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SERIOUS CRISIS IN
SUGARJITUATION
STATE COMMITTEE ISSUES CALLS
FOR MOST RIGID ECONOMY IN
THE USE OF SUGAR.
DISPATCHES FROM CQLUMBil
Doings and Happenings That Marl
the Progresa of South Carolina Poo
pie, Gathered Around the Stat<
Capital. ,
Columbia.
The sugar situation is serious. Thli
- is exlained by the fod administrs
tion as due to the fact that Cuban de
liveries have been shorter than wen
expected and to submarine losses. Th<
shortage of sugar is bringing the wa
nearer home to the people of Soutl
Carolina. It presents a situatioi
which calls for the moBt rigid econc
mv in Biieiir There is not a snoori
(ul to waste.
At the same time, the meed for car
ning and preserving fruits and vegc
tables for next winter's use 1? just a
great this year as it was last, says th
foo<l administration. The rallroadt
already over-burdened by the necess
ties of war, Bhould not be carrylni
next winter's food that could have beei
grown and preserved at home. Horn
preserved products can more ofte
than is now the case take the place o
certain foods that are shipped fror
other sections. Housekeepers shoub
not at this time, however, seek to fur
nish canned fruits and vegetables t
the government, but they can tak
care of the local supply during th
present summer, - thus relieving th
demand upon the commercial stocli
As far as it is practical, housekeep
ere are urged by the food adminiBtra
tion to preserve fruits and vegotable
this summer in other ways than ricl
preserves and Jellies. A light syru]
allows the flavor of the fruit to pre
dominate and gives a sauce that i
both wholesome and paltable. Hone;
is excellent sweetening for certali
fruits.
For canning and preserving fruit
and vegetables, housekeepers may, uj
on signing certificates in the hands o
the dealers, obtain an amount of suga
which will be necessary for food presei
vatlon?up to twenty-flve pounds pe
month, to be used for this purpos
only. Sugar so obtained and not usei
for canning and preserving must be r?
turned to the dealer.
Urged to Celebrate the Fourth.
The State Council of Defense rec
ommends that under the auspices o
the county councils of defense Fourtl
of July celebrations be held through
out the state this year. It Is regard
ed as important that the national da
be fittingly observed at this time an<
it is felt that proper observance o
"{he Fourth of Juiy will not be possibl
; unless on this occasion the attentlo
of the American public in directed t
the recent addresses delivered b
President Wilson, . ?
Bar Block Coal from Home*.
B. B. Gossett, state fuel aflmlnistr*
tor, has sent out the following It
Mtructlona tn th? rhulrnmn r\t nil fm
committees throughout the etatv:
"You are dlreced to instruct a
dealers not to deliver any more bloc!
coal to consumers except for use 1
open grates and stoves.
"The supply of block coal Is so llir
ited that we c.re going to And It ver
difficult to provide enough for th
open grates In the homes of this state
others must use only run of mine."
Calls for 5,541 More Men.
A call for 1.541 white selection am
4.000 negroes have been sent out b;
Capt. R. K. Carwile, officer In charg
of the selective service regulations ii
South Carolina. The white men ar
to entrain during a 5-day periofi be
ginning July 15 and the negroes dui
ing a 5day period beginning July It
The white men go to Camp Wadswortl
at Spartanburg while the negroes g<
t oCamp Jackson at Columbia.
Lamented Death of Major Coker.
South Carolina Is called upon t
mourn the loss of one of her moa
useful and distinguished citizens?on
whose long life was ever pure in it
purpose and strong in its Btrlvinj
Maj. James Lide Coker died at h!
4 tome at Hartsvllle. The end was no
unlooked for although it came sudder
ly. For some few years Major Coke
hud not taken active detailed manage
ment of his large and varied busine*
interests but his active interest am
Influence was felt in his affairs.
Charters and Commissions.
Certificates of incroase of capita
stock from $15,000 to $105,000 ha
been filed with W. Ranks Dove, sec
retary of state, by the Nashville Lum
ber Company of Charleston. The dl
rectors of the company are I.,. C
Whltakor. Charles J. Baker and W. S
Monteague, all of Charleston. A chai
ter haa been Issued to Smith Brpther
of Ollbert with a capital stock of >10
060. The officers of the corporatloi
are Q OUn Smith, president; P, >
Smith, vlce-presldsnt, and Q. OH:
Smith, secretary and treasurer.
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Advice to Jo.ln Reserve Mllltla.
The advisability of men within the
draft age joining unite of the reserve
militia is pointed out in a statement
issued by officials of the Columbia
company. With the proposed extension
of the draft to include men up to
45 years of age, recruiting in the reserve.
units should receive additional
, impetus.
The function of this organization is
to give preliminary training to men
who are expecting to be called into
service. In addition to this, the reserve
regiment in a measure fills the
I gap caused by the federalization of
the old National Guard.
Registered men. the statement continued,
wwlll be fitting themselves fot
( positions of leadership by taking ad
vantage of the training ofTered. Tha
f enlistment term is for one year, but
if a member should be called before
that time he is granted an honorable
discharge from the reserve organization.
The statement reads as follows:
8 "'At this time, when the proposition
L" Is being made in Congress to raise
the draft aee to 4K voarn tho jittonMnn
B of all men wwho come within that age
e limit 1b directed to the advantages
r which they would derive when they
^ are called Into service, of having pren
vlously been connected with some local
unit of the state regiment of rel*
;?erve militia. This regiment has
como into existence recently largely
as a result of the untiring efforts and
unbounded enthusiasm of Col. Henry
8 T. Thompson, who has now, however,
0 been called i?to the service
' "This orgr ition has performed
I* and is performing a very useful serv8
Ice to the government in giving a preii
limlnary training to a large number
b of men who have already been called
n Into the service of their country or
f who are expecting soon to be called,
n Last summer Colonel Thompson ord
ganized and drilled through the summer
months the Richland battalion,
o and In that battalion a large number
e of men received their initial military
e training and are now serving, many
e of them as officers, with our army in
:. France. The regiment of reserve milik
tia also Alls a very necessary gap
t* caused by the federalizing of our old
s National Guard.
t "Individuals who are liable to be
p drafted and who wish to prepare them>
selves In advance for positions of
s leadership will find it greatly to their
y advantage to become members of
n their local company of the state militia.
One of the first questions asked
s when you are called Into the service is
>- Have you had any previous military
f training?' If the answer Is 'yes,' one
r Is Immediately eligible, as a general
p- rule, for advancement over those who
r have had no previous military experle
ennce. and is very apt to be made a
J corporal and possibly a sergeant, and
). If he makes good In these positions
promotion is apt to follow. The term
of enlistment is for one year, but If a
man should in the meantime be called
into the federal army he at once
# receives an honorable discharge
(l from the local organization."
>- Marked Decrease in Farm Loans.
I_ A
i- /\ rTantiiii^ivii umimiru, uaifu June
y ?18, stated that government farm loans
d decreased materially in May, amount- j
if ing to $9,530,000 to 4,300 farmers, as
e compared with past monthly averages j
n of nbout $12,000,000. When asked yeso
terday to explain the reason of the
y slump, D. A. Houston, president of the i
Columbia farm loan bank, said that
tthere were several contributing fac- I
tors.
In the first place. Mr. Houston said.
May. June and July are dull months
in all lines of business. Before this
time of the year nearly all farmers
U have arranged their financial affairs
^ and are now busily engaged with
their crops. Unless the call was very
n urgent, he said, a farmer would not
feel disposed to stop his agricultural
'* operations in order to help organise
* a farm loan association through which
e to obtain moneey. The time required
* to secure final action on applications
for loans, too. would render the bank's
a-d in this emergency impossible.
In considering thl3 decrease, it
should be noted, however, that the
y Washington report alludes to the enR
tire farm bank system. The Columbia
branch has done more than Its share
6 of the past month's business. Shortiy j
' after the opening of the loan banks
' throughout the country the Columbia 1
? bank ranked ninth among the 12. The j
ft report for the month of May assigns ;
o the local branch to third place with a
business volume of $916,905.
Trolley Fares to Be Higher.
o Judge H. A. M. Smith of the United
t States court for the eastern district j
o of South Carolina at Charleston hand
s ed down an order in the Augusta-Aiken
(. llailroad case, giving the railroad comu
j>any permission to charge a 40-cent
t fare Instead of the 35 cents decreed
i- by the South Carolina railroad corar
mission between Augusta and Aiken,
t- and the making of a $25,000 bond was
s required pending a return by the railEl
road commi8siou to protact any interests
that may be injured by the order.
Commission to Fix Cotton Price.
il Resolutions were adopted by South
s Carolina cotton growers meeting at
:- Columbia asking that President Wll
i- son through the food administration,
1- appoint a commission to determine a
!. fair value and a resonable profit for
1. cotton. The planters agreed to abide
- bv anv nrir?-fl?tn? nrmn-on, ??>i
, ... e i/ivqimiu nuitli
s seems Just to the commission. It
waa further requested that the presin
lent through the food administration
k. require at least one acre of food crop
n be planted In 191# for each acre lo
cottoa
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general foch
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>ar^ ??> ?> Ntw?ptp?f Cwlotif
This "close up" is the latest photograph
of General Foch, the Generalissimo
of the allied amnios on the western
front, who has now been put In
command of the allies In Italy as well.
AMERICANS ORDERED TO ITALY
FRANCE AND FLANDERS IS POSSIBLE
THEATER OF ATTEMPT
TO REACH PARIS.
Regiment of General Pershing's Men
Have Been Ordered to the
Italian Front.
With the return of almost normal
conditons on the Italian front and i
with no Indications apparent that it Is
the intention of the Austrians in the
immediate future to launch another
stroke against General Diaz's armies,
the eyes of the world are being centered
once more in expectancy on the
battle area in France and Flanders
as the possible theater of early encounters
on a large scale.
This expectancy is heightened by
the utterance of David Lloyd George,
the British prime minister, in the
house of commons Monday, when he
said another enemy attack might be
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luunnn IUI, iwadiuij v* 1111111 a low j
hours and certainly within the next
few days?a blow on which the Issue
of the campaign might depend?rather
than by any outward signs of
great preparations by the Germans
to loose their armies for another attempt
at the capture of Paris or the
channel ports.
Although the infantry operations,
except by the Americans in the Belleau
wood, have scarcely risen in importance
above patrol encounters recently.
nevertheless the Germans are
trying out with their artillery the
stability of the British and French
positions on various sectors from
Flanders to the region of the Nkirne,
southwest of Armentieres. on the
River Lys sector, and between Glvenchy
and Robecq, the. British lines have
been heavily shelled with guns of all
calibers and with considerable number
of gas projectiles. The French
have been receiving simUar visitations
between the O'se and Aisne rivers,
especially in the region north of Villers-Cotteretts.
where the recent German
offensive reached its greatest
depth in the attempted dash to Paris.
When or where the next offensive
is to be launched cannot be foretold,
but it Is expected that it will be started
and carried out in an ambitious
manner, for it seemingly is realized
that time now is working against
German arms in the west and that 1
haste is necessary.
Announcement has been made by
Secretary of War Baker that a regiment
of American troops from the '
expediitonary forces of General Persh- i
ing has been ordered to the Italian
iront.
NEW LIBERTY LOAN
FOR EIGHT BILLIONS
Washington. ? Another bond hill
authorizing eight billion dollars of Liberty
bonds in addition to all heretofore
authorized, was framed by the
house ways and means committee in
preparation for the next issue expected
in October and to provide for a I
subsequent issue when necessary.
Authorization is outstanding for $4,- !
000.000.000 in bonds, and the next issue
probably will be around six billion
dollars.
Besides authorizing $8,000,000,000
more bonds for domestic purposes, the
bill, which was approved by the committee
for immediate report to the
house, would authorize $1,500,000,000
more for loans to the allies, increasing
the total provided for this purpose ;
from five to seven billion dollars.
RESULT OF SECOND
DRAFT LOTTERY
Washington.?Nearly 800,000 young
men of 21 who registered for military
servire lasi junc o naci meir oraer in
the drnfi clnsse fixed by a second national
draft lottery held with formal
ceremony at the senate office building.
Just 1,200 numbered slips rolled Into
capsules?enough to cover the list
of new registrants In the largest local
district In- the country?were drawn
from a big glass bowl and the numbers
recorded In serial order.
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GREAT LOSSES ARE
FRANKLY ADMITTED
A
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HUNGARIAN PREMIER ADMITS
LOSSES IN RECENT ABORTIVE
DRIVE TO BE 100,000 MEN.
WAS CAUSE UCK OF FOOD?
A Deputy Assigns "Lack of Food" As
Most Probable Cause of
Severe Defeat.
Amsterdam. ? Dr. Alexander Wekerle,
the Hungarian premier, caused
a sensation in parliament Saturday
with a declaration regarding the Austro
Hungarian losses in the last Italian
offensive, according to a Budapest
dispatch received here. The premier
said that during the last few days
exciting ruraor8 were being circulated
regarding the losses. These rumors,
he declared, were much exaggerated.
The Austro-Hungarlan armies were
withdrawn on the Piave front in order
to spare lives, he declared, since they
must have sustained very great losses
had they held that line.
"But, how great are our losses?"
Interrupted Deputy Zlinsky.
"The number of prisoners taken was
recently stated to be 18.000," the premier
replied. "I must, however, correct
that statement. The truth is that
the Italians have taken 12,000, while
50.000 Italians fell into our hands. In
the case of an offensive and a retreat
this figure cannot be termed excessively
high. Much sadder is the loss
we suffered in dead, wounded and
sick; mostly sick. In the tenth and
eleventh Italian offensives we lost 80,000
to 100,000 men. Nx>w, however,
our losses are similar, about 100,000
men."
Great excitement in the chamber
marked this declaration. The premier
continued:
"I mention these figures in order to
describe the situation with perfect
sincerity. Also, because our enemies
will certainly portray these losses in
an exaggerated fashion and perhaps
also our public opinion.
"In the entire advance and retreat
the Italian losses amounted to 150,000,
far surpassing our losses in dead,
wounded and sick.
"A report also is being circulated
that our losses were due to a lack
of ammunition."
A doputy here shouted:
"Lack of food!"
The premier replied to this by declaring
that "our army never was so
well provided with ammunition as
during the middle of June."
"It is true," the premier added,
"that of three bridges thrown across
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hid i imc, me upperuioHi uniununaiely
collapsed and then both of the others
were carried away with It. Thus,
unsurmountable difficulties arose In
bringing up provisions during the sensational
retreat, which was followed
according to the regular plan.
STRIKE ORDER ISSUED
AGAINST W. U. TEL. CO.
Chicago.?S. J. Konenkamp, presidept
of the Commercial Telegraphers'
Union of America, announced that he
had issued a call for a strike of members
of the union employed by the
Western Union Telegraph Company,
effective at 7 a. m., eastern time. Monday,
July 8.
The announcement In part follows:
"The strike against the Western
Union Telegraph Co. will be effective
7 a. m., eastern time, and at the corresponding
hour of 6 a. in., central
time, etc., Monday, July 8. Official
announcement of the time has been
sent to the Order of Railroad Telegraphers
and the International Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers for their
information and guidance.
"Thfi PTiMVflTH'PU tA Ho o/Hno?n^
vw I/O aiijumcu am
those set forth in President Wilson s
letter to the Western Union Telegraph
Company, as (1) to reinstatement of
over 800 Western Union employes
locked out contrary to the terms of
his proclamation of April 8. 1918, and
(2) to enforce the decision of the national
war labor board dated June 1.
SEN. TILLMAN PARALYZED
PROGNOSIS UNFAVORABLE
Washington.?"Senator Tillman is
now suffering from a severe recurrent
cerebral hemmorhage. There is complete
paralysis of the left side. The
attack came on Thursday afternoon
at the senate and has been progressive.
Because of the previous attacks
and the age of the senator, the prog
?? - .? uiuaiuiauic, jneniDers or
the family have been summoned to
the bedside and some already have arrived.
EMINENT SOCIALIST
AGAIN UNDER ARREST
Cleveland, Ohio.?Eugene V. Debs,
four times socialist candidate for the
presidency of the United States, was
arrested hero by United States Marshal
Charles W. Lapp and Deputy
Marshal Charles Boehme as he was
about to deliver a socialist address.
The arrest was made on a federal warrant
In connection with Debs' speech
at the socialist state convention In
| Canton, Ohio. June 16, last. There
^ are ten counts charged in warrant.
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REAR ADMIRAL NIBLACK
Rear Admiral Albert T. Niblack la
In charge of United States warships
operating In Mediterranean waters.
MS NEWYORK BEEN CAP1URE0
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THEIR RECENT CAPTURE OF IMPORTANT
POSITIONS GIVES
THEM UPPER HAND.
German Generals Tell Soldiers New
York Has Fallen and Philadelphia
Threatened.
While the Italians have been busily
engaged In cleaning up the Plave battlefront.
gathering together the spoils
of war and making straggling Auntrlans
prisoner, the American troops
stationed in the Belleau wood northwest
of Chateau Thierry have been
devoting their time to showing the
Germans again the fighting timber of
which they are made.
In the demonstration the Americans
gained control of the wood in its entirety,
advanced their position materially
northwest of the wood and made
prisoner of 2B4 of the enemy, in addition
to inflicting heavy losses in
men killed or wounded.
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German prisoners captured by the
Americans on storming the Belleau
wood Bectlon last night now number
250, including seven officers. One of
the officers said the German ?om- j
manders have been telling the soldiers
that the Germans have landed an
army in America, captured New York
and are now marching toward Philadelphia.
The Germans also are told
that submarines have sunk between
40 and 50 ships in Imng Island sound.
The importance of the American advance
in Belleau wood is not indicated
by the amount of territory captured
as that only amounts approximately
to 500 square yards. The new position
of the Americans, however, dominates
the ridge beyond so that they
now hold the upper hand.
Another German officer, arrogant
and sarcastic, remarked: "We are Just
starting with the Americans. We are
going to wipe out whole divisions as
if they were companies."
The German privates were less arrogant
and apparently were glad they
were captured. One declared that
the Germans were surprised at the
Americans, who appeared so young,
but fought like devils when they
got started. Another declared:
"The war will soon be ended. There
are too many Americans coming to
i Europe."
This prisoner was a Prussian, who
| fought on the Russian front. He coni
fessed that the Germans were preparing
to attack the Americans in
I Belleau wood, when the American
! t.oops started their attack.
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CAN RUS3IA COME BACK?
KERENSKY SAYS?YES
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Washington.?The unheralded ap1
pearance in London of Alexander Ke'
rensky, former provisional premier of
; Russia together with his announce,
ment that he is on his way to America
ard that he is certain Russia
soon will be fighting again with the
forces of democracy against German
domination, furnished the subject for
a discussion in official and diplomatic
circles that covered a wide range.
WILSON CONGRATULATES
ITALIAN COMMANDER
Washington. ? President Wilson
sent a cablegram to General Diaz
commanding the Italian army, con- J
gratulating him. The President's mes- '
sage follows: "Please accept my
warm congratulations on the splendid
success of the armies under your command.
The whole spirit of America
acclaims the achievement and feels
that a very great blow has been struck
for the liberties not only of Italy, but :
of the world."
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FOCH'S STRATEGY
SHOWING^STRONG
BRITISH AND FRENCH DRIVE ENEMY
BACK MORE THAN MILE
BY SUDDEN STROKE.
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Stiff Fighting Continues in Mountain
Regions But Quiet Prevails
Along Piave River.
The British troops in Flanders and
the French forces further south apparently
have anticipated the proposed
German drive towj.rd the English
channel ports or Paris and struck
first.
Although slight details of the maneuvers
thus far have .been revealed,
the allied troop", caught the enemy
unawares at salient points, and driving
swiftly forward, took terrain
which would have been of considerable
value as the starting points of
enemy attacks.
The attack of the British was delivered
about midway between Hazebrouck
and Bethune on a front of
nearly three and a half miles over
territory which the Germans recently
have been deluging with shells, altogether
the attack was productive of
an average gain of ground to a depth
of nearly a mile. It is not improbable
that the Germans had set their
hearts on the capture of St. Omer
and the railway line running thence
to Calais and Dunkirk.
The stroke of the French troops
was over a still greater front?four
and a half miles?and at points also
penetrated enemy positions to a goodly
depth, at some points a mile and
a quarter. The evident intention was
further to block the gateway to Paris
through the Villers-Cateretts region.
From Amblemy to the east of
Montgobert the French carried out
their offensive and overwhelmed
strongly fortified positions of the enemy
along the entire front. Besides
the beating back of the enemy, more
inun i.uuu uermans ren into tne nanaa
of the attacking force.
Although the points of attack were
separated by about 100 miles the maneuvers
seemingly had been well considered
by General Foeh. the allied
commander-in-chief, as they were carried
out synchronously. The strategy
of the double stroke is apparent wheti
it is realized that a successful German
thrust where the British struck would
have menaced the channel ports or a
similar move in the south would have
placed the French capital in jeopardy.
That the allied forces are not to be
caught napping by the Germans is
indicated by the intensive aerial operations
that are in progress over
and behind the battle line. A British
official communication says that in
air fighting 29 enemy airplanes were
accounted for. Fourteen machines of
the Ilritlsh failed to return to their
bases.
There Is considerable fighting between
the Austrians and the Italians
in the mountain regions of the Italian
theater, but comparative quiet prevails
along the Plave river, across
which the enemy was driven by the
Italians early in the week.
SET FORTH AMERICAN
PLANS TO HELP RUSSIA
Washington.?Plans of the American
government for aiding Russia in
rehabilitating herself, which became
known, revealed that the first step
contemplated is informal assistance
through American business and industrial
leaders and disposed of widely
published reports that a diplomatic
or political mission would he the
means of carrying out President Wilson's
promise to stand hack of Russia.
The personnel of a group of
men who will carry expert advice and
material aid along with America's expression
of disinterested friendship to
the Russian people now is being discussed.
They will include only men
familiar with Russian economic and
transportation conditions
CAMPAIGN OF TOBACCO
GROWERS FOR WAR FUND
Atlantic City, N. J.?A campaign
among the 600,000 tobacco growers of
the country to raise a war chest of
at least $1,500,000 was outlined at the
annual convention of the tobacco association
of the United States. Contributions
of tobacco will be solicited
from the farmers, which will be auctioned
at warehouses. The proceeds
will ,1 l?.l^ ?.l -? - *
?i uo ukiucu ui-iwrru lilt* K6Q
Cross and Y. M. C. A. and may be apportionments
for other war agencies.
NOTABLE MEETING OF
AMERICAN M ETHODI8T8
I-ake Junaluaka.?The laymen attending
the Lake Junaiuska meeting
of American Methodists are from
nearly every section. Many who have
come with doubts in their minds that
the large sums to be asked of the
Methodist Episcopal Church und the
Methodist Episcopal Church in Canada.
would not be forthcoming, are
expressing themselves as confident
that all three churches will raise more
than the aroouhts asked.
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SUBMARINE SINKS 1
HOSPITAL SHIP I
SHIP ATTACKED WITHOUT WARN- '
ING AND MORE THAN TWO
HtlNnppn i iv/cc i noT
TWELVE NURSES DROWNED ]
One Boat Containing Twelve Femala
Nurses Capsized and All
Were Drowned.
London.?A German submarine 70
miles from the Irish roast on the night
of June 27 torpedoed the 11.000-ton
hospitat ship Llandovery Castle,
which had been chartered by the Canadian
government and had been in
the service of carrying wounded and
sick from England to Canada for many
months past. The ship was then on
her way to England. She had on
board 258 persons, including 80 men
of the Canadian army medical corps
ntul 14 fenu\le nurses.
Up to the latest reports only 24
of those on board, including the captain
have survived the treacherous
attack, which came without warning.
The submarine commander who ordered
the captain of the Llandovery
Castle, several of his officerss, and
Major T. Lyon, of the medical corps
-uuoiu uriiaiiu iuui lie nan sunK me
ship because she was carrying American
aviation officers and others in the
lighting service of the allies. He added
to this later by asserting that the vessel
was carrying munition stores, because
of an explosion which had occurred
aft >
All lights were burning when the
Llandovery Castle was " torpedoed.
These included a huge electric cross
over the bridge and strings of white
and green Lights on either side. Tho
red crosses on the sides of the vessel
were also illumined by electric
lights.
According to Red Cross information,
many men were killed in the enginerooms.
As the enginemen were either
killed or left their posts, there was
no on?> to ?tm? i\ff tv,-. ?- -
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Bhip kept on her way, not withstanding
the great holes torn by the torpedo,
not beginning to slow down until the
water rushed into the boiler-rooms extinguishing
the fires.
This added to the confusion in
launching the lifeboats. There was no
panic, however, and by the time the
Llandovery Castle lost her momentum
most of the bo<|ts were over the side.
Those above deck began climbing into
them in good order. But many were
unable to reach the boats, and the
ship was sinking rapidly. They Jumped
into the sea and a few of them
were picked up.
One of the boats containing 12
nursing sisters, was seen to capsize,
according to latest information. The
sisters wwere drowned.
AMERICAN ARMY CORPS
NOW ON WESTERN FRONT
Washington.?Resumption of German
offensive on the west front is ,
now expected momentarily by army
officials here. General Pershing's reports
as well as French and British
advices from the front have shown increasing
enemy activity day by day.
indicating that the Germans are preparing
for another assault.
There is great stir and movement
among the Germans before the American
lines around Chateau-Thierry.
Part of the drive may be directed
atrainst this from In n rnnouinl ,?f !.-?
thrust at. Paris through the Com*
pelgne gateway.
It was learned that the First. Second
and Third divisions (regular),
commanded respectively by Major
General Robert I*. Milliard, Omar
Bundy and Joseph T. Dickman, are
included in the first corps and all are
either at Chateau-Thierry or at Oantlgny.
The corps organization plan.
I however, calls for six divisions, four
i
combatant and two replacements, and
j with the necessary artillery units and
other additional troops, the total
strength of a corps would be nearly
j 1120.000 men.
NAVAL BASE ON FRENCH COAST
TO BECOME PORT OF EUROPE
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I ? aim, aiavui uano ?mi ui?? rinifii
j coast used by the Americans in their
transport traffic is destined after the
war to become the European marine
terminus of a five-day New York ?o
Paris route. "Ft is the port of Europe
?how is it you have not found that
out for yourselves?" the writer records
the Americans as saying. "The
I new liners we will build after the war.
and will put Paris within five days of
New York will use it."
SUCCESS CROWNS ALLIES
IN MOUNTAIN REGION
Success has apparently crowned the
offensive of the Italians in the mountains
north of the Venetian plains,
the attack on the Austrian lines has
gained rugged heights where the en my
was strongly entrenched, and the
fighting is still going on. Vienna admits
a retirement to "prepared positions."
which is the expression used
In official statements to mean that an
eenmy blow has gained Important
{round.
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