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qp* -. BUY WA ,fws^inr wtaovMinMN II MmnpiVTu 11 UWRVD STATU OTBMM1WT * M VOL. 2.J. NO. 70. SEMI-1 p THE TEUTONS HAVE LOST THEIR SPIRIT Ihev Now Waver and Halt in the Face of the Allies' m Hot Fire. ITALIAN OFFENSIVE FAILS] * # * The Battle Has Gone Miserably Against Austrians and Allies' Line is Being Held Firm AM f Along Front. & Tito Teutonic allies apparently havt> lost their spirit of <lo-or-die. Their atta ks everywhere iptely have lacked *the tenaciousness of days V gone by. * Instead of ploughing through al/ A lied lines with stubborn indifference Ik? to casualties so long as an objective V was^gained. they "now waver and thcji halt in .the face of the artillery and .rifle (Ire of the men barring their \yiy.'and with the points they were trying to gain still far beyond their reach. Attritions attempts by the troops of t|\e central powers in the past few | woeks haVe p'ro.ven th ;s. Tho opening of a gateway to Paris through the western front. running from Montdidier 'trj,*r Marne, failed oomph tely; tbp^,rfensive on the Italian liatt'e line launched by the Austrians seVmiPgly has failed miserably in the mountain regions and apparently has almost been stopped along the Piave. while a Stroke started by, th<*vGernians against Rheims broke down in Its Inception without the enemy tak.. ing a yard of territory. And in these varied attempted enterprises. the higher command of the * German and Anstro-Hungarian arW mies have seen their men literally mowutddown until fields have been clogged with dead or wounded as recompense to the allied troops for *? the small bits of terrain they yielded. Tho Austrian offensive in the Italian theatre is still in progress along the Piave river but in th1 mountain region after tho sharp reaction bv the Italian. Pritish and Frenc h troops,, who in counter-attacks puBhed^brfck the invader from the points he had attained in his initial rush, the eneuiy evidently is fearful of attain trying out the mettle of the defenders. , On Hhe Piave numerous attempts have been made by th<- *Austriatls ta , gay^ further bridgeheads on the western lunik of the'stream but the Italians everywhere are holding them with their gunfire and also doing sanguinary execution within the ? ranks of the enemy across the river with bombs and machine guntlre. k The Austrian war office asserts that the Austro-Hungariun troops have crossed the Possetta canal at ' some points where Tuesday it was , claimed they had made advances and also that several Italian lines at the southern foot of the Montello plateau, the key to the Venetian plain, have been pierced. Home, on the other hand, declared that all the v. weak attempts made In the Montello region were completely repulsed. More than 9,000 men have been taken by the Italians since the of-j fenslve began and many guns and several hundred machine guns have been captured. That Intensive an lighting has also taken place I* shown by the fact that fifty enemv planes have been shot down Only two-or* three allied machines have I to return to their base. o,0tv^fc?tta?kB ?' near w f ' resulted disastrously to wl,' |o <ou'Mnardly had tfiey^hM't their j V f%>mnt>lfwrn after one of the most term ' aT mimbardnrients with shells of all I calibres, including gas projectiles, | fl ^%\-er experienced on the western Vj^yJ front, nearl^^y.000 men were faced tV~ \by the Aelnforced French armies and * WeTmHy^Cut?to pieces and forced to % ^11 ba^it b?eelpltatedly. Only at Jr Ae point, tif the east, of Ithdins. did * JL] enemy succeed in penetrating JnF French line. Here they were almost Immediately The 4 official communication deI , /the attack as a demonstration * V mine throwers ^ 't - y sjpumha^ of jyonien fat tor* Michigan ha* ra< than. \V itPIL^aast yeaif aecor ,ing to ' JS?*" ** *. ;v?":W iR SAVINGS STAfl "W.L WEEKLY. WOMEN OF COUNTY ARE SELLING WAR STAMPS < 'oiipiiiltoes \pointed in Kacli School District Are Hard at Work. The following school districts have been visited l>y Mesdanies Perry, Crawford ??nd Taylor and teams have been nrcani/.ed to work up the pledges for sale of War I Savings stmaps: ltiifnr<l School District. Miss Lily Usher, Captain. Workers: Mrs. W. A. I.ingle, Miss I Ellen Porter, Miss Myrtle Thompson, Miss Maude Catties. Mrs. P. < . Neal Camp Creek School District. Mrs. Hirchel Plyler, Captain. Workers: Mrs. Sain ltobertson. Miss Jtachel Steel, Miss Bessie Steele. Miss Janie Hoberstsou, Mrs. Robt Williams. Unity School Distri<-t. ' Miss Adelaide Nelson, Captain. Workers: Mrs. W. W. Boyee Miss dOvelyn Mellow, Mrs. 10. E. McCain, Miss Martha Neal. Zion?laekson,,..i. School District. Miss Ethel \fc.Murray, Captain. Workers: Miss Nannie Todd Mrs. J. I> Nesbitt, Miss Bertha McMow, Miss Essie Cllenn, Miss Ivah Huejjj Mew Bethel Scliool District. Miss Mat tKiti'i ite Sapp. Captain. Workers: Mrs. Fttrman Plyler Miss Louise Sapp, Miss Leola Sapp, Miss Ada Sapp. Miss Kit, Plyler, Miss Lou Thompson, Miss Carrie Curnes. Trailesville School District. Mrs. J. C. Funderburk, Captain. Workers: Mrs. Ida Funderbruk, Mrs. Nettie Funderburk. Miss Lulee Funderburk, Miss Dezzie Funderburk, Mrs. Lula Pope, Mrs. Hazel Funderburk. ill,:.. <..i > ??'? - .M HHU| IMMIU1. Miss Buelnh Porter, Captain. Workers: Mrs. J. C. Duncan, Miss Kunice Steele. Oak hurst School District. s. Maude Mobley, Captain. Worlv .-a: Mrs. 11 B. Rolliim, Miss Sit. - Csserey. Vim \\ yrk School District. Mrs. J. K. Nesbit, Ciiptain. Workers: Mrs. J. M. Voder, Mrs J. A. Wyatt, Mrs. J. H Crenshaw. Mrs. W. P. McGuirt, Miss Odelle C.ritlin, Miss Kthel Vaughn, Miss Kthleen Dates. Riverside Seliool District. Mrs. C. J. Slstare, Captain. Workers: Mrs. itufus Thompson. Miss Adelaide Thompson. Mrs. Sam 1). Lathnn. Mrs. C. N MeClintoek i'miKvlllc School District. Mfss Janie Craig, Captain. No workers reported. Tobv .;4' le School District. Miss Iler, Captain. No workers reported. Oak llill School District. Miss Lois Neal. Captain. Workers: Miss Beckie Belk. Ferguson School District. Mrs. F. O. Harris, Captain. Workers: Mrs. A .1 Thompson, Mrs. It. O. Hudson. Heath Springs School District. Mrs Moore. Captain Names of workers omitted. |.'i s. i.....i in...:. M'ss Kstelle Dailey. Captain. Nantes of workers omitted. The above workers have entered into this campaign with the propei spirit, resolved that they wilt "make Kill Kaiser sadder and wiser by buying and boosting War Savings stamps." They know that every time they buy or sell a War Savings stainn they weaken the Hindenbcrg line. < ?tbe) c'iooI district committees will he published just as soon as received llclms School district. Miss Klla Steele, Captain Worker: Mis Mable Steele Douglas School District. Mrs. .! T Hunter, Captain. Workers: Mrs. J M. Green Miss SaUie Stogner, Miss Annie Addison, Mrs. J. Y. Chambers. * Jones Cross "^Hon^Jbhool District. No ladles'committee,- * * Dry Greek School District. Miss Norma Canthen, Captain. worxer: M'hs l.ouise Bell. Pleasant Hill Mrhnnl District. \>i?s Nannie Robertson, Captain Workers: Mrs. E. Fh. Beckham. Mm. M. W. Cauthen. Mn. M. L Beckham, \ V <>* */. i- ? nleut. Safrie \ \ / S No. I>?\?dkt?.., < ~Ca]Mfclp\ ilatt)e ?4/' \ /fPS TO HELP Th ANC$ LANCASTER, S. C., AGE LIMIT LIKELY TO BE EXTENDED Secretary Raker's Withdrawal of Opposition Roosts the roposal. LOAFING IS ON DECREASE Inofficial Reports Show Improvement in Lab V Market and Decrease in Number ol Vagrants and Idlers. Washington, June 20?Withdraw al by See rotary Maker of his opposi lion gave fresh impetus today t? consideration of the proposal befoia congress to extend the draft age limits so that the war department will have available at no distant datr ample manpower to carry out President Wilson's program of an army of unlimited size for the war on Germany. Olticials in the office of Provost Marrshal General Crowder ?m' tediatety began preparation of statisticshowing results whl flight be ex ported if the draft is^ extended tci various ages between IS and 4" years, the limits fixe in a bill by Senator France, Republican It iexpected that this information will lie presented soon to the senate military committee which is considering the France bill. Karly reports on the results of the reclassification of men hy local boards indicate that more than 250.000 men will he added to class one by this means, as aeainst ?iw original estimate of 200,000. Operations, which become effective July 1. also is expected to add to the total in the tirst class. Kach district is expected to have near the national average of 28.7 per cent, of its total registration, in class one when the reclassification has heen completed. These estimates were pointed tc by some officials as hearing out their contention that theie is no inline diate necessity for changing the ag? limits. (leneral Crowder, however does not share this view, and recently told the senate military com mittee that extension of the age limits was necessary because at tlu planned rate of calls class one would he exhausted early next year. Members of congress from mininp districts were informed by Clenera Crowder's otlice that there will he n< re-consideration of the decision noi to grant deferred classification t< miners as a class. This will leave tlx matter of miners' classification witr the local boards. Announcement of definite ruling; on what are to he termed useful employments under the work or fight regulations is expected soon.. An opinion on the status of baseball players now is await ine (leneral Crowder's decision. Il is undcr/t%od that the game will, he classed as a sport, hut that t' ,opinion his pro . visions to uuuMfl nc'fklnvi i.it... i... with professional league schedules this season. Results of the government's ultiniatum that loaling woiiM not he tolerated during the war already are heing felt in various parts of the country. Unofficial reports from several states show the immediate improvement in the labor market and decrease in the number of va grants and other idlers. Hoard Want - la-t?. To the I'uhlie: The local hoard is about to begin a r? -< lassilieat ion of all registrants In e'asses 2 3 ; ml I \Ve wish tloco-operation of the public in this matter, if you know that any registrant has misstated facts roncerniiu his dependency or iiis income we v. ill thank you to give this board such information. We wish to be fair t^ every one and in order to do so we need your help Upon proof we will lake and all registrants from class 2. 3 and 4 and place them fn class 1. i iwuilin, rearl JOllia. No ,2?Carrie Beckham. Cnptain; Ada McQhee, Florence Anal in, I'ertel Boykin. No. 3?Goldle Gahln, Captain: F.mniA GtrBin, Carrie Latin, Fannie Mcllenry. .No, *-rs|C '\Chrlaton, Captains ? *; ' ?^.v?U?key. \fAr ; . *" ->t?V - $???' V&ri IE CAUSE OF LIBE lSTER FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1918. PROPOSES STAMPS ' FOR BANK CHECKS I New Sources of Taxation Submitted to Congress Will Raise Over Million Dollars. ! STAMP TAX ON INVOK ES All Transactions of One Dollar or More Will Call for Revenue I Stamp?State and City Oflicials to Re Taxed. Washington, June 2".? New - (sources ol taxation wit it increase I i taxes on present sources estimated to raise more titan a billion dollars > v ere suggested to the house ways t and means comiuitt< e by Joseph J Klein, a public accountant of New York 'City, who has been associated with the council of national defense i 'I he committee was holding hearings on the new war revenue hill. Proposals made by Mr Klein in. eluded: . A tax of one cent per <;all on all toll telephone messages below 1 ( cents which are not now subject to , tax. A flat lb-cent documentary tax on ( all legal documents not otherwise I;taxed. \ stamp tax on each mercantile invo'ce on transactions of $l.nn or more. A Hat 2 or .1 cent tax on bank checks or a graduated tax beginning with 2 cents per $100. A 1-eent tax on every car fare on St TP?'t r.iilwiIVS fil* Infnriirlmn linoa A tax of 1U per cent to 2i? per rent on tuition foes for private schools, not including colleges and universities. A tax on state or city officials, including high salaried judges and the great corps of public school teachj ers. Collection "at the source'' of a I graduated tax on all salaries and wages in excess of $2" per week. A 2 per cent on all gross sales. Many other witnesses appeared before the cotnniittei Mouthers hope to conclude the hearings this week. ' T1IKEE PRISONERS OI T SOI 'Til CAROMN \ PEN 1 , \ it I liorit ies I'milde . Kind \ ii\ 'I'race ot Three Men Who i Made (inlaw at. i Columbia. S. June 2d. ? Absot lutely no trace has been found by the . penitentiary authorities of T. Frank (Irifhth. Clarence Davis and John i Monroe, the three prisoners who es| raped Tuesday about noon front the | state penitentiary. The authorities have kept wires hot in warning police and other officers over the state of the escape hut so far they have rei reived nothing that wou'd g;ve a |rlw" ns to the whoi cuhouts of the mon. Many people in Columbia are in 't lined to think that the senatorial J campaign will not continue vorv .! Ion tr. Only ft ft \ people were present ' t t be Chester meet itie when it open il an?1 about half of them left beton the meeting concluded The inouesf into the death of .(aires M< i .aiighlin, steward of the Cng'es' club, who was found murder<1 in the i tub room, will be held to night tit the foiiuty court house. Quite a number of witnesses have I >^ 11 summoned There are rumors afloat con net ting certain parties with the crime, but whether the authorities have any evidence against them is not known. The Columbia city exemption hoard has announced a large number of reclassifications. The board is | going vprv carefully over the entire , list of registrants arid many more reclassifications are expected during the week m .1 \S. M. ( K\l(i API?OIXTFI> STATF liAXK FX AMIXFK Columbia, S. ('., Juno 2h Jas. M '"rair. of Anderson, was today appointed by Oovornor Manning as ^tate bank examiner to succeed Co' o. K. LaRocque, who resigned to inter the army Y. M. C. A. wrap overseas. The appointment' of Vrnig was fcnraraeiMMd by^Mfrstato Jlro^ers' >ouncii. " 'vC ^.A* r \ ' \ \ RTY, RIGHT AND . Nev sr SENA TORI A L CAN 1)1 DATES HAVE SLIM ( HOWI) HERE Dial and Ii?< ?* Spokt1 in Court House 'I liis Morning to Thirty-five People. The senatorial candidates, J. F Hire, of Anderson, and N. 15. Dial of I.aniens, spoke in the court house here this morning at 11 o'clock, thirty-live people composing their hearers. The meeting was called to old* e by County Chain an K S. Stewart, and Itev. \\*. S. Patterson led iii prayer. .Mr Iti e was the tirst speaker and aft.r mentioning the fact that he taur.ht here some twenty-one years ami. to ilev?iiixi i. . ...i.i. .. . . . - . . .... ...I.I IIII 1 * I i 111 tin c.ipii who In* is and what li?' stands for. Mr. Dial spoke of Mleaso "jumping" and campaign yesterday at York and holding Ills own meeting after the others finished 11?? said the ex-governor thus "read him el! out of tlie party " Mr Dial said ti was running for the senate because lie wanted to he elected and felt t; at he could represent the people ac ceptahlv Itoth the candidates spoke if Senator Tillman's "feebleness'" and Mr It ice suggested that he he s.-nt home to live in peace. There was absolutely no interest displayed here and the campaign was entirely devoid of enthusiasm. SOLICITATION BEGINS TODAY FOR W. S. S < 'oniiiiit lee Held Meeting Vr-.tndii.i Afternoon and Perfected All Plans. A meeting of tin- War Savings committee for Lancaster school dis trict \\;is yesterday afternoon in the court house and plans were | perfected for the solicitation of the ! district, which began this morning. "There are several -r Mots. each having a list of people t? see, and ft the response measures up to expectations, a large amount in stampv ill be sold during the next few days. There is but one week six work ing days after today to raisi Lancaster county's quota of 100. It has been impossible to so t ure the figures as let amount aire ul\ sold because of the fact that at anj time the total at headquarters onl> represents a part of the sales. th? directors in each district making re turns to headquarters only whet their books of pledges are tilled ITobaHy by Tuesday The News wil he able to print a tabulated state meat of sales in the county by districts. PETIT I. \KCEN V ( II \K(JR liKINCiS MOKE TROUiEE I Spartanburg Man Mni llavr to \nstver the t li irge of t ailing to ICegister on June Spartanburg. S. ('.. June 20. Jon'e Klibv. a young white man ol this county. was arraigned befor Magistrate Jenili' gs oil the charee ol petit larceny The defend int pb ad ed guilty and was fined *" or ' i1 days. During the course of the t- li monv it was brought out that tl young man i-' of militarv age but thai i... a:.i ; - * ... Ill 'I ' If l?T Oil I 'I. . ill mother testified i hilt ho \v:is 'J 1 Vi'ir. I ol nee, from the tox-iinion\ v. the defendant it appears that lie I'-' yours old. In nil probability fi (li i nl warrant will bo issn.-.: | against him at once. charging him with evading the draft. ; SECRET V RY Me A !)(><) JS ORDERED TO A RANCH (fillet (iossip in Washington y to tlie KtTrct Ttint Ills Thru' V Is \tTeeted. Washington. Jane 20?Anniehen sion in felt In official circles here concerning the condition of William (J. McAdoo, secretary of the treasury and director general' of railr^ s. J?rom authentic sources thjere .Alports that, Secretary MfAdoc t^ecn ordejred to go a ranch ^ Vtast for fcis health and that he, >He nway aieveral weeks or for 'definite ptViod 'V c JUSTICE V /cTESI V/ > ii m?vk? wrr m VI WHIP ITATtl U ^^ XXVUNMENT INSCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR DECLARATION WAR WITH TURKS NEXT ... . xmerit'iin .Missionary Hospital in'Tabriz, Persia, Looted by Turkish Troops. IT. S. CONST LATE ATTACKED Act Believed to Pit sn pre Long , ? ? Anticipated P' c"arat'on of Existence of State of War ' v With Ottoman Empire. Washington. Junp 20. An attack I l?y Turkish troops on the American | consulate at Tabriz., Persia, and the , {looting <>l' an A in erica n > missionary hospital in that ? it> . reported to tho tate department yesterday, was believed in some quarters here to piesi.i-e the lone anticipated declaration o? the existence of a state of \\^i lieit ween tlie i'nited States and the Ot-* toman empire. Diplomatic relations between the two government have been suspend- ^ <1 since April 2", 1 ' | 7. when Te'-kev | withdrew \lidu 1 link liusse' I who have be. n actim: as charge or s I the Turkish embassy here since ihe / * " oitipuls.>rv ret .'-enient of the regit- f ! 1 ar in ba-sailor wbieh followed hi3 I''ii < i? -m of ilie r^iited States x . Lovernni'nt Ny Amer I v ml.as-;oloi Al^Jenthau was i to leave Distantinople ancV since 'that time tW* relations between the ^ two ^oveitjpents have been just J . short of l<mual' formal enmity. Hecen^jjr tboie have been vigoroils demands in congress for a de- "> claration of a state of war between the I'nited States an<P Turkey and ' liulgaria, but President Wilson an 1 the state department have not regarded this stop a*~ necessary or desirahlo, since then? lias boon nfl. actual collision between American anil Turkish iin<l Unitarian troops. On the fa< of the reports front American Minister Caldwell, at Teheran, officials were inclined to he' lieve that the sacking of the American hospital, a Presbyterian institution. over the protest of the Spanish ' consul, in charg- as representative of > \merican interests, furnished tho necessary pr \<xation for open hostilities between America and Turkey. The advices, however, were menger and the ministei explained that he was onh transmitting reports of * matters not of his own knowledge. \ * ' % In view of Mi s r was realized th.;N t* i later reports miglit show that theoffenses were not as grave as now I represented American doctors and - nurses who have been stationed in the hospital were believed to have left Tabriz '-afore the Turkish troops arrived (iordon Paddock, the APieriean consul in that city, reported m the department last May 29 that l\e and all of the Americans and Rrltlsh | were prepared to leave the eity lie- ? fore the advancing Turkish anny, co - ecnertly t -vis net believed tiiat \mericans ictaaliy were molested. Some otil'-ui's pointed out that since an at .<*k on the consulate and h "it -1 -cit'i <t jo tv-s|ji g. I'n ted S- t<- i'!-st must bold the ? I'et an I'inpi anient to ac-nurt as it" ? | is "esponsihle for the safety of fore "d tin r pro* s w?h * it < ,|. How ever because of 'io? peculiar and n- '-rtni" re'ations bet\v..e?i T...L- ....1 o ? -?n ' t ^ Sovereignty <>\ Persia. a I P'o wot* "' reeouni/oil inablitv i i1 ' **? r to resist |he Turkish troops, there Is litt'e i! ult hero that tli? Washington itovo' anient will hold tjiat 'ho ' responsibility for the outrages h ? 1 passed to Turkey, anil thfit 'f * tirst reno't> / re substantiated p oxlsten e of i ,state of war betwee Tiirkov a oil t.o 1'nlted States must ho doolarod. iiitt imstii t,i\>j tn ti it IdMlKl) IN VOUK POI VTV York, S P, Juno 2u T' p moonshiners have boon elyier the?r trade wfth'n four miles of the county sect of York was discovered Monday when a distillery was captured in the Moth ShUoh community. While not in operation when found there was abundant evidence that it had recently been in use. The distillery was one of the largest ever aptured In York county and waa lo- ' *jited in a section where moonsWQ%ig has been unknown ^or many ^?ars. mm v , * a J2T