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RITISH HOLDING THE GERMANS
MERE' DRIVING THEM BACK
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(By The United Press)
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE.
British troops are holding the Germans every
where, driving: them back in several places. La
test reports indicate that the enemy attacked with
tremendous strength yesterday. At least nine
teen divisions were indentified by noon. These
succeeding in temporarily penetrating the Brit
ish first and second line defenses. At five o'clock
in the afternoon the Germans attacked heavily
Northwest of Lescro Siles, but machine guns
mowed them down, holding up the attack.
Airmen are handicanned by foggy weather.
The Germans hurled their storm troops against
the British rirht flank, following the brief bom
bardment of the forty-five mile front.
British artillery and machine guns cut swaths
in the enemy ranks. The high velocity guns of the
Germans began shelling towns far in. the rear as
the battle commenced. They- .fired regularly
throughout the morning, stopping only to cool off
the guns.
German preparations prior to the attack was
stupendous, and carried out with the utmost at
tempt at secrecy. Haig knew what was happen
ing, however. His airmen reported every new am
munition dump, railway line, strategic head or air
dome as soon as it was commenced. Day by day
they watched Hindenburg complete preparations.
Day by day Haig took counter precautions ac
cordingly, believing the great offensive nearly
begun.
WILSON AND HOOVER PREPARING
BATTLE ROYAL WITH CONGRESS
(By The United Press)
WASHINGTON. President Wilson, together
with Herbert Hoover, the food administrator and
the Agricultural Department, are preparing for
a battle royal with Congress over the President's
wheat prices.
Following the Senate's action in boosting the
minimum price of wheat to two dollars and fifty
cents per bushel, adminstration leaders in the
House today are busy lining up followers to strike
this from the Senate agricultural bill. The Presi
dent is expected to make his views on the Senate's
action clear immediately, according to a letter to
the House members of the agricultural committee.
A bitter fight in the House on the price fixed by the
Senate in opposition to President Wilson, is
planned.
Chairman Lever of the House agricultural com
mittee will fire the opening gun for the adminis
tration early next week, when he will move to take
the bill from the speakers table and send it to the
conference.
VIET COMMISSARIES ARE
DIRECTED TO MAKE INQUIRIES
Special to The Daily News)
PETROGRAD, March 22. (Night) The Sov
iet Commissaries today directed the foreign minis
ters to make inquiries of America, England and
Japan, regarding the Japanese mobilization for
the purpose of occupying Siberia.
A military commission headed by 'War Minis
ter Trotsky is considering plans for defense.
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Bulgars Now Are
Fighting With
German Troops
(By The United Press)
WASHINGTON Berlin advices to
day state that the Bulkars are now
fighting on the West Frant along side
of the eGrmans and some Austrians.
Thsi has aroused immediate specula
tion here as to the probability of the
United States declaring war against
Bulgaria.
The government authhorities said
that a decision would wait further
facts as to the extent of Bulgaria's
participation, whether they were fac
ing the British od the Americans.
Destroyer Manley
Reaches Port Safe
(By The United Press)
LONDON The Destroyer Manley
has reached a British harbor safely.
She was damaged when a depth charge
aboard exploded killing four and in
juring several.
Firms are Barred
From The Mails
(By The United Press)
WASHINGTON. The McAlister
Real Estate Exchange of Cincinatti,
and the firm of DeFlore & McAlister of
Oklahoma, were barred from the use
of the mails today by the postoffice de
parttment for alleged fraudulent reat
estate operations in Indian lands, totall
ing several hundred thousand dollars.
Hard Fighting
Is Now Reported
(By The United Press)
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE Hard fighting is reported
along the British front at numerous
places. At Bullecourt, Roussoy, Uac
let Farm, Lagnicourt are among those
that are fighting hot.
Spanish Ships Are
Reported be Sunk
(By The United Press)
Heroic Work
French Aviators
By HNRY WOOD
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES,
(By Mail) These are the two great
est stories in the history of French
aviation. !
Both took place in the early years of
the war but have never before been
told.
Comptent autnorities in French avia
tion circles declare that in the whole
brilliant era of military aviation that
has followed with alj of its startling de
velopment and achievements of aces,
there are not two single exploits that
equal these. They are as follows :
STORY NO ONE
Lieutenant d'Amecourt, who has had
already made a reputation for himself
by taking photographs of the German
trenches and fortifications from a very
low altitude, and Machinegunner Weil
er who had become equally famous as
a machinegunner sharpshooter, went up
together in the early part of October,
1015 to take photos and make a recon
uaisance of the Champaigne battlefield.
Hardly were they over the German
lines, when their machine, one of the
early French types that was slow and
cumbersome, was attacked by a German
Fokker. The latter was one of the
newest and fastest types with a motor
that made some 550 revolutions to the
minute. The victory for the German
promised to be an eay one, and the two
Frenchmen knew it as well as did the
German.
Easily otitclimbing the French ma
chine, the German rapidly secured the
ascendancy necessary for attack and
rained in a hail of machinegun fire on
the French machine. With everything
his own own way in the matter of
speed, manouvere and control he then
came down to a level to see how much
damage he had done.
He found the French machine al
though plainly riddled with bullets still
fighting and flying. With a gesture to
the two. Frenchmen that meant "I'll
get you this time, "he again climbed
quickly upward, secured the ascendancy
and rained in another hail of bullets.
Again he descended to a level of the
French machine to see if the latter was
out of business, and again he found it
still further damaged but with both
d'Amecourt and Weiler gamely fight
ing. Another gesture from the Boche
aviator another hail of fire, and an
other descent to ascertain the damage
he had inflicted.
The performance was repeated time
after time, Weiler feeding his machine
gun constantly and d'Amecourt ma
neuvering the "old bus" the best he
could in the face of the speedy Fokker.
With every volley from the' Boche
plane the French machine became more
and more riddled until finally all of
the supports of the machinegun were
shot away and the compartment. Al
most simultaneously, the German avia
tor made another descent to see if the
French machine had enough.
Equally simultaneously Weiler dis
covered that he had only four cartrid
ges left in his machinegun.
Without an instant's hesitation he
snatched the latter up from the body
or any other support clapped it into
the shoulders of d'Amecourt who was at
of the car and in the absence of a tripod
the pilot's seat.
"Sight tight," he yelled, "and steer
straight into the Boche. I've only got
four cartridges left and I'll save them
for a sure hit."
The German came down to the level
of the French plane to look it over.
D'Amecourt drove straight for him,
and when at a close distance, Weiler
By
BARCELONA The Spanish ships
Jolet, Joaquina and Guadal Iquivir
have been sunk in the Atlantic as an
nounced today. No details were given.
L. Ginnell Has
Been Arrested
(By The United Press)
LONDON L. Ginnell, a member of
Parliament from West Heath, has been
arrested at Kilkenny, Ireland, charged
with inciting the people to "enter
lands."
WAR SAVINGS STAMP SALES
Purchasers of War Savings and
Thrift Stamps yesterday.
Henry L. Rivers, Jr., Miss Agnes
Cabe, T. F. Nobles, Bagby, Howard
Luther Allen, Mrs. Pattie Griffin, Miss
Nannie J. Rowlett, Walter Howard
Wilson, Joseph E. Parkerson, Miss
Eflie Mae Winslow, W. L. Best, William
Henry Bagwell, F. C. Harding, Miss
Essie Whichard.
Bible Study Class.
The Bible Studay Class of the Mis
sionary Society of the Methodist church
will meet with Miss LI11 Wilson Mon
day afternoon at 3 :30 o'clock. All the
members are urged to be present. Busi
ness of importance is to be transacted.
Republican Convention
The Republican County Executive
Committee met here today and decided
to call a county convention to meet in
Greenville on Thursday April 4.
Mrs. I. F. Lee received this afternoon
a full line of puattern hats and the
ladies are crdially invited to call and
see them. Nows your chance to se
cure bargains. 3 23 lto
White's Theatre
TONIGHT
"The 7 Pearls"
Featuring Mollie King
Don't miss the Comedy -and Ani
mated Weekly; better than ever
Monday
"Neglected Wife"
featuring Ruth Roland
Rome Annouces
Fighting On The
Front Increases
(Special to Daily News)
ROME Fighting has increased on
on they, whole Italian front the war
office reported today.
Greenville Wins
From New Bern
The last game of the season of the
boy's quint was played last night at
Gorman's warehouse. The game was
called at 8:20 and both teams entered
the court with the determination to win.
but as it was imposible for both to
take, victory home wiht them it
naturally fell to the superior team. In
the beginning Greenville made enough
points to make it impossible for New
Bern to pass her, yet New Bern never
one time lost hope. It seemed that
every time the ball was tossed up in
the center that New Bern was inspired
with more vigor and determination but
to no advantage, for Greenville's quint
was too fast for New Bern.
New Bern's line up :
First Half
1
0
0
O
0
Second Half.
1
0
5
0
0
Jennette, R. F.
Willis L. F.
Spencer C.
Caton R. G.
Thomas L. G.
Total - - - - -v - - i
Greenville's Line up.
First Half Secand Half
Little R. G. 2 2
Fleming L. G. 2 0
Osborne C. 2 6
Whichard L. C. 4 6
Arthur R. F. 8
Total - - - - 38
The Athletic Assocaton of the Green
ville High School has been a success
ths season. The basket bal ldopartment
has wno 75 per cent of the games played
and any team that wins such a high
per cent of the games, is a credit to
the home town, and ever body should
feel proud of the organization, and of
the fine record that it has made.
with the sureness of marksmanship
for which he was famous, opened fire
with his last four cartridges.
Before the fourth cartridge was fired
the German aviator was pierced by one
of them and his machine careened to
the ground.
STORY NUMBER TWO
A double-motored biplane of French
Aviation Squadron C-65 had taken the
air piloted by a mere corporal and a
maChinegun operator. Their task was
to observe the fire of a battery and
regulate each shot of the latter by
wireless messages from their biplane.
Hardly had they begun their task
when they were attacked by a Fokker.
The one order which observation air
planes must observe regardless of cost
is that no matter what happens they
must remain at their post of duty in
the air and keep up the service they
are performing as long as either the
pilot or the observer remains alive.
The two men defended themselves in
their heavy biplane against the speedy
Fokker the best they could. In the
heat of the fight the bullets from the
German's machinegun completely sev
ered the left foot of the corporal pilot
ing the French machine.
Mastering the pain, he snatched up
the coper ring of Soixante-quinze shell
which happened to be within his reach
and twisted it about the stump of his
leg until he had stopped the flow of
blood.
A moment later finding that his shot
away foot had fallen into the steering
mechanism f hte plane, he reached over
picked it up, and tossing It over his
shoulder to his machinegun operator
back of him said :
"Here, keep this for me; it's in the
way here."
For twenty-five minutes he kept fly
ing at his post of observation, carrying
out the one unbreakable order for ob
servation pilots, and then when his
half hour of service was up, flew back
to his artillery commander and alight
ed fainting.
French aviation etiquette prevents
the giving of this corporal's name but
his feat is a matter of official authenti
cated record with Squadron C-65.
BERLIN REPORTS GERMAN TROOPS
STORMED BROAD SECTORS AND
CAPTURED ENEMY'S FIST LINES
(By The United Press)
BERLIN German torops stormed broad sec
tors from a point Southeast of Arras, Southward
to Laf ere. Everywhere they captured the enemys
first lines, the war office announced today.
Receives News Quietly.
BERLIN News of the battle which has been
begun on the West Front was received quietly
here.
Battle For General Peace
COPENHAGEN We have entered a decisive
battle for a general peace declares the Tagelische
Rundschau, a German newspaper, copies of which
were received here today. The paper further de
clares, this single combat between Germany and
England will decide our future position in the
world.
VIGOROUS EFFORTS ARE BEIMI
USED TO REVIVE THE TREATY
i
(By The United Press)
WASHINGTON Vigorous, yet unobstructive
efforts, are being made by the administration to
revive the Colombian treaty in the Senate. A
quiet poll has been taken of the members of the
foreign relations committee and of the Senate,
but with discouraging results for those who wish
to see the treaty ratified. The opposition, which
has thus far blocked the payment of twenty-five
million dollars to Colombia, together with an a
pology from the United States, is standing pat.
"We are willing to let Colombia be bought if she
wants to be bought," opponents of treaty stated
today.
Interesting Debate
On Held Yesterday
The Henry Grady Debating Society
of the Greenville High Schools held a
very interesting debate yesterday af
ternoon. The following query was dis
cussed : "Resolved, That the United
States ought, to own and control the
coal mines of the country."
Those on the affirmative were: Dar.
rell Hines, Edward Harris, Will Whed
bee. Negative : James Little, Roy Cor
bett and H. Baskins.
One of the features of the after
noon was the declaration by Frank Jol
ly and the account of Curren t Events
by Edward Austin.
James Hackney, wife and son of
Washington passed through the city
this afternoon enroute to Wilson to
spend the week end.
Demorest Stock Co.
Opens Sat. Night
Commencing tomorrow night, Sat
urday, the Demorest Stock Company
will open a week's engagement in
their tent theatre on the lot near the
postoflice, and will change plays each
night while here, no plays will be re
peated from their former engagements
here.
Saturday night, "Little Partner,"
hi four acts; Monday night, "Lena"
Rivers," in four acts; Tuesday night,
"The Maid and the Minister." The
other plays will be announced later.
Mr. Demorest promises a dollar show
for ten and fifteen cents. .
This engagement is played under the
auspices of Hope Fire Company.
Don't fail to see "Little Partner"
Saturday night in the tent near the
postoffice.
A POWERFUL ATTACK WAS MADE
BY THE GERMANS ON YESTERDAY
(By The United Press)
LONDON A powerful attack was made by the
enemy west of St. Quentin yesterday afternoon.
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Heavy fighting continues on the whole battle
front, which was in progress until a late hour last
night.
West of St. Quentin we are falling back in good
order across the devastated area to the prepared
positions farther west. On the. northern portion
of the battle front we are solid in our positions. .
Very heavy fighting with the fresh hostile for
ces is progressing. '