The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-26
Nothing to Worry About" He
Says, land People Must Re-
main Cool BlOOded."
VI FENSlNE WILL FAIL
Commanding Officer of French
Military Mission at Camp
Greene Sees No Possibility of
German Success.

(From Todays Charlotte Observer
THE British are doing a wonder
full piece of work at the present time
against the German advance, and |
consider Field Marshal Haig's re-
treat masterly,' declared Major
Edouard Dupont. commanding Off
Ger of the Ere nCh military mission at
Camp Greene, last night in the sec
ond Of series of interviews he is
giving The Observer on the develop
ments of the great Teutonic often
sive. This rate of advance of the
German forces cannot be continued
more than "a few days longer, for
each day their problems increase
greatly. When their picked troops,
the shock units who began the
drive, have worn themselves out,
as they must soon, the burden of the
fighting will fall upon less valuable
soldiers, whose achievements will not
be so satisfactory to the German
commanders added Major Dupont.
All through Major Dupont's inter-
the final outcome was prominent.
Everyone must remain cool blood
ed. Just keep in your mind the
thought that the Germans cannot
break the allies line and that their
offensive will fail The American
troops in France are confident. the
dispatches say. Your assistant chief
of stan tonight has said that the
American people must be confident
and accept General Haig's statement
that all viii be Wei. If your trooDs
in France are not worried. | can see
no reason why the people of those
troops should worry, for your boys
eve" there have more reason to
worry.
- would like to say. also, like l
have said at every opportunity
have had of speaking in public since
l came to America, that everybody
must wake up and get busy. The
war Will not be won like that" and
he snapped his finger. 1T will be
hard work and lot OF it, but il is
only matter of time. But until il
is over, America will not slow up her
preparations, but will make even
greater Preparations. But right now
fail TO see that there is occasion for
any alarm.
1T is nee cessary for us to place full
confidence in the ability and in the
plaOs the cop,nondars of ,,, o.,,:a
have worked out. and we should
calmly await developments, which
will come in time, and soon. / am
just as confident of an ultimate fav-
! orable outcome as / was Sunday
niEht-in fact, just a little more so,
If there is anyone in Charlotte, or
all of North Carolina, who should be
worried, l am one, for my family
and all in the world that is dear to
me is at Paris. i am not worried.
Allies Lines Still Intact.
I'VE should recall that when the
German cavalry was operating in the
first few days of the war a few miles
beyond Meaux, and only about 16
miles from Paris. the French people
were calm. They knew Joffre had
plan. and they knew when the time
came, If IL did come. he would move
with the best interest of France and
Paris in view. Joffre won the battle
OF the Marine, and he was not forced
to the necessity of abandoning Paris,
| though he had determined to do so If
otherwise he could not maintain in
tact the lines of his armies.
AS the continuity of the lines of