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T VOL. 23. NO. 76. SEMI-W ALLIES' POSITIOl )g IN STRATEGIC FRENCH PRESSURE ?: P YIELDING RESULTS? * rl Town of Corey, East of Retz Forest and Other Strong Positions Taken. ? (; AUSTRALIANS IN ACTION i? 8i si They Have Penetrated Cerman n Positions and Captured Pris- " II oners?French Push A us- u Brians Hack. ti I r< If (Tliursdav.) HJk a |f French pressure along the line 0 fiom the Marne to the Aisne, whicjj ,, began two weeks ago as a series of j , local attacks, has began to yield re- |. HL . suits which are appreciable when t| viewed on the map. The town of e, Corey, east of Itetz forest has been f taken from the German and strong 0 positions in the vicinity have been g captured by the slow, methodical ad- ,, Vance that has been the source of p , **" much annoyance to tlve enemy for (1 several days. As a result of the assault mad" by 0, \ the French from Ambleuy, sty -" of K \ the Aisne, to the hills south of Core, r, V ',as heen strarflfttencu and advaCmed to high ground which lends p p ' Itself to d> nsive operations and (1 give? Hhe Flench good observation n points from which they can see what tl \M is going on behind the German lin??s. n IThere has beeq? some reason for f I JT believing that when the Germans re- j, sume their offensive on . istern t( front they will attempt t break ^ m \ through between the Marne and the Aisne in a dash straight for Paris, f, 'or this reason, the operations which e \. .. thp French have carried out assume ,, V- ^ Om Do'r t a n ce. ' I - ? v?a " I " p goujh c)f Core.? (he flprman line f, I extends sliuhtlv to the westward, hut j. J it curves sharply eastward just he- p fore it reaches the Clipnon river, p nortwest of Chateau Thierry. From ~m the Clipnon southward to the Maine |j { American forces have been Improv * inp their positions in recent days and j, I ? now have a strong line of posit !q;is! j, I running northward fron hill 204, n t east of Chateau Thierry to the vil- j, I ) * lage t ' On the"'British front, the Austra- ]j , lians have been In action once more, , [l penetrating German* positions an i , I 1 capturing prisoners. On the rest of ) . the lines, held by the British, there t ) have been the usual artillery duels > . and patrol engagements. P "French nnd Italian detachments \ . a?-e steadily nushinc Austrian forces back along the western slopes of the mountains that parallel the coast of r Albania. Tliey are reported north ^ I of the important town of Herat and I have moved ah in the hilly roun-J i|^ try to the east. "Vienna admits the allien success bj this quarter. * In the mo itain*- sectors of the ri" * northern Italian t front. Austrian n ^ approach the Italian o ,?>.. ions nave ?een ariven track. d % ~ Bolshevik forces have engaged In ft battles with the Czecho-Slovaks in o \ lEuropean Russia, and an official U I statement Issued at Moscow claims it r that victories have been won at va- 8 ' rlous points. The fighting appears 0 v'f to Rave been hardest in the region to I1 5 the east and southeast and Petro-t"' ? ' grad, which may indicate that the1 ? Czechs-Slovaks paVe advanced from n Urals where they been re- ci \ v * ported active for some weeks. o A'Veking dispatch states that the Czecho-Slovaks are in virtual con- w I j * trol f all western Siberia. Over d v?st ajretches of this country thev '< . k have triumphed over the Holshevlkl. Ii \ r- The overthrow of the Bolshevikl at b Irkutsk has been confirmed. a An official statement from Berlin jy sa's that five of a squadron of six | o Ai ?rlcan airplanes which started w k> otli with the intention of hom?>'*o fl Q 0 the city of Co" lenz fell intc the handb of the Hermans. tt fW^ Sir Cleorge ''nvc, British home sec- w j^B^ptary, has announced in the house ti f* * ^HB^oinmons that the British govern- 8 will apnly to the courts f?r sn ci wlfir! tt?* Knalts ?- ?0 i mm ?*r *' >i|r *??o uuniuonn UI Oil- '' r' bank* and make it impnfl*ibin. o a period of yearn after the wat, c? f r'an enemy bank to be opened; In Vi ^^jj^linglancl. In addition, every male a' eason than to withdraw Austrian dure liberty n<l possibly German troops from ieallv keep t Laly and France. It is reported that|\arious allui lie Itnlgarians are war weary and inn this pur] liat a powerful blow along trie front heads, orth of Saloniki might bring about One of tt otable military and political results, cases is that he Teutonic allies-' in Macedonia self "Sanfc ave been savagely attacking the en- Street. New snte lines, but have been driven through a ci ack. co-operation French troops continue their of- Liberty bone f?nsive tactics east of the Retz for- government st, along the line from the Marnei known stock j the Aisne The flght'ng has grnd-|said. would ally extended southward along the turns to the ront southwest of Soissons, with the the fact tha 'rench repeating their operation of would yield ushing the enemy hack from strong'and place in osition from which he might easily of liberty Ik each vital ground along the French ol very nine ne of defense. As a meal Along the Itrltish. there have heen sciences < f 1 atermittent artillery duels, deepen- ates. Mr. Ho ag here and there into bombard- ileving the lents of great Intensity. This has they would i een the case east of Amiens, where of "good Sa he Germans have drenched Austra- not unselflsl an positions w itsh?-lls and then holders to e tacked in an attempt to regain te>-- ment sec urii itory lost when the Australians and "fire insurnr imerlcans attacked on July 4. The tongued stoi . tend to it," (Continued on Page 5.) The alluri VHEAT CROP REDUCED RY exchangeVI, FORTY MILLION BUSHELS he a?t..mptp.! ______ orty bonds. ed Mnv 21, ks Shown by Governments Jul, , ank8 am, Forecast as Compared With I ho "prosid That of June. cashier." Mr shares of st 4 8fi." for ?.< Washington. July 11 ?Govern- any issue. 1 lent hopes for a billion-bushel whent an annual 1< rop received a setback when the stork and 4 j epartment of agriculture's July Mr. Holmes Drecast shed a reduction of 40.000,- 21 shares of 00 bushels in the prospective crnn ?90 more a nfavorable weather conditions dur- *3,000 in 111 ig June cut the estimate harvest to One very i 91,000,000 bushels from the 921.- Holmes faile 00,000 bushels forecast in June. May 28. the roduction estimates on other crops _>1 shares of 'so were slightly reduced were worth. A Vecord production of corn, the $2,354.03 01 io%t valuable of all the country's exchange, wl rop#, is promised with an estimate tv bonds foi f 3,109,000,000 bushels. trade thjs nti Although June weather was some- could have 'hat unfavorable for most crops, In- than $2,850. ications are that the se>so*>'s har- point out th est will make this a bumper year, deal as he p 1 addition to a record crop^ of corn 37, while th< arley, rye, sweet potatoes and ric.? a reputable 1 re forecast to exceed all previous t transaction early production and the harvest of Mr Holnv its, wntte potatoes tobacco and hav commission 111 be larger than the average of the each such I ve years, 1912-16. helped him Wheat, notwithstanding th? reduc- hankers, how on caused by the month's poor ing with the eather, will have a larger produc- ?cpkt"g to i on th the flve-vear average of their bonds, 09,000,000 bushels. Government Mr. Holmes iop experts explain that the final notified the utput of the crops <v|ll he larger It. r smaller than forecast th?yn as Owne-s of rndlttons frofn now to time of hm- ed to d'-al or nst are fetter or worse than th- In transactloi rerag?. \ their bonds he Lai EEKLY. LANCA VS GAINING [PEOPLE : FORCE DAILY HOLD nemy alien over 18 years of age ~ ill be immediately Interned. reasury Premier Lloyd George in speaking Warniltf n the subject has said that the Sche ork will be carried out "vigorously, Igorously and with fairness." FLAGRAN (Wednesday.) For the moment, the eyeB of the f^ew Yorke Hied world are turned away from le battle front in France, where the tor Go1 ermans are believed to be prepar- With Bij lg for a resumption of their often- . ., Ive against the positions held by the In e 1 i>ldiers of the entente nations. The lost active area in the various thea- Washingto ?rs of the war is In Albania, where loan organize He French and Italians are contin- .>ar^men^ jj ing their success against the Aus-ians. against schei While it is not expected that far ure attempti caching results will be brought of liberty boi bout by the offensive in this section eminent seci f the world, the movement has in it stocks or Wsi ossibilities which seem interesting, treasury alia 'he rapid progress made by the addressed p 'rench and Italians, the pobability bondholders hat the Austro-Hulgar line to the banks being ast past Lake Ochrida may be out- mers to sell anked and the possibility that an One indiv ffonsive may be launched along the partnient sal aloniki front tend to give the events "rural" ow i Albania some importance at a tongued sale Une when the main battle area is away from t uiet. ing issued h There have been ^ indications re- Despite tli Btitly that an offensive might he be- department i un in Macedonia, if for no other I success! ullv MCASTE1 STBR, S. (.. FRIDAY, J FLY 12, 19 IS. URGED TO BLEASE AND Mc THEIR BONDS 0UT0FPAR1 Effort!* to Betray Demo Department Issues ,t ,g uf| (h, y, ( AKainst Certain mary NeJ[t Mo minjf Persons. Ent T CASE IS GIVEN ? Several hours were consul terday by the State Deraoci r Would Trade Stock PCU^j ve committee in deba vernment Securities proposal of taking the name? t Profit for Himself L-. Hlease and John I.. V ansaction. from the rolls of the I)e party. n. July 11. The war Strenuous argument on 1 ., .... .of several committeemen to ition of the treasury depeople themselves detern us issued a warning que8tlon at the poll8 at the mlng individuals who primary finally prevailed agi ng to persuade holders disposition of the committe< ids to exchange the gov- summarily. The alleged p< irities for commercial "lease and McLaurin. as rei ill Street securities. The MeLaurin'g recent exposure, iges that the appeal is ten,Pl to 80,1 the Democrat articularly to "rural" out ,wo >ears !>?<?, the lib1 through banks, the dependent" ticket two yea requested to invite far- u hicli was alleged by \V. I1 their government bonds ^ ho P"' "tit ">f> ticket, to hi idual. the treasury de- "amed by ( ole L. Hlease. ,.i .. I niiniuini i'Minnt l.v lllouun lliu ?(ii i iitii ii wiuru I * nors some smooth- hp "or his followers were li sman might get them ,h"ir oa,hs to the . he farmers. The warn- of ,hp ?)ar,y in 15,16 i,n(l UU ere reads- Iteration of fraud were the i e desire of the treasury Jectlven of the conimitteeme and others interested in Would Kick Out of I'a financing the war. to in- T. H Ketehin, State sena bond owners to patriot- !-'iy?Tie!d county, and inenibi heir bonds, agents with e* "^utive committee, urged ing schemes for defeat- 4 fitment of a committee of pose are raising their fore whom Hlease and ? should lie summoned and if le most flagrant recent were found to he as puhlis of a man sighing him- the n:>nios of those friendly 1 ?id Holmes, 67 Wall and Mctaiurin at the time o York." .Mr. Holmes,! rious incidents, then to "klc rcular letter, sought the Please and Mcl.anrin. un of bankers in inducing iouslv out of the party ran I owners to trade their | question of this authorit securities for a well, lodged with the executive Such an exchange, he tee, was the storm center o greatly increase the re- hate. There was no divisior investor, hut he ignored , inn as to the just deserts of t execution of his plans1 dldates in question. Son him an enormous profit committeemen took the posi the hands of the owner the elimination of Hlease inds another investment Luurin from the Pemocrati h less value, would cause a great furor us of solving the con- State. If left to the voter: nis proposed confeder- disposition would he made < lipes declared that in re- sue in casting ballots. T1 people of their bonds, could he trusted to retain I eallv be playing the part in its purity and to rehti maritans." If they did who had sought to betray ily induce "rural'* bond publicans, xchange their govern- The <|uestion was raised Mes for something else, Gary Kvans. State chairn ice and other smooth- said he was tired of the p rk salesmen" would at- chinety being villified and a ho confided. Hlease throughout the S nn hook vaiue or ino | charges of fraud two yours Mr. Holmes aimed to J iterated, when Illease did is tlio hook upon which the courage or manhood ti I to catch holders of lib- the election before the conn In a circular letter dat- to carry the i|?estion into tli lhl8. sent broadcast to lie was continuing this r ddressed particularly to fraud and partisanship agi lent. vice-president or present committee in rol Holmes offered 21 speak in York "under the ock, "book value $3,- of a partisan executive co .0 00 in liberty bonds of and would not speak until I Figuring on the basis of lar meeting had been disml ft per cent return on tho had also consistently refuse ie'- cent on liberty bonds, low the itinerary as arrange declared the holder of executive committee, in fur the stock would receive phasis of his disregard for I year than the holder of machinery of the State, /'-"ffo fterty bonds. out the party at a time like mportant thing that Mr. destroy the faith of the poop d to state was that on party which controls the S closing day for his offer, the national government co the stock he inentioneo treachery to the State, th including brokerage, and the head of the nation, i the New York stock finally agreed to issue the a( ule the amount of liber- Mr. Kvans as a warning to which he proposed to fers of the State against pos imber of shares of stock trayal by candidates now been sold for not less their suffrage. He also neglected to To (Jo Into ('am|>aigi at his profit by such a In providing for the elect roposed would be I nited States senator for t ? iPiflllnr pnmmloulAn o r> * * 1 * * .. r, <> | iiiiiTu i "i hi oi ini' tate is n?i stork exchange for such man, which will expire appi would he $3 23. lv two months beyond the t as generously offered a Senator llenet, the appo) of $100 to hankers on f'overnor Manning, it was transaction which they that candidates for the sk put through. Patriotic would canvass with the ever, who are co-operat- United States senatorial p treasury department in separate ticket will he pro nduce people to hold the executive committee not only decline.*, to aid short form candidates, who in his scheme but alsr? vded for in the regular pri treasury department of other candidates The as fee w is fixed at $50 Mon liberty bonds are w nrn-a jl' siitWHled. as the last ' day 1 ?1V with rePahle !)erso"s pledges and fne campaign is ns of any'kind in which the following day ""K ith ^t are concerned. r. natoriai candidates a> i)il /.; K-i * m Ne\k sri LAURIN ALMOST READ Y BUT NOT THROWN OUT cracy Brings Censure Upon Them But Dters to Put Them Out in the Printh?No New Candidates Will er Senatorial Race. ued yes-Ontor Ilenet and Thomas H Peeples ratio ex- nre t}lus far <he only candidates who ting the ',av<> announced for the short term. ^ j John Gary Evans, State chairman. was elected a member of the national IcLaurin peniocratic executive committee mocratic from this State to succeed the lato Senator Tillman. Mr. Evanc exthe part P'a'npd that the eler ,.un of this let the Tnpm,)?r would he merely compliline the mentar>' as 'hp State convention , AUKUSt would he called on in 15*20 to elect linst the H r<Tular committeeman, which elece to act t'on wol,td he in advance of the na?rfldy of clonal convention. Mr. Evans has ealed in ',pen associated with the na? of in at- t'ona' committee the last eight years, ic party SPrv'nK 88 a P'oxy for Senator Tillase "in- man- *??n. Wilie Jones of Columbia rs ago anmM,nced his candidacy fo> the I Heard Phice, hut had his name withdrawn ave heen vvhen he learned that the name of and the ^'r" "vans was being considered hv ,, some of the committeemen. No eft neither . lound hv fnrf was ,na('e to ?Pfih the full term tominees I' n'' -v "at. aso's re- Address to Voters. , . , , In his address to the committee, rhief oh.. which iiddress the committeemen itiII s tire. structed he issued as a warning to the voters of the State. Mr. Evans tor from said: ;r of the "To the Democracy of South Carothe ap- )jna; \ crisis confronts the Demflve, he-j opratic party in this Slate heretofore ilcl.aurin unparalleled in its history. Your exthe facts ecutive committee is powerless to hed over (j(?al with it. hut as guardians of the to Hi 36 (party it is our duty to call to your f the va- attention existing conditions, k them,' ( e^t the last State convention of ceremon- n10 party a rule was passed denying !?., Tl.n rvr.. . ..o to any citizen who voted against the y being regular nominees of the primary ir commit- i <? i fi as declared t?y the State o? l the d"- county executive committee. th< i of opin- right to participate in a Item <cr. ti< the can- priamry subsequent thereto. At th< te of the | tion that (Continued on Page fi t and Mo c tickets AMERICAN AVIATORS IN V over the . propo, THRILLINO AIR RATTI. .S )f the is le voteis one German Mai Siine Siait iiown ami ihe partv | , . One Oilier Iti'Mcvcil Put Out ol' ike those it to Ho Control in Its Pilings. hv John ; With the Amen an Army ir nan. who | artv ma- l'ran'r. July 11 Four Ameiic t bused by aviators. Lieutenants Carlisle Rhode: late, and (lf Torre Haute. Ind., S. I'. Thomp i ago i e- | son Honeoye Falls, N \ Waldo N Heinrichs, of Granville. Ohio, an; n protest I mittee or[*'(,',n Mitchell, of Manchester, Mass. ic courts engaged in a thrilling air battlt harge of northwest of Chateau Thierry. Otii lino* Ihn Coriiinn monl.lno ...... ....PI l lit- x........... ...... IMMC 11 r? MIW1 (KIWI fusing to during the combat and it is believe. hammer that Lieutenant Heinrichs was th< minittee'' American who sent the enemy air the regu- plane to earth. Issed. He The four .nerioan aviators were d to fol- patrolling the line five or six kilo d by the meters inside the Herman front ther em- when they encc ?ntered six enemy he party machines. The baitt.e began at an rt to sell altitude of 4 200 meters and conthis and tlnued until the machines had drople in th? l>i'd down to 2,200 meters from th?' tate and earth. The combat lasted for 20 nstituten minutes e nation An hour later eight American malt was chines engaged in a batt'j- with 15 ldress oi enemy airplanes at a height of 4,the vo TOO meters The combat swiivd isible be- backward and forward over the Herseekin* man and American lines near Chateau Thierry. The Herman machine* i?, were higher than the Americans, but tion of .? the latter maneuvered their air he une\- planes admirably in the fight. Slid itoi Till denlv one of the enemy airplane oximate- dived toward th* earth and went enure of spinning downward, being chaser ntee of down by two of the Americans arranged Lieutenants Ralph A O No 11, ol ort term | Nogales. Arizona, and J. (". Itaihle regular of New York, arty. A It is he.ieved that the German a'? vlded by ~lane was out of n?>ntrol during it.-< for the pilings. i will bo ? mnry for* Two daughters of Postmaste sessinent General Burleson have eptered the iday was jmval service as second class > (> Tor fliing . ^ , women and^tre now on duty in the i to On?n he other,>ie paymaster-general of loy. Sen- the navy. sioner Marion in a bond of $1,000. which was furnished. The case was worked up by local officers and department of justice* (officers and denotes the activity fa| ken to break up the illicit shipment j of whiskey into prohibition territory v j Several trunks of whiskey recently^ have been seized by officials, the latest occurring last night when ^ i trunk containing about 20 quarts. ' was taken. It developed that a portion of the whiskey had been rt?~ , moved in transit. I ? ? ' 1MNKYIM.K ACJF.NT CJ1YKS UOM> IN St M OF $1,000 | The Charlotte Observer this mornl!ing says: ' S. M. Ilaggett, agent for the Sonthem .Express company at 1'ineville. ' was arrested yesterday afternoon by Peputy Marshal K. S. Williams, charged with being implicated in the 1 shipping of whiskey from wet point* j into this section of the country. Hewas placed under a bond of $1.noe for his appearance before United 1 States Commissioner .1. \V. Cobb July 20, when a preliminary hearing" will be given him. ' The ar'e<t of Haggett followed the seizure Wednesday afternoon of a t'tink containing 63 (marts of whiskey at the express office at Pinevillo by agents of the denartment of jnsi fire. under Snecial Agent A A. , N'elms The trunk was sulftroacoa in the apert at Pineville and eacH onart bottle within the trunk was addressed to an individual whose ad dress was piven as Pineville but ! j v ho. it was found following ?S. _ I tipation by apents. did not live at. 4 that place. * j It was announced at department' ,, of Vlust'ee headouarters last niphfc 1 that other arrests had been made In .j South Carolina by department of Juj?. tice apents in that state, but the? i names of those apprehended coulr? . not be obtained here. The apents ,'charped there has been a conspiracy 1 for the purpose of shipplnp whiskey , from wet points into North andf South Carolina. The huiidinp at Pineville occupied < v t^e express office also holds the Southern passenper station there In th's buildinp the apents said they found two barrels and a trunk full , of empty whiskey cartons. It lpy , i claimed others are tanp'ed up in fh*v alleped conspiracy who have not been arrested, hut that soon the threads will he wound about them also. : ??? ? t sKN \TOR BKXKT CHAIIOI W OF BANKS <'OMMITTKIC Washington, July 11 Senator I Henet of South Carolina ^as ^Gllay. I appointed chairman of the national*.' xf , hanks committee He was also ajJ^ no nted a member of the appropria-j ' tions, Cuban relations, expenditure* n the navy department, five civilized: i tribes of Indians. forest reservtr? ions, private land claims and transportation and salt* of moat* o nominees. The skin of the female shark, hifh is smoother than that of the imlo 's used extensively for swore* handles. ? .4 ' ' ' .. jtr m *1 1SCRIPTI0N $2.00 A YEAR EXPRESSMEN FACE CHARGE OF AIDING IN LIQUOR SELLING William Fir.ley, Messenger Between Charlotte and Columbia Arrested. IUVflAT T n A i liiEi * HvIJTJ AULINI UUI\I)EL> Sixty-three Quarts of Liquor Seized Which Was Addressed1 to Agent at That PlaceFound in Office. Rock Hill, July It.?Another linfc. was forped in Hie chain.beipg wovetv about illicit whiskey selling herej abouts when federal officers this morning arrested William Finley, express messenger on the train between Columbia and Charlotte, via of Kingville. Flnley Is charged* with aiding in the illegal transportation of liquor in violation of theReed amendment to the prohibition law. He was taken to York this afternoon and was held by Commis