The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-26
EIGHT FOR VlLEAcEhHEs.
FIELD MARSHAL HAIG'S MEN
HAyE ALREADY ENTERED
progress OF Allied Forces in Belgium
and French Flanders Slowed up
Somewhat But Appreciable Gains
Have Been Made, Some OF Much
importance.


importance.
The fan Of Nalenciennes to Field
Marshal Haig's forces is imminent,
DESPITE the desperate resistance Of
tie Germans the British have enter
ed tie city on the west, while to the
moth they have made deep thrust
IN the great Raismes forest and are
moving in the direction of Conde,
near the angle of the Scheldt.
yalenciennes had been in uninter-
:rupted French possession from 1917
until the onrush Of the Germans early
ID the present war led them many
miles into France. It is now about
to be added to the rapidly growing
list pf towns, Nhe redemption OF
which has brought rejoicing to the
French people.
Although the progress Of the allied
ssbsces in Belgian and French Flanders
has slowed up somewhat in the face
OF the stiffening Of the lines OF rear
guards aiding the retreat of the Ger
man armies, appreciate gains have
been made, some Of them Of much
importance.
HolIain and, Braeyelles on the
scheIdt south of Tournai, are now in
tie hands of the British and north Of
Journal tie village of Froyenne has
been cleared Of the enemy, who Is
withdrawing towards the Scheldt.
There has been sharp fighting for the
crossing Of this waterway Pont-a-
CHM. The Germans are battling
hard to keep the allies from out
tanking Journal on the north.
Behind the Scheldt the Germans
are massed in strength; their ma
chine guns on the east bank are ac-
tive and are receiving the support OF
the artillery and trench mortars.
In the north the Belgians have
reached the Lys canal along their
entire front and have captured a
hridgehead with numbers Of the
enemy west of Morendre.
An item Of great interest appears
ins the latest announcement by the
French war Office concerning opera
lions along the Aisne. It says:
the Czecho-Slays with us retook
:the village of Terren.
The French are still moving active
tV TO; the north of Laon and have
now the occupation of Chalandry
SIid Grandlup- TO the southwest OF
Client they have frnaly established
1hs the east bank Of the Lys : River,
AaSihg made crossing at several
spoffits against which the enemy re-
49, 9o<~ :
Around LIE Cateau where Ameri-
cans are fighting with the British
Fourth Army, activity has diminished
gcsafly.. The same is true Of the
Anaerfcan sector northwest of Yer
dane where the chief activity Of the
anemy has been the sEelling of the
American lines with mustard and 9th
81 gas shells, and an air raid. which
eanae near to achieving the destruc-
5i1n of an American base hospital
sfTha German reply to President
Wilson is still the subject Of much
eminent, newspapers and public
alike agreeing that Germany has, by
40 means adequately met the desire
dfahe president and the allied powers.
OheiaI cognizance of the note has
not yet been taken by the United
States government.
Meanwhile numerous German pa
pers are calling upon the emperor to
eliminate himself from the question
and declaring that peace must not be
delayed on account OF the HohenzoI-
lerns.
Winter unusuaily late this year,
HAS set in on the front in northern
Russia and a prolonged lull is looked
FOR in that territory.
HoxoRs DISTINGUISHED MEN.