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g, r Troops Gather Spoils of V
I Who Tdj^hto Time to Sin
I 1 FUrfit T'roui the Italian'
I jfry * LrtaurHtre and Th<
f 4 With the return of almost normal
with no indications apparent that it-if
v ^Immediate future to launch another i
the eyes bf the(iworld are being cent
battle area in France and Flanders as
wp ters on a large scale.
This expectancy is heightened by t
k the British prime minister, in the hou
I another enemy attack might he looked
j certainly within* the next few days?a
!W Pa'Kn might depend?-rather than by
'J tions by the Germans to loose their a
[ *? ture of Paris or tlie channel ports.
Although the Infantry operations, e
wood, have scarcely risen in Importa
nevertheless the Germans are trying
of the British and French positions or
relglon of the Marne. Southwest of
and between Givenchy and Robecq,
shelled with guns of all calibres and i
Jectiles. %he French have been rece
f Oise and 'Alsne rivers, especially In
where 'he recent German offensive i
tempted dash to Paris.
When or where the next offensive
but iX.is expected 'that it will be sta
manner, for it seemingly is realized t
man arms in the west and that haste
bein*"dcepjy impressed on the Germai
is witnessing the arrival of Inrreasin
tlcfrjmt and ds ooming to realize that
* *
I. ^Vfoii.lay.)^^
The defeat of the Austrian armies
on the western .hank of the Plave
river is Complete; All along the river
the Itali&ns have pressed back the
tJ-.l -
dirviuiers 01 rneir territory until only
^ jnmll units -^laln on the western
>, T?nl, and across the stream King
Vlcthr Emmanuel's tnen are keeping
B well on the heels of the retreating
SL .. putiuv. who is fleeing In disorder.
Again the cavalry has been thrown
? into the fighting and is sorely harassing
the enemy, while machine guns
4y from the ground and from aircraft,
some of the latter operated by
V American aviators, a working
havoc among the fleeing Austrian
columns.
1 Enormous I josses.
Jr The losses to the enemy are deicribed
as enormous, both in rr.\u
killed, wounded or made prisoner.
An official statement from Home to
the Italian embassy in Washington
asserts that the Austrians have lost
4 5.000 men in prisoner* alone.
Admission is made by the Austrian
war ofl. hat the troops of Emperor
sjjfharles h. ^een forced to evacuate
^ the Monteli plateau, over which
they had ho^ed to press their way
I. ~ ' and gain the Venetian plains, and
"some sectors'* of the positions they
attained last week on~"the hank of
the river between the plateau and
M the pplnt where the stream empties
f into the Adriatic.
Bad weather and the rising of the
KPiave under the heavy rainfalls are
assigned as the reasons for the withdrawal
of the Austrians. But the
\ Rome war office asserts that it was
the impetuous attacks of the Italians
that brouKht about the failure of an
operation which was started with the
intention of crushing the armies of
Gen. Diaz and forcing the Italians,
like the Russians, to accept a Teugft
tonic allied peace.
Forsook Guns.
r So hurried was the retrograde
movement of the Austrians at some
* points they did not take time even
to attempt to save their guns and
stores, grea^ quantities of which now
are in Italian hands.
; ?gl jTOgW'
r.*v T* As yet. there has been no sign that
' the enemy put-poses again to renew
at an early date another offensive In
fcf i the mountain region, notwlthstand*'!?
\ * ing the fac^ that reports emanating
J from Switzerland have said that he
Bt4 \ bringing up larae reinforce.
IP* W and great quantities of
^ ^^*su>^lfbws^nb>ng the front bebiqfa the
* U lined*, fro** ihe Swiss bonier to the
upper reaches of {he Piave.
Another Blow Expected.
That another offensive Is expected
?4-*-and at any moment?has been
'made known by David Lloyd George,
\f,he British premier, to the House of
.i^V)mmonaK Where It la to come was
(girls (It vai asserted that
\ue t\ of the,?/
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R SAVINGS ST Ah
'HE L
WEEKLY.
MSTRiANS /s
Ie in disorder
Var Left on Field By the Enemy
re (tuns or Supplies in His
8 Fire?Straggling Ausere
Being Captured.
conditions on the Italian front and
i the intention of the Austrians in the
stroke against General Diaz's armies,
ered once more in expectancy on the
i the possible theatre or ^irly encoun,he
utterance of Favid Lloyd George,
sq of commons Monday, when he said
I for, possibly within a few hours, and
, blow on which the issue of the camany
outward signs of great prepararmles
for another attempt at the capxcept
by the Americans in the Belleau
nee above patrol encounters recently,
out with their artillery the stability
i various S dors from Flanders to the
Armentieres, on the river Lys sector,
the British lines have been heavily
*lth considerable numbers of gr.s pro(lving
similar visitations between the
the region north of Viller-Cotterets,
eached its greatest depth in the atis
to be launched cannot be foretold,
rted and carried out in an ambitious
hat time now is working against Geris
necessary. This fact apparently is
i high command, especially as it daily
g numbers of Americans on the batthey
are foemen of the highest merit.
I
i minor character. The Italians again
have defeated the Germans near
Rligny, In the Marne sector, inflicting
heavy casualties on them and
taking a number of prisoners.
American Gain,
j In the same region the Americans
at last have succeeded in clearing
the Belleau wood, northwest of
Chateau-Thierry of the Germans who
had been clinging stubbornly to positions
which were regarded as almost
impregnable. Prisoners were
taken and five machine guns were
captured by the Americans. The
German official communication asserts
that trenches near Badonviller
occupied by French and American
troops have been invaded by the Germans,
who inflicted heavy losses on
| the defenders. There is no confirmation
of this.
(Tuesday.)
The Italians at last have cleared
the remaining Austrian rear guajjdfl
from the west bank of the PiavV
I river and now are in possession ?>f
I the entire river front from the^MonI
tello plateau to the sea. At last a 'counts
their forces which crossed the
stream in pursuit of the retreating
j Austrlans were still harassing them,
inflicting heavy casualties and forcI-~
lw~
nig nit- enemy 10 continue nis (lisorderly
retreat.
Fate, however, has turned somewhat
its balance In favor of the Austrians,
for the Plave river again has
risen and some of the pontoon
bridges the Italians had thrown
across the stream have been carried
away, making impossible a quick
pursuit and the crushing of the
Austrians, which General Diaz had
counted upon. The Austrians are
declared to be rushing up reserves
from the east in an endeavor partly
to retrieve the situation.
The Austrian war office admits a
reverse along the Piave, but announces
that the retrograde move-l
ment has been carried out in accordance
with plans and without loss of
material. It is added that the Austrians
have taken more than 50,000
prisoners from the Italians sime
June 15 and that the aggregate
losses of the Italians in the fighting
at the lowest estimate Is 150.000
men.
Holding the upper hand along the
borders of the Venetian plain, the
Italians have turned on the offensive
against the enemy in the mountain
^egion and are attacking at various
sectors. Notable gains of ground
have been made and in Addition to
heavy casualties inflicted on the enemy
a large number of Ausfrians have
been made prisoner and sixteen machine
guns have been captnred, according
to Rome. The Austrian war
offlceV however, asserts that ail attacks
In this rag I on have beet re^
pulsed. \ \ \
,/On the front V*1 Franc^ and.
IPS TO HELP THE C.
AN CAS
LANCASTER, S. C., FRIDAY, J UNI
SHORT LINES SEEK Ei
REDRESS FOR LOSS ?
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Time For Being Relinquishes]
By Government May Be jj |?
Extended to January 1.
RUN IF TURNED LOOSE ij
Senate and House Committee on -j 9
Interstate Commerce Agree | H
on Joint Amendment Extend- RS
ing the Time. 1 fa
Washington, June 27.?The sen- f D
ate and house committee on interstate
comnie ce have agreed upon a
joint resolution to amend the rail- ^
road act to compel the government
to take over the independent short
lines. The proposition will be con- ?
sidered and adopted before congress ~
recesses. AMI
The resolution extends the time
for relinquishing roads by the Presldent
from July 1 to January 1, 1919,
It provides "that the right conferred
upon the President to relinquish
prior to July 1, to be changed to Descri
January 1, 1919, control of all, or n
any part of any railroad or system
of transportation without consent of
the carrier, shall not be construed to
include any railroad engaged as a
common carrier in general transportation,
such as mentioned in section Was!
1 of said act, not owned, controlled ports g
or operated by another carrier com- ?cripti\
pany, and which has hitherto com- can tr<
peted for traflic with any railroad or i west o
railroads of which the President has 20 art
taken and retained the possession, shitig's
use and control." receive
The short lines have been taken partme
over until July 1, and the proposed "Sec
amendment prohibits the President fresh
from turning them back to the own- pied b;
ers after the time limit is out. -"800
The resolution declares that it is <Jhatea
"The intention of congress that ev-|ir?m 1
cry railroad not owned, controlled or j 2 i, we
operated %y another carrier com- many (
n:?nv on/1 U-V.I..1. V,?.~ i. -? 1L *
, .. nun iicrciuiurp COI11- lliey II
peted for truffle with a railroad or derma
railroads which the President has both o
taken and retained the possession, distrib
use or control, or which connects The (
with such railronds and is engaged as woods,
a common carrier in general trans- farm,
[portation, shall he held and con- receive
s'dered as within federal control as I Paris
defined in said act of March 21, lines o
11118. and to be entitled to the bene- "Th<
tits of all the provisions of said act. some <
so, loug as the railroad with which rear a
it Imp. h-a!'?,ofnre compete! for traffle the da
or with which it connects, shall he obviou
j retained under federal control." munics
| The short line owners have pro- lower
tested to congress arguing that if with i
their lines were turned loose after shrapn
July 1 their property would he de- man
stroyed. They contend that the agains
roads were built up to supply com- vicitnii
munitles with competition against were i
the larger roads, and have served a Hois d
good purpose, and should not be Houres
permitted to go to ruin by the gov- "Th<
ernment. tomarj
There is some feeling among con- Amerii
! gressmen that the railroad adminis- Tnfour
t rat ion has not been quite fair in party
dealing with the short lines and do our fir
not believe that this proposed leg- tive al
islation should have been made nec- lar atl
essary. the re
K roups
! * passim
I Methodist Sunday School Institute,
Of) nsid*
The sectional Sunday /school insti- ' .
/ peared
tute for the Methodists/of Lancaster ,,,
I Wagon
and East Lancaster ciif-uits and the
caisson
I i*iiiiI'usipr cnur'-n win ne held in
First Methodist church of I,ancas- apy nt
ter on next Monday. July 1st. com- ,.0u
-encing at !? a. m. and continuing share
throughout the day. vanein.
Rev. W. C. Owen, field secretary ()ona ^
for this State and his two lady help- tentior
ers will be in attendance to make flrp ;
J the institute interesting. Any ques- (pr of
|t'o*is connected with Sunday school were (
v ork will be answered hy them. r? ctioe
A complete line of Sunday school r,atro??
literature and helpful hooka will he prp(, ,,
cn exhibition. ' ..jn
The dinner will he a basket din- t^p dn
ner. so do not fall to come well pro- no
vided for a large "gathering. absenc
f played
man r
Courtney-Small. preeed
^->v ^oyrtney tfnd Mrs. Mary derma
' yter, R. F. D. 7, were In gret
.ay evening, June 22,j "In
4* the | groups
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K/C4JV TROOPS BEAR FULL SHARE
F ACTIVITIES NEAR
iptive Story on Operations Since June 20 Given in Com
nunique From General Pershing Just Received By War
Department in Washington?Ambush Party
Caught and Dispersed.
i
hington. June 27. Helated re- effect, driving ba< k into the wood
living for the first time a do- rear Lucy farm a group of men wh
'e story of what the Auieri- had attempted to emerge. The Ge
oops have been doing north- man infantry seemed to give mo
r Chateau-Theirry since June of its attention to the Helleau \sooc
! contained in General Per- and to checking our patrols. Ot
communique for yesterday, of our parties southwest of Waux ei
d yesterday at the war do- countered lively ritle machine gu
nt. The communique follows: lire and from ttie sume point the
tion A?There have been no "as considerable sniping on 01
developments at points occu- lines. Houresches and the Hellei
y our troops. i woods again received special atte
tion R ICup Allr ?t.nn..o !" .1.-1 "
_ . 111 me uon ironi the German machine gi
u-Thierry region the 24 hoar- detachments. German snipers t
10011, June 20, to noon, June tained their positions of the day b
!M <|iiie.i as compared with the fore. Our troops a? usual. retur
Jays of great activity which ed what they leceived l>oth in artl
ave recently experienced. The lery fire and sniping, while our p
n artillery continued to shell trols were continually active,
ur front lines and rear areas, "During the day June 22 to^SrtTr
uting its fire over the sector. I 2.1 our troops nMfrr-IMNkJ^tl-Thien
Ulerembauth and Marette j experienced jronditiors (|iiite simil;
Gucy Re Ilocage, Triangle, to those of the preceding 48 hour
I.ethiolet and Ilouresches all Woods, farms and villages wei
d their share. So did thei again shelled, with the slight use <
road on our other principal gas from time to time, and with o
f communication. | < asional concentrations. The di
p fire was of various sorts, trihution over the sector was agal
directed against our billets in fairly even. Far more markei
reas and at intervals during however, than the activity of tl
y and night and some for the German artillery fire was that of tl
s purpose of cutting our com- German airplanes, which, in ,t uuii
itions. As usual some of the her of flights, made what is almost
and wooded areas were shelled record for activity over one of ot
?as, but high explosives and small seetors in a period of 24 hour
lei were frequent. The Ger- During the late evening one of tl
machine guns were active airplanes dropped three boml
1 our lines, especially in the which produced craters of modera
ty of Bouresches, and snipers size."
active near the edges of the
e Belleau and around the *
iches railroad station. ???
b enemy made one of his cus- AHE WE GOING OVER
' attempts to ambush an THE TOP?
an patrol in the viclnitv of
j ?
nay farm. but his ambus' Following is a list of district*
was caught and dispersed by which have reported on sales ol
p flnrntun l?.?\ln -?
""i'1""" "r"' ar" War SavinRg Stamps to noon toong
our front, paying particu-j day:
ention to the right half. In; IMeaaant VaMev. . . $ 8or> fl0
ar of the German line smal', Ferf;uson. ...... 1.840.OO
were seen In constant motion N(mh Lancaator 4.000.00
< along the roads between the Tradeavil,e <1.350.00
s farm towns and woods. A Ilufor(, 1.240.00
rrable number of them ap- r,)jon 4.100.00
to be carrying stretchers 0ak 4.405.00
is. automobiles and artlMe y BeII Town 1.410.00
is were also in constant move- R,ch 5.000.00
hut In not more than custom- pork nj]1 3.045.00
im iers. Jones' Cross Roads. . . 1,970.0C
r own troops bore their fu'l Un|ty 2.575.00
of the day's activit'es. adg
and Improving their posi- <>\hlt THh TOP.
uid returninrr the enemy's in- Tiadesville.
is in the matter of artillery j l-nneaster.
Vfter a burst or fire on a cl >s- ???????????????
woods a number of the enemy! Physical Call Strongteen
running away in all di-^ A prominent Carolina boy who
s AH of our U"its sent out on other side has a father and
1 wh'ch eff -ctively reconnolt- Very devoted aunt on this side w!
he hostile positions. writes him constantly, frequently I
the < hateau -Thierry region a roli^lons vein as he occupies a p<
y of June 21 to .'2 produced ( { danger. In the last letter I
irked developments. Tn the father he said: "If you an
e of Infantry actions artillery Aunt would think more of m
the leading part. The Oer- i??? ?
^.,,7" OUU icon U1 III ,V DUUI
ri ary was active as on the *yf#uldn't be ho hungry for some (
ng (ays to a greater extent^ that KOO(i rake and other things thi
n airplanes were also present ? .
1 aunt makes. '?Charlotte Observer
iter numbers. at
the rear the same small * ? * -?
were again seen and oure It wcyuld .fwlieEngland*
t|l?ry fire bad maj-^eU coye? < desert
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JUSTICE
'tqTWSSI
tV/ _ uivxDmrm
VI lk-y wnro mm
w x /DOVUNMKMT
ASCRIPTION $2.00 A YEAR
MAXIMUM FIGHTING
SRENGT'i PUNNED
Program Means ArirliCona! Millions
of Men and Pillions
of Dollars.
BAKER MAKES DISCLOSURE
In Opposing Change in Draft s
Age Limit the Secretary of
War Says 1,450,000 Men Will
Be in France By August.
Washington, Juno 27.?Secretary
Haktj^- disclosed to the senate milltary"x?ominittee
yesterday that within
three months an enlarged army
project now being worked out will ba
presented to congress to repreuent ?
the maximum fighting effort of tho
- cc\ntry.
Hie caloifflMtafek upon
which the pending army bill
t was framed have been exceeded, and
I the war department is now revising,
its plans on an enlarged basis that
means additional billions in mone3fA
i- and additional millions of fightir .
men.
The full scope of the new mcasu'
is not yet apparent even to officii
who are preparing it. > I
Mr. Maker disclosed the new pll
in explaining bis reasons ^or nppj
ls ing any change now in the draf I
o limits. # |
r_ | During the debate it was disclosed
s) that if the highest hopes are realized
1.450,000 men \0?11 have reached
France sometime in August. and
? that there will be a total force un?
der arms of approximately 3,500,- y
rc. 000. A statement read into the senlr
>>;* record by Senator ("Hamherlaitr.
,, chairman of the military committee,
n_ predicted that class one probably
in would be exhausted during October,
and would be reduced to 641.126
men by calls to be made before Aun
*ust \
l|. ftakcr and Heard.
a- Secretary Maker and General"
Matjoh were positive that the reserof
fighting manpower would
v meet all calls upon it under the bes
u. possible conditions of mobilizatir
lf) and transportation until cont
Pt, has an oppbrtunifS' to take u|
extensions later, with the da I
p. being compiled by the depart I
s_ hand. \ I
ln The question of available , . ?.?
I ping to naul the men to France
u, the vital factor. At present much
lp British and French tonnage is e*
nloved on the work, as unu
a good crops in England have "already '
made ships Rvntinhle w. ->ks longer
s than was expected.
le The table shows a total strength
in class one of 2,362,082, deduct
of 334.634 for delinquents; 36, . ?
for the emergency fleet list; 215,6.
for limited service classification ant.
50,268 for remediable defective*
leaving 1,724,871 fighting men of
th' se originally placed in class one.
To that number it is estimated 200,000
will he added by the re-classification
process now going en and
400,000 from the class of 10^8, to
i b< drawn tomorrow. *
With the July call-vdedw fed. tho
table fixed 877.35ft as the num\rtv. of
lav;- bibles left in the fighting ' fJ?Tl '
'of > la . one and the estimated, ca1
V ,
for the rest of the year are p
'at a total of 875.000, which
i leave 2.000 men still in the eiass
[January 1. lftlft. The calls for 19**
| are given as August 300,000; Sop
I teniber 150,00ft; October 15*0.000;
I November 15ft,ftftft and December
i 1 25,000,
Sufficient \iinil?er.
It was pointed out during the*
senate debate tbat these figures, pr_- ^
pared by General frowder, seem
to show a sufficient numbed of *
? to fill any calls now planned apparently
an estimate oi
additional men to be obtained by the
ts draft
treaties with France and Great
a
Britain was not included, nor the
in cases on appeal of which It
( was said 05 per cebt would go Into /
clans one. It was noted also, that
, 215,000 men available for limited
id
military service had been deducted
j from the total of c.lass one although*
f it Is understood men of this classifl.
cation are included in the calls,
at.
Many senators were puzzled by
4he figures. It appears possible,
' owever, and Secretary Baker and f
to ? - ?
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