The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-07-18


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ana 100000 enlisted men and that
on July l practically n million Of them
were IN france; that the death rate
Tor disease among all troops in the
United States was only 3.lG per thou
sand; that the number of combat
planes delivered to June was 2SG.
the production for the week ending on
tnat day being so; that 5,315 training
planes had been delivered to June 8,
more than 1000 Liberty engines, AMI
$1,000 machine guns for use on air
planes. Between the declaration OF
war and June l more than 1900, 600
rlhes were produced and delivered and
enough are now being received to
equip division every three days. Mr..
Baker told many other encouraging
facts, and enlarged on the wonderful
WORK or the American engineers who
enlarged port facilities and built rail-
roads In France for the landing and
movement of American troops.
RAJ
If the central powers would know
the unwavering determination of the
people of the allied nations, they have
out TO read President Wilson'S Inde-
pendence day address at the tomb Of
washington, in which 1t was voiced
most eloquently. "There can be but
one ISSUE" declared the president.
The settlement must be final. There
can be no compromise. No halfway
decision would be tolerable. No half
way decision is conceivable" He thus
put our great objects in a single SEN
tence: What we seek Is the reign of
law, based upon the consent Of the gov
erned and sustained by the organized
opinion of mankind" In less formal
language, the Huns must be whipped
to frnzzle, for until they are their
rulers will not accept such a peace as
the allies will grant, and the people Of
Germany and Austria, with too few ex-
ceptions, are like sheep.
-Ra-
In the absence of any great military
operations on the French and italian
fronts Inst week attention was largely
directed toward Russia What shall
be done to aid that distracted country
Is problem still unSoved, and it Is
made more difficult by the lack Of re-
liable information as to what is going
on there. The reports Of the downfall
of the bolshcviki and the re-cstabliSh-
ment of the monarchy with Grand
Duke Nicholas as czar. which came
through the always unreliable German
sources of news, were given little
credit, but 1t appears to be the truth
that Grand Duke Michael is co-operat-
ff,cr W.T. t.
Siberia and that they are establishing
their rule In that country. The Ukrain-
Ian telegraph bureau at Kiev says Mi
chael has been proclaimed cZar and is
marching toward Moscow.
-RA-
Washington received official reports
confirming the news that the Czecho-
Slovaks had whipped the bosheviki
in bloody battle at Vladvostok and
taken over the administration Of that
port. 1t may be they will form the
nucleus for the gathering OF the ele-
ments that have reyolted against the
bolsheviki and before long be recog-
nized by the allies as q stable govern
ment and given aid. 1t Ia now admit
ted in Germany that the German and
| Russia are fighting on the side of the
| bolshevilki.
Up in the province OF Archangel,
| which extends across northerly Russia
in Europe. there is new trouble brew
: ing. At Kola and along the railroad
| southwark from that port are great
| stores Of war supplies now guarded by
| American and allied marines and blue
| Jackets, and moving toward that region
Is large force Of Germans and Films.
| Submarines already are reported to be
In the White sea. 1t may be the allies
VIII find 1t necessary to senu troops up
there. Delegates from the Murman
and White sea coasts already have
asked them for protection.
The Swedish press says the kaiser
has ordered the Finnish diet to intro
duce monarchial rule without delay,
threatening that If 1t does not comply
Germany will set up a military die
tatorship.
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| Having discovered extensive move
ments of troops and materials behind
the German lines in the Chateau Thier-
ry region, indicating coming attack,
the Americans stationed there took the
initiative and. In the most important
operation they had thus far under
! taken by themselves, they captured the
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