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VOL. 23. NO. 79. SEMI-WE^I
ALLIED Tl
THROUG
# ENEMY RETREATING FROM
ALLIED ARMY ?
the
^ and
* Only Germans South of the tjuo
Marne Are Now Dead and we8t
T1
Prisoners. , ,
drivi
' no rt
THE ADVANCE CONTINUES nve
varli
T!
French, Hritish and Americans man
Drive Forward and the Huns ofiv-<
Are Literallv Mowed Down1 V'e'
fant
By Machine Guns. 7 7*s
of tt
With the French Army in
\ , France, July 22.?Chateau Knn'
\\ \ Thierry, the corner stone of the *'R ,
)k\ line of the farthest German ad,4^
var. e fell yesterday morning < rr
wheu the French o^cipl^d tlfe'
city, driving the Germans be-'st. E
feve them. The enemy has be- despei
"'fck gun his retrert northward un- iiritis
dcr heavy pressure from all
sfdes, French, Americans and The f
British all participating in the were
thrust which is pushing the Ger- urday
* mans Wack. Where the retreat preser
will ond pnnnAl K/-?
vmiiiui, uc vun.icviuicu, serves
4 as everything now depends on brougl
the will of the allied commander- endea
in-chief. alread
The German position in the wit
* # vicinity of Chateau Thierry was Thiert
* doomed from the moment their Frond
/ % divisions re-crossed the Marne. from i
Franco-American troops carried of tho
, " out an encircling movement portio
from the northwest at the samejiient
time, whjch made it absolutely mis. n
necessary' for the enemy to with- when
draw. mi min
In the course of the nipht rooon- 0f pm
I nalssainces were effected by the }ia,
' French to test the strenpthn^JJu? troops
(jerninns still in the city an(MHHp^<:sjsti
after dawn the allied re-occupation Foch.
became an accomplished fact. i harass
with t
rf- A ntoM soissnvs to iehkims Uvork
I \ j thk Al.hlKI) AltMIKS \1>V WCH dians
li? Victories for the allied arms In the a
I France continue to multiply. Over part I
Ithe entire 60-mile front runninp ion in
from Soissons to Rheims the allied In
jlH # troops are fightinp with a determina- eept i
rk tion that brooks no denial of their there
I effort* V.wl 1 " ?
s y ?w. v... <?um ihc wiiiiciiib mrhliny m pri
Lfl V are giving ground, though stubborn ?rn F
If resistance is being offered on some
sectors.
B Further goodly sized indentations
T have been made in the German line LEVI
between Roissons and Chateau p<
Thierry by the American and French
troops and almost all the gains made
hy the Germans in their recent drive Tells
j south of the Marne and toward the, fn
vicinity of Rheims have been blotted
er.t under the counter attacks of the I
f t Americans. French, Rritish and ItalBL.Jf
l~ns. Wa
Chateau Thierry, which represents ment
the point in the battle line where the price
Germans had driven their wedge he fe
nearest to Paris, has been recaptur- Wllso
8k; ed by the French troops, and almost I.?ever,
simultaneously the village of Rrasles, of tht
two miles eastward, and the heights tee.
to the north of the village fell into bouse
tSeir hands. hera
Acting in harmony with the move- larger
ment on Chateau Thierry, Amerlcan< that t
?nl French troops northwest of^rop
city struck the Germans another while
hard blow, broke through the Qon Rny I
man lines and drove through at
some points more than three miles. Presid
ILarge numbers of prisoners were " ma
taken and the machine guns of the ''ig tb
allied troops literally mowed dow? he ha
the Germans who endeavored to stay vocat*
their progress. To the north alone the ii
the Ourorj valley the French are
making pood progress toward the HALF
Important Junction town of Nanteu!;-^ ?
Notre Dame while the operations Dot
south and southeast of Solssons are Amerl
keeping time with those along the in th?
other parts of the front. June,
* The entire southern hank of the Ish si
Maine having been cleared of enemy made
forces, French, Hritish and Italian Sir L
troops now are harassing those tary (
southwest of Rhelms and they have added
t.een forced to fall hack in the ('our- made
ton wood, the Ardre valley and near ger n
fr
?r\ '
m,
' ' ?CLY.
LANCi
HOOPS BR
H GERMA
CLASS O
tMAN LINK IJT BROKEN;
ALLIKH PUSH NORTHEAST j ARM\
Men In I>e
ith the American Army on
Maine. July 22.?The French ^ * 1,1
Americans have broken
ugh the German line northof
Chateau Thierry,
le French nn<l Americans Washing
ing the spear head toward the calls for i
heast, have already advanced 0f draft rei
kilometres. (3 1-10 miles) at camps vac
jus places.
. ,,, , . . . . al guard v
he allied troops have taken
y prisoners. including three nati
?rs. who said that they were speculation
I of the war. American in- ' as to how
rymen captured two German onllo?l for
Previous to the breaking
There n
le German lines the allies bat....
. . anxiety on
with the desperate machine Al , ,
their relati
lers, who were mowed down ,,, ,
; men will li
tie allied reinforcements ar- , .....
. in I'd 10. it
1. The German losses were i
In fact
tjlo. I . . ..
I Marshal (
I i
~???J win never
uphaise. notwithstanding their ' for comb
ate resistance. The number of present ind
h operating with the allied to do so.
in this region is not known. Draft of
irst announcement that they able to rai
In tlie action was made Sat- ?f 5,000.00
night and doubtless they re- tbe deferr<
it a portion of the great re- troops. T1
that everywhere are being believe is c
ht up along the battle line in an they figure
vor to make sure the victories The reg
y won and enlarge them. inal draft
h the capture of Chateau class one.
y and the fast progress of the men. Df t
h and Americans eastward ordered to
the northern sectors, the plight 1018. Cal
' Germans in the southwestern eust will n
n of the Soissons-Hheims sa- five men i
becomes increasingly hazard- more than
ind it is not imporbable that Registra
stock is finally taken large -1 hetweer
ers of prisoners and quantities 5. 1!'18. at
is and war stores will be found to class on
re been taken by the allied we will st
t. Aviators continue to lend than 1,500
ince to the troops of General one who v
scouting the hack areas and to camp.
dng the retreating Germans Refore tl
heir machine guns. Notable vice it is
has been done by American In- amend the
for General Pershing's men, the registr
borlgines taking a prominent ; and 21 and
In characteristic western fash-i Just how
scouting in the Mame region. | of the dm
none of the other theatres ex- one is unc
Ihn Snlscn-. V. ? i ..... ,1 . U ..
i ? * ?Mfinr?uun-i\IirilllS IS ?**?! Ill'" II
any fighting of urcat moment between 21
igress. The British in north- 000 class i
ranee and Flanders are contln- It 1? reasr
the percen
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would he
ER OPPOSES FIXING average, h
RICES OF COTTON NOW ^rcenlage
i would be
President Wilson Government because thf
ntrol of Prices for 1918 Is have estab
This ext
Not Feasible. woUld pro
more than
shlngton, July 22.?Govern- nearer 7.Of
control of the fixing of the1 And tint
of 1018 cotton crop would not no calls w|
asible at this time. President classes for
n was told by Representative When cl
, of South Carolina, chairman exhausted
house agricultural commit- made upon
Mr. Lever called at the white ant troops
after a series of conferences j one man a
with cotton men at which the anywhere i
1
' growers and bankers urged! For cerl
lie government acquire tho where nier
through a cotton corporation -'kill are ri
the smaller fanners opposed not to he f<
government Interference. istrants. tl
iresentative Lever told the the deferr
lent the crop could he handled The numhi
rketed slowly, notwlthstand- ken from
e present high prices, and said very small
d been nble to convince the ad-i There Is
!s of government acquisition of ing of the
nadvisability of such action. persons wl
; tlons in cl
' T11K AMKRirAN'S SKXT find them?
VKK IN HltlTISH HOTTOMS one an.l ci
idon. July 18.?Of the 637.927 main ,hn
ican troops brought to Kurope hold.
5 months of April, May and
3.10,956 were carried in licit- S
hips, according to a statement The drui
in the house of commons by for some t
eo Money, parliamentary secro- "substlt
to the ministry of shipping. He received si
I: "Arrangements are being They tell II
whereby we hope to carry lar- j ot the
umbers,in the future." jesBary to c
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\STER, S. C., TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1918.
WTP GERMAN U-BOATS
TV-m r~ SHELL MAINLAND
VI I 1^ Submarines Sink Three Barges
JLjMJL w M A and Sets a Fourth on
Fire.
NE TO PROVIDE
r OF FIVE MILLION F?UR SHELLS DROPPED
ferre<i ( lasses May Never Crews of Tow Escape in Small
ii<m1 i*i??n to Fight in Boats Amid the Fire? Seville
Trenches. eral Wounded But No One
Killed.
ton. July 22.?With the
increasing large numbers Orleans, Mass., July 22.?An ene?lstrants
to fill up training mv submarine attacked a tow oil the
. , , . .. I easternmost point of Cape Cod Sunated
by regulars, nation- , 1
I day, sank three barges, set a fourth
inits and the first quotas |and th),ir tlllr on lir? ;ltwl flr??ni.fl |
onal army, there is much'four shells on the mainland. The acthrouehout
the country, tion lasted an hour and was uncltalsoon
class 2 men will he '"Red except for two hydroplanes
. from the Chatham aviation station,
service.
which circled over the U-boat, causeed
be no immediate jn(E h?r (Q subnierget for anlv a nio.
the part of these men or m,.n( (<) r,.appPar an(, resume flrves.
No call for flphtinp j,)K
e made upon class 2 men The crews of thp tow numberini;
1 all piohahility. jj J|mj jn,.|u(jjnu three women and
it is the hope of Provost bvp children, escaped amid the shell
ioneral Crowder that heinro in |itVhoa,s several were
have to ko outside class I wouml,Hli but onlv one seriously,
atant units and there is no J Thls bftppftneii to he John Potovich.!
Rations that he will have an Austrian of the crew of the tup.
Ilis ripht arm near the shoulder was
Tlcials believe we will he to,n ftWay bv R fragment of sh,dl.
se and maintain an army Th(. minor injurlos of lhp otl,?rs
0 niPn without point: into W(.re from a,,pl) splintors.
-d classes ^ for flphtinp TheWpes were in tow of the tup
re flpuie 5.000.000 they j>,M(b Amboy, owned hy the Lehiph
onset\nti\e. Here is how valley railroad and were hound from
Gloucester for New York. One was
istration under the oripr-j ]oaclo?l with stone but the others
law made available, injxve,.e ijpbt heinp on their return trip
approximately 2.000.000 aftPr brinRjnK coaj to New Knpland.
hese. 1.505,iO8 had been The" attack was without warninp
camp prior to July 1, amj on)v tire poor marksmanship of
Is throupli July and Ail- ,j|P Herman punners permitted the
rake the number of selec- escapo of tho crewn.
n camp hy September l.| The lipht took trlace three miio.
J.oim.ono. I south of the Orleans const guard
tion of men who breamo. sjafjnn which is located midway be\
June f?. 1!?17, ami Junej|W,,on Chatham and the elbow, and
Ided another fioo.ooo men | Highland liutit at the extreme tip of
e, so that on September 1 |the cape. The firing was heard for
ill ha\e somewhat more miles and brought thousands to the
000 nualifled men in cla-s ju-ach from which the Hashes of the
rill not have been called i;uns and the outline of the I'-hoat!
were plainly visible. Possible danliese
men ate called to sor- j,,,r to jhe onlookers was not thought
expected congress will (>f ? shell whizzed over their
draft law to provide for heads and splashed in a pond a mile
ation of men between 18 inland. Three other shells buried
1 between .11 and 45. themselves in the sand of the beach,
many men this extension! The survivors of the tow. with the.
It would bring into class ] exception of two injured, were taken
ertain, but <t is expected ,n (he Orleans coast guard station,
timber would equal those communication with which by teleand
11. At least l.onn,- phone under navy regulations was
one men would be added. not permitted. No information
inably certain. Although could be obtained from official
tage of deferred elassifl- sources on the cape. The survivors
long men from 11 to 4 5 lost all their personal effects and
greater than the present some of them who were in their
PPO It CO r\ f f O r*\ I I .1
... iin^niu- Minks when the U-boat appeared, |
industrial grounds, tho oame ashore In their night clothing. I
of those from IS to 21 The tug Perth Amboy with her
higher than the average, four barges in line was puffing along |
se men would in few eases leisurely just off the shoals, two
Ushed family ties, miles from shore at 1 1 o'clock when
ension of the draft, then, the U-boat, of tin estimated length
vide a total class one of of 400 feet, rose suddenly one mile
f?.000,000 men?probably eastward and trained her guns on the
>0.000. tow. A moment later and without,
il class one Is exhausted | warning to the crew a shell struck
ill he made upon deferred the second barge amidships,
any fighting troops. The empty craft doubled up and
ass one in any district is sani< so quickly that her crew barely
no more calls will be ,jmo to lower their small boat--,
i that district for combat- rnpt j n. Tapely of the tug hat.
so long as there is a class | SOunded his whistle as soon as the Uvailable
in any district i boat was 8jPhted and ordered the
n the country. I ?? ? -
uniF^n MIMIIMIUIMM1. I n?* fir?I 81101
tain non-combatant units. wa8 fo,,?we?l bv a rain of shells tha, 1
. of special training or (,roppe(1
on and all about the Perth
squired and such men are Ambov an(, h,.r bnn,,.s. A Iu<.kv shot i
mind among class one reg- nPxf sank thp ,asf harpp Mpnnwh?c J
,on an(' only th&n- -are on tj1P f,)K had set her afire but 1
ed classes called upon. ?bP atood bv her barges to the finish, j
it of these specialists ta- Thp ,hjr(| bnrge fn fho HnP th?
defcried classes has been smallest 0f n 11. proved a hard mark'
and the Herman gunners occupied
to be a thoiough rocomb- ba|f an hour in disposing of her.
deferied clasres, and some fbjs (jniP (bo firing had aiarm10
were granted classificn- P(j ,bp whole cape and cries for as,ISS,N
,An ftn(' three may sistance were sent broadcast. No
iclves reclassified in class American warships, however, apilled
to camp. Rut in tho pparP(| fG be jn (be vicinity and the
original classification will exhibition of German gunners went
on methodically. Then two hvdro*
airplanes rose from the station at
upply of "noiie." Chatham and flying low darted tog
stores of this city which ward the enemy as though to attack
ime have been dispensing It could not be seen that they drop
ute" for Coco-Cola, have ped any bombs but the Germans e\iinnllou
of tho tool - > aootl,, ..? * l .i ? * ~ ' 4 ' ' * ' *
- - ? oiiiuo, nmn 1(11111(1 nn (UiarK imm TIIO
: on aome of them now'th^t! a,|i '?t they Mopped firing and ele
genuine article It la nec- ?
all for It by fta full name. *' '(Continued or. Page 8.)
'it.
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srusci
TWENTY THOUSAND "SI
PRISONERS TAKEN
American and French Troops Nob
Drive Enemy Back in ,
Counter Attacks.
GERMANS WERE SURPRISED T\V
Many Guns Also Captured and Mr.
the Battle Royal Violently T
Friday?Germans Brinir I'd r
Reserves. L
(Friday.) \
Paris, July 1 ! .?The Franco-Am- the
erican offensiye between the Aisne
and the Maine has yielded thus far j?K
17,000 prisoners and more than ii?>0 vo^e
guns, captured by the allies, accord- sjas
ing to the war ollice announcement son
tonight. beei
All day the battle raged violently. holt!
The French have held their positions |{|p.
on the plateau southwest of Sessions (Uril
and have made important advances p(nv
at various points. jn tl
Blet
ADMISSION Ol SI UI'KISF IS he ?
M \I)K l\ ltKI'OltTj shm
Ilerlin, via London, July 19.?- [n
Admission is made in the German torjj
rfticlal communication issued today! have
that the allied troops through a svn hunt
prise counter offensive on Thursday j)Ifiv
broke into the German front infan- ),een
try and artillery lines at isolated sjasj
points between the Aisne and the j;vo
Maine and forced back the German jng
line. Later a strengthening of the |{jea
German positions prevented the al- jf
lies from breaking through, the ,|jsp;
statement claims. j (,f t
The text of the communication fol- pjett
lows:
"The battle has blazed up again
between the Alsne and the Mnrne. I 11
There the Frent h have begun theit ! ,rn^
l<>nu expected counter offensive. By! "1:,v
th" employment of extremely strong ,'1''
squadron of tanks they succeeded at
tirst in penetrating hv surprise into croP
our front infantry and artillery lines Cp<1^
at isolated points and in pressing vxka
back our line. heav
"Afterwards our line divisions, to- ,mif
gothcr with reserves which had been l'"'L''
held in readiness, frustrated the en-'
eniy" from breaking through .
"Toward inid-dav French attack* '"s
on the line southwest from Sosisons
to Neuilly and northwest of Chateau ,
Thierry were defeated. In th^ afternoon
very strong partial attacks of!'"'''
he enemy on the whole of the front >:'M|
of attack broke down against our '
new line. Knemey columns which un''
were endeavoring to reach the bat- Aru'
tlefront were the objectives of our ?'v':
successful battleplanes. calli
"(Mir chasing planes shot down 3? ',n'
enemy airplanes. ther
On the front south of the Mnrne t'icl
the French, since their fnilure ol ( arr
July lfi-17, have only directed par-|'rnn
tial attack southeast of Mareull, P?'*
which were repulsed. Between the! "V
Marne and Rheims and east of nas
Rheims the fighting activity has ?cn
been confined to local operations. w^e
Knemy attacks in the Hois du Hoi a rn
and on both sides of I'urcy broke '^n1'
down. knip
"We have raptured prisoners in 'orc'
successful attacks northwest of ; ^os'
Troesnes, on the Suippes and on,mar
both sides of Perthes The number' ^
of prisoners brought in since the ^ *'
lf.th exceeds 20,00b.'" | lion
A fresh attempt by the French to,', m
drive a wedge through the fJerman
l'nes between Aisne and the Ma me 1 s
was repulsed with heavy losses to "1,l<
the attacking forces, according to Pr'*s
the statement issued by general "iat
headquarters this evening. The (';,N
statement reads: |fmn
"On the battlefield between the to ^
Aisne and the Marne-a fresh attempt
by the French to break ij
through our lines failed with heavy that
losses to the enemy." i ers,
mar
tiKRMAXS imiNOINO ItKSKItVKS min
A\l> It \TTI.K W \ X KS F1 KIP K den 1
With the French Army in France, to e
July 19.? (2 p m.)?The battle a- tl.at
long the front of the Franeo-Amer- for
lean counter offensive between the e<| :
\isne and Marne rivers la lipmmlm. T
flereer today. Thp Germans are pie
bringing up reservps. Pre
+ Knl
>*:ifp Ovrsoas, ng
Mrs Xndvp'v Gregory has received atti
a message from her brother, Lt. H. he 1
('. Ho-for., : Winston-Sr-'" >, N ' son
spvtc thi.t he arrived raf'-'y ov<
I eas.
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tIPTION $2.00 A YEAR
HOW OF HANDS"
ASSURES MR. DIAL
>ody Raises Hand to Indicate
Vote for Hlease for
i
United States Senate.
0 KINDS OF PEOPLE
Dial Tells Voters at Marion
'here Are Those for Woodow
Wilson and Those for
till Kaiser.
Iarion. July Candidates for
United States senate got a spleuhearing
here Friday. The meetwas
attended by nearly 4 00
rs, comprising a crowd of enthutic
supporters of Woodrow Wiland
men whose loyalty has not
1 brought in question. Tho
lest attacks yet made on t'ole I.,
ise during the campaign were
led loose in a continuous hail of
erful explosives, and if any man
iiP ^rnu'il u-niilil * - *?
. 4>'? c
tso when t! ^ barrage .\^as lifted
ailed to stand when^ called for a
v of colors.
every county visited by the sen sill
party last week the crowd.*
i been called on for si show of
Is or other tangible evidence of
ailing sentiment. Results have
i most reassuring, and the entbun
of the voters in taking a posfstand
against Blease as to casttheir
ballots would indicate that,
seism is being hammered out as?
were a malignant and infectious
ise. The eradication in the trial
he senatorial party seems coni-^
Harvest Affects Attendance. ^
lie smallness of the < rowds ff?mg
the meeting in tne l^ee Deo
be attributed in a measure to
busy season in curing and ma--'
ng the highest priced tobacco
the state lias ever grown. The*
here was. far in excess of , .
t was expected, as there was a
'v downpour of rain just at the \
the meeting was scheduled to j
n.
r it ice has attached to himself
soubriquet "Bobtail," by usinir
own candidacy as a striking pad
to the race made hv "Bobtail."
horse little known, hut the winof
the highest stakes. He exs
to surprise the people in the
e manner as they were swept inhe
realms of wonderland by tho
eralded race result. Blease, tho +
erson connfy candidate says, la
ng a great exhibition of gall in
nir himself a Democrat and
>bing up in the bushes here ami
e. pulling off irregular political ./
<s " If the people of South
>lina are not all good loyal Amers,
it is high time. German synt lizers
were becoming fewer dajr
lay, he was pleased to say, and it
up to the people to see that pronan
sentiment was stamped ou#
rever it appeared. Mr. Rice pot
und of applause when he quoted
bassador Gerard's reply .t$>. tin*
er, reminding the Prussian *whi
that there were as many lamps
In America as there were
i sympathizers. ^ (
11. Dial believes that T**'
son is a great man ane *
audience joined in
when he cited " ">?5* Jt,~e
of the presid* .ate \
belief. The d 'ntw )
Mr. Wilson wc *^5^
ident the count ryGtyj^^. ere
"he had added an hotc, , ?r?
and had taken all theV < arts,
i the companies and given them,
is son-in-law."
Tillman's View of Mease. ,
i answer to Mr. Blease's assertion* , '
he is the leader of the Reform- ^
the old following of Senator Till
i in Rotith Carolina. Mr. Dial r<*- r
led the voters that prior to h's
Ih. the late Senator had written
very county chairman, saying .
it would he a "national calamity
Hlease to he elected to the Unit--''
States senate."
here were only two kinds of peo
in the United States, those fo^"
sldent Wilson aiuf tho^e for Ril^"*
ser. Mr. Dial said he had not 19
to explain to the voters as to his.
tud^^n the war, neither would>4pve
to explain to President Wil ? .
f he were sent to the Unites ** 1 .
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