The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-11-22


dorna issued an order Including IN the
zone of military operations all terri
Tory north n east Of the PO and
Nllncio rivers, so no may consider the
possibility of carrying his retreat
much farther than the Pinve. Wheth-
er ms viii be necessary evidently de-
Ponds on the speed with which France,
Great Britain and America can get
men guns and supplies to the Italian
iroht. Guns and supplies especially
are called for by the Italians.
The victory OF the Germans In italy
VIII be far from complete unless they
can capture Venice. The German com
manders already have limited that they
VIII attack that city from the air, and
naval operations against it are more
than possible III the immediate future.
AS was said before, the invasion
served to bring about Il swift union Of
all factions in Italy. and the govern
ment, while realizing the extreme grnv-
ity of the situation, is confident that
the enemy will fail to accomplish their
military object as they have their pO-
liticnl object. The Italian armies are
maintaining order and discipline and
are cheerful, and the rear guards are
lighting valiantly to retnrd the adj
vance Of the Tcutons.
As In Russia, formerly, so in Italy.
the farther the invaders penetrate, the
NOR" dangerous becomes their own po-
Sition. They are moving away from
h"' bases of supply, and must rebuild
the lines of communication destroyed
ny the Italians IN their retreat. Ca
dorna. on the other hand, gains the
protection OF rivers larger ,han the
Iagjamcnt0, Of many canals and Of
numerous railroads that are able to
furnish NIL the transportation his CON
iractcd front needs.
British Gain Pa~sschendacle Ridae.
Sir Douglas Haig's periodical drive
in Flanders, which Is becoming n reg
ular weekly feature, accomplished
most important results Inst week,
when the Canadians succeeded in talk
ing the village OF Passchcndnelc and
the ridge Of the same name which
dominates the country to the east. The
drive was made under most adverse
conditions, the ground being flooded
by torrcnttnl rains, but the British bar
rage lire was perfect and The infantry
foliowed 1t so closely TINT The Germans
IN their concrete dugoulS and pill
boxes were stormcd before they had
tiine to got into action. This advance
brought Roulers under the guns OF the
british, and their nviators also began
bombing that town with deadly effect.
foilowing UP the retiring crown
princes army north of the Aisnc. the
french reached the south bank Of the
A'iette. Blu the Germans maintained
tfelr line on the other side Of that
stream by heavy and continuous ar
tiiiery fire. Elsewhere on the French
lroht oil enemy attacks were Success
fully repulscd.
GENERAL Alienby reported that his
troops In Palestine advanced beyond
l5eershcha with splendid dash and en-
durancc and that on Wednesday he
captured GAIA from the Turks.
American Patrol Boat ~Torpedoed.
The German U-bonts found n
American victim in the patrol bont
Alcedo. which was torpedoeh ana sunk
IN British waters, going down in four
minutes after being struck. Lieut..
John II. Melvin and 90 men were lost.
The Alcedo was formerly the private
yacht of G.. w. Childs Drexel Of PhIla.
dolphin. She carried q crew OF seven
officers and 81 men. The American
merchant steamship Rochester also
was destroyed by Il torpedo, Mt least
rour men losing their lives. An Amer.
lean trcighter arriving ut an Atlantic
port reported that her gun crew sank
a German submersibie that attempted
to torpedo her in the Mediterranean.
In general, the U.b0ats had q poor
week, the brit!sh admiralty report
showing that only eight British yes
sells OF more than 1000 tons had been
sunk. ana four smaller vessels. This
Is n smallest number OF victims for
any week since unrestricted submarine
warfare hcgnn.
Won hertlina May Not Last.
Count 0 Hertling isn't likely TO
he German chancellor for very long,
for unless he yields to the demands
Of the radicals. they intend to Intro.
duce a resolution OF lack OF confidence
as soon as the ~reichstag reconvenes
on November %. The count seems to
have fallen under complete control Of
the mllitarists and junkcrs and .,s now