Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-25

given orders for the ereclioi 20 -
will be the most powerful raolo o." T
in the world, near Monroe ~
land has already been procureu re
.,,nro,,sd site al a cost Of about S'2.-
0o6 and the work is 10 be pusheo I"
completion as rapidly as possioie'
,n instance Of Cowardly trcachStS
"a, IN. r,art OF a German olnctt ""o
rad Le.n wounded and VINO mao pe
nS,.r..d help by an American oiHTel
,,Id hy Lieutenant Edward Nchoia
of Jamaica, y. y. After thc p,e
~ the Allies in August. a |,
Nichols was placed In chalse
company OF soldiers whose ~ thon 1.ad
~ clear the field oil American -
.nd xnundcd. Although his duties uiu
M, r.o,Iirc him TO aid the 'c' l'
,ymundrd on the field until the Aihe
;',ng were disposed oil. Lleutchrh'
EichnIs who was only 23 years oIu'
,yrnt 10 the assistance oi +'.a
infantry officer VINO s"ciieu '.I
,hnn any Of his comrades 10 be III NJ.
81 .uccor The lieutenant was IN 'ne
act of unfastening ms Sa J,ink of
giving the wounded man urlhh
,,.trr when the German drew i'No,
49,. yvhiIc the unsuspeCting American
&C. wns turned, and aimed AT 'nr
h,..,d of his rescuer. Before ne couiu
,,,,II ,h, trigger. however, quick VII
,.d American sergeant pluhEcu
I,nvonrt through the Germans mar;
.rhc Gcrrnan's act was cohd'''''''
even hy his captured cOhiT""'H'
i, is To David Lloyd H'orgr' tl'
british premier, that IN" "oriu III
drbtrd for the fortunate TACT Una. Wv
Allied armies are under the Supic"i.
,,,,n,u;,nd of Gen. FOCh. This iac'
,.,,n,. nIt in the cXchang" of iellcl-
,ations on Gen. Foch's 61th birthaa!'
ON October % Lloyd Georges mes
v., - read: Please accept my CON
rr;,tulationS ON your hlrthdaE. i',t
:, particular pleasure IN auhr'sn"s
Won at the moment when lh' 'Ni',"
armies under your direction are "'.S
ing so Formidable chahE' n @
military situation. ] do not kho"
,,,b,.,hrr | shOuld the more admir-" your
marvellous skill az commander Vi
,.,,r Indumitahlc courage and the uh-
,nnnrh,hle faith in victory whlch you
have shown III the course Oh 'hiH
,v.,r" Nnryt"I FCCh r"nli'd. tih
greatly touched hy =your consr;ttuEt-
lions and thank yOa Sinc'rtlH, Wv
NOT forget that il * To your lhSiS'cHN'
that I owe tn" position "hlch ! -
ny to-day. The SUR. sign oi IN" SIo-
,ious dnys waiting tour armies Is 10
hc found in the perfect unity whish
VISITS now between all the Allied
forces"
Long before the Fourth Liberty
loan figures have been counted up OF
The honor flags hav" been cntirciH
distributed or the money paiu 'n'
saws a Washington dispatch prcpar-
a,ions have been started AT the TREAS
ury for a fifth Liberty Loan Inc
date has not been Determined hoi
the amount, nor any other features.
Ia, lsnn al
there will bc another and that II VIII
nrobably come in the spring OF 1917
in March or April. Whether German
mnncuycrs for peace are SucccSSiuI
or not, the government 10y tnat l'ih'
will need more billions to pay the war
costs which can decrease only grad
ually. even ii cessation ol mlll'aIH
effort should come. Withln Il lew
months the trcaury VIII again iS is
suing new certificates o! Indebtedness
as a means of financing itself. ana 10y
next spring the accumulated billlons
of these must he redeemed out OF the
proceeds from the sale OF more bonds
So with the situation in mind the ioah
organization Of the treasury tou;tS
has turned it's attention To campaign
plans for the next loan. Two i"at-
urcs have been given study this far
in advancc-publicity and campaign
mcthodS-hnth closely connected.
- Mai. Gen. Hunter Liggctt and
Mai. Cen. Robert Lee Bullard have
been nominated by President Wilson
to be lieutenant generals. Cicner;ii
I.irSett commands the First Ameri-
can Field army in France. and Cen
eral Bullard commands the second.
They become the only lieutenant gen
erals on the active list. their new
rank being fer the war period. like
that OF Gen. Pershing. Gen. Liggett
Isl major general in the regular
establishment and Gen. Bullard Is Il
brigadier. When Iiiggett arrived in
France Gen. Peshing WAS at work on
the formation of the First Army
corps and this task was promptly as
signed TO him. The American COM
mander- in chief was SO well satisfied
with the result that LigSctt was Civ
en- direct command of the First Field
army when II was organized and led
into action when, in the nrSt major
offensive. the -. Mihiel salient was
wiped out in 4 day. General Robert
Lee Bulard WAS born AT ioungsboro.
Ala, in 1861. He is Il graduate of
Auburn Polytechnic institute and
of West Point Military academy of
the class OF 1885. AS Il colonel in the
Spanish American war he WAS thrice
commended for bravery. During re-
construction i'm the Philippines hc
was in charge of the road building
forces. He was commissioned ma
jor general in January 1917. Recent
press dispatches credit him with hav-
ing been the American officer who re-
fused to retire his troops under
German attack. stating that the
American flag has been pushed back.
which is an intolerable situation and
one to he overcome 10y counterat-
tack"
- Field Marshal Won Hindcnburg. in
an order To German officers in the
field. referring To negotiations for an
arnistiCc. declares he approves the
peace moves and is obliged TO support
the government. He asks that the
confidence rcpOSCd In him in the days
of success he continued. The German
crown prince i'm an order TO the group
of armies under his command. re-
minds the officers OF the responsibility
they incur when they lose 4 position
or modify the line in any way without
orders. Copies of these documents
have fallen into the hands Of the
French. Political events of the past
few days" says Won Hindcnburg,
have produced the most profound i'm
preston upon the army. notably upon
the officers. II Is my duty to support
esty. | approve the steps taken for
peace. The German army has a SUI
pcriority over all others in that the
troops and officers have never cngag-
I'd in politics. | expect that the con-
fdcnCc that was accorded me N the
days Of success will be all the strong
cr now" The order Of the crown prince
10 shorter and almost curt. II Isays:
The exchange OF diplomatic notes
gives ME the occasion to recall my
order according 10 which each officer
In command engages his responsible
ity when he loses position or modi-
ties his lines of resistance without eX-
press order" Another order which
rmanates from German high command
SAYS: Diplomatic negotiations with
view to terminating the war have
begun. Their conclusion will he all the
more favorable In proportion as We
succeed in keeping the army well In
hand. in holding the ground conquered