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RAIN STOPHAHIE WET WUTIER BALTS FNITWi ON WESTERN FRONT BLOODY WORK IN EAST Rueijui Officlid (/Omni uni cation D®- / .' ; • ftcribew Heavy Lomea of 'Germaiu and Aiwtrlans Who Have Trans ferred Western Soldiers to Galicia • . ■ r " -'K •—7~r—---• ■ . —Austrians Report Many Captives. - *•' > • v - ■ - - - , In the war zone reports of the ac tion contain no outstanding feature. In fact, rains and mists have inter fered Seriously with the operations m Flanders and France, where, during the past week, a determined move ment by the French and British has been making headway. A fierce battle is going on in Ga licia, the fortress of Przemysl being the objectives Of great German and Austrian armies. The western forts of Przemysl have been bombarded and between that stronghold and the Dniester river the Austro-German armies, attacking with the utmost determination, captured several Rus sian trenches, although “at the cost of enormous sacrifices,” according to the Russian statement. The Teutonic allies, Vienna re ports, have forced a passage of the San river at several points and secur ed a foothold on the eastern bank. The Russian prisoners taken dur ing the first part of May, thO Aus trian war office says, numbered 174,- 000. Condon reports: The British army, norui oT I .a Uassee, and the Frenfch forces south of this town continue their offensive against the German line, and, according to their respec tive commanders, still are making progress. The Berman official state ment, however, declares that all the offensive movements against the Ger mans Lave been repulsed. The same Inconsistency appears in the reports of the fighting along the Yser. although the Germans admit a retirement and the French assert that they have inflicted heavy losses on the invaders. From all accounts, however, it would appear that the allies again hcve incited the Ger mans to counter-attacks, both on the \’ser and in the Arras region, and that to the north of La Bassee the British are doing the attacking. Paris reports: “Continuous rains since Monday night and a thick mist, making it impossible to see for a dis tance of 100 metres (about 300 feet) have rendered operations impossible. There have l>een no engagements on the entire front. Even the cannon ading has been very weak.'* Vienna reports: "The troops of the Teutonic allies, after fierce fighting, have forced a passage of the San river at several Points and secured a foothold on the eastern bank. Rus sian counter-attacks were everywhere decisively repulsed and the enemy thrown back in an easterly direction "On the upper Dniester vigorous fighting is proceeding. On the Pruth line no particular event has been re ported. Isolated Russian attacks north of Kolomea have been repuls ed.. “The total number of prisoners brought in during the first lialf of May was 174.000. We have captured I guns and :i(Mt machine guns.'* Petrograd reports as follows in a dispatch delayed by storm: The Rus sian general staff, explaining the change in the Galician campaign from a successful advance, to a re treat, gave outlhe following: “From the middl3 of April news began to reach us of the transport of great numbers of Germans from the western front and their concentra tion in western Galicia. The state of affairs thus created forced us to stop the development of our advance in the direction of Mezolaborcz and i'zsok. in order to insure ourselves facilities for sending reserve^ to the threatened sectors of our front. "However, the forces which the enemy threw against our front were, so considerable that our Third army was unable to check tlie pressure on the ('onjnovitsze-Gorlitza sector. "The result was desperate and un interrupted fighting, with impetuous counter-attacks which prevented the enemy from breaking our front. .The enemy's action was reduced to front al attacks op 'the positions of the Thtrd army, which he occupied in .succession. "The enthusiasm of our troops en abled them to maintain perfect or der, cope with the difficult problems of the battle and inflict enormous losses on the enemy. "On May 14 the whole Third army deployed on the San, and in conform ity with this fact we were obliged to make rearrangements which were al ready near completion, to enable the adjacent armies to unite their fronts. “Although we were obliged to fall back in the Carpathians, we simul taneously made a decisive offensive in eastern Galicia, whereby we gain ed results essential to our left wing and inflicted a severe defeat on the Austrians on the Dniester front of over lot) versts (about 100- nriies). Within five days, beginning on the 9th. we captured iff this region about 30,000 prisoners and forced the ene my to retreat in disorder across the nPruth. "On May 14 our long range bat teries at Przemysl dispersed a column of the enemy approaching from the west, inflicting heavy losses: 10n the other sectors of the San and the eastern slopes of the Carpathians no actions are reported.. “The Austrian army defeated on the Dniester on the 14th could not maintain its position on the left bank of the Pruth except in the region of Kolomea, with the assistance of rein forcements brought by train, bring ing in the last reserves composed of sappers, detachments still in course of formation and the last available units. "OnAbe same day ear troops car ried Nhdworna after ^ great strag gle. On the preceding evening oar -cavalry, which forced a bridgehead in one attaok, occupied Haiatyn. We are contlifulng an energetic pursuit.” Petrograd reports: "In the Shavil region (Courland) we continue to press tjie enemy closely. In the re gion between the Nlemen and the ▼erjbolovo Railway our troop# have assumed the offensive. "In the sector between Opatow, on the left bank Of the Vistula and the whole Galician front up' to the en virons of Kolomea on May 16, great masses of the enemy attacked our positions, centering their efforts in the region to the north and south of Prxemysl. “On the left bank of the Vistula we not only repulsed furious attacks, but assumed the offensive and captured 3,00 prisoners and numerous guns and machine guns. "Near Jaroslau, despite our with ering /.rtillery fire, which is inflict ing immense losses, the Germans are still endeavoring to consolidate their position on the right bank of the San river. Here during the course of the day we brought down many hostile aeroplanes, wMch were correcting fire of the enemy. “Under Przemysl the artillery fire has been intense, the enemy bom barding the western forts. “Between Przemysl and the great marshes of the Dniester, masses of the enemy which attacked us reach ed in many places our wire entangle ments, but were scattered by our fire. Nevertheless, at the cost of enormous sacrifices, the enemy captured trench es of two of our battalions. “The attacks of the enemy in the region of Drohobycz, Stry, Bolikow, Dolina, Delatyn and Kolomea were delivered with extreme energy, but were everywhere barren of results. "The losses of the enemy In gen eral are estimated by tens of thou sands.” “On the rfubysa river the presence has been revealed • f German regi ments only recently brought to the Russian front. It evidently is the plan of our adversaries to send against our positions in both Galicia and Courland soldiers who have been brought from France and Belgium. Entire army corps and separate divi sions belonging to different units are moving to our front “It would appear that the renewed activity on the French front has pre vented the enemy from.carrying out his plans thus to move his force, in spite of the fact that this project had assumed considerable proportions in the month of April. “The Saxon and Bavarian regi ments of the enemy and apparently all the infantry regiments of the Prussian guard have sustained very heavy losses during their attack on our fortified positions.” Petrograd reports unofficially: Re tirement of the Russians from posi tions in the Carpathians resulted In massing their troops from the San to Bukowina. Russian successes in the latter region, giving them entire con trol of the Pruth and Dniester rivers, are regarded as offsetting Austro- German successes in West Galicia. Evacuation of the Carpathian po sitions became inevitable as tha Ger mans proceeded with their powerful drive from Cracow on the Russian fight. This.threatened the cutting off of the whole Carpathian army, whose rear communications were only nar row footpaths. Russian critics now go so far as to hint that the Carpa thian campaign was an unwise under taking. since it led to a great exten sion of the front which was not easily defensible. EVItWS MARINES SEES A 4 TEAR WAR“K, Raid by Yaqul Indians (iiecketf. It will not be necessary for the United States cruisers to land ma rines to protect American cities in the Yaqui Indian valley in Mexico as the raid is reported to have been checked. Revan Denies Execution. Vice Consul Bevan cabled the state department late Wednesday after noon confirming the Carranza denial of the execution of an American at Panuce. ZEMER1NE NEWEST MEDICAL DISCOV ERY FOR THE TREAT MENT OF ECZEMA Statistics show that at least 40 per cent! of hu manity have Ec zema in . some form or other. It may be termed a “healthy man’s disease,” because it is generally found in those who eat, drink and live well. Ec zema, although non-contagious, spreads rapidly, and is a very ‘distressing affliction. • • There are several kinds of eczema, as wet and dry, acute and chronic, tetter, acute, pimples, . soft rheum, itch, ringworm, burning, hives, etc. ZEMERINE STOPS ITCHINQ The success of Zenierine in com batting eczema in all of its forms has been absolute since its first introduc tion tp the public. It is used and' recommended by physicians of unquestionable renown as a specific against the tortures of the distressing disease, eczema. The first applicafi ri of Zenierine stops the burning and itbhing, allays the pain, if any, and healing becomes possible. Follow closely the detailed direc tions inclosed in each package of Zemerlne, and if you are not greatly benefited, write the manufacturers and they will cheerfullly refund the' purchase price. la sold in two siiM, 50c and $1.00; and will bo rent postpaid to nay address upoa rvcsipt of Lbs amount by tha manufacturers, WILSON WATCnES 6,000 SAIL OR SOLDIERS'.MARCH BY GREAT FLEET ASSEMDLE For First Tima Sines He Became Commander of Our Navy Presi dent Attends Naval Review—Hun dreds of Thousands Visit Ships of the Fleet. bnrg. 8- C. A mighty armada of battleships, destroyers, submarines and auxiliary craft, the nation’s bulwark in case of war, are at anq^ei^ in the Hudson river ready for revifew by President Wilson. The most powerful array of fight ing ships ever assembled in an American port, sixty-four in all, the fleet stretched for four miles in a double line. Each battleship was in readiness for the presidential salute of twenty-one guns when the navy yacht Mayflower with the president on board passed them during the afternoon. Hundreds of thousands thronged the streets to witness the land pa rade, later to seek vantage points on the Hudson waterfront. New York was in holiday attire and decked with flags. President Wilson, accompanied by Secretary' of the Navy Daniels, his private secretary, Joseph . Tumulty, and other Washington officials, left the president’s yacht, Mayflower, at 8.30 Monday morning to review a land parade in New York. The May flower arrived at New York Sundry. This ic the first event in the big naval celebration scheduled for tho next two days. On the reviewing stand, before the Public Library on Fifth .'.venue, the president was met by Mayor Mitchell and other city officials. After re viewing the officers and Jackies of the "Atlantic Tleet the presidential party returned to the Mayflower. At 3.30 Monday afternoon the Mayfluw- er made a tour of the fleet at anchor in the Hudson river. Monday night ct .7 30 o’clock the president dined on board the battle ship Wyoming, with Secretary Dan iels and ether cabinet members, Mr. Tumulty, Assistant Secretary Roose velt, Admiral Fletcher, commanding the fleet, commanders of the four divisions, seventeen captains AT bat tleship*,* Rear Admiral Usher, com mandant of the Brooklyn navy yard, and other naval officers. At 8.30 o’clock the big water car nival in connection with the fleet festivities, was held in the North river. The Mayflower is anchored at Seventy-Second street, and the water carnival, "fleet’' made up of hun dreds of floats and pleasure craft, will assemble at One Hundred and Twenty-fifth street and pass down the river beside the fleet until it reaches the Mayfiower. where it will turn back up the river, passing again be side the battleships. The searchlight display during the carnival promises to be wonderful.'''' Tuesday the president reviews the entire fleet as it passes out to sea Then the Mayflower will return to Washington. Extraordinary precaution was tak-‘ en to protect the chief executive. In addition to the usual secret service guards and the uninformed police, the whole detective force, six hun dred strong, was assigned to stations along the line of march. From each ship two hundred and fifty bluejackets and sixty marines were landed to form four regiments of bluejackets, and one of marines— led by Admiral DeWitt Coffman, bri gade commander. Between the regi ments marched a ship's band and a regiment of New York State naval militia swung in behind. After the parade the president was escorted to the Biltmcye hotel, where he was the city's guest at luftcheon. The Mayflower’s escort during the review of the fleet was a division of destroyers followed by the dispatch boat Dolphin, carrying Secretary Daniels and by the fleet tender Yank ton. the- police boat Patrol and the auxiliary cruiser Dixie. The fleet which President' Wilson saw for the grst time in his official capacity comprises virtually the en- tire strength of the Atlantic naval forces and is the backbone of a navy which at the outbreak of the Euro pean war stood second only to Great Britain’s and GermahyX^ The cruiser division alone is not represented. Of the sixteen battle ships, the superdreadnoughts New York and Texas with their great four- t£en-inch guns, are rated the most powerful,. The other units of the battle squadron in the order in which they were built are Wyoming (fleet flagship). Utah, Florida, Delaware, North Dakota, Michigan, South Caro lina, Kansas, New Hampshire. Louis iana. Virginia, Rhode Island, Nebras ka an'.’ Georgia. Sixteen destroyers, twelve submarines, three monitors, mine laying, repair, hospital, refrig erator and other auxiliary vessels compose the rest of the fleet. BUTISI SOLDIERS REALIZE HEIR L0NI JOURNEY FIRED AFTER LOWERING FLAG. Germany Claims British Vessel Acted Contrary to Naval Laws. ' Berlin reports Monday afternoon an dfficial communication of the gov ernment asserting that in the recent engagement in the North Sea between patrol boats of the British and Ger man fleets one English vessel lowered its flag and subsequently opened fire. The st*tement points out that this contrary to all the rules of interna tional law relating.to such actions. Reduce Tuiklsh Forts. Athena. Graeco, reports Wednes day that the allied forces have re duced Fort Kalid Bahr at the Dar- dauedee and that the town of Nagari la a host to fall late the heads of the Invaders TRAIN FOR GRIM WORK Fighters la France Do Not Underesti mate Their Foee—Realize Every Able-Bodied Mae In Britain Will be Needed to Gnudi Kminer's “Wall 1 of Steel.” E. Alexander Powell, staff corre spondent of The 5?ew York World, cables his newspaper as follows, al ter spending some time at the front in the allied lines: “Every British soldier in France has come to realize that he is engag ed in a struggle without parellel in history, a struggle in which he is con fronted by a formidable, ‘ferocious and resourceful opponent, and 1 from which he is by no means certain to emerge a victor: and he is therefore methodically and systematically pre paring to win that struggle, just as a pugilist prepares himself for a battle in the prize ring. “Every British soldier in France has some to a realization of the ter rible gravity of the situation that faces him. You don’t hear him sing ing ’Tipperary’ any more, or boasting about what he is going to do when he gets to Berlin. He has come to have a most profound respect for the fighting .qualities of the men in the spiked helmets. He knows that he, an amateur boxer as it were, is up against the world’s heavyweight pro fessional champion, and he appre ciates that he has, to use his own ex pression, one hell of a job’ in front of him. “He has already found out to his cost, and to his great disgust, that his opponent has no intention of be ing hampered by the rules laid down by the late MarquiO of Queensberry. One of these days, however, when he' is quite ready, he expects to give that opponent the surprise of his life by landing on him with both feet, spikes on his shoes and brass knuckles on his fingers. ”1 suppose that if I were (really politic and far-sighted, I would cud die up to the War Office and make myself solid with the general ataff by confidently asserting that the British army is the most efficient killing ma chine in existence and that its com plete and early triumph is ms certain as that sparks fly upward. Neither of these assertibns would be true, however, though In saying this I am perfectly aware that I am inviting the blue pencil of censers. “It should be borne In mind, how ever. that the British did not begin the building of their war machine until abput nine months ago. while the German organization Is the re sult of upward of half a century of unceasing thought, experiment and endeavor. But what the British have accomplished in those nine months is one of the marvels of military his tory. “The machine that they have knocked together, though still a trifle wabbly and somewhat creaky In Its Joints, is, I am convinced, eventually going to do the business. It struck ftfe as having all, or nearly ail, of the merits of the German organization with the human element added. The British soldier of this new army has none of the rollicking, devil-may-care recklessness of tho traditionnl Tommy Atkins. He has not jointed the army from any spirit of adventure or because lie wrnted to see the world. He is not an ad venturer; he is a crusader. With him It is a deadly serious business He has not enlisted because he want ed to enlist or because he had to, but because he felt he ought to. “In ninety-nine cases out of &-huh- dred he Las left a family, a comfort able home and a good job behind him. And «nl‘ke the stay-at-foomeO in England, he doesn’t make the mis take of underrating the enemy. “He knows that the headlines which appear regularly in the Eng lish p. pers, exultantly announcing ‘Another British Advance,' are bun combe. Ho knows that it isn’t a ques tion of advancing, but of hanging on. He knows that he will have to fight with every oirne^ of fight there is in him, if he is to remain where he is now.. He knows that before the Ger mans can be driven out of Belgium, much less across the Rhine, 11 Eng land will be wearing crape. “He knows that there is no truth in the reports that the enemy is weakening. He knows It, Decause Trasn’t he vainly thrown • himself in successive waves against that un yielding wall of steel? “He klvpws that it is going to be a long war. • Every Rrjtish officer or soldier with whom I have talked— and I have talked with a great many of them—has , said that he expfeet^ that the spring of 1916 will find them in virtually the same position that they hold now. They will gain ground in some places, of course^ and lose ground in others; but a year or*so, the men in the trenches believ > e v will see no radical alteration in the pres ent western battle line. “Such is the opinion- of the men who are doing the fighting. AH of this, of course, will not make pleas ant reading in England, where the government and’ certain reetions of the press have given the people the impression that Germany is already beaten to her knees, and that it is all over but the shouting. “Out along the battle front, how ever, in the trenches and around the campfires, ahd in the hospitals, you do not hear the men discussing ‘the terms of peace we will grant Ger many,’ or ‘what we will do with the kaiser’ “They are not talking much, they are not singing much, they are not boasting at all; but they have set tled down to tha herculean task that lies before them, with that same bulldog tenacity of purpose, that aaaa grim determination which char acterised the man who wore the Mm .. a.1 -a • 1 a - M **- - aa - a t wi© osmvt oajw Dr Ti^ JJiYii wwr. .... «hat I have ik {that I doubt eventual triumph of tha alllea, [ don’t—not for a minute. But from what I hay# observed while in the field with fonr of the armies, from what I have seen of the strength of the German positions along tha western front, from what 1 have learned from reliable sources of Germany’s military and economic resourcee and the temper of the Ger man p.U>ple, from the conversations hare had wnn c&binet ministers and diplomatists and generals snd staff officers, and particularly with the fighting men themselves, I hare come to the opinion—and It is not a hastily formed opinion, either—that the war will unquestionably Inst two year?, three, and it may last four; and that even then Germany may not be conquered. “The sooner the people of Eng land 1 stop deceiving themselves and look the facts in the face, the sooner they will be willing to r.dmit that the German soldier is as good a fighter as the British soldier, and that the German oclcers are, as a whole, far better trained than the British of ficers; the sooner they come to real ize that if Germany is to be beaten, every man in England between the ages of eighteen and forty-eight who is able to carry a rifle will have to take the Meld, just that much sooner will this bloody bisiness be over.” ALUEB PR00RESS E MER M0MER00S FBE * " ■. ^ J FLEET USES RIG GUNS Official Report proreanent In tlon With Henry Terrific Bombardment Drive Defenders From GRACE READY TO HELP Manning Threatens “Other Agencies” to Enforce laxws in f’harleston. Expressing willingness to co-oper ate with Sheriff Martin In enforcing the laws against liquor Belling in Charleston. Mayor John P. Grace ha* replied to a letter from Gov. Richard 1. Manning, received Monday night, in which the governor suggested that “other agencies” would be put to work in the effort to prevent illegal liquor selling. The governor in his letter cited his course up to this time, and went on to say that he was dissatisfied with the situation and would now put In motion other efforts, which, without interfering with the mayor's activi ties. would secure butter law en to ment. The governor said he had communicated with the sheriff, di recting him to turn his sttention to conditions within the city as well outside its limits. He closed by urg ing thst the mayor co-operate in this endeavor. The mayor replied at length and gave out the reply. The answer sets out conditions under which the mayor thinks his activities should be exerted in connection with those of the sheriff , He says thst when ever the sheriff notifies him he will pursue s campaign of raiding which should bring results. The mayor urges thst Gov. Manning adopt this as a modus rivendl, promising his ef fort to secure results. In his story of the three-days’ bot tle of Achibaba, from May 6 to Maff 8, the British press repreeentntirw with the allied forces In tt|e Dar danelles, after describing the battle field and declaring that n Turk aer a Turkish trench was visible, says: “Only the allied forcee, the Eng lish on the left, the Fpench on the right, the British colonials and ter ritorials and the French foreign le gion in reserve were to be eeefk . Time and again long wares of French colonials swept forward, bet no sooner did they leave the abetter of their trenches than the Tinta, who had been lying, absolutely Mllet, opened up a tremendous fire from concealed trenches. . . . ‘Each day’s attacks were precede* by furious shell fire from the war ships but the Turks could not bn shaken and our Infantry admacen met such an Iron hail that the Hi>+ wavered and then broke.” Describing the third day’s flghtinc the correspondent says: “At 5.1 fc o’clock in the afternoon there sud denly opened from every ship aflout and battery ashore the most stupen dous bombardment ever wUnease*. Fifteen inch and twelve Inch shells charged with liddlte caused the most terrible explosions, apparently con suming entire hills: Smaller sheila, both liddite and shrapnel, searched every yard of the slopes and sprayed the country between Athlbaba eur tseaebaa. Sfcs nulw UM fWglf i ful, the hills echoing the detonatloas of thousands of projeetlles. “The whole region did not bars the appearance of being shelled, bet It seemed rather as If It had saddenl? been set afire. It waa covered with a solid bank of yellow, green and white smoke whence n u m her less volcanoes burst Into eruption. The bombard ment lasted a quarter of an boar. According to all pre-coaeslvwd na tions the enemy should have wiped out and incapable of any infantry advance. Not n _ Turk waa visible and their artillery had not fired a round. Suddenly tbs guns ceased fir. sad as one man. the entire line of Infantry leaped to tin aasaalt of Krlthla. WANTS TO USE OAS BOMBS Kitchener Hays Soldiers Mast be Ade- \ quatoiy Protected. Secretary of War Kitchener stated in the English House of lords Monday thst the British and French govern ments felt that the allied troops must be adequately protected against poisonous gases by the employment of similar methods. These would re move the enormous and unjustifiable advantage which must otherwise c iat. he said. “The Germans,” said Lord Kitch ener, “have persisted in the use of these asphyxiating gases whenever the wind favored or other oppor (unity occurred, and his majesty's government, no less than the French government, feel that our troops must be adequately protected by the employment of similar methods so as to remove the enormous and unjusti liable disadvantage which must exist for them if we take no steps to meet on his own ground the enemy who is responsible for the introduction of this pernicious practice.” 28 SHIPS FIGHT IN AIR; ZEPPELIN IS DESTROYED British Lose Two Aeroplanes When Huge Dirible is Torn to Pieces. The stdry of a battle between Zeppelin and a squadron of twenty- seven British aeroplanes has reached the London Daily Mail by way of Rot terdam. “This Zeppelin,” says the account, “had been freiuiently seen cruising in the neigh boriurod of Brussels! About eight o'clock in the evening it was surrounded and attacked by twenty- seven aeroplanes. The Zeppelin put up a spirited fight with machine guns and tried to escape by rising to a high altitude, but the aeroplanes gave it no chance. “Within a few minutes the Zeppq Un had received several wounds and fell.-- AH the crew of sixty were kill ed. Two aeroplanes were destroyed by the ZepepHn s guns.” HEAR FRANK PLEA MAY 31 Georgia Pardon Board to Beer Pies for C’ommutation of Sentence. The Georgia State Board of Par dons Monday afternoon settled upon May 31st as the date upon which to hear the plea of the attorneys of Leo M. Frank, Jn asking for a commuta tion of the sentence of their client, who waa convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan, the pencil factory gir worker. - 4 The Governor haa. beea the recip ient pf many thousands of letters and telegrams urging the pardoning of Frank. Some of the letters have come from Congressmen, Senators snd even the governors of other Mates have taken a hand at sendiag their pleas for clemency. This Is probably the first time the governor or any state haa been requested by governors of other states to pardon a man convicted. Daily ‘In spite of all thia artillery aratlon, however, the md ready. N our men emerged from storm of rifle and maehtM gun law was opened on them. But our treeon never hesitated. The New ers and Australians charged with bayonets straight the Turkish line. The manner to which these dominion troops won* forward never will be forgotten who saw them melt away uader the i ful fustlade only,to be rea as reserves and supports moved for ward to replace the fallen. ‘At length a point wai from which no further advance wnn possible and'each man lay down and dug himself in. It become obvteen thst the stuck bad spent its _ Only a few hundred yards had won snd the hope of taking Krilbln by direct assault had to be abnadon- ed.” London reports officially: “The fol lowing has been received from thn Mediterranean force: “Gen. Cox’s 1 gade yepulsed with heavy tack on bis position May IS. The fof lowing day a double company off Ghurkas advanced over half a mil% The ground thus won was-coasolldafik, ed during the night, la spite of very strong counter attacks. "On May 16 the Lancashire terri torial division made considerable pro gress and on the following nlgbt ad vanced further. Oar howitzer hefc- tery, with the aid of aeroplanes, blew up the ammunition wagons of Turkish heavy howitzers and made _ direct hit on one of the guns in froaff of the Australian and New Zealand army corps. The enemy trenches and a new gun emp’ac’ement were demol- , ished by howitzer fire. Every day sees an improvement in the Anglo-French position. Thb enemy are reported as having loeft very heavily.” STATE GETS MONEY CHEAP * Lowest Rato oi Interest Ever Obtain ed for Government Supply. The state of South Carolina Frlv': day through the loan com ml consisting of the governor, the treasurer and the comptroller _ eral, considered offers of loans tide th. state through the sui The successful bidder was the tional Bank of Sumter, J. J. president, and the amount was $600,000 -ct the rate of” This is the lowest rate of interest which South Carolina has tained any loans. - ■ ■» ♦ A- t . n Forest Fires la Washington Friday two severe forest fires ing lives in Alaska, vague reports received estry service. Troops ward are reported, to settlers In their fight flames. ’— The little’ Christine was submarine and eight Uvea ad the Tuesday night, to ram