The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-06-06
DRIVE HASTENS VICTORY
FEARFUL LOSSES BRING CON-
CLUSION NEARER.
Distinguished Britton Reviews War
ondiions-America Equal
To Task in Hand.


tingly closed the day Of fasting and
prayer in Columbia yesterday with
"close-up" analysis last night at
the Columbia theatre of the menacing
conditions against which the allies
are fighting abroad and gave impetus
to the challenge which the American
forces have thrown down to the
waves of Prussianism now hammer
ing against the western battle lines.
The situation in Europe was never
graver, the distinguished Briton told
his thoughtful but enthusiastic au-
dience. The Germans may break
through the first, the second and the
third lines of defense but this bit of
pessimism was qualified by that Brit
ish courage which has characterized
the Anglo-Saxon throughout the war.
''The allies will hold them on some
line until your sons are there in sufi-
cient numbers to enable us to roll
back the tide and bring a triumphant
military decision
Difficulties will have to be faced in
the future as they have been in the
past. America will have her discour-
aging moments, but Lord Dunmore
knew America was going into the
fight without Illusions Bridging the
Atlantic to get American troops in
France in numbers to be determin-
ing factor in the war would be only
part of the problem. Four tons of
shipping to the man will be neces-
sary to sustain that army, the ma
tions at war have ascertained.
Victory On Field.
The war must be fought to a finish
on the battlefelds. Only a military
decision will bring the war to con-
clusion. The speaker entertained no
prospect Of an economic collapse in
Germany or any other indirect meth
cd of whipping Germany to her
knees. Germany is an adept at Great
ing dissatisfaction in other countries,
but conditions in her own domains
are kept intact. Just now the allies
are straining every nerve to hold the
gray waves of the central powers.
Despite the advances made by the
German army, the chances for COM
plete military decision in favor of the
allies were never brighter. England
alone now has more than 100000
under arms.
The speaker emphasized the enor-
nous losses inflicted on England last
year. The killed and wounded in Off
GERS and men was in excess of l.
100000. Lord Dunmore's own divis-
ion was rebuilt" three times within
a brief period after taking its place
in the front line trenches three times
for periods of five or six days each
in one of the big pushes. The casu-
alties in the three attacks were more
than 10000 men, which proves a
great strain on the morale of the
men, who become all strangers to
each other in the rehabilitation of
the divisions.
Victory Comes Nearer.
1t was useless to discount the ini-
tial victories of Germany. But the
advances, paid for so dearly, only
hastened the day when the central
powers would collapse beneath the
overwhelming weight of superiority
of man power, guns and all other
things necessary to winning the war.
The Germans have one weapon which
the allies have not and which just
now is proving distinct advantage.
That is the introduction of the mus
tard gas she'll, an effective weapon
in this latest drive.
The war will not be won by talk,
Lord Dunmore assured his audience.
Victory will be assured when the peo-
pie are willing to sacrifice everything;
their lives and their money and
everything they possess.
Governor Manning introduced the
speaker and at the conclusion of the
address thanked Lord Dunmore in
the name of the Council of Defense,
under whose auspices he came, in the
name of South Carolina and for
America. Congress will provide an
army of 100000 men if necessary.
And Lord Dunmore was urged to
take back to his people the assur-
ance that 1O0,O0O,OOO Americans
would stand back Of that army until
the principles for which the allies
are fighting had been attained.-Co-
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