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Ilrlitfth Hm) Brttiiih. « • * * AneHraiifi l*'ight Togrthrr London, offlrlal, Monday night: Hi,- Kf*. Again*! IHaloynlty Vico President Thomas It. Mur- .bill opc n «j! hU •Mklns r«mp»)*D ... The 0ermiin(l have b) , en .tt.ckln* in behalf of Joseph E. havla. Pimo-y^ .. ; ... „ T crattc candidate for Tnited States south of the Somme this aenator In Wiaconain, by’'apfteallng morning and took Koye, at la.30 a. to Republicans to cast their votes for m. Davies. * ; ^ | '/The enemy has been checked weat “I come to Wisconsin to learn of Koye and Noyon,” J and the an- whether M00,000 Hepubllcans will nouncement adds: I not count the loss of partisanship “In the Roye area British, French - Vive Hundml Thousand Orman Ite- cheap If thereby Wisconsin may be and American troops are fighting ... ,, . • , I saved to the Union,’ the vice presJ- shoulder to shoulder. - French rein- eorvrs IhMng^ <ara<luall> Fcvl Into gaid.^^ ^ ' forcements are -ranhllv coming up.” For the people of the United a States the above announcement by Lines Near St. (Jiientin and Bn*' feeling on the part of the imperial the British authorities that American , German government; that that sen- troops are fighting side with French gage Big Reserve Army In Rattle ntor, having (‘hanged his mind once, and British defenders brings the bat- may, by the shiftllft? of a few hun- tie closer home. War department (1 red votes in Wisconsin, be induced officials had .no word from General FRANK H. SINONDS SAYS HUN ADVANCE IS DEADLY MENACE ALLIES MUST STOP FOE of Life or l>cnth. to change it again. Pershing- on the 'subject, but were “Your state is under suspicion. I expecting at’ any moment reports. Announcement by Field Marshal maif Var*T/ril hialon^\he ^^10^0' Y0 U Republicans have made the is-' Interest centers now on the French man>a ma< hint along the "hole h ^ re in wll(C()nslni Y our self- 1 front rather than on the progress Hrltish front had been beaten off wmmmmnmmmmm it-. appointed leaders are now trying ro made by the Germans on the British with hea\> losses, g^tv*- new /.**.->t to ^ onv j noe loyal half that the real- . lines peculation in W ashing ton as to the |y j mportant thing Is not loyalty or fi<ials here become more certain t Hied, counterassault whnh oiticerH ( jj H j 0 y a jty ' fj„t party success. | the defenders are carrying out a bc*1 certain will not long be delayed. :• “Having purified the stream in the finite plan of which the British w I’erhap- the allies sUategic re- . welcome the sewaae drawal Is a part. ... ... primary you welcome the sewage, serve has already leaped into action * . . t m As the battle proceeds of- that de- ith- partj ^^^^^®^^^tc^Iel^yoi^ve^b^«iection. I think UntH General Pershing reports as Led, it is beiu»\od, b> General r ocn, 1 ^^r^gre large numbers of you who to the American forces engaged no who turned !.:• (.Ues «>f battle on w j|| no | wa p( rt » s t under such a one here will hazard a guess con- Ihe Marne, powerful French res ‘‘ rve sl jgp| r | on j(erntng the.part they ar«* playing forces have driven in the crown j n.ni.p,, nn .liffp-p,...,, i low Dlir p American heavy artlllerv has I prince's southern flunk on a front ^ ?? a, .! .training in F'ne and and the men are k 1 1 n.ii^ j 1, * k of near- patriotic the purposes 6f the Ro- ,, 7 , n are of b 1 » nous to deptn or near ... ramiidate mav be ro be familiar with British guns. They may I) two niile;. From his whirlwind ng- 1 P t uD,l< ** n candtuaie may tie. r ‘» . ,.,,,.,.1,1.,- n.,, ( rM * w ih. I1PW ,h. foe bis lieeii thrown blddiig, for the rea< nmg me ironi wiin new guns gressivi* in* !•** nas oei 11 1 nrown Cerm-m avmnath^sera for sf,nt to replace those lost during the apon the defensive where he is most v ‘ n « °» the t.erm.in H>mp.»m zers ror , v>.lni.rabi« on his left tb** of tha trillor. for the vote | retirement. you are for (he “ Wiarogala b before \merte», WbM ••n»in are world ’* only on trial lt*‘piihli« an* of r i 41 tie fore the miles nor? bC .-it s anls beyond Mont RepubtU IHdler and *tu •neim. jubilant. *4* ' ,f ' 0 " * r ** ^ ,,f the fm.il realt/alloh of bis gigantic rolling up pi.itt within hi* gr.i-p Pbr FVeni h r«*uwl«*r «lr.»e. If pu*ti«s| |o anrre^s and tf It) a Iir1tl*b *‘|dfi<rr * agNlo*! lit* rtgtit fl.tnk. rotn|J«*«r|t lotw I lie iaM«*s •>« thr foe. (tutIIindenburgflng (linden burg Ihe .11 he* ••>ubl cii* off the i-ntlf th-Mnaii artm in the .»-n'#r of the gnat •.*l»er»t that ha* b** n thruvl Into the ail-ed a'mte* Th« MM,»he»n *l*le •>! Che huge arm M«»nt IHdigr and [ ^ .. . - •« mile, long *n that a >* M,r proiiermwm, o< l»el • * through at \ii«<MI pb»a near Umn. CNllo. tuob the U*IB n 1 »• khiig the tin mans n their fr-ar lit adtwln . . ^ ^ _ • h. M. ...« !•••« *» “»er 4 lb* UH»hM ...— —nnntaed in rnnnd • e«lgr t» ^ oj tin i * K'ifirh soul! n>< ?•» mile, latagtrtg t tne,|*i nllle* It AFTER PR04ERMANS —♦ - — IIMm T»*wn IJefa NrMml T1 Bnrny LmF replacement* from the Frgnrh < omtnualrpllon linen Should thin prove to be the rase. It It ponstble offlrinla here beltevf. that American troops will be with the French units In an effort to if or# heavily against the German* when the moment for attach at rive* Rfco e of ratwhral fai »|*e * f ed Tharsdat II night lot ailetign** Mon4n> night 1 tie ntar* an«l ntripea^* b) order of 1 i»m nattier of an In led ^■tRn SHIPS BEING BtILT «f Manls RHbb Ire l« •p all >11 •••peeled he Homme battteftoid irwm*»ni«y I < art Jet Unpeg. gdMnf bus atwd ■ I ttolMbro plan t*, f u - n tntci the fate «»f the main German. . . .. . . . . arm* la th^ ten m<*mrat when tp*, gbia •Ingnld. tiho nantpnd t:grw>«n pr*-%* picture* that field as the Mere of %irt.*rv •hbh will bring pea* !»••§••• g he*lie gres'er ta e ope and f«rf} More than in.OP# in the demaaMmUan V nadpd Jacob Mara, granary Jol thee (Sr V • fWr r«gr« etoag e fr««at t»f n*-e ■ 4 *• ffi > lr« tarterra %ffae ea.t No)na tf Kes elt fhr e*perfe «*f e il*« *•'» * • r*it*Se* It roa*le«e nf m •» fir* of inr n and iai#f4e p^n>tret fie n« j’©» ead roaa- termite* V * •' fl»o*l i in l*t«|u*fteare 1 • » h * * r.. i*r ,n * la u n- h« d t>> 11 be Fr«-**' b 1.. V r j „ a ( | « l»r,| '* mt*tr lie e hug** Grrtnte •• t<r » - a* l»rr n tt|f*(*t ihto ’hr *i:i r*t liar, n* ’ »r thr Frea- n 11 f 1 * i • h J ii r. '|<>n T ti r hred *»f thle * »* • • *1 ■ .r1h*.*e» o f Mont tMdl«*r Th* n • of •hi# ^.ifen* t* h «'f * ' :rov’h l»f ’hr M.ti'h*-ra • nr t ri m \! .n* |»f r »«* N’tivua M \ * •. n w *r - TVr If.- • t ’ ,+ frit ,«f 4 *t -* ' ’ ' 1 IM • h .« on. third ,. ’ t h • »< o t • *- 1, » f* , ,|. 1 f»on thr fur. th-' -t* r*- -1' ..f • h»* < out)’, r «.f f rfi » r • | - -1 1. * .. til* ’ ht >|< * •••* if * i.' i » . I*-. w ho’r tjrr tli .ifl d » 1 \ • Jo|' • ' of thr rntlrr Fr. h • t *.• Iif-. ’hr ^• i * * hof le* T *• r r f r,,f fhe el i hr- \v wh-- h \ »n- fit . .r« %oIdlrr* ;»r*% »* 4 - tv 1 H l! t hr if * if 1 St • |j*.-- into ’lit- tll«*'t »!)••»'tli'l-. ii altlr of .,11 1,1*. ( inrv iv in mot ion 1 Th- n «■ w 4 Mir.in , fhr ‘'ht ill lent ^nirrTcut pl.m • rrdltril t.» Mulor Getirrul Ti- Vrr If M|i s*. by Pri'mfrr 1 dovrl (^ r m .lainisty is in actual Kvacf figure* on the progreu* of •htp hwiidmg in the United jitate* ha* been aaade puhltv b«f the shtp- ' ping board a* a reaalt of the dehale 1 during tthlrh affinal* said *«ate I meat* had heen made hated «*a in armrate tafarmaltaa ha* not I jtiace ilte •hipping hoard began tia mm 11 tee wo#h 111 ve»*e|< have bee a laaach- ! ed of which ItS have heen rompfet- ted and pal late service The tawnrh- ' tags aete divided between Id* re gnlsittaaed veeaolt and 71 were hnllt ,.^w , Jini nhPimrt far the ahipplM hanrd thr trued deader eight If* varda that • ere censtrnrted fag er Metgner a ad mMi. I *he pnrpaaa Kleven nf the tnphrh- and 1 tr m Htmmsim [ (l| d* *nve aaad the remainder a are meiinger were pUced on a tr •eh |g linnt toe pubib Ml ware l»r DCrhdfMt. 1 Tnelie coat r art steel tananli ham in-i|thia • phi•»• tea read •• them» heen lannrhed and three of them 1 no wain of allapiahnp. Then wm* * mmpMed Three af • SOO tone *•• re lulled to nslute and hlaa th#' *n* laamhed at tars Angeb flag far at her af t lea toa* at Oakland fonr af 1 ’••*• at Ilea tile I»ae of It Too toprl at Hon Fmaciaro nod two of 3.*« t«*a« at a Great l^ahe port It was painted ant that when »l •hip bailding appmpnati«»n became available laaf June nil the any* th Mar«h Me *atd the re* , I ailed Htate« were filled with hi* afftre made no'•hips bntldlM for private er ferefgn who wonld not t*.- duty in# estimate an* publuhed na of fi« lal gad had the etfert of draw iaa a denial from Chief af Staff Ma jui i,• i»»**. f r< . 11 • d « »»i> niton «»f the number of AmerimM?acu > oaat The*o were fallen aver nn- ■tj^^»j»ioiej^gith the remrfve* (der international law MTth *he e%. interest among oar | r ei»9i«pa of the fonr ship* lvan« he«t ‘steel rontract _>ed Tl»e gteatrot •t** P arInient olfu lats was tbe |M»inl from which ami) wonld laun* h Ita attack again the lack of Infor embarrassing, hut grouped a great map* which give every of The terrain through which German line* run Offbers- out the problem for tlieiuselve* The rvmrtves are known to been assembled *omew bat I lie \o>on district, not far ftvim r«»n*s| of St. fioliaia. The « here is tortuous and owing to this the German lines are not believed to bn strongly held. If the blow should be struck in this vicinity the fast moving gfmj would pass to the rear of l.aFVre and probably come within striking distance of St Quentin where the kaiser and the German general stafl are repotted to have A-stablished headquarters. Somewhere in this vicinity the avi ators who are the eyes of the army j••»p9i«ta of th* foU Lat Seattle, all lh» lings and all the of communication which have made possible the extended German drive through the Camhrai district to Mont Didier. operation Tin* M**ult i* e\|M*itrd to In* that h flying vvislge will he* thrown uguin*t t|ie German line at an unprotiMted point in sufficient force to effei-t an o|»eniiig. The next objective will In* an engage ment with tile reserve* now sup porting tlindenhiiryt and Guden- dorff from the rear. . 1 Th 777n,'' , ,'L''"!, IS ,, alS L° '.'"i'h r8 n71^ ar,> x»PP»»ed to have apotted the *» ,0 . n J e 7' pl . a, .7 u " a,t “ ck . °. n . the l in “ I Herman reaerve dWIaion*. Theae di- visions are supplying fresh men for the drive being made to force a wedge between the. British and . , French at the point of contact, now The minimum strength of this mo-> near Mont Didier. If they are en tile force is estimated numerically. by the allied reserves, sup- at $00,000 with a possible maximum |)ort f or the German fbrward move- of soo.ooo. It is purely F'ranco-. men ^ w ill not only be cut Off but the -American m composition. 1 he Hr it- ( German (^numinications will be |ish reserves have been drawn to, 0 p en attack. - ‘X points tro mwheie they can afford | h was estiiiiuti'd at the war de- support to Field Marshal Haig, whose iMirtment that the total strt^iv^th of forces have home the brunt of the t| u . Gmnnii reserves was less titan Teutonic onslaughts tor six days. | 40 divisions or approximately iMH), The meager details received by the mm. Taking into consideration all war department of the strategy in- available figures the numerical ad- volved give emphasis to the impor- vantage wotld be with the reserve tance of the movement It is th^ army. N The only explanation of the delay in making the full strength of the allied reserves felti* that they have probably been held back for the pur pose of supporting the French and ‘ Britiah on the extreme front hi the event a break became imminent In either of theae Uaee. If nothing happens to prevent an attempt to execute the new strategy the strain on General Halg’a forcea. as well as the main army of tho ’permanently assigned. This is said French, will be greatly decreased. It *o have been made known to British is thought. Without reserves tho rgovwnimant officials bp Secratary of; Germans can not keep pounding 'TOar Baker at conferences in London ahead. iy. I H In believed General Haig will of imarttun soldiers [hog in a eooatsr attack wfth tho Brit- WMM urlli hove tho sop- opinion of one of the best informed members of the general staff the en tire German plan of operations can be frustrated and make possible vic tory for the allies which could in no 4>ther way be obtained. The United States field command- wrs m Fiance are understood to have mode available for service with .the reserve army every soldier not ac- ta*Uy needed in the lector to which <General Pershing's troops have been and all havr • ere hnllt from f* Mitteht by thr hoard in tt« preparation* Quantity production will win the wav.” Chairman Hurley aaid. “and that Is what we arc getting’* . CAPTURES *9*63 GUNS Berlin tloini* ln«rca*«* Gniti'*—»MCt Enemy Airplune* DowiuhI The number of guns captured by the Germans in the battle now in progress has increased to 963, army headquarters announced Monday. Biaches, Barleux and FRalon have been captured by the Germans. More than 100 tanks were lying in captured positions, it is added. The Germans are standing on the heights to the north of Xoyon. They captured Bussy, Bihucourt, Biefvil- lers, GrehiHers, Irles and Miramont and crossed the River Ancre. Since the beginning of the battle, says the statement, 93 enemy airplanes and six . captive balloons have been brought down. • British troops just brought for ward attacked the German lines vio lently from the direction of Albert. They were driven back, the reports Xate, after a bitter struggle. T 12 JAP SHIPS Agreement Reached Provides 100,- 000 Tons for American Government Under the agreement between the United States and Japanese ship builders 12 big steamers of about 100,00 tons deadweight capacity will be brought under the American flag within the next few montha, in re* turn for supplies of steel at the rate of n ton of steel for n ton of shlp- • f Informally announcing the agree- trade board lot it be It hopes to turn out SM.0M tone of wltb stool furnish- o* hp tho CaMni fcatos All of Military Expert Gives His_ Opinions to Headers of The News and Cou rier—See General Improvement for AllU‘s But Fall of Mont IMdier v and (German Gains in Center Cause \ , ' Much Anxiety. £ .** • . e During the battle in France the Charleston News and Courier has published daily telegraphic comment from FVank H. Simonds, qf New r York, who is easily one of the best commentators on the'War. The News and Courier shows splendid initia tive Jn giving its readers his opinion and we reprint below the article of Mr. Bimonds which was published F*riday morning: The eighth day of the great bat tle in Picaruy^knows a marked im provement on the larger part of the Allied front between Arras and Noy- oh. but despite the general better ment there have $*eu two develop ments which must be regarded with extreme anxiety by Allied publics and allow no reasons for feeling that the critics of the contest lias, as yet, he«*n safely passed. The first of the developments *iy the sudden and remarkable leap forr ward of the Germans north of Ijis- slniy and west of Roye. which has resulted in the fall of Mont Didier. The second development Is the grow ing Intensity of artillery preparation east of Arras, which should betoken the coming .»f • new thrust in this region With r*~*»Ml |n the Germen ad- taiww In the renter antf the raptwra of Wool IHdler. H mwM hi ed that thfc* pwah ha* drltew a wedge between the aw*»* of the FVetwh and the Itnildi and readf rwl owe of the two FaH*- % an Jew* ratlnuMt*. whtrh nee the motw rwafe* «f lateral raouoawAratH»w* hr- twmi two I Hied a male*. At Moot IHdler the German* are fbt*ty*owe mile# from tbetr starting place at fh Qoentlne and are haHIv mavw than ten miles east of the latitude of Amtewa. although nearly twenty miles nf that town % The raptare af Amiens w«*al4 hrlnt with It an Instant and terntde disharatten of the All ed communlen* th*n* Mot only would the Rrtilsh sod Free* h armies he senarsted. hot the Mrtitsh wonld he rot off from Ma*re and Ronena the main hoses of their eon them armies la n oord by taking the rti? of Anyone. IRn Gormans aould to all intouts and purpsses divide the RrttM and deu*t«e the Ffsnrb of their chief avo* noea of rwoimouiratioo otth Groat Rrttalu This oaa what happened as far as romnoairstten* sere rwOrOCO’ ed before the bottle *of tbe Mama bo# then the RrHtsh ahsA«i>>ntsc tbetr eommonteettons maintained tbetr rontnrt otth th* Freerb Thev mnnot do this now, beranae of the mass mi tbetr army Is north ef the flomme. and most remain there * The loie*i Gersooa sdv anre. then, rortfmea Aim I art and dradtf me a are. to the A Mir*. Chi the other hand, there see tahrcrol oeakwe*«e% hi the ere-eat paMore af the Geromo%. Their oedge which they have driven fnrward tn Mont IHdler Is rir> is asrruotag and they are now egpos- ed to the obvious )ler|| of attacks oa ettker side of tkls awkward hwt«,e. attacks wkirh ortald tkrhstea ?he «sfety «tf tke troops tw Ike p«»int of tke halge la polat of fact, tke German pr- *ltl«*a on the whole ooemtim front t« more sk«| more tending to renro- dtt«»* their situation before the Hat- tie of the Marne North and *outh of their operative front, that Is ahonf Moton on the Oise and around Arraa on the Srarpe. the allied lines are holdtpg firmly, as the allied lines held about Paris and Verdun In the Marne campaign. As a result the Germans are thus thrusting them selves between two allied pivots and offering an inviting target for just such an attack as Maunorv made from Paris on September S. 1914, in the first phase of the Marne. If tho Allies have at lust col lected their army* of munocuver and ran now put It in. if the Brit-* Ish and French have reserve ar mies north and south of the Ge'r- man wedge, then it would seem that the moment is about arrived when th© strategy of the M&rno can l>© r©]>eated and one or both of the German flanks assailed. On th© other hand, if ,the Ger man advance cannot he halted in the next day or two either by flank attacks or by frontal resis tance, then there is real danger of the peutration of the Germans be tween the British and the French, the fall of Amiens and the gener al dislocation of allied affairs in all the .region between Paris and Amiens. Paris itself is not yet threatened, and, on the contrary: there is a dis tinct pull away from Paris on the part of the German armies nearest that city, which suggests Kluck’s swerve after he passed Senlis In the Marne campaign. Now tk to the threat against Ar ras. once more the Marne parallel will serve to illustrate. In that bat tle the effort of the army of the Crown Prince was to Isolate Verdun, which was the hinge of the French armies on the east, as Paris was on the vest. Now Arrss Is the northern hinge of the allied armlet and so far the British troops have swuug back ward on tkls kluge with fairly steady and tke German .drive LLOYD WANTS MEN blunted. They hire fslied to bresk the southern hinge by sn attack on the French, and It would seem thst I they are .now about to iUack the British Premier I leads for Amonren northern hinge In front of Arris; A successful drive about Arras, the capture of the town\tnd the I Reinforcements at Once A message from . Dayid Lloyd Vimy ridge north of it, would mean , . , if . f u r i. the destruction of the northern hinge George, prime min . . - of th© imperiled British and French j tain, calling upon the United Sigtee front. To use another figure, wTiat may now, be compared to a leak would become an actual break in the dike and the German flood, would sweep through. ;The Allied line would then collapse for nearly fifty miles, from Arras to. Noyon and a supreme Gernhan success might re sult. This is the maximum of pos sibility, happily remote, but it must be faced.' * ' < Pn the other hand', it is well to remember that on this Arras front the Allies have all the advantage of position since they hold the high ground won in recent campaigns. The chances of a German success in this region would seem slight un less the British trenches have been denuded to furnish reserves for the imperiled district further to the south. • The situation then must still lx* viewed as critical. The Germans have driven a narrow’ wedge between the two armies, just as he thought to drive a wedge between the Allied ar mies in his attack upon F'och at the Marne, and it will be recalled that he merely succeeded in the Marne time P even after his own flank had been imperiled by ' the M.aunory thrust. There is less cause for panic now than at any moment since the Ger man drive begun. The British situ ation has heen pulled together from the Scarp* to the south hank of the Somme and the French, taking over the German flank of the British to* send “American reinforcements across the Atlantic in , the shortest possible space of time, ’ was read Wednesday night by Lord Reading, British high commissioner to the United States, at a dinner given in his honor. A . ’ ' » ■> “We are at the crisis of the war f attacking byetaoishrdlueacmOdPin-- attacked by an immense superior!- ty of German trdopN’Vsaid the pre-~. *, mier in his message. “Our army has been forced to retire. The re tirement has been carried hut methodically before, the pressure of a steady succession of fresh German reserves w’hich are suf fering enormous losses. , “The situation is being faced with splendid courage and resolu tion. The dogged pluck of our troops has for the moment check ed the ceaseless onrush of the en emy, and the* French have now joined in the struggle. But .this battle, the greatest and the most * momentous In the history of the world, is only just begun. Through- , out it the French and British are buoyed with the knowledge that the great republic of the west w’ill neglect no effort which .can hast en its troops and its supports to Flurope. . “In war. time Is vtt:»l. It I** Im- |M»**il>l© to exaggerate the impor- taacr of getting American rrln* along the Oiste. are duly slowing tbe foreevnent* .Ll -'■"••raw'w* rolin ,, t , n .Hrh the prlaeipk* ueon 2c «h«o *«. * German pare. Hut the Germans have driven a wedge between tke /.Ulna and ontll tMs wedge Is Ironed oat or a grand counter offensive on the part of the Allies restores the sit uation , It !• necessary to reeogntve that the possibility of a major Ger*| man victory remains * The parallel of the Marae Is strik lag If only In tke geographical rtr- ramstancas. and /the tarlieai sad exea •trategirai resemblances are not the shorte*l lime.** the Atlantic in After reudittg the message from I Mr. Lloyd George, the Britiah high 1 commissioner declared that every na- ‘ lien arrayed against Germany must muster all Ita resources and the en- I th’it!a»!lc devotion of every etttaen Iff <he ear is to-be won That la the | le#*on which must be learned, he I dec lared, to aihlex* victory In the offered tbetr flank to the French from Noyon to Mont IHdler as Klnrk offered his flank to tke nrmy of Mannory east of Paris in ieptem- hor. Ivi4 The Ma aaory flank attack tot ta motion • train of etrram*taneos that compel lad a gone Ail German retreat to tke A Is ns tin tke otbkf hand tke Germans very nearly Isolated Yerdan. almost broke tbe* Frnhrh renter sad effect natty eaantered far tbe moment on tbe Mannory attack Ta^tef >re it ie veil ta appreciate that tke farther developments may Mt* fatten tke gter leas Marae pro rodent Tbe Allied armies ana fight tap have ear sped the danger •# a swift and complete dftsaninp. Tt> r y have rm tnrded an attach which was too pew* arfal for thorn to cberh at oars Tbey have given tbetr kith earn' maads a week ta which ta prepare a cannier tkraal and thee are still gel eg strong bat tbe sttaatloa fta dseetaptag rapidly eat of «blrb ma*t rams a d^riaa **d a tela flea of all tbe ALLIES TO ATTACK SOON mm •o »< As a reaalt tWe afc ssrisysr?. tbe Premier Ormeernaa told thr ar my committee af tbs chamber of dep at Isa Wednesday that tbe moment • as near wbea tbe reserve of tbe •lliea weald eater Into action Tbs great battle being waged la France aroald tbea take «»*» a near t*kase and he added hope that Tata tbe at *ach a bUnidy pr!< © Thera was a settling «lown alone tpe British ami French fronts where the Germans were trying to break through. £nd even within the last few hoiTrs there had been noted n slackening In the enemy'f effort. The premier was before the com mittee for more than an hour and a half. He dealt at length, w'ith the situation and spoke with full confi dence In the future. retake “It is laralrtilabld.'* said Lard Reading, “what the resalts voald ba If ae a# were to fall. We can not fall beraa*e tf we did bomasilF voald stagier tad be msbed Hkt I do not for pae m«»mrnt contemplate a poe- slb's failare I speak for m* eoaatry nbea I sav la von tbat a* have no fear, wo base no doabt; wo are not shaken la aar fmltb. wo am as meofaio as ov«p We are determined tbat earns wbat mav. wa will flgbt oa ae wa Mro ftgbt»ag tor iiboftF, tbat. abicb la dearer even I baa Hte itself ^ * Tape!bar. yap ta America and we af* Grant Bntsia gad tbe allies raa do so marb aoa tbat ao are lapelber tbat no kamaa betag. boa over groat bis foresigbi raa ta ladg meat gmasam M ** Tbe diner* seat • messsge to Free Ideal Wilson la wbleb they said "We rbeev yoa for year ear oar ggerirpt m lb# romamadev a*id sol dibr* WuW defending tbe line* of m -7 ora rtviHsatioa ta tbe greatest bat tle of btatatf, Mav tbe goseramept of Wasblagtoa. represented by yoar self, spoke*man for fightooasaoss last ire sad bamaaity lead i*ar caase to speedy tlcfanr,** 61 NS BECBIE RED NOT Ftewrh Hs«e |«» to 1 KILLS OFFICER AND SELF Woman Shoot* Lieutenant in -Itick- * Honville Hotel and Suicide* Second Lieut. Samuel J.. Dickson of Los Angeles. Cal., attached fo Camp Johnston, according to the po lice, was shot and killed Thursday night in a Jacksonville hotel by Mrs. Louise Biegert of Girard. Pa., who after committing the crime rushed to her own room and is alleged to have turned the revolver to her head and sent a bullet through" her brain dying in a few minutes. Lieutenant Dickson was assigned to Camp Johnston on November 21, and had. just completed his training here. Mrs. Biegert had been a visi tor in Jacksonville for several months. No cause is given for the crime, but Mrs. Biegert, it is re ported, left a short nojte giving in structions to ship her body to her brother, Daniel Bender, at Girard, Pa. *, x v NO CAUSE FOR ALARM Gen. March Hays AIttai Will See Sit uation Through In a statement Thursday ’ night Major General March, acting chief of staff, assured the American pao- ple that there la no cause for alarm la tk# advances by tha Gormans In tba grant battle now raging In Pi cardy and expressed complete confi dence in tbe trimmpb of tbe allied M**a beloaglag to a dDmourted French cavalry »«*rp* acting as ib- faatry fought a reergaerd action day after day against Ittmten*# odd* Th- Iroupeia dot laved that tb# enemy came forward ta sack d«*ep naves tha* It was only i»cc«**earr to fire point blank to hit with certainty. The*© cavalrymen fired Into tbe en emy so rapidly that the Germans fell in swaths, yet still others came, on. until the French (|ef**nderi were compelled to cease firing, because both rifles.and machine guns were red hot. • The advance of the Germans was similar in character everywhere, wav© succeeding wave in closest suc cession, only to he shot down, it was something like a relay, when the first German -division was ex hausted. “another immediately took its place. In some cases a single division of the allies while retiring was attacked successfully by six Ger man divisions. Thellies stood the test most cour ageously, but such a continued series of shocks from fresh troops was bound to tell on tried men, and even tually the allies were forced to give way. But they did so still fighting. It was clearly apparent that the German high command felled on this method of sacrifice to break through. The French staff derives considera ble satisfaction from the fact that many ^German divisions were thus put out of the battle line. MCADOoVlLL SPEAK Prominent American.to be in Tolum- bia April 10th. William G. McAdoo, secretary of the treasury and director general of the railroads, will spegk in Colum bia on April TO in behalf of the third liberty loan issue. As he is regard ed as. one of tbe real big men of the administration his appearance here Is eagerfy awaited and It is ex pected that he will be heard by peo ple from all over the state. Sooth Carolina Is going to do Its part In tbe liberty loan drive and tbe State Council of Defense Is going to assist In “putting ft ovnr. , r Mr McAdoo*s spooeb In exported to ftva tbo raapAtgm n tf endues Impel as In tbis state TW Council of r o»odio« of tbo •