The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-11-06
GREAT REJOICING
IN VALENCIENNFS
Thousands Released From Bondage
When City Fell
SPLENDID PIECE OF WORK
Frenchman Saves Americans From
Explosion by Clipping Wires
to Mined Bridge

With the Allied Armies in France
was captured by the British this
morning. releasing thousands Of resi-
dents who had been in bondage for
four years.
The final link in the cncirclng
chain Of troops thrown around the
city was forged at 7:30 o'clock. when
convcrging infantry met east of the
invested place and began further
advance on enemy territory Marty
was occupied at an early hour and
patrols were pushing up the road
leading to st. Saulvc.
Virtually all the German troops had
been withdrawn from the bottled-up
metropolis Of Valcncienncs during the
night. but machine gnnners. who had
been left behind, were still snipinG
from houses and street fighting fol-
lowed the entry Of the British forces.
Firing on Defcnseless City
German troops To-Day were throw
inc explosives and gas into the de-
fenseless city which the British have
cause Of the danger to civilians.
Despite this danger the streets were
filled with pcoplc cheering in hys-
t"rical iov at their release and ac-
claiming their dcliverancc
Further to the north. in the Audcn-
ardc sector. the French. British and
Americans had met with equal success
in their drive toward the Schcldt
river
Alone the whole front below Ecckc,
which is situated on the Schcldt about
eight miles south of Ghcnt, the Ger
mans have been forced back across tn"
river.
Work of Americans
Last night Americans from the
Pacific coast who played brilliant
| part in the advance. canturcd the
western outskirts of the riiy of An
""nardc, which strnddcs the Schnldt
| The American unit Yesterday aided
an advance Of about five and one
half miles to what they had achieved
ithc day before
When the Americans after thc;,.
brilliant drive came up against Au-
"rnardr they found that the Germans
had blown up all the bridges cyccnt
| on" across n small branch of the
! ScEcldt, which cncirclcs the western
sid" Of the citv.
The remaining bridge was mined
and dnc to go un at any minute. A
hrcnchman who lived near had care
fully observed the laying of the cx-
Dloaivcs and knew where the Ger
mans had concealed the electric wires
! LEADING to it.
AS the Frcnchman saw the An,cri-
! cans approaching he took his lf" in
his hands, raced to the bridge and cut
the wires. He then waved the Amcri-
cans to advance and thew sureed
across the bridge with mighty cheer.
! Th" total number of prisoners taken
! bv the Americans up to this morn
! in" in the Audcndardc sector was
/ 500
! rh" c"ptnra of Valencicnncs was a
| I'm" piece Of gcncralship. In their
! drIv" of yesterday the Canadians
pushed across the Rhonclc and cs-
tnhliSh"d their lines east and west
! below the citv, then turning sharply
eouthward. Above the citv's northern
! limits the whole country had been
| flooded, so there was no possibility
Of attacking across it.
! Thus th2 Germans we're cut off by
watc" to the north and by the British
to the west and south.
The eastern exit from the CITY was
| the only one left open. One other pos
Siblc means Of escape was bv smash
| ing off the point Of the Canadian