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VOL XXXVIII MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1918 No.-1 DESPERATE ON AIS Allies Give Ground in South, But Line Holds and Reserves are Coming GERMANS ADVANCE 8 MILES Germans Claim Capture of Many Towns and 15,000 Prisoners, Bit Later Reports Favor the Allies -Americans Take Cantigny in Brilliant Assault Italians Make Gains e great German military machine i fin ull motion along the twenty mile front in the Aisne river sector between Vailly and Berry au Bac, and greatly outnumbered, the British and French are giving ground. Acording to the German official communication numerous towns and villages in the fighting zone have been taken by the enemy and 15,000 Allied troops already have been made 1 prisoner. At the last accounts the Germans were endeavoring to press back the defenders upon the Vesle river, which runs parallel with the Aisne, and at,( several points had reached positions i dominating the Vesle valley. The of fensive is being carried out with the greatest rapidity, for the GaiTan I high command evidently is well aware of the fact that Gen. Foch's reserves have been reported to be coming up I rapidly to reinforce the nard pressed British and French, who are fighting -valiantly against the terrible odds, and making wave upon wave of the enemy pay dearly in casualties for every foot of ground they obtain. Allied Front Intact Notwithstanding the rapidity of the drive and the large number of the enemy pressing it-some unofficial reports place the number of shock ' troops alone at twenty-five divisions, I or abut 300,000 picked men-the Al lied front nowhere has been pierced, but under the onslaught it has bent I back in perfect order and all the time giving ba\ttle. With such precision has the retire ment been conducted that both the British and French troops 'iave been able to carry back with them all of their supplies and guns or destroy those they were not abe to handle. 1 Eight-Mile Salient At present it is impossible geo graphically to depict the extent of the German gains, but it would seem evident that the deepest salient they t have driven is due east of Vailly about eight miles. Runs Sorely Harassed Although the Germans, for the mo ment at least, seemingly are having their own way on the southern part of the line in France, or the sectors around Montdidier and southwest of Ypres they are being sorely harassed I by the Americans, British and French. American Victory Tuesday's fighting in the vicinity of Montdidier will mark an epoch in the war, so far as the American troops are concerned. Here in an at tack they captured their first village -Cantigny, which lies a short dis tance northwest of Montdidier. They also took several other objectives and held all of them in the face of counter attacks. The Germans suffered se vere losses in men killed and wounded and in addition left behind them 200 men made prisoner, among them two officers. The American casualties were relatively smalli The German official report announces the taking of American prisoners. The repert EARLY FRENCH REPORT Jattle Rages Fiercely Between Vesle and Aisne Paris, May 28.--The Germans last! night crossed the Aisne between Ber ry-au-Bac and Vailly, it is announced' officially. The battle continues fierce ly between the Vesle and Aisne rivers. The announcement follows: "Last night about ten enemy air planes which were flying toward Paris were reported by our lookout. An alarm was given at 10:32 P. M. and. anti-aircraft batteries threw up a cur tam of fire. "Several bombs were thrown on the .more remote suburbs. No enemy ma chine flew over Paris. The 'all clear' signal was given at 11:45 P. M." GERMANS PUT ON NOTICE Not to Communicate Through Red Cross Organizations Amsterdam, May 28.--A notice ap appears in German newspapers giving warning against attempts to commun.. jcate by mail with Germans in Amer ica through neutral Red Cress organi zations under cover of Red Crost en velopes. The notice says such letters are invariably opened by the Ameri can authorities and may give valuable information regarding conditions in Germany. The warning aloes not apply 'to war prisoners and interned civilians. -W-S--S NOT RECOGNIZED BY ALLIES London, May 28.-:-Lord Robert Ce cUl, minister of blockade,.oald that the diplomatic representatives of the Al lies at Jassy had notified Runmania tWat their government could but con s der as null and void the stipulations of pece forced upon Rumania, ias ,~pias they violated the interests of tMAllied . Powere atnd the principles feW which they were fighting. BATTLE TE SECTOR from American headquarters showi rely two Americans missing. Huns Yield Greancvmd Likewise south of .Ypres the enemy -eceived hard usage.; at the. hands of he British and French, east of Dicke. >usch lake, where Monday the Ger nans in an attack had taken ground starting immediately after the gaih vas made the British and French be. an counter-attacks in an endeavo2 o wipe out the captured salient, and ['uesday succeeded in completely ,pt. ifying the enemy's manoeuver. On Italian Front The Italians are keeping up theis >ffensive against the Austriana on va. 'ous sectors in the mountain regior mad along the lower reaches of th< iave river. At Cape Sale near the driatic coast, the Italians penetrated he enemy lines to a depth of more han 750 yards, including nuineroc asualties. Air Raid Fai) Again the Germans have endeav. red to carry out an air raid oven aris. Ten of their machines succeed. -d in reaching the suburbs of the ?rench capital and dropping several >ombs, but the air defenses kept their rom invading the city itself. The lont ange German gum continue to baur 3rojectiles into Paris. German Frightfi :lnuam 'Frightfulness" har been carriec mut against American hospitals, be mind the lines by German airmen. Sev. ral bombs Were dropped near the ho,. ital, but no damage was do&'. London, May 28.-F:efdd Iarsha laig's report from France tonight. "Counter-attacks this morning b} rench and British troops re-estab. ished our line east c( Dicketuset ake." The text of the officia! report iron: ield Marshal Haig tonight reads; "Counter-attacks carrie4 out ear' his morning by French and Britisl roops successfully re-established om inc east of Dickebusch Lake. S''e:a )risoners were captured in the ene, ny's attacks yesterday in thi sectoi mnd to the south as far as Locre foul Lerman divisions are known to bav< >een engaged. "In the course of the fighting heavy osses were inflicted on these div2 ions. The Allied line has been main ained at all points. "On the remainder of the Britial ront there is nothing to report be rond artillery activity on both side, n the different sectors. German Advance Stopped Paris, May 28.-H. y counter--at .acks by the French - roops stoppe< he German advance . . the heights o Ieuville-Sur-Margiva. an-. Vregny northeast of Soissone. and I other eights dominating the valley of the lesle river, according to the war of ice statement tonight. The Germani owever, succeeded in crossing th esle in the region of Bar oches ni Sismes. Situation More Reassuriug Paris, May 28.-The situation to uight is more reassuring. The bites idvices from the front show tha vhile the violence of the enemy's of ort as yet is unabated, he 4H onl, naking headway on :tie enter an .hat even there the Germar, moiierj .um is giving signs of slackening. Th< Allies are beginning to react with of ect on the wings. MUST RETAIN IEL.C41U( [)eclares Admiral von. Tirpit in Ad dress at Dhuiseldorf Amsterdam, M~ay 28.--'W.- mu -etain Belgiunm economIcally, pohiti ally and militarily," declared Adir von 'Tirpitz, former German minis ;er of marine, 'in an address at Dus teldorf on Sunday, as quohid in the Maichrichten, of that city. The admiral's address was delivere< >efore the Dusseldorf branch of thi -eactionary of the Fatherland party f which he is one of the leading spir ts. Speaking of Germany's requ ire nients of the war he said: "Neither Central Europe, the O)rien 1or Northern Europe can suppiy u with the raw materials requisite t, >ur indlustries. We need to have thi iea free from Anglo-Saxoa tyrann: ror that purpose." A pparently the admiral did no nention the submarine warfare, whiel ,vas dliscussed at the sagteo meeting ii highly optimistic manner by Her Blachmeister, a Deputy in the Land :ag. PARIS-TO-LONDON AIR MAIL Paris, May 28.--Aviators De Vi mne and Lorgnat flow from Paris t< London and back in a nydro-airplani 'esterday in three hours and ten miin ates, carrying mail. .It was the first tip in connectioi with an aerial postal service betweei [England and France which is being yrganized. KILLED ON AVIATION FIELD) New York, May 28.--Cadet Charli B. Passwaitet', of Noblesville, Ind, was killed at the Hempstead L. I. urmy aviation field today, wisen ai uirplane in which he attempted to no otiae a"tal sin"at an atitude o: .,00fe rse othe rund. GERMANS STRIKING I HARD B[FORE U. S. GETS MEN OVER Trying to Break Through Bfore U. S. is Ready C AS WASHINGTON VIEWS IT American Military Men Believe At tacks Yesterday Are Only h t PreliminaryMovest Washington, May 27.-Germany ap- v parently has launched another des- t perate attempt to smash her way f through the Allied armies to victory u before American troops can reach the c battlefields of France and Flanders in r great force. I. Associated Press reports from the < British and French fronts telling of s I the new assaults which may mean I I that the supreme test of power is at t hand, were conveyed to President Wil- i son just as he was leaving the White House for the cepitol to ask Congress c for legislation to provide more money s for the war. The President, empha- t sized his request by telling the House j and Senate in joint session that the f great enemy offensive apparently had been resumed. Brief Conference Later Mr. Wilson went to the State. 1 War and Navy building for brief I conferences with Secretaries Lansing, ' Baker and Daniels. It was taken for r granted that the pr;mary object of ,.he visit was to seek official news . from the battefront, and while there t were reports that the President dis- j cussed other phases of the world sit uation with the department heads, r they were not given the slightest con firmation inofficial quarters. No official information had come to suplpement the press dispatches from the front. Preliminary Moves t Army officials studied the press ac- I counts closely for signs of the German t purpose. The fact that on-, blow was a launched at the southern end of the Picardy-1.'.anders battie line an:1 the'< other.at almost the extreme north end I of the 200-mile front, was taken as I direct evidence that today's attacks were only preliminary moves in the German strategic designs. Extension of the active battle front to the Aisne sector on the south would mean adding forty or fifty miles to the fighting lines at a time when the German army needs every unit it can get together in centralized positions 1within the wide salient driven into the Allied lines by the first rush. Offi cials here agree with the French crit ics that the most probable place for the renewal of the drive to develop would be in the Albert sector of the Amiens front. An advance there would menace Paris and the channel ports. Explanation of Delay An explanation of the long delay l of the Germans in renewing the of Ifensive has been found in the forty I mile stretch of shell-torn roads over which they had to move up guns and ammunition before they could resume pressure of the Amiens line with massed power. Many officers thought tonight's extension of the offensive to I the Aisne theater was merely a feint preparatory to a later attack in the Albert region, or near Amiens, the 'point of maximum penetration, and where American units now block the road with British and French com rades. It was pointed out the long sweep of the French line from Mont didier southeast to Pinon, the northern flank of the new German thrust, had constituted a great me(nace to the whole German position mn the Picardy sector. IOthers contended that the new blowv was struck directly at Paris and the long range gun brought into action against that city again in order to force Gen. F~och, supreme commander to mass reserves on that side. From the F~rench p~oint of view the road to Paris must be dlef ended at all costs. The British, of course, attach supreme importance to the channel ports. Thle new Geraman thrusts ap pearedl to be cunningly planned to exert the greatest p~opular pressure on the Alliedl leaders to dIraw their re serve strength to the south and north, gradually weakening tife line in the center. The center is north of Amiens probably, from a military standpoint., around Albert. Some observers are convincedl that if the blows to the north and south pr5ove effective for a few days, compelling reinforcements of both lines, the situation will change overnight at the psychological mo Iment andl the real weight of Germany might he hurled at the weakened cen ter. NOTI TRUE, SAYS PRIEST Refutes Charge of Sinn Fein Conspir acy with Hluns Dublin, May 27.-The Rev. M.alachi MacBranan has given out the follow-. ing signedl statement: "As a priest and a member of the Sign Fein executive for th~e past year, I givo you my word of honor that the government's official statement that negotiations have been carried on be tween the Sinn Fein exe'cutive and Germany is a falseisood and that a German Invasion was never discussed by the Sinn Fein executive commit tee,", IIlTARY CRITICS ARE MUCH PUILl[D 'nable to Decide What German Ob jective Is MAY BE THRUST FOR PARIS Or Same Old Effort to Crush Britishj and Split Allied Line Washington, May 28.-Military men ere are without sufficient informa ion about the new German drive on he Aisne front to form conclusive iews as to wvhat developments are o be expected. In spite of the wide ront of attack and the large forces sed by the enemy there still was oubt in the minds of most officers to ight whether a real thrust toward 'aris by a new route was in progress, r NC- -fher the blow is only a bloody trategic move to pave the way for iter renewal of the effort to crush he British army and split the allied ne near Amiens. On the basis of accounts so .far re eived the opinion prevailcd that no ubstantial success had yet awarded he German effort. In the north, round Locre, he has evidently suf ered a complete repulse. Reports Unsatisfactory It was admitted however, that re firth from the Aisne front in the outh were unsatisfactory in that they howed little or nothing of what is ranspiring beyond the fact that a rossing of the Aisne had been forced y the Germans. Where great caution ni a few words of any positive na ure mark mark the official commun lue, observers here have been led by xperience to fear that greater in oads than are announced have been ade by the enemy. The good results of unified com and under Gen. Foch, officers here relieve, already are to be shown in he new operations, in striking con ranst to the confusion in the Allied anks that followed the original at ack begun March 21. There are as 'et no reports tending to show the 1 ew attack ha sheen attended by any evelopments for which Gen. Foch ad not been prepared in advance. I SOUTH CAR( IMMENSE TA South Carolina has at last reacl sales of War Savings Stamps. This It marks an important stage of the \ and the South Carolina War Saving time when the people of this state st the magnitude of the War Savings pro In the Third Liberty Loan, S $15,000,000, of the national quota of WAR SAVINGS CAMPAIGN THE I LION DOLLARS, AND YET THIS twice the amount allotted In the Libe was based on the state's bank resourc on the population, and during the ye vidual Is expected to be invested in realized that no one individual can In tude of the campaign becomes evid means that practically every man, wol year, and lend the savings to the Gov Four months have passed and Sot million dolhars' worth of the stamp state's quota. Unless South C'arolins lion dollars' worth monthlly during th' campaign will fall- -anod 5.uthi Caro state. South Cariolina, which has fro a state which failed to lend money fighting amen, who are leaving for th assurance that the honme people0 wil them, so that their con fidence will I We know that the people of thi dollars and lend It to the Giovernml believe they will--hut not1 unless el regularly, often, and c'onscie~ntiouisly, 1 Savings Stamixps, which bear inte restl compoundted quart erly. Our peoplei withi the hiavish purchase of non-essen t he government. That means saving thing that we hold dear. Signs are encouraging. The firn have been sold, half of which were s ing the past two months the weekly tially, and this increase must continu ing In this way should start without stantly to their war savings certifical States relies on the War Savings mo' weapons It can wIeld against Germs buIld the weapon. You are not aske at liberal Interest and on the strongeu D~on't let South Carolina be kno' and Talk War Savings Stamnps-lnv< resources. It is a duty that only sl will evade. Since as little as 25c ca1 a person buying war Savings Stamps can be no excuse for any loyal An not Investing. Save-save for victo America, for South Carolina, for ye for all that tree nanple hold dear. LOCAL RED LEAD It is with a feeling of pride in the younty that I submit the final report f the Second War Fund Campaign. The fund amounts to $42,500-four times our allotment, with $500 over. This is a record which, I am sure, ins not been excelled by any com nunity in the United States. It is material evidence that the people of Clarendon "are of one spirit, purpose mnd determination with our warriors." To mention the part of the county which has stood out by reason of its ood work and generous contributions vould be simply to say "Clarendon," for there is no community which has excelled the others. True, some lo :-alities may have given more than thers, but they had a greater popula tion and larger wealth. Everywhere yur people have subscribed liberally, in accordance with their means, which is the true measure of giving. Nor THE PRISON CAMIP INQUIRY ermany States How Prisoners May be Interviewed Washington, May 28.-In response' :o this government's inquiry regard ing regulations in German prison :-amps, Germany has replied through he Spanish embassy in Berlin that prisoners may be interviewed by in spectors without presence of witness s, if previous notice of inspection has :een given; otherwise witnesses must De present. -W-S-S HUNS LOSE MANY 'LANES British Destroy Fifteen; Bring Down Three Others London, May 28.-Fifteen German irplanes have been destroyed by Brit ish aviators and three others driven lown out of control, according to. the British official communication on avi ation issued tonight. The communi -ation says also that five tons of bombs have been dropped on the l Mannheim-Metz railroad station. )LINA'S BK. ted the milon dollar mark in the figure was r-a' hel about May 1. Jar Savings eanl.paiga in this .ate, a Committee feels that noiw is the ould becomte iee-ply imr tessed with blen that confronts South ('arolina. uth Carolina's quota was nearly three billions of dollars. IN THE JATIONAL QUOTA IS TWO OIL >TATE MUST RAISE $32,000.000 rty Loan. The Liberty Loan quota es; the War Savings quota is based ar an average of $20 for each indi War Savings Stamps. When it Is est In over $1,(00 worth, the magni. ent. Fo.- the state to succeed, it nan, and child must save during the trnment. ath Carolina has purchased only one s-only one thirt y-s(e(ond( of the purchases atn average of four mil i remainintg month ls of ate year. thle lIna will b~e branded-a as a shacker ly gi-.en its men, will he knowna as at goad interest to has-k up thaore e hat tle fron6 with t he con 1h(1tt I st and by thlemii. Let us savme for e juastifie. a state can save thirty-two million mnt. WVe know thev want to. \\e 'e'ry manr. womoan . anad c-hild( saveas and Invests theas mon'y saved in War it thle rats oft 4 pier cen't. pe asnnatua. nusl pratis-ae ti ft muast di ipenti. I hals and bs:na th moneysaas inte 'ad to for viactory, ftor huanUii ty, for e very it million dollars' worth of stamps ld within the last six weeks. Dur sales have been increasing suabstan a. Those who have not started sav delay, while othero should add con es. The Government of the Unitedi rement as one of the most powerful mny, and South Carolina must help d to GIVE-merely to LEND-lend t securIty the world knows. vn as a slhtsker state. liumy, Thinak, st in thetm to the lImit of your ackera start ' -- - - - - - - tytor M WNOTG IISUrb av TttR aursolf' UNITED STATER .%dvnraklrr CROSS S AMERICA ins there been any distinction as to rnce or color, for the colored people f the county have reason to be proud >f the splendid way in which they iave responded to the call. Eac1' and every worker in the cam paign has done his best, working ear. ly and late, and neglecting his busi ness in many instances, so that every. )ne in the county could have an op. portunity to subscribe. To each of them a large measure of praise and thanks is due. It has been a source of inspiration to your chairman to take part in this noble work, for everywhere the -call has met with such a generous re sponse and such unfailing loyalty and sympathy that I have felt th'at the "(lay of righteousness and justice and peace" of which our President speaks, must be nearer. E. C. HORTON, Chairman. FRENCII CRITICS B[[I[VE THIS TO BE MAIN DRIVE French Critics No Longer Consider it Diversion HUNS TAKE STRONG POSTS Initial Efforts of Crown Prince Un fortunately Resulted in Soine Notable Advantages Paris, May 28.--The military erit ics now consider that the idea that the :('rman offensive launched yesterday between Soissons and Rheims is a di version must be abaioned, since the movement has developed into a great battle along a thirty-mile front. The enemy's initial effort, saysiThe Temps, having unfortunately obtain ed for the troops of the German Crown Prince some notable advan-. tages, as they succeeded in carryke the Chem in-Des- Dames and thrusting back the Franco-British contingents from the Aillette to the Aisne. The enemy command has at once made every effort to exploit the success. Huns l'aid Dearly The results of the first day of the long expected German offensive are considered in competent French quar. ters as sati:.factory. By paying the price, it is contended, it was inevita ble that the enemy could gain ground. After the terrific struggle throughout the day of yesterday the (ermans, at ai rumnous cost, advanced at the far thest point three and a half mile. Enough for Cemetery Military officials say the enemy has wAon enough ground to oury his dead aid that is all. At no point has the Entente Allied Line he-.n pierced. In close contact with the foe, it has moved hack step by step, accordir.g to schedule, giving G(en. Foci all the time he needs to place .is reserves - those reserves whose whereahoue, is an anxious mystery to the Germans. just where he wants them. Opinion Divided Military opinion is divided a.. to whether the German drive on the Aisne front is an effort to break thru it Soissons and make a darh for Par is by way of Villers-Cotterets, or whether it is a manoeuver prelmiinary to and for the purpose of concealing the eventual - in attack against A miens. Sums Cl Sit oation The military critie of The Ten)p suns up the situation as follows: "The enemy, who had a carefully prepallIredl plhm, who had chosen th'e hour for its executioni, and who had his re'serves ready to strike where they could1( be enmployedf most effec tively, engaged Monday evening with fresh, forces, whic'h were in highly superior number to those with which we (opposedl him. TIhe Aisne Crossued "T'lhe enemy in conserluence of this has1, suicceeded' in croine---* t h - Aisne between Vailly and lierry-Au-back, on a front of ab~out twenty miles. The Franco-lItrit ish forces wit hdrew to the valley of the Vesle:, which flows sonme six miles south of the A isne, in the region of the plateau, behind which our reserves are a1rrivinug."' ,llenrcy liu, the miilitary critic of I he .1 onurnal I l eISiebts, says the en. cmy beggmn the iiffensive with somec thirty ilhvision.. "'I I htad enormious inumeriad supe riority,"' M. lIidon continues. " Aginst these the AllIied f ront was held by a few French idiv isions, 1W d on tihe right in ('hnmpagni. by a small num'ber- of exahusted firitish dlivisions." .liidou calenubates that the Ger mans had from n inety' to 100 divisions fruse im the, battle, of which thev employed one- th ird for the initia't shock. I .ondon,, May . .-- lIrit ish enasualties rep~orted in the week endedi today reached a total of 331,694. Taciy are divided~ as follows: Killed or diedl of wounds : officers, 168; men, ,,,527. Wounded or missing: Officers, 735; men, 29,284. 'fie total for last wveak wvas 36,677 .ur the week before, 41,612, the largest of ainy week since the begin ning of the, German offensive. The falling off in the totals reflects the lull in the fighting between the at tek which ended in April and the one now heginning