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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-16
FLEEING FROM ST. eOBAH.
GERMANS DRIVEN FROM FOR
EST STRONGHOLD.
They are Evacuating Chemin-dees-
Danes and Conyerging Attacks
West and South of Laon Makes
Their Situation Perilous.

London, Oct. II, o'clock-Today's
advices from the battle front indi
cate that it is virtually certain that
sthe Germans have evacuated st. Co
sbian forests almost Immediately. The
Germans are evacuating the Chemin-
sdes-Dames under the pressure OF
conuerging attacks on the west and
south. The Hunding line near Laon,
between the Rivers Serre, and Sis
some has been turned, making the
German situation in the Laon area
difficult.
In Champagne the French and
Americans joining hands north OF
Argonne in. Grand Pre-Gap occupied
The Grand Pre- station while patrols
are said to have entered the town
itself. On the Meuse, north and
west of fsverdun the Americans clear
ed little pocket in the direction of
Siviy which held them up.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-16
Would You be a Stacker:

Editor Daily Item.
There has come pathetic appea!
right to our doors to lend a hand Of
mercy, to SO many suffering just in
sound Of our own voice. This is the
first time our physicians have asked
our aid. Anybody with a little COM
mon sense, ana judgment, can follow
directions and give medicine. There
is not a finer corps of doctors in the
State than Sumter has; but the de-
mand on them is SO great and theI
are powerless to do the nursing.
Woman has longed to be patriotic
ROW is your chance. Just as you sent
the boys over seas to fight for what is
right, can YOU sit at home and be
content. I'VE haven't influenza at
our house and I hope to the LORD
none Of our folks will take it,
Women of Sumter, do you know the
one that runs from duty is the
one that suffers most? Can you deaf
en- your ears to this heart-rendine
appeal In some cases it has beer
contagious. but not half as much as
our brave boys on the firing line. Is
it in Justice to those boys who todaN
are gladly giving their lives, that yol
can be content and let their lovef
ones here suffer for, and even die
for want of attention. Can't there b'
some Florence Nightjngales, an'
! ;.raye Joan Of Arcs?
know Of Il case right here wher
one OF the family has influenza am
some of the neighbors are actuall.
afraid to phone to the house for fea
of inhaling the germs. Notwlth
standing they never hesitated to asl
help of this very family in dlfteren
contagious diseases. which this goo
samaritan might have carried to he
little children.
When boy refuses. or is rathe
slow in cnisting how quick You class
;fv him as a Stacker. If we DO nc
respond to this emergency call whe
We can so easily help day at tim;
then too. we are worse than slackef
and "Lo. I called. but ye wou iI1not
4 One Who is Now HeZping.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-16
LAST LINE OF DEFENSE.
German Front Cracked for Many
Miles-Pin Faith to Woods

Paris, Oct 13.-The entire German
front from st. Gobian to the Argonne
has cracked on a 60 mile front and it
now appears that the enemy will be
forced to retreat to depth OF some
80 miles before finding a suitable
line of defense. At the best, his po-
sition will be menaced at its fanks
on the Disc to Sambre Canal tc
Diebmont from Landreois, which
lines are very near the Belgian from
tier. There will be nothing here like
the enemy's strong defense on the
iIindenburg line. The Germans are
expected to cover their retreat, as
usual, with the best Of natural de-
fenses the country affords, the prin-
cip]e enemy asset in the present in
stance being the forests in the area
of the backward movements.
Between the Disc and Berry-au-Bac
the German army has been forced tc
abandon the line of the Ailette. retir-
ing it's right in the forest Of st. Go
hahn. In the Champagne Gen. Gou'
raud is continuing his onsluaghts or
his disorg&nized adversary.
For II consecutive days Genera
Gouraud's men have been pounding
/ the German positions and continulns
20 make inroads on. the defenses. Tf
the north the British armies ar'
pushing their advance almost to tn;
/ point Of liberating Douai which i
one Of the great objectives on thei
front. Virtually all the German linz
! is in movement and there seems nov
10 be no chance For the enemy to re
organize his forces for resistance.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-16
RELIEF COMMITTEE ORGANIA-
ED.
Civic League creates Committee K
Relieve Distress.

The Civic League this morning
organized a committee to try to re-
lieye some Of the distress occasioned
.,y whole families being sick at one
time and having no one to wait upon
Them. Already many of the school
teachers and other ladies of the city
have gone into these homes ana
rendered what assistance they could.
The League realizes there are many
who are willing to help take care OF
these stricken families but do not
know where to go or what to do, and
so il has made the following arrange
ments:
All those willing to help with
nursing will please phone one OF the
undersigned committee and at tne
same time state whether she is able
TO give her services or needs
remuneration for her time. Training
is not necessary. Willingness to help
in time of need is the only require
ment. The nurse will be sent to the
home needing her with a trained
graduate nurse who will give her IN
Families that are in real need OF
some one to nurse or care for their
well children during the sickness o.
the parent will please notify the
undersigned committee in order thai
it nigh endeavor to find nurses.
Families in need Of nourishment
will please notify the committee thai
1oY O
supplied.
Any one having milk or eggs for
sale please notify the undersigned
committee as these things are great
IL needed by the sick and they. 90
not know where to turn to get them.
Apply to undersigned committee
for information about masks for
protection in nursing influenza.
Since the formation of the commit
tee this morning it has had several
cases reported to it and it is doing
all it can to give relief in these cases
The committee is working in cooper
alton with the Tuomey Hospital. Miss
Gibson and the doctors, it has been
able to communicate with so far.
Mrs. Horace Hardy, President,
Mrs. c. H. Mcmahon,
Mrs. Ferdinand Levi,
Mrs. E. w McCallum,
Mrs Walter Cheyne,
Mrs. I. A. Ryttenberg,
Mrs Ansley Hardy,
Miss Armida Moses,
Civic League Committee on Relief
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sneech of September 2s. the president
drives home the same point each
TIME with a new emphasis.
The conclusion, in the oplnlon ol
close observers. would seem TO oe'
flat the military party falling 10
make peace by the sword as it prom
ised gives way to a political party.
Tnon President Wilson'S estimate OF
how far the present peace party IN
germany represents the will OF the
German people themselves, and Oh
what guarantee there may De thal
The military autocracy will not De IN
nosition to undo at will their "ofA'
the newt step depends.
There seems little doubt tnat uli-
less the German people themselves 20
use the language of the president. oe.
strov the autocratic power Whlcn VI
IFS own choice can disturb the peace
OF the world. or at least reduce II 10
virtual impotence. the allied armies
will continue the work of destroHl's.
that power on the battlefields ol
France and Relsium and pfoo'ois
Germany. --'----
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Home Demonstration Work.,

Club members are urged to make
IN their annual reports Of work done
in gardening, canning, poultry raising,
butter making. cooking and theNEass'sas.s
ing of labor-saving devices and turn
in at once on blanks already supplleo
them by the Home Demonstration
Agents.
The production of food is just as
irnportant as the production OF mu-
nitions in the carrying on of the war,
and at this time when every man.
woman and child must exert every el-
,ort to aid our government IN every
.ossible way to bring a speedy ana
rictorious peace, no community wants
70 be branded as a Stacker in any lne
of service; so send in your reports 70
the agent in time to prove what the
ratriotic women, girls and boys are
doing. Every pound of food pro
duced or saved for home consumpt1on
adds a pound to the national Supply.
In Sumter county the following
nrizes are offered to home demon
stration workers:
l. To the club making the pest
alI-rOund record, pedu'Ao' 90
trophy cup (to be kept by the cluo
for one year,.
To the club making the best
record in conservation OF food, slo
given by the county fair association.
2. To the woman making the pest
Individual record. a ten days scnoiar-
shin to short course at Winthrop
College.
ond best individual record, a ten
days scholarship to short course at
Winthrop College.
5 To the women making the sra
4th and 5th best individual RECORDS
each, a ten days short course al
Winthrop College.
6. To the Poultry Club girl max
ING the best individual record, a ten
days, short course at Winthrop Col
- To the Canning Club girls
making the 1st, End and Srd best m
dividual records each, ten day
short course at Winthrop College.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-16
Hun AMMUN1T1oN TAKEN.
Great Store of Shells and Other Am
munition Covered Acres Of Ground.

With the Anglo-Anierican Forces
on the valenciennes, Oct. 12.-(By
Associated Press ano
British troops captured in the Bo-
aain region what was probably the
largest enemy ammunition dump
+ ever taken. The shells. piled high
covered a large area This capture
viii greatly reduce the quantity OF
& ammunition available to the Germans
on this section Of the front.
All the Bohain roads were found
to be mined when the Anglo-Ameri-
can forces entered the town. When
the German sentries discovered that
lsthe mines failed to catch they shot
at a big one in the center of the place.
They made a direct hit and the eXplo-
sion blew a hole in the ground bis
enough to hold a large chateau.
Because the German divisions and
regiments are so mixed up and deci-
mated, the Germans are now suppos-
ed to- have abandoned numbers on
shoulder ps- Instead they are
wearing different letters on their
sleeves designating groups.
Since the beginning OF the present
aBerations the Americans have cap
tured 46 officers and 1900 men and
since joining the British fighting
forces: they have secured 5000 pris-
oners and more than so cannon.
Officer prisoners say their orders
were to stop fighting with infantry
and to defend themselves solely with
artiHery ane. machine guns. They
sconpIained there was a great lack OF
ammunition and guns as a result Of
thesrecent enormous captures by the
allies and they added that the lack
ssof motor transportation was respon-
ssbIe FOR such large numbers of in
faHtFymen being taken since the Of
fensive began.
Troops from five divisions from
other sections of the front have now
appeared in the line opposite the
British and Americans. The bulk of
them undoubtedly is being used to
garrison the positions known as the
Va1enciennes line. All, however, are
believed to have been engaged in the
recent lighting and are in low strength
and poor morale.
It has now been established that
so enemy divisions (z15,0o0 menl
5sssaye been engaged on the Cambria
St Quentin front alone since Septem-
Der %.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-16
BATTLE N AMERICA.
LIBERTY LOAN MOVES DESPITE
OBSTACLES.
German Peace Talk and Spanish In-
fiuenza Make Task of Raising Six
Billion Dollars Harder But Success
Will be Registered il People Con-
tinue Efforts.

Washington, Oct. 13.-German
peace talk and Spanish influenza, the
two great obstacles encountered in
the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign,
will not be permitted to defeat plans
for obtaining more than the $6,000,-
100000, although holf of that amount,
must be raised in the next six days.
Reports from all parts of the coun-
try tonight indicated that the Amer
ican people were fully aroused to the
danger of failure through belief that
Germany's offei. to agree to Presi-
Gent Wilson's peace terms meant an
early end Of the war. Committees
everywhere set out to dispel this
feeling among the people while thou
sands of other workers met the sit
uation created by the influenza epi-
demic by house to house canvasses.
A message to lott campaign Off
Gals from leading workers in the
Cleveland district reflected the SEN
timent in respect to the German peace
proposals.
"The measure of our over suhscrip-
Iion," it said, will be the measure
Of our efforts to make the roar OF our
steam drown out the peace and VIC
tory shouters."
From other districts there came as
surances that the people, equal to
every test heretofore, would respond
patriotically and literally and pro-
vide the tremendous sum needed to
carry on the war to a successful end.
From scattered official returns re-
ceived here today on subscriptions
taken shortly after noon yesterday
the treasury announced that approx
mately s2,500,000,000 had been sub
scribed through incorporated banks
and trust companies. With reports
in previous campaigns as a basis it
was fair to assume, the announce
ment said, that the total was not far
short of s3,o00,o00,0O0. Thousands
of new volunteers will begin work in
every district tomorrow and while 1t
is realized here that the task assigned
for the closing week is stupendous
there was a hopeful feeling at brad
quarters that the country woulu go
over the top.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-16
MISS Benson Goes to Camp Jackson
Base Hospital.

Miss Martha Benson, one Of South
Carolina,s graduate nurses, mas peen
assigned through the American Fsec
Gross, to Camp Jackson base nos
pitaI, and will leave in few days to
assume her work there.
Miss Benson was graduated from
DIR. Moods Infrmary, and for num-
ber of years did private nursing IN
the vicinity Of Sumter but for the
last year and a-half has been con-
nected with the Columbia Graduate
Nurses Association and registry.
Her many friends wish her much
success in her new work.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-16
Flu n WESTERN srA1
~-(2
Believed That Strict Measures
fetal Effects of Closing OrdefS
Becoming Apparent.

Washington, Oct. 13.-The epidem-
sic OF influenza has subsided somewhat
lin Eastern States but continues to
spread in the Middle and Far West.
On the basis of meager reports re-
cesyed today officials Of the public
health service bureau were optimistic
that the Stringent measures taken such
a,as closing schools, churches, theatres
and forbidding public gatherings
generally, had began to show bene-
fetal effect.
Health authorities of California
TO-DAY reported the maiady to be
spreading in that State. From Utah
came a, simila. report while numbers
sSof new cases were reported in LOU
isiana, Mississippi, Arkansas. Mime
sofa. Iowa, New ME,ics. and South
Dakota. Infornasdon tEat the dis
ease was abating came from Massa-
cansetts, Ohio. Kew York and Mary
land
The ofSfof the surgeon general OF
) the ar2 made no statement today
sasgto lie situation in the army
camSs. but reports to the public
alth service told Of subsidence at
Chilicotte, Ohio, the site of Camp
sherman. and at Louisville, KY.
where Camp Taylor is located.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-16
Youth Feet 1 Inch Ready to Go to
War.

Des Moines, Ia, Oct. 12.-The. ex--
treme height of Bernard Coyne, Of
this city, is expected to keep him out
of the army. Bernard, who is just
twenty-one is eight feet one inch tau
and still growing. He weafs No. 25
shoe.
When he registered in August,
military men told him because OF his
extreme height he would not be ac-
cepted by the army. HIS parents are
OF ordinary height.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-16
NORTH Of SEHSEE.
BRITISH ADVANCE AT NIGHT FOB
MORE GAINS.
Several Towns in The Region Beyond
Douai Captured During Night and
Morning.

London, Oct. 12.-The British last
night continued their advance north
of the Sensee River, it is officially an
nounced. The advance in the direc-
ton of Douai, resulted in the capture
of the villages of Hamlet, Brebieres
and Quincy. Further north the Brit
ish pushed to the east of Henin-Llt-
ard. Northwest of Douai, they are
in the environs Of Ennay.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-16
Japs to Investigate American Schools

Toxic. Sept. 25 Correspondence
The Toxic municipality has decided
to send the principals Of six municipal
elementary schools to the United
States on tour of inspection. The
party headed 3y Mr.. Moriya. chief
of the educational section OF the To
kio Municipal Board, vii: visit va
rio1s parts of the United States, re-
turning to Japan after ten months
The group is the first of its KIND to b<
sent abroad by the city of Toxic.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-16
Married.

At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Is. REYNOLDS, 21e West Hampton Ave
Ssue at 7.3O o'clock Saturday evening
their eldest daughter. Aline. was mar
5ried TO Lieut.. Eugene Sorry Rev. +
IS Truesdale performing the cere-
s,,ony. On account of the illness in
The family the marriage was yer!
9se11iet affair, only the immediate
family being present.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-16
Tooth Paste for Soldiers.

Clean teeth rank high with the y.
NJ G A. overseas management. 800
coo tubes of tooth paste having been
shipped to soldiers in France am
England during the past ten months.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-16
BEHIND sENsEE CANAL.
Germans Withdrawing From Dou2i
Seek Temporary Rest.

London, Oct. 12.-German troops
in the region Of Douai are retiring
behind the Sensee Canal. Their
withdrawal across the canal has been
more or less completed. 1t is bellev-
ed Gen. Haig's men will be on the
outskirts of Douai by tomorrow morn
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-16
TIE WATCHMAN AND soUTHRoN, OCTOBER 16, 1918.
lRM|sT|cE NOT POSSIBLE.
PRESIDENT HAS NOT INDICATED
NATURE OF REPLY TO GER
MANY'S LAST NOTE.

Unofficial Opinion in Sharp Division
Indications Found That Germany
Having Failed to Win Victory Seeks
to Have Civil Authorities Arrange
Peace and That Failing Revolution
May be Expected.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-16
IN BITTER STRUGGLE.
Gen. Pershing's Men North Of Ser-
dun i'm FYcrcest Battle OF War.

With Americans Northwest Of Yer
dun, Oct. II lNoon)-Gen. Per
shing's forces continued their at
tacks against the Germans on this
front today. The opposition proved
even more bitter, if possible, than It
was yesterday The fighting this
morning was especially violent on the
center and on the left center. ST
Juvin and Gun, both of which are now
in No Mans Land, are afiame.
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s.I witnessed the start from one VI
me forts of Verdun and again Sd"
divisions of American troops pressins
.-rvard with irresistible dash
througn defenses which had for three
ears seemed impregnable. The
stream OF German prisoners ana lhe
20 injured war material told OF the sur
prise and rout Of the enemy. me
cheers of our soldiers as they pressed
IN into the battle. and the brave nap
,iness of our wounded in the nos
l,ito1s hack Of the line, told the same
story. The American army had SHOWN
Il ;e irresistible and its spirit is un-
conquerable.'
In summarizing his views of the
military situation. Secretary BAKER
said: 49,
..rhe allied armies are now IN ,he
full tide OF victorious advance Ail'ei
lean divisions are fighting win 'i.e
British. with the French. and IN liiei4
own sectors. ;;nti everywhere 'ne
enemy is in retreat and disorder.
ACCOMMODATING Ny Paker on ms re-
turn trip were Assistant Secre.ai
John d. Ryan. now at the heau W
The army aviation program N "iiiei
connection be visited France Franc osia, ;'ne
England Brig. Gen. lines cnle'
OF the cml;arlation service ana wal
ter GiH2H. director of the councl
Of NatInal Defense who has been IL
Frau%e some months in connection
wiK the formation Of the interaille'
ana American economic council. Sur
YSon General Gorsas. VINO 'cc'i''
Xaanied Mr. Baker to france. Will ~
y main abroad for some '!iil'
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-28
WINANS RETURNS
TO ACTIVE SERVICE

r. ]. Winans, u. $. NaN. who has
been visiting friends and relatives in
Ardmore and vicinity for the past week,
left today for New York City where
he viii report for duty.
Mr.. Wirans is q chief electrician in
the transport service. He has been in
this service thirteen months and dur
ing that time has made eleven trips to
France carrying American soldiers. on
every trip. with the exception of two.
they were met and engaged in battle
by German submarines. Mr.. Winans
was not able to give descriptive ac-
count of these fights. owing to orders
from the war department, but indicated
that the shi-mishcs were very lively.
Each transport is accompanied by tor
pedo boat destroyers that act as es-
corts on the journey across the sea.
Mr.. Winans enlisted in the navy in
February, 1906, and opened the first
navy recruiting office in Ardmore. He
was formerly of tie S. +. Hamburg,
rechristened Powhatan, and also the s.
$. st. Louis, rechristened the Louisville,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-28
MISTAKEN IDENTITY.

How a case of mistaken identity may
place a good citizen in an embarrassing
position and subject him TO the stigma
of a trial in police court developed this
morning when J. r. Maynard was tried
for trespass. 1t was alleged he had
been seen Sunday night hanging around
two or three houses on Second avenue.
and A street. northwest. One man who
lived near that point said the defend
ant had the appearance OF being the
man seen there, but he would not posi-
lively Identify him. Policeman Williams
told of the young mans arrest but he
could not swear he was the one tres
passing and said the chief passed him
and said that looked like the man de-
scribed to them and he was arrested.
Two witnesses swore positively to being
with the young man at the Frame drug
store corner covering all the time when
the man was alleged to have been seen
proving about the houses on A street.
After a lengthy trial he was discharged
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-28
FRED STARK IS
REGAINING HEALTH

Fred Stark, the consumptive boy
for whom the people of Ardmore and
vicinity made up a purse to enable him
to go to New Mexico for the benefit OF
his health, writes, under date of Aug
90, and says he has gained three pounds
in weight in the past three weeks, night
sweats have ceased and he Is feeling
much better and stronger. lie even
writes that he thinks within the next
three months if he continues improv.
ing. he will be able to do some light
work
He thanks the people OF Ardmore who
have giverAllim this opportunity to get
we'll and he says the people of Clovis
where he is at present. are very good
to him. The doctor, he says, sometimes
takes him out for ride in an automo-
bile and does not make any charge for
professional attendance.
He has purchased a tent and is pre-.
pairing to begin housekeeping, which
he says will be much more economical
than paying for his room and board
and the doctor tells him, will be better
for his health.
Fred feels that the people Of Ard
more and vicinity are entitled to know
what he is doing with the money they
have given him and how he is getting
along and he writes to The Ardmoreite
in order that this news may be given
publicity.