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'VOLUMIE XXIk. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROUNA, WEDNESDAY, APR. 3,1918.U.
GENERAL FOCH T
MAND OF AL
Great French Strategist /.
Westerm Front During
tary Authorities Have
tion of Authority.
Wasiington. Mu ii 29.-OmeclrIt an
formalion hasw reaied Washington
that Gen. Foch, the French .thief -of
staff, las beer apliointed to -ampremp.e
command of at the Allied and Ame i
can fovnes in Yrani..
This means unification of Al the
armies posing the (irmans a step
which the2 Amne.rean land Freneb mili
t ary mnol long havt urged and 'which
appareully has beii troughl. about by
recognition of th ' imperative deranid
for concentrated efftmtt to hurl back
the gigamule tbrust of the enewy in
France.
It was learned .tonght that the
President rad been oflicially advised
,,of the acten when he tent a cabli
:gram to Gen. Foeh today congratulal,
*ing him "on his new .autiority." There
%was no explaiation at thweAhite House
of what the President meant, and 11
4s understood that there will be no of
Aiclal comment here until after an an
no'incement comes from .tmnce.
,".he first hlint of the bistoric devel
olmient came 1r press cable dispathhes
telling how Gev. Pershing had placed
,the Anerican cspeditionary firces at
-the disposal of thet French comrianuer.
This was confiru d tonight in .n mes
.9age from GOn. 1: rshing to thn war
I'ledeani ment.
Ihete wa t1, mention if, the
Per-slinil- dlispatch 'A the new role
giveni (,.'n. IPoeh ami \\'ar Departuent
oflclial an'aei)ni SomeF, s1ill we:tro
icline(i to bfelieve fa,:It the Frenwh
gen. tal hail hen ph i' d in command
only 01 ve arlily ol, manoenver, th
reserve fmc.e Compo1 se(l -f Contintgent.
from all th. .\llied urmb - created af
A-1 the( to.nmation of 11h.e llptemle wat
ebinnell.
(on. il. s :le p.l ub
lie by the i i of s 1n Ifllows:
"lav. e I ah . wir 'm'es avail
able and)( w r (L a n v.-ill ,. *lsed if
and' wh' n, ?it ",d 1. Pi'm h : line
-Qp Irit ae 11 'T 1, rm'!its s c n i
(In t."
YOCiH WILL t.EA1)
UN ITAI) F4IIt 'S
,'I)oyd. Georine Annonnees Selection it'
Commandi er. StrintiaeIt' .1ist lietrim,
Lt.onlon, Mareh I0.-Prcmier 1er
(eorge today ananinnedl Ithe a'intil
ment of Gnstal For h as commiuiander
or Ih( alli-d armi on *!ht Westerln
front.
In miakinrl he :nnounentli, the
li'remier sa!b:
" ''For the !irt ftew lays : e the
Geriman a rmy had lanc hed ni on our
lines an attack nnpara llceld in its
concentra tion of iroopis anti gunms, thme
Tlhainks to the Indomilitable bratvery of
IH. W. Lw
T LEWIS /
THE Qjg INVI
EYE SPE
A O..oshe P..or
AKES COWN
L ALLIED ARMIES
ppointed Coneralissimo on
P4esent Operations. Mili
Long r-i1visemd Centraliza
TWore Gem. Pershin%. m Ier-ssa gev
canE tonight ibm. Alarch was withoit
advic..s to confrirm the press dispatch
es, because of the inevitable dclays in
traunviaission of otlicial mes:-ages.
'hae news of the aip;ointment of (en.
iFoeh.,:me of the heroes of the mairne,
to Aull ?.,tie cornindhU . gave rise in
stantly to su Ig estion i hat t he pre
ene of Secretary Bah.kr in Eu rope
was ermnectud witL the deve I mleut.
aly Obs'vers llow suirmise that
Mr. 11,a1.r wvent to Eu:1rope lparticul
,arly to .a rge the coordination of "
Allied armies under a single com
mt1ander. hich is known I have beeun
*President Wilson's desire wienIi his
urgency eaused 'the creation of the
suiprome war council. Sotie measiure
01 coordination was rlecured through
that body, iut any plan for appoliit
'ient of a -upreme commander w1th
authority oit~r all the armies.
Gen. Ferdmnand Foch is -of Basque
orighi. 114! was, born at Tarbee in 1 51,
but was reared at Metz. Rather than
lbomevn a Germnan after he annexa
ion vr Alsace -Lorraine, Foch pre
ferreu to return to France and lielp to
pIrepare France for the present etv
mn inunision. .
Foch hegan Fly maslering the ,trat
egy of the war of IN70 in its minutest
de aaik. Knowing the mentality of the
Germias, he cournedI upon their Ie
prating in tluure eitlict S the manoeu
vei thli had sueeded. lie also ex
Pioled tiem' to mau some of ithe mis
tales. In is teachings at tlie upe
rier war 'mhal and in hi writings I
belil always to the idea of ll intevi
tabl agi s'onby Germanly, rn
wvith liehining-lik rapidity, after
lonl, nrm~iaionIan most minutte
pJirepa i rtion--tlie -mwift Ilinmiierholt of
ithe <. nng l devv lop int,. a srg l
1iy. Franv e imi t n a :-tat war
i t in iIe Sa1 ireione . pne tiuutn
thev im doctrines nd a I .,nr-ou
andl :e lc oc ief.
moenk could arrive, and OurIl'lth'
Ally could etrim-o the( hartle, thll
he, howve0-r. is onil in its openiiii!
stl'es and n* pre.diction of iits fuI
'From the r.t idia th .11 (a Mh
ini lias been inl constant 5(s.;iion a n
inl communica1tionl withl headqluar-ters.
and witli ti Fricli anl Aineriain
('V11inen s-. A m lle of 10810
ha11 e beeni tahIn in II('1cCert bet1weien
the governmhienits to deal with the
emergency.
"Tlhe' enemyv has had the. ineahcul,;
bule adlvaunta.., of fighting as one) armyI.
L. A. Lei
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me Lauren., S.C.
7Po meet thi, 'the allits have since
the battle began, tfken -a- most, import- F
kilt. decision.
"Witti the cordial co-operation of
-the Uritish and French commanders
in chief, General Foch has been
'h1ixlarged by the Briftish, French and
.\Ierican governments to coordinate
the action of the alliod arnmies.on the
*'(estern front.
"InI addition to 1h11v action taken to
meet the limedilatc neds of the mo
1n1nt, It will be neessaiy to bring
11114 operatioll certaill ileasures which
1ave long bele in icontem plat ionl
shlould at situation such as the pres'cnt
arcise.I
"It is plear that, whateiver may hao
lwxn in this battIe, the Country must
hbe prepared for filther -acrifieus to
irs3're final victory. I am certain that
lhe nation will shrinlk f1o) no !aci
lice whiclh is reflinired to eCre ( thi
At .Woodrow Wilson Iho.",
The ubI is cordially invited to
attersil anl enttc ainImlent t Woodrow
Vilson c111ool house Friday eveling,
April 7ti at 8:30 o'clock, 10 he given
for the benefit of the Junior Red Cross.
Mr. A. C.'Todd will make anll address
and a mus;ical program will be rend
eied. .\n admission of tlve and ten
cents will be charged and the Im
pirovement Association will serve ice
cream and -unke.
.\merican 'l-Aingners Almndenl Tool
for Mill.
With the Fritish Army in Fiance,
:i'arch :3l.--One of the most specta
ular features -of the lrit .)lh el.-ense
last week was when a littie arny,
comllosed largely of an odd assort
iieiit of troops who had been ast ily
assimbled. includin-; Ameirican slng iln
vers, who, as in the hattle at (aij-'
btai. threw away their tools and lhor(
art1s successflly, ]:al a %111 stretch
0f fmit to hold, andfl mainta-in<
Luainst,4 fuiriouls Germpanl onlatuw htF
xniii it rinft'lol lts arrived.
Ilie (.eemy1 advanecd ill freoo and
h Ild ilemselve' tirme anll 1 imlle
ag:liin against th' liritish :nc in thlie
redL!:on hull f'ound no wuak :Iot.
\\hy will yozv sulfft : 11r11m t:li- 1:4" 1
dreadful di isex " when -lhanI) llo has
inovoena the . 'atet 16 mi./ for 01
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Th'le warnin111g added'1 tlat "'om3
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I ard1( in1 publ.ishing this warn3inlg,
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14"rson1s enlgaed~ xin the' lhkeries and1
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"House 5(w ives shoulId cxl ami ne bread
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To'l be at. hiIs bes't a3 man mu133sf. ha ve
Sound ref'reshinilg i'leecp. When wakbe
fulI and rest less at n ight he is In no
'ond(itlin for work or bulsineSs darh
Iig the dlay. Walkefulnelss Is often
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tion, anld Is qul iekly relieved by Chamn
beirlain's Table s. TFry a (lose of thlese
tablets and1( 5e how much bei htter' you
feel with a ele r' head and good di1gCs
tion.
'Woodrow Wilson Honor Roll.
First. Gr'ade-Atargar'et (Cheek, .\ary
Caldwell, VirginIa Todd.
Second Gre-AMred Caldwell,
Ethel Terry.
Third Ghrade--4ildred 'Burton, Sara
Cheek, Sara Owings, Louise Todd.
Fourth ,Grade--)absy Bell Owings,
Clara Simnpeoa, Sohnnie 6anders,
i'fthk Grado-.Buf s N'ell Cheek.
Seventhi Gd--Me Bnamlett, Re
menl RnIU.
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