The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-05-23

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ish and French there out Of some of
their first-line trenches. But later in
the tight the British countcr-attacked
and rcgained all that had been lost.
Two Hun divisions carried out this at
tack and they suffered heavy casual
ties. On Thursday morning the enemy
made a new attack on the Flanders
front north of KENNEL and slightly
bent the British line. At the same time
troops from Nova Scotia and New
brunswick made q great raid on the
German outpost line at Neuville-Vitas-
Sc, southeast Of Arras, taking prison
ers and guns and inlicting many cas-
ualties.
Most of the American troops that
have been moved into the battle re-
gion appear to be placed along the line
between Montdidier and Noyon. and
they are giving q good account of them
selves there, as are also those hold
ing the Toul sector. There have been
no heavy operations in either sector
recently, but the artillery in both is
always active and the American gun
ners have proved their excellence. They
are now using their heavy artillery
northwest Of Toul after several weeks
of preparation. The American casual
ty lists, still relatively small, are in
creasing daily.
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There Is no Indication that the Ger
man high command will abandon it's
plan Of smashing the British army and
forcing a breach between it md the
French. Ludendorff is increasing his
resources in every way possible and
Austria and Bulgaria have beer called
on to supply troops for garrison duty
in order that the Germans may be sent
to the front. ~Intimations such rs have
appeared in some German papers that
the attempt to reach Paris will be
abandoned mean nothing. No doubt
there will be repeated great offensives
throughout the summer and the allies
are preparing to resist them to the ut
most, their intention being to main
tain their lines u%nbroken until Amer
ica's men are there In sufficient num-
bers to enable General Foch to d. more
than resist. 1t is admitted that with
out our army the allies could not gain
a military decision over the Germans
under existing conditions. How long
the German people will stand for the
slaughter of their men Is another cues
ton. From captured mail and the more
~outSpokcn Of their newspapers it is evil
dent they are becoming sickcned by
the awful bloodshed, but they prob
ably Will continue submissive so long
&c thDv think fhnrn &C. - nl,.--. "A -
final victory.
The movement Of Americans to
France continues with increasing
swiftncss and 1t is the avowcd in
t%ention Of the war department to have
not less than 100000 mcn there by
the end Of May. The administration
ana the congressional leaders, eyccpt-
ing such men as Kitchin, now view the
SITUATION comrrchensively and agree
that no limit should be put on the size
or our army, rs 1t IS likely as many rs
S,OOO,0O0 men will have tn be placed
under arms within three years. A total
or about four millions will be available
Immediately. and Provost Marshal
Crowder and others believe if will no
necessary 10 increase the draft age
limit to forty years within a wear. In
deed, many details have been worked
out with this increase in view. Glasses
y . n 4 of the draft are being care.
lully comDed out to eliminate slackers
ana many names will thus be added
to class |.
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Austrian reports tell of the presence
or American troops on the italian
front, though this had not been an.
nounccd by Washington. The expected
oifcnsive on that front has not vet ma
terlalizcd, but 1t is believed 1t will not
nc inuch longer delayed, because Of
the critical state Of affairs in Emperor
CarlS realm. Hunger and discomfort
are increasing so greatly that troops
nave Dcen concentrated in the most
uiSa11ccted parts Of the empire. Also
lhcre nave been serious disturbances
III the AuStrO-IIungarian fleet tbc
crews OF Which are largely Slavs and
men or Italian origin.
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fouhInnia has Submittcd to what
S"cincd the inevitable and signed a
peace treaty with the central powers.
or course she loses much and gains
nothing. The instrument provides that
most OF the nobrudjn be coded to Bul.
Saria ana other Roumanian territory
TO Austria and Hungary the central