The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-09-26

AT most opportune time came the
registration day for all Americans be-
tween the ages OF eighteen and twcn-
ty-one and thirty-Onc and forty-fve
years. Gladly, with patriotic exnlta-
tion, some 13.OOO,OOO youths and older
men enrolled themselves for military
duty, and from their number 5000, 900
more trained soldiers will soon be
ready to move forward to the battle
lines. Millions of others. not so fit In
one way or another for actual fighting,
Will be listed for other work directly
connected with the carrying on Of the
war. In few weeks the relative
standing Of the 13,OOO,OOO will have
vost Marshal General CrOwder the
first to be selected for the cantonments
and camps will be those between nine
teen and twenty-One and between thir-
ty-one and thirty-six.
The matter OF granting defcrment
to registrants because OF the work in
which they are engaged is OF utmost
Importance, and the aid OF all employ
ers In this has been enlisted. The gov
ernment is especially desirous that no
essential Industries shall be disturbed
by the draft, but enough men must be
selected to maintain Il steady flow of
r"gistrants To the training camps
AS hnd been fOreSeen, here and
abroad. the Germans have begun an
intensified U-bOat campaign directed
especially against the transports carry
ing American troops and supplies. Up
to date this has resulted I'm the torpc.
doing Of the Mount Vernon, formerly
the kronprinZessin Cecelie. which was
bringing home wounded and sick sol
diers, ana of the Persic. carrying $500
American troops to Europe. In the
former case the casualties were con
fined to men in the engine rooms and
the vessel put back to French port
under her own steam. All the men on
the Persic We're safely transferred to
the conveying vessels, after which the
steamship was beachcd on the English
cohst. The submarine which attacked
1t was destroyed by depth charges. I'm
both instances the utmost bravery and
cOolncss sere exhibited by the crews
and the soldiers aboard.
The British steamship Missunabie
also was torpcdoed while on her way
to America for troops and supplies.
tin was the goal Of q race between the
British and the French. the former
winning vermand, Attilly and Wendell.
les and closing In on the important
city from the northwest, while the
French southwest Of the objective
crossed the CrOzat canal and took a
number Of villages. little farther
south the French forces captured
Trsvecy on the Oise, just north Of In
'Fere, and from its heights were able
to dominate the latter town, which was
reported to have been burned by the
Germans. This operation, together
with the French advance eastward
from Coucy-le- Chateau, threatened to
flank on both sides the forest and mas
sif of st. Gobain. the chief defense OF
Laon. Withdrawal of the enemy fro;n
that forest, which Is full OF guns I'm
strong defensive positions, might thus
be compelled without direct attack,
which would be expensive and diff.
cult.
At the western end Of the ChemIn
des Danes the Germans were fghting
furiously In the region OF Laffaux,
where they were trying to regain pos
session of the dominating ridge which
the French and Americans had taken
from them. Many fresh troops were
used In these attacks, but their efforts
were al In vain.