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t mmi ON TIE RUN. \ . MES eOMPOSEtfG ONCE FORMLD f ART/iE ARMIES NOW PAC ING EASTWARD. British, Americans and French Posh Steadily Forward, Taking Nr meroos Villages and Towns?Valu able Lines of Communication are Gained. The men of the once formidable German armies holding the Hinden burg line from north of Cambrai to 'St Quentin are facing eastward, de feated and' in retreat. Their backs are the targets for the British, American and French troops, who bitterly fought them, step by step, out of supposedly impregnable de fenses and are now hurrying them in the open country. Nowhere is the enemy attempting a stand in force. True, the German border is yet a long distance away; but the past two days of chase have materially de creased the width of the area separat ing, the invaders from their own Rhine line, ' Le Cateau, the important junction point, 12 miles southeast of Cambrai, reported Thursday night the point of deepest penetration by the allied troops. The British were the masters of it. All along the front, however, " the British, American and French have been steadily pressing forward ^heir infantry forces, taking numer ous- towns, and villages while far in adirahce of them the hoofbeats of the cavalry horses, intermingled with the r?ars of the whippet tanks and the . ataccado barking of the machine guns hjalde- the moving forts. So fast has I been the retreat of the enemy that at various point* the allied forces afoot lost contact with him. The retreat, which is over a front df; about 35 miles, from the south of Bpuai to the region east of St. Quen tin,.has left in the hands of the allies, in;,Addition to the towns taken, valu able lines of communication and strategic positions of high importance and drives in a wedge that seemingly will force the Germans everywhere i??m the North Sea to the vicinity of Verdun to fail back. Southeast of r>?uai, one of the remaining strong points in the German line in the north the British are standing in Ifturun, 12 miles southwest of Valen ciennes, the pivotal point in theT ene my's known next defense line and 10 miles to the south of that city is out flanked at Solesrr.es. ":' Meantime, the French and Ameri can iarmies on that part of the line running from northwest of Rheims to the Meuse River are stilly pressing for ward in the converging movement with the armies in the west and gradually are forming the entire war theater into a huge sack. The Ameri cans continue slowly to advance up the eastern side of the Meuse while i^est of the river in conjunction with the operations of the French, they have all but obliterated the great Argonne forest, as an enemy defense position. To the west of the forest in,.the Aisne valley and still farther westward, the French also have made further gains. Throughout this en tire region the Germans still are offer ing stubborn resistance, mainly with machine guns, realizing the import ance of holding back their foes while their armies in Belgium and further south make good their retrograde movement. ~. Both in the Macedonian ? theater and in Palestine, the allied forces are pressing the enemy hard. Albania is last being cleared of the Austro ' Hungarian troops, while in Servia the enemy is nearihg Nish, harassed by the Servians. At last accounts Gen eral Allenby was still driving the Ottoman troops northward in Pales jtning like are the maneur vers of t9e allied armies on^fee ya rious battleSr^onts?frdj Sea to Verdun^^ST' 'jJacedoi Palestine-^-that except to thl pert and his military maps com before him, it is almost impossible, visualize the situation and realize the swift strides the allies are making in defeating the common enemy. In France and Belgium in three weeks five important cities which had been German hands for four years have been recaptured. Dixmude, Armen tieres, Lens, Cambrai and St. Quen tin are now in allied hand9, while Lille, Douai and Valenciennes seem high/ are all but captured. Servia shortly Is to be fully reclaimed and . the Turks soon will know the Holy Land no more. A Call to Service?Boys' Working Re serve. ? THE CALL. "I call upon, the able bodied boys of the land Ul> turn in hosts to the farms andjftake certain that no pains and no lajjror are lacking in this great matter._ Woodrow Wilson, ^President of the United States. "The greatest service that boys* can perform in this war is the work in the fields to produce more food for the fighting forces." ? ' Herbert Hoover. "United States Food Administrator. "One of the great benefits you con fer is that of making the boy realize he is part of Uncle Sam's team; that he is doing his share in this great war; that he holds his service in trust for the nation. Theodore Roosevelt. THE ANSWER. Approximately a quarter of a mil lion American boys between the ages* of 16 and 21 enrolled in the United States Boys' Working Reserve, a branch of the U. S. Employment Ser- j vice, Department of Labor* in 1918. j Many of these boys received a! urse in intensive agricultural train- \ g at training camps before being | nt to farms. Others went direct toj he fields, taking the places of men led to the colors or into war indus It has been estimated that the work of members of the United States Boys' Working Reserve in 1918 added enough to the world's food supply to one million people for one year. CAROLINA TROOPS g BATTLE. GIVE MUCH AID IN CAPTURE OF BUZIGNY. British Tanks Help to Clear 3fachine Gun Nests Between Fremay and Bohaln. With the Anglo American Forces Southeast of Cambrai, Oct. 10, Noon (By the Associated Press).?Between Fresnoy and Bohain where German machine gunners have concentrated in force there was the stiffest kind of lighting today. British tanks helped to clear the machine gun nests. Allied troops in force are a thou sand yards south of Le Cateau road and have captured the towns of Es toumel and Igniel les Frizettes on the highway. The British are still re ported to be progressing. Six pontoon bridges and two infantry bridges over the Scheldt River have been blown up by the enemy. Eritish cavalry east of Cambrai seems to be working forward. Late last night they signalled from Beau mont and they were : .id to be mak ing good progress. It was Tennessee and North and South Carolina troops who captured Euzigny after overcoming only slight opposition. They then went forward. This morning the British were well to the east of Honnechy and Trois viller. Northeast of Cambrai, additional important gains have been made. The Germans in this section are offering hard opposition with their rear guards. But this may break at any time as it did to the southeast of Cambrai. There are signs that the Germans are preparing for a general retreat, as they must do, now that such wid^ ' gains have been made to the southeast of Cambrai and cavalry and patrols are working far forward. Airplanes report increased confus ion on the roads to east and north east of Le Cateau. The British guns have again been moved up and are pounding the fleeing Germans heavi ly. Low flying British airplanes are out in great numbers, despite the I bad flying weather, bombing and ma : chine gunning bodies of troops and ? fleeing transports. They are doing tremendous damage to the terrified Germans. The drive, in addition to menacing the Germans north of Cambrai is rapidly leaving their entire positions southeast of the Rier Suippe in a pocket. If the British go much fur-, ther east and the French and Amer 1 icans drive up, the Germans undoubt edly will be obliged to evacute all : this vast stretch of territory. THREE HUNDRED SIXTY LOST. No . Hope of Any Other Survivors oi Otraato. London, Oct. 12.?More than three hundred and sixty '.merican soldiers were lost on the transport Otranto, which was sunk in collision with the steamer Kasmir off the south Scottish coast. More than two hundred bodies had been recovered up to this morn ing. Many were given burial by a party sent from Liverpool. QUAKE IN PORTO RICO. Report Reaches Habana of Great Damage in Island. : Havana, Oct. 12.?Widspread dam age., was caused by an earthquake in Porto Rico, according to an uncon firmed report here from Santiago De Cuba. Many buildings are said to have been destroyed. The report fixes no definite locality and no loss of life is mentioned. Cable communi j^ipn. is badly hampered. AMBASSADOR PAGE ILL. _ Arrives at New York From England a Very Sick Man. New York, Oct. 12.?Ambassador to Great Britain, Walter Hines Page, returning to America arrived here to ?day, from England critically ill with heart disease. From the steamer he was taken ashore on a stretcher and removed to a hospital. BUSINESS MAN DIES. T. M. Green Passes After Brief Ill ness. Columbia. Oct. 12.?T. M. Green, well known cotton man of Columbia, died early last night at his rooms at 1318 Washington street. He had been ill with influenza about a week and only developed pneumonia yester day morning. He was 43 years old. Funeral arrangements had not been made last night. Mr. Green was the son of R. A. Green of Bishopvile, where he has a large family connection. He had one sister, Mrs. J. M. Ariail, wife of Prof. Ariail of the faculty of Colum bia College. In Columbia he had many friends and business associates who recognized his sterling character. PLAYING FOR TIME. Germany Said to Have Sent Reply to President's Note. Berne, Oct. 12.?The Wolff Bureau, the semi-official German news agency has circulated a Frankfurter Zeitung dispatch from Berlin stating that the German reply to president Wilson's note was sent last night, and that it is, in a sense, an acceptance. The Order of The State Board of Health. Mr. Editor: While we submit to, and obey the order of the State Board of Health to close our churches on account of the epidemic of influenza in our midst, j I for one, believe, in regard to churches, the order was an error. Tn stead of this had the churches and" i congregations who meet to worship I our Gqd, been requested to devote a I part of each service in supplicating I our merciful Father to check the rav I ages of this fearful malady, it would have been far more fitting-. Have we as a people, so soon for gotten the 30th of May. and what has followed? Respectfully. P-enj. P. Cultino. MURDERED AMERICAN SAILORS SUBMARINE SHEI/LS OPEN BOATS AFTER TORPEDOING SHIP. Twenty Men Reaching Atlantic Port Believed to Be Only Survivors? Huns Kill Many Who Escape for Moment When Ship Goes Down. An Atlantic Port, Oct. 10.?Scores of American sailors and soldiers were killed or wounded by shrapnel fired by a German submarine after it had torpedoed the steamship ? Ticon deroga 1,700 miles off the Atlantic coast, according to the story told by 27 survivors who arrived here today aboard a British freighter. There were 250 men aboard the Tisconderoga, an American steamship of 5,130 tons, and all except the 20 who arrived here today are believed to have perished. The survivors got away in the only boat which was not demolished by the shell fire from the submarine, they said. Seventeen I of the men who reached port were members of a detachment of soldiers detailed to care for horses which were being transported. The Ticonderoga was attacked pre sumably on Ocober 2 when she fell behind her convoy because of engine trouble. According to the survivors the sub marine was not sighted until she had sent a torpedo crashing into the side of the ship. The torpedo did not strike a vital spot, however, and the captain crowded on full steam in an effort to escape, at the same time ordering the gun crev.' into action against the submarine which appear ed about a mile off. "Our gun crews did not fire more than five or six shots," one of the survivors said. "The forward gun was shot away almost at once. The after gun and its crew were done for almost as quickly. Then the men went to the boats, but it was no use as the flying shrapnel was spraying the decks and men fell in scores, either killed or badly wounded." Another survivor declared that all of the Tinconderoga's eight life boats with the exception of one, were rid died with shrapnel before they could be launched. A number of men whe tried to get into the eighth boat were killed by shrapnel as they clambered over the side of the vessel, he said. "Finally," this survivor continued "one of men, in desperation, swan close to the submarine and hailed an officer, asked him in God's name to ^stop firing. "The lieutenant who answered did so with a loaded revolver, saying thai if he did not swim back he would ?shoot him. "When our boat had only 20 men in it, we were ordered alongside th; submarine and made to tie up while the shelling of the dead and'dying or. the sinking ship continued. "The leader of our boat was asked some questions which he refused to answer and sudaenly the submarine .submerged and only the parting of the rope with which we were tied prevented our going down with it." One of the survivors said the sub marine was of the cruiser type am", had the largest guns he ever had seer; on a submarine. One of the engineer officers, he said, whose room .^' Was ; pierced by a shell from 'the subma rine, declared that the shell was an : eight inch projectile. Heretofore only j six-inch guns have been' reported on submarines. The survivors, who were adrift for four days before they were picked up. said that a raft with five wounded i men on it had put off from the Ti ! conderoga and that they had attempt i ed to tovf it with them but that it broke away during the night and dis appeared. PERSHING CABLES THANKS TO WORKING RESERVE BOYS. Commander-in-Chief of Expedition ary Forces Praises Boys at Home x Who Have Enrolled in Great Army of Agriculture. Washington, Oct. 12.?National Di j rector, William E. Hall of the United I States Boys' Working Reserve, has received the following cablegram from Gen. J. J. Pershing, commander-in chief of the American Forces fight ing in France: "The achievements of the Boys' Working Reserve during the past year are beyond praise. The Ameri can Expeditionary Forces thank one and all for the support which you are giving us." PERSHING. Over a quarter of a million Ameri can boys enrolled in the Reserve this year have done wonderful work up on the farms of the 'country. Every boy of Reserve age should be in the uniform of the organization and feel that he is one of the gallant army deserving the thanks of General Per shing and the men in the trenches "over there." Richard Hatton, Director of Publicity, U. S. Boys' Working Reserve. WILSON IN DANGER. Secret Service Men Frustrate Attack on President in New York Street. New York, Oct. 12.?Just as Presi dent Wilson passed Fifty-first street, marching in the Liberty parade today, a man broke through the police line and started toward the president, fie was immediately seized by secret ser vice men. and hurried away in an automobile. A few minutes later a loaded revolver was found in *h.' street. The man's name was given as H. J. Boone, a printer. He denied having any harmful intent and only wanted to shake hands with the pres ident. ENGLISH AGAINST ARMISTICE. Will Oppose it Unless Absolute Guar antees are Given. London. Oct. 14.?While certain de velopments are taking place, die Cen tral News Agency says it learns that it can be said that the British gov ernment is resolutely opposed to granting any armistice to Germany unless absolute guarantees, both milv itary and naval are forthcoming. J FOUR HUNDRED PERISH. * ? GERMAN SUBMARINE TORPE DOES PASSENGER STEAMER. One More Act of Frightfulncss on the High Seas?Many Women and Children Murdered Without Warn ing> Belfast, Thursday, Oct. 10.?Four hundred lives were lost when the mail steamer Leinster was torpedoed in the Irish Sea this morning. Three hundred survivors have been landed at Kingstown. The steamer sank fifteen minutes after being struck. The boat carried six hundred and fifty passengers, including many wo men and children, and a -crew of seventy. W. S. S. MUST BE SEEN TO BE SOLD. Chairman Asks Out of Town District Directors to Place Stamps Before the People?Points Out Ways by WThich Sales Can be Increased, The Chairman of War Savings for this county has culled to the atten tion of the nineteen district directors outside of the city the poor sales of stamps the county is making. He says that there is but one way to^eal ly sell stamps continuously, and that is for the people to be constantly re minded of them by seeing the stamps themselves. Each district director is urged to have stamps on sale public ly at all gathering places, and to en list men, women, and children, white and colored, in the active selling of the stamps all through the district. Sumter county is credited with the sale of $143,987.50 in stamps, and of this the Sumter postoffice has made sales of $120,982.50. The war saving stamp work differs from other war works in that it doe; not run by campaigns but is con tinuous the year round. Moreover, this is one form of work to which the whole population may contribute. To keep stamps directly before the whole population of a county calls for much work, and any one who wishes to show patriotism in this way can do so. A few stamps. $5.00 worth, $25 worth, or $500 worth can be bought and kept in a store or office, or car ried about the person to be sold tc those who wish to buy but who do not get to postoffices often. There is no cost attached to1 this as every cent that goes into the stamps comes back just as soon as the stamps art sold, but by keeping the stahips and by letting ohers know that they can be had from you, the sales are helped tremendously. Here is a chance for ! much volunteer work by those who are willing to help. The letter of the chairman to the district directors follows: To District Directors: Sumter county has fallen down on the War Savings job. We were asked to pledge $851,280.00, and we pledged $367,958.00, less than half. Of that we have bought $143,987.50, again less than half. We stand only 22.J among the counties, and the year is almost gone. What are we going to do about it? ou can count on this, people are noc going to buy stamps unless you stick them under their noses. Peo ple will buy War Savings stamps il they are constantly before them. Pui these stamps before your people. In your district how many men, oi women, or children, white or colored are doing anything at all toward get ting others to, buy stamps? How many have you asked to work? Ii stamps are to be sold in your dis trict you have to ask for help from your neighbors; you have to quit go ing it alone. Make every store carry stamps; make every doctor carry stamps; make 40 or 50 patriotic citizens in different parts of the district carry stamps, and then let it be thoroughly known from one end to the other, that stamps can be had at all "these places and from all these parties at all times. ' In your district there are trading points where . people gather. Havf stamp tables selling there as the'. ?.. sold on the street here Tuesdays and Saturdays. Have tables selling at every social or other "gathering; have stamps selling wherever and whenev er possible. It took quite an effort to get eight table teams to sell on the street here, but we got 'em, and since they start ed work sales have gone forward ten fold. You too can get workers. You and I are not he keepers ot the conscience nor the pocketbook of the people of Sumter county, but un less we push things they are not go ing to budge, so lets give a shove. Nine-tenths of all the stamps sold in the county are sold in Sumter and it is because here the stamps 3re be fore the people. Don't si. "r' ?"at Scott, here's another letter" and throw this away, but get busy with your people and let's see the result. Cordially, H. A. Moses, Chm. MAXIMILIAN LOSES JOB. Report Roaches Holland That Im I>crial Chancellor Has Been Forced Out. London, Oct. if.?The resignation of Prince Maximilian as Imperial Chancellor is probable, according to reports received from Holland today. They quote the Berlin National Zei tung as saying that the Chancellor's retirement is regarded in certain cir cles as inevitable. ENGLISH PUBLIC CHEERED. Victories in France and German Plea for Pence Hearten People. London. Oct 14.?New allied vic tories on in increasing scale in France 3r.i' eviden? supplied in the Gorman reply 'o President Wilson that the Gem ,\i>. army, although unbeaten, is sorj? ? in need of a let up had a cbeer lfect on London people yester The pul lie eagerly awaits some tement of the government's policy and some interpretation of events from n British standpoint Is expected. ANOTHER HAK DEED. STEAMER WITH WOMEN AND CHILDREN ABOARD TOR PEDOED. American Destroyer Rescuing Sur vivors From Japanese Ship Fired Upon by Submarine. A British Port, Monday, Oct. 7.? (By the Associated Press).?The Japanese steamship Hirano Maru, of 7,935 tons gross, has been torpedoed and sunk. It is feared that/300 lives were lost. The Hirano Maru was outward bound for Japan and carried about 200 passengers. The vessel was tor pedoed and sunk by a German sub marine early on Friday morning when about 300 miles south of Ire land. The few survivors who were picked up by the American torpedo boat de stroyer Serret, have been brought here. They declare that the torpedo struck the steamer in the forward engine room. Nothing remained for those on b ~rd, including the women and chil dren, but to plunge into the ocean. A large number, however, went down with the ship. The vessel disappear ed completely within seven minutes after being struck by the torpedo. The scene was indescribable. The weather was bad. The cries of the drowning were heartrending. Everybody had been supplied with belts, but only the strongest were able to stand the exposure. Providentially the commander of the American dest. jyer Sterret heard the explosion. He found the ship had disappeared and he saw a mass of people struggling in the water. The American warship picked up thirty persons, one of whom died while being brought ashore. Among the survivors were these passengers in the first cabin: A. A. Young, Louis Durmon, A. B. Asklaca, T. H. Butler and ? Fred J. Karsch. About twenty-two members of the Japanese crew were rescued. While the American destroyer Sterret was engaged in the work of mercy and picking up the men and women struggling in the water, the German submarine fired two torpe does at the warship. Both missiles happily missed their mark. After making a thorough search for sur vivors the Sterret headed for the sub marine firing several shots and drop ! ping depth charges. A3DICATION WITHOUT VALUE. Secretary Lansing Says All Will De pend on Successor Named for Kais er. Auburn. N. Y., Oct. 10.?Secretary Lansing, who is here attending the centennial of the Auburn Theological Seminary, in discussing the rumor i which came from Stockholm today ! that Emperor William had abdicated ! said: "That has been current for some : time, ^fnless we know in whose fa I vor the kaiser is abdicating the story ; has no significance whatever. If it is simply setting one of his sons in his ' place the situation would not bo ! changed in the least but, if he should i abdicate in favor of a democratic Ger ? many it would mean something." The secretary also warned rainst : a let up in the Liberty Loan drive. He said: "It would be a grave mistake to let . up for a moment. If peace were de ? clared today it would be over a year ? before the troops could be brought ' j back across the seas and demobiliz ? I ed. There is no let up in pressure in i j the army and navy and there should ? be no let up here." NEARLY TWO MILLION. i Troops Sent Overseas Have Passed Million, Nine Hundred Thousand. Washington, Oct. 11.?The Ameri 1 cans sent overseas have passed the ! million, nine hundred thousand mark. ?en. March announced today, coupl ; i.'.g the statement with an urgent ap ? ^eal to the country to support tl Fourth Liberty Loan. [ Locating the various divisions Gen. : March said the 29th is on the line ! in the Vosges, and the 82nd is east of the Argonne. HATES PRO-HUN CABINET. Izzet Paslia New Turkish Minister of War. London. Oct. 10.?The new Turkish war minister istIzzet Pasha, former commander-in-chief of the Turkish forces, acrording to advices received by the Evening News. He is bitterly opposed to the defunct pro-German cabinet. CHARLES KING OF FINLAND. Kaiser's Brother-in-I ~w Elected by Lantag. Stockholm, Oct. 10.?Prince Fred erick Charles, or* Hesse, brother-in law of the f :rman emperor, was elected King of Finland on Wednes day night by the Finnish Lantag. The Republican members of the chamber did not vote. - EXPORT COTTON LICENSES. Regulations Governing Issuance of Same Published. Washington. Oct. 10.?Regulations governing issuance of licenses for the exportation of raw cotton effective October 14, and designed to control foreign marketing as to grade and quality, were announced tonight by the war trade board. SERBS STILL VICTORIOUS. They are Advancing Northward Driv ing Austrians Before Them. London. Oct. 11.?The Serb5 af ter capturing Leskovats again \nc ed and October the Sth reacned :i line ten miles north of the town. It is officially announced that more than i thousand prisoners and 5 guns were captured. mm K1N9S MEET. vAISER "WILHELM SUMMONS COUNCIL OF HUN: SAV- ... AGES. Unprecdented Conference Held . to Consider Reply toi President Wil son's Note. Amsterdam* Oct. 11.?Emperor William, summoned the sovereigns .of all German federal states to Berlin for a conference before answering President Wilson's note, according, to the' Cologne Dispatch. Such a .con ference is unique in. the history, of Germany. REVOLT BREAKS AT BRUGES. Belgians Oppose German Move. , to Deport Citizens. ? Amsterdam, Oct. 10.?A revolt,; has broken out in Bruges, Belgium, the populace having risen. against: at tempts of the Germans to deport the civilians, according to Les Neu villes;. M-i** German troops used their guns-and killed, or wounded numerous Bel gians. Throughout Flanders the newspa per adds, the roads are encumbered with cattle, horses and pigs which are being transported to Germany. ^ RE-OPENING OF THE SCHOOLS* - ! The Question Discussed in a Letter From Dr. Hayne?Reopening Will Depend Upon Conditions. ' .y Xn view of the many inquiries that Supt. Edmunds has been recefyfng from the parents and the pupils "as to the re-opening of the 'public schools of the State, the superintend ent wrote to Dr. James A. Hayne, the State Health Officer, asking^ifor, information. The following leiter're ceived today will be of generaPmter est and will show how indefinite' the situation really is: In writing the letter* of inquiry to Dr. Hayne, Supt. Edmunds said-that he knew that the State Board of Health must consider the situation very serious or it would never' fca*ve issued such a drastic order. Td'Hi?a end, the superintendent stated that he wished to have an expression from the State Health Officer as to the se riousnessness of the general Situation and the probable duration of thte quarantine as he was being1 question ed many times a day and wished'to be able to give more or less definite information to his interested inquir ers. In order that these question* may be answered the letter tO 'Sh perintendent Edmunds from -Dr". Hayne is published below: '-i-' _ r *": V f* . Columbia, Oct. 10, fSl8/ Mr. S. H. Edmunds, Superintendent of Schools, Sumter, S. C -,: My Dear Mr. Edmunds: I ha^e't? acknowledge receipt Of your;jcoih* munication of October 9, 1018 and wish to assure you that I fully ap preciate the disorganization conse quent upon the closure of a system of schools. It was with much reluctance that 1 issued an order for this drastic measure, but because of the gravity of the situation throughout the State and upon advice from Surgeon . General Blue of the TJ. S. Public Health Service, I felt compelfe*' to { take this step. Surgeon General Blue not only or* dered the closing of schools bufr'"**^ churches, picture shows, and: ^JtlMa* places of public amusement and urg ed that every effort be m&&& t6 prevent over-crowding in stores, street cars, and other public convey ances. A later wire from Washington re^erates the necessity for continu ing and extending quarantine meas ures. -:' ' At this time it will he impossible'to give you any information as to the time when the schools may be re opened. That will depend altogeth er upon local conditions. I am of the opinion that the date should be t-greed upon by the local Board * of Health and the physicians of your ? y, but that no attempt should be made to resume school work - untiP this office has pronounced the ge&er- ' al situation throughout the State"f\is; thoroughly under control. * ' ? As regards the return of any of the teachers to their homes and; d?r^' er p:aces, this should be discouraged - in every possible way. While travel-* ing they are exposed to infe^tfott*" from many sources and so not-"Xmly' endanger themselves but the cbnV-?-? munities to which they go According to advices received; by" this office, the epidemic has not yet - reached its height and it is consider-1* ed extremely unwise to rela?'any part of the quarantine program1 un ti?. the situation takes a turn for the beiter. Yours very truly, /; James A. Hayne, M. D., Secretary and State Health Officer. . j CAROLINA TROOPS GO AHEAD, ! Tliirtieth Division Continues to Gam. With the Anglo-American Forces I East of Cambrai, Oct. 11 (Noon) (By I the Associated Press).?German re | sistance and artillery- fire increased to j day in area north of the Cam I brai-Le Cateau road. Nevertheless j the advance of the allied troops con { iinued here as well as to the south of i the road. It was American troops from Ten-^.. nessee and North and South Carolina who captured Vaux-Andigyn and St. Souplet and the country just north; and south of those towns. The Amer icans quickly left Vaux-Andigyn be I hind but upon reaching the head j waters of the River Seile they en- ' j countered ? heavy enemy machine - i gun fire from the east bank. Hot j fighting is in progress here and the 'enemy is gradually being thinned .out ? by the American fire. Nearly 10,- j j 000 French civilians have been liber- J j ated from the Germans by the ad-J j vancing British and Americans. fl i Four thousand civilians were found? in Bohain alone. They were in a piti-J ful condition, having been without I food for three days when rescued. ] Tears of joy coursed down the ema ciated cheeks of the liberated men and women. ?.,,??