The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, July 12, 1918, Image 2
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VOL. 23. NO. 76. SEMI
ALLIES' POSlTIl
# IN STRATEG
FRENCH PRESSURE
YIELDING^ RESULTS
Town of Corey, East of ReL
Forest and Other Strong
Positions Taken.
AUSTRALIANS IN ACTIOP*
They Have Penetrated Germar
Positions and Captured Pris
oners?French Push Aus
Brians Back.
(Thursday.)
French pressure along the lint
fiom the Marne to the Aisne, whicl
began two weeks ago as a series o
local attacks, has begun to yield re
. suits which are appreciable whei
Pr;.' viewed on the map. The town <>
Corey, east of Hetz forest has beei
taken from the Oerman and stroni
positions in the vicinity have beer
captured by the slow, methodical ad
vance that has been the source o
much annoyance to the enemy foi
several days.
As a result of the assault raad?? bj
K the French from Ambleny, s(y -*o:
\ the Alsne, to the hills south of Corey
\ thir Une has been straightened ant
advanced to high ground which lend!
' Itself to d? nsive operations urn
give* the Flench good observatior
t point* from which they can see wha
is going on behind the German lines
There has heer?.u utmc rn:>?nn f?-)i
Jf believing that when the Germans re
Bume their offensive on . ester?
[front they will attempt t breaV
through between the Marne and th<
Aisne in a dash straight for Paris
l-'or this reason, the operations whicl
tho Prpnoh ito vn nnnwA#! w
- - * M ?vu WU V UOO14 ?H
' ' ^<?,'}mpo'rtance.
' South of Core.? the German lln<
[ extends slightly to the westward, bui
It curves sharply eastward just be
rfore it reaches the Olignon river
nortwest of Chateau Thierry. Fron
the Olignon southward to the Marnt
American forces have been ltnprov
Ing their positions in recent days anc
now have a strong line of positioni
I running northward fron hill 204
S. f east of Chateau Thierry to the vil
/ * lage ot^t'ofcy. ??*
On the' British front, the Austra
liana have been In action once more
^ penetrating German positions an
j capturihg prisoners. On the rest ol
\... the lines, held by the British, thei>
/ have been the usual artillery dueb
and patrdl engagements
"French and Italian detachment'
are steadily pushing Austrian force?
back along the western slopes of the
mountains that parallel the coast ol
Albania. They are reported north
or the important town of Herat an?l
have moved ah<*V'. in the hilly conntry
to the east. "Vienna admits the
allien success ri this quarter.
In the mo italn'. ^sectors of the
^northern Italian t front. Austriar
ljf'ts which approach the Italiar
p*.. 'ions have been driven bach.
Bolshevik forces have engaged ir
battles with the Czecho-Slovaks Ir
1 tEuropean Itussia, and an official
I- statement Issued at Moscow claims
r that victories have been won at va^
rlous points. The fighting appears
to Have been hardest in the region to
v., the east and southeast and l'etro?
' grad. which may indicate that th?Czechs-Slovaks
have advanced from
Urals where they been re-4
ported active for some weeks.
A*Veklng dispatch states that the
, <"zeAo-Slovaks are In virtual con
trol f all western Siberia. Over
v iBt wretches of this country thev
X have triumphed over the Ilolshevlkl.
\ C- The overthrow of the Kolshevikl at
Irkutsk has been confirmed.
An official statement from Berlin
sa's that five of a squadron of six
k At .rlMn
WIIH II SIM r 1(3(11
ou?i with the Intention of honiMnr
k f city of CVo' Jenz fell Intr the hands
of the Germans.
Sir Oeoree Cave, British home secJ^HBkjatary.
haa announced in the house
' * ^Wkoramonft that the British governl|tet
\fill apply to the courts f?r an
'jflflfir'to wind up the business of enJ&ft
banks and make it impossible,
a period of years after the wet.
|M f r an enemy bank to be opened In
^H^itaftland. In addition, every mnle
he Lai
[ WEEKLY. LANCA
ONS GAINING PEOPLE
IC FORCE DAILY HOLD
0
enemy alien over 18 years of age
will be immediately interned. reasury
Premier Lloyd George in speaking Warning
I on the subject has said that the Sche
| work will be carried out "vigorously,
rigorously and with fairness."
FLAGRAN
1 (Wednesday.)
For the moment, the eyes of the New Yorke
allied world are turned away from
the battle front in France, where the ror .Go'
Germans are believed to be prepar- With Bij
I ing for a resumption of their offen- ^ ,p
slve against the positions held by the
soldiers of the entente nations. The
I most active urea in the various thea- Washingto
ters of the war is in Albania, where loan orgunizt
the French and Italians are contin- .,arjmenj j,
" uing their success against the AusUKainst
scnei
irittus.
While it is not expected that far ure attempt!
reaching results will be brought of liberty hoi
about by the offensive in this section eminent sect
9 of the world, the movement has in It stocks or Ws
1 possibilities which seem interesting, treasury alia
^ The rapid progress made by the addressed p
French and Italians, the pobahility bondholders
1 that the Austro-Hulgar line to the banks being
' east past Lake Ochrida may be out- titers to sell
1 flanked and the possibility that an One indiv
S offensive may be launched along the partinent saj
1 Saloniki front tend to give the events "rural" ow
" in Albania some importance at a tongued sale
' time when the main battle area is away from t
'* cjuiet. ing issued In
There have been ^ indications re- Despite th
r cently that an offensive might he he- department i
' gun in Macedonia, if for no other successfully
reason than to withdraw Austrian dure liberty
' and possibly German troops from icallv keep t
? Italy and France. It is reported that j various allur
1 the iiulgarians are war weary and ing this pur]
1 that a powerful blow along the front heads.
1 north of Saloniki might tiring about One of th
notable military and political results, cases is that
'""The Teutonic aiiieir" in Macedonia j self "Sanfo
" have been savagely attacking the en- Street. New
1 tente lines, but have been driven through a ci
i bark. co-operation
5 French troops continue their of- Liberty bond
fensive tactics east of the Retz for-! government
1 est. along the line front tlie Marne known stock
*.to the Aisne. The fighting has grad-jsaid. would
I ualtv extended southward along the turns to the
} front southwest of Soissons. with the the fact thai
' French repeating their operation of would yield
" pushing the enemy bock from strong land place in
position front which he might easily of liberty be
1 reach vital ground along the French of very mucl
line of defense. As a meat
Along the British, there have been sciences of i
' | intermittent artillery duels, deepen- ates. Mr. Hoi
4ling here and there into bombard- lie\'ing the
ments of great Intensity. This has they would r
" been the case east of Antiens, where of "good Sa
the Germans have drenched Austra- not unselfish
lian positions with shells and then holders to e:
attacked in an attempt to regain tc- nient seeurit
' ritory lost when the Australians and "tire insuran
f Americans nttacked on July 4. The tongued sto<
. tend to it,"
4 (Continued on Page 5.) The alluri
stock which
? WHEAT ( HOP REDUCED RY |exchange wa
' FORTY MILLION RUSH ELS ,,e attempted
5 erty bonds.
f . ed Mav 21.
As Shown by Government s JuL . ,
1 banks and a
1 Forecast as Compared With the "presid
That of June. cashier." Mr
shares of st?
tSfi." for .(
Washington, July 11.?Govern- any issue. 1
I ment hopes for a billion-bushel wheat an annual 1<1
i crop received a setback when the stock and 4 n
department of agriculture's July Mr. Holmes
i forecast shed a reduction of 40.000.- 21 shares of
i 000 bushels in the prospective cron *90 more a
I Unfavorable weather conditions dur- *.1.000 in lit
i in* June cut the estimate harvest to One very ii
> 891,000,000 bushels from the 911.- Holmes failei
i 000,000 bushels forecast in June. May 18. the r
? Production estimates on other crops 21 shares of
'"'so were slightly reduced v ere worth,
i ? A Vecord production of corn, the *2,15401 on
i mo%t valuable of all the country's exchange, \\ h
crop#, is promised with an estimate ty bonds for
of 1,1fi0,000,000 bushels trade this nu
i . Although June weather was some- could have I
what unfavorable for most crops. In- than $2,850.
' dicatlons are that the se>so'<'s har- point out thi
' -eat will make this a bumper year, deal as he m
j In addition to n record crop^ of corn :t7. while the
| barley, rye. sweet potatoes and ric\? a reputable s
1 are forecast to exceed all previous a transaction
i yearly production and the harvest of Mr. Holme
jonts, white potatoes tobacco and hay commission <
will be larger than the average of the epch such t
five years, 1912-16. helped him i
Wheat, notwithstanding th? rednc bankers, howi
tlon caused by the month's poor ing with the
weather, will have a larger produc- ?eekt"g to tr
tion th the five year average of their bonds, i
809,000,000 bushels. Government Mr. Holmes
crop experts explain that the final votlfled the i
output of the crops will be larger It.,
or smaller than forecnst 1-r them as Owners of
conditions frofn now to time of h*r- ed to deal on
vest are fetter, or worse than th- In transaction
itveragp. ? j their bonds a
_____ 0r "' ?? '
MCASTE
STEU, S. FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1918.
URGED TO !llI:xst: and M,
THEIR BONDS 0F FAR'
Efforts to Betray Dem<
Department Issues ,, ,8 Left |o th, %
5 Against Certain mary Next M|
minp Persons. gn
T CASE IS GIVEN
Several hours were consu
terday by the State Demoi
r Would Trade Stock ,catlve c?mm,ttee ,leb
vernment Securities proposal of taking the name
? Profit for Himself L. Hlease and John L.
'ansaction. front the rollB of the 1>
party.
n, July 11. The war Strenuous argument on
itlon or the treasury do- of 8PVe,nl committeemen t
people themselves deter
as issued a warning .
tjuestion at the polls at th
tiling individuals who primary finally prevailed a;
ng to persuade holders disposition of the coniniitti
:tds to exchange the gov- sunintarily. The alleged f
irities for commercial "'eas<' stnd McLaurin, as re
ill Street securities. The McLaurin's recent exposure,
iges that the appeal is 'eniPf to sell the Democra
articulurly to "rural" ou* ,wo ><>ars aRo, the 111
through banks, the dependent ticket two ye
requested to invite far- which was alleged by \V.
their government bonds P"t ?ut the ticket, to 1
idual. the treasury de- "anted by Cole I., ltlease,
,s. argued'that if there announcement by Hlease tin
iters some smooth- ho nor ,,is followers were
sman might get them lh,'ir onths to S"PP"rt the
he farmers. The warn- of ,hp Party in 1!t 1 f> an<1 ni
pre reads: iteration of fraud were the
e desire of the treasury Joctives of the rnmmitteem<
tnd others interested in Would Kick tint of I'
bouncing the war. to in- t. ii Ketcliin, State sen.bond
owners to patriot- I'lyriiebl county, and ntentli
heir bonds, agents with o< <utlve committee, urged
ing schemes for defeat- 4 ^ntment of a committee o
[lose are raising their fore whom Hlease and
should be summoned and if
ie most flagrant recent were found to be as publii
ol a man sighing him- the names of those friendly
,|-H 1 I. .1Ac C7 Ul-ll i .... . ..
aim .vrci,aurin at toe time <
York." .Mr. Holmes,! rlous incidents, then to "ki<
rcular letter, sought thejniease and McHanrin. ut
of bankers in inducing j jnusly out of the party rar
I owners to trade their duration of this authori
securities for a well. lodged with the executive
Such an exchange, he tee, was the storm center <
greatly increase the re- hate. There was no divisio
investor, but he ignored ion as to the just deserts o
t execution of his plans didates in question. Sot
him an enormous profit 1 committeemen took the pos
tHe hands of the owner \ the elimination of Hlease
mils another investment j I.aurin from the Democrat
It less value, v ou!d cause a great furor
ts of solving the con- State If left to the voter
lis proposed confeder- disposition would he mad?
Irpes declared that in re- sue in casting ballots. T
people of their bonds, could he trusted to retain
eally he playing the part in its purity and to rehi
maritans." If they did who had sought to betray
ly induce "rural" bond publicans
xchange their govern- The question was raised
!es for something else, Gary Kvans, State chain
ce and other smooth- said he was tired of the i
k salesmen" would at- chinery being villified and i
he confided. Hlease throughout the F
ng "hook value" of the charges of fraud two yearMr.
Holmes aimed to iterated, when Hlease did
s the hook upon which the courage or manhood t
to catch holders of lib- tire election before the com
In a circular letter dat- to carry the question into tl
101 8, sent broadcast to He was continuing this
ddressed particularly to fraud and partisanship ag
ent, vice-president or present committee in re
Holmes offered 21 speak in York "under the
>ck. "hook value $3,- of a partisan executive cc
,000 in liberty bonds of and would not speak until
figuring on the basis of lar meeting had been dism
per cent return on thn
_ ...%?? uiov vuimmini ny I t*I IIM
e>- cent on lih?Tty bond*, low the itinerary as arrangi
deelared the holder of executive committee, in fui
the stock would receive phasis of his disregard for
year than the holder of machinery of the State. F.ft<
lerty bonds. out the party at a time like
mportant thing that Mr. destroy the faith of the peoi
d to state was that on party which controls the S
losing day for his offer, the national government en
the stock he mentioneo treachery to the State, th
including brokerage, and the head of the nation
i the New York stock finally agreed to Issue the a
ile the amount of liber- Mr. Kvans as a warning tf
which he proposed to ters of the State against pos
tuber of shares of stock trayal by candidates now
been sold for not less their suffrage.
He also neglected to fn <?o Into ('ampaig
it his profit by such a In providing for the e'er
oposed would be $49f?.- I nlted States senator for t
regular commission on pired term of the late Sent
tock exchange for such man, which will expire app
w mi in no ly two months beyond the I
s generously offered a Senator Henet, the appo
>f $100 to hankers on Oovernor Manning, it was
ransaetion which they that candidates for the sh
[>ut through Patriotic would canvass with the
ever, who are co-operat- I'nited States senatorial p
treasury department in separate ticket will he pro
iduce people to hold the executive committee
aot only declined to aid short term candidates, whr
In his scheme hut nls:> voted for in the regular pri
treasury department of other candidates The as
fee was fixed at $50. Mai
liberty bonds are waru-?31? ? 1 unrated as ^he lMtidiiy
ly with rel'ablc^Serpo"* pledges nrd fffeca in pa i ^ n i?
is of any'kind in which the following' day '' w ith
ire concerned. s? natorlal candidates Dil
._Y . L..i
R NEH
aLAUR1N ALMOST READ
TY BUT NOT THROWN Oi
?cracy Brings Censure Upon Them ]
Voters to Put Them Out in the PriDnth?No
New Candidates Will
ter Senatorial Race.
imed yes-Oator Itenet and Thomas H. Pe?
:ratic ex-Jare thus far the only candidates
ating the ""Y^ Mnuuuneea lor tne snort n
's of Cole John Gary Kvans. State chain
was elected a member of the nati
McKaurin pemoeratic executive romm
emocratic from this State to succeed the
Senator Tillman. Mr. Evanr
the part P,aim'd that the elec.Ion of
o let the mprr>her would be merely con
mine the mentary as the State conven
e August vvonl(t l)e called on in 1920 to <
;ainst the rePu,ar committeeman, which i
r-e to act *'nn would be in advance of the
erfldy of l'onal convention. Mr. Kvans
vealed in beon closely associated with the
of an at- ,ional committee the last eight y<
tic party sprving as a proxy for Senator
ease "in- "lan. (Jen. Wilie Jones of Colui
ars ago. b;u> annonnced his candidacy for
P. Heard Phtce, but had his name withdr
iave been when h? 'earned that the nam
and the '^'r '''vans was being considerer
*t neither sn,nP of 'he committeemen. \<
bound by fnrt was ,ua('e to the "full t
nominees I<n11 y
ease's re-1 Address to Voters.
. .. . In h is 1,? o/.mint
rnioi on.
which address the eommitteemer
?n s tire. ...
structed he issued as a warnini
1,1 the voters of the State, Mr. E
iter from sa|d:
er of the ..T() the Democracy of South <
I the ap- una: A crisis confronts the I
f five, he-, (({,|?tjr party in this State heret<
Mchaurin unparalleled in its history. Youi
the facts ecutive committee is powerless
died over deal with it. hut as guardians of
to lti ae | p-rty it is on, d..ly i?> call to
if the v>i- attention existing conditions,
k them." '-^t the last State conventlo
icerenion- Die party a rule was passed den
iks. The to any citizen who voted against
ty being regular nominees of the primai
commit-, i ?i i?; as declared hy the State
f the d?- county executive committee,
n of opin- right to participate in a Dem >o
f the can- priamry subsequent thereto. A
lie of the]
ition that (Continued on Page 6.)
and Mi- ?
ic tickets .AMERICAN AVIATORS I>
sOVproper THRILLINCi AIR HATT1
of the is
he voters 4 >)u. (ieriimn Machine Sliot l>o\\n
,1l1' ^ One Other lle'leved Put Out
like those
it to He- Control in Its Pilings.
b> -'M'm With the Ameri an Armv
party ma-1 France, July 11 Four Am**
11> ii s?*?l hy I aviators. Lieutenants Carlisle Ftli
itate. and of Terre Haute, Ind.. S. IV Th
s "'" | son, Honeoye Falls, N. Y Wald
not have
, Heinrichs, of (Sranville, Ohio,
o protest i
mlttee or|*??'in Mitchell, of Manchester, M
he courts engaged in a thrilling air b
charge of northwest of Chateau Thierry,
ainst the German machine was shot (
fusing to during the combat and it is beli
hammer that Lieutenant Helnriehs was
immittee'' American who sent the enemy
the regu- plane to earth,
issed. He The four American aviators
>d to fol- patrolling the line live or six
Ml by the meters inside the German f
-tber em- when they encc entered six en
the party machines. The batt>e began ai
>rt to sell altitude of 4.200 meters and
this and tinued until the machines had d
ile in th* bed down to 2,200 meters from
itate and earth. The combat lasted for
institute*! minutes.
e nation An hour later eight American
It was chines engaged in a batttr. witt
ddress ?m fnemy airplanes at a height oi
) the vo 700 meters. The eomhat swi
ssible tin- backward and forward over the
' s?ekin* man and American lines near i
teau Thierry. The German macV
n. were higher than the Americans,
tion of .? the latter maneuvered their
he une\- planes admirably in the fight
itor Till denly one of the enemy airpl
roximate- dived toward the earth and '
tenure of spinning downward, being ch
intee of down by two of the A merit
arranged Lieutenants Ralph A O'Ne |l.
ort term | Nogales. Arizona, and .1 Ka
regular of New York,
arty. A It is he.Ieved that the German
v'ded by -lane was out of control durinf
tor the pTungs.
mary for * Two daughters of Postmas
isesament Central Burleson have epterrd
ldav was naval service as second class
for filing women
and^tre now on duty in
< to 6n?n
he other (>^ ,,ie paymaster-genera
io^. Sen- the navy.
vs
subs< HIPTION .$2.00 A YEAH
i EXPRESSMEN FACE
VT CHARGE OF AIDING
IN LIQUOR SELLING
William Finlev, Messenger Between
Charlotte and Colum>Pies
bia A"ested.
who
erm. pineVUlle agent bondei*
nan* ___
i ?n ?1
it tee Sixty-three Quarts of Liquor
,a,? Seized Which Was Addressed!
thi~ to Agent at That Placeip!i
Found in Office.
tion
sleet Rock Hill, July 11.?Another linK.
plec- was forged in the chain.beipp woven
na- about illicit whiskey selling herea
bouts when federal officers this
na- morning arrested William Finley, exuirs,
press messenger on the train beTill
tween Columbia and Charlotte, via
nbia of Kingville. Finley Is chargecS
'be with aiding in the illegal transporawn
tation of liquor in violation of the*
e of R,.p,] amendment to the prohibition
' by jaw. Me was taken to York this
1 of- afternoon and was held by Commlserm
sioner Marion in a bond of $1,000 .
which was furnished.
The case was worked up by local
ttee, officers and department of justice*
i in-1 officers and denotes the activity tac
,01 ken to break up the illicit shipment
vans ot whiskey into prohibition territory. w
Several trunks of whiskey recently^,
'aro- have been seized by officials, the
)em- latest occurring last night when ^
fore | trunk containing about 20 quarts,
r ex-!w*as taken. It developed that a por?
? to t'on of the whiskey had been r*?~
tlie.rnoved In transit.
your I
1MNKVII/I-F. A OF. NT GIVES
n of I HON I) IN SIM OF Sl.fMHt
ivinpj t>1p Charlotte Observer this niorn'^jlng
says:
> inj S. M. Raggett. agent for the South?
! nT ern .Express company at Rineviilft.,
was ^nrested yesterday afternoon by
r. t ie ?.
1'ppuiy Marshal K. S. Williams'
,*1'1 chnrped with being implicated in the|
shipping of whiskey from wef "points
| 'nto this section .jnf tho country. Hr
? ' was placed undpr a hond of $1.00"
' %. for his appearance before United
| s; States Commissioner .1 \\ Cobb
Jnly 20, when a preliminary hearingwill
be piven him.
and | The arrest of Bagcett followed the
of seizure Wednesday afternoon of ?
t'linli containing OS ouarts of wMskev
at the express office at Pinevill??
by agents of the denartment of jnsin
tire. under Sneoial Agent A A,
ric n The trunk was addressed t.r
the acent at T'ineviile and eacH
lodes
nuart bottle within the trunk was addressed
to an individual whose adlo
N. dress was given as Pineville but
an?l | who, it was found follow.,*
lass., j tigation hv agents, did not live at.
attle that placeOne
1* was announced at department
lown ofViust'ce hendouarters last night
ieved ^hat other arrests had been made trt
t the South Carolina by department of jusrajr.
tice agents in that state, but thenames
of those apprehended coulr?
were' 1101 bp obtained here. The agents
kilo-' charged there has been a conspiracy
ront ! for ,ho purpose of shipping whiskey*
emy wet points into North antf
t an South Carolina.
nm- The building at Pineville occupies!
rop- ' v t>>e express office also holds the
the Southern passenger station there In
20 th's building the agents said they
i found two harrels and a trunk fnlT
ma of empty whiskey cartons. Tt I?, ,
1 15 claimed others are tang'ed up in the
A 3 ' '
"* - alleged conspiracy who have not been
1 i arrested, but that soon the threads
( a 61'will
be wound about them also.
1 ha- . _
fines
but S?:N XTOR RFAKT CHAIRMAN
air- f?F RANKS COMMITTKUT
Washington. July ^11- Senator
went ,,PnPf of Carolina yas^flflay.- y'
ased appointed chairman of the nationals' ^
ans, banks committee. He was also ajJpointed
a member of the appropria^ |
'il,lp* tions. Cuban relations, expenditure? n
the nnvv department, five civilized".
a'i
1 rll.no ..f T .. ,1 1 ? --
r wi xnn.Hih, inrrsT reserve?ions.
private land claims and rtwr
transportation and sale of meats*
<te> on
mi (tees,
the .
yon The skin of ihe female shark.
the ' hieh is smoother than that of fh?>
1 oi iielo <h used extensively for iwortf
handles.
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