Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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: u<* 'r h* Established in 1891. Kr. ' FIX ITINERARIES FOR CANDIDATES WINN8BORO AND BARNWELL ARI OPENING POINTS ? BOTH START SAME TIME. \ OISPATGHES FROM COLUMBIA Doings and Happenings That Mart the Progress of 8outh Carolina Peo pie, Gathered Around the 8tat? Capital. The State and senatorial campalgni will open June 18, the former at Barn well and the latter ac Wlnnsboro. Both will close Friday. August 23. The first primary will be held the fol lowing Tuesday. The itineraries arc so arranged that the two parties will be kept an much as two weeks apart at all times. The senatorial candidates will be in Columbia July 4, with the candidates for State offices appearing In Greenwood that day. The last meet log for the senatorial party will be in Spartanburg and the final for the State office group in Columbia. The routing was arranged by a special committee of the State Democratic ex ecutlve committee, composed of Gen Wllle Jones, Columbia; Edgar A Brown, Barnwell, and J. M. Moorer Walterboro. The following are the circuits: Senatorial Campaign. Winnsboro, Tuesday, June 18. Chester, Wednesday, June 19. York. Thursday, June 20. Lancaster. Priday, June 21. Camden, Saturday. June 22. Chesterfield, Tuesday, June 28. Bennettflvllle. Wodnesday. June 26 Darlington, Thursday. June 27. Blahopvllle, Friday, June 28. Samter, Saturday, June 29. St. Matthews. Monday, July 1. Orangeburg, Tuesday, July 2. % 8t. Oeorge, Wednesday. July 8. Columbia, Thursday. July 4. Manning. Monday. July 15. Dillon, Tuesday, July 16. Florence, Wednesday. July 17. Conway. Thursday, July 18. Marion, Friday, July 19. Klngstree, Saturday, July 20. Georgetown, Monday, July 22. Monck's Corner, Tuesday. July 28. Charleston, Wednesday, July 24. naitcriwrv, inursuay, JUiy id. Beaufort, Saturday, July 27. Hampton, Monday, July 29. Barnwell, Tuesday, July SO. ' Bamberg, Wednesday, July SI. AJken, Thursday, August 1. Edgefleld. Friday, August 2. Saluda, Saturday, August 3. Lexington, Tuesday, August 6. Newberry, Wednesday, August 7. Laurens, Thursday, August 8. Greenwood, Friday, August 9. Abbeville, Saturday, August 10. McCormlck. Tuesday, Angust 13. Anderson, Wednesday, August 14. Walhalla, Thursday. August IB. Pickens, Friday, August 16. Greenville, Saturday, August 17. Union. Wednesday, August 21. GafTney, Thursday. August 22. Spartanburg. Friday, August 23. 8tate Campaign. P Barnwell, Tuesday. June 18. Hampton, eWdnesday, June 19. Beaufort, Thursday, June 20. Rldgeland, Friday. June 21. Walterboro, Saturday. June 22. Bamberg, Tuesday, June 2fi. Aiken, Wednesday, June 26. Edgefleld, Thursday, June 27. suiuaa, rTiaay, June 26. Lexington, Saturday, June 29. Newberry. Tuesday, July 2. Laurens, Wednesday. July 3. Greenwood, Thursday. July 4. McCormick. Friday, July 5. Abbeville. Saturday, July 6. Anderson, Monday. July 15. Walhalla. Tuesday, July 16, Pickens, Wednesday, July 17. Greenville. Thursday, July II. Union, Friday. July 19. Spartanburg. Saturday. July 20. Oaffney. Tuesday, July 23. York, Wednesday, July 24. Lancaster. Thursday. July 25. Chester, Friday, July 26. Wlnnsboro, Saturday. July 27. PomHon TuAaHaw iA Chesterfield. Wednesday. July tl. Bennettsville. Thursday, August 1. Darlington, Friday, August 2. \ Blshopvllle. Saturday, August 8. Sumter, Tuesday, August 6. Conway. Thursday, Augusts 8. Marlon, Friday, August 9. Florence, Saturday, August 10. Manning. Tuesday, August IS. Klngstree, Wednesday, August 14. Georgetown. Thursday. August 15. Monck's Corner. Friday. August 16. Charleston, Saturday, August 17. St. George. Tuesday. August 20 Orangeburg. Wednesday, August 21. St. Matthews. Thursday, August 22. Columbia. Friday, August 28. New Depot Brigade. In order to care for men drafted Into the Blghty-flrst Division during their period of quarantine and assignment, which covers roughly four utadlr a a n*a?ulan? i aaa** ^ ' j ^ TT?vi\a, a (flUTIOIUUai UC7}*Ul Dri|IUO, consisting of a brigade headquarters and Are battalions of total of 36 companies sad commanded by Lieut. Col. I. W. Leonard, has been established at Camp 8evier. Greenville. With few exceptions only men later to be assigned to the division will enter the brigad* \ 7 . ' - The Holateln Cow to Front. Under the heeding. "Am Inspiration to the South." The Black and White Record publishes the following comI pllmentary account of the dairy herd I at the farm of the State Hospital: I "More and more are we In the North realising the possibilities of the South as a field for future development along ^ dairying lines which is another way of saying, opening up new flelde of conquest for the Holsteln cow. Already great progress has been made In educating the Southern farmer away from the one crop plan, the pro. cess of education being considerably 1 expedited by disastrous experiences with the boll weevil, which played havoc with the cotton crop In large [ areas. A few experiences along this line and the Southern farmer was in a decidedly receptive mood for the ' arguments In favor of diversified farming. In connection with this change in mental attitude has grown up very i naturally a strong sentiment in favor . of co-operation with federal authorit ties in eradicating the fever ticks , which in the past have made it impos. sible or at least Impracticable to in. troduce oNrth growth cattle of mature r years in any numbers. The federal government now reports wonderful progress along this line and whole States have been relieved from quar antlne. t "In years gone by our Jersey rrlende 1 have looked upon the South as their * legitimate prey, but of late the Hoi . * stein cow has been coming Into her own and already Is challenging the | supremacy of her diminutive sister. j ' "Even some of our nreeders have j been lukewarm on this Southern prop- ; osltion as they were not entirely con- * vlnced that the Holsteln cow was best suited for the Southern environment, but the experiences of those who have given pure bred Holstelns a fair show to demonstrate their adaptability to Southern conditions have been able to 1 prove conclusively that this surmise is not In accordance with the facts. "Perhaps the most important dem onstration of Holsteln production in the South Is that furnished by the ^ State Hospital for the Insane at Co ( lumbla, S- C. In this herd a number 4 of sensational official records have 1 been completed, two of which stand to day as world's records for their par tlcular ages. We refor in partlculai to the work of the two wonderful yearling heifers, Edith Maple Crest . Pontlac Artls and Daisy Pontiac Champion Artls, sisters both being sired by Eli Pontlac Sllene. The former of these heifers freshening at the age of oife year, 11 months, two days, made a seven day record of 27.41 pounds of butter, 521.5 pounds of milk, which lacks less than a pound a day Of a world's record for milk production for heifers under 24 months ot age and Is a world's record for butter production with a margin of over a pound the best previous record being 26.22 pounds. The other sister made a record of 24.17 pounds of butter, 483.4 pounds of mils at the tender age of one year, elsht months. 16 d&vn i which Ib a world's record for both but j ter and milk by a very wide margin | for holfers of her age. Thon, too, a little earlier the same establishment hung up a new record for all of the southern portion of the United States with their seven-year-old cow, Anne 1 Johanna Spofford, a daughter of Ca ' lamity Spofford's Son. Her figures for the seven days made 37 days after oalvlng were 37.23 pounds of butter. 7S0 pounds of milk, an average of nearly 103 pounds of milk per day. Plenty of Cane. Assurance Is given the people of South Carolina by the conservation and productive division of the food administration that not only will there be tin cans In sufficient quantity for ? n i? . i?.? *?-. -? vaniuuK uurmg ino ionncominx sea- ^ son, but that an ample supply ot glnss 4 Jars will also be available. It Is also assured that water glass may be ae cured by all who desire to put up eggs for winter use. 0 Any locality that may be short on s any of these necessaries for canning r aad preserving fruits and vegetables, and for putting up eggB will be put in * touch with sources of supply if interested persons will write the food administration at Columbia. Jobbers and wholesalers in several '' of the larger cities of the State have laid in ample stocks of tins and glas; li Jars, and the list of these Is on die p drug stores in the smaller towns may c secure water glass for the retail trade from the wholesale drug houses, or 1 a they can not supply them, a letter ad- a ; dressed to the fpod administration at s Columbia will solve the problem. jj Announcement nas already been made that ample sugar will be arailable, to be secured on a certificate system, tor canning and preserving. Aguuet Kohn, chairman of conser- t) vatlon and production. r a Darlington Holda Conference. Special from Atlanta.?Bishop U. V. W. Darlington was assigned by the 81 general conference of the Methodist | Episcopal Church. South, to bold both e | South Carolina conferences this year. Hartsvllle's Big 8ervleo Flag. L An occasion that will long be remembered In Hartsville was "the home folks' gathering" here whtcfc was attended by perhaps 5,000 peopl a and was a fitting prelude to the open ? Ing of the second Red Cross drive. " The ceremonies were to commemorate b the raising of the service flag bearing 224 stars, each star representing : man in the service from the Harts b; villa district. A tall flag pole with ; s< bullet at the top, pointing skyward. ** had been placed in the center of the h aQuar* f< ,i ' ' < ; For TOST II MARK HYMAN I: 'i"wNp.r Un.ool^ Mark Hyman, who for aovoral yoart too boon special assistant to the aterney general for antitrust Investlgalens, la now assisting Assistant Atorney Qonoral Todd In the Hog Island nqulry. v [VERY MAN TO WORK OB FIGH1 JNLIMITED POWER TO PRE8I DENT TO INCRIirsSE ARMY TO SIZE HE 8EES FIT. >rastls Amendment to Selective Serv Ice Law Touching Habitual Idlers and Non-Useful Workers. Washington.?Two Important stepi were taken toward perfecting the ask of putting the nation on a wai >asls. Soon after Provost Marshal Gen tral Crowder had promulgated i IraBtic amendment to the selective lervice regulations requiring ever) nan of draft age to work or fight Secretary Baker appeared before th< louse military committee and aBked hat President Wilson be authorized o call to the colors all men of drafl ige who can be equipped and trained The committee promptly and unani nously voted the authority into th< irmy appropriation bill about to be eported to the house. Oeneral Crov. dor's new regulatior s far-reaching in scope and touchei lot only% habitual idlers, but also re luires that draft registrants now ir iccupationB held to be non-useful leek new jobs or take their places ic he army. Clerks in stores. waiters lartenders. employes at places ol imusement, passenger elevator men mil other employes around hotels :lubs and business buildings as Well is gamblers, fortune tellers and race rack and bucket shop attendants all all among those classed as non-use ully engaged. Enforcemont of the ule Is expected to add some men tc ho army and to do a more Important urvice in Improving the labor situa ion in essential industries. The house military committee's ac ion after hearing Secretary Baker ompleted the army bill, with provi ion for the pay of 3,000,000 men and vith ordnance appropriations en the >asis of an army of 4,000,000. The r? An tilrn will l?l-l u*#-? a*? * ..... wc mm uoiuro ins nouae arrylng a total of 16.569,129.00? ol ctual appropriations, and authorise ion for contracts amounting to $2.64,416,000 more May Mean Five Millione. Mr. Baker told the committee in xecutive session the President's rea ons for asking that no limit be laced upon the number of draft men o be called . Members said later it ras estimated that an army of 6.000,00 could be raised without changing he draft ages. The new regulation also will afact the following classes: "(a) Persons engaged in the serviK of food and drink, or either, in ubllc places including hotels and soial clubs. "(b) Passenger elevator operators nd attendants, doormen, footmen nd other attendants of clubs, hotels, tores, apartment houses, office buildlgs and bath houses. "(e) Pe-sons, including ushers and ther attendants, engaged and occuied in, and in connection with games, ports and amusements, excepting acini performers in legitimate eonerts. operaa or theatrical performnces. "(d) Persons emDloved in finmAaH/* clence. "(e) Sales clerks and other clerks rnployed in stores and other mercanle establishments. YNCHBURG TO RETURN NIGGARDLY SUBSCRIPTIONS Lynchburg, Va. ? Lyncnburg has lore than subscribed her apportionI ATI* D.J n * - >wi me <vau urosn war iuna arter ires days of campaigning and has eaded for her self-imposed goal of *0,000. Subscriptions approximate >0,000. A committee has been named y the local campaign committee to :rutlnize subscriptions and return all lat are palpably- niggardly. Citizens ave offered to reimburse the fund ir all monies thus returned. T Ml !?. #, a. u., xauiuwAY, MAY 3 RAILROAD EMPLOYES1 GET BIG INCREASE ____ ' EFFECTIVE 8ATURDAY, JUNE 1ST; , RETROACTIVE TO LA8T JANUARY FIRST, 1918. ABOUT $300,000,000 AD0E0 I All Increase* to Be Determined Upon Percentage Basis Upon Pay in December, 1915. Washington.?General pay increases for nearly two million railroad employes were announced by Director General McAdoo. effective next Saturday and retroactive to last January 1, carrying out substantially recommendations of the roadroad wage commission. The aggregate of the increases probably will be more than 9300,000,000 a year, half of which will be distributed within a few weeks as back pay in lump sums ranging from about $100 to nearly $200 each. The director general departed from ' the wage commissioner's reeommen- 1 datlons in* the following particulars: a The principle of the basic eight- * hour day is recognized, but oaring to ( exigencies of the war situation, hours om employment are not actually re- ( * duced and overtime 1b to be pair pro r rata; future adjustments of pay are to be made on the basis of eight hours. In addition to the ordinary scale of illor<?M?? loKn.or. nl/iu.J 1 j ?? ?uiifiu;O? |" mainly on track work are to get at . least 2 1-2 cents an hour more than they received last December 81. I Women are to receive the same pay as men (or the same work and negroes are to get the same as white men (or > similar employment. i To work out a multitude o( lnequal* ities and other injustices caused by ^ varying rules o( employment and . condition o( organisation, the dlreci tor general created a new board of , railroad wage and working conditions r consisting o( three railway executives , which will conduct extensive invest!- r s gallon and recommend wage and other a I employment changes. a 1 All increases now orderd will be 11 t determined according to a percentage r . scale based on pay received in Decern- '' ber, 1915, and any incrases which ? have been allowed within that time > will be deducted. In many cases the n raises in pay in the last two and a B i half years are about equal to the i Increases now approved and conse- r - quently these employes will get little h i or no more. To correct Just such sitm ^ I atlons when injustices are apparent a I will hn nna nf t?m i J^ w ?MV y* lutiym UUUOS UL " , th new wage board, whose creation n was suggested by the railroad wake i commmission. In no cases are wages p , to be reduced. I Men working on the monthly, h ) daily, hourly, piece work and train 1 1 mile basis will benefit by the new e allowances. * ? , P i RED CROSS GOES BEYOND GOAL BY TWELVE MILLION ? 8 Washington.?With the American b Red Cross' second 1100,000,000 war mercy fund already over-subscribed '' by $12,097,804, officials were setting ? I no limit to the outpouring of dollars d t on the closing day of the week's tl , drive. That that daily average of ( something more than $18,000,000 would h , be far exceeded they had no doubt. a On the face of returns at headquar- H ters here 11 of the 14 divisions had oversubscribed, with the gulf leading P the home divisions, in percentage with c 210, but the foreign topping them all H 1 with 300. The three divisions which h had not *? *' .... u luvii quuias were r expected to go over the top. D 1 The Potomac division shows $4,200,- G 290 and the southern division $3,701,- tl ' 100. v Greater New York lacks $1,399,66 P of equallying Its quota. Philadelphia, with an allotment of $4,500,000, has h given $5,500,000, nearly four times S . its minimum. Pittsburgh has attain- 8 ed only 56 per cent of its $4,000,000, P while Chicago has turned in only 47 6 per cent of its $7,000,000. Boston is another of the larger cities behind in V the campaign. PLEA OF COUNT MINOTTO DENIED BY FEDERAL JUDGE ? tl Chicago.?The plea of Count James n Mlnotto for freedom on a writ of hab- tl eas corpus from internment on a i Presidential warrant was denied by ci Federal Judge Carpenter. The judge withheld reading of the decision to al- s< low the count to pass a night with his G wife. Countess .Ida May Swift Min- tl otto, daughter of Louis F. Swift. The P count's counsel had admitted the gov- w ernment attorney's disclosure that rc the count's father was born in Vienna. 11 STEAMER CLAN MATHESON T SUNK IN A COLLISION London.?The British steamer Clan _ P' Matheson has been sunk in a collision, t>' Lloyd's shipping agency announced. w The Clan Matheson was a steamer ra of 4,500 tons gross, built in 1917 at Q Sundorland. She was owned by Cay- hi zer, Irvine & Co., Limited, of Glasgow, w The last mention of her in the ship- ei ping records was on December 11 ol last, when she was reported at a te United States Atlantic port.* ai v * * * * IT T 0, 1918 JACK MUNROE . I HEr/ Jack Munroe, who gained fame at a trlze fighter when he challenged Jsfrlea fer the heavyweight champion* ihlp ef the werld, only to be beaten vhen the bout waa staged, la now In he United States helping boost the iberty lean. He has been fighting ivor there with the British arm) and naw ? MBnat?alA??^ " - Ight arm was wounded In battls. [VIATORS ARE VERY ACTIVE EXPERT8 THINK MAYBE QEN. FOCH WILL TAKE OFFENSIVE IF HUN DOES NOT. ( distribution of Qerman Trosps Along Entire Front la Rsportsd By Frsnch Officers. In the past years of the war a peiod of extraordinary activity by the erlal squadrons of the contending rmles in Prance has been considered a an indication that events were apidly shaping themselves for an ofensive by one side or the other. At ne present moment the most notable sature of the war situation la the relarkable work of airmen in various ectors where a German attack is Doked for. This activity has not been estrioted to the actual battle area, ut far back of each front there have een daring raids. The Rhine cities re being frequently bombed,' while 'aris has again been in danger of a ew German attack from the air. American aviators have borne a rominent part in this fighting. In Le Lunevilie and Toul sectors they ave given a magnificent account of hemselves, while further north, end ven In the defense of London they ave demonstrated their fighting caacity. The German plans for a resumption f the offensive in France have been eriously hampered by the sudden lows of allies here and there along he front. The Germans have been Dreed back at numerous points and ew lines which may be more easily efended have been established by he allied nations. The Americans on their own sectors ave given the enemv no rent th? rtlllery has battered the German nes night and day, while the infanrymen hare raided German outpost oaltions and have proved themselves apable of outwitting and outfighting be enemy. General Pershing's men ave won several hot fights with the De and have captured prisoners. A ight gas attack was loosed on the lernans by the Americans near Toul, hree waves of shells drenching a roodod position of the enemy with olsonous fumes. The French, too. have been at work t various sectors, particularly in the omme region. They have gained i round here and there at points where ositlons of tactical value were wrestd from the Germans. i IENNA DECREE PROVIDE8 FOR DIVISION OF BOHEMIA Washington.?Division of Bohemia < >to lk districts with advantages in le electoral domain given to the Gerlan minority in each so as to reduce le Ciech representation in parlia- i em is provided In a ministerial de- 1 ree issued at Vienna. < An official dispatch from France ] lys this effort to dismember and 1 lermanize the Czech state caused < ?e recent serious rioting at Ostrau, i ilsen. Nachod and other places < hlr.h resulted in the proclaiming of ? lartlal law and the imprisonment of i >0 persons. 1 OBACCO BECOMES PART I OF SAMMIES' RATIONS Tobacco which heretofore has been archascd by the soldiers or issued i / the Red Cross and other agencies, i ill be made a part of the regular ( itions. On the recommendation of i cneral Pershing the war department f is decided upon this action. There i ill be Issued to each soldier of the ( cpeditlonary forces daily four-tenths c ! an ounce of smoking tobacco and 1 m cigarette papers. Certain other r 'tides may be substituted. t IMES shs noire m ll/UCU DIP cum Pilll/P niiui uiu Jinr umivj ANOTHER VICTIM OF HUN SUBMARINE?PLYING BETWEEN ENGLAND AND FRANCE. MEN LGST ALL THEY HAD Sailor* and Soldiers Alike Showed No Panic; Fell Into Line, and Awaited Orders. The British mercantile cruiser Moldavia, carrying American troops trom America to Europe, has been torpe uuea, ana ot> American soldiers are reported missing. The liner was sunk Thursday morning, according to an official statement by the British admiralty. The Moldavia Is the third tfranBport carrying American troops to be torpedoed by the Germans. Of the vessels carrying Americans, the Antilles was the first to meet with destruction by a U-boat. She was sunk October 17. last, when returning to this country from Europe, and 70 lives were lost. The second was the Tuscania, which was sent to the bottom off the north of Ireland February 5, with a loss of life totalling 101. The oaly other secrlous attack made on American transports occurred last June when vessels carrying some of the first expedltonary units under a convoy commanded by Rear Admiral Qleaves, narrowly escuped disaster in the mid-Atlantic. David Lloyd George, speaking at Edinburgh, has said that the submarine is still unconquered, but that it is no longer a vital menace to the eatente allies. He said that the Uboats are being destroyed faster than they can be built by Germany, while the allien are hiillHlna ?" ?- ?v~_ ... . .oi.i^/o itioioi tuau the submarines are sinking tbem. Washington.?Sinking of the British armed merchant cruiser Moldavia, with a probable loss of 66 American soldiers was announced In a cablegram from the British admiralty to the war department. No details were given, but the understanding le that the ship was moving between England and France. The war department authorized this statement: "Information has been received from London that the British armed merchant cruiser Moldavia has been sunk and 56 of the American soldiers aboard are missing. "The announcement was made by tne British admiralty.' At a late hour the department had no further information to indicate what American units were on board the vessel. Many men are in training in England and it is possible that the Moldavia was carrying a contingent bound for the front. THE GOVERNMENT OF COSTA RICA WILL WAR ON GERMANY San Juan del Sur. Nicaragua.?The government of Costa Rica has declared war on the central powers, according to advices received here. The declaration of war by Costa Rica on the central powers brings the total number of nations aligned against Germany up to 21. All of the Central American states now have clearly defined their attitude toward the war. Panama, Nicaragua and Guatemala have become belligerents. Honduras has severed diplomatic relations with Germany while San Salvador has remained neutral, explaining that this neutrality is frlondly to the United States. The government of Costa Rica, headed by President Tinoco, has never been recognized by the United States. It came Into power after the deposition of President Gonzales, In January, 1917. In an effort to obtain recognition, the Costa Rlcan govern- I mont sent an enroy to Washington, i last July, but was not received at the , state department. Major E. J. (Iale , of Fayetteville, N. C., 1b American minister to Costa Rica. CONTRACTS ARE LET FOR TWO PICRIC ACID PLANTS Washington.?The war department announced that contracts had been let by the ordnance department for the sstablishment of two picric acid plants. one to cost $7,000,000 and bo located at Brunswick, Ga., and the Jther to cost $4,000,000 to be located it Little Rock, Ark. Contracts for the plants have been let. Bites were chosen in the south, the statement *ays, after careful investigation of lousing. labor and transportation. >LAN8 FOR AIRCRAFT PROBE ARE DISCUS8ED Washington.?Plans for the aircraft nvestigation by the senate sub-coinnittee headed by Senator Thomas of .oiorano were discussed at a meetng of the military commltttee, but Inal decision regarding the scope was >ostponed until after Senator Thomas :onfers with Charles E. Hughes,..In charge of the department of justice nquiry. The sub-committee's inquiry nay be broadened if Mr. Hughes inerposcB no objection. ' ' '? J-Vs' :^W. I '" A> ;V^f -a-" -. \ ,'; -if:. V ,l" ' 9 $1.25 Per Year, t GERMANY RESUMES HER BIG OFFENSIVE \ CLAIM CROWN PRINCE'8 ARMY HA8 CAPTURED CHEMIN DE8 DAMES RIDGE. ___? DRIVE FOR CHANEL PORTS 'V ? iV' v*v? v It Is Probable That Americans Ars Engaged In the Fighting on Both Fronts. Germany's great offensive on the western front has been resumed. With only brief artillery preparation, two . . j blows have been struck by the Teu< ton armies, which have been reorgan ized since dlf???tr<nna Ina.aii wofo _ ??| flicted on them by the French and British during the Picardy and Flanders battles In March and April. One attack was on the lVne from Voormeyloe to Locre, southwest of Ypres; the other on the 35-mile front from Plnon, north of Soissons. to Rheims. This is known as the Aisne sector. In Flanders the Germans have gained virtually nothing, but farther south the Berlin official statement claims the German crown prince's troops have carried the whole ridge of the Chemln des Dames and now are fighting on the Aisne river. Recalls Fearful Fighting. On the AlBne front the present battle recalls the fearful fighting of last summer along the Chemln des Dames, where for weeks the German crown prince hurled his men against the French positions only to see them crushed and beaten. Last year 76 divisions were engaged in the German attacks along this line alone. The attack here is really In the nature of a line-straightening operation. It is being launched from Laon as a center and is aimed at the elbow in the line formed during the fighting in Plcardy in March and April. Here, however, the Germans must face permanent works which havo been occupied by the French for long periods and which can be defended quite easily. Evidence that the allied supreme command was forewarnod of the new German attack may be found In the fact that British troops are fighting fKnrn TTn K? ??4 14 u J vmvi v. iv vuu |iiT700Ul, it uau DCGI1 believed that the British forces did not hold positions much south of the Somme, east of Amiens. < PRESIDENT PUT8 END TO QUESTION OF ADJOURNMENT Washington. ? President Wilson ended discussion over whether Congress shall stay in Washington this summer to enact new revenue legislation by appearing before the house and senate In joint session and calling upon members to put aside politics and all other considerations to provide money for growing war expenses amd to advise the country in advance of the tax burdens it must meet. Just as the President was leaving the White House for the capltol word came that the German drive against the west front had been renewed. He gave his visit a dramatic touch by announcing this news as he concluded his prepared speech, saying it strengthened the purpose he had tried to express. The demand that, with the war at its "peak and crisis," Congress do its duty at home as the soldiers are dnintr their duty in the trenched overseas, * brought Instant acquiescence. There still was reluctance in some quarters to believe immediate legislation imperative, but plans for mid-summer adjournment were abandoned and both democratic and republican leaders expressed their determination to go at the task of passing a revenue bill with a will. A suggestion by the President that most of the new taxes probably would fall upon incomes, excesB profits and luxuries and that profiteers would be reached In this way was greeted with cheers, and congressional leaders said later tho money needed would come from those sources. RED CROSS MERCY FUND REACHES TOTAL OF ?133,304,630 Washington.?Germany's challenge ' of frightfulnesB in France haa been anewored by the American people with an outpouring of $133,306,630 for the second war mercy fund of the Red Cross. This was an over subscription of $33,306,630, with returns still comnight. Greater New York which earlier had reported only $27,000,000, turned la final subscriptions at mid-night of $33,243,730. FRENCH TROOPS REPULSE ENEMY WITH GREAT LOSS London.?"On the Locre-Coormeteele front, the French troops repulsed the enemy with great loss." Thia announcement was contained in Field Marshal Haig's report tonight. The attack against the sector of Borry-Au-Bac held by the British was partly successful by reason of an intense bombardment by gas shells and the use of tanks and after heavy fighting the British on the left were oressed back to prepared positions.