tabor
ho rtid, ('( 1u 1 fIa1 I i' 4-41i1:1 a w !I'k.
W110141h er irtnill'I by run or by worn-t
(11n; rveoui l iull of th- b ei ight -hour
day where i liw retilire. it but settle
rlelnt of :|il 41i1t 2te isl of huin'rs iof work
vitl dilt' rega'id to gu ivernllei t t1I'('4 -
allies and the welfari' of the workrs;
t ntmaintenanw of" the ntxitnuua of pro
duction; ulie reardi for hlior stand
ards. wages 1iui1 other conditions in
particular loealities ; tih' right of a1l
wrork ers to a living wnge. Insuring
health 1aind reasnaitle com' forts.
Felix -rankkfurti. ehirniatn of the
war lihor poliieles hoard. runkes this
further e xplani Ion of the resoltin4)
of the board setting forth its prinli
pies: "Innsmui.. chi 11s wage stability was
recognized as the essenutial need] by
labor and by the goverunwnt the irl
pose of the resohutIon was to prevent
changes in tile standards wleh had
been creat e]i ther through an aii djust
ment boord such as the labor wage atd
justiment hoard of the einergency fleet
corporation, or the arsenal aind navy
yard standards, or the standards whilet
govern the cantlni1 ent auistinent
boar d-4, buit under no iircuistanices \was
It ilitendedl to irevent the lifting of
wilge s':lies in seclfille init:res up to
the saiiatrds."
r'l' we 11 erie'i 1 ial bombiig or
gatnizi/.ations in tihe allied dying corps
dring fthe first ye:r1 1of the war. Prae
tilIl all tie' tw'rk in the rift' was In
the nrt t e'4 of obserat ftion. No pilots
couhd h4- spaIred for an ything else. To
d(y3 lobiabulyui '' 25. ('iein 'f ti' ateriai
rtis aire honilirig sirridr tts of 12
iniwiinef rui' p illiiron.
The first lilinuhing was doibti vyol.
unteer pilots wNvht 11-%w over the Ger
man lines and droppedl three or four
hioinhis. 1in2tle 'ru in art illeiry shetlls, on1
splled Soniii tlines Ion ('Oinvoys, tir)oop
tritris arnid buruis ofi rissedI men'h. Th'le
Ueriili 1l bgon ay b1'lornin g of oftifes
in 1915, ntiri ft allies hobltardled
JartlsruheIt itn repialt latter in th ilame111
yearir. Sintcue thIennt' vol ution) in organi
izedl b~oimbin g dev'elopled raI'ly and13 11(
the F~rencht be'gan nlIight homblin g, but
this wats not und~ertarkenl by the (Ger
manifs util August, 191.ld
At th teret ti ne la rge group,.
inc lldi n seve'ral squadr(1 ons of Ihomhii
lug ruml-im l 's, go over' the lines frorm
tirne to ff111e and1 ('ompiletely de'stroy03
fheiri objeet iv~e, he it a city or a camp,111
a ?oliiunni of troops or a trencht sys5temi.
Unfortinuttely13 thle aillIes' nir forces
hlave to t r'lavel for mali11'ny ilies Over
hostile IterritIory' defendedl~i by 11111.
whi" th In' emy(113 ('nn tl tac11k Frelh
clties by flyvIing only' at shtort dIisltance'
lie3tInid the ailliedr linecs.
* 'llThe 1111les iar' dlevelop;intg I im'ge'
bominig pla nes whli h4f u'arr'y su f (lint
fuel for long iiX~im'i 01 i a ga riuin't
* ~to pirot ect thieti when t hey are nit
tac(k'd hy tighiting ai riplaines. Unminrg
riquaidrolls are excortedl isully 11 ver~Pi
the lines by fatst ligi ilg~i1unc11
(i 18lla ues to a Stitiilrlon. tln thlen
left to thei'r oiwn dev~iCeH, for the light
ers seldom carry suinlt'tent fuel to per
mlit themt to neir'(Ompany 13 the bombers4'i
on fthe roundl tip.
'Te dropinlg of the homboh is esin
far to shoo~l tig a ifle. Fifrst you Slit
your sightIs nnd1( wind1 gilnigo. y'lt 1n (
the rffle properly, and funat 1y yopl
the trigger att the piroper tuinenillt. If
your i amun1Itilon Is standa11 ird youir
sights cor'rect, you lift the ftarge't. So
with bombing. If you set your sights
correctly, fly your11 phlane corre('tly overCI
the objectiv an ird dr'op the bomb ait the
proper timel y'ou will hilt the tiarget. If
tile ammnititon manutltfacturiers gave
you goodt bombls the objctivye wViIli e
destroyed.
'The Unilted Stattes will lie Shm~l't (If
potash next year. Eustimaites fior 191s
shiow~ an avatilablle supply of about
500,000 toils of l)otash salts, or onily
about half of the norma imlpor'ts het
fore the war. Commnercial fertilizer
Concerns must hoar the brunt of the
shortage.
The army needs straw, says the bui
reaui of markets, dlepartmlent of agri
culture. Farmers are urged to bale
the straw immediately after thrash
ing, and the bureau of markets will
* help to market it If asked.
The need of platinum In war indu
tries and in the sciences is explaite
by Dr. Charles L. Parsons, chief chei
lst, bureau of mines, department of ti
Interior, In an argument for discontini
ance of the use of platinui in jewelr;
"The war cannot be won withot
platinum," says Doctor Parsons, "an
it is equally essential in times of peac
if our country is to excel Germany I
the development of chemical sclenc
and industry. With the aid of plat
num from one ordinary wedding rin
about 100 pounds of nitric acid can b
made every 24 hours. This 100 pound
of nitric acid converted into high el
plosives will send a number of three
luch shells against the Germans any
hell' to bring the boys back home.
"Ilatinum rings, pins, cigaretti
cases, and mesh bags are not factor
in winning this war--explosives are.
wonder If the purchasers and wearer
of ilatinutm jewelry know that exple
sives cannot be manufactured withou
the use of sulphuric and nitric acids
that the manufacture of these acids re
luires the use of supplies of platinum
that airplanes must have platinum foi
important instruments they need ; tha
platinum is absolutely necessary In th
manufacture of special pyrometers
that pyrometers are necessary In al
steel treatments; and that no guns car
be made without the use of pyrometers
"There Is a shortage in the supply o
pin inuma. Itussia has a corner on the
worldc's supply, and Germany Is in RIms
tin. Our domestle prod net ion of pInt i
nun is negligible. while our military
'eruirements are increasing at a rapid
'ate.'
Many housewives have learned from
iui experiences in loss of perishable
'onds Iint next to the ice is not the
-ld 'st pince in the bone refrigerator.
1'o the hiousewife who has not had this
'p'ler'iee the food atdministration
ives this aidvi c:
"imany put their butter and milk
right next to thbe ice because they
think this is tlie coldest place, but, as
t matter of fait. the (oldest place is
it the bottoim of the refrigerator. Hot
htir rises i1ndl air that is not being con
stantly purified by circulation around
the blocks of ice soon Is unfit to
'one into contact with the food.
When the warm air in the refrigera
tor rises it carries with it impurities
and moisture witlh are absorbed from
the surface of the fobd and which if
allowed to remain In the air spoil
the food. The air which is warmed by
passing over the 1t(11(1 ('ies in con
tact with the Ice, where the moisture
is condensed upon thlie surface and the
Imutirities are nrn('0 ed off by the melt
ing lee. The air 14. thus dried, c'ooled1
andl iiuritled. ''lie cooled air immedi.
ately descends to tZ.itter up more mois
ttre and imipurites and thus thl
ptro'ess is r('i'ated continually.
"it is a'lvi'.:ble to allow heated fool
to col off hefore ylhting it in the re
frigerator". If lout In when warmIl I
raises the toemtaerature of tle refriger
attor higher than it should go anm
melts lie unnc'essr('ily. ''hre trapdooi
Ihrough t hleh tle meltage plsses out
at the hoftomib of the refrigeratot
'hlteti he k ep't :n plice, hewatse If if
is broken 01' lost a constant stream of
warm air is allowed to flow Into the
refrigeratnr.''
The war lepartnent has opened r
great storage 1t1ltnn'r dei'pot at Glilmuier
ton, 'Va., to mieet ebbergency diebimnd
of the army fot luttber. Thbrough it:
opetratlion It is est imatedi (hat a yeartly
savintg of aipproxlttat ely $250.000 wil
be eiffectedl.
Whlenbever armty 'onstruIctors inb thi
past were requtired, to btuy itddi tiona
lumibher the purchtases were made a
yards In (lie Iibme. ate icintity. Th<
anyeraige intcrease I r. price for thbis mal
terital over th Itlumttber origitnally putr
chaisedl for thte job would run froit Sf
to $12 per 1,000 f et. Bly purchasing
int large qutantttities and( chartgitng onl)
for ynard tinIt enarce tile greater liari
of thtis e'xcess pbriica is expleCted to b<(
sa vedl to tine goiver nment.
A stock of front twelve to fifteer
il ion f(etetit (if hnttnhler will he cartried
anad It is es tta ted thbat thte yea rl
turnover will amounbttt to betwceit fift,
anmd sIxty millionm feet. A fund til
$500,000o hits beetn set aside by (the wt
dlepartmtenbt for iuse by (the contstrite
(ion diivisioni of' the army as niecessar
working capital for (lie yalrd.
'(hle suipply of kerosene will rut
shorbtt next wiinter and the gov'etrnmen
is ur tginig ever'y ubser to doi hIs part
towar id itniking every gallon to 110 fuil
'ill (lut y biy gi vinrg foth Itts futl
tmeaisure of lightt and)1 heat. S'avinhg cari
he accomptilished.l, It is sai, 0on1y 13
care Is gIien itamtis, latern(''is, hteatern
and stoves.
'('le director of oil conbservyation 0:
the lnted Staites fuel admtinistrt'not
issues thtese rules for fuel-oil saving
Keep aill latmps and( lanterns clean
Let thte lighbt out ;don't contflne It be
hindtu smoikedi and( dirty chtimneys.
tM'e thatt buiriners andl wicks of ni
Oil-hurinig dievices are cletin. Cleat
burners requiire less oil andi gIve b~et
ter lights.
lDon'tiallowi a lamp, lantern, heatel
01' stov. to hburtin a mi nute longer thai
is niecessary. Don't liht one you cat
do without.
D'on't use ('(ai oil for cleaning pur
pioses. Tiot wvater wiill do (lie work.
Girls aire htelping In atirpiane prodt
lion by splicing cables andil in Otthe
ways, according to II. El. Miles, chal,
man of the section for indutstrir
traiing for war emergency or th
council of national defense,
Secret ary D~aniies has commetnemi
11. R. Alle'n, chief miachinist's matI
andl lIItrry Koppel amnd WilliamI
Kante, seamten, Unitod States navy
reserv'e forces, for rescuing fro:
drowning Assistant Llghthouse Keepi
Austin 1Fnes on June 10.
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1-View of Soissons, ai the not
on the Illirvatrd, formerly a yacht,
American soldier who killed a iert
NEWS REVIEW OF
THE GREATI WAR
General Foch Is Squeezing the
Crown Prince's Army Out of
Soissons-Reims Salient.
HUNS IN PERIL.OUS POSITION
American Troops Are Highly Praised
for Their Fine Work-British in
Flanders Take Meteren-Silly
Exploit of U-Boat Off
Cape Cod.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD.
"We've got 'em on the run" was the
joyful cry of America as the news
came in of the victorious, progress of
the allied troops in the Solssons-IReims
salient.
In a measure this was true, for the
(ermnns were being gradually
squeezed out of the salient, and there
was every reason for elation over the
splendid fighting of the allies. But to
hail the suecess as a great decisive
victory was prenmture and foolish.
Such running as the iluns did was
done only at the start of Foch's offen
sive, when they were taken by sur
prise. Their comnianlers quicl(y re
gained some measure of control, and
thereafter the enforced retreat was
condluted skilfully and slowly, every
hit of ground being hitterly contested
in order that as many guns and as
much supplies as possible might he
stved. Renlizing that his entire army
south of the Aisne wps in grave dan
ger, the crown pirince sent in more and
more of his reserves until 40 dlivislons
were enigagedl, andl desperate efforts
wVere' made to st aiizre their lines of
defense. HIowever, nothing was al
lowed to stop the steady forward
nmovemnent of the allies oni three fronts
of the salient. nnd the path of re
trent was narrowed dhay by day. All
Iof the territory yet held by the enemy
was brotight under the flre of the
Iheavy guns, and the airmen in great
numbers flew over the region daiy andl~
night, working havoc with their bombs
nnd mnine gauns.
At the beginntine af the week there
were haitrhly sit ee sful operations on
lie west front of the salient, in both
of whai ch thle Amerienns platyedl an Im
portaint imart. At the tip of the Ger
man adlvnce ('hateau Trhierry wvas
taken by storm and a large section
north and (east of it wvas cleared of
Iluns. 11ere thousands of Germans
were killeul. other thousands captured,
and great nmnbers of cannon and
I ruatitles of suppa~liaes were taken.
Firom this pointt northward to Sols
soins the Franco-Amaericans swept east
wtad tintil Neuillyv St. Front was tak
en, Oualehy threatenedl, Solssons itself
brought uinder gunfire a2nd the very im
portaint railroad from there to Chateau
Thierry crossedl at so many places that
it could nio longer he used by the en
emy. This drive, to be wholly suc
('essful, had to he carried to Fere-en
Tardenois, through wvhich ran the only
remaining railway which the Huns
could rely upon to get their war suP
plies out of the wvay of Foch's pincers,
and before the week closed the French
I and Yankees wvere moving steadily to
wvardl thait town fromn the west and
south. It must not he supposed that
their progress was easy. The Gler
-mans counter-attacked repeatedly and
fought brave and stubborn rear-guard
h~attles. The village of Epleds, for in
stance, after being taken at the point
of the bayonet by the Americans, was
recaptured by the Huns, and again
won by the Yankees, who then ad
v'anced their lines fair heyond it.
Some of the fiercest fighting took
r place along the Marne east of Chateau
- T'herry. At first the Germans retreat
edacross the river so hastily that the
C movement amounted almost to a rout.
From the heights of Janlgonne, Blarzy
and Passy, the American guins poured
dI a deadly hall upon the fleeing foe,
3, many of whom, thro'wing away their
I. rifles, sought to swvim the river, and
ii were drowned.
31 When Foch was secretly preparing
for his grat strategtc attack he called
thern end of the allied offensive in the A
tow an American patrol boat in Europe
tn with the butt of his rifle in battle i
a strong force of English and Scots
troops down from the north, and they
quietly slippeld around south of the
Marne toward . Reims. At the ap
pointed time these seasoned fighters
hit the German lines southwest of the
cathedral city a mighty blow. In the
succeeding days, acting as the east
arm of the pincers, they pushed for
ward into the salient from the Moun
tain of Reiims toward Ville-eti-Tarde
nois and Fismes. Tr progress was
slower than that of the Franco-Ameri
cans on the west, for the country in
which they were fighting was much
more diflicult. East of Reins the
French and Italian held their own
and even made some advance, though
the plan did not call for a drive by
them,
When Foch's offensive was a week
old it appeared probable that iiden
dorff would attempt to make at least
a temporary stand on the half-circle
running from Soissons through the
outskirts of Oulchy, below Fere-en
Tardenois and across toward the
Mountain of Reims. Competent ob
servers helieved his troops were too
disorganized to hold this line for long,
and that he would be forced to fall
hack to the Vesle river, which runs al
most due west from ~Reims, joining
the Aisne near Soissons.
The main efforts of General von
Boehm, the immediate commander of
the Germans in the salient, were di
reeted to keeping open the roads of
retreat. He was given the assistance
not only of most of the crown prince's
reserves, but also of nine divisions
from the army of Crown Prince Ru
precht of Bavaria. Already he was
having great difficulty in feeding the
men he had there, and the additions
did little but stiffen his resistance and
add to his commissary troubles.
At the time of writing, the full scope
of General Foch's plans Is not re
venled. ie has the initiative, an may
elect to cntinue the offensive with
all his strength in the effort to drive
the Buns beyond the Aisne and as
much farther as they can he forced ;
or he mny find It prudlent to hold them
at the Vesle andl await the arrival of
Imore Ameriehns. It is a notewoi'thy
fact that 70 per cent of the allied
troops engaged in the present battle
are Fren*. A considlerahle portion
of the remainder are British and Ital
ians. If so much can be done with 50
comparatively small a force of Ameri
cnsaking part, ask observers, what
will happen to the Huns when a mil
lion Americans are in the fighting line
andl another million at least waiting
their turn for action? And this state
of affairs w-ill be reached by October,
it is predicted.
Ppris and Loadon are loud in their
praise of the quality anal behavior of
the Americans in the Aisne-Marne hat
tIe, and the newspapers there relate
many instances of their bravery, cool
ness and determination. They are ad
mittedly as fine troops as ever were
seen, and even the least experienced
of them have no idea of anything but
winning every fight they go into.
Their marksmanship, both with the
rifle and with larger weapons, is re
markable;i their dloggedness is tem
pered with an unquenchable humor,
and their stamina is such that at times
bodies of them fought for many hours
without food or dlrink, (declining to
halt their advance to let the commis
sary catch up with them, These
splendid troops, wvith their gallant and
competent- officers, have done their full
part in stopping the German offensive
and converting it into an allied offen
sive, and if they are now called on to
stop and await the arrival of more of
their countrymen, Americn should rest
satisfied, patient and proud. The
American casualty lists will be longer
and longer each (lay for a time, but
the bereaved ones may well take ex
ample by the proudl, unweeping grief
with wvhich Colonel Roosevelt received
the news of the death of his gallant
son, Quentin.
In Flandlers the British carried out
an important operation that resulted
in the capture of Meteren. They have
been devoting themselves to preparing
for the new offensive wvhich, according
to the logic of the situation, Luden
dorff must undertake and which, ac
cording to military experts, probably
will be directed against some part of
the line held by the British. Such nn
offensive would be largely to influen-e
public opinion in G~emany nnd direct
sne-Marne region. 2-Depth bombs
n waters. 3-Victor Vandermerck, an
n France.
attention away from the crown
prince's disastrous attempt on the
Marne,
general Foch has not had to call
into action the hulk of his reserves,
In the midst of the biggest battle he
found time to .order a swift and fierce
attack by the French along the Avre,
in the Montdidier sector. The pose
(ions aimed at were feebly held by
tired troops that did not expect an
attack, and the objectives were gained
within a few hours, large numbers of
prisoners being taken.
-Oft
Rome received the, Information from
some source that the Austrians were
preparing a triple offensive against
Italy. This, according to the story, is
to consist of a great land attack on the
Piave river line, a naval attack on
Italy's Adriatic coast and an extensive
counter-attack in Albania. The Ital
ian commanders have no doubt of their
ability to repulse any or all of these
attacks. In Albanian their forces,
with the French, have kept moving for
ward and are now in very strong po
sitions. The threat of a serious naval
operation by Austrin seems most fool
ish of all.
President Wilson completed his pro
nouncement of plane for the participa
tion of the United States in the Rus
sian expedition and was awaiting only
the reply of Japan to the American
proposals. It had been thought Japan
had agreed to these, but dispatches
from Tokyo told of an exciting contro
versy over them, two influential groups
strongly opposing intervention. Mos
cow advices said general mobilization
of the rtussian nrmy-meaning the
bolsheviki-had begun, but this did
not worry the allied statesmen. The
plans of the British, Amerieans and
French for the protection of the Mur
man region against the Germans and
Finns are believed to be all settled.
Thio nole will he fof and their in
oteranaby afAirstiano se montrfool
ih of tha xpdtlnthtw.lb
sidnenlot.mlee ispo
nG ena Hofrvah, frvtseonalrcipa
tiofStbernitco-opeatsinwt the s
sianexpediionas and wat~trg oly
moproasItnga bnthcougty.pa
unsettred toly these nowth dispatcns
fronTky Autoldnf a citidng controe
stroglya oppsing intrvemnin. where
cow people aid digenerad miizhtepaio
oft the Rusnta powry ningit the
borement-heyare euning. thisba
not worry themallied setantmen. Tire
plans upfi thes Brtish Amenrices andc
FrnhT he prottc ecionr was thed
anegiohn alarmed b the suddens and
Finnsaace ofealevdrge all snbmarie
Thoe peope willd. heve andteri
the by the exditinh three willne
saenbret a oiguigu
twoneraledoratd aploviofalmmuler
of thibeia iotes cooperating witheU
CboSvaed bagge aterwhe look
mor e ro iighi thatsporunt a
Conditigons tns the Ukaie rosh oret
buntld aily, cayn 10,o0 themermean
soldierstroansure, calltted y fa
afet upisingo einh submaineswherd
fouht them enr poers. Of wtther
treatmen somey arenl twreng kirled.
tSeou inolhese twarcoytmri which
helps isothe.ltsitofGra ec
Tes, aticstaboarad was amazfeed
rtrughSan. larey dthew a1(lny ap
pefranexain ofaleerma indemieo
cloe wet Capet but. Thel leveela
tacked, tug Blansan the theef-dter
mtwon orpfo n eolo ofoth amuniton
fincehi foostle; oprtion. Oelcer U-nte
bots Rbuaggdiaigand game whn th e
sanksthed Briis altGrany'rtscnias
tobe rstod. Aoso the Irish cast.
Te reanportrahiar ad theSwar
sonl dferstosuesdiasttake.
fleeBoftsih oretnumrns hand
tought thfo thenacofs. wOf he
prentoed 600 only ten waereillfac
Sforsh last screlykt caueriken
ofthouhsan The munitionorers The
sieboineationtws rinemnte, ona
ifthe svestefrontiueod heavrier of
gilitrhae woalkans dratesefdmeer
aeintoo theopesfrrhepacycn
frnceito stetlewro the dtenti
ofthe fomani zand camei ot o bes
sioneHe wand alldermanhty colonies
tobsev rtored.iAlsoecauseaf arentr
bfreeltndr Gilota ands the iSuai
tcal desdiesanteafe dy
lea rtshgvrnetishvn
CRISIS IN ALUEE
OFSENSIVE NEAR
ALL ALONG FRONT OF 36 MILER.
ALLIED FORCES HAVE STEAD
ILY PRESSED ENEMY.
SISSONS HAS BEEN RETAKEN
Americans Now Control Almost All
Hill and Forest Country In
Southern Area.
The crisis in the allied offensive on
the Soissons-Rheims salient appar
ently has been reached. French troops
have entered the town of Soissons, the
western anchor point of what remains
of the famous salient, and all along
the 36 miles of curving battle line
from Soissons to Thilois, which lies
abc three miles west of Rheims,
French, American and British troops.
have pushed in the entire enemy front
and sent the Germans backward ev
erywhere in precipitate retreat. Over
the battle front the allies, by quick
and forcible methods of onslaught,
have deeply indented the German de
fense line for splendid gains, which
seemingly foreshadow the necessity
of the eventual retirement of the
forces of the German crown prince
to more tenable ground in the north.
The plains behind the northwestern
portion of the battle front now are
entirely dominated by the allied big
guns, in the south the French and
Americans have negotiated almost all
of the hill and forest country and are
encroaching precipitately toward the
Flames railway, while on the east the
British and French are almost astride
the Rheims-Soissons railway and have
their guns now so placed that the en
emy is sure to be sorely tried as he
endeavors to press back and gain a
haven of refuge along the Vesle river.
Just how far the retreat of the Ger
mans will go cannot at present be
forecast, but with the southern line
swinging northward in conjunction
with that on the east toward the
Vesle, and with the French dominat
ing the Aisne eastward from Soissons,
it is not improbable that the Ger
mans may be compelled to take refuge
north of the Aisne.
Numerous towns and hamlets have
been captured by the allied troops
during the latest fighting and at some
lfoints they have advanced from two
to three miles. South of Soissons the
entire Crise river has been forded by
the allied troops, northeast of Fere
en-Tardenois the allied line has been
pushed well to the east of the region ,
of Grand Rozoy and the town of Sa
ponay has been taken. In the center
the Nesles wood is being swept clean
of Germans by the French cavalry
and American and French troops are
pressing the Germans hard north of
Sergy and the hamlet of Nesles.
Further eastward almost to the
gates of Rheims, combined forces of
British and French everywhere are
sorely harassing the enemy. In this
latter region, in addition to Thillois
the village of Ville-en-Hardenois is in
allied hands and the French now are
on the heels of the Germans two and
a half miles north of the Dormans
Rheims high road over a front of
nearly four miles.
Altogether, viewed from the war
maps, the situation for the allied
troops at present is a most promising
one for complete success in ridding
the Soissons-Rheims salient entirely
of the enemy.
260,000 CHRISTIAN GREEKS
ARE DEPORTED BY TURKS
New York.-More than 250,000 Chris
tian Greeks have been deported by the
Turks from their homes in the flour
ishing regions of Turkey bordering on
the coast, notably from Samsoun, Aiv
all, Trebizond and Smyrna, accordi-ng*
.to a report from the Greek foreign of
fice of the relief committee for Greeks
of Asia Minor, given out hero.
"They have been taxed out of busi
ness, their homes and property con
fiscated and themselves driven into*
the deserts to die of starvation,"
DR WILLIS HEADS NAVAL
BASE HOSPITAL UNIT0
Richmond, Va.-Announcement was
made of the organization of a naval
base hospital unit headed by Dr. A.
Murat Willis, of the Johnston-Willis
hospital. The unit will be comprised
of 60 nurses and 10 doctors who are
specialists in various branches of
medIcine and surgery.
Word was -received a few days ago
announcing the arrival of the Doctor
McGuire unit in France.
FORMER NORTH CAROLINIAN
ARRESTED IN WASHINGTON
Washington.--E. L. Travis, of Hali-*
fax, N. C., former member of the cor-.
poration commission of that state and~
a loeador in North Carolina politics
andl two other men, El. J. Joseph and
Leon Green, were arrested at a Wash
ington hotel by federal authorities
charged with conspiring to obtain a
contract illegally from the shipping
board for a New Jersey company. The
name of the concern was not aN.
nounced. W