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iiiinni lit MUM tmaam nws um* Mklimm IS ELAM llaporu b'rmm Frovt With Anxiriy In (KflrUI IMal OwKlnulaff Hlofr of Succtmi* Hriuir* HmlloM—fioriMuiM Hnrc Boon PWoil in n Prodlrmnont by ITnoxpoctod Ou»ljMightN. A dinpitcb from the French army •ays: When the entente allies’ at tack began at dawn Thursday the Ctormans were surprised and offered Wight resistance in the advanced lines, many immediately throwing up their arms and shouting “Karaerad.” The barrage fire preceded the wares of infantry but one of the henrler storms of the year drowned the noise of the shells. Most of the Germans had taken shelter in their (logouts from the deluge and the entente allied troops were among them with grenades and bayonets be fore they had time to turn around. Many prisoner* are coming In. The allied troops are displaying the utmost fsnror Is the attach, tnsir desire being tu strike a strong blew In rerun fwr the recent Ger man eweanlt It M the first orraMou this yemr that lbs allies b*«* row* tern'••‘’ted en enrb • »<c front Tbe«r epermlftm. 4•restlr affens te* enoiisea ef the wes*«ru rianh sad •m* 'be Oeemss trwwn P* try mm* •* b*s rssotsee le ef ibe f f%< •* tewm the Ml •e Wldl the Nil »w etirTw een MH f be tSHaff gre fees ef (be mIImM MNN MMM «f UM | slang the whole tl mile ffMM wbicb ibe snrprtM attach wen launched, srn ssallsble. • It was clear beyond mistake, how- ever, that Ml Vhe rush of the first day of this answer of General Porh to the German Pock to the German attack east and west of Rhelms, the enemy hid been pieced In a posi tion from which he may hare great difficulty in entrlcatlng himself. Not only may the German effort wcM of ItheimM and wontli of the Marne lie wholly nullified, but all they hove nceompIMie'l since the h'tttle of the Atone began moot ha ago m»y he. overturned. There was little effort to measure the scope of the Franco-American stioke. Officers were too vitally In terested in the swift development of th» attack as It was unfolded bul letin by bulletin, to devote time to cold calculations such as would form the basis for military predic tions. It was the Instant news that hi*ld them, from General March to fhe Junior staff officers, and the war department was a place of smiles and handgrips as tha boys overseas wrote new and glorious page# In \m«*rican btott-ry. Pec rotary Bakov had dlfflealty In *.tid'ng himself to root uabarrfe4 ««prwaU»a as he dictated to tho t •* •eew*r m*a late ta tho day a •teiemeat summartstag C ew with tha a fell ihMtttat •eolmss the < ead ee • ••• of w It Is announced by tfc» a as having been raptured on July .15. * (The German official Istatenfeot on Tuesday announced that 13.09Ubeen taken Monday. I FRENCH TAKE 400 RUNS A Muck (Hi Other Hide of the Marne Salient Friday. Paris reports Friday on the front between Rhelms and the Murne the French have re-captnred Montvoinm and made progress in the Rol wood and the Courton wood, capturing fonr cannons and four hundred pris oners. French Cloim 10.000 The French fighting along the Chatean Thierry front have taken more than te.oeO prisoners, the Par is Gamlets meweaeper declared Krl- ATTACKS ON NTH SIRES A* to to F\pH t.on board to the patriotism of the people of his county and to the hoys.. representing every shade of Lcmocratic opinion, who were In the fighting ranks of their countrymen. Mr. Maxwell, of Florence, was sat isfied that the people would register bv ex-Governor John Gary:^®^ vote -In disapproval of .. Messrs. Rlease and McLaurin. "I •f Spartanburg, chatrutan. don . t „ nefeMary t0 read Thera From P«rty—Htnle (*Uair- 0 man Warns All ('undid:*!***. A solemn warning, embodied ia an address Evans. sas issued Tuesday ajtjernoon by the State Democratic e\-Governor John Gary Evans, of South .Caro lina in which the Democracy of Cole U Blease. of Columbia, candidate for the United States Senate and John 1^ Mcl<aurin. of Rennettsvflle. candidate for Governor, was chal lenged. The action of the committee was taken after several hours of debate. In which some of the committeemen were In favor ef calling the two es In question before the and reqviring them to show muse why they should not be ex pelled from the Democratic puny The alletatloua against Meeers. Bleoee asd McLeqrfn were bused on the Mel^uria letter, recently pub lished In which Mr. ftteaee woe charged with dkhertng with the Be* pwbthro* peri) In Iti*. end the re- swdmntl—. end uMo en vhe Mnsc fennrt. who is serving • mem m the m nl these men out of the party/’ he con tended. “Ret the Information go out to the people of Ihe State and they will die an ignominious, death.’ J. H. Moorer of Colleton, at this point offered a resolution as a sub stitute to the Ketchfn motion, that the committee offer its unbounded confidence In and give its approval to Chairman Evans. Following strenuous objection by Mr. Evans and further debate this resolution likewise was tabled on the motion of Mr. Grown Mr. Emns said that he did not want a vote of confidence, for he paid ao attention to the 'burktaga of a cor.” He stated that these men were attemptlpg to af«a»siuat# the Democratic party. aa« asked the commHtee If ft uraa goiac to alt su- pft»»ty bv a ad “alow this misers hto gggg to thrum spittle M four fheaa * At (his pamt Mr. ir.Miama. ef lohrastev. mads a motlag ta require C als 1» htaase sad Jehu L Hetma ns to show caoos why their aomse sesw aot ae strwwwa vvwm iwe aa»- m ahmh sm tha fro this State the d th# electorats in U The sad experience only of this white Republican with former ef forts in this line alone saved the State from these conspirators. This candidate for the Senate admits over his own algnature that the proposi tion was made snd considered, but denies that he was a party to a con ference with the Republican commit teemen or that he agreed to be a party to the conspiracy. The former private secretary of the former gov ernor of this State, now a candidate for the United States Senate, over his own signature in the public press verifies the essential facts, alleges the conspiracy, but claims that he declined to be a party to it. The former friend and close associate of this candidate the publisher of a newspaper devoted to the political interests of these conspirators, over his own signature, charges that this Candida's for the United States Sen ate wt* responsibleVfor the inde pendent moiement organised by him sad actually * ammed the candidates oa th* ticket. ~Th‘ hlth sheriff of tho couqty of GrweavfK# ooealy •tales la the pub lic pre-t of the State that a raadt- ge*«* Nr Gwvwraar la th* aparaaeh- ta« wrfmary made the nrepamtlea •> V» that If he weald h»feme a ca*4f late fee Ueaiaaaat tier*rase at • %m »aa rear bum pr* mery etertteg gad mlvarale the efartiea ad this aa * dfctaaa tar Owvwvqge, that he waatd fwrwtoh htm (he e*m at it ed asMse at th Ch*m #b* n uw«eaaebi!4 h sue %tt ef Mm eb« gw* pe# -spba fted bs f 090099m (Ms* m#«tf Wf MdR nduuli stsd Me sa*«U4 • ••• 'wagM tubripl •v dbwwu ® b pumdhbflfp • be V pMd IP'S #w bmetu bus ubfbla febusud * • »s • saggar shag I haem* ugM g M i CahpaoM as thmaas *i haea a ' »mhap «m tha Deeug ame *♦ r • •ham maa # pgg mm 9m ««mm ga la (Mr hre aamal 4 am# Mm ®Mew*u m I Mwa • esa s •**»»# aai mm tmw * i. Mmmaaaa had «* he h» aa • M <*< sw* a «m» ei ewaNbess «e (H» MMaaaea asi*s«i 9^0*•“ ■ • *•• •*#*■•-•«-•*• •• >'»ww*a • Uw ‘•t '* *# •» MiMsa vqaB s -• • yrmm % a* •• r*** • e m— ■ % • - »•*• a mi am vw • - vs • —«a *w h he r rm « Ms,# • «*..-• sc 0-0 --»•••» eew pa* «h •«< «4 • **• • *>«•« »••# W «»*•• *<*«• •*•*’ l • 4 -«•*«•< t SS* «• » *•• •%« •»«•*- «•« hm «ms# ••*•»»»• «• * • # Owheg «• tbs fss« ibai tSs*s •#• m a^tiltevv avetHsrwtma (bs s*«ima • se e ss*r*^ «• «bs g •-wsssf •milisvf *♦**•!■ • Oa tbs s«bsv » sad the • *• *S#f I ‘sa b rs«a'e‘ bsMStv ssvb • •• *• wadiatD effsn •• r.ssmr sttstsee satersd rais *b* e*tisa end eiiswipt- #4 le imaed* (b* bdtsars utiac (beir m*eblae sue* st low ellltuds Sots llbttandiua (bis Ibe roaater- Jttark was noiesorlby for the rww- mu. that the French offeneivo sr- omplished a great deal more (ban *•« arhieted bjr the German drive «»n bo(h aide* of the Kheims. The length of the front over which an advance wan made was practically The same and the French and Amer icans worklnic together advanced in six hours virtually double the dis tance covered by the Germans in (hree days. So far aa is known at present the Junction line between SoisKona and Oulchy-le-Cbateau and also the junc tion line between Sotosons and Fla mes are under direct observation and tfire, from the new French positions in (he Crise ravine. These two Lines ;xre the only lines by which the Oer- raana in this salient- between Sois- sons and Rhelms can he supplied. \H ts poslbto, however, that the (jarmsns may have succeeded in con necting up their lines in another way The French counteratta< k is re st one of the most brilliant of work in the war. and It ia that the retails will prove valuable aa ths Frearfc •burned «>«S4 imp»'<sbl SI rat* tg aa mm >*# •• • •a rvavtaaggy #g see m A lb# pswre aasksrs Nr alMhSMiLali forre* sUmis • rwvlaia path la tie* twr^ Tb# effect upoa ibe mle« Is expected la I Upon tbe war-waary. German nation. It ia anticipated tbe effeet will be well-nigh 4 last row*. No one la rwspaaaMIs poaHlaa goea so far as to predict that tura of tho tide means the beginning of the end. Hut with victory perched on the al lied colors, officials believe that portentous events are in the mak ing to seal the fate of the rulers who would he gods. The German armies and tb© Ger man people, it is believed cannot be fooled into the belief that these events are by way of accident. They must h(p convinced, however, that there is a new foe in the field, against which all the boasted effici ency of the German army cannot avail in the final reckoning. Amer ican troops, which they contemptu ously regarded, blocked comipletly the pathway of the kaiser’s latest offensive. And American troops. In the vanguard of the advance, have made the boceht “turn tall and run Ilk# hell.” Old rules of the gama must be cast aside for tbe Ameri- cans If Is pointed out. are foHgm* Mas »ew terilra Ibrtdeotallv tl «*4 ti Mg b* M Duval, ophlle newspaper Bonnet Rogue, was executed early Wednesday for trea sonable actions against the govern ment. The execution was carried out promptly, at 5 o’clock in the forest of Vincennes. The condemn ed man died almost instantaneously with the command to fire. He refused to allow the gend armes to take him by the arm cn the w r ay to the execution post, saying when near it: “That’s the little af fair, it is?” He would not permit the guards to blindfold him. . The execution of M. Duval is the second growing out of the German propaganda of “Boloism” .or deroat ism” In France. The" first to face the firing squad was Bolo Pasha. Early In 1914 the newspaper Bon net Rouge was establiehed with Mi- gowl Altnerayda as Us editor After tha outbreak of the war the newtpa- par published attacks on tba Fr#ocu ta tha nation al rouvaatloa to succeed tha lata tor Tlllmaa uutll tha seating of >xt Stata ooaveaUon la ItSt. that body will have to maka the selection. Gen. Willa Jones, of Columbia, for years treasurer of tbe party la South Carolina, withdraw his candidacy when he* found that friends of Mr. Evans were stressing the ex-Governor. The -committee unanimously adopted resolutions deploring the death of Senator Tillman and lam enting his loss to the State and the nation. Chairman Evans, • avoiding - the calling of names in prefacing his for mal address to the committee, stated that the members of that body were the watchmen on the tower of South Carolina’s Democracy and to them was entrusted the task .of keeping the party clean and above suspicion. He told of the charges. Iterated and reiterated by certain factional lead ers In South Carolina that the com mittees. past and present, were par tisan and corrupt-aid called oa the bers ta stamp the libel in no un certain way Ha charged Nat these M «e aiifmiii tha ef vhe people la tha Mew# MM Maw wwmM h» • • ewgwmqpp mmmm mm *mm •sp* M w MmeM •# Mmmwsdh M mm Ms had *•»•**» ► ■■aw iii Qg wmmm aw* #* me dhdd dMmM MddM s 4P MwasM (fo#*«wue e Mmphh Mh MMHMMm MH9 MM 9m gas dwwwewup m MaeaMwws awm aaM Mm ■"•Wo m~wm mm* Ma ■eeanad us IMP qm ••up masse* *MRhe swawa MhM JwMM I* m*mmm awes* ha immm (MM hMMwa «• has «■*- h ■Wespe# •wqa ««d eaowse hhapus ••*» MsALseaeqw hd ss s***o qppsto edm dhash* bhwa HMMMMRMBM: he a eeehM stpossM mmmmrnm bhdkhR^ghap hh paaadhmhbhas add eta mmmmm a# usd (Ma hhaadaa ad (pea* earn* eewaad whadb Map dwsw daiwss Kwh: 99 99 MMThML ad flhaawhaam sum i aamhsd sgse chaow wosw mmt tww euddwns stpsw ee wha mmmmp mm m* the eadhaa od a mm aeese ewe *«• ««• o* «ho mmmm sd • eorw M bo «ha aaaaao ad hddih (Pheaddd Ma *weaamhad Ihes Ma ifytmd at es psadum ad a rwddhhuaa is eac ad the ■daw* * gfdda. ad MhfdmMI th rat lew ■!* tadatvad Id oeaes ad the ewsamireee medihees m heetad a two •e of aeoasrrerf If they kept op the day they wore heeded, ha cam* leaded, they wevw merely sepplyleg Bless# with • pedes th dig a grave sad later the aatt-R loose fact lee ef tha DeaNsrratlc party **1 have aa fear of tha rosalta.” he said Macbeth Yoeng of Unioa. laid that soma rocogaltloa should be taken of tha McLaurin-Blease-Aull (attars. Ha strongly advocated the warning of tha people. At this point a motion by A. E. Padgett, of Edgefield, to issue the address of ex-Governor John Gary .Evans to the people of the State as a warning, was carried and the meeting w-as adjourned. Ex-Governor John Gary Evans’ ad dress follows: “To the Democracy of South Car- ! olina: A crisis confronts the Democratic party in this State hertofore unpar- tive committee, is powerless to deal with it, but as guardians of the par ty u is our duty to call to your attention existing conditions, “At the last State convention of ’he party a rule was passed deny ing to any citizen who voted against the regular nominees of the primary ill 1416 as declared by the State or county executive committee, the right t*' part let pete |p a Democratic p- i jm suheeqgMt thereto At the mm mm tbm I dbidMPM&MMg MM * ^ m-m I •< #*d bee eampe gg mmumm M 9A • P»e»e up bp ‘oee ppst •ia sup 9m ee • ■•% ee dqpmsd he pmp igae uaei p p% e •■ eedtoved be e we^rmed • ■ • • •seewevee •eewwme m see me *%e audmwsmp pt Mm mum rn rnm w(h*>% mat rnmu M m I •* %» 99mm emd eernmut eqm ■ • wisew to* ww • I e-mMimm dPM rnrnmmmm Ml (he * -f Us 1 gw mm be me Use** ijmmmtm 90 ibed ps thmwf ee 4b 9999 bm MMMP bp dm • «d Me eene e 4p Me ef bm gpme eml ue HfM Mbbumb be ffmMMHb f be %m bMMbfb m (Tie mm emf bbs ef Bi MM Mmms MpM (MM* 999mm m $rnmmmm bp bal M Me Mswgf Ue mdbe *qe epmw Ue um ef Me bus*e uppwMee mm% mm »»>*#■>« Mms mmrnmmmm* bNufMm Mel Imp emugbt mM mmei be qpsese* ee e 1 dmmwsmp Mewudph Mam bum eusmuM dkweqmmu ms MM* Mbi rn Me eubm of me ppes <• •(Few •udbeeme Me smmgbMPP bauMi UP* ebsuuebiw a* v# muse M ups fbppe ue# mmm thmumbi ebem» be Me eue •»% M mbbM Mb sees bfb ad amb (pesaww mbps m «• suebe p bspepppi 9* ibe bbubbsebem peevs te ms ambmiua. Mss pen# eesemsbai MM Ms geseetsmuas* 9$ Mb MpAb pmf pgamm. m tewnMb'v up «be beaMtfmM ud Mb t a mbuui Mbtep ebe is iesebduMAe Me Mb eoasbtpfa tbd fbe easrawuufbf veeusMe tUM bf tbe mpf bpril empbpet Is peiblam sbeet mi treaeep te tbe bhsse ued •• thm ued te mm bet • hi Free re Xm part? rpu servlet the! quietly coebeues p crime eu tb# pprr >f Its rsedtdatea. act If pflewsd te uattnue tb# ppfty * ill seen beceus# a stepcb ip tbe peat rile mf Pll bop* •st citizens. You alone have tbe power to and save the party and your Is at the ballot box. < Signed I “John Gary Evans, “Chairman State Democratic Execu tive Committee. “By order of the Stata Democrat ic Committee.” WATCH TROOPS HEALTH Doctors on Transport* Keep Men In Fine Shape. Troops en route to Europe in the transports operated by the navy come under the jurisdiction of the chief navy doctor aboard, so far as health rules are concerned. A sum mary of th# Military regulations framed by the navy medical bureau r!istie4 mfket It c’«ar that no pre cautions to prevent sickness are overlooked. Sick men are left behind to be re stored to health beta.t rejoining their commands Due preceptloes t# see that e%pry map admitted !• Ibe ship baa beeu peeper!y vpeetant ed pud luerulaiud plae a«w sbsurvsd m tap ffwub au pud apueetpe Ip de*ed te bswp ibi fbMMPbds biB