Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-03-28
GERMANS CROSS
THE S0MME RIVER
TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER WROUGHT
AMONG TEUToH INFANTRY
BY MACHINE GUNS.
FRENCH CAPITAL BoMBARnEO
Main Body Of British Falling Back
Deliberately and Without Confusion
French Are Optimistic.

London.-"Fresh hostile attacks de-
veloped have great strength on the
whole battle front" says Field Mar.
shal Hiag's report from headquarters.
"and they have continued throughout
the day.
South of Peronne the enemy sue
ceeded. after heavy fighting. in cross
ing the Somme at certain points
These are being dealt with.
Berlin (via London).-Paris has
heen bombarded by German long dis.
tance guns. according to the German
official communication.
The statements add that the British
in their retirement are burning French
town and villages and that between
tn Somme and the Disc the Germans
are still going forward.
Enormous quantities Of booty have
been taken by the Germans. according
to the statement which follows:
Between the Somme and the Disc
our corps are lighting their way for
war; Chauny has been taken.
Our booty in war material Is enor-
nous. The British. in their retire
ment. are burning French towns and
villages
I'VE have bombarded the fortress
OF Paris with long distance guns.
"A gigantic struggle is taking place
for Bapaume. A battle Ia in progress
on the Transloy- ombes- -Maurepas
line.
THE Somme has been crossed at
many points in our attack between
Peronne and Ham"
along the battle front in France was
long ago planned in the event OF the
Germans attacking I'm great force. This
announcement comes from the British
front through the Associated Press
correspondent. who describes the Op-
Grafton OF the British army as a mas.
terly withdrawal made possible by
gallant shock troops in the front
lines. who checked the advance OF the
Germans. while artillery. machine gun
and rifle fire worked appalling slaugh.
ter among the masses OF German in
fantry as they were sent forward. this
enabling the main body OF the British
II fall back deliberately and without
confusion.
This army. II is declared. has been
conserved. and up to the present very
few counter-attpck cks have been made
against the Germans. Where the Brit
ish have stormed the Germans newly
acquired positions they have driven
them back. But each mile OF advance
makes the bringing up OF supplies to
the German artillery and infantry
more and more difficult. and unques.
tionably the British strategy. as dem
onstrated since the beginning OF the
great attack. is to let the enemy. so
far as he may. wear himself out
against powerful defense.
Both British and French forces.
where their lines meet south OF St.
Quentin. are watchin events with op.
timistic eyes.
Paris The German monster can
non" which has been bomharding
Paris has been located in the forest
OF st. Gobain. west OF Laon. and ex-
actly 1872 kilometers Approximately
rs miles) from Paris city hall The
gun bombarded Paris during the great.
er part OF Sunday
The day was ushered I'm by loud ex.
plosions from the 10-inch shells. and
Immediately the alarm to take cover
was sounded. This occurred at 6:55
o'clock and many persons sought
shelter. but greater numbers Of them
appeared in the streets OH their way
to the churches. which were almost
as we'll filed as usual The women
who sell palm leaves on Palm Sun.