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TffK SCMTER WATTHlfAN, Estahl Consolidated Aur. 8,1 DRIVE CHECKED EVERYWHERE. FRENCH UflMJIAL STATEMENTS bring cheering news. Hun Hosts Weakened by Terrible Ixmmth Have Been ronrd to Slow Down Kit or in. Paris. March 27.?The German ad? vance was held up everywhere last night. II wan ofTlcally announced to? day. The enemy, weakened by heavy h'Wi, has been obliged to slow up In efforte. Mi.lir ATTACK HEPl LSED. llHtlah Hold l ast on New Line South of Somme. I?ondon. M.irch 27.?A heavy attach made early in the night against the new British me nouth of the Homme was repulsed after severe fighting, it Is officially announced. In conse? quence of at.acke yeserday afternoon end evening, uatride the Homme. the lirluah on both hanks were forced hack s short distance in the neighbor? hood of Bray PARIS BOMBARDMENT CON tunim Berlin stta< n cm Soya Big (lull Is Still In Action. Berlin. March 27.?The Germans have not halted the long ranire bom? bardment of Parin, according to the official statement today, which says "we continued the bombardment of the fortress of Paris " BATTLK AT ODESSA. Ikranlnn TrtKvp* Capture City After Bloody right. London. March 27.?Odessa has been recaptured by Soviet and Uk? rainian troops, after a blody battle, in which naval forces parlelpated. ac? cording to a Moscow despatch from the semi-official itusaian news agency. FIGHTING IN RUSSIA. Moscow, Sunday, March 24.?Offi? cial rejgort*iri>, Nikolayev. Kherzon Znamenku, 1TTT southern Ukrainla edles have been recaptured from the Austrlans by Red Guards and armed er. II tans. ITALIAN OFFENSIVE SOON. Nation's Kniba?*ry st Washington Ad-1 vised by Cable of Instructions in Home. WiLshin^ton. March 27.? Prepara? tions for a Teutonic offensivo on the ltallun front continue, the Italian em btusty was advised today by e?ble from Itome. New divisions are arriving dally on this front from the Rouman? ian front ami the Austrlans have brought numerous new pieces of heavy artillery. SCPHEME MOMENT NEAR. H'lieu Allied Reserves Will he Hurled Against Huns. Purls. March 2 7. Premier Clemen crau lold the urmy committee of the Chamber of Deputies today that the moment was neat when the reset yes of the Allies would enter Into action The great buttle being waged in France would then take on a new p?ass and. he added, there was every reason to hope that the enemy would not retain the benelit of the gains made at sin h a blood> i>i iee There was settling down along tin British gad Fri neb front?, whepe the Germans were trying to break through, und even within the last f9M hours there had been noted I Staaken log In the enemy's effort. The piemler wns before the com antttee for more than an hour und a half. He dealt at length with the sit? uation und spoke with full coufldeuc ? into the future. IH'NS BLINDER llt SSl \N-?. People gj >iinsk RstJagel of Btrrf? thing of Value. Moscow. Tuesdav, March 2' ? x.n Asseeteen who seeaped fi ?oi Minsk two days after the Uermans oc-upnd that cltv has reached Moscow. lb reports that Ihe population of Minsk are much Incensed ??ninst the Invad ers. He says the Germans at om e began seizing foodstuffs and cvsrj thing else of value that the pe. , i hud. BASEBALL LEAGt'F DISBANDED infer nutlon,il Club Owners Vote to Quit league New York March 2?.?The Inter? national gSftSsbell Lsaggs <*lub own ers st a mee'lnjj h?ie todn\ voted to disband. mmr? April, i8so. 881. e LUDENDORFF CLAIMS VICTORY. HINDENBUHG'S CHIEF OK STAFF SAYS'HUNS HATE WON GREAT BATTLE. He Hedges, However, By Saying; Thnt No One Can Foresee What tlie Re? sult WiU He. Asterdam, March 27.?"A great bat? tle has been fought and a victory won. tut nobody can foresee what the re nult will be," said Clen. Von. Luden doiff in an interview with the corre*; l>ondent of the Tages Zeltung, at tho front? \MEHK\N TROOPS REPULSED. Military Correspondent of Berlin1 NewsiMi|>er Says They Were in 1 kittle at La Fere. Amsterdam, March 27.?American roops have taken part in counter at? tacks against the Germans near La Fere, writes the military correspond? ent of V owaerls. who says the attacks vere repulsed. SUPPORT THE riUTISII. I>eneh Writer Snys Americans Weiv, In Fight at Various Points. Paris, March 27.?The French mili? tary commentator, writing in refer once to the situation today says, con? cerning the Americans "at various joints on the front our allies are bring- i ng to the Dritish valiant support." I TRAINS OF WOUNDED. HoepltnlH In Northern Fnuico Not Large Enough to Take Fare of nun f*rlsoners. Amsterdam, March 27.?Enormous y long ambulance trains are pussinn hrough Liege and Namur, Belgium, on their way to Alx-la-Chappelle and other parts of Germany with wounded men from the French battle front, ac? cording to The Telegraaf frontier cor? respondent. Many of the wounded have been detrained at Namur, says the corre spondent. who adds that the hospitals n Northern Prance have not sufficient SBSOWmodationS for the great streams of sufferers. Th<- Telegraaf Sevcnar correspond? ent suys the first transports with wounded have arrived at frontier towns. Commenting on this fact, The Telegraaf says that while the Ger? man communications speak of the light Qerntan losses, it is stgnliloant that even In the most out of the way places in t.ermany wounded aus ar? riving. VESSEL OUTPUT STATEMENT. Shipping Hoard Gives Figures or Pro? gress. Washington, Murch 27.?Exact fig? ures on the progress of ship build? ing in the United Sttaes were made public tonight ay the shipping board as a result of the debate in the sen? ate today, dining which officials and statements had been made based on inaccurate information. Since the shipping board began its work. IHK vessels have been launched o' which 103 have been completed and i put into serviqo. The launchings were divided between 1G5 requisitioned vessels and 23 were built on contract for the shipping board in yards thai were constructed for the purpose. Eleven of the launching* were wood. the remainder were steel. Twelve contract steel vessels have boon launched and three of then, completed, Throe of 1,101 tons were launched at i.os Angeles, two of |(400 tons at Oakland, four of 1,1ft) at Seat? tle, one of 1 1.700 tons at San Fran? cisco, and two of 3,500 tons at a Great Lakes port. It was pointed out that when tin ship budding appropriation becam* . vailnble lust June all the ways in the United states wore Ailed with ships budding for private or foreign account. ThOSS WOrO taken over un? der International daw. With ths es reptloo ?f Hie four ships launched tit Seattle, all do iteol contract launching! end all ths wood ship launchings h ivc been from yards v ha h were built from ths ground up. Quantity production Is sought by the board In its preparations "Quantity produtcion will win ths war," Chairman Hurley said today, "and thai Is what we are getting." BOLSHEVISM hold ODESSA. Petrograd Reeotves oniciui coniinna tlon of lleport. Petrograd. Wednesday, March 27. official dlspatehee published here con frm (he report thnt Odesaa has been it captured by tut Bolshevik! troops. nd Fear not?De* all the code Tboa Ah JUMTER, 8. 0., 8ATUR] BATTLE NOT ENDED. GERMAN FORCE CENTERED ON NOYON REGION. Attempt Being Made to 'Split French and Rrltish Line at That Point ami Start Rolling up ProdeSB?Pris? oners Say German Los? Has Been Fifty Per Gent. British Army Headquarters, France, .March 27.?The Germans last night continued furious fighting southwest-1 ward from Ham and in the region of 1 ltoye and Noyon, having slowed down in their attempt to cut through the , British lino to the north where such desperate resistance was offered. Hard fighting occurred last night about Albert, where at last reports ; the British were, holding their po? sitions against large enemy forces. The conflict around Roye and Noy i on appears to be of great importance. Th& indications are that the German high command is attempting to split the allied front there, and start the rolling up process either way. The Germans have now reclaimed virtually all the territory they lost in the Rom me battle last fall. From the average of casualties giv? en by prisoners, the Germans have lost nearly fifty per cent, of their forces engaged since the advance started. GERMANY'S SUPREME EFFORT. Reuters Correspondent Says This Of? fensive of Huns is Their Main Ef? fort to Win War. London, March 27.?Severe open warfare is continuing to enlarge as the entente forces fall back fightlhn under the enormous weight of Ger? man numbers, aays Router's Corre? spondent at British headquarters to? day. It is now clearly established, he addsj that the present offensive is the treat main effort of the Germans and that it has not been as successful as anticipated. v, FIGHT TO THE DEATH. Gen. Hatg Cables President W?son That Armies arc Fighting Without Counting Cost. Washington, March 27.?Field Mar? shall Haig today replied to President Wilson's cablegram. He said the allied armies are determined to fight on, without counting the cost, until the Ifreedom of mankind is safe." (H t C NTE R ATTACK EXPECTED. Army Officers in Washington Looking i for Developments Today. Washington. March 2S.?American staff oflicers studying closely, the war maps and the latest dispatches, are of the opinion that developments of moment in the allied counter-attack will begin to show themselves on the battle front today or tomorrow. SUBMARINE TOLL FOR WEEK. British Report Ijohh of Twenty-eight Ships. London, March 27.?Submarines l ! apd mines have increased their week | iy toll of British shipping. The ad? miralty's report shows that in the last week 2S merchantmen were sunk, 16 of the vessels being 1,600 ions or over and 12 under that tonnage. One fish I ing vessel was lost. j Nineteen merchantmen were unsuc OSSSfUllly attacked. The arrivals at ports in the United Kingdom number ed 2,471; sailings, 2.48K. The admiralty report far the pre? vious week showed the loss of 17 British merchantmen by mine or sub? marine, while for several weeks pre? ceding the weekly loss was 18. French shipping Losses, Fails. March 2 7.?The French hlpplni losses for the week ending, (arch 2.5 by mine or submarine were ? merchantman of over 1,100 tons and five merchantmen under that ton? nage, Two vessels were unsuccssslul attacked. t FRENCH REGAIN GROUND. Attack With Great Dash and 4} Drive Germans Back, ? ' * l*y Associated Pre<M ? t <> London, March 28,The O <t French 11oops this morning o countei attacked with great \\ ^ dash and drove haolt the one- V ^ my on S front of ten kilometers 4} S 0? ;| depth of three kilometers, T southward of Noyon. ^ 1 net at bo thy Country's. Thy God's a DAY, MARCH 30, 1918. BEN. PERSHIN6 SILENT. CABLES WAR DEPARTMENT THAT HE BIAS NOTHING TO REPORT. Not Known Whether Tltfs Indicates That Americans Are Not in The Great Battle or That He Leaves the Reports to French and British. Washington, March 27.?Gen. Per shing cabled the war department early today that he "had nothing to report," so. far as American troops are con? cerned in the progress of the battle In tho Western front. HAIG?S NIGRT REPORT. Baltic Continued on Entire Front All * of Tuesday. London, March 26.r^The battle con? tinues on the whole front south of the Somme River, Field Marshal Half re? ports from the war zone in France to? night. The Germans have also launch? ed new attacks around Chaulnes. The! statement says: "North of the Somme local lighting has taken place at different points. Much movement of hostile troops and transport has been observed in the: battle area and these have been en? gaged by our artillery and airplanes. "South of the Somme the hostile at? tacks reported this morning have been pressed vigorously with fresh Ger? man divisions against Noyon and Boye. i "This afternoon new hostile attacks; commenced in the neighborhood of Chattines and between Chaulnes and the Somme to the north of it. The bat- ' tie ia continuing on the whole front (south of the Somme. "In the last six days of constant' fighting our troops on all parts of the battle front have shown the utmost courage. In addition to those which have already been mentioned excep? tional gallantly was shown i also by the following: "The Eighth, Eighteenth, Thirty flrst, Forty-hrst, Bixty-first, Sixty third and Sixty-sixth' divisions." OFFICIAL GERMAN REPORT. ( la Im Withdrawal on Both Sides of Somme. Berlin, March 27 (via London).? The P.ritish began to retreat early this morning on a wide front on both sides of the Somme, army heudquar-1 ters announced today. The stubborn I resistance of the hostile rear guard i was overcome in the sharp pursuit. British and French divisions which were defeated on March 25 endeavor? ed aga.n yesterday in the pathless1 crater Heids of tho Somme battle, the j announcement adds, to arrest the! German advance. The German attack, it is declared, broke through the enemy's lines. To the north and south of Albert, the Germans won crossings of the Ancre. Albeit was captured last even? ing. To the south of the Somme after violent lighting German forces drove the enemy back by way of Chaulnes and Lihons. Boye was taken by storm and Noy On was cleared of hostile forces after bloody street fighting, tho report j states. FOOB PRICES JFMP. Staple Articles Advanced Twenty One Per Cent, in Year. _ Washington, March 2S.?Food prices took another jump of one per cent from January 16th to February ICth, making a total Increase of twen- 1 ty-one per cent, for the year ending the latter date, the bureau of labor Statictics announced today. Only three of Sixteen standard articles failed to advance; eight increased and live did not change. The Huns have started something they soon may wish they could Hto:> ?Orenoboro News. ? o*H"*H*+**+wo++ ??????????? X MONTDIDIER CAPTURED. German Crown Prince Hailed as Victor. i Kv Associated Press. 1 Perlin, March 28. ?-German X troops under the Crown Prlnc 4 i having penetrated thirty-sever X i miles from St. Quentln, ficrot1 * ? the Ronane, has captured Mont- ? X didler, It is olllclnlly announc- ? : - t t?H?MHMHHHIIIMMtt ad Twttt'i" TECK TRTJ1 HUH DRIVE CHECKED. ONLY ONE TRI FLING GAIN MARE IN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS. Renter's Correspondent Sends a Real? ly Encouraging Report From Brit? ish Army Headquarters-?German Massed Attacks Repulsed and Lost Ground Regained. London, March 28.?In the last 2I hours the Germans have made but one comparatively trifling gain, as the result of numerous massed attacks along the whole front, says Reuter's correspondent at the British head? quarters. For the British there may he claimed several distinct local suc? cesses, either in completely repelling enemy blows or in wresting back ground won by counter attacks. Although the Germans continue to use infantry with ruthless prodigality, the general pressure along the front is less determined. This may be at? tributed In part to the enemy waiting to bring up havy artillery, prepara? tory to another great effort and in part to exhaustion. SITUATION? WELL IN HANI). British Facing Huns at Close Quarters and Not Giving Ground. British Army Headquarters, France, March 28.?News received from the extreme right wing is that the allies are holding well. (This refers to the southern sector where the French have been falling back.) Near Beaumont-IIamel the ene? my attacked heavily and severe fight? ing followed. This morning it ap? peared that the village is virtually No Man's Land, with the contending lines drawn close on either side. Hard lighting occurred at sevcra points along the front during the night. The latest reports Indicate that the British have kept the situa? tion well in hand. The Germans this morning put down an intense bombardment alonr : the front between Acheville and ?Souehez River (South of Lens), but up to ten tins morning no infantry action had been reported.. i - London, March 28.?Large numbers of prisoners and machine guns have been captured by the British, the war o.'Tice announces. The fighting con? tinues fiercely on both banks of the Romme. This morning the enemy opened a heavy bombardment on the British defenses east of Arras and the at? tack developed in this sector. Repeated attacks were made by the enemy along the valley of the Bemme in the neighborhood of Beaumont Hamel, Puisieux and MoyennevilI\ They were all repulsed. TURK ARMY' CAPTURED. London, March 28.?The entire Turkish force in the Hit area, Mes? opotamia, has been captured or de? stroyed by British, the war office an? nounces. Three thousand prisoners were taken. Paris, March 28.?Blocked on the Lassigny and Noyon fronts and the left hank of the Olse, the Germans last night threw forward imporant forces in the region of Montdidier, the war office announced today. Here the fighting rapidly took on extaror dinary ferocity. I The French regiments fought hand I to hand with the enemy, indicting heavy losses. Finally the French fell back to the heights immediately west of Montdidier. FIGHT THROUGHOUT NIGHT. Parts Reports Violent Fighting on Entire Buttle Front. Paris, March 38.?Fighting con? tinued wdh violence yesterday even? ing and last nijrht on the battlefrout, the war office announced. FIGHTING LIKE VETERANS. Paris. March 88.?"Entirely new in this warfare the Americans worked like the best veterans in the battle of the Bomme," says a wounded French captain just brought back from th-* front, according *o i*i Iberia. Two Wounded American officers were brought with him. Each wor" Kreuch war cross conferred on battle leid. Intern Ocrtnnn Sahvtutrine Washington, March IT.? The Ger? tie n submarine 1' ts. which entered he harbor at .lerrol, Ppain, on the af? ternoon of March St, will be Intern ?d nnd the crew serf tn the Interim tif Spain, the state Depsrtment era* informed today by the American em l)u83y at Madl Id. C 60?T1 BON. *???. MR Vcl.XLVI. No. 13. BATTLE NOT OVER. t ? CTIIFF OF BRITISH MILITARY OP? ERATIONS: DECLARES TIME IS ON SIDE OF ALLIES. Comments on Rig Rattle, Stating That Entente Forces Not Likely to Be Face?: with Another Crisis. London, March 27.?The Germans are in possession of the town of Albert, it was announced today by Major Gen. Msurice, chief director of mili? tary operations at the war office. The British are holding the railway ero bankmen on the western outskirts of the place, ho stated. m.l '? There have been two critical mo? ments thus far in the battle Taging hi France. Major Gen. Maurice said in an interview today wKh the Asso? ciated Press. "The first was Saturday, when the enemy got across the Tortllle river and ne. 'y reached the line on the Somme,' Gen. Maurice declared. 'The second v as Monday, when tvj took Courcelk tte, and a similar dange?* Of ' breach was present." "The <:. pposing forces on the whole front ar? as nearly equal as possdne," the gen? al said. "The enemy, being on the 'tensive, gets his reserves on the seen, first. What we require Is time tc get our forces to the right place. ILvery day the enemy is held is a tremendous advantage to us. "The battle is far from 'over end I would no. like to say We are not likely to be fa< ed with another crisis, ")nt time is on our side. The enemy is get? ting furnier from his rail heads and the area behind the line is getting more congested. His supply of men also is vv ?arlng down. Thus far the Germans have kept their troops in i echelon, throwing in fresh men from the roar echelons as fast as the front line is exhausted. Meanwhile the men carry full equipment and ex? ist on iron rations. Their process of handling troops is growing difficult j and meanwhile Anglo-French reserves are getting nearer the battle front. "The n tu*vtion today is less critical than it has been in the last few days." . ... Z^' ? Gen. . Maurice laid a map of the western front on the table in head? quarters while making his customary verbal s atement today, a blue line representing the front as outlined In last nig it's communique, while a bright gri?en line showed the line at 1 o'clock this afternoon. The changes today include slight enemy advances along the Somme, both nor'h and south of the river, and a similar enemy push further ' south, ar ?und Erches and L'Echelle St. Aurln. "Durinr the night." continued Gen. Maurice, the enemy attacked just north of :he Somme and drove us back to Mericourt and Sailly, but fresh Allied troops arrived on the scene this morning and counter attackeeTT^ re? gaining a considerable part of the ground the Germans had taken. On i the remainder of the northern part of the front the line remained steady." "For the time being the enemy Is definitely cheeked north of the Somme. "He fighting in tnls district j has been \ dry severe and the enemy j troops are exhausted. J "North <if Albert an attack may be expected n omentarily, as German re? serves have been seen massing. "The enemy is now in Albert, while the i'rltlsh line holds the rail? way embankment on the western out ! skirts. 'South o: the Somme attacks in the Roye a\d Noyon areas are expect? ed to be rev.ewed. but French reserves ate approaching." "One remarkable feature of the whole batth has been the work of the Allied airmen," said Gen. Maurice. "We dropped twenty-two and one half tons of bombs on enemy reserves around Per. one and Bapaume in one night. During the day low-flying ma? chines Opetated constantly, and all without int< rference on the part of the enemy from the air. With their machine gm-s they inflicted heavy L losses on the enemy and constantly interfered w^h his preparations." KILLED Id FIRE OF I -BOAT. Augusta Mai. Meets Death in Euro? pean Waters. Washtngtoi Match 2C.?The navy department \ tday reported that Al? len Seth Bda uds. seaman, has been died by suhiaarlns gunfire in foreign eaters. N?> letalis were given and " < ;?te His home was at Augusta, ?a. The Webei Male Quartet, the last lumber of the Lyeeum course, at the ..?hi*' High PohOOl tonight at 8.30.