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".fflpffl F4LUS5 i&DSJBMEfl! Fitts cM2ost Besparats Nature Has Been Continoeiis Initial Attack. With the British ,F raucevtytarck 24 th Q army in e rip co-operate DESPERATE FIGHTING MARKED RETREAT. .holding new h and Frenc lfuuctjbn of two thfe; armies I wefvlwirig the trend 'of tho German, offensive with Optimistic eyes;this mornM; " Hard fight ing was- , inprogfess, but the 1 a4 est repOrWihowed" little or no ch ange inl,th t? situation in favor of the etieinwhile on the other hand, the deffirgrs pushed the attackmar forceaafter a bit ter. struggle ati strongly along thetvj front to which thevaM JSh- drafwn. ; Fighting of a most desparate nature has beeu continuous; since the initial attack, but .u. far the Hritisn have used few. troons other than th(rse which weu holding the front lines. Thes. shock troops have been making as gallant a defense as was eve recorded in the annals f tht British -army, and- as a xesul: '. thev bave enabled jhe main bod oi the lor'ees io fail hacU delibei ately and without contusion and oceupy portions- which had beet " prepared long before the Germai offensive be an. V. The .German, on the o her hand, operating under the eyes of the emperor , and the crown ', prince. -have been hurling vast hordes into the fray -with . utte. r disreg ard for life and- having followed into the abandoned po sitions getting farther and farth er away from their supplies and finding their communications in creasingly difficult. More tb an' 50 German divi sions, already have been identified by actual contact: and many of ,oiP mpn were simply jriven two fc, U WJ - - l.i J days' iron rations and sent over the top into the frightful mael strom made by the allied . artil lery, macbineguns and rifles. 1?he slaughter of the enemy in fantry as it advanced in close formation over the open has been appalling. The British losses have been within the bounds expected, due MtM fire Holding Ike ol tfis Sommns J" Dtvar fa Darvn'na Pan ilttfi Dannrf 5 ;y Berlin, March iJVia Lon d on British ''i(44'm)raly Per Wirekss Press.) Tlie Germans have captu red Peronne and Ham and defeated Brittfs1iand Araeri can regi men ts brought uo from i be southwest for av coanter- attack on Chauhcy,, according to the war office statement today. v The statement adds that mbre than 30,000 prisoners - havq been captured and 600 guns. ; have bfto n taken by the Ge r mans; . Victory in Hhe battle which has been raging near : Conchy, Gambrat, St Quentin and Lafere iclaimed by the Germans The British third and fourth armies and oartsof Franco-American reserves are declared to have been beaten with the heaviest losses on the line from Bapaum to" Bouchavesnes and behind the Sooime between Peronneand Ham, as well as at Channy. The text of the communication follows, "The battle near Monchy, Cambraif St Quentin and Lafere has beeu won. ' - The British third and fourth armies and portions of the Fran CO: American reserves who had been brought up, were beaten, and on tue. line ofS Bapaume Bouchriyenesefebehind the Sum me bet w eeri4 wPeron ne and Ham, as well as f t Chuny, were repulsed with the heaviest Df losses. , . "The army of General Von Monch, height and South, there of carried forward the attacirin a westerly direction beyond Van court and Menin. It now is en g,ipd in a fight northwest of Bapaume for the third enemy p)sitins. Strong British coun ler attacks were repulsed. The army of General von Oefraa'r Witz, followiug upon the heels of the vanquished en emy, pressed forward in close pursuit Friday night as far as t.Hi third ftnmv nosition in the ftquancourt, .Nurlu, Templeux, La Fosse, Bernes line. 'Early yesterday they re newed their attack against the enemy and defeated him in spite of his desparate defense and continual counter attacks. A junction with the left wing of the Notice to 3ipscriiers: Owing to the lncr-easeln -4 is eu$ the cost of pritft. paperjK)stagevg l dUUI . CU IUE n a. i- "!-.T.-. J J , WHY THIS E1EDCUNG? iiiefKiifii SIX D1TS CFTEEIflC flEHIHE. wipf be lent them for another common with other papersSeasehebscriptioup iseginmng April 1st, ii toauuua v.ttl w ""anv j Tinecessary, wnicn now seemmiiuc.piic ui luc opwii h will be $1 50' per year, Ttofpof increasing the rubacnp- tion price has been put-fprwjiac than a moth trom the V intended Jime so that all subscrMrs who are m arrears mignt in haye an opportunity of payupf sascriptions and continue to receive the papers at the preht rate. For their -benefit, it has been decided to make;thpffervc 'jT Subscribersjn arrears hi '6aS or send the amount j of their indebtedness on or bee ; the first ot April and pay H $1.00 in advance the papers vpnr at thp. nrpisent nfice y tions or renewals, will be attnlfe price of $1.50 yeaiv U H you are behind in your stibstiokjit will pay you to take .V advantaged this liberai offerVitiej will be pleased ro hear Q from you prior to this date, ii.3 ' . R. It is out of the question JfcTOre S man to go over the county to make collections, f orjlaf ter a number pf jtrials, we have found this method costSpioui -2 00 to collect $1.00. R ii Don't wait for a statement, for& the increased postage, M it will cost something li $5nd cmt JOOp . If you are .-.behind , send $ 1 JQO for arreariind $t.o6 for the coming J year. The time of year fortp.acUtf'.'handlind y we expect to make every- legifieffort ;V Q due us, so take this as a frlenJ notice ahdreqnest to come 71 forward and do your bit. peraiiun is ine spirii oi me p 1 Vip times, we are hopirisr oulljSeaders will understand the- W C UdK'UaiUCUi AUtll 131. in iiji J. A it ifc-'"a.- JPR" 'AM Rlj.BIAk J.-L Mk" fifcf Fra Lastantism In South America Outrageous tot CatMcism Hers is 0. L - Alio Cliuu Ui uuawu, V'B'U' I . feaMl O'Connell) is grieved T&em1at8 I&dlCtt&ISltSt MEs2j becatise the Protestants of the taStpftCljttSimL Tlnted States have united Jn xUe latest information frofn what is called A comprehensive thAH?ri la frt fhtt -artf. fytlf plan to help for Christian cimsej f- 1 :" ' f thrbughortall the Latin Amori Di BMsE ca, ( whicji is resented, as tbe hug their lines firmly, that res hierarchy- considers S o u t hi enforcement We . arriTfid. America a part ot the rpre- - eonfiQV 0f serves and that Protestants .. , have no bnsinqss there. It's all their ulttmate "stesiMlt right of course for thfe Catholics is Expected cbudlj to try to Romanize America; to will be made on a. large Bdaie scatter their literature every- Af ter six dayji pf igj rhifc where in the U S; for thePau'ist mg, the Gerniaa 5 offeoiir Patjiers to persuade nonCtho. Frai9e; njbbw lies by tBTeir sophistries; to en- signs of losing its inomntu deavor by every possible means ihe progress oi the enemy has to make the United States not materially slackened V and tW only predominantly but actually torm!oVts-.!p ir . h Catholic, with a 1 1 that that, allied line west of dambifjfeiS .; means, rms, in ineir eyes is a legitimate enterprise. . But for Protestants to engage in educational- and religious work in South America is too horrible to contemplate, and should not be oeg u n to. resemble . hpA familiar wedgerUkealuitit, , ins.ipf phe broad straight forward, fpve nen t offensive which trieS: all eforeit. v:.-Uimai At its apex rthis wedsarr has situation, and, without furttieJrging ;6r Vjsptt; "make an enort xo see us yetvvecu uuiii;o jfuuu',u1.i.t.. 0 'few-- Ronohvesnes Feronne . nasi u xvoriuwaru lroui tue oomme fallen Oiher divisions havelatid Peronne the British troops pressed forward to the south thereof as far as the t5omme. .f ; As early as Friday evening Tding their positions, after aatinsr off a number of Tvattacks last night ' ;- v ':fsi rtQorni vnn TTntir . ie statement reads: biits ai iu ' 6UV"'" ' K'-Jv.jn." ii i - . trw-kir e i " JLuere iias oeen no nrooci no1 fiiiPiv iui wai u, uuvu. ... . i ? 'There has been no material f i : i a.: atnrm IP. iu lueueuiy uuouivuit. - broke through it and compelled tha enemy to retire. "In ceaseless pursuit, v the corps of General von Lue'twitz and von Oettinge have reached the Somnie. ' ;Ham fell after a desparate tight, into the hands of our vic torious troops. "English- reserv- thrown against tnem in a allowed if it is possible to pre jona beyond Albert, to the south vent it. i that piace. a jt a Jtojiie - Among the bad things these westwar3 pt ljhQpidaUid pftas wicked Protestants are doing in it stood a year ago whgnjpn South America the Pilot names gidenburg,tegaji bis i ((str4tegio the establishment of local senji. retreaf.V;:Prpt6s naries in the larger towns;, the Un runSj establishment of a seminary at a.geaU angle; "1 lrun Montevideo, Uraguay, for traip- ning bok to tMiii'a ing of ministers; a union Qhris- s In spite pf , treme.non? xer-r tain college at Panama with' ab- 9an4 blJoas,ia other v.ns at Buenos Ayrcfe, German effoalfi Or-aniz it ions of districts fpr tijpfS; erature ? nd the starting of nevte have tnod fimlto ,thAinif h &nt piper enterprises. The Pilot nave foreed tiie Grmanr toitrxt considers the "church" insulted southward toward thp .)oini of aud unjustly treated by this un- least resistance. h; . H n called for activity pf the heretics ( Official, statement i Vsu.ed"at lor, haven't the Catholic priests- Loadon confirm, the reportiltpm labored in South America, lo Berlin that Amerlcaf orQea jire these hundreds of years, and enffaffed in theltrnKfl4. fPha es, voe Below 'Between Manacourt and Pe ronne the troops of Genera s von trathfin and von Gotard have ,BA.vw " forced a crossing over the Tor t.nip Kftfitor and on the Somme battlefield are fighting around v to the tactics of the commanders. The allies have lost a consider . able number of men in prisoners attack Gf General ana a certain number of guns. wag enected But very few pieces of artillerv have been taken by the Germans since the '".'first day. In fact, the whole withdrawal has been ex- -ecnted in a masterly manner, showing how v thoroughly the British had planned for the very events which have occur- ' red'. It is permitted to say now that the British never intended to try : to hold the forward positions if v.n noi-manu attacked "in- the VUC VJi v. " force expected.. Tua Is (ivprv, reason to be- X tj I - believe that harder fighting iina vpt taken ol ace willde IU Oli " J v elope shortly. The Germans, in T?r4tiVi vipw. cannot now . IUC iiii - i f hesitate in carrying on their ai o ii a case of break 'through' or adrnft defeat In this circumstance It is interesting to note a statement made sustained san southward tbarji Ham and had succeeded in getting a foothold at some points in the .defenses to which the British had fallen back. The British organized a coun ter attack and hurled themselves against the Germans with such ferocity that the enemy was forc ed to give way and the situa tion was restored. This was one of the very few counter attacks British. desparate attack guinary losses. . 'The corps of General -von Hebern and von Conte ana toe troops of General von Geyl, afr tor n. fipme battle, crossed the Crozat canal. French, English and Amen can reeiments which has been brought up from tBe southwest for a counter attack, were thrown back on Chauny in a southwesterly direction. "Aviators and balloons brought valuaole information to the command. Our chasing and battle echelons, accustomed to, victory; maintained in hard finrhtino- mastfivv in the air' and ai tacked the retreating enemy coiumns. Motor trucks, columns and trains worked incessantly. : -Points of communication in the rear of the enemy were the objectives of our bombing squa drons, who have been active evePy night. , " - Our captures have increased to over '30,000 prisoners and .600 euns. On many of the remain-; incruoints of the western froh bfittlefront during the night, although further fighting has tt lien place at a number of Jints. K4 'pur troops are holding the Kme of the Somne river to Pe ' haven t they given the people as arft reriorted as lfiffhtinff hnl- r-i i, r 4. i : i j 4.; i. : t J .i o I . . .' w ! : muuu euuuanuu as uitu meuir der' Wltfe tJlQlErenand iBflt- And haven't the priests given uA in tha region otRoyQnho them aU the religion they deem SOuhem side olthe sal(en1i4riv needful? Isn't everything en iati the allied;! .rpni. iThere peacerui ana noiy r w ny an tnis ha8 bee noolELicial port Sent meddling and expenditure ( of t0 Washington, aa to, the adntity money oy luerrotesuturs oi K"e cf these troons who are takinz Small parties of the 1 1.1 enemy wnich enaeavorea to Cross in the neighborhood of Pjjrgny were driven back. H0n our right we are in touch with the French and to th,e north of the river Somme at Pe rorme our troops hold their po Sttipns after beating off a num ber of attacks on different por tibhs of this front during the efrjy part of the nighU fvfc'SIeavy - fighting still to be ilffloBs Attack. .. . liWhen you have a bilious attack ylfur liver fails to perform its fractions. You became consti pated. The food you eat fer ai ints in your stomach instead Uldigesting. This inflames the stomach and causes nausea, vom rtvhg'and a terrible headache. Take Chamberlain's Tablets. 1?hey will tone up your liver, Clean out your stomach and you will.soon be as well as ever. They only, cost, a quarter. United States?. The Pilot sees art in this greatest . .1 . . . ' I .--w m it notnmg dud a programme ; hjstory. battle of of proselyting, which, w h nl. mth ithe SSi akckenm ?th practicedby Catholics, is com German pace there cornea Uidi mendatfebjit if indulged m by cations that the allies, areeady ProtesWtsris pernicious in the to strike back somewhere along extreme and not to be permitted. fche fronfc ; JQ8t wherd thisl)loW After using nearly : a column wiU bQ launched vwili: r not be in relieving the editorial mind, knoWn until it ii fsitrnck, rbttt it the Pilot concludes that the may be expected thatits Impact work of the Protestants is waste wm beJ terrific. It is i known ful and ridiculous, and that the taat the allied .war cbnncU at church i in no danger whatever.. wflaitM . , egic reserve of men to be used day by a German officer, a pris oner, who declared that the Ger man offensive was an act of des oration brouerht on by the. fact that the fatherland must as yet attempted by the Last night was . t airly .quiet : artillery battles and oiritr tVip battle front, but this. Armor ensrairements have aivu& ": l - C5 a t-? morninar the British again surg yester- , wward against the Germans t thfl southeast of Htm, while the enemy continued his assaults in the -"neighborhood oi southeast of Crois'elles. have MHunM American Pdsimers in Germany lashington eMarch 23 An bflScial list of 200 Americans now in; German camps, made public reconnmohtby:the state department, cuu"7. records the death of Charles ued." jflrlimphill; shot while attempting London v arch 24;. -There -wfajl ifl September 1917, ! no-material chahge in the sitia. u ,th f Atldrew Camp Mory,ittoa on tne oatueironi, m p bli;Murtroy,.an aviator, brought ern i ranee. inrougnoui. "HRjgn near Pargny, September although turtner ngniing . AU this leads us to. wonder: If the church is so immaculate! in its teachings and in the lives, of ils adherents, if it presents the par excellence of human pro gress and cannot be improved upon, why do Catholic editors and priests waste so much t:me and enersrv in denouncing the educational and religious work of other sect? Is it possible that they are fearful of the fu ture of their institution, or are t h ey si m ply q u a r r els o m e and u n able tocontrol themselves? The Menace. Despndsncy Due tD Constipation. peace. The hardest fighting yester dav occurreckeast of Peronne and i'and despoudent. and in the DOis ae uenns. a uc most important phrase of the battle occurred in the latter neighborhood. During the morn ing the Germans had pushed aud pleasant in effect. cur red at a number of ppih pa announced toda. 1 - A.nAnD ULio c ' t . 1 Women oiten oecouie . , holding line of the Somme river to ronne Small enemy part which attempted to cross -1 t J take; river in tne neigoDornoou Pargny were driven oactt . When this is due io constipation it is easuy corrected bv taking an occasion al dose of Chamberlain s Tabletsr 1 Thfise Tablets arts. easy to e e. s tie .1917- , The only -American officer in the list is Lieut. Harold Willis of New ton, . M ass. , an aviator, captured at Verdun, August 19 Drafted Men Will Not Leaya Sunday. In la et week's paper it was aiitr.anced tba the,, next squad of Rowan 'men to leava for camp, would leave oq Sunday. im s an er ror The Negroes wil come to oaiisDury on toe 28th of March and leive on the 29tb, ?nd the 20 white men will report here on the in ju s t the ' coniingenoyj i iwhich confronts .thearmies whric&iaTe borne, the brant of the J fighting since last 7 hursday-morning. This force will - be launched when and where-it is believed it will break: the force of thei Tier man' onslaught and send tbe en emy reeling, back-bver the-'dei-ert fronl which the British have slowly withdrawn. . Each succeeding ..day reveals the plans of the Germans abso lutely o crush the allied "lines. west of Cambrai a terrain which could not be defended ' tar Von Hidenbarg; aear ago Each official report shows Jthat this sector is valudess f rdhi a ' mili tary stand point and 1 that ' the Germans have paid1 $ terrible price' or their f adTance to tha lines established by th , allies during the first two years of .warfare. .. JL916. He i" .interned at Camp ; morn? g of April 11th and i: iflXJuterslbh Evidently Willis was leave a? 2:40 in the afternoon oiyTMOTiafftoctS "ToScer in a French esquadrille. of tbe saoe .day. xS?S56Sfg Pile Cured In 6 to 14 Dcvk unrunmii -fc -i .i 1 i if- ' mi 9 .- 4 V X
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