The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-09
Haig and Petain Start Another
Drive in Flanders and Make
Big Gains.
aiming AT u BOAT BASES?
Good Work by the Russo r oumanIan
Forces-TeutonIc Peace Move De-
rtded-Asreement Reached on
Food Control BIl-Exemp-
tion Boards Are Busy.
BY EDWARD w. PICkARp.

After twenty days Of the most tre-
nendous artillery fire Of the war; the
Anglo-f'rench armies in Flanders be-
gan on Tuesday great drive that
aroused the highest hopes for definite
results. Great masses of troops dashed
Forward along front Of twenty miles, |
oVerran the enemy's first three lines Of |
defense between Warneton and Dix
nude and captured eleven towns and |
more than 5000 prisoners. They
crossed the User at many places, the
engineering corps performing rr4ais!as
In the way Of E::.4Se-b building under
G-e. Innks hnd airplanes played i'm
portant parts in the terrific conflict.
The Germans resisted stoutly and on
| "Wednesday, when the allies advance
was checked by torrential rains, the
Teutons by fierce counter attacks won
back little Of the lost ground. Next
day the British again drove the Ger
mans back. and then the artillery re-
sumed the task Of blowing Prince Ru-
prechts men out Of the supporting de-
fenses to which they had retired.
Generals Haig and Petain exchanged
kilograms Of congratulation on the
success in Flanders. and the kaiser,
not to be outdone, congratulated Ru-
precht on his great success" and al
once called conference in Brussels OF
, his commanding officers on the west
front and other officials The German
losses are reported to have been tire
, mendous and those Of the allies com
: parntively light. Several American
surgical teams worked on the fighting
: line side by side with their British al
lies.
I The exact objective Of this drive was
: not officially announced, but the peo
q pie of the allied nations hoped and the
/. Germans assumed that the Anglo
French armies intend to push along the
Belgian coast and force the Germans
to abandon their submarine bases
Such movement would also turn the
right end Of the German line ant
might well compel general retire
ment toward the Rhine. II the allies
could reach the Dutch border 1t is be
lieved Holland might be persuaded tc
!, throw in her lot with them, decision
which Germany evidently has feareC
for some time.
Conditions In Russia.
The disorganized Russian troops
continued their retreat eastw rd
through Galicia, and at some points
the pursuing Teutons and Turks
crossed the Russian border. However
there was n perceptible stiffening Of re-
distance by the Slavs, and further
north they held their lines fairly well
On the Roumanian front the Russo.
Roumanian army fought bravely and
successfully, making considerable nd.
vances. It's good work may go far to.
ward saving the rich grain fields of
southern Russia from the enemy.
Meanwhile Kerensky and his col
leagues are working fast to avert dis
; aster. Their program, according to the
official newspaper, Is to restore the
armys power by clear definition of
the limits Of Russia's present liberty,
the taking Of the severest and most
mercilcss measures for re-establishing
military discipline, and the restoration
OF the shaken authority Of Russa's
most dfslnterested and .self-sacrlficing
servants, her officers. Hundreds Of
German spies in Russian uniforms
found mingling with the soldiers have
been executed summarily, and the mu-
tinous troops are being punished as
traitors. 1t Is now reported that LIE.
nine has escaped from Russia, proba-
bly, to Germany through Finland and
Sweden.
Russian secret service agents report