The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-06-21

On Thursday ii was announced that
! the Germans had abandoned important
| sections of their front, between IIys
river and ST. Yves
Wilson's Flag-Day Address.
Flag Day, June If, was marked by
the enthusiasm and Solemnity by
which 1t was celebrated throughout the
country, and also by notable address
by President Wilson in Washington. Mr..
| Wilson again set forth clearly the rcn-
son why we have entered the war
forced thereto by the insults and ag-
grcSSiOns of the German government
he drew vivid picture Of the German
ntrigues In the Balkans, Turkey, Per
sin, India and Egypt and described thG
great German plan to throw Il belt OF
military power and political control
across the center Of Europe and into
the heart of Asia; he told how far this
scheme had been carried toward sue
cess, and whore 1t had been foiled. and
then Scathingly denounced the deceit
ful efforts to secure peace that the Ger
man government has been making for
Il year because 1t knows It's plan has
failed and is trying to preserve lis po-
liticnl power nt home and, indeed, It's
very existence.
The president fairly took the hide
Or the friends and purtSanS OF the
German government in this country
: TheY Will make no hcadwny, he de-.
clarcd, for they and their thlnly- dis
l SuiSed diSloynltieS are known, and the
e truth Is plainly seen by our people
e woe be to the man or group of men
that seeks to stand In our way in this
y day OF high resolution" cried the chief
: magistrate, when every principle we
: hold dearest is to be vindicated and
, made secure for the salvation of the
nations"
Japan has been stirred to fresh ir-
ritation against the United States be-
cause our government sent note to
China regarding the disScnsiOn there
and expressing the hope that TRANQUIL
llty might be established. The Jnpa-
nesc assert that their special position
In China Is vital and must be jcalously
guarded. and that the United States,
In sending the note without first CON
Sulting Japan, ignored that special DO
| Sition.
secretary Lansing explains that tho
! irritation OF Japan was caused by q
bogus copy of the American note pub.
lishcd in Tokyo.
Japan is about to send commission
| TO the United States to arrange COOP.
| Grafton in the war between the two nn.
| tionS and to discuss the complex QucS.
| lions concerning the far East Tho
mission is to be headed by ViScount
| NikujirO lShii, formerly foreign min.
| lister.
Haiti and The Dominican Republic
have both severed diplomatic relations
with the German empire. Every little
helps.
Murderous Air Raid on London.
| The Germans on Wednesday made
another Of their murdcrous ana useless
nirplanc raids on London dropping
| quantities of bombs mostly on The
East end. Ninety-sevcn persons were
killed and 437 wounded Among the
| dead were lG women and 20 children
| The raiders were soon driven Off by
british nviators and nnti-aircraft can
| non. 1t is Il wonder that these repeat.
| eli raids do not drive the British to
rcpriSal on some of the unrorthcd
cities Of Germany.
The weekly report of the British nd
miralty showed 3S British vessels sunk
by submarines, the largest number for
| five weeks, but still far below the mark
set by the Germans as necessary for
the starvation Of England. Among the
Victims of U-boats reported during the
week were the American steamship
Petr0litc, the Lcylnnd liner, Anglican
and the South Atlantic liner Scquana.
| The last named was carrying Scnega-
| lcSe troops and 100 men were lost. An
American steamship on arrival at an
| Atlantic port reported that she had
rammcd and sunk German subma.
| rinc.
In congress the conference report on
| the army and navy deficiency appro.
priation bill was accepted and this
| greatest Of war budgets, CARRYING 81.
| 500, 100000 was sent to the president
for his approval. The administration
food control bill came up for discus.
sion I'm the senate and was bitterly
attacked by Senator Reed of Missouri,
and others because of the power II
proposes to lodge in food dictator"
or some other agency selected by tho
president. Mr.. Reed also severely
criticized Herbert 9. Hoover, whom
Mr.. Wilson has selected as head Of the
food control agency.