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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-10-24
MORE HELP S0RELY WANTED
Conditions in Capital City Are Most
Serious Because Of Prevail.
ing Plague.

Columbia.-With over 5000 cases Of
influenza in the city. Columbia is be-
ginning to realize the fact that the
situation is becoming serious and that
all possible aid must be rendered to
the sick. Practically every business
house. the mills, households, shops.
telephone companies. and every other
occupation has been hit by the epi-
demic. Some have Jared better than
others. but all have felt the effect OF
influenza
While no canvass has been made OF
the city. cases have been reported
where people are suffering for tho
want OF attention and may die just be-
cause they could not get a few drops
of medicine or proper food.
Whole families are sick. ard have
no one to wait on them. others have
only children to administer to their
wants. Many stores are running on
half their former force while their
clerks stay at home to nurse. and 9TH
ers have been forced to close their
doors entirely. Cooks are sick and il
is almost impossible to get help OF
any kind
The Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany alone has lost Al girls from it's
force Of 100. from influenza, thus bad
ly crippling the service and doubling
the amount OF work for the REMAND er
OF the force.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-10-24
BELGIAN COAST
AGAIN IS BELGIAN
THEIR DEMAND TO BE SERVED
WITH VICTORY VIGOROUSLY
PRESSED BY ALLIES.
SEEKING HAVEN OF SAFETY
Americans to the East on Both
Sides OF the Meuse River Are
Slowly Going Forward.

The Belgian coast again Is Belgian
Germany's dream of an invasion OF
England across the North sea from
Calais is ended.
Belgian Flanders is being last evac-
uated by the enemy. and his line from
the Belgian frontier to tie Meuse river
gradually is giving way under the at.
tacks OF the British. French and
American armies which are demand.
ing to be served with victory.
A haven OF safety in a shorter and
more compact line is being sought
by the Germans in order to ESCAPE
annihilation by their foes. Everywhere
they are being whipped But seem.
ingly they are still far from defeat
In Belgium the enemy is giving
ground safely out or the tran wh'oh
menaces them but from the French
frontier to the Meuse -iver he still
Is hghting desperately 10 hold back
the lower jaw OF the great Foch pin
Ger from closing in great conyerg-
ing movement and entrappng in its
nav the German fighting force in
It's entirety. Out OF the great sack
between the North sea and the I.vs
river the enemy is fleeing fast in an
endeavor TO prevent capture or intern
ment in Holland His hore is that
he will be able to reach Antwerp and
there reconstitute his line.
To the east the Americans on both
sides of the Mcuse river are slowly
going forward. Between the great
wooded bastion and the Meuse picked
troops have been chosen to fend the
blow northward toward Sedan All
the grourd that is being won is being
valiantly defended to the last.
In the Macedonian theater the
Greeks are now in full possession OF
Greek Macedonia Albania is fast
being cleared OF the enemy and in
Serbia the Teutonic allied forces have
been driven 30 miles north OF Nish.
In Syria the victorious forces of Gen
eral Allenby new are meeting with
scant resistance.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-10-24
QUICK CONCLUSION OF WAR
NOT LOOKED FOR BY EXPERTS

London.-If the war is brought to a
qucik conclusion il will be through
political and moral factors, and not
military, was the opinion expressed in
competent circles here 1t was point.
ed out that the German position on
the western front cannot be termed
perilous, although at certain points
every changing front may render
some small positions dangerous at
times.
This view. which has been held by
many experts for some time has been
strengthened by the German retreat
to the Hunding -fTne With the Ameri
cans and French pushing hard on
this front the Germans doubtless were
forced TO retreat faster tran they had
planned. but they lost comparatively
few prisoners and guns for such a
large operation
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-10-24
SUBMAR' NE BASE CAPTURED
CONTINUED STRONG. PRESSURE
HAsTENs ENEMY RETREAT
ALONG EXTENDED FRONT.
Rapid Movement Of Allies in an En-
dea'or to Seal the Western
Flanders Sack.

Over front of 40 miles. from the
North sea. in Belgium, TO Lille, in
northern France. the Germans are in
general retreat before the Belgian.
French and British armies. Likewise
the enemy is being forced to concede
defeat by retrograde movements be-
fore the British and Americans south
east of Cambrai under attacks OF
the French in the pocket between the
Disc and Serre rivers north of Iaon.
and by reason OF continued strong at
tacks by the French and Americans
In Champagne and along the Meuse
river.
Nowhere, however, is the enemy in
disorder. In Belgian Flanders his
steps are being FASTENED by reason of
the swift drives into his line by the
British at Lille. just south OF the Bel.
sian border and by the French and
Beigians further north, which threaten
10 compel him 70 enter Dutch terri
tory and face internment unless he is
swift enough to withdraw out OF the
entire pocket between the Scheldt
river ard the sea and reconstitute his
line with its right wing resting on Ant
werp.
Ostend. one OF the famous subma.
rine bases on the sea. is in British
hands. Bruges is all bM captured
while to the south from the region
east of Roulers the allied forces are
fast driving toward Ghent in an en-.
deavor to seal the western Flanders
sack and retain in it large elements OF
the enemy's forces.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-10-24
GERMANS EVERYWHERE ARE
DRIVEN FURTHER EASTWARD

With the Allied Armies in Belgium
And France.-In heavy lighting which
proceeded throughout the night i'm a
heavy rain, the Germans everywhere
were driven still further eastward. In
Belgium. the allies are three miles
from Eecloo. and in the whole vast
stretch between Courtrai and the
Dutch border The British, French and
Belgians are pushing the Germans be-
fore them. closing in toward Ghent
from which they are now less than
seven miles.
The Germans, here and there in Bel
GUM. have held out strongly in enor-
nous concrete forts from which the
guns had been removed. These forts
were used by German machine gun
ners, and in some cases il required
ehelis from heavy guns to crack them.
More prisoners have been captured.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-10-24
MACHINE GUNS IN WINDOWS
RESISTANCE OF ENEMY. WHEN
SHOWN is EXTRAORDINARY
IN ITS FIERcENESS.
Releians Fighting With Oosged Deter
mination to Sweep Foe From
Outraged Country.

With the Allied Armies in Belgium
The Germans have started a retreat
on tremendous scale from northern
Belgium. French cavalry is approach
ing Thielt. seven miles from the banks
Of the Ghent-Brugues canal. The ca.
nal itself is only 10 miles from the
border of Holland So fast is the en-
emy retreating that the French. Brit.
ish and Belgian infantry at least in
the center OF the battlefront, have lost
touch entirely with the enemy.
Resistance. where ii has been of
iered by the enemy. has been extra.
ordinarily fierce. for in these places
ii obviously has been the purpose OF
the commanders OF the fleeing Ger
mans to gain time in which to remove
their materials. Stubborn fighting
has been reported, especially from the
region OF Thourout The battle here
has been from street to street ard
house to house, and large numbers
of the enemy have been killed. Some
Belgian forces have swept around the
city in order to cut the roads at the
rear and also to assist in bottlins up
the enemy trying to hold out in the
city itself.
The Germans had placed machine
guns in the windows of houses and
cellars and fired murderous streams
of bullets into the advancing Bel
gians. but were unable TO stop them
The Belgians fought with a dogged
determination such as only troops
fighting to regain their outraged coun,
try cou'd display. Nothing could stop
them.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-10-24
WILSON REJECTS
PLEA OF AUSTRIA
CONDITIONS MADE CLEARER BY
ACCEPTANCE OF WHICH
WAR MAY BE ENDED.
DYNASTY IS IN GRAVE DANGER
Federalizing Of Austrian States In
Vain and Desperate Effort to
Save Dual Monarchy.

Washington-On the eve. apnar.
emily. of the coming OF the peace note
from Germany. President Wilson has
rejected the plea OF Austria Hungary
Tor an armistice and peace negotia.
tions and ih doing so has made clear
er the conditions which tie central
powers must meet to end the war.
In a note made public soon after il
was well on the way to Vienna the
president IN effect says there can be
no talk OF peace with the Austro- Hun
garian government except upon the
basis OF complete liberty for Czecho-
Slovaks and other subject nationali-
ties as free members OF the family C.
nations, He refuses to entertain the
Austro- HuLg garain suggestion for this
reason without discussing the military
questions dealt with in the reply TO
Germany.
The Vienna government asked for
cCotiations on the basis OF the presi-
dents announced program OF peace.
mentioning the speech of January 8.
last, in which the President said the
peoples OF Austria-Hungary should he
accorded the freest opportunity for
autonomous development. The reply
says this is impossible; that the
CZecho-Slovak national council has
been recognized as a de facto bellig-
erent government. the justice of the
nationalistic aspirations of the Jugo-
Slavs has been recognized and mere
autonomy no longer can be accepted
This declaration which may be far
reaching in its effect upon Austria
Hungary, where long enslaved peoples
apparently are nearly ready to sweep
away the hated dual monarchy and
the Hapsburg dynasty clears up what
some critics OF the Presidents policy
have pointed to as a source OF end
less controversy in his program OF
peace. II comes one day after the
proclamation of Emperor Karl federal
izng the Austrian states in a desper-
ate effort to save his government at
home and at the same time prepare
the way for peace.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-10-24
AMERICAN INFANTRY SPRING
BIG SURPRISE ON GERMANS

With the American Army Northwest
OF Verdun.-The Americans S;ranx
another surprise over the Cormane
the infantry advancing north OF Ro
mango and taking Bantheville with.
out artillery preparation. The Ameri.
cans pushed the German infantry ano
machine gamers back after fghtin,
that lasted all day.
Northwest OF Grand Pre- the Amer
leans captured Talma farm in the face
OF a stif machine gun resistance.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-10-24
COMING OF GREAT EVENTS
CASTING SHADOWS BEFORE

Washington There Is in Washing
ton no official word that the Kaiser
has abdicated. or that he has been
overthrown. or that Germany is ready
to accept all OF President Wilson s
terms.
Officials and diplomatists. cautious
and conservative by nature and prac-
tice. regard with incredulity the init
nations that one or all OF these things
has happened. OF course they all hope
they have; they all know that one or
all OF them are inevitable.
The official opinion in the capital
is that the coming OF these things is
timed only by the unknown degree TO
which the German military power has
been broken. ---
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-10-24
Holds Early Rally.

Lockhart.--When the news that
Germany had accepted President Will
sons peace terms filtered through to
Lockhart. Union. county. in the morn
ing about 3 o'clock. il did not take tho
people long to reach the whistle cords
and the bell ropes. and in short time.
the early morning air was resoundina
with ringing bells and shrieking whis-
ties. Mrs. Sparks, chairman OF the
woman's Liberty Loan committee in
the village. at once held rally i'm
favor OF the loan and in n short time
81, 500 had been subscribed
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-10-24
ONLY TWO NARROW LINES
FOR SUBSISTENCE ARE LETT

Win the French Army in France
The entire substistence OF the German
armies between Cambrai and the
Mouse must pass through two narrow
routes by way Of Hirson and Mezieres
These are two lines upon which the
security OF the German armies de-
pend, and 1t is toward those that ths
French and Americans In ChanpaSrS
and the British and French In the re-
gioo OF Cambsh and Guise have bss-
advancing.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-10-24
CaroIinians Die at Camp.

Camp Jackson. Sixteen deaths
were reported at Camp Jackson in one
day and 10 the previous day from
pneumonia, developed from influenza
There were thirteen Carolinians
in the lists OF the two days. Those
who died are: William II. Fraley,
Rchneld. n. c.; George Harris. Lex.
fnston, S. c.. Eddie X. Smiley, Macon.
\. c.; Robert Williams (negro). Man
ming, S. C.; Robert r. Williams Adley,
y. c.; Wesley Brown. Waverly. S. G.. !;
Andrew j. Edwards. Dillon. S. c.; Er.
nest Duggins, Greensboro n. c.:
Charles Dennis, Greenville, S. c.;
William A. Baker. Elm City. N. c.;
Robert borough (neSro). Blackstock.
S. c.; William c. Shaw. Bolton. s. C. +;
Perry j. Williamson. Nichols. S. C.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-10-24
FIFTEEN THOUSAND GERMANS
ARE lNTERNED IN HOLLAND

Belgian forces have reached the
Dutch frontier, where $4,000 Germans
cut off from their retreat by the ad-
vance northward from Eeeloo. are re-
ported to have withdrawn into Hol
land. where they were interned.
The American forces operating in
conjunction with the British north
OF Wassigny have ad>anced to the
Sambre.Oise canal. They occupied
Reject, east of st. Souplet, at the
point OF the bayonet
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-10-24
GERMAN BLACK SEA FLEET
is HOLDING TURKEY IN LINE

Wash ngton.- With the Berlin-Con
stantinople railroad cut by the allied
occupation OF Nish, Germany is rely.
ing upon its Black Sea feet to held
Turkey in line. Information has been
received at the state department that
the Turkish government has been told
by Berlin that the feet will open fire
on the Ottoman capital at the first sign
OF detection. This German fleet con-
sists largely OF warships captured from
the Russians.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-10-24
City Buys Bonds.

Columbia.-The city governments
fell In hne and subscribed to So. .60@
OF the Fourth Liberty Loan. Last
week the city attorney, c. s. Monteith.
sent = comm uu4catton to Mayor Bla-
lock in which he stated thai 1t was
his opinion that the city could legally
invest In Liberty Bonds and called att
tention 10 the fact that the wator-
works sinking fund On time deposit
amounted to $4,000. The mayor in
vestisated ed the matter and cousufted
the members OF council who agreed
to make the investmenk /
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-10-24
Many Cases in Dillon.

Dillon-There are many cases OF in
huenza in Dillon and vicinity. Many
whole families are down with il and
some are reported seriously Ill. DR..
c. r. Tabor has been confined 10 his
bed for several days and is now seri-
ously Ill. Dr. w. Stackhouse has been
i'll also. but is now improving and ex-
poets TO be out IN day or So The
Dillon mills. including the min at Ha,
mer, are running about two-thirds ca
pacfty. The disease Is virusent At the
cotton mills in the suburbs of Dillon
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-10-24
GERMAN PRESS PRINTS REPLY
OF THE PRESIDENT IN FULL

Amst msterdsm.-Judging by Rhe&nish
and Eerlin newspapers received here
President Wilson's reply was printed
In full in the German press The
newspapers varfously termed the re
ply "A trap" Wilson'S evasions." "A
rude answer" and the IKE.
Some OF the newspapers do not at.
tempt to comment on the reply. mere
ly saying:
Leave II to the supreme army
command"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-10-24
MILLION PEOPLE
PURCHASED LIBERTY BONDS

hington.-Probably 25.O00, 900 or
more individuals bought bonds OF the
fourth Liberty loan according to un.
official reports reaching Washington.
showed a large propotion filed their
subscriptions during the last few
days OF the campaign. Consequently
il will. be task of many days TO ac-
tually count the number OF pledges and
to compile reports from the entire
country.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-10-24
THE cZEVo-SLovAk NATION
DECLARES ITS NpEpENpENcs

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF the
CIecho-Sloyak nation was declared
formally by the Csecho- -Slovak nation.
al council. recognised by the United
States asd the entente allies as a bel.
ligeron, de facto government The
dsciaration rsnouncing allegiance 10
the HapsburC dynasty and announcing
principles for the foundation OF q re
psblie was isSued in Parts and copy
VA handed to President wilson
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-10-24
TO FINANCE RECONSTRUCTION
OF THE JEWRY OF THE WORLD

New York.-A fund which NAV reach
$1,000, 10000 TO be used to ansnc" the
reconstruction OF the Jewry Of the
world will be sought by the joint dis.
tribntion committee OF the American
funds for Jewish war sufferers. which
1t was announced here will undertake
what 1t describes as "the larges; pur y
ly humanitarian project in history to
be attempted by individual effort. "
Success OF this projec. is con.idestIy
predicted.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-10-24
IMMENSE GERMAN AiRDRoMES
ARE LEFT BEHIND BY ENEMY

ders and the Belgian COAST the Ger
mans not only gave up their subna.
rine bases but also left behind i'm.
mense airdromes. Before the enemy
retirement northern Belgium might
have been known as the home Of the
Goths. BY moving eastward the Ger
mans lose the points nearest to Eng.
iaad from which they used to carry
oat raidu upon London and other Eng
lish towns
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-10-24
AViAToRS ARE UP IN AIR
FROM EARLY DAWN TILL LATE

With the American Army North.
west OF Verdun.-The American at
tack. though on a comparatively small
scale, was entirely successful. The
Rois de Rappe and a formidable hill,
No. 299, both points OF strategic i'm
porance, were rushed and cleared OF
the enemy within three hours despite
unusual machine opposition.
The artillery on both sides was fair.
ly active throughout the day, and the
aviators were up from early until late.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-10-24
GREAT REDUCTION SHOWN IN
EXPORT FREiGHTs AT PORTS

! Washinston.-A reduction OF 81 per
cent In the accumulation OF export
freight at Atlantic ports between last
December and October was report
cd. Last December, the export &C.
cumuiation was +<32o carloads-about
s.o0o.ooo tons 1856: loads stand.
ing in cars on congested sidings. On
October 1. this accumulation had
'eesn reduced to 1875 carloads OF
which s,sss were in cars. s.os4 were
On piers.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-10-24
LITTLE NEW INFORMATION
HAS REACHED WASHINGTON

Washington.-Litt new informa.
tion reached Washington about The
developments going forward in Ger.
many upon witch will depend the ma
ture OF the next move toward peace.
The situation apparently Is what II
has been for several days.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-10-24
Lands ChAnae HANDS.

Ddliou.-There have been many land
sales In this county within the past
30 days and some good prices have
osan paid. The estate la.ds OF John
X. Stackhouse. ssven miles from Dill
ion. containtnk 81 acrss wore sold
at auction and brought S24. 1857.
$zSe.So per acre. Practically all this
tract Ia under cultivation. II was
bo~Sht By l.. CottAneham of Dillon.
This place was IN btx demand judging
by the number of men at the sale. Il
10 provsrbtai that Dillon lands never
80 begging when offered for sale.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-10-24
Csmp Wadsxorth.

Lieut.. Col. Eben Swift. inspector
generals department, has been reliev-
eh from his prescott assignment and
Will proceed to Camp Wadsworth. re-
porting upon arrival TO the command
ing general for assignment to duty as
division inspector. Ninety-sixth Divis-
ion
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-02-13
WHY WHITE HOUSE
WAS PICKETED

Whether one is inclined to object to
the picketing of the White House by
suffrage agitators or agree with the
principle, the story with the reasons
for this particular kind of campaign is
extremely interesting, and being told
by one who did it--by Mrs. Harvey w.
Wiley, makes it dOubly so. Writing
in the February Good Housekeeping,
the wife of the distinguished DR.. Wiley
says, after introducing her subject by
a recital of the difficulties which for
many years have stood in the way of
the entire equal suffrage movement:
Finding our amendment blocked by
the party in power at every turn of
the road, refused further audiences by
the President, and told by him to con
cert public opinion we determined to
lay the responsibility for the indiffer-
ence of congress to our amendment
where the responsibility belonged,
upon the leader of the party in power.
w NCiSA AlAlACh W vi toAAASC fhb IAAC
White House gates, a silent, daily re-
minder of the insistence of our
claims. We determined not to lose the
ground we had gained and the eff
forts that had been expended in bring
ing the amendment into the forefront
of politics. We determined not to be
put aside like children, and told to
wait for weightier measures, because
we considered it imperative that wo-
men be enfranchised at this time. We
felt that it would be wrong longer to
delay our question, that in the horrible
condition of the world it pressed more
mistakenly than ever before for settle
ment We believed that in the ineyi-
table readjustment, following the war,
women's share in the nations life
should not be overlooked. The an
guish in the world today caused by
arrogant, autocratic governments,
proves that all educated, responsible,
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-02-13

others will be asked for representa-.
Itives to serve on local committees. If
these organizations, individuals and
all the protective forces in the com.
munities will now unite in this work,
much can be accomplished, not only
for this war time, but for all time"
Miss Maude E. Miner, of New York,
is chairman of the committee. Other
members are Mrs. James c. Orshman
of New York, Mrs. William F.. Dummer
of Chicago, Mrs. Martha P. Falconer
of Philadelphia and Mrs. John D. Rock
efeller, Jr., of New York.
Finally came another order of the
day, unanimously approved, in which
the following demands we're made
among others; the extension of the
benefits of the law on labor to include
women and children in all idustrial
concerns whatever the number of en-
ployees, including also transfers in
service: the obligation to insure all
inc Cdte6OIiSS VI WOmSn WOTkeTB III
case of illness, including childbirth
and old age, to prohibit explicitly in
the laws on labor of women and chill
dren, the employment of minors of
less than 16 years at theatrical spec
tacles or moving picture establish
ments: the extension of certain settle
ments of disputes on social legisla.
ton to women working at home: rec
ognition and ordering of appointment
Offices intensification and extension
of inspection of work with a larger
participation on the part of women:
institution of a commission on arbi-
tration for demoestic servants"
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-02-13

Appearing in the district court on
January % for sentence, Albert Lar
sen was sentenced by Judge BunnelI
to serve a term of four months in the
federal jail for having failed to regis
ter for CONSUMPTION.
From statements made in court this
afternoon it appeared that Larsen ex-
pressed his willingness to plead guilty
to the charges and later had written a
letter to Judge Bunnell, telling him
that he would not plead guilty, "but
would take his chances with the grand
jury" Before passing sentence, Judge
Bunnell made Larsen explain several
statements made by him.