The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-03-23
MORE AMERICANS ARE
VICTIMS OF GERMANS
RUTHLESS WARFARE is BE-
ING WAGED.
TeutOnic Forces Trying to Bring
Retreat in France to an
Abrupt Close.

Germany is believed to have added
other American lives to her roster
of death in her intensified subma-
rine campaign. The American tank
steamer Healdton has been sent to
the bottom by a torpedo in the North
sea.
One of the crew Is known to have
from the sinking vessel and IA others
are believed to have been killed by
the explosion Of the torpedo.
Only seven OF the crew of 3S are
known to have been landed.
Haste continues to be made
throughout the United States in or
der to bring it into a state of pre-
paredness to meet aggressions by
Germany on American lives and
commerce
Nothing new has been vouchsafed
regarding the report that the expec-
tation in Berlin was that Germany
would declare war against the United
States in 4S hours
1t is stated that the German i'm
peria! chancellor left Berlin that day
for general headquarters for a con-
ference with Emperor William and
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg on
important questions concerning for
eign politics.
Germans Making Stand.
The Germans according to latest
British and French official communi-
retreat along the front in France and
are preparing to give battle every
where to the oncoming foes.
Paris reports that between the
Somme and the Disc the Germans
made successive violent attacks
against the French troops holding the
east bank of the ct. Quentin canal.
but the French machine guns stop
ped them. Attacks also were deliv-
cred by the Germans near La Fere
river Asne, but the French barrage
broke them up.
London reports that from the
South of Arras to the West Of ST.
Quentin along the entire British
front, the Germans are stiffening
their resistance increasingly.
The only advance by the entcrto
along the French front is claimed by
the French, who crossed the Ailcttc
river at several points.
The communication of the Berlin
war office asserts that on both sidos
OF the Somme and Disc rivers en-
gagements between Germans and en-
tente advance detachments have re-
suited favorably for the Germans.
Fighting i'm East.
There has been a renewal OF ac.
tivity on the Russian front on the
Wilma region. Here the Germans made
an advance over a front of two and
a half miles east of Lidaand. cap
tured 225 Russians and number of
guns.
Petrograd admits the advance. but
says that later the territory was re-
taken. In Galicia. near Brody. Ger
man attacks have been repulsed.
The Turks in Persia are still in re-
treat before the Russians, says Pc
trograd. Nothing new has come
through concerning the operations OF
the British against the Ottomans
north and northeast of Bagdad
The entente allies are. still on the
offensive against the forces OF the
central powers in Macedonia. but
Berlin says attacks north of Monastir
have been repulsed.
The usual artillery duels and mi
nor infantry attacks continue in the
Austro-Italian theatre.
Announcement is made by the Ger
man admiralty that the German
raider Moewe has returned to a home
port after a second cruise in the At
lantic. II Is stated that the vessel
during this cruise captured" ship
ping aggregating 1923. 100 tons gross.