The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, July 12, 1918, Image 1
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VOL. 23. NO. 76. SEMI-W
ALLIES' POSITIOl
)g IN STRATEGIC
FRENCH PRESSURE ?:
P YIELDING RESULTS?
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Town of Corey, East of Retz
Forest and Other Strong
Positions Taken. ?
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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
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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.
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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
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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