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% ' The MISS WILLIE DUNCAN ? La i ? j? *' i '"Li* 'v ? ~" r r- > WS&g i; . / 4 / Established in 1891. IIAnn nmiTitin in ?. iwnu nuniinu id STILL INPR06RESS 8PIRITED AGGRESSIVE 18 BEING HOTLY PRE8SED BY ITALIAN8 AND THEIR ALLIES. LOST 6R0UND IS REGAINED Important Sector* Lost In Initial Con* flict Wrested From Enemy in Fast and Furious Fighting. Not alone are the Italians and their British and French comrades-in-arms holding In check the Austrian offen. slve along the greater part of the 100mlle battle fror.t from the region southeast of Trent to the Adriatic sea. but they themselves have turned aggressors on some of the more important sectors, especially in the mountain regions. Counter-attacks In the hill country on the north at several points have resulted in the occupation by the allies of ground won from them in the initial onslaught and the rectification of their lines, while a stiffening of the front along the Plave river has made impossible, for the time being, at least further fording of the stream by the enemy. Hard fighting still is In progress, however, with the Austrlans bringing the strongest kind of pressure to bear against the allied armies on both northern and eastern parts of the battlefield in an endeavor to reach the lines and gain access in force to the plains. The strokes of the enemy are particularly violent on the Montello plateau. the highest bit of ground along the middle reaches of the Piave, the capture of which would give him com mand of the roads leading through Treviso to Venice and a fairway westward through the province of Treviso. The Italians are inflicting heavy casualties on the troops of Emperor Charles which crossed the river at this point. To the south from St. Andrea to Fossalata. respectively, the northern and southern flanks of the famous Zenson loop where last year the Aus trians effected a crossing of the Piave. only later to be driven back with sanguinary losses, and from Fossalata to San Dona dl Piave the fighting also is of a violent character, with the Italians heroically and successfully, according to the Rome war office, holding the line of the river. Between Chandelu and the Zenson loop where the Austrians crossed the Piave in Saturday's fighting, the Italians have driven them back to the river bank and are endeavoring to pusn them across the atream. The latest Austrian official communication records the ftain of additional ground west of San Dona di Plave and the . capture of the village of Capo Sile, ' on the eastern edge of the Lagoon region in the provinces of Venetia and about 20 miles from the city of Venice itself. GAS BEING USED BY GERMANS IN MUCH LARGER PROPORTIONS With the American Forces on the Marno.?The Germans have begun using gas to a greater extent along this front than tWy have done heretofore. The Bois de Relleau came in for its share, but notwithstanding the heavy gas and other shelling the American lines remain intact. An American patrol crossed the River Marne last night east of Chntenu Thlerr yand at once established contact with the Germans. After an exchange of shots the Americans re. crossed the river snfely by means of boats. To the west the Germans have taken to drenching certain localities with mustard iras. One nf th??o nia<.o? Is Belleau wood, the Germans apparently thinking that this was the only way to drive the American troops out. But It was not. for they are still holding their .positions and at the same time are giving the enemy clouds of American gas to worry about. STRUGGLE WITH DEATH BY CREW OF SUBMARINE London.?Harrowing details of the destruction of one of the largest and more recently constructed German submarines are given in a dispatch 9* from a neutral correspondent. The U-boat struck a mine and out of the crew of 40 only two survived on reaching the surface after a terrible struggle with death for an hour and a half, twenty fathoms below the surface. Some of- the crew committed suicide having lost all hope. IMMEN8E ESTATE OF WEALTHY WIDOW SEIZED t Washington.?The entire estate In min ruuu i ry Ul ram. rtlliy ItUHCn, widow of Adolphus Bunch, late millionaire brewer of St.* Louis. Mo., has been taken over by the government under "the alien property law. This fact became known in connection with the -eturn to America of Mrs. Busch, who has been living in Germany for several years. The government has not yet appraised the property. ___ I JB .: 'v^ctt iRowk \<v:-.->'/':x^^^-<;?fe \ I Mist Willie Duncan, a niece of Representative William D. Oliver of Alabama, hopes to gst to France by becoming proficient as a radio operator. WAR CROSS FOR U.S. SOLDIERS FIERCE RESISTANCE OF ALLIED FORCE8 HAVE CHECKED ENEMY FOR TIME AT LEAST. Amrlcan Forces Successfully Repulse Heavy German Attack, and Inflict 8evere Losses on Enemy. The offensive movements of the ; Germans between Montdldler and Noyon and from south of the Oise river to the easlorn frir.ge of the forest of Villcrs Votterets apparently ' are on the wane. In the former reg'on the fierce resistance of the French and the allied forces, for the time being at least, have checked the enemy at all points and on some sectors the allies have even turned vigorously upon the foe and forced him to cede ground he had trained. Only one attempt apparently was made by the enemy to better his positions near Montdldler. Here he launched a violent counter-attack from Courcelles to the north of Mery ?a front of about a mile and a half? but was badly cut up by the fire of the allied guns and forced to retreat, leaving numerous dead and wounded on the field. East of Soissons they pentrated to the village of Laverslnn. hut ?ipp? nn. \ able to advance on any of the other sectors, although at one time north of Courcy French trenches were entered under the force of the impact. A counter-attack resulted In these trenches being recaptured almost Immediately. The sole result of the enemy's attack on the Montdldier-Noyon line up to the present is that he has by the violonce of his attacks east of the Olse and the forced retreat of the French from the region west of the stream, blotted out the awkward Noyon salient and brought the battle front more into direct alignment with ; that beginning at the Aisne. And a terrible price has been paid by the Germuns for this roctiflflcation of the < line. I The Germans again have endeavored to force the Amer'cans from positions captured northwest of rhntna.. Thierry, but again met with defeat I American officers and men to the number of 108, fighting on the Toul sector, have been awarded the French war cross for braverv and fidelity. | GERMANY TO EXTEND THE DANGER ZONE According to an unofficial report emanating from Berlin, the German admiralty is to declare the wnters off the American coa^t from Mexico to Cannda n danger zone L<ondon.?The German admiralty intends to declare the eastern coast of the United States a danger zone and will warn neutral shipping, says a dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Amsterdam, quoting reports received from Berlin. | FOR UNION OF MEXICO AND UNITED STATES New York.?Manuel Carpio, editor of La Voz de la Revolution of Yucatan and El Triumto 01 Havana, speak ing for the editors of Mexico, now here as the guests of the United States government, at a luncheon given in their honor by the Pan-American Society, said that fo- his country and his colleagues he made the "pro , fession of faith that a union of Mex| ico and the United States would be | one in intent and faith in the future." POSTAL TELEGRAPH CO. WAIVES ITS RIGHTS | Now York.?Official announceemnt that the Postal Telegraph Cable Co. at the request of President Wilson had "waived its right during the war to j discharge employes who joined a 1 union" was made in a message, signI ed by Edward Reynolds, vice president and general manager. This message was Issued after Clarence H. Mackey, president, had telegraphed ! President Wilson, "we cannot but re, apond to your reuqest." J ?...? sr J. > ' ,r * ' A " ' " For TORT MILL, S. C., THXJ] PARI V PYTPMQinM unilLI LAILI1UIUI1 DRAF1 AGE LIMIT v RAPID EXHAUSTION OF MEN IN CLASS 1 MAKE8 ACTION IMPERATIVE. PRQPOSED.AGt LIMIT 17 TO 45 I Of 3.0000,000 Wanted 2.000,000 Will Be Registrants, Remainder Volunteers and National Guards. Washington.?Three million Americans will h? nnHor nrmn >>? A.. gust 1 the senate military committee was told today by Provost Marshal General Crowder. | Extension of the age limits in the ' army draft will be necessary. General Crowder said, if the present rate of calls is continued. He estimated that all the men in class one would be exhausted soon after next January 1. General Crowder said that 1,347.000 of the 2,428.000 men placed in class one already have been called to the colors. He estimated that some 400.000 additional men for the first class will be secured from the men registered last June 5 and that another 200,000 will be added by the classification of men in the re-examination of the questionnaires now being made. Requisition from the draft to complete the 3,C?0,000 by August 1, General Crowder said, have been made,. Of these, 2,000,000 will be draft registrants and the others volunteers and national guardsmen. I "Everybody thinks there will be uoavy iHii8 uuring me nrsi six months 1 of 1919," was a significant statement made by Qeneral Crowder. General Crowder approved the general principle of the bill Introduced by Senattor France, extending the registration ages from 18 to 45 years, theeby providing additional men for military and industrial service. He did not approve ofthe age limits fixed in | j the bill. After outlining the plans of the war ; department for additlornals. General i Crowder sai dthat at the present rate i class one will be exhausted by the end ' of the present year and that unless, the age limits are extended and an- j other registration held, it will be nec- j | essary early next year to call men in i class two and probably soon there- j I after in class three. Final figures of classification of the first registration totaling 8,689.447, were given. The registrants were shown to have been divided as follows: Class one, 2 428.729; class two. 509.666; class three. 427.870; claBS four. 8,483,226; class five. 1.839,856. General Crowder submitted figures \ I duuwiuk intj progress 01 me aran tnis l year. A total of 1.347.512 men. all from class one. will have been called by the end of July, divided by months as follows: January 23.288; February 83.779; March 132.484; April 174.-I 377; May 360.230; June 283.354; July 290.0000. BEGINNING AUSTRIAN DRIVE ALONG 75 TO 100 MILE cRONT i I | The long nwaite dAustrlan offensive 1 against the Italians has begun. On the Italian front for a distance of from 75 to 100 miles, Austrian troops and heavy artillery are endeavoring to break down the resistance of the Italians, who are aided by French and British forces. The Italian premier. Vittorio Or! lando, announced in the chamber of ' deputies that tthe Italian troops were everywhere "resisting magnificently." > The last great Austro-German offensive. hegun fn October. 1917. rolled hack General Cadorna's line from the Isonzo front and along the Venetian plain. More than a million enemy troops participated in this operation. and it was not for nmnv u*f??il/a ?>,?? the Italians were able to stay the advance. About the middle of November the lave battle began along a ninety-mile front in northern Italy and French and British troops were hurried to reinforce the shaken Italian ' army. LARGE NUMBER WANTED WITH GRAMMAR SCHOOL EDUCATION Washington. ? A call for 16.G30 draft registrants of grammamr school education and qualified for general n.ilitary service has been made on the vnrious states. The men. of whom 1 2G1 are to be negroes will be sent to schools and colleges for training. The entrainment date was set for July 1. but the call will be held open for volunteers until July 21. If on | thnt date enough are not obtained, hoards authorized to draft remainder. TWO MORE SHIPS SUNK BY U-BOATS Washington.?Germany's sea wolves have sunk two more neutral vessels In American waters. The latest victims of the raiders which first made their apearance off the Atlantic coast some three weeks nro are the sailing ship Kringsjaa and the bark Samoa, both Norwegian. The crew of tne former has been picked up bv an American warship, which is bringing them to ar. Attlantic port, and that of the latter I was landed at Norfolk. f * ' ' Iff t T Ml 1SDAY, JUNE 20, 1918 MAJ. GEN. W. A. H0LBR00K ' ir^lv MaJ. Qen. Wlllard A. Holbrook haa been placed In command of the Southern department of the army, with Southern headauartere In 8an Antonio. He was detailed before that as a brigade commander at Camp Sherman, and prior to that was chief Instructor of , military art at Fort Leavenworth. Kan. ALL ATTEMPTS SO FAB FAILED FIVE GERMAN DIVISIONS USED IN COUNTER ATTACK AGAIN8T UNITED STATE8 TROOPS. Fierce Fighting Continues Wten Fringe of Wood Northwest of Boureschues Is Reached. Ixmdon.?"The Germans are taking I seriously the American thrust at the i apex of their line in the Clignon val- j ley (northwest of ChAteau-Thierrvt ! and thus far haje used Ave divisions in attempting to counter it, but en- i tirely without success," Reuter's cor- 1 respondent at French headquarters telegraphs under Tuesday's date. "Two fresh divisions were thrown at the American center at Bouresches 1 this morning in a fruitless attempt to l recapture the village. 1 "Trusting to the deep woods north- 1 west of the village and the twisted spur of a hill to conceal them, the 1 leading divisions advanced in mass formation. They, however, were observed from the Bois de Balleau and were brought under a destructive hail of shrapnel before they could deploy. 1 The fire was so severe that the attack 1 nan umuigtiiiizea ana no progress j ' could be made for some time. j 1 "When the Germans did succeed In penetrating the defense tney were met with such enthusiasm in cold ' steel that their only choice was death or surrender. "In the capture of the wood to the northwest of Bouresches the 1 , Americans had to deal with machine ' , gun nests, a game to which they are ! becoming expert. Gun after gun was j captured and turned upon its late pos- | ' sessors and the advance never was j ( materially delayed. ] "Fierce fighting continued when the \ fringe of the wood was reached, the | Germans being ufruld of the open , , slopes behind them and over which j j their retreat had to be conducted. : When at last they broke from the ( cover of the wood they came under a tempest of bullets. Surrender being i Impossible they turned and ran, but very few reached ground where they could find refuge." t i FRENCH EXACT TERRIBLE * SACRIFICE FROM GERMANS 1 With the French Army in France.? ! t On a width of battlefront 3,000 yards I I in extent no fewer than four German , I divisions (more than 50.000 mpni 11 wore preparing ta hit a hard blow * vhon the French' launched a highly ? successful counter attack southeast of ^ Montdidler. The density of the s German troops was fatal for t them because the entente allied artil- I lery, machine guns, riflemen and avi- 1 ators were able to aim at point blank 1 range into these musses of men. This I concentrated fire did terrible execu- ' tion. j t HOUSE COMMITTEE C GROWING IMPATIENT) Washington.? \;embers of the house ' ways and means committee are grow- < iug impatient over the fact that most * of the witnsses appearing to discuss r the new revenue legislation have come 1 with pleas for exemption from war r taxation. The occasion was a sugges- t tion by Albert H. Reeves, representing 1 the national automobile chamber of e commerce, that new taxes be placed r upon the automobile-owner instead t of the manufacturer. t CHASED BY SUBMARINE C TO AMERICAN COAST I An Atlantic Por .?Chased by a sub- | marine practically to the entrance of P the Virginia capoa, subjected to an 1 v Ineffective shell fire, and narrowly ma- 8 neuvering outside the path of a tor- J e pedo, was the experience of the Amer- it lean steamship Edward Pierce, which ^ irrived in this port several days ago. ' c )nly skilful and resourceful seaman- a .hip. as well as speed, saved the ves- a 8el from falling prey to the Hun sea f wolf la - v- ' <4 r v\. } *1*3 * LL T # \ JDASIIC CHANGES MADEINDRAFTLAW BY NEW REGULATIONS ANTEWAR MARRIAGES NO CLAIM FOR EXEMPTION. REVISED DEPENDENCY CLAIMS Claims for Dependency Allowed for Children Born or Unborn Before June 9, 1918. Washington.?Marriage since the enactment of the selective draft law no longer will ho oooo..to.i ? ? w? ..... wv wvvv|?w.u cx n idUBO for exemption from military service, except in the cases of men who have become of aae since June 5, 1917. who may be exempted if they married before January 15. 1918. Depeideucy claims on account of children of such mnrriages will be allowed where children are "born or unborn before June 9. 1918." Following is an oraer sent to all state draft executlvee: "Please promulgate at once to local boards the following important amendment to the selective service regulations: "Rule 5, Section 72, SSR. is amended to read as follows: "Rule 5A. The fact of dependency resulting from the marriage of a registrant who has become 21 years of age sSnce June 5, 1917. and who has married since the date of the introduction of the joint resolution in Congress requiring his registration, to wit. Jannnrv IS loiu ...111 ~ " ... ?. j ?V| avau, miii ut* uiarti* garded as a ground for deferred classification. "B. If a registrant who has attained the age of 21 since June 5. 1917, and who has contracted marriage sub' sequent to the date of the enactment of the selective service lnw. to wit. May 15, 1918, claims deferred classification on the ground of dependency resulting from his marriage, the fact of dependency resulting from his marriage will be disregarded as a ground Tor deferred classification unless the dependent is a child of the marriage, born or unborn on or prior to June 9, 1918, in which case such a registrant upon satisfactory proof being made shall be classified in Class 2. "C If a registrant, other than one who has attained the age of 21 years since June 5. 1917, who has contracted marriage since May 18. 1917, claims deferred classification on the ground of dependency resulting from his marriage, the fact of dependency resulting from his marriage will he disregarded as a ground for deferred classification unless the dependent is a child of the marriage, born or unborn on or before June 9. 1918, in which case a registrant upon satisfactory proof being made shall be placed in Class 2. "I). Nothing contained in this amendment to Rule 5 shall be construed as requiring the transfer to Class 2 of any registrant who has been finally classified in Class 1 on the affirmative finding that his marriage since May 18, 1917, was made with the primary view of evading military service." 4 S AMIENS WITH CHANNEL COAST THE OBJECTIVE? The impresion is rapidly strengthsning that the stage is almost set for enewal of the German main thrust it the British around Amiens with the hannel coast as the objective. Belief has never wavered among the najority of officers here that the real mrpose of the German general staff ias ben from the first to cut the alied armies apart by a drive that vould carry them to the channel; that, irrlved at that goal, massed attacks vould be hurled against the northern lector for the purpose of destroying ho Britsh army while a strong defense was maintained against the "reach to the south. The thrusts at \nris have been looked upon as well danned and executed feints designed o weaken the Amiens front before the inal effort should be made there. 5'BRIEN THE TOUGHEST AMERICAN AIRMAN San Antonio, Tex. ? Lieut. Pat 3'Brien, British royal flying corp9. vho survived a battle wtih four Gernan airplanes, was taken prisoner, eaped from a moving train, wandered nore than two mon'hs through enemy fMTitory and who finally reached Hoi- ! and. Is suffering a broken nose, causd by the second fall of his adventuous career, which resulted when he ook liberties with a student training ype of airplane at Kelly field. iERIOUS COAL SHORTAGE EXPECTED NEXT WINTER St. Paul. Minn.?The coal shortage , irobably will be more keenly felt this rinter than last, according to repre* entatives of the United Mine Workrs' Union of America, who are atending the a?inual convention of the imerican Federation of labor. Diaussion of the coal situation arose fter a resolution requesting the federtion to lend its efforts to obtain coal or the New England district had beqjj doptcd. 1MES WIN BYJFFENSNE Such Must Be Plan of Victorious Army, Says Foch. Allied Generalissimo Declares Well Oa> ganized Reserves, Delivering Bludgeon Blow at Proper Time and Place Will Destroy the Enemy. London.--Victory can be won in the 1 end ouly by the army that takes the offensive, aud success In this depends on husbanding and instructing the reserves. So declares Geueral Koch Is the weekly journul, the Field. "Modern wart'ure, to arrive at its end and to impose its will on the enemy," General Foch says, "recognizes only one means?destruction of the enemy's organized forces. ii ur uiuieriiiKPS ana prepares this destruction by battle, which brings about the overthrow of the adversary, disorganizes his command, destroys his | discipline, and nullifies his units as ; far as their fighting power Is con* cerned. No Victory In Defense. "Our first axiom must be that to achieve Its object a battle must not bo I purely defensive. A purely defensive battle, even well conducted, does not | result In a victor and a vanquished. It Is simply a game that must be begun i over again. "From this It is an obvious corollary ! that an offensive, whether started at the beginning of an action or whether ' It follows the defensive, cnn only give 1 results, and. In consequence, must alI ways be adopted at the finish. "To maintain our position Is not | synonymous with being victorious and even prepares for a defeat. If we remain where we are and do not pass to | the offensive to tlx the direction of atj tack, to guard against the plans of the I enemy, and prevent him from carrying | out the same maneuver, we must un; dertake to carry on and sustuln numeri ous combats, ench with determined ! aim. All Depends on Reserve. "But since there remains no doubt ; thnt decisive attack is the very keyI stone of a battle, all other actions which make up a battle must be envisaged, considered, organized, proi vided with forces in the measure In which they will prepare, facilitate, and i guarantee development of n decisive attack characterized by its muss, Its surprise. Its speed, and for which. In ! consequence, it Is essential that there shall be the maximum reserve force | possible of troops of maneuver. "The reserve?that is to say, the prepared bludgeon?Is organized and kept eurefully instructed to execute the single act of battle from which results are expected?namely, the decisive uttack. Surprise, Mass and Speed. "Reserves must be husbanded with the most extreme parsimony so that the bludgeon may be strong enoug . to make the blow us violent as possible. Let loose at the finish, without any J lurking Idea of saving them, with a well thought out plan for winning the battle at a point chosen and determined, reserves are thrown In all together In an action surpassing In vlo-, lence and energy all other phases of battle, an action with proper characteristics?surprise, mass, and speed. All our forces really participate, either by preparing It or by carrying It out. "In this, our supreme aim, we must j not be deceived by appearances. Although theory fails when applied by : feeble hands and when accessories obscure the main principle, history and reason show us that In battle there la | a single nrgument which is worth while I ? namely, decisive attack, which le alone capable of assuring the desired ' result?the overthrow of the adversary." i Inverted Point of Vi?w. There was a rush of wind, a cloud of dust, and the car rushed on, leaving the old gentleman sprawling in the roadway. He picked himself up and i dashed up to a policeman, yelling excitedly : "That motorcar knocked me down !" The policeman took out a businesslike notebook and said: "I)ld you notice the number, sir?" "Yes," said the injured one. "It was number 00." Just then another policeman, who had seen the accident, came hurrying up and said: "No, no! The number's 99. This gentleman wns standing on hln heud when he noticed it!" YA/ r? 1/ TU?*? YA/III D Some young people are satisfied If they are doing work that will "pass." The.v are conscious of its defects, but if those are passed over without a challenge, they feel that they have done well enough. That is a mistake. We cannot he perfect, hut wn should not t?e satisfied with imperfections. Set your standard at the highest. See that nothing passes you that does not represent your best.?Girls' Companion. Made Him Devout Christian. Gen. Lew Wallace said that before writing "lien Hur" he had no fixed religious convictions, hut as the story grew and the Christ figure assumed reality his whole life was affected by it and when the work was ornpleted he found himself for the first time in his life a devout Christian. Slightly Mixed. Mrs. Mix?There was a time when you minded what 1 said, hut now It's like water on n duck's buck?in a': on* ear and out at the other. + 0 % yl 4 $1.25 Per Year. 9 BEEF CURTAILMENT f 1 PORK EXPANSION | 4 ' i DEMANDS FOR BEEF BEYONB OUR PRESENT SURPLUS; priDV lo oi riiTrin VI?I\ aw r t-UM r W U LESS BEEF MUSI EE USED Limit Not More Than One and OeaHalf Pounds Per Week Per Person. William Elliott, food administrator I for South Carolina, has received a telegram from Herbert Hoover, in whfck the federal food administrator says: i i ne demands ror beef for our army and the allied armies of their civil populations for this summer are beyond our present surplus. On the other hand, we have enough Increased supply of pork this summer to permit economical expansion in its use. It will, therefore, be a direct service to our armies and the allies if our people would in some degree substitute freak pork, bacon, ham and sausage for beef products." The food administration, in view of the demands for beef for the army and the allies, has now reached the point where it must request ull hotels and restaurants not to place on their menus or serve boiled beef for more than two meals per week, and heedsteak for not more than one moal per week. Roast heef Is also limited to one meal a week. , j The State food administrator la asked to enforce this rule against aJE public eating places. Mr. Hoover's telegram to Mr. Elliott continues: , | "Householders are not under any circumstances to buy more than on* and one-quurter pounds or clear beef weekly (or one and one-half nnnnd* including the bona) per person in ths household. The public will realist that the changing situation in shtpt ping. and. therefore, of the markets available to the allies and the increasing demands for our growing armjr with the fluctuating supplies of locsQ beef In France all make it impossible to determine policies for long periods In advance. We have recently asked for economy In all meat consumption. We wish now to emphasize further reduction of beef by the substitution of pork. It is anticipated that It wil hold good until September 15. and ths co-operation of the public Is most , earnestly requested." ? Generous Order From Nlms. I Columbia.?Boyden Nims has wrtkten General French, commanding tha Artillery Replacement Depot at Cusp Jackson, offering his pond as a recreation place for the soldiers to bathe and fish during the summer months. In that enlargement of the water plant facilities is contemplated. Mr. ; Niras also offers to allow a pumping plant to be placed on his place frost Gill Creek and also the right of way for pipe lines to the camp. Mr. Nims purchased his place with ! the intention of building up a community recreation park, which waa abandoned with the development of war plans. \ . ( , . j Patriotism at Cedar Sprlng*. Spartanburg.? Patriotism waa tha keynote of the commencement exereises of the South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Tilind at Cedar Springs. Patriotism was sounded at the opening of the exercises when lh? school band played "Over There"*;.It j was In evidence in the decorations ia the recitations of the children. . i Officer Missing Short in Accounta Spartanburg.?Interesting develop ments in the case of Capt. James H. Itnwen. commanding officer of Company A, Fifty-fourth Pioneer Infantry, who disappeared some weeks age, have arisen. The accounts of Captain Rowen have been carefully arid it eh and It has been found that the misalnj officer is short about $550. \/i?t^rnn FInr WAIIIM C Lancaster.- Sheriff John P. Hunter of Lancaster county is exceedingly anxious to get into the ttiick of the fighting in Fran.ce, notwithstanding; his f>2 years, but a letter from Mr Stevenson in which he Incloses a fetter from the adjutant general relative to Sheriff Hunter's application state* tht the sheriff's ace precludes htaa for the present time, at lpast, front ' artivo army service, though in tloelr letters, both Mr. Stevenson and thM nd Jut ant general, take occaxlov t? thank Sheriff Hunter for patriotism Busy Farmers in Lexington. I^xington?The farmers of td* whole county are unusually busy rift , their farm work and they are dobij. ! all In their power to properly cnlttvate the crops which are \r, noefi <* work. This Is one of the -very miarert , Reasons of the wb/.le year 'necwose some of the time has been consume! In harvesting the grain crops which Is one of the largest for years. Hoary rains In some sections of the rosinty have hindered proper cultivation of crops. But now the weather Is Ideal,