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Two Regiments of Railway
Engineers Are With
British Troops.
STRIKE BACK AT ENEMY
Three Other American Units
Are Reported in Area of
CrOZeat Canal.

WASHINGTON. March o5.-American
troops-two regiments Of railway engi-
neefs-are in the thick OF the battle
being waged 10 stop the Germans 4
report flashed to the War Department
by Gen. Pershing tonight bears out In
par; at least the German official an
nouncements that American troops on
three occasions have assisted the Brit
!sh and French in trying to stem the
boasts that these forces have been swept
aside with heavy losses
Gen. Pershing so far has received no
report as to the result OF American par
ticipation IN the battle. Presumably
the fighting has been so intense that
there has yet been no time to draw up
casualty lists or report developments.
The German official communlQue
again tonight refers to participation OF
Americana along with British and
French in the fighting near La Neuville.
The statement again announces that this
force was beaten back.
Army Officers Tonight saw great sig
nifcance in the Hermaa report They
said Il showed that the American En-
gineers. even admitting that they were
thrown back on the previous day. as the
Germans announce. have come back to
strike again az their overwhelmingly su-
pcrior foe.
This indicates army men here that
this American force Is operating ac-
cordins to p"earrangel plan TO hold
up the Germans for given periods before
I G.~t~
ner true 10 the best tSRditions of the
army. The German announcements that
this force has been driven back may
mean that il was Voluntarily withdrawn
after Oh each occasion cawying out its
object.
This is the second time that American
| engineers have participated in the fight
, ing on the western front They were in
| the thick of the British tank attack on
Cambria and rendered splendid service.
La Neuvile Is eight miles west Of La
Fere ard four miles northwest Of
Chauny. to which the Americans were
reported by the Germans to have been
! driven back the day before.
Gen. Pershing's despatch tonight was
| as follows:
Summary OF action noon of March
| "a to noon March 2j
Nothing to report beyond usual pa
! troll and trench activity. with some
gas shelling by enemy north of Toul.
! Reference In German communique.
! March ~ and 25, regarding American
! troops. Two regiments of railway
engineers are with British armies
engaged in this battle. Three COM
! panies OF engineers were working in
area mentioned In communiQue In vi
cinity of Crozeat Canal. No report
| nj m
received regarding these troops.
The message from Gen. Pershing Is
believed TO be the beginning OF daily
report of Developments on the American
front to be forwarded here and given
out by the War Department Such a
report was requested by Gen March las,
| Sunday.
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REPORTS SHOW BRAVERY
Mention by Germans Indicates
Americans Fought Well.
~ the Associated Pre-

WITH Tun AMERIcAN ARMY IN FRANCE.
March 25.--The fact that the enemy has
officially mentioned the presence OF
Americans in the battlefield OF the
Sonme and has reported repeatedly that
some we're captured indicates the good
account American engineers gave OF
themselves when the Germans attacked.
They probably threw down their picks
and shoycls. took up guns and fought as
they did at Cambrai last year,
Onicial details are eagerly awaited
here.
Only certain units OF the American
railway engineers are with the British
army in France and only few COM
par'es are known to be In the area near
the present fighting, The engineers have
carried rifles and bayonets as we'll az
tools since the Cambria battle In No
,ember, 1917. when they helped repei
German attacks.
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Fifth Day Of Great Battle
One of Desperate Re-
sistance by Allies.
FOE HAS FRESH TROOPS
Nothing to Indicate That
Hal g Thus Far Has Drawn
on His Reserves.
ADMITS LOSS OF TANKS
Enemy Hurting Mass on Mass.
With Utter Disregard OF
the Human Sacrifice.
ADMITS LOSS OF TANKS
sp.c,ol Gable D.spotc, 70 tn. ST.

Special Co6'e D.spotc, 70 THE ST..
Copv,f0kt 1918: ou ri0hs reserr|d
LONDON. March 25.---Bnpaume has
been captured by the Germans and
they have achieved other apparently
important successes in their tremen.
dous offensive against the allied lines
In France.
The fifth day OF the battle prac.
tically was one great struggle along
the fifty mile 'front.' British and
French troops, with American assist.
ance contesting every inch Of the way.
The enemy losses continue unprece-
dented, while troops are being poured
into the conflict upon a scale never
attempted before.
The British tonight slowly were
falling back to the line Of Arras-A.
bert-Roye held prior to the battles
Of 1915 The Germans after passing
the line Of Peronne BouchAvesnes,
Maurepas. Transloy and Bapaume
are advancing westward and north.
westward in the direction Of Albert
and Martinpuich. In the meanwhile
Gen. Petain's troops have undertaken
the tnsk Of checking any advance
upon Paris.
Field Marshal Haig admits that
the Germans are in Bapaume and
Nesle. South of Peronne and north
of Bapaume the British were at
lacked by fresh Teuton divisions. In
the early stages Of the struggle the
Germans entered the line at only one
point, Immediately being thrown back
! But successive waves of shock troops.
thrown forward with reckless disre.
gard Of lives, finally attained the
advantage.
Defence IL .'Most Stubborn
The enemy in this sector is fighting
under the nominal command o.
, Crown Prince Rupprecht, with Gen~
Won Below and Won der Marwitz in
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TAKEN; HAIG FALLSBAC OK FURTHER;
REENFORCEMENTS RUSHED FROM ENGLAND;
2REGLMENTS OF i! S. ENGINEERS IN FIGHT;
GERMANS ASSERT CAPT7VES EXCEED 45, 90
Lloyd George Wires Haig Cannon
and Men Are Ready to Fill All Gaps

7 ONDON, March 25-Prenier David Lloyd George to-
night sent message to Field Marshal Haig folows
The British Cabinet wishes express the army the
nations thanks for its splendid defence. The whole
pre filled with pride watches the heroic resistance
offered by it's brave troops to overwhelming odds.
Knowing their steadfastness and courage whenever
the honor of their country depends their vaor the
pre awaits with confidence the result of this struggle
defeat the enemys last desperate effort to rampe down
the free nations of the world.
At home prepared to do all in power to
help in spirit of comradeship. The necessary
to replace all casualties and and machine
qured make good all those lost either in France
already their way and still further reenforcemens
of and guns ready to be thrown into the battle
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Their Claim Regarding the
Number of Prisoners Taken
Is Called Absurd.
BAFFLED IN DETECTIVES
Enemy Counted on Getting
From Three to Five Times
Further Ahead.
ny PERRY ROBINSON.

Special Gable D>spatch 10 THt suS from u.
london Tir,es.
Copyright. 1918. all rights rtse-red
BRITISH Front IN FRANCE, March -
90 A. NJ The great battle continues
to rage with unabated violence. The
British troops are lighting splend!dly, as
they fought in the first great clashes
OF this war. II Is true the Germans
continue to press on and have regained
all the ground they lost in the battle OF
Camb-ai, and gradually are recovering
portions OF the area they left after their
defeat on the Somne. But their losses
are terrific.
SO far fifty-two enemy divisions t62%,-
900 men) have been identified and others
are known TO be engaged, Instead Of
the break the enemy anticipated. our
line In firm land continuous everywhere
before him. So far as having any idea
OF being beaten. our army and men re-
main magnificent.
The German gains are large. but NC
know the enemy had counted on getting
By this time from three to Ave times as
far as he has penetrated. The German
Sa!ms as 70 the number OF prisoners
taken are absurd on the other hand
! hesitate to make any estimate OF ;he,r
losses. which Nigh. he equally awry
but there are those here who think the
German casualties already amount to
more than 200.f6o, seemingly fantastic
figure but ba Sod upon calculations not
easy to dispute Two hundred thousavd
or half a million might be a chean price
70 tfSlt a',.
great stroke, but so far there IS no sign
OF success III this
Line Sways Every HOur.
!: is NOT easy TO give a definite ac-
count Of the dctaiis OF such an enormous
action, In which the Germans already
have thrown IA minimum Of 500, mao in
fantry alone. Every hour the line sways
and reels Al one point or another the
Germans force a new penetration or we
hur them back from ground they
thought won.
Al the extreme le't the enemy nung
into the attack in the opening o. the
! battle a weight OF nine divisions against
| three OF ours. The Germans in this
northern sector suffered terribly. The
! struggle. which was of the fiercest de-
scriptior. went for three days and three
nights without a pause ON the hrst
day the enemy succeeded by the weight
Of numbers in forcing our line back be-
. hind the places where once stood the
villages Of Bullecourt. Croisilles. East
Nogeuil and other hamlets.
! on the following IrUrr!ng. from Croi-
stiles striking northwestward from Fcn-
taneles and Croisllles and due west
| from the region of Cherisy, the Germans
| in successive massed waves came con-
verging upon the area OF high ground
lying from Heninsurcojeul to Henin hill
The attack was preceded by two
hours Of the heaviest shelling with gas
and high explosives. fhe infantry ad-
vance began at in the morning. From
then on there was an intense conflict
which still ragged when noon came. We
still held the crest of the hill and 2
dozen machine guns on the summit had
mown down line after line OF tho ad-
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Roar Of Guns Awakens
Friends of Smoke Fund

NEWS of the great battle now
being fought on the western
front has aroused in many per-
sons a desire to add to the COM
fort of our own men in the war
zone.
Now is the time to contribute
to THE SUN Tobacco Fund.
Our soldiers need smokes.
Read the letters that continue
to come from the American SOL
diers, telling their wants and con-
veying their thanks to SUN fund
donors! "All others have failed
to be even a close second to THE
SUM-" writes one. Excerpts
from other letters and post cards
are printed on page 10.
Tonight Florence Nelson will
sing folk songs in costume, and
Sergt. David Hochstein, in his
last appearance before going
lover there" will play the violin
for the fund at the Waldorf.
Tickets $3.50.
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Ihe great German offensive has not
been checked. There has been a ma
tcrial slowing down on all sectors,
but only along the middle Somme, be-
tween Peronne and the big bend of
the river north of Nesle. has there
been any indication of a distinct pause
in the hghting and OF successful coun-
ter onensives on the part Of the Brit
;sh.
North and south OF this stretch OF
river the Germans are beginning to
drive deep wedges into the allied line
by the capture of Combles and of
Bapaume to the north and Of Nesie
to the south.
Measured by all past history Of
great offensives In the west. the SUI
preme crisis Of this. the greatest Of all.
is at hand. Within the next forty
eight hours the Germans either will
win their great victory and break
through the British armies or they will
he compelled to pause while their
heavy guns and munitions are brought
up.
Advancing to Crest Of Ridge.
|As it stands in the German report
Of Monday afternoon. the northern
wing OF the German army has entered
upon the old battlefield Of the Somme
and is advancing toward the crest Of
the famous Ridge" which was the
scene Of AL the great fighting OF the
battle Of the Somme from July to Sep
tember, 1915. On this front the Ger.
man advance from the outset has been
far slower than to the south, and
Haig reports counter attacks here,
which temporarily held up the German
advance.
Further to the south the situation
Is more obscure, but 1t is clear that
the French have entered into line and
are holding the high ground before
Noyon and northward toward the
Somme. Here there has been very
marked withdrawal OF the allied line.
which sooner or later must affect the
French position on the other side OF
the Oise and compel a withdrawal be-
hind the Allette, 10 CONFORM to the re-
treat TO the northwest.
In sum, the British army. with its
french supports to the south, Is still
swinging back. the tremendous I'M
pact or the nrst assaults mas not yet
oeeh exhausted and the German troops
are sun taxing ground OK tacticai I'M
portahce ana moving FORWARD. except
al the centre' pehind the somme' whieh
Is mere serious military obstacle iof
eo'ile twenty mites nut IL tue ue'
ont Of this posItion nv frontal attack.
.heir advances both TO the north ana
10 the south tnreaten 10 turn the
hrltish centre out OF TINS. the sTohs-
est natural oostacle along the "''oie
oattie front.
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U. S.. ENGINEERS FIGHT.
Work In "Fierce COnnict" Resid,
british Praised.

BRITISH ARMY HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE. March c5.--American engineers
have again been IN the throes OF fierce
conflict. in which they have done ex-
cellent work in TRANSPORTATION.
The presence Of the American engi-
ncers on the battlefront has long been
known. They were praised highly for
their Rallantry in the battle OF Cambria
last fall
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WARNINC!

THE SUN Tobacco Fund has
no connection with any other
fund, institution or publication.
II employs no agents or solicitors.
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Text of Official Statements

LONDON. c5-Todoys official statements nghng
front follor:
GERMAN & lNiGHT1-seween the somme and the Disc our
troops fighting their forward
There lighting Bapame and We drove
beginning
Below
der @ nS ssSsfs " @ %s s s Of the
ashns troops ss.e.
s %f fro" the east and southeast the back " 1' and
THE alusion in the German statement to sighting in the vicinity
south Of and three miles the Of Sally called
s OF
fresh sse" @ i" Ss s had % ss s"ss sp %
"is 9 1fs;s
@ % e @ SFs ns " a .sa n f Tcssr @ On the
of 5 @ ~ ss % ns sss n for ss M " n" :os nSH:
M and the s, situated to the west The enemy was defeated l., attacks
= Of n a"1S the ""'
Fs ""a s'%%f
evening. ~ ~ " "
fs@a Ts"sS S5 S1s s "v' taken by
and s S""s % thu as % resS
Hs f1: % thrust an Aws % back Thn % ws
; '': s1'; ger" SSs f' ' s"
% The % f Which n r. s "s Sus n' ns ~SS" % % | s
a,ceane that $4,000 been taken, THE
thousands machine tremendous quantities Of munitions and i'm
pemens Of and great stores of supplies and clothing equipment
verdun Lorraine the artillery duels continued
In the other theatres of there is nothing To report
BRITISH (NIGHT)-Fighting OF the description
has taking place all day on wide fronts south OF Peronnc and
In both the has aarked positions in great
strength with fresh aud of the gallant resistance Of
"" sr%s " rod % are us " e @ n1 npaumc Heavy fighting con-
BRITISH DAy)Th" battle continues with violence
' t % @ , on nn "M ~ unom " r 'E En M , SnMd sy m
were nncatcly rown out Elsewhere the cneys attacks we're
stopped artillery
and his troops were driven back with great loss.
the night and this fresh hostile attacks have
Of reronne bodies of GERMAN who had the
between Iur and e driven back the bank by
attacks.
During troops
far north Wancou had beaten off continuous heavy
artillery machine
planes repeatedly attacked the enems advancing columns further
the
heavy by enemy troops in
them southwest Bmmc
tn" drer" o" south S reron1e %u troops have he"n
further south the has succeeded making
French reenforcemcns are arriving in neiglhorhood
although tired good heart aud fighting
material have been include
number OF tanks
FRENCH (NIGHT)In of Noyon continues
with
troops
foot but carrying out vigorous counter attacks and ihcng
Desperate fighting Nesle. which has been
egained several times Thor" is arter! fighting various
shells OF Rheims night
and during the course Of the day
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r" edition to the foregoing pr.nci-
-. ems OF the proposed programme
gross will he asked for authority to
b. . ,ouds to the amount Of S4.500,-
"'D.'o iH addition to those now au-
."r./'u. II order to provide for future
-. RIM
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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-10-15
SERVICE AS BROAD
AS THE COMMUNITY
War Camp Community Service Pro
vides NumberIess Intimate CON-
forts For Soldiers

Club rooms for soldiers, entertain
ments for the boys in khaki, outings
for convalescent men back from
France, small, but appreciated ser
vices to soldiers and their relatives
and friends-these are some OF the
manifold activities of the War Camp
Community Service.
The War Camp Community Ser
vice comes close to the intimate life
Of the soldier and provides for his
mental as we'll as physical comfort
by furnishing the facilities which
make it possible for him to relax
from the strain of military training
and the preparation for overseas
fighting.
Its symbol is the red circle and Its
activities are as unending as the cir
cumference Of its insignia: Thou
sands Of soldier boys take advantage
Of it's facilities and other thousands
of relatives and friends Of the boys
in Uncle Sans uniform are daily
benefited through its various ave
nues Of effort.
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HUT SERVICE PROVIDED
FOR men IN britain
Knights of Columbus Establish Ha-
vens for Soldiers In England

London.-The Knights of Columbus
in Great Britain are making remark
able progress in their efforts to pro.
vide facilities that will enable men
in the United States forces overseas
to enjoy such social entertainment
as will help to brighten the routine
of military and naval life. UP to the
present writing, they have establish
ed clubs at the following posts: 266
Edgware Road, London; Market
Drayton, Littlehampton, and Inver-
ness. Temporary structures have
been erected in many of the larger
camps, which are to be replaced
shortly by substantial huts.
To date 1000 secretaries have been
called for, and the response is bring
ing splendid men Of high principles
and ready sympathies. Each man is
over thirty-five years Of age and has
placed hirnself Internationally at the
service of the organization, to what
ever post Of danger or hardship he
NAV be- called
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BUILDING MORALE
OF JEWISH TROOPS
Work Of Jewish Welfare Board Pro-
dueing Splendid Results In
Camps and Trenches

No more effective work toward
maintaining the highest morale among
the American troops has been done
By any war organization than by the
Jewish Welfare Board, which is en-
gagged in its task of keeping up the
lines of communication between the
Jewish men in the trenches and
training CAMPS and the folks back
home.
Believing that in the struggle OF
morale against "kultur' the American
army has every advantage that will
insure success, the Jewish organiza-
tion is making it's chief issue the
stiffening of mental and moral fibre
among the soldiers Of the Hebrew
faith. The call for workers is urgent
and rabbis, professional men, journal
lists, social workers and others are
entering the service Of the Jewish
Welfare Board to make up the 400
workers needed to fill the ranks.
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AMERICAN SOLDIERS
ANXIOUS FOR BOOKS
American Library Association Pro
vlding Reading Matter for Boys
On Battle Fronts

Despite the fact that the ocean
transportation facilities are being tax
ed to the utmost, the task Of provid'
ing reading matter for the boys in
the trenches is being handled with
an efficiency and dispatch that is sur
prising even to those who are closely
in touch with the situation.
The American Library Association,
which has shouldered the responsible
ity of collecting books, magazines
and newspapers by the millions in
every city and town throughout the
country, is distributing this huge
quantity of reading matter to the
men in France through the Y. M. c.
A., the Red Cross, the Knights OF
Columbus and the Salvation Army.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
LOWNDESVILLE NEWS.
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There are only three cases in
Lowndesville and they are doing very
nicely. The boys and girls are pick
ing cotton during their enforced va
cation.
Miss Ruby Anderson, who is teach
ing in Laurens, is at home, owing to
the closing of the school. Miss Mat
tie Lee Cooley, who has school in
Gaffney, is with her parents, MIR. and
Mrs. D. K. Cooley.
Mrs. w. NJ. Speer and little daugh-
ter, Kittie Kay, have gone to Lydia
to visit Mrs. T. B. Holcombe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Werner and
children of Barnesville, Ca, spent
last Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Cor
don Speer.
Miss Alpha Barnes, who has been
attending school in Anderson, is at
home on account of the closing of
the schools.
Miss Matte Lee Harper has ac-
cepted a position in the telephone Of
fee in Starr.
An important real estate deal was
transacted a few days ago. when
Mr.. Max Below sold his home here
to Mr.. John Phillips. The change
will not take place until Christmas,
when Mr.. and Mrs. Below will move
to their country home. Mr.. and Mrs
Below have hosts of friends in the
town who will regret exceedingly to
see them leave.
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THE COTTON MARKET.

The cotton market was irregular
on yesterday. At one time it was rs
points higher than Fridays close
but it gradually settled down unit
the close was only about twelve
points over the previous closing fig
ures.
If the cotton market reflects the
peace situation, as it perhaps does
it means that this government will
put little value on the German note
in which it is asserted that the Ger.
man government accepts the terms
of peace as outlined by the presi.
dent.
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SIX Y. v. c. A. WOMEN
ESCAPE FROM RUSSIA

Atlanta, Ga-The six secretaries
sent to Russia a year ago by the
Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton to organize the work of the as
sociation in Petrograd and other
large cities, have escaped from Rus
sia, is the news just received.
The whereabouts of these six wo-
men had been unknown for months.
Whether they were alive or dead,
had been a mere matter of guess
work.
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GOOD LITERATURE.
Erskne College, i

Due West, S. c., Oct. 9, 1918
Dear Mr.. Greene,
Enclosed find check for reneawl to
The Press and Banner. I have been
so busy that l allowed the matter tc
slip my attention. You have written
some capital editorials. When you
print in Book form the articles or
Col. Davis l will take several copies
l hope you and your family vii
escape the flu.
Yours very truly,
E. B. Kennedy.