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SIH'll .1 l OlttillgCIU >?Wisdom of
British strategy Will Im? Shown b>
I \cn|s or Next i vi?? l>;ij ^.
Thr withdraw.il of the British
forces along the battle front in France
was long ago planned in the event of
the Germans attacking in great
tone. This announcement comes
from the Mulish front through the
Associated Press correspondent who
describes the operation of the Hritish
army ,im a masteil\ with-1, iw.il, ma<h
aessphle t?y gallant shock troops m the,
fron, linen, who eheel od the advance
of the Hermans, whih r.rtillery, ma- \
chine gun an<l rifle Ii e worked up- !
palling slaughter amain; the musses,
of German Infantry as they were sent j
forward. thus enabling the main;
irtody of the British to fall huck de- 1
llbcrutelw. and without confusion.
This army, it is declared, has been
conserved, and up to the present very
fS/W counterattacks have been made
?ginnst thr Germans. Where the Brit?
ish haw stormed the Germans' newly
acquired positions, they have driven
t?rm back. But Vach mile of advance
make* the bringing up of Supplies to
the German artillery and infantry
mars ajid more difficult and unques?
tionably the Br.tlsb Strategy, us doav
or.'di i?e.| l tli i . ^ ami j. of the
great attack, is to let the enemy, so
far as he may. wear himself out
against a powerful defense
On the battle line i i France the
sanguinary struggle still Is going on.
with the Itritlsh t'-oops on most of
the sectors npparently holding their
own. but with the Germans at salient
pomts v?tiii pressing forward.
The town m" I'lviiniy, southwest of
HI. Quentln. situ.it'd on the road to
Cttgipeigne, the gatewaj to Paris, has
neen tx'cuiiied by the Germans, and.
irdtng to the Merlin odici; I com?
munications, everywhere between the
Hmnme and the Oise rivers the tier
mans are pressing their advantage.
Throughout Sum' iy along Ihe cntin
RO mile battle front the fighting never
ceased for a moment, and where Field
Marshal Haig's men were unable to
withstand the terrific onslaughts de
Uvered by greatly superior fOTOOe
ground was given but always in Order?
ly fashion.
It now has been definitely asirr
tallied that considerably more than u
million Germans have been brought to
the Western front In an endeavor to
crush he British army holding the
Uns fr an the region ol' Anas to the
south of st. Qnontln( bnt it dally be?
comes increasingly evident that his
drive las met with opposition not
counts i upon and that he has been
unable to realise to the full hls?obJec?
ii 'es, In addition to Chauny the Oer?
mans |re claiming the capturo| of
both Peronne and Ham, and to have
I no rear eil the number of prisoners tak?
en to i lore than |9(000, In addition to
I 10 gu is and largS stores Of war ma?
terials.
It is claimed slSO by the Germans
that a nerieau and French regimsnfj
which were brought up to reinforce
the British have been defeated.
in their retirement, according to
Berlin, the British nre burning towns
and villages behind them. This stitte
m< id. however, seemingly is callable
of being received with reserve.
i >m> of the mysteri?s of the offen?
StVO which now has been solved i>
that the shelling of I'ans is being
done b] I long ranee (Jerman gnu
Tins statement Is contained in the
Iw-rlin Official communication and a
Paris ibsp.it? h says lhat cue of the
gUnS has been located near Laon
about 7'i miles from the center of
Pans.
Already the spirit of boastlnfi
which pervades the German army In
times of success is botttg strongl?
manifested, ifleld Marshal von Hind
enburg as ; oompUi lented the (lei man
emperoi on the Mlnttlal suceess" and
the latest German oflietal communi?
cation IS h ud in its plaudits Of the
German troops, declaring thai the
"attacking spirit of the infantry cOUld
nut have bet n exceeded*"
? ff\ the Other battle fronts the
fighting activity continues competi?
tively slight, sxeepl fot reciprocal
bombardments and trench raiding op?
erational Along the Alans front and
in Champagne the artillery duels be?
tween the French and the (1 nm in
haVS been somewhat violent. ThO
Amorionni on their sector, especially
northweel of Toui. are dally kjoplna
Dp their practice with Visibly good
results.
In the Italian theater the snow on
the ground and the freshets in ilu
valleys continue to hinder the oper?
ations] on a large scab', but from tin
preparatory artillery activity and the
?klrUllsllOS it becomes increasingly
evident that this theater shortly is to
be the scene of u sanguinary oncourtjt
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Iii 111.IN boasts OF SUCCESS.
rinlmo Thai Gorman Force* are still;
' Going Forward?l?g Battles in
Progress.
Berlin, March 24, (via London.)?'
March 24.?Parle has been bombarded
by Q er man long distance guns, ac
cordtng t<> the German official commu?
nication, Issued tonight, Tin? state-,
inents add that the British in their
retirement are burning French towns
ami the villages and that between tin
Sotuine und the Oise the Germans arc
\ I
?till going forward,
Enormogs quantities of booty have
been taken by the Germans, according
in the statement, which follows:
"Between the Komme and the Oise
our corps are fighting their way fpr
ward. Chauny has beoA taken,
??our booty In war material is enor-j
mous.
"The English In their retirement!
are burning French towns and vil?
lages.
"We have bqrbarded the fortress of
Paris with long distance guns.
"A gigantic struggle is taking place
for Bapaume. A battle Is in progress
on the Transloy-Combles-Mnurepas
line.
"The Bom me has been crossed at
many points in our attack between
Peronne and and Ham."
CANADIANS l si. gas.
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IGreatest Effort of Kind During War
Made by Canadians Against Fucmy.
Canadian Headquarters In France
Thursday, March SI < By Canadian
Press) .t?While German and British
troops were struggling violently to
the south, In the opening clash of the
spring campaign, the greatest pro?
jector gas bombardment of the war
was carried out by the Canadians to?
night against enemy positions be?
tween Lens and Hill 70.
At 11 o'clock a signal rocket was
sent up. A moment later more than
5,000 drums of lethal gas simultane?
ously released from projectors were
hurled into enemy-4ei ritory from the
outskirts of Lens to Cit-St. Auguste
'and Bois de 1 >ix Hult. From his front
lines and strong points favoring winds
(arried the poisonous clouds back up*
on the enemy's dugouts, supports, re?
serves and assembled areas. The
whole front was lit by enemy Hares
which could be seen through the
(heavy mist, while the enemy's gar
alarm and ein ? of distress could h ?
hoard from the hostile trenches,
Nine minutes later the Cunadiun
Hold urtillery supported by guns and
trench mortals, opened up with slow
bombardment increasing1 in violence i
until 40 minutes later, the enemy po- <
?ltions were swept with a short, In- 1
tensive creeping barrage, which ruk-H
cd his forward and rear areas with I
high explosives.
Caught by the gas without a mo- i
ment's warning and caught again as <
they were emerging from their Shel?
ters by gun lire, the German carnal
ties must have been heavy. Tonight's
bombardment was three limes great?
er than anything of its kind ever at?
tempted by the Canadians on the
Western front.
Woman's Committee Organized.
The Woman's Committee of the
Buinter County Council of Defense
was organised Saturday afternoon at
the chamber of Commerce. Mrs. Nlnii
Solomons, who has been appointed
chairman, called the mee ting to order
and asked Mr. 1). I >. .Nhii.se to make
a short talk outlining the purpose of
the organization. The following ad?
ditional officers were then elected:
Vice-chairman, Mrs, Crawford Ban
ders; Secretary, Miss Armida Moses;
Treasurer, Mrs. W. 1). Hoykln; Pub?
licity Chairman, Mrs. H. O. Osteon;
Kural Chairman, Mrs. S. A. Ilarvin.
Township Chairmen, Privateer, Mrs.
Richard Purman; Hatting Creek, Mrs
W. Sanders; Mayesville, Mrs. B. W.
Dabbs; Btateburg, Mrs. w. L. Baun
ders; Concord, Mrs. w. J. Lawrence;
OswegO, Miss A. B, Dick; Middleton.
MrS. Wade Brico; Manchester, Mrs. B.
P. Koib; Bhiloh, Mrs. Truiuck; Provi?
dence, Mrs. t. M. Cromwell.
l>r. S. 11. Ldmunds then addressee
the meeting, and briefly but In his us
Ual eloquent and inspiring manner
COld Of woman's part in the war. This
was followed by a talk by Miss B. W.
McLean telling what had been done in
Sumter in Child's Welfare work and
urging the county schools to work
along the same lines. Several letters
were read by the Chairman asking the
women to interest themselves in th<
Liberty Loan, the sale of Thrift
stamps, Food Conservation, Wa
lardening and Child Welfare.
The fourth Saturday In every month
was set apart fo rthe regular meet
ngs, In next meeting to be held at l 1
O'clock In the Girls' High School or.
the fourth Saturday In April.
Miss Hassle Parrott was appointed
'hairman of the Membership Com
nittee, and Mrs. Horace Harby wa*
isked to take charge of the woman'
vork in the next Liberty Loan Drive
The meeting was not as large as i'
hould have been, as there is much
?Xpected of the women of Sumter
'ounty. and before much can be ac?
complished it is necessary to have a
arge and representative organization.
There are hundreds of patriotic and
lUblic spirited women in Sumte)
'ounty who are anxious to do their
part In the tremenodns struggle now
Wing on, and they are earnestly Ask
?(1 to join this organization and b a r
?f the many ways in which their en
orgy and enthusiasm can be utilised
by the government. The men of Sum?
ter County through their Council ol
Defense have given a grand account
.if themselves, and now they expect
no less of the women.
Rouse Drosses.
Bvery housekeeper should gel ac
lUalnted with those washable house
Iresses at the Rumter Dry Goods t'o.
Phey are Relf-udjustlng, well made
iiul at a less price than the cost o!
even yards of percale or gingham at
'?"??? per yard.?Advf.
GUT TO COKKR COLLEGE.
Hartsville, March 22. Founder's
day was celebrated at Coker Collegt
lOday. The leading address was mad'
by Major Ullern of the French army,
whose address was a forcible presen?
tation of what France has done dur?
ing the war. He commended hlghl)
he preparation America has made to
?liter the st niggle.
At the (dose of the exercises l!
was announced thai general eduea
on board of New Vork has offered t<
Ive Coger College $4\>,00fl on condl
ion that the trustees raise $ 11 <>.<?"
nore. The treasurer of the collegi
hen announced that Maj. .lames L
? Oker, the founder of the college liai
inst given $100,000, This leaves oub
$10,000 tO be raced by friends. Tie
Utile $150,000 IS tO be used as a p? I
manenl endowmenl fund. This make:
Ihe endowment of Cokor College ovei
f 100,000,
Clean-up Week will soon be here
'"it that is no reason for putting oft
n general clean up of your prcm'si
rhe more cleaning up there is dorn
before the week sol apart for thai
work, the less will have to be dorn
hen.
London. March '..'<? American Ree
retary of War Baker visited King AI
ert on the Belgian trout yesterday.
(i ICH MAN TRANSPOllI DI
STROYED.
AMERICA \ sllll? TOHPElK)El>.
Former <?< -man lAu&w Sunk OIY ilio
British C onst.
blown up by Mine Near Aland Is?
lands. _
Btockholm, Friday, March tZ.?An- London, March 25.?The admiralty
other Gorman transport has boon announces that the American steamer
blown Up by B mine mar the Aland <'haUahooeh.ee. over 5,000 tons, baa
Islands, it the same point where the j been .sunk by S German submarine
transport Hlndenburg was tiunk, the off the British coast. The crew of :s
Dagblnd reports. Another trans-1have landed. The steamer was the
port, the Franklandi was seriouslyj former Hamburg-American liner s.m
damaged by unother explosion. 'cheen.
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