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VOLUME XXXIII. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MCH. 27, 1918. NUMBER 3G INDECISIVE RES ONIWESTERN British Retirement Executed in Brilliant Manner. Germans Paying Dearly For Gains. MILITARY OBSERVERS OPTIMISTIC OVER OUTCOME OF GREAT BATTLE Haig's Men Exact Frightful Toll For Every Inch of Ground Gained by the Germans. British Fall Back to Lines Already Prepared for Big Offensive. Battle Shows Few Signs of Holding Up. lritish Army Ileatqbomtrler. inl Irane. :\Iarch 26. There is nea sonl o be-lieve imtportan tt eveits will he recorded within the iext few hou-s which lmay lead to a beri erit of Ilie position of the armies which are sleitrning I le (Germ1anIlt1 onslaught. Thell(! enemily is figh it in g deiverately lirdaainst time. On the first day his reserves were reducleed to 52 divisions. At, the end of the second day soie fifIy di visionis from the r'eserve .had been put in. ()CRACMAN AITTACK *MASII RI). A heavy (Ierman attaek yesterday about Ervillers was Completely siaslied by tIh liritish artillery fire. The withdrawal was iot. (lie to pressiure against this seetor' of the line. Reports from all alonig the front indicate that Ihe German loss of life yesterday was heavy. The enemy advanced against allied gtners who were firing withi opei Rights. Last night British airmen took heavy toll front the Gertman in fantry in Bapaumc. No official figures are at hand bit from coipilations made per sonallv the vorrespondent is convincedl that at. least 130 G1ermitanl air plane s'haiv1ve beetn broulght down inl the last five days. li'ris, larch 2(6.---The bitle eontinues with ite greatest violence and tle (1et'rlaits are mlaking still greater efforts along the whole front between Noyoi anrtd Chatilnes, the wt'ar office annoinces. Noyon was evneiated by the F'riench dulrinig the nlight. Tle left baik of the Oise is beinig ield firmtrly by the Freiieli. The statemleniit follows: "The battle ceitinnes with violenCe. Dultrrinrig last eveninrg and inI tihe niilt the ereni nailtiplied his attacks on the whole front betweer l'oyon4 and Ciaullies. ThIe l'(rench artillery, well established ini'thle region of P' *yon alil slpporte d e'Ieetively by oit illfaint ry, is retarding -the Geranart I trust. Frequent, enliter attacks have been tiade litnd heavy losses intltietel on11 tle ene(lmy. "l'oui we e-nated duriing t he night iln perfect order. 'I'he 1 chi'Ii :a-e h olding th le f ban k 0l o thlie C )ise Ii rmI lv." e British Resistance Stiffens. British l( rhin "!!,. th 1mihtv low wesi of(1 traiippm-ently is sllfvlilenin. 'T'he (Germor;' dve'ite ilt- niw llasses of reserves whihi -Ir1- -hlinig h.i'eI. ito l hv 4!. li1n Intiuifu1i)slyv. are sluwvinig up 11 1 some p~l s o1 f the1 ' .' tt :nI I . 1!'-' ro t I lt fore 'thIe d1efilntse of IV iehl .\ItslimI Ibiaig. On I he ( extr'einI norl Ith a 11 in Ite ('enter t lie Germani1rtt p1rog-res has beent apl re(ily slower, while ar(onllild 11t1)i11i it1e. onl Ihe obl battlefield of tihre Soitme 1ad ea.-t n111 nrth of' PoIv'aon. the eieyiiv has Intade gaitis, hil. oly 1at 1ie- eot of a r lea rfuil toll exrt1etil by itmaeinie is a r tillerv h'll figh ti!g n(ilt -I - rts ('lint iltes oI t he 141st 4.1erc I'haraJPter. . "mit least o1f .\rraIs whe i! ish1 line las viehled only about I lrt-eir inles at Ihe greated deit .- Stuirday. Imu-diatelv west of tie. Somiro. iruit I P1 er re. the 114 :ornmnaIs slftiered severelv il floreitng a er'ossi'g of the river, i1nd soa'in1inigly ha ve n rot beent 'ble to inlvanI)ce as fast as they did before the river' was renehie(l. 1I AX' E W1I lGNIl) S.AI .\'T'. In '.'e loipannie r'4.!n. *hi (b-t'rmis htave driven a long satlienit ini towat. .rdingueval arnd have wvidenred if sormewhiat sontihwar'd ini the ditreeton oft 'Prtnne. I liwese'. unaless thIe salienit is widIeneid still mrore, it may~t i-ove a 111ne14 I ihe enemyit, as IhIe [4-t ish line still is holding- well to the north arid thle south I. In thleir o'riinal rt.- ih G14'(erman~s malre t heir st ronigest etior's rirmei'jtly w est of Camrai atnd lbetweenr .t . Qurentiin mtii Ia V-rei and1( drme~4 Iorwvard oni 1i.4' see'tors iln t he formi ofI thle weill krowr "pinir"i' operan'tion. Tlhe lIrhit ih, however. miel tis by retirrir. in thle centere I wm-d( Saiuiae, elurding~ the ja'ws ofi thei. pinriers andt forinii the Ghermtani adlvanl( to take thle f'orim of a wedge withI a blunt atlex anid wide wings. As thre battle line now stands, it is ntot much gr'eater ini lerngthI thanti the linie wvhich t he ('emnnrrs atItackedl, bmt the ernrmv now has ex posed hris fron rto1( flanrtk a Im-kse hobth from t he n orthI antd 'the soulth. Tni five dIayvs thje Ge'irims havre :rd vancede o(ver t appr1nox imate(lv Iwo hn i r I of' the teritory diVevarstI~ated and( mrade a-lmaost a'harr~ien waste inr thei re tiremrent to the llirrdenbrrg line a year ago. AIRMEN GIVE AID. arier h an ien latetinu to ie vo ,strong hielpI to thre inif'antry and1( artlley nd helatst taemet'eports that t hey aem'ountIed f'or 67 cmomy maclinires, '45 of'uI C whic werel' shot do~wn. Th'le lr'itish loss was ten. FRhtente avuitom~ also hravye hioumhled C olo'ire and r'ailway st atins .heC htind the battle line, as well as airdrllomles and billets. (Turenday Mlorning's Rtepor'i..) li(eeaolth r'fliarlti' Battling for every polint of vantage. "'t'a i pe rdSil. jn giving ground only when Oee n'rwhledwod emtidctehayfgttg by numlibers arnd exacting a (righatF~Ifartuhlot ftioSim at toll of lives for every foot of g4r'ouni edowhc no rtih'po'hs abaundonedl, the British lino in l'ieardy pkn.Tehovriaton is still intact. While the (German oni- cle SiiyHtt f'aan n slqughit gained ground at a numbuler of eswr fti lc satw poihuts oni Moniday, there was nlo sign kona t's I sp'bbeta of ditsinrtegr'ation In the liritish foresesenete en efre oi wvhich at many points, especiatly ontietamntfo Brl. the northlernr end of the long line of hcIresganmdebth(e brattle, are :itandinrg firmn. 1lnshv onws fS.Qet i "'rte loriar oela reorttols farheto they north catued ome batld 'ULTS FRONT'1 M* AERICN ENGINEER S F llT *FG * W'ITHI j1'-lisil. * * 1ashilgton, March 2i.-eii. * * Pershing cabled the War Depart.. * * meiit toinglit that. twio regimeits * of A meriean railroadi engineers * * a're itiiched to the lirit-ish forces * on the front itt(acked by the Ger.-* Smalls. 'i'hiree copiai)es of t.he * engineers. he sitil, were wiorkiig * in tile areats in whilieh tie (sera11nii * *ofieinl staltcm ent. menvitioned the* * preselce of .imeri'lea troopls, aud * *Ino report has1bee received cou-l* * eernling them. * * The messagwe, announclled lo. * Oght by lnj.or Gne4ral -areb, * acting chief of staff, definitely dis posed of reports that. Amerleni re. * serves had been sent; into the bat- * * tie. Geiieral PershIng said there * Swits notlhing uinsual to report * * from the American sector. * Guiscard. These points, which are -it the tip of the Teutonic attack, at more than ten miles from the front as it stood March 21. Military observers discern in the scheme of the German attack a repeti tion of the Glerman "pincer" system of attack, which was used by von Mack ensen in Russia, IHoumania and Ser hin. This attck consists of two at facks some distance 'apart, which af ter progressing to some depti, turn toward v'eh other, compelling tihe forces caiglt between theii to fall bic(k or he in dainger of captire. The British have foreseen I his danlger aild have met it by first 0hvck Ing. then forcing tile noritherni jaw of the pin'er soutillward, while they have dropied bak on the center antd hav< lnot falleni into the G( rian 1iIrap. 'h'e pressire of the de lfender of Ihe Soniiie froi1 s m he belinfiglj' ti whole (eimian attack to the south wlerte it is hoped its fore. will he !i s ipatIed. Thev l''rentCh Poisiol onts joiiniI the liritishl to th s ut of t.Q ea . biut thlie have bteen t) repwis sho:.. ing hat thw Frinlch ii vi fallfilen hack 'iroimi Ili ir advane ii josit.ions. On 11h0 other.: hraid. :eporks wouhi inldiente that the original Frleici lint's now M virtulallb moutilank tHw a an i G er n1;it: alona lhe Oise river. In Ilie i 'anitimlte t l rit j ishi 'at yv silms Itl he d voted to Hlt ta:.k of i nitt g the a1tack ;o that it is dii reted no loinger trai' t l t t line, but is diverte'd toward tle (i me,' whr thle Ger-lman advancee has beenl most rapid. rench troops hiave takenl 1uo se'r - hitrit uinits foi' worki n' lart'h 1(r 1 nor. Itirlin states that .\meurieans, havet( al soi jotined' in iIth i 114 liihtng b tti not ing1 hais as et1 bln't otlicially repotedttt i)n this point. hour s of .\onday. was'.a blow to thei liritish,. biut it was thei r'esult tof i die-. ta lon g thi lita t i sc i i t i b in a tac k ed. v ;t Oltlit'ial reports state that reptateed heavy at tacks on Itapalimet werei heat en off by t hie itiishi who alIso forced (lie Germi anus back ac ross thle Sotnnne at a ntunhleru of' points, only tco fail hack when the safe retriea t of Ite manin body of the army hail been'i assured.l WhIle the German wetdge is still mlovinig, its pr'ogr'ess is not. alarmn ly raplid, as it was in the first rush of the T1eut on ti or'des. The y itlintg liInet, it is asiser'ted, ha s absuorhed the impetus of' the shock and has w'.eath1-. er'ed the .t torni remarkably well. lUeri lIIn claiims tha t '1,000 prisonera have been taken. These woera priobably units which were left to holdl the eas Ii'r defended tioi nts whi lie thle maiin ipor'tion of lField Maishal I laig's armiy feli hack. The Brit ishi losses have been heavy, btit tis oflic Ially3 announced(0( thiat considering' tihe magnitude of the' struggle, they arie not undue. On the other hand, the Germans have suffer ed terribly, even lBerlin atdmitting that the Teutonic casualties before Pe ronne 'were "comparatively heavy." 'Paris has again been bombarded by the mysterious German cannon, which ( Continued on Editortal Page GERMAN TROOPS MOWED DOWN Slat itliter list- 1een Appalling. Iltis .osses hative been Within the flounds Expected. Ilarder Flghtling Than fasts Vet Taken I'lace Expecteld. With (te British Ariiy in France, March 2.-.lTe lritish and French, Who co-operate at the junction of the two artitsitta, were viewiig the trend of lthe (rinian oftelsive with optimistic eyes this tlmorning. Iard fighting was in progess, but the latest reports showed little or no (h11nge inl tlie sita alion inl favor of tle enteinty silce yes terday, while onl tie othel. hand, tihe defenids 1ad itslted the attacking torces back attera a bititr strtggie iiiand Wer1e iingilit strong atlong the whtole new froi. to wIich tey had witi drawn. Figlhting of a most de(prait naltre has lieei contititotas sinlcv tie initial attack, bit so far the British have tused few troops ot her thian those whih were oldin g the frliontt lines. The shoek troops have been m1aki(ing as gal lant. a efenso as was ever recorded in the annals of the British army, and as a result they have enabled the main body of the forces to fall hack delib erately and without. confusion. The Germans, on the other hand, opl Crating under the eyes of the emperor and the crown prince, have been hurl ing vast hordes into the fray with it ter disregard for life and have follow ed into the abandoned positions, get ting farther and farther away from their supplies and finding their com inunications increasingly diflicult. .More that fifty German divisions al ready have been identifled by actual contact, antd many of these men were simply given two days' rations tand sent over the top into the fright fil malest rom snade by the allied artillery. machinie gunis and rifles. The slauglh ter of the enentay infantry as it advante ed in close formation over t he openl htas been appalling. Thle Iritisl losses have beeni witiina tle boundts vXpecttd. (lte to Ilte tactics fr the conninanlders. Tle allies have lost a con)elrale atantmbter of men in :rionmers anl a ertaint numbi111)er 'of ns: bu1 ve r' ft v piees 0 artilltry ha Ve' been) takeln hy tlit (eramls' -ince !It) first d1:ay. In fact, tine witht viHII d, wat h s lt.a it ''n v :nt d in a mas t"rl.y 11unner. Ito ic:a-rmi 'td t :ay no hat som ! Immknow frI : ,1n'mg ti'ne, ?nme4 :h at) the fi n 1intI dt d 'a it an hahtl tt' fortwa rd lutistiotwi ini this r1-c!ian if t' h ( ms attackal a 11 fin l force expected. 'Ii lt'v xt(ti. (' 'iThere' is ev r t a t t tilb ',e . l hartdetr fitghtini tih'at laa' ye' Iakian ptat. will dlo('A r0hily. 'T'he Cr ma'a~ in. in li t : h w. a n a ne hesitat SiI var -y:- o I t , h aa . andi it is a ciaw ef bral: il:'m lh atr aditi defeat. % I I 'I Im tive, it is itere5'stintr ti noate' a -tatemenait ttab' yesay~\ i'y a (e m..,olcr It b r e ht al I:: te 4 - ih t fatherland mNtat hav p vae. Ilowever, tho IIrit rta wneh das sertions at their face vaue a and ar Prtoceeinag acron liinely. 'PTte hard - i fi' i tVih tin y,~ a ilr,.y (o. cat rid cast if I'': ann a nd? i t'he ai die (h'nlie. 'Thia e ' 0.-- po tn apia . lif tlhe 'aattl - 7.0 i M lie The, rt isht:1. Iire a ted a c n ir :1 thet (Gerima, wit hi smt h ft artnitl' thia I the e'nemyv ~ wa- forced' tat give ''ay , anda t he sit ilio wa st rsItred. Thiais was one of the v'~x ry: fewacounter' attacks as yet attetpted by that itait iah. te hattla' front. hiat 1th5is mor' a:. lhei Braitisht agalan siir''.t for'wnad anai. Itle Germias to Itho 'st Iea at of t. ''hile thle enemytti conrtino .! is ausan i s int ~the nohs~htorhood oaf A!tir, soith I Wvest of CroisiIlie'.. Orocers to'tlose at Seven't. After co-aniuaf ten amtoa;t thaemveelve the grocers of thle city, ateenrd]Iitng to Inform-'ltion :siven Th'e Adthatiscr y: I (rdiay, w'ill citeso thei'r dotorsa at 7 light Isavinatg 'isr: d, 'at leat] of I; oN'clck a ' herini r aa. 'Ih Ich(taatga goes into ('ff'c t tic.t M alody mna ainhg at thle Itime wh'len bussiniess hIoura will lie af fecteud by Ithe new law. Whether the atotres wIll open1 earlIer or later than sal Is not stated. Misis VCorrlne Agnew spent the wVeek-end~ in Grteenwoodl with reaiveic. HEADS DURYEA WAR RELIEF 'X-1 - - Mrs. Ninat Larre' Diuryea of New York, head of the Duiryea War Relief In France- and a noted author aind hetily, hs- retuirned fromt Paris to en dvavoir to raise money for a perpetual fitnd whileh wvill continueo the work ot reller In some form after the war. Thllr h1s given a sln11 d1id wnermunt of Itself 31nd hafs managed, In spite of nany changes In shifting scenes of the war-relief theater, to inilmain its personnel, i the aint year, Mrs. Iuriyel reports, clothing has beeni dlistribullted to) 9,610 refuigees, 'to C41 saoldiers, to 5,53 prisoners, to 914 women In need of babies layettes, to 14,9.A w4nided fin hispl aind;tas; 741 hog pitals fave ben aided and 32,000 dres-sings have been sent ot., .i :u iST p1Ersone.\ h I.th ei l.:s \r 11A 1 )l :yal rli .TT, t I hAi? I(I)4 35 i 1(8 1 4 4 fil0 refuges to 041. .olIermmto Vry prionrh to 914e woninhth i'rotlerm of he letint so i ar.1 Then3 1ev~' ::be v.-ed and 32,00 drssighaae I i:-.sent holutb.' vie( which 84)nlair. 4!:: \h.h-! I:'a 1 h ' :, n han restiv rla(4aaI d i :n1.e : ih A :!..'2 4 hu4f .bu :4 anwe : 1114' \E .444:.:.n ( a l the.I~i U '' n4 rIlli . 4 -'! j( ~:: thM ::lI 124 he:in! '0 o1lck.Th 4 4: ' la 'n the u .ra hn a' 'C 2 t i o'1)lock.:?? *le ' winl fr :: 'I I ( i nonths T a r 2'e of te I4'oil~lee for1 in thei e4 , h:' Ican, ) n:Ul!d by'4: Shrf Shi os. II0 ' \lr J. W.:' Ko)on :24' dep~' : 1 heriff.aM M. Noon, 42114 it (4will' e rmemered was('1 appoined r~'ua1l~ poliacemanL af the lst r'':oaio of th.' f'ep40ral m : b. y e. n oathear 'aural Jaolicean nIa:a''d for' thet I'!1Per !4mrt of' the ('(unPt', Mra. Sam1 Thom011Punn, will (enter upon) hais (duties~ a~so a! the samie timae. Th'Ie county' nowu has~ ive rura 72 nlicem3('(en.' .'Alh (ebapItir, 0Order Eof the1 l'aate'n Sawere favored with a vir'it to its mee! tig last night by MIss Anie Man ninlg, of 4 lio, Wort 13 hy'Gand Matraon for Southi Carolina. An en~joyale~ ando lpofllable 54ession) was hl2d, the( 1 pres (enCe of 'Mi3gs Manning giving an1 In sipiratlon to the mfembe14rs whIch is cal.. cualated1 to stir up) much lnteresit. and entusias1m for the work of the chap tnr. THIRD LIBERTY LOAM FOR $3,000,000,000 Campaig'n to Open on April Sixth. BONDS TO BEAR 4' PER CENT INTEREST ill Former Issu es may le Conmerted Iito the New lint. This One Is FI'xed. 3tiot iltikerLis 1nd iluisiness 31en had Expected anl issuel of ,0.0,10 (rI ioe. Exps Ivi ess. Washingtonm. .\arch 2--.--The third Liherly Loant, to open .\pri! C wil he for $3,00i.ti0.00n aid all ovlr -sub Ihasof (he firstl 141.n, hearin!g 3 1-2 iM-; tn: interest, a nd oft the s.eond !oan1 at I pr' cent muay bv convi-rted inito the novw innis hui those of the thlird loanl will not h14 conver1lhi. [In to any\ futulre issule. This annoinenient was inado to niglit by Secretary lvAdoo wilth the cotient. that "the great. eventsz now hiapiening il 'France liust t1re the soul of every American witi a new deterin ination to furnish all the dolhars and all the material resources of America that, are needed to put anl end to tihe exeerable atroci ti of (erman miill tarisim." In connection with the loan, the secretary plns to es'ablish a sink ing fund with which to push back any bonds of the third loan I-thown) uplion the muarket, it order to aid in keeping Ile price ii1p to par. The Inatuirlity ot the honds is yet to be determinted, but it was oflicially stated that they would be long terim, pro'tthly betwe.n twen ly and thirty yearms. Other feaures which will he settled as soon as con -tress passes the ie(essary atihori ing legislationl are thei Ilngth of :h.' cm paign anld the terms of payinent' 4)n ti lhonds. \MOSt financ(iakl 4obser'ver.s w r- ilr 1 isedt the 1c n al )hisitviis i l I i' Ie Of the loiin and aW the intte--st ral, 110)1h of whilch they h:id expolcitd "o be hi':h t. Iledut iol o go ve ii n : Ix. lit ; I I 'I :I I' I - I Ir .; I -ii 1 ).%L I - 'eni u all lid lon a : forn!ivr st intlat e is; rv-ponlsih .' , - : she ho nll's size. ecreary. 1lA q'.op a.% Iln od. Ife -!id !ho b'oud'; wt r 1:"tlo ! 1 t1'- il t ill ! 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