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TflK eTOMTKR WAR HaffAN, fietabU Consolidated Aur. 2,1; ALLIED ARMIES STRIkT" TAKE I.NTTIATIVK IX NORTH AM) KOl'TH. French and British Troops Join In Vigorous Counterattack to Regain H round. With the British Army in France. Aprli 21 <By the Associated Press).? The aMUd arms today were taking the initiativ? on both the northern and southern ends or the battle front. This morning the British and French troops, acting In conjunction began ?ounter operations in the region of ..lorn Kemmel and the neighboring territory which the Hermans captured In yestsrdny'a sanguinary struggle. The aggressors at the time of the Mllng of thin dispatch have mnde ?ome progress but they were battling in the face of great odds and heavy fighting wss continuing with the ene? my holding the advantageous high ground In strength. South of the Homme the allied feecs? launched a combined drive against the Oorman positions between Hansard and the southern outskirts of Vlllers-Hretonneux. The latest reports recorded some progress but an Intense conflict was In pre m ess. Yes? terday Vlllers-Bretonneux had been cleared of the enemy who overran It Wednesday and the Hrltish by bril Uunt counter-attacks hud retaken vir? tually aril their original positions The main Intereat from the military point of view today centered In the northern content where the Germans have been making auch determined ef? forts to gain control of the chain o" hills of which Kemmel Is one. and therehy threaten the allied positions to the north. This morning found the Hermans holding the aallent which they had driven Into the French and Hrltish lines beyond Mont Kemmel, Kemmel village, Drunoutre and farms and hamleta in the Immediate vicinity. A gallant regiment of pollus had bee.i ordered to hold Kemmel Hill at all routs. After the Hermans had brok en through the defending line* an 1 were encircling the elevation, th ? French clung to their position an 1 obeyed their commands to the lettci They battled to the bitter end. No more dramatle and Inspiring stand has been, made in recent days than this. The allied counterattack began early this morning. In the first rush the sturdy Mulish Tommies forced their wn> forward In the face of a heavy fire, and into Kemmel village. For two hours they held the vil? lage while Hermans from the neigh? boring hill poured bullets Into the place from rapldnrers. At 5 o'clock it become apparent that it would be aj useless sacrifice of life to remain longer and the British were with? drawn to safer ground from which the assault continued. The French were reported to have made some progress, but they, too. ware coming under u grilling fire from Mont Kemmel and other points. WOt NI>|:n WIKIIK ANS RI.S4T KD Burled In Dugout In No Man's liUtMl for six Days. With the American Army, France. Thursday. April 25.?Two Americaa soldiers mho were wounded In the engagement around Scicheprey Hat lirday. were found alive today in a dugout In No Man's Land. How th**y managed, to keep alive, physicians a. y. is little short of miraculous. Fit KM 'l| C< H'NTKR \TT\CK. determined Fffort to Regain Po? sition That Hermans Took at Frightful Cost. With Dritlah Army in France. A pi I Is ?The French this morning are eounter attacking at Mount Kemmell In sn attempt to reclaim the position taken by the Germans. Yeeterday's fighting was of a most desperat?- in Iure and enemf gains were made only at a frightful cost. - HOMH AHDfNG IWHIS. Long Range Murder of Non-Combat sntN Continue*. Paris. April 2?.?The long range bombardment of Paris was resumed lust night. The damage is not np preclsble. I IHKRTY LO\N TOTALS. Throe-fourths of n llllllon Yd to lu Mubarrlhod. Waahlngton. April 10.?Liberty loan total annenneed tods> nt the opening of the laut week of the campuig* waa $2,2fil ,ttl,Uo. *ed April, 1M0. ?81. QUESTION Of MEN. SIDE WITH MOST RESERVES WILL WIX WAIL War a Test of Endurance?-Britlslii Chief Dil et tor Talks of Fighting In Prance?(imnan Success Tuet lea I Thus Pur. London, April 26,?The importance of every entente allied country en? gaged in the war getting every pos? sible man Into position to support the battle front was emphasized by Gen. I Delmn Itadcllffe, chief director of mil? itary operations at the war office, to? day in his first interview with news? paper men since he took over the po? sition formerly held by MaJ. Gen. K, h. Maurice. "The Germans nr? going on with this liutiun ring process," he laid, "and we have got to make up our minds that it is not this week of next week or next month, that this fight Is coming to a decision. We are go? ing to fight the whole summer and in the end it is a question of who holds the last reserves. Reserves on the West front now are, I am happy to say, in the hands of one command, namely, in the hands of the com? mander in chief of the allied arpiles in France, General Foch, in whom everybody Li both armies has com? plete confidence He has so far em? ployed only a small proportion of his reserves. "I want to emphasize the fact that this is a long drawn out test of en? durance, endurance of nations. That Is why it is so imperative for thisi country and all countries to get hob of every man they can possibly to support the battle front. What Is go? ing to tell in the end is men. In summing up the battle situation, General itadcllffe said: "As regards a few days preceding April 23 the German activities were devoted chiefly to the Lys sector be? tween Givinchy and Merville. All the details have been published, and the net result v/as highly satisfactory for us. The Germans put in a lot of troops, suffered heavy losses and gained absclutely nothing. "Around Glvenchy particularly, the result was very satisfactory. Some important positions changed hands and were finally left In our possession. Further northeast of Robecq we gained quite a little ground and took a considerable number of prisoners. All of it was good. The balance of losses and wear and tear were decid? edly against the Germans and that is what we want. "On the morning of April 24 the enemy began a more serious effort opposite Amiens and yesterday he started a heavy attack on the Kern mel front. The enemy had made considerable progress. The latest in? formation is still incomplete but there Is no doubt that the Germans suc? ceeded in occupying Kemmel hill. The net result in the Kemmel sector so fai? ls that the Germans have gained about 2,0<M) yards^on a front of about 1,200 yards. The gain is not large but Involves very Important ground and there is no question but that it is a very serious loss. "There Is nothing decisive about the loss of Kemmel hill, but it is a most important tactical feature. It Is an observation point for all ground to the north but it remains to be seen whether it will remain in the enemy's hands. Our line to the north is all right. "The situation around Kemmel hill is not yet Bleared up and we shall have more information this evening. <>n the south the situation nt Villers-Hretonneux is Very satisfac? tory. We have taken back all wc lost and with the village we have tak? en many prisoners and indicted heavy losses. "Looking at these attacks we see one thing. In each case the enemy IniM struck at the junction of the Preach and British armies, As you know, t/hat must always be a weak spot. With the beat possi hie arrange? ments and with the best understand ing it must always be difficult to ar range for immediate suppor^g when two different commands are involved These difficulties naturally are in 01 eased wh n you have two nation? alities and, although we and the French have been fighting alongside each other 'or three nnd one-half \< iis and hive absolute confidence in each other. yet we must always expect the Hermans to try to find a joint in t he hfl i ness. g peak In I generally as regards the German policy as evidenced in the events of the last few days there is nothing to alter tiu? view that Gen ilauriOt put before you?that it is Annan m) Fear not?Dot an the ende Tnou All SUMTER, 8. 0., WEDN ALLIES COUNTER ATTACK. - | df* DESPERATE BATTLE HAGING BE? TWEEN AMIENS AND YPKES. Allies Continue Counter Attacks East of Amiens ami Gain Further Ad? vantages?Germans Launch Heavy Attacks South of Ypres. London, April . 27 ? Continuing their counter attacks east of Amiens the allies have gained further ad? vantages in the Hangard-Villlers Brctonneux sector, it is announced of? ficially. The French recaptured po? sitions from Loore to Laclytte, in Flanders west of Mont Kemmel. The fighting north of Lys is very severe and the enemy's advance was held at all points and heavy losses were indicted on the Germans. The Germans made a heavy attack on the front south of Ypres and there a long battle for Voormezeele, two miles south of Ypres was fought, which the British regained, taking hundreds of prisoners. LEHMAN OFFENSIVE HALTS. Quiet on Ypres Front While Ger? mans Prepare for Another Attack. With the British Army in France, April 27.?During the early hours today there was no fresh German of? fensive recorded in the Ypres sector, where the enemy pausd last night un? doubtedly to reorganize their forces for a fresh attack. ATTACK NEAR AMIENS REPULS ED. French Hold Ground and Score Mi? nor Success. Paris, April 27.?A German at? tack near Thennes, southeast of Amiens was broken up last night, the war office announces. Artillery fight? ing continues on the front between Vlllei s-Bretonneux-Hangard. HEAVY BRITISH CASUALTIES. Loss Last Week Totalled More Than Eighteen Thousand. ? > London, April 27.?The casualties In the British ranks reported this week totalled 18.309. Despite the heavy fighting for more than a month, casualties only now are beginning to approach the high figures for the week last year when the Brit? ish were on the offensive on the wes? tern front. AMERICAN CASUALTY LIST. Washington, April 27.?The casual? ties list today contains one hundred and three names. Killed in action 11; died of accident, 4; died of disease, 2; wounded severely, 47; wounded slightly, 37; missing in action, 2. Paris, April 27.?Eleven American ambulance men have won the war cross by gallant service in the battle now progressing. They included Lieut. Ralph Richmond, commanding Section C42. With the British Army in France, April 29.?The fourth German army this morning heavily attacked the Al? lied front in Flanders. Prisoners cap? tured have admitted that it is the German intention to attempt the cap? ture of Ypres. Severe fighting is re? ported in both the French and Brit? ish areas. The attack extends over a front of about fifteen miles. The Bel? gians on the Yser front are also re? ported to have been attacked. A PROFITABLE PIG. Money Making Record or One IMg Club Boy. A. C. Robinson, a white boy of IS years, of the Oswego section of Sum ter county, a member of the Boys' Pig Club of this county, purchased in tha summer of 1!G7, for $26, a Duroc Jersey pig. A few flays ago lie sold from that sow %H\ worth of pigs and has the sow left, which is Worth tullv *lu() or more. That Is the kind of work that will prepare Suniter county for the boll weevil and will also help to whip the Kaiser. the German intention to wear out the British army. "There is no reason to doubt that a bin offensive on a far greater scab than aver is still to be expected between Arras and Amiens, with the object of driving in and separating the British and French. So far the Whole German success is merely tac? tical." and 2 tum'% mt be thy Country'*, Tfcj God's W ESDAY, MAY 1, 1918. HUES' LINES HOLD. TEUTONIC FORCES MAKE NO HEADWAY IN FRANCE AND FLANDERS, Village Captured by (Germans Satur dt?y Again in Hands of llaig's Men ?Enemy Fella to Pierce French Lines. The entire allied line in France and Flanders still stand firmly. Nowhere have the Germans been able to make a further dent in it. Hard fighting has been in progress on the Ypres sec? tor around Voormezeele and to the south at Locre. Both places have sev? eral times changed hands, but at last reports Vormezeele had been recap? tured by the British but the Ger? mans had obtained another foothold in Ltocre. Voormezeele was taken by the Ger? mans Saturday but the British in a njght attack won it back and since hnvc held it, inflicting heavy casualties on the Germans. The Germans have tried at several points along the front held by the French to pierce the line, but every? where have been repulsed, notably in the St. Mihiel and Luneville sectors. Aside from the attacks and a few unimportant operations between the British and the Germans, artillery duels have predominated. As a whole there is no material change in the situation along the en? tire front over that of Saturday and it is not evident that the Germans are prepared for the present to resume I the offensive, which him cost them so dearly in men killed, wounded or made prisoners. Reports coming by \tay of London are to the effect that in Germany there is much perturba? tion over inability of the Teutons to pierce the allied line. The operations in the Italian the? ater continue of a minor character, consisting of small patrol encounters and artillery duels of more or less In? tensity in various sectors. Likewise in Macedonia comparative quiet prevails, although there has been considerable shelling of opposing po? sitions by the artillery and aerial bombing craft. Nothing new has come through eith? er in the way of confirmation or de? nial of reports in circulation Satur? day that a counter revolution had broken out in Petrograd and that Grand Duke Alexis Nikolaeivltch had been proclaimed emperor of Russia. SUGAR CERTIFICATES. Retail Dealers Must Obtain Certifi? cates to Sell Sugar for Preserving Purposes. Certificates for obtaining sugar for preserving purposes have been re? ceived by the county food administra? tors, G. A. Lemmon and E. I. Rear don. These certificates will be fur? nished to retail dealers only, and by the county administrators in lots of ten certificates at a time to each re? tail dealer. The name of every retail dealer and the number of certificates deliv? ered will be kept in a book, and ev? ery week every retail dealer must send in to William Elliott, State Food Administrator, Columbia, S. C, the certificates signed by purchasers of sugar for preserving purposes. The names of retail dealers and number of certificates will be sent each week to the State Food Administrator. A systematic checking up of every purchaser of sugar for preserving put poses will be kept and Inquiries instituted later by government inspec i tors to ascertain whether foods have [ been actually preserved with the su [ gar by the parties who signed these certificates. The local home demonstration agents, Misses Keels and Martin have jbeen requested by State Food Admin 1 katrator Elliott to cooperate in legiti? mate and intelligent distribution of sugar for preserving purposes. Any one detected in signing certifi? cates and obtaining sugar for preserv? ing purposes with the intention of not using the sugar for preserving pur? poses will be dealt with severely ami their names will be published In the county newspapers as hoarders end slackers, by the Food Administra? tion. KILLED BY TORNADO. Georgia Family Wiped Out Sunday. Valdosta, April 29.?William Turn? er, wife and daughter, were killed at Bern Iff, near here, late yesterday when a severe wind and rain storm wrecked their home. A large area of fine timber land was laid after the wind. - . -~ mm .~A M? i at 4? ?? TlWttfr*?? THE TRTJ1 FRENCH HALTiDRIVE.? ONLY RESUI/T OP ONSLAUGHT IS LOSS OF MANY MEN. Poch9! Men Recapture Villers-Bretoii neu.x and 1 laniard in Counter Blow ?<Galllc Line Holds Firm. With the French Army in France, Saturday, April 27.? (By the Asso? ciated Press.)?The stern opposition encountered by the Germans in their attacks in the region of the Somme and in Flanders near Kemmel hill, has prevented them thus far from developing their renewed offensive on the great scale which they undoubted? ly intended. Each of their attacks may be regarded as an effort to pre pare the way for a more extended ac? tion in the event of an important initial success at either point, but the resistance offered at both places ap? parently discouraged the German commanders from launching more se? rious attempts to break through. In Picardy, where the Germans at? tempted to divide the French from the British around Villers-Bretonneux and Hangard, the line remained to? day very much the same as it was before the attack was begun three days ago. There has been no re? sumption of infantry lighting since last night. The only result of the German onslaught, of eight divisions, is the loss of a large number of men, without any advance. The allied com mander-in-chief decided, when the Germans occupied Villers-Bretonneu* and Hangard, that the continued pos? session by the enemy would endanger the security of the line in frost ?( Amiens and immediately sent fortes with orders to recapture them. The attacks at these points were executed with the greatest courage and suc? cess. Farther north, where the Germans gained Kemmel hill by the employ? ment of nine divisions, the Allied comander-in-chief regarded It as un? necessary to make the sacrifice Meanwhile the Cermans are usin& up large numbers of their effectives without obtaining the important ob? jectives at which they aimed. There is conildence among the Allies in the ability to hold together wherever thej choose to make a stand. London, April 29.?The Germans this morning opened a heavy bom? bardment on the entire front, betweer Metercn and Voormezeele, south can<J southwest of Ypres, it is officially an? nounced. Infantry attacks developed shortly afterward. An enemy attack yesterday after? noon in the vicinity of Locre, west ol Mount Kemmell, was repulsed. There were great activities of hostile artil? lery last night from the River Scarpe opposite Arras, north of Lens; be? tween Ginevchy and Nieppe wood Prisoners were taken at several points. NIGHT ATTACK REPULSED. Paris, April 29.?Germans made several attempts last night to advance on the French positions in Hangard wood on the front before Amiens, but were checked by French fire, the war office announces. BRITISH TROOPS HARD PRESSED. London, April 29.?The British troops around Ypres several times after dawn this morning sent up S. O. S. signals for artillery support, tele? graphs Reuter's correspondent at British headquarters. An intense bombardment from artillery concen? tration is in progress from LaBassec to south of Houthelset forest and from Vi my to Lens. lighting at Tool With American Army in France. Sunday. April 2S.?There were in? creased artillery activities on the Toul sector today. The Germans opened a heavy barrage at dawn, ac? companied by Intermittent machine gun and rifle tire. These activities are taken to mean that the enemy is striving to keep the Americans busy so they cannot be sent north. TORNADO SWEEPS GEORGIA. Growing Crops Washed Out In South? ern Pali of State. Mncon, April 2S. A severe wind md rain storm of tornado proportion it some points, swept over Southwes ern and Southern Georgia this after? noon, cuibretb, Bmlthvllle, A men - ?us, Albany and Cordele were cut off prom wire communication. Pnaosn >eis arriving on trains say that at B SOTJTHRC $, Fs*abMahsi tease, Vol.XLVI. No. 22. eeenajanajBjg^^ A aus LOSS. IIVNS SUCCEED IX STORMING IM? PORTANT STRATEGIC POSI? TION NEAR YPRES. Allies Fori*?d to Counterattack In Ef? fort to ?'riia in Heights Regarded as Key to sout hern Side of Salient? Terrific Drive Launched by Ger? mans. Kemme; Hill, a height which has been look^ ;1 upon as the key to th-* southern f ide of the Ypres salient and one of the most important strategic 'positions on the northern battle fronts in France, has been taken by ttw Germans, after a defense which will become one of the heroic chapters of the war, the hill was surrounded ?and the French forces entrenched on its slopes were overcome. The loss of the hill, which is ad? mitted in official statements by Gen. Dohna Radcliffe, chief director of mil? itary operations at the British war of? fice, brings to the allies a realization that the whole Ypres position is in peril from the German drive north? ward from the lowlands lying to the west of Armentieres. The Teutons launched terrific at? tacks along the whole Wytschaete Ballleul-Meteren line Wednesday, ap? parently for the purpose of finding a point which might yield. They evi? dently found that spot in the section of the f ront held jointly by the British and French troops and against it they hurled fresh divisions which fought their way forward all day Thursday unti! at night fall they had surround* ed Kemmel Hill and isolated the French troops holding the position. 1 All night long the fight went on and it was not until Friday that the * Germans succeeded in storming up the slopes of the height. The loss of Kemmel Hill is serious for it overlooks much of .the low lands lying back of the allied lines in the Ypres salient. The hltl in 46-1 feet high, rising from low lands on the south and east. It is six miles southwest of Ypres. This German i success cuts a deep notch in the allied line to the southwest of Ypres and ! I completely outflanks the British on ! j the nor*h slopes of Messines Ridge, ' to whic. they were forced by the Ger? man asr-ault of two weeks ago. So important is the possession of Kern i mel Hill that the allies must launch a counterattack to recapture it, and the Fre*. ch have begun a savage at 1 tack on the height. If the Germans . contirni. to hold and either consoli? date th ;r lines or push on the allied will be at a great disadvantage in , future engagements. > The latest reports from the scene , of the battle are that the Germans are at. cking on a line from La Clytte V the Ypres-Comines Canal. La {Clytte Is about a mile and a half north o; Kemmel Hill and is six and a half miles west of the Ypres-Comines Canal hich runs almost due south from Yores. The evident purpose of this attack is to roll up the allied po? sitions out h of Ypres and force a re? tirement from that war tortured town. The position of the Germans is such ? that only the sternest defense will avail to check their threatening ad? vance. At other points along the battle line the Germans have made important ! gains. At Villers-Bretonneux the British aave held their lines and j comple ed the work of clearing out the las? German positions on the ground held before the German at? tack or- Wednesday, but Hangard is apparently still in German hands, and the Teutons are reported to have launched attacks on the town of Calchy vithout, however, having oc? cupied ' le place. Farther south, immediately north of Cast 1, the Germans have pene? trated the village of Hailles and are in position of FviF?. t LP in poeei >sion of Hill IS South of the village. The French have counterat? tacked an this front and regained ground. At no other points has the enemy advanced. There have been artillery duels at various points along the French front tot he south of the Bomme. Only the usual patrol en gagemei la have been reported from the Italian front. li mi :h rate decision. Pranee* Increase in Freight .on C arol'an Lumber Disapproved. W ash, igton, April 29.?The pro? posed Increase In lumber rates from Carolina and Georgia to points in thfc Buffalo, Pittsburgh and central freight . ssoeiation territories was dis? approved In a tentative report of the Interstate Commission examiner to? day.