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_"TO THINE OWN SELF BK TRUB, A NI) IT MUST POMJOW AS TI IK NICHT TH H DAV: THOU CANST NOT TIIKN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN." By STECK, SH KIA) R & SCHROD10U._WALHALLA. SOUTH CABOLINAT WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1018. New H?rle? No. 700.-Volume LXIX.--No. 33. UNITED Buy Thc Help Win FOR SALE E1 C. W. ?? J. E. WALHAI IT PAYS TO Bl 1,014 ON WEDNESDAY'S LIST. Number Largest Reported in Single Day Since War Regan. Washington, Aug. 7.-Casualties In the army and marines overseas to tho number of 1,014 were made pub lic to-day by the War Department. This was the largest day's total since the toll of the Marne-Aisne victory bogan to arrive last Monday, com paring with 963 yesterday and 716 the day before. Of the total to-day 722 were soldiers and 292 marines. The number of killed in action again was comparatively small, ag gregating 150-army 99 and marino corps 51. The wounded severely numbered 437-army 404 and ma rine corps 33, willie the total of miss ing was 113, all soldiers. A recapitulation of the seven army lists issued during the day and the one marino corps list shows: Killed in action Army. 99 Marines. GI Died of wounds Army. 8 Marines. 2 Died of airplane accident Army. Died of accidents and other causes-Army. 22 Died of disease Army. Missing Army. 112 Wounded severely Army. 404 Marines. 33 Wounded, degree undetermined Army.... 73 Marines. 206 Total casualties Army . 722 Marines. 29 2 South Carolinians included in tho above lists aro noted as follows: Killed tn Action-Lieut. D.E. 'Mon roe. Marlon; Privates Ralph J. Wal ker, Cowpens; Thos. R. Cottingha.m, Dillon Wounded Severely-Jerrell E. Jen nings, Pelzer; Richard C. Morrison, Blshopville; Willie Monroe, Charles ton; Herman E. Price, Columbia; Frank B, Collier, Rowesville. Thursday, Aug. H. Washington, Aug. 8.-Army -and marine corps casualty lists annoiinc ed to-day contained a total of J249 names. This wns tho smallest tium ber of names to be made publi? in any ono day since the toll of the Aisne-Marno offensive, began to I bo reflected In tho dnily lists. Tho casu altlos reported were divided as ?fol lows: Army-Killed In action, 72 of wounds, 8; died of accident,, wounded severely1, 57; wounded, ^lo gree .undetermined, 20; missing/ In action, 55. Total, 214. 1 Marine Corps-Killed in action,. 2; died of wounds, 1; wounded sovortely, 20; wounded slightly, 1;. wounded, degree undetermined, 1 I. Total, 136. Tho following South Carolina nt^en aro named on this list: Killed in Action-Sorgt. William S. Henderson, Converse; Private Lu ther F. Fields, Easley. ( Wounded Sovoroly-Private Cha?. R. Mann, Greenville. Wounded In Action, degree undeV termined-Lieut. Da'Ms A. Hollldny,. Marion (marino). Friday, Aug. 0. Washington, Aug. 9.-The casual ty Hats to-day contained the names of 623 American soldiers, tho army i ; cited ent, 2; Wt TUB STATS* MMIMT ?m And The War ITERYWHERE BAUKNIGHT, XA, S. C. JY FOR CASH. list being 571, Marine Corps men 52, the losses being divided as follows: Marine Army. Corps. Killed in action.163 4 Died of wounds. 9 5 Died of accident . 1 - Died of disease. 2 - Missing in action.333 - Wounded severely .... 20' 13 Wounded, degree unde termined . 41 30 Wounded slightly .... 2 - Totals.571 52 South Carolinians named are as follows: Killed in Action-Jos. C. Pinckney, Yemassee; Peter Washington, Char leston. .Missing in Action-Jas. T. Gardo, Easley; Sergt. James Rogors, Green ville. Died of Wounds-Private Marshall W. King, Iva. Nearly one-half of the men named in the army lists to-day wrere from Pennsylvania, the total from that State being 239, of whom 79 lived in Philadelphia. Saturday, Aug. io. Washington, Aug. 10.-The army casualty list issued in five sections to day shows: Marine Army. Corps. Killed in action. 64 ll Died of wounds. 28 5 Died of disease. 3 - Diod of airplane accident 2 - Died from accident and other causes. 4 - Wounded severely . . . 102 9 Wounded, degree unde termined .102 - Missing in action.211 - Totals.516 25 Two South Carolinians are named on this list-'Private Paul E. Rags dale, Pelzer, killed In action; Corpt. Jos C. Halre, Graniteville. Sunday, Aug. ll. Washington, Aug. ll.-Casualties In tho army and marine corps over seas made public to-day aggregated 432, bringing the total for the week to 4,916, and the total since Ameri can troops landed In Erance to 20, 112. Most of the casualties for tho week represented losses In the fight ing on tho Marne-Atsno front. Of the total casualties announced to-day 315 woro army men and 87 marines, while of tho week's total, which included to-day's lists, 4,198 wore army men and 718 marines. Tho weok's aggrogate of 4,916 com pared with 1,4 30 the week before. A recapitulation of the army and marine corps list issued to-day shows: Marine Army. Corps. Killed in action.151 - Died of wounds. 16 - Died of accdients and other causes .... I - Wounded soveroly .... 76 1 Wouneded, degree unde termined .65 8 3 Wounded slightly .... 2 - Missing In action. 28 3 Totals.34 5 87 No South Carolina men are named on this list, either in the army ser vice or marino corps. Monday, Aug. 12. Washington, Aug. 12.-Additional to to-day's army casualty list of a fourth hection of 98 names made public to-day by the War Depart ment, Increased the day's total to 4 03 nnmon. Tho Navy Department did not Issue a marine Hst to-day. Tho army Hst was divided as follows: Killed In action, 57; died of wounds 29; died of disenso. 2; died of accldont and other causes, 4; wounded severely, 143; wounded, [logreo undetermined, 161; missing in action, 7. Total, 403. LEXINE AND TROTZ li Y FLEEING. Bolshevik Leaders Reported to tlnvo Taken Refuge at Kronstadt. London, Aug. 12.-Premier L?n ine nnd his chief assistant, Leon I Trotsky, have fled to Kronstadt, tho naval base near Petrograd, accord ing to a dispatch sent out by the semi-official Wolff bureau of Berlin and printed in Zurich newspapers, says a Havas report from Paris. Lenine and Trotzky have been in power slrice the overthrow of tho Kerensky cabinet last November. They negotiated the Brest-Litovsk peace. Bolshevik! In Serious Position. Amsterdam, Aug. 12.-The posi tion of the soviet government in Rus sia Is considered very serious by the Moscow correspondent of the Tage blatt of Berlin. He announces that the Czeeho-Slovak forces have in creased to 300,000 and aro being reinforced by Serbians, Cossacks and counter revolutionists. Cern?an Ambassador to Leave. Dr. Helfterteh, the German am bassador to Russia, is informed the soviet government will move the em bassy from Moscow to Pskov because he fears for the personal safety of his staff, says an official telegram from Berlin. This action, it is add ed, was decided upon because of a proclamation of tho social revolu tionists that they were about to be gin a reign of terror at Moscow. Pskov was selected because condi tions at Petrograd are almost as bad as at Moscow. BUSY AT RECLASSIFICATION. Local Hoard Changes Position of Men Recently Reclassified. ClaBs 1-A-Henry E. Shiver. Class 2-B-John Marcus Roach, Charles Benson Cain, Clarence A. Bruce, R. O. Nichols, W. F. Burdett, Jas. F. Morgan, Charley 'M Reeves, Louie Manley, Seaborn J. Hayes, Wm. Oscar Sanders, Ulysus T. Smith, Geo. Williams, Wayne Gray, Ernest Harri son, Jim Gill Lindsay, Monroe Glymph, Robt. C. Hubbard, T. 'M. Cathcart. Class 3-B-Jay Hugh Veiner. Class 4-A-John Ml Sheldon, Duf fle Leo Todd, Joel P. Keys, W. M. Gibson, John B. Carroll, Wm. Harvey Smith, Paul Murphree, Otis Preston Vaughn, W. H. Ragsdalo, William C. Chandler, Ben Taylor, Wm. R. Snel- j grove, Mack Kelley, John Freeman, j Henrv Cooper, J. B. Thrift, James | Claud Phillips, Aiken Moore, Waite T. Murphy, Andrew Carver, Christo pher Crenshaw, M. C. Lowery, James Robert Brown. Classified on Physical Examination. Qualified lor General Military Ser vice-Alger Moore, John May Mc Donald. Clifford Phillips, Reno Ligen, Tack Busch, Jas. Frederick Kelley, Joe Berry 'Hill, Arnold W. Shirley, John B. Reed, Tom Ed. Burnett, Al ger Porter Harris. Qualified for Remedial Service Robt McDuflle Morgan, Luther Wm. W. Orr. Qualified for Limited Military Ser vice-Andy Thornton Sanders, James Johnson, Sam Bearden, Christopher C. Moody, Washington Craig. George Honea, John Virgil Powell, Willie J. Kay. Disqualified for Military Service Arthur Spencer Nimmons, Berry Ste gall, William E. Lusk. D. A. Smith, Chief Clerk. As to Mr. Martin's Patriotism. Oakway, Aug. 12, i 918.-Editor .Keowce Courier: As it is going the rounds in tho county that Mr. L. A. Martin, candidate for SherltV, is not patriotic and is not standing by the government In these trying times, 1, as one of the committee In soliciting Red Cross subscriptions, nnd alfto ono of committee for War Saving Stamps, feel lt my duty to say a few words in regard to same. Mr. Martin, when asked for a sub scription to the Rod Cross in the sec ond drive, gave 50 cents-all the money he had with him nt the time. Ho stated he had already helped in the first drive Ho also bought a $100 bond of the Third Liberty Loan, and $500 of War Saving Stamps; and 1 am satisfied he stands ready to help in every worthy cause in tho future, (adv) One of Committee. A new war weapon consists of a sword with a revolver incorporated in the hilt. Tho list contained tho names of two South Carolina mon: Severely wounded-Private Brad ford Keol, Langley. Wounded, degree undetermined Private Sidney N. King, Bethune. Tuesday's List 00. Washington, Aug. 13.-The casu alty list to-day contains the names of 90 Americans, divided as follows: Killed in action, 14; died of wounds, 3; died of accident and other causes, 1 ; wounded severely, 52; wounded, degree undetermined, 19; missing in action, L Total, 90. 1 his brings the grand total of army casualties reported to date to 17, 855. No marino casualties wore re ported Tuesday, and the total of ma rino casualties reported to date re mains at 2,750, with the grand total of army and marine casualties at 20\ (305. Allied Offensive S Though IV Germans Stiffen Resistance, C Points-Many Prisoners a by Allied Forces. 17,000 Prisoners, Over 200 Guns. London, Aug. 9.-'More than 17, 000 prisoners bad boon captured by the allies In the Somme drive up to noon to-day. According to advices this afternoon moro than 200 guns also have been taken. The Franco-British advance on the front south of the Somme has roached a maximum depth of 11 miles, ac cording to news received hero shortly after noon to-day. The Canadians, tho advices .state, have taken the town of Beaufort, two and a half miles southwest of Roz ieres. The Australians aro fighting fur ther north, along the Somme. Small parties of Germans are re ported to be still in Rosi?res, three and one-half miles west of Chaulnes, but the British are all around thom and their life as fighting men prob ably will be short. Tho figures of 17,000 prisoners taken embraces the number that had been accounted. Of these the French reported that they had taken more than 4.000, while the'British total at noon was more than 13,000. The French have been doing good work to-day on the south of the new drive and probably have taken many addi tional prisoners there. The present advance has already bad an important offect upon the strategic situation. Gorman forces at Montdidler are now in a very un comfortable salient, with only one line of railway to supply thom and that line under cross-fire from allied guns. Germans Retire in Haste. With the British Army in France, Aug. 9.-The British and French di visions have gained more ground in the great battle raging in the Ara iens-Somme district. The latest re ports appear to show the German! are retiring in great haste. Canadian troops have captur?e Wnrvillers, about two and a hal miles south of Rosi?res, while th? French have taken Arvillers, to th? southwest of Warvillers and sovei miles from Roye. The Germans cap tu red Cbipilly, north of the Somme by a strong counter attack to-day. American Troops Capture Fismette Paris. Aug. 0.-American troopi have captured the village of Fismette on the north bank of Vesle river, t short distance northwest of Flamea With the village they took 100 pris oners. Americans Score Air Victory. With Hie American Army on tin Vesle, Aug. 10.- In a battle in th air between twelve German and liv American airplanes, Lieut. Waite Avery, of Columbus, Ohio, and Har old Buckley, of Agawam, Mass., ead brought down a German. There wer no casualties among the Americans. Montdidler Falls to Allies. With the British Army in Franc? Aug. 10.-North of the Ancre th British have firmly established the! positions and ar,e pushing out patrol toward Braye. The Gormans throughout the da wore retiring all along the line, er deavorlng to save whatever the could as the French launched thel new attack against Montdidler. The French attack to-day resulte in the taking of Montdidler. Th! movement is considered ns most ?ii nificant, as the allies now have pon< trated far into tho enemy HneB In th Amiens district. Tho Gormans ar retreating rapidly out of the pocket! of which Montdidler was the apex. The Americans and' British no' have advanced beyond their objoc ives north of the Somme. The whol of the Chipilly spur ls In their poi 8ossion after fighting of the most doi pera te charactor. The casualties t the Americans were no more than wi to bo expected, considering the bl tern ess of the fighting. Rapid Mureil Made. Details of tho brilliant way tl Americans an<l British fought for tl spur now aro available In order f go over tho top at tho appointed tim tho Americans wore forced to make rapid march, in the last part of whic they ran, BO as to bo in tho fight. Hurried on their way by tho n< vancing British, French and Amer can troops on tho Amlons-Somn battlefield, tho Germans throughoi the day retired all along tho lin attempting to save whatover tht could as the French launched a ne attack on Montdldior. The elemen of tho Gorman divisions became bad! confused in their operations throng trying to hold up tho aillos in tho several attacks. It was a victorioi day for the allies, who smashed a the Germans resistance. Rest for Tanks. In tho American attack, the Go man Infantry hold for a while an then broke and tho Americans ko] going, at some places without the a slstanco of tho tanks. The groum pitted with deep gullies, was unsui ed for tank warfaro. There were no tronchos, but n th! smoke screen blowing across tl ground Indicated where tho enemy till Moving, [eeting Opposition. necking thc Advance at Some nd Much War Material Taken ))ositloii8 lay. At thc sanio time the German artillery became activo and dropped shells in tho direction of thc American troops which inflicted a fow casualties. Tho Amoricans, however, ran on and reached tho smoko lino just as it lifted. Thoro they found themselves at grips with tho enemy. Meanwhile certain Amorican units had reached positions in front of a I wood when tho Germans oponed flro I with machine guns. Many of those enemy machine guns came up from deep dugouts after tao Amorican bar rage had ceased and they placed their guns In proparod pits. Tho Amori |cnns faced a hall of bullots here. Karlsruhe ls Raided. London, Aug. ll.-An official com munication Issued by the air ministry this evening announces that an air raid has boen made on Karlsruhe and that there was an explosion in the Karlsruhe station. Keeping Eyes Open. With tho American Army on the Vesle, Aug. ll.-Alllod aviators have reported the Gormans are digging in opposite tho Franco-American Uno along tho Vesle. The observers UIBO have reported the enemy ls stringing barbed wiro along the hills northwest of Flames. Allied ofncerB\exprosB the belief that the Germans will not give ground hore unless they are deliber ately pushed off the plateaus. The Americans Saturday learned ? from Gorman prisoners that the en emy waB using an old rock quarry cave in the region of Longuoval, large enough to conceal two regiments. 'He employed lt ns a refuge for troops at I rest. Tho Franco-American heavy artillery shelled the cave all day Sat urday, and the Gormans wore finally i compelled to abandon lt as a hiding place. The guns of the Franco-Americans got the range of the entrance to the j cave and kopt up a continuous fire all ? day. Observers reported tho cave had I I been considerably damagod, and was i I rendered virtually untonnblo. The I j Germans are digging trenches along | the line west and east of Longueval j and also in the valloy of the Perles. Allied aviators Saturday did not j I observe tho Gormans building nny j ! big gun emplacements, but here and there they were installing batteries. Most of these were of light caliber, which tho Gormans will >bo able to move to other positions when the French and Americans discover their locations. German Resistance stiltons. I New York, Aug. ll-The Gormans i have materially stiffened their do ' fense against the British, American and French troops on tho Picardy j battle front, but they have been un able to stem the tide of advance against them. Although the forward push of tho allies has been slowed down some what, neverthloss they have n-ode further Important progresa from tho north of the Sommo, where the Amer icans and British aro fighting to gether, to the northern bank of the Oise river, where the French troops are engaging tho enemy. The Americans and their British brothers in arms at last accounts were pressing closely upon Brny-sur Somme, aided by tanks and armored, cars, which Inflicted heavy casual ties on the enemy as he advanced to retard their progress. Germana Launch Counter Attack. Across tho river the Gormans heav ily engaged the British at Linons and Its vicinity and at ono point pierced the British Uno nnd gained the out skirts of Linons. A counter attack, however, entirely restored tho Brit ish lino and the enemy retired to po - sitions east and north of the village Unofficial reports from London hnvo credited tho British with entering Chaulnos and tho British cavalry with a penetration of tho enemy's territory almost to Nesles. Those reports have received no official veri- ' flcatlon. ( 'int ni ii<-s Lost by Germans. London, Aug. ll,-Chaulnos, tho important railway town in tho heart Of tho Somme battle front and tho koy to tho southern line of tho Gor man salient, has been capturod by tho aillos. Tho capturo was offectcd by Australian and Canadian troops. 'HI,ooo Prisoners, Over BOO Guns. Paris, Aug. ll.-Tho number of prisoners taken so far in tho allied offensive in 'Picardy is now estimated at 36,000, including more than 1,000 officers. More than 500 guns havo been capturod, according to tho lat est advices. Among the prisoners taken are generals, colonels and officers of all other grades. Eleven divisions of Gens, von lintier and Von Marwitz have beon identified by prisonors taken. German Generals "Dumped"? London, Aug. 12.-Three Gorman generals recently commanding near Montdidier have been cashiered for i neglect of duty, according to Belgian reports received in Amsterdam,, and < transmitted hero by telegraph.1 A i large number of soldlors wore court- i martialod at St. Quentin Saturday tor high treason. Tho Germans tn Belgium aro show ing signs Of groat uneasiness and tho Gorman Emperor ls reported to havo moved to Brussels. Inquiry Demanded. Amsterdam,! Aug. 12.-Clamoring for an inquiry into "thia reverso," the Weser Zeitung, of Bromen, deal ing with tho prosent nilled offonslvo on the Somme front, says that to maintain the story that tho Gorman army was surprised by tho enemy drive is nu insufllcient explanation, inasmuch as lt has been officially stated that the attack was oxpected and tho Gorman linos to the west of Montdidior wore accordingly with drawn. Tho Cologno Volks Zeitung Indi cates that yesterday was a day of depression. "In Cologno lt was tho day of tho defeatists," tho newspaper declares. "With anxiety depicted on their faces they stood together exchang ing their fears and discussing tho dark prospects." Prisoners ami (.uns increase. Paris, Aug. 12.-Nearly 4O',0-00 prisoners and 700 guns have been taken by tho allies tn Picardy, ac cording to rollnble information hore. This brings tho total number of Gor mans captured in Marshal Foch's two great drives to 75,000. Tho number of guns so far takon by tho allies In tho two offensives totals al most 1.000. Bitter Resistance by Germans. Paris, Aug. 12.-'Extremely bitter resistance is being encountered from the Germans along tho line of Chiaul nos-Hoye-Noyon. The enemy is bringing up strong reinforcements, while the allies are preparing for a further advance. C/.echo-Slovnhs Recognized. London, Aug. 13.-The British government has issued a declaration formally recognizing tho Czecho-Slo vak8 as an allied nation and tho three C/.echo-Slovak armies as an al lied force regularly waging warfare against the central powers, Advance Temporarily Checked. New York, Aug. 13.-Tho strength of tho German opposition against tho allied troops from Immediately north of the Somme river to tho re gion just below Hoye, apparently has chock od, for tho moment at least, their march eastward in tho procos? of clearing tho Amlens-Montdidler sector of the enemy. lt has not, however, provontod the French on tho extreme southern end . of tho line from winning addllIonal points of great strategic value in tho hill and forest region betweon tho Oise and tho Mats, where Lasslgny and Noyon aro tho ultimate object ives, and the captur? of which not alone would result possibly in the forced evacuation hy tho Germans of tho Noyon-Roye-Chaulnes lino, but also would have a marked effect on tho battle lino running southeast ward past Soisso..s and thence along the Vesle river. Tho battle line in the north and on tho center remains virtually as it stood Monday, although all the allied troops have bettered slightly their stands and taken additional prison ers. The Americans and French at last accounts were in the environs of Bray, north of the river, while south of tho river the Germans continued in possession of Chaulnos and Roye, which seemingly they Intend to de fend at all hazards. Fresh rein forcements and large numbers of guns havo been brought up by the enemy to aid him in his endeavors to hold the lino, which is essential to the safety of the Gorman armies now in the pocket described by the Somme on tho north and east, and the Oise on tho south. ...^ Germans Attack. The Gormans aro not merely on the defensivo. At salient points here and there they aro delivering violent counter attacks against the allies and are bombarding fiercely the rear areas. Notwithstanding the enemy's ef forts, however, Chaulnos is receiv ing a mighty visitation of shelbi from the allied guns and Royo has been so encroached upon thai, it ls now under" n heavy cross-firo from both tho north and south, and seemingly both towns ultimately must bo evacuated. An added danger to Roye ls tho fact that tho French In their operations aro knocking at tho door of Lasslgny, about seven miles to the south, and also aro pressing forward eastward toward Noyon in a wedge-driving manoeuvre which not only is out flanking Roye, but bringing Noyon dally nearer the rango of the big guns. ?8,000 Prisoners, Six Days. London, Aug. 13.-Since tho allied offensive began on the Montdldior Amlens sector August 8, the total captures by the French first army and the British fourth army have aggregated 28,000 men and 600 guns, says Field 'Marshal Halg's com? munication to-night. Lasslgny Oaptnred. London, Aug. 13, 4.37 p. m.-Tho French have gained control .'of the entire massif of Eaasigny tin the sou thern end of the Picardy battlefront, According to advices thia afternoon. This gives command of the town yt Lasslgny and the valley of Di volte, is well as the entire district to tho north, .V