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T; VOL. 2.1. NO. 58. SEMIJ PRELUDE TO I HOSTILITIES I, \ HUNS BEGIN ATTACK I SOUTHEAST YPRES 1 # Penetrate Front Line Trenches in Some Places; Repulsed in Others, v ITlNtJ STILL (iOES ON rench Penetrate (lerqian Advanced Positions and Austra^ lians Take Portions of (terman Line East of Amiens. 4 What possibly may prove to be the f prelude to the Iouk expected resumption of hostilities by the Germans op | the western front is being played. Southeast of Ypres, from the re t gion of Voormezeele to La Clytte, the Germans have launched an attack against the Flritish and French troops holding the line, and at certain points over the five-mile front they have penetrated front line trenches. Apparently, however, over the greater part of the field of combat 1 he\ met with repulse. I As is usual, the enemy began tit" \ ^ attack after a heavy preliminary \jr bombs rdin< al. The ground gained >. f ^ south of Dickebusch lake and in 1 Itidge wood, around which hard I fighting was continuing at last acl counts. lu The objective of tli? enemy scents to be the pushing forward of iii- line I# in this region in order still furthei to ....luoiin i |iira (III I III* Mil! I 11 W OSI illlll . press en toward Poeperingho and the L railway line running between that P town and Ypres. Ah yet only meager advices have ? come through concerning the nature of the engagement. but unnHicial re-I ports indicate that it was n tide only in divisional strength. Whether n, v would develop later into anotlie ot tlie great battles that liave been!! fought in this area could not !>e foretold. On the remainder of the front in . I Flanders and Picardy artillery duels and small operations continue on isolated sectors. The French south %pf Fa Clyte have penetrated Herman \dvanced positions ;inil taken pres%rrs and the Australians east of ^ens have again taken portions of 4 luv^rmtfn line. The artillery has been particularly itcavy oiA fioth * banks 0 _ the Avre, southwest \<J'f Jkj 1 Amiens, jytd on the sector in Picar^ ><dy held by \he American troops. On ( JBjt 'the Toul yftor the Americans for "? the flrst tlrtie have*opened against the Hermans with thflfcheavy ar uiiery. j On the other battle fronts the operations continue of a mino^ character. In Mesopotamia the liiitish ' have ndvancffl their linj|^ within 80 miles of Mosul, captufing the town i of KVrkuktik. which thy l^irks evacuated without giving battle. The reports that the American army in France was fast becoming a factor of great importance in the war have been confirmed b^J^? cretary of War linker. In a s?' ' Mr. Ilaker said that the toi^iaM lie made in January that ^.tlierF was efrong likelihood thar rtPy in the present year 500,000 Afflt-rican troops would be dispatched to France had I been surpassed. + Will < 'tall for IJ15 Physicians of Slulr, Columbia, S. May ft. I?r. Jas A. llayne, nee rotary of the State board of health, returned to Coll lumbla Tuesday from Washington. v here ho wont for conference relu\ live to mobilization of South Caroit lina physicians for the army and navy. The State will be called on at . an enrly date for 1X5 physicians for the army nnd 35 for the navy. While in Washington l>r. liayny ' t also continued his investigation aa-P 4 W* l* 0 in*- piismiiiiiiy or procuring (eft.' Aid for the extension *?f the Am ^1 lonln sanitarium near MI ^Rlri. .1 iiiW I HE L WEEKLY. SUMPTION OF I. S BEING PLAYED | , WOOIHIOW \YII?SON ( LI it. Tliost? Who Miilclicii lln? <lrnl liy 1 tn.v i It i> \ not Iter sr.n l.ibci'ly IIiiikI. W. .1. Cunningham. (ion, \V Williams, J no. II. I'oan. I' Funderburk. W. 1). Lemmond. W. H. IMyler. M. ('. Ctinningham. II. II. Ilorton, J. T. Thoninssun, Ira 15. Jones, Jr.. II. 15. Kohlnson, Ha/.el Ferguson. W. 1'. Iirnnrtt. I,. K. Terry. W. L'. Jours, U. ('. McManus, 11. Mark Kohinson. I). I,. Itohinson, I'. M. I.athan, W. T. (.Siegorv, J. M. Hood, A. J. (Jregory, J. 1-]. Stow inn n. 10. C. Secrest. 10. M. Croxton, W. II. Millrn, J. 11. Williams. Mrs. .10. J. llinson, U. F. Latimer, V. 10. Craig. II. 10. Coffey, ('has. I). Jones. J. Hunter Williams. Linwood Caskey, John L. lteed. Jno. M. Madia. Whiteford Smith. \IL^ 1 Floy Itnhinsnn, J. T. Wylio, !,eroy Springs, \V. I'. Robinson. ?N. P. Robinson. Miss liritr Stowmnn. l-3d wards & Ilorton, It. N. Walknp, It. L. Wert/., 1 Max (3. ltrittain. <?. <' Itlaekmon. It. It. Itlaekinon, J. 1-3. ! Itlaekinon, Geo. VV. Parr. J. II. Withorspoon, S. (). Harper. .In lius 13. Itlaekinon, .1. D. Porter. 13. It. Itoddoy, M. PolinkolT. W. < A. Jllakoney, S. 13. Matins. W. ,1. Mellwain. Frank W. Hunter, It. V. Funderbiirk. L. P. Paysour, John It. Failo. J. It. Mack- t ore!], Thowdas Failo, Waddy ('. Thomson. Porn A. ^h onison, II. S. PJyler, Mrs. Sallie Simp- ; son, John II. Kirk, It. 1*3. Wylie. i Paul Monro, Latin Hood, Quay iHMHi. k. ts. Stewart, IN. Montgomery, I. II Roscoe, Millen Howie, Revi Fraswr, K. A. Hunter, Jno. 1>. Hunter, P.. II. C'lyhurn. II. MurneM, \V. R. Thomson, .John Kuuungnpnlis, A. 1?. I Mites. John I?. Wylie. .1. Harvey Witherspoon. \V. R. Adams. I'. (!. Ruzenhy. John Kint. (I. J. Derrick. J. M KnJ^ht, T. M. Rarlon, John I Price. J. A. McCorkl . J. N. ('ankoy, II. I'. llarr. John Wren, J. W. Kvans. II. W. P.yhr. M J. Wheeler. S. L. Allen. It. M. J Olll'S- Misw nnllwl i i ?? , VKII7VI I Mil ' II, I). li. Still, W. Klmer McMattus. , J. L. Driscoll. Miss Fannin Clark, A. H. Robinson, U. A. Rlackmon, A. 11. Hobbins, KuKone Itobbins, (J. M. IMylor. ? I \ MANY WAR MATERIALS PRODUCED IN COVENTRY .? It ( mat Ordnance Works ami Other * lni|>oi'taiit Kntcrprises Loculril 11 There?Mayor a Hostonian. I v Coventry, Knnlund, May !*. This city like its bin neighbor, Hireling- . bam. has boon turned into a great centnr for thn manufacture of war material. llefore tho war Coventry ? had a great ordnance works, which is u now engaged in th? manufacturn of all si/.es of guns and nun mountings f tor the nav^ Held carriage and (M|uip< c nioiit for the army and small tools '' ^pr th- othei factories throughout the ^ country. ,, HenicJe.s there were the great auto ,, mobile mak^ja who sh?ce? the out- u break of wa-^iavc turned their attention to thf^uueking of airplanes '' and engines for them. The number 1 of machines completed weeklj in thesp factories reac^ a figure- tin- i( 1 reamed of even MLrA ago Other firms In th|H^r aa,j vie-lnity have enormously Increased their r output of ? * ??m other ciins. I ( while factories whic h before the war I a knew nothing of munltlona arc- now | busy on artlcleH which go to makeup! equipment of great armies. 1 The present lord mayor of f'ov- ^ entry, Alex 11111, atarted buHinc*" not ( i.iiv years ago as the proprietor or ( .,M)1 ?>>|p in Col?n.bua " - i^jjjLon. now th? hpad ( ^4Ae',,f tl^'^^wi>/" 1 Tmake Coventry munitions activity. ^ mL 0 MNCA LANCASTER, S. ( ., F1 BROWNING GUN IS I SERIOUSLY DELAYED I'Jlc f - * * .. .. i % .-??11 r? nil III*- lllMriW* nu failure. I Members \re Xstoundeil. After months of e\peiiinenlation | est* ol both types of the Browning ;un were held in Kebrnarv. Sim lit.tt leonsly Secretary Baker announce.1 ( liat inanilt'aetnre of the liuht nun J mis proceeding on a "quantity ba is" inl that manufacture of the heave am on the same bn-is would begin ' t'\ thereafter. l*li hearing before the lion > cone ( t. revealed the fallacy . ' that , a diet ion. So aghast w ere omit d-i embers in fact, that tie r>- w< re 1 t illL'L'fv;! ittn^ ' * ' ** ; 1 . >> >i i Wllf. I <.-SS|l>llil I 1 II \ I lection to tix responsibility for thej< clown. > 'ine encouraging feature of the ; ng was tlie disclosure of plans t or making the I'nited States pow- < Tful in the air on the western front, i Vhile the details of the aviation pro- i ram necessarily cannot lie divulged, house committee was requested i i appropriate for 220.000 machine t s to he used iti airplanes at once, a ?t this number 12?.00n are to lie so | 'led "tlexilde" machine guns. Mlowing for the guns on replace- f i .it machines and for from one to *" 1 ee guns on machines in the air it r I'M lie seen that the war department f' estimating for the equipment of ' Hisunds of ait plan's within th" v < \t fiscal year. ' Tilson the truest loner. Major (Jeneral March, acting chief ' f staff, and Itrig. (Jen. Tracy Dick- r on. of the ordnance department, v rere before the committee and it was ' lllillL' ttle |.*:illlillnli'?> 1 ' ????* r Mokson that the disconcerting His i o losuro regarding the machine gun ? roi'iam were brought out. 'I Representative Tilson, of Connoe-jh irut, tho orHnanrr export of tho a ousc committor, who long ago ut!?iod a pro-war warning that advance ' manufacture of gauges, Jigs and ape-jej ial tools was essential to a propat- 1 dness program, was the principal uostloner of the army officials. I'i Representative Julius Kalin is un -!11 erstood to hnve expressed tlio opin a >n that an Investigation should be '' lade of the machine gun situation. " In connection with the unfortunate evelations relating to machine guns, he hearing developed the following ddltional facts: Some Kurt* itrmiglit Out. American soldiers now being allied with llritish and French on the m <tern front are using machine and ammunitions of forei ' on "i?ftt( t are.' Kr*n '''v's?oos assigned to J\ i?Ure,r *cctor are usl and amiov^ ^ r*f* 9) L ? v ui(i|)un.v i naoic to I'ro- 1 (luce and Marl in is to Take I p the Work. LKH1T (JI N IS HElN(i MADE 1 Hearing Deforo House Committee Discloses Disconcerting Fact That No Drowning (?un \A ill De in France This Year. Washington. May *.?. \ cmnplet > rail down in the manufacture of the \ heavy Browning inarhine gun ae- , laimed in February as practically l lie ntlicial gun of the government in i the present war, was the disconcert- t ing fact brought home to members of t lie house committee on military at- < fairs at its executive session Monlay. There is little prospect that a j heavy Browning machine eim wilt i??lt n the hands of any American soldier . 11 France during the current year. , lutis of foreign manufacture must ontlnue in use. I'rovrcss in ttn* manufacture of a light aun i- hut fairly satisfactory, riio production of tlio lieavv ltrownng. however, i- a failure to date id'great a failure, Indeed, that th< , Marlin company, In'retofore engaged I 11 tinning out other liialci . li.i :i I ' lirectod to make a iieiated start ir i tie manufacture of the Itrownim UOdel. I t The Coll \rnis company, delegated! 0 manufacture the heavy Itrowninc. ias i?een unable to produce. Kabul v ihortuge and ttie lack of gauge are 1 it \ a in fit n - RIDAY.M AY 10, 1918. RED CROSS WEEK" . I TO BEGIN MAY 20TH ['resident Wilson Issues 1'rocla- ' mation Calling I'pon People to Contribute. : i IAISK S100,000.000 MM) ['umpaiga t; Last One \;'eei. and All Over I'nited State i People W ill He Asked to Con* .i tribute Liberally. 1111\crs 11!\ to the 11 < (Is ol humanity i ituler stof vat': "Ami. inasmuch as tie duration o' lie War and the close: and close;- ;i o-opernt ion of the \ir.oriean iIi 'ross with our own army and na\y. \ i li tho trovornment tit" our allie;, ind with foreign relief or^aniziion, have resulted in the discovery >f new opportunities of helpfulm tnder conditions which translate op )ort unity into duty: I "And. inasmuch as ili? American led Cross war council and its mmnissioners in Kurope have faithfullv < ind economical')* ndm'nistored t'i , teoplo's trust: \ "Now, therefore, by virtue of niv |. luthority as President of the United io itates and president of the \nieri- s< an lied Cross, I. Wood row Wilson !o hereby proclaim the week begin- | ling May ii't. lit 18, as 'Red Cross reek,' during which the people of the al 'nited States will he called upon gain to give generously to the con- y< inuntion of the important work f?!" m elieving distress, restoring the raste of war. and assisting in ma n di aining the morale of our own roops and the troops and people* y< f our allies hv (Ms manifestation of ki ffort and Sacrifice on the part of llflCO V* \\i* * .......... | | . >1 | I I t | | I | I onr arms. arc of one spirit. pupon*. lid deterinitiation with <>iir . . hi "In witness w lu roof. I hav h re- th nto -ft my hand and canned the |,< fill of the I'nitfd States t<? he xed. (' "Pont in the Uistrict of < Itinihi lis 4th day of May. in the your < '. ur Lord one thousand nine hand (" nd eighteen. and of the indenpend nee of the I'nited States of \merii ;\ :ie one hundred and forty second. (Seal I (Signed) "Woodrow Wilson.'' By the President: ce "Kohert I.ansine. ar "Secretary of State." K }>, t'licster Klcct ftrnicn. nr Chester. May ? PYas^r, in- fe ^|hpnt, rtefeate ft* Q. Urnfton in of ^*Vest|n|T aldt wartc race Tiim- he - Clc John A. Nich- ,afl ' or over I Mi i I tip- |)f in Ward I he Jko oppoatUop *" % m waA 4 I Washing tuii, ! id I A'ilson has i-.i ?I a proclamation j IcsiKiiatinK the work heuinnina M r 1 10 as "lied Cross we k." ami calliti?|n i|>on tin- American people to co'i- | libute penorotisly to the second ^ >100,1)00,000 war fond of the Ann-ri I tin H?'il Cross for the alleviation of a .offering anions the American troop t 11 France ami their dependents at o ionic ami aniottu the firhfitiK forces (tnd civilian populations of the : !! < ' \ ount i ies. The proclamation follows: I'im x'lamat ion. "Inn.-mueh as the war fund n ! If 17. s,i Kcneronsl\ > on1 iitu'ed hv i | o Vine1 icon p* opl< to tie Vnt ri< ir t ;< <1 Cross for the administration of j elief at llollle ami am- ul l> I raot i< ,i ll\ \hnusud b\ apprnpiiainns I'di iho wolfaro nt the in a i>ur niilitarv and nuv.il I'om s, ml i ' i or those '? pond'Mit u; o'l til- :n, :>?, ' 11 or tin- vol nio't* awnf neo? i1 s ?| our allies, military ; ??! ? i\ i!i;-: . ( \ ho have loii!-r bonm tlw brant of i oir: 11 " A ml.inasmuch an the American ^ x?*? 1 Cross has boon rooonni/oil bv (| aw ami intornational ronvontion as v ho pnblio instrumentality for war i<- s iof: "Ami. inasiiiuoli as Iho yoar of our % nvn participation in I ho war ha- s iiii'ichi unprooomlonloil demands up t 01 tho patriotism ami lihorality of s nir people ami made evident th" nor- p if. of < om < ill ratinr the work of t oliof in one main orKiiniy.atinn | vhieh <-.'.n ii'-no; d i ff.'i'tlvoiv > >. . SUBi MORE WAN HAL AMERICAN o LITTLE FRENCH ORPHAN < WRITES LETTER THANKS t ! .rttri'". Written iti From li Tnin^l.iti'il' Ity ^I i?-*? Itroek, 'IVaflicr in t Vllt I'ill Si boot. S Following are letters received here iom one of the little French orph its. whose support has been umler-i ;ik? n by pupils of the (' r' .il ? ehool. The letters were written inj Tench ami were translated l<v \i ' Jrock: 1 \otc?. Collet < M;inot, age 4, born one minth before tin- war began and has ived in h> .iring distance of the big una all her lite. She is a little 'reach girl supported by grade two lid three anil clothed by grades one. ^ wo and three. Tlu se are the letters f thank received for the h<?\ of ^ lollies sent her on the first of larch. .Miss llrock. 'J lt? mireniont, Vosges, April 1 It 18. '' Vail: t-,e I lie-In ;>t once to '' hank joh for the gift that you -out ue and I 1 \ e-\ honored t i know s liat you think of nio and that \oii ' y ur pupil think of the liitl- 11 hihlren of France. Now. 1 will t I! 'i oil About my life. 1 am a little girl I K our year old. My dear papa, whom d have nevei known, was a captain >f A11.. 11 > 11 . lie w :i s very pood and ' ery hrave. 1'nfortunatcly, the h miOiiw 1.- ill...! l.:... i I- - .. .... mi. in- mm mi rieti " ii tho region <>t the Somnie. wlier- " ho great oli, ii- ivo has already plead over his grave. My d< ar a iiamtun i afraid that this dear grav? d rill he deset , t d hy the cruel I'rns- 1 in ns. jr I also have a little brother six : ears old. named Jean. lie has h tailed to ehool, but he does not at- i< end reaniariy because ld? is not very tinng. 1 livt with imy , grand- (1 namtr.a. mat tun and J yra a little t own of 12,nun people, /n<h Is very ( rc' .,nd ell her.t. TTt Is Tteniir1- v tit. Vo 'I' M uie you would , d e iu v n ' photograph and I !,. i ill -epd t< you. * j s Vccept my neere thanks, mad-li me. A little 1'rewh girl, who lov< you', imolt. < "oih tie Ma ri ot, 1.1 f g. on Val d'alol. ii .. t- 11 Kemiromnnt. \ osges. April n. 1918. | j, tear I-i111 T'riends. Mrothers' and ( Sisters of America: It gives me groat pleasure to roi>i\o your kind letters. They showd me that t'e hnvs and girls in I merica lov<? their little sisters iti 'ranee. I feel very honored to re '' !*ive the clothes and candy you are tiding no. 1 play hall with my little brother. !l work :t garden with my little j1' atei ing pot and shovel, hut abov ,' II. 1 like to run. '' I hope my little letter will reach rut in due time. It is my dear ^ annua, who is writing for nte, be-i iN ? 1 tuse 1 am only four years old and ) not let Iftwue ??> 1 ..... Wa i t i r\> tl pleasure to roe Ivo 1 ?'if Inters. I > !?. 1 you a great bir w ISB. s' Your little sister. '1 Collet (o Ma root. s* My pap;' was awarded three very a* gll honors the military had of h< e Maine, tite Cnr-s of War and the m glon of Honor. . In of OITRT OF APPEALS ,r ADVERSE TO WIERSE si t >i istrj<t I tody Holes That Conspiracy ' i in \ erdit t Against Charleston ni Man Must Stand. J Charleston. May It.?Word was rr ^ ived Tuesday afternoon by Assist- f> it District Attorney Waring from j m i eh tnr\ rwl # V* e* * * u.-- -?1' ..... .ii.it tin- vrniei against Ti,i, nul Wlerse, sentenced fir' ' id two^ years at tha Aiken term of' w rteral court last Ortnkfr o-' eharpe conspiracy with Captain Klattcn- a ?f^|o si.the I.lebonfels. had been jf Hn %fn/the ilrcfiit court of ap als ^ViAse is now out under ^ ?n< M papers in the rase are 0 % arrive in a few days.-His. Al In Janoary. > f I UTKll'TION $2.00 A YEAR _ ,F A MILLION ' v WPS IN FRANCE % t * . v i t n r> r% ? " ? tfXKElAKY BAKER MAKES STATEMENT lays Forecast it|nde to Congress in January lias Reen Surpassed. SO SHORTAGE ?F GUI*e A ^ Jr. Raker Does Not (Jive Number of Men "Over Rut Indicates That Over > 000. Have Reen Dispatcher L Washington, May h. More ^ai all a million American soldier iavc boon sent to France. Pec. Jit taker yesterday authorized the stat<?. lent that his forecast to congress it anuary that iinn.000 tropfi would bt lispatched to France early in th resent year had now beeV* Vu* assed. Mr. Maker dictated th<i*fyl tatenienl: ' "In .lanuary 1 told * tittei* that there \\ ihood that early in bo.oho American tt ispatched to France, it her now or perhaps 1 he number of American 'ranee; hut I am glad to I. ay that the forecast 1 made aiy lias been surpassed." A- a result of a personal at ion of machine gun pre urim; the past few t days, etarv aiuiounred t^UMy thei resent shortage of light ypes of these weapont 'ranee or Ann rica, and 5 in prospect. Mr. linker said'there had bee uestion as to the supplies of ype Browning guns, wit > h oming forward in quant-tit * . I'ould not say whether shipn hese gun> to France had been st. d. As to the heavy Brownings,M aid some have been produced am here is every indication of forth oniinu production in in? !> :. nir am ubstantial numbers. I he secretary chose his word?/ ,v bout the troops in France with utlost care. lie would not amplify iw? ci..i...?? * ... iii.-iii in any way and specif ally asked that the pre*s refrain roiii speculation as to what precise puns his puarded remarks covered r as to what posihilities of earlj'i urther increase in the forte the^e tipht tie. There has been repeated official nnoancenient. however, that the ? ' nvernment i? nrrj energy > rushing men across to back up the Hied lines in France ami otlicers irertly in charge of the transportann have expressed satisfaction with ie progress being made. Tliere Is o <1 <>iilit that the present force of inei u an troops there represents on a -it all part of the total strength * at will he available before the sumler fighting ends. Tl.?- * rut-it- iui- indications. too. tha* ar department has already adl. rictly to its policy of equipp illy hefore his departur every ^ nt aci Mr. ISalti r's oondu^tfimT > to machine Runs follow on the els of pessimistic statements by # embers of conirre s in th'^vogftrd. * i the discission of the production Brownlnc machine rtuns. conacts for other types both here and iroad. apparently have been lost ght of. These contracts preceded ie placing of orders for the Tlrowngs and that supply was designed to eet the emereencv until - ? %it%r UCW jn was available In nuantitio^.^ The present praetlee of tgl* jhiq morlcan units with Frenel Xtl ritish divisions, it is pointed ^^pt, akes the artillery question re?ss r<?scie'< as ar immediate tndepcndit supply. The allied divisions to hich the Americans are assigned Ireadv have the artillery neeessary nd the fact that American infantry i added to them doos not iman a roportionate itional gun power will h, aly whers independent id (Continued oti F