The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-04-11

Ililu nOl Dcpn lnuNc ClcQr at tne tl1nc
OF writing, hut testimony to their cx-
cellcnt fighting was given by wound
cd French captain who arrived in
Paris. ENTIRELY new in this war
fare" said he, "the Americans worked
like the best veterans"
Some of PcrShing's men, at least,
were moved over to the sectors left by
French troops who were sent farther
west to stem the German advance. In
their own sector near Toul they had
Il rather lively week of it, for the Ger
man artillery shclcd them continu
ously and seemed to be preparing for
an infantry attack. The American
guns made effective response, and on
occasion drenchcd the cncny positions
with gas shells.
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There were increasing evidences dur
Ing the week that the Italian front is
TO be the scene of another Tcuton
drive. Airplanc observers reported
that heavy rc-cnforccmcntS to The
Austrian forces were being brought up
daily from the ROumannn front. to-
grthcr with numerous new pieces Of
heavy artillery. In the mountain see
tion the artillery duclS grew i'm in
tcnsity. and everything pointed toward
an carly effort to break through TO the
plains in that region. 1t WAS supposed
the AuStrians believed the Italians
would be diSpritcd by the German sue
ccSSeS in France.
The miracle gun" with which the
Germans have been Shrling Paris
from Il distance Of &c miles turns out
to he Il product of the Krupp works,
as Is. proved by the kniScr'S message
! to Doctor Krupp Won Bohlcn und Hal
bach cOngrntulating him on the sue
cess OF the new weapon. a German
| ordnance authority says these cXtraor
dinary guns are merely being tested
on Paris and have been built for the
purpose Of bombarding London.
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Another considerable victory was
scored last week by the British forces
in Mesopotamia, the entire Turkish
army in the Hit area being captured
or destroyed. In Palestine Allenby's
men continued their advance beyond
the Jordan, approaching the Hed.iaz
railway on which they heavily bombed
troop transport trains.
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The revolt Of the Russians against
the brutal pillaging of the Germans
who have penetrated their country is
beginning to bear fruit. Troops of the
Ukrainian rnda are cooperating with
the bolShcvik forces and already
have recaptured Odessa after bloody
battle, in which naval forces took
part. Before that the red guards and
armed civilians had retaken Kherson,
Nikolayev and Znamenka from the
Tcutons. In some places the peasants
killed the German soldiers who were
taking away their foodstuffs. The
Ukrainians were angered by attempts
Of the Germans to 60 far beyond the
terms Of the peace treaty and strip
the country Of It's stores of grain and
sugar. 1t Is said council Of German
officers decided to continue operations
in Ukraine until the power of the boil
Shevki there had been eliminated.
Trotzky, speaking in Moscow, de-
clared Russia Will never be an en-
slaved country, though the soviet gov
said they would Introduce compulsory
military training for the workmen and
peasants and create an army of 3OO.-
600 men within eight or ten weeks.
The allies still stand ready to support
all elements within Russia which will
oppose the German invasion.
However, as Gilbert X. Chcstcrton
says. it is plain that the bolshcvik
philosophy does not prevent man
from fighting; it only prevents him
from winning
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Probably 1T was inevitable that pol
tiles should enter into the debates and
doings Of congress this year, but Il
has taken q particularly unfortunatc
turn owing to The senatorial election
In Wisconsin. The president because
of his effort TO bring about the cleo
tion Of Mr.. Davies. Is accused by the
Republicans Of going out of his way
to confuse partisanship with loyalty,
and for this he was attacked by Sena-
tor Smoot and others. who assert the
Republicans have not sought to secure
party advantage from the war. Sena-
tor Williams really started this row
by speech In which he charged that
revelations of the failure Of the air
plane program and Of the backward
ness OF shipbniltline were poisoned
gas" directed by the Republicans
against the administration. This was