The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-08-01

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customary gnllnntry aud determina-
tion. md the Italians on that front
were not behind them In this. II more
stress IL laid ON the bravery Of the
Amrrtrnns. II is only because the 9TH
"rs have proved themselves times
without number IN the last four years.
All the latest reports nt the allies
state chat the situation Is entirely sat
tSln'tNry and improving hourly
AZ frSt il WAS Thought by many thnt
lMdonENrN's Offensive in the Mnrnc
r"kiNn MAS NOT intended to I've his mnin
effort N0t masked a plan to attack
elsewhere, perhaps Ill Flanders. At
The end y! the week there were still
Some Observers who believed this, but
d: St'tnt;'ts very doubtful. AT the same
lime !. MSS harI 10 figure out how he
could expect 10 derive any great bene
T: from success where he attacked
Even II he had attained his supposed
| detectives and captured Epernay,
Chalons. the Mountain Of Reims and
MontA1rail. he would be no nearer
decisive victory than before, and was
certain to lose an enormous number Of
men Instead OF turning westward to-
| ward Paris. he was attempting to
move to the east and south and the
road to the capital would still. be
closed to him.
II LudendorT really plans an often
| sive In Flanders, the British there arc
! getting ready to meet It. Several times
laSt week they advanced their lines,
taking possession Of positions that ma
terihily strengthened their dcfensea.
Inc british airmen were especially ac-
I'VE ana there were numerous bomb
ing raids over territory held by the
Germans and on German towns.
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me Frhnco-ltnlan troops in Albania
continued their victorious progress
iast week ana made their way well to
me north and east, threatening the
hank or the enemy in Macedonia The
| political effect of this offensive already
IS becoming apparent in Austria-Hun
gary.
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Inc Chinese government has decid
GU 70 SEND force to Vladivostok to
e'-oP'r"'c with the allies, but It is
pr"phblo nothing more will be done
no" except to protect the frontiers OF
ChIhn Japan was much excited last
week over the proposition to send n
great expedition into Siberia. The
press Insisted the United States had
submitted to japan proposal for such
action. though this was not officially
confirmed.
The provisional government OF 81
ncrln, located at lInrbin, Is growing In
StrchRth. but mny be rcOrganiZcd soon
owing to dissatisfaction with General
iiorVnth, who put himself at it's head
IL ID SAID the CZechO- SlOvnks have
agreed to cooperate with Horvath
These troops have driven the bolshc-
Wiki entirely out OF Irkutsk and n
large force OF them was reported to be
approaching KrnnsnOynrsk
1t was revealed that Il considerable
number OF Americans have been sent
10 the Murmansk coast to help guard
the supplies there. Lcninc Is cnraged
because those forces are In Russia and
has ordered them removed. There la a
chance that he will declare war on the
allies, course which, naturally
enough, is strongly urged by the Ger
man press. In this connection 1t is
to be noted that Prof. Paul Milukoff,
leader OF the constitutional democrats,
has gone over to the Germans, saying
he would prefer n united Russia un-
der German protection to n country
broken up into many governments.
In Ukraine new revolts OF the peas
ants are reported every few days. The
people are well armed and have aban-
doned their farms to fight the Germans
and the rada which Is controlled By
them.
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Food Administrator Hoover made
public his plan for wheat and -four
control through the purchase Of wheat
by the government grain corporation.
The corporation will buy at stated
prices wheat graded according to thu
department Of Agriculture grade revl.
sion, which has just gone into effect |
The farmer can protect himself, says
Mr.. Hoover, by the study OF the prl.
mary prices, dcducting intermediate
charges, or he can ship to the grain
corporation, or he may ship to a com
mission merchant at terminal mar.
ket and through him secure tho bene.
mt Of competitive buying.
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Hayti has declared war on Germany
Deing the twenty-second nation to tek,