The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-12-13

Of Lenine and his ~bolsheyikists. More.
over the immense gold reserve of the
RUSSIAN empire, which was removed
from Petrograd to the Kremlin in 1913.
mas been taken still further into the
interior and Is out Of the reach Of the
maXimalists. Whether Kalcdines md
he ossacks will chose to support the
social democrats or will aid in n res
toration of the monarchy is moi clear.
SUI sane friends Of order, democracy
n freedom feel that anything would
De better than the reign Of anarchy
n civil war that threatens RUSSIA
now.
The soldiers who remain at the
are wailing bitterly because of
the shortage Of food, and there Is q
me prospect Of hundreds Of thousands
or these lighting men turning back in
to their country half-starved and
ready to pillage and ravage it without
restraint.
italy's Danger Lessened.
The heroic Italian troops having
demonstrated their ability to hold back
aDout four times as many Teutons
along the Piave front, the fears of q
more extended invasion of Italy and
OF thec capture of Venice are lessening.
During the week great numbers of re-
endorsements arrived from the British
ana French armies on the west front,
many OF them having marched eight
days through the mountains. They
brought with them ample artillery and
supplies. Italian reserves in great
masses young, well-equipped and full
or spirit. also moved north to relieve
those who have been combating the
invaders, II in some places the Ital-
ians o the offensive. The fighting,
especially between the Piave and the
Brenta, continued fierce and undated
throughout the week, and the losses
on both sides were heavy, but the Aus
tro-Germans made no further gains.
Down toward the Adriatic they made
repeated attempts TO cross the river
and the flooded lands in pontoons, but
were completely routed by the Italian
artillery. AS the week closed the stu
alton In Italy n still serious, but i'm
proving each day.
Gen. f. 3. Maurice, chief director
or military operations In the British
war office, was especially we'll salts
lied with the weeks developments in
Italy. From the fact that Germany
had not brought up vast REINFORCE
ments to follow up the initial success
with q decisive blow, he concluded
That Germany was unable to send
them. 1t is now time, he declared,
TO cay definitely that the crisis in
ltal' has passed. this being due en-
trey to the efforts Of the Italian
army. "Anglo-French troops are now
available in sufficient quantities to
satisfy us that The situation is Sc
cure he concluded.
Hard Fighting Around Cambria.
The war has seen no more desperate
fighting than has followed on the heels
OF General Byng's sensational thrust
toward Cambria. Crown Prince Run.
prccht seemed determined not TO LET
that city fall into the hands OF the
British, or at least to make it a costly
prize, and his constantly rc-cnforced
troops were sent against the British
IN Bourbon wood again II again and
In the village Of Fontainc, which
changed hands several times. Bynp's
men held on tenaciOusly and usually
mad the best Of 1T In the hand-to-hand
hghting as we'll as in the artillery com.
bats. and the tanks continued to pla
their part. These monsters often
cleared the way for the infantry, and
III ut east o instance, when thew
were themselves held up by superior
FORCES, the British airmen, flying dar-
6 low, routed the enemy with ma.
chine gun fire and permitted The tanks
TO 80 on. Altogether, it has. been the
most spectacular battle Of the war. and
1t has cost the Germans q great MANY
Of their best men.
General Byng last week seemed to
he endeavoring to break through to the
north Of Cambrai, q movement thai
probably would compel the enemy to
fali back ON q wide front. Cambrai It.
SER seems doomed to destruction. ,
General Pershing last week SEM
over his second casualty list. 1t gave
the names Of two privates who were
} Killed In the trenches by German ar.
; tlllery fire and Of five severely
. wounded.
U. S. Supreme War Council.
While urgently advising upon our
allies more unified action in the prose.
cution of the war, the administrator
IS not overlooking the need for similar
co'ordlnntcd effort at home. On Tues.
day q great step toward centralized
stntrol Of all the country's