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AMERICANS TAKE 4,000 MEN, Thirty Gunn, Much Muterlul-Ad vanced Rapidly on Enemy. London, July 18.-French troops have gained tho ravine at the river Crise, running into Soissons, on a 5 milo trout, down to the east of Buz ancy, which means a maximum ad vance at this point ol' live miles, ac cording to nowa receive! in London to-night. Tho Americans operating in the region west of Soissons, the dispatch adds, have taken 4,000 prisoners, 30 guns and much other material which has not yet been estimated. An American division co-operat ing with tho French troops in their counter attack to-day have captured the town of Vlerry, about six miles south of Soissons, and have advanced three milos beyond the town, tho ad vices add. South of Vlerry on the heights north of tho river Ourcq valley thc Germans hastily counter attacked and the situation at that point is still obscuro. Up to 1 o'clock this afternoon French troops had captured the heights overlooking Fontenoy, on tho extreme loft, and had progressed to Mont de Paris, within a mlle of tho city of Soissons. Allies Continuo to (jain. Paris, July 18.-(4.10 p. m.) - The counter attack of tho French and allied forces on the battle front between the Aisno and Marne rivers continues under favorable conditions, according to dispatches received hero at this hour from tho army head uunrters In tho field. The attack ls tho biggest offensive move made this year by tho allies. (?orman Railways Under (hms. London, July 18.-The French have gained from two to four miles everywhere on the 2?-mile front of their offensive to-day between tho Alane and the Marne, according to reports reaching London this after noon. Thoy havo also captured sev eral thousand prisoners and about 20 guns. North of tho Marne the Kreuch havo regained the whole of the Rois wood and the village of Venteuil. The French move this morning ap peared to havo boon a surpriso to the Germans. Thc manner in which this surpriso was accomplished may best tie judged from the mai). which shows a great area of forest covering the ground bohind the French lines. Under cover of these forests Gen. Foch has been preparing for some time for the present move. All tho way from Pelican lo the Aisno the French attack was launch ed at daybreak to-day. it was what tTie British call a "lull dress show" with every department, every wea pon available in play, Including the. new French mosquito tank. These tanks did excellent work at some of the most difficult points. "This is tho moment Foch has been looking for," said a military au thority hero to-day, "and if all goes well his splendidly executed counter attack should bring tho whole Ger man offensivo on the Rheims sector to a halt immediately." French on Old Lines. The French have reached a point menacing tho most important Ger man railway cen tors which feed tho entire front west of Rheims. Tho French artillery is now within easy shelling distance of these railways and should be able to make life mis erable for a largo section of tho Ger man army. Military men attach great Import ance to the lateral railway lines around Soissons, and say that If Gen. Foch can get his artillery into posi tion to keep these lines out of action ho will mako tho movement of tho German supplies In the whole sector between Rheims and Chateau Thierry impossible. On tho extremo east of the recent German offensive, thc French have reoccupied their old lines for a dist ance of three or four miles. Advices this afternoon stated that ?he Germans hail made no further attacks east of Rheims and ibu the French at various points on thc front had regained ground. The Germans aro reported to have ?nade slight progress north of St. Annan in the district to tue south west of Dormans below the Marne, but their progress here has been flow. The maximum penetration of the French lines slnco July 1.". is six miles, according to the latest reports. In fighting north of the Marne the Italians have retaken the village of Clftirlzet, two milos northeast of Dllgny. High Falls'Appointment changed. Crete, <S. C., July 10.-Editor Keo woo Courier: Please announce in your paper that my appointment at High Falls church is changed from the first Sunday in 'August to thc second Sunday at 11 o'clock. (Rev.) J. \V. Head. Fall tomatoes usually bring good J.J ices. Plants may be set now. AMERICANS AND ALLIED ARMIES Strike Hard iiiows-Germans Forced buck-ViUagcs Taken? With the American Army in France, July 18. (2.00 p. m.) - The entire offensive operation begun j this morning on tho front between the A i Silo and the Marne is ?oing at this hour for the most par?, ?ven hel ter than had been expelled. Tho en emy so far has been unable to with stand tho shocks the Americans and their allies have delivered* and are still delivering. As tho whole German left Hank is menaced the enemy must draw in bis troops from the Marne front or risk their being caught where they are. This nieans that the finishing blow possibly bas been administered to his dying offensive. American storm troops lu large numbers launched, in co-operation with tho French, a powerful offensive on the line to the north of Chateau Thierry this morning. Passed Roy on d Objectives. Tho Americans passed beyond nearly all their objectives, including the Paris-Solssons road. The town of Solssons is now well within tho range of the American guns. American troops went over the top with a choor and tho enemy was ta ken complotely by surprise all along the line. The American troops were brought up in the night, together with their French comrades of crack units, and lay in their positions until 5 o'clock this morning. At that hour the American and French artillery open ed fire. The Americans advanced behind a terrific barrage to thoir llrst objeet tlves in less than half an hour. While they were digging in, more Ameri cans, In most cases passed over tho first objectives and then advanced behind the resumed barrago to the second objectives, which were speed ily taken, especially at the north end of the attack opposite the Paris Soissons road. Numerous tanks par ticipated In the offensive. Tho American infantry went into thc attack without previous artillery preparation. In their advance be hind the rolling barrage they cap tured many guns, machine guns, pris oners, equipment and material. The Gormans in most places offer ed feeble resistance, but here and there they put up a stubborn light, which the American shock units quickly overcame at the point of tho bayonet and at the muzzles of their weapons, Thc towns of Torey and Oivry and tho Givry wood woro taken hy the Americans in their ad vance. The final objectives lu tho Givry and Torey sector were reached in about two hours of hard fighting. The troops on this part of thc front did equally as well as those on the front further north, taking quanti ties of material and prisoners, who continue streaming hack. Counter Attacks ltrokcn I'p. Hastily organized counter attacks against the Americans developed here and there, but all were broken nj) and ?ur troops continued to advance. In ono town alone in the southern part of the front under attack tho Franco-American forces captured 18 guns. Probably the most stubborn resist ance to the allied advance developed lu the region west of Chaudun, wh^h is 1V6 milos southwest of Sois'jons. The Americans and French, fighting side hy side, however, refused to be checked. The American machine guns mowed tho enemy down and then our troops went on. The lighting still continued in this region this afternoon and seems like ly to become heavier when the Ger man reserves arrive. in the region of Solssons, where tho attack was especially successful, the Americans carried everything be fore them by storm. Early ihi<: af ternoon they had passed the final known objectives From the second to the third objective they swept be hind a third barrage. The second objectives were usually taken by tho troops of the first units who had dug in at thc first ohjoct ves. The resistance to thc south was especially vicious. At some places ho American advancing troops wer?e leid up, but only temporarily. Ev?ry tim? you buy a War Savings Stamp you help woakan the Hindenburg line. American Seamen Rescued. London, July 18. - Thirty-five \moricans, constituting the crew of be former Great bakes steamer Oe?rge H. Eaton, have arrived In London, Their steamer foundered at ?ea in a storfn. They got away in he life boats, were rescued some time ater hy a warship and were brought o Loudon. Hmet?ca Hitswers (Atlanta Constitution.) No modem war poem has elicited more interest from tin; public and the press than '.In Flanders' Fields," written by Lieut. Col. Meltau, of the Canadian forces, and printed some days ago in The Constitution. Helow is the American soldier's answer to the mission left him by the dead that lay in tho Holds of France, written hy a member of the forces at Camp (Jordon. IN FLAX DEUS' FIELDS. (Hy Lieut. Col. .Moline, Canadian Forces.) In Flanders' Fields tho popples grow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and In the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard among the guns below. Wo tire the dead. Short days ago Wo lived, felt dawn, saw sunset's glow, Loved and were loved; and now we He In Flanders' Fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe! To you, from failing hands, wo throw The* torch. He yours to lift it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, tho poppies blow In Flanders' Fields. THE ANSWER. (Hy J. A. Armstrong, First Company, First Replacement Regiment, Camp Cordon.) In Flanders' Fields the cannon boom And fitful Hashes light the gloom, While up above, like eagles, Hy The tierce destroyers of the sky; With stains tho earth wherein you lie Is redder than the poppy bloom, In Flanders' Fields. Sleep on, yo bravo! The shrieking shell,* The quaking trench, the startling yell, The fury of the hattie hell Shall wake you not, for all ls well! Sleep peacefully, for all ls well; Your flaming torch aloft we bear, With burning heart and oath we swear To keep the faith, to fight lt through; To crush the foe, or sleep with you In Flanders' Fields. GIVE YOUR NEIGHBOR HELP. kppeal to Farmers to Help Fach Other-Great Loss If Not Done. (The State, 18th.) A call to the patriotism of the peo de of the rural sections of South karolina, in a statement made to lay by Governor Manning points out n opportunity for important service o the nation at this time. Cover er Manning urges that in sections .here there is a shortage of farm thor, caused hy the drafting of men ato the army, and food and other rops aro suffering, to prevent a rent economic loss, neighbors lend art of their time to those who are andicapped by having given sons r husbands or laborers to the army, [ot only will a great economic loss 0 avoided, but what is more Import nt, food crops, which are greatly eedod because of the world demands ir food creatod by war conditions, ill be saved if the suggestion made y the Governor is generally acted pon. Governor Manning's statement 1 as follows: "The Germans have started anoth r drive. The necessity of sending ?oro men overseas as rapidly as pos ible is greater than over before, lore and moro men must be drafted ito the army, to take their places In lie camps In this country, and to be -ainod for military service. The War tcpartment finds lt impossible to rant furloughs to men who have cen called from the farms. Many f those men are badly needed on the inns, but the need ls greater In the rmy. I realize that tho shortage of inn labor is a serious handicap In >me sections Of the State. At the present time tobacco must be cured and crops cultivated. A little later the harvests will be on. In tho mean time there is a vast amount of farm work to he done. "In this situation I urge that, in every community throughout the State, neighbors, who know local con ditions, lend themselves and give of their time to help on the farms from which tho operators or laborers have been taken into the army. In this way. and in this way only, will a great economic loss be avoided. In this way only can a great amount of foodstuff and feeds'uffs, too precious in view of war demands and war con ditions to lose, but which will'other wise possibly be lost, be saved. This kind of service is, and should bo re garded, as real war work. There ex ists a great opportunity to serve pa triotically and unselfishly, In a way that will count heavily, and I hope that our people will be quick to see and grasp." Drying Mnehlno Hursts; One Killed. Norfolk, Va., July 17.-One man was killed, another probably fatally Injured and a third sustained a bro ken arm this afternoon when an aluminum drying machine In the laundry at the St. Helena training I station flew into piecos and debris was hurled In every direction. Chief Water Tender W, li. Gun ' ter, horribly mutilated, died almost j instantly; Den I to Molino, third-class 1 mess attendant, sustained a fractur j ed skull; Telatoro Ferriols, third class mess attendant, had his left I ann hr. ken and was severely cut about tl e. head. Retreat Unendurable for Stars and Stripes Paris, July 17.- "We regret being unable on this occasion to follow the counsels of our mas ters, the French, bill the Amer ican Hag has been forced to re tiro. This is unendurable and none of our soldiers would un derstand their not being asked to do whatever ls necessary to re-establish a situation which is humiliating to us and unaccept able to our country's honor. We aro going to counter attack." This was the message sent by an American general In com mand of American Torces south of the Marne on Monday after noon after tho (lennans had forced the Americans back to wards Conde-Hn-Brie. Tho French commander informed the American general that the early German success could not have any great effect on the fate of the battle, bul that it was un derstood perfectly that af tel hard lighting the Americans had slowly retired and that it was not oxpectod that they Immedi ately launch a counter attack. He added that a counter attack could he postponed without risk and that it might he better to give tho American troops an hour's rest. Immediately nftor tho Ameri can general sent the above mes sage, which is quoted by the correspondent of The Matin, the Americans launched their coun ter attack and the lost ground was soon recovored, with an ad ditional half mile. MORE MKN FOR CAMPS. ?8 White Mien Left nu* Morning-24 for Jackson, i for Wadsworth. Below, is a list of young white men who entrained this (Wednesday) morning at 7.20 o'clock for Camp Jackson* Jas. Hen. . Inglis, West Union. Joe Barker, Salem. L. Edgar Rochester, Anderson, S. C. Paul .Milton Harbin, Westminster. David Henson Hopkins, Tamassee. Wm. Matheson Sullies, Westminster. Lewis P. Bankin, Seneca, Rt. 1. Wm. Rufus Carter, Battle Creek. Frank IO. McAlistcr, Walhalla. John Alfred Brock, Seneca. Geo. Clarence Wyatt, West Union. L. Jason Carter, Battle Creek. Martin' l?zekiol Uamby, Mt. Rest. Elisha Crow, Salem. Delius T. Green, Salem. Wm. Thaddeus Harden, Westminster. Brose Crane, Tamassee. Burt M. Turner, Westminster, j Wm. Alex. Richardson, Westminster. I Robt. Lincoln Bryson, West Union. C. Oswell Cater, West Union. .Robert Leo Stone, Madison, George S. Barker, Salem, '.loo Cantrell, Walhalla. For Camp Wadsworth, The following entrained this morn ing at 7.20 for Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg: Edward Lee, Walhalla. .Elisha Pike Holden, Salem, Rt. 1. j Chas. Raymond Cobb, Westminster. Thos. Monroe Nix, Salem. Qualified for Military Service. List of persons classified on physi cal examination: William Trimmier, Seneca, Rt. 2. I Will Young, West Union, i Brose Crane, Tamassee. i Wm. Thaddeus Harden, Westminster, L. Edgar Rochester, Anderson, S. C. \ Richard Doby, West Union, j Garde Lusk, Tamassee. j John Alfred Brock, Seneca Carlie Hamey, Fair Play. Hubert W. Brady, Fair Play. ?Clyde A. Hunnlcutt, Seneca, Rt. 2. ' David IL Hopkins, Tamassee. i Disqualified for Semico and Placed in Class V. Ernest Elrod, Westminster, Rt. 1. LEMONS MAKE SKIN WHITE, SOFT, CLEAR ' Make This Beauty Lotion for a Few Cents and See for Yourself. What girl or woman hasn't heard of lemon juice to remove complexion blemishes, to whiten tho skin and I to bring out the roses, the freshness 'and the bidden beauty? But lemon Juice alone is acid, therefore irritat , lng, and should be mixed with or chard white this way: Strain through a fine cloth the juice of two fresh lemons Into a bottle containing ; about three ounces of orchard white, I then shake well and you have a whole quarter pint of skin and complexion lotion at about the cost one usually ! pays for a small jar of ordinary cold i cream. Be suro to strain tho lemon j juice so no pulp gets into the bottle, ! then this lotion will remain pure and 'fresh for months. When ^ applied : dally to the face, neck, arms and hands it should help to bleach, clear, smoothen and beautify the skin. Any druggist will supply three ounces of orchard white at very lit tle cost and the grocer has the lemons.-Adv. U. S. SUPPLY SHIP SUNK. Ten Sailors Missing-Was Bound for European Ports. Washington, July 18.-The Ameri can steamer Westover, an army sup ply shi]i manned by navy mon, was torpedoed and sunk In the war zono July ll, while bound to Europe. The crew consisted of 0 2 men, 10 of whom aro missing. No details were given In the Navy Department's brief statement and circumstances under which S2 offi cers and men of the crew were res cued are not known. Nor was there any announcement as to whether tho j submarine was sighted and fired [Upon by the armed guards on the ! steamer. The Westover was of 4,270 not tonnage and was last reported at an Atlantic, port, May 27. She came from the Pacific coast, having sailed from Tacoma and Seattle about the 22d of April. She was 110 feet long and r> I feet broad. DESERVES A GOLD MEDAL FOR THIS Cincinnati Authority Telia How to Dry Up Any Corn or Callus So lt Lifts Right Off. fou corn-pestered men and wo men need su ff or no longer. Wear tho shoes that nearly killed you be fore, says this Cincinnati authority, becauso a few drops of frcezono ap plied directly on a tender, aching corn stops soroness at once and soon the corn loosens so lt can bo lifted out, root and all, without a bit of pain. A quarter of an ounce of frcezono costs very little at any drug store, but ls sufficient to take off every hard or soft com or callus. This should be tried, as it is Inexpensive and is said not to Inflame or oven irritate the surrounding tissue or skin. If your wife wears high heels she will bo glad to know of this.-Adv. MEANS ACTED FOR GERMANS. Handled Much Money and Hobnobfce<l With Capt. Boy-Ed. Chicago, July 17. - Admission? that he had served as a secret agent ol' Germany before the United States entered the war, and the allegation that some of New York's most prom inent lawyers had dono as he did, wore made to-day by Gaston 13. .Moans in testimony at thc hearing to determine the legality of one of two wills purported to dispose of the $3, 000,000 estate left by the late Jame:i C. King, of Chicago. .Moans, who appeared as a Witness for the heirs of Mrs. Maude A. King, for whoso alleged slaying he was tried and acquitted in Concord, N. C., last summer, freely admitted re ceiving money for acting as a secret agent of the German government be fore the outbreak of the war with the United States. Quietly he told of receiving $85, 000 at one time and $92,000 at ano ther, for his services to Germany and of delivering $1,300,000 which he received on a check to Capt. Boy Ed, one of Germany's chief spies in this country, who was subsequently expelled. Asked regarding the services for which he received $92,000, Means said: "I made that money the way lots of other Americnns did, some of them the biggest lawyers In New York. I can easily tell you thc place wuere I collected-right in the Trinity church yard at a designated tombstone." The witness also admitted he and German spies in this country were tc tlc up the building of electric boats, the "mosquito fleet" building for the lillies In this country. Means said he found that the boats had gun em placements and that Capt. Boy-Ed called this to the attention of the neutrality board at Washington. "President Wilson then very prop erly asked him why he was doing de tective work in the United State3," declared Means. "And now for the .first time the public knows why Capt. Boy-Ed was sent bacK to Ger many. I turned all my information over to the government." BOOZE WlTilJ PAY WAH DEBT. Drink Bill $100,000,000 Moro TKMk First Liberty Loan. ( Wallace's Farmer. ) In a recent issue we spoke of the food and labor that would be saved if the United States should cut c it the boo/.e business, even during the war. It would mean turning over 50,000,000 bushels of grain a year for food purposes, instead of using it for booze; and it would add the labor of about a million men to other industries. There is another phase of it which should be considered: lt is estimated that the actual retail drink bill of the United States before the war was $2, .100.000,000. This is $400.000,000 more than was asked for our first. Liberty Loan, and lt ls equal to o :r total annual exports before the war. It ls enough to buy most of the war savings stamps now being offered The money spent for booze ls wor se than wasted. Booze Impairs the ef ficiency of the drinker to earn more money. It increases the number of fires, the lo'ss of property in oth?r ways, the number of accidents, the expense of maintaining police depart ments and jails. If, therefore, we should bring about entire prohibi tion, we would add to our industrie? the labor of the men now engaged in the various phases of the booze busi ness. We would save a large amount of grain each your. We would save the rent paid for buildings occu pied by saloons, warehouses a id brewing establishments. We would save the automobile trucks neee.rvd for handling this groat traffic, as well as the gasoline and oil needed to run them. We would increase the effi ciency of the men who have been lil the habit of drinking, to say nosh ing of tho moral offed and tho hap pincss of the. homes to which they be long. The Strong Withstand the Heat of Summer Better Than the Weak Old people who ore feeble omi younger peopln who aro weak, will be strengthened and enabled ta go through tho depressing heat of summer by tah lng GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC. It purities and enriches thc blood and builds up thc whole sys tem. You can soon feel Its Strengthening, Invigor ating Effect. 60c. Eliminate Golman from Schools. Baltimore, July 18.-By unani mous vote of the board of school commissioners, German was com pletely eliminated from tho public schools. A year ago lt was taken out of the elementary schools; later it was cut out of tho preparatory schools, and to-night it was votod out of the secondary schools, which in cludes the high schools. Dry all your surplus okra: It will furnish excellent stoup stock next, winter. --..._. .. Buy War Savings Stamps. v"