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THE SUMTER WATCUMAN, Kstab' Consolidated Aug. 2,1 AMERICANS WIN SKIRMISH. OtR TROOPS ItOl T GERMANS IN STRONG EE FORT. Attack Afer Panful Preparation Hut ?re Snrprlstil ami Itcpiilscd l?y Ito Mt*taix<e Met?Young West Pointer With American- Army in Franco. March l < ity the Associated Press).? American troops repulsed u strong German attack this morning in the ssillert north of Toul. There were many American casualties, ono of the killed being a captain, who was grad? uated from West Point in It 17. The raid was a complete failure three Oer roan prisoners remaining in American hands. The ground in front of the Amertcun trench was strewn with German dead. A driving wet snow was falling thi.i niordtng when the Germans opened Are 0*i the American salient with ev? ery weapon at their command. Sev? enty en heavy shells and gas shell < fell In a perfect whirlwind on the American trenches for half an hour. At the eami time other enomy shell In great numbers were dropping or ths American battery position. The Germans evidently thinking that the Americans in this section, baring had one taste of gas a few ?i*ya ago. would fear it now. let loose great quantities of poisonous gga.-i. r?ut the men put on their masks and only a few were nffected by it. Mo Intense was tho lire that the wools tack of the salient were shot to pieces. At 6 o'clock the barrage fire lifted on the trenches to the right of th ? salient and Germans numbor.ng 2 4?? came sweeping forward under the protection of their lire. They came forward apparently Intending to make a big haul and Jumped into what w ^ left of the trenches, but there, In stead of the easy time anticipated.; found the Americans all ready for bat? tle. Fierce hand to hand fighting 00 gan. One American captain rallied men and, with rifles and tiacaine gun went through the American wire ea taaglements Into No Man's Land and 1 there waited for the enemy, whom he espeeted to be driven on' ? v his com? rades in the trenches. !!<? was light, for soon groups of the enemy Started back through tin- wi:e eataaglotncnts The Americans poured a deadly fire, but unfortunately. the captain 0 killed during the light. He || the , first member of the it 11 class at West Point to he killed. While the Americans were in front Of the wire and sheil holes, Btill lighting desperately the American burrage fire began sweeping No Man's Land, catching many running Prus? sians who had enough of Ann rican methods. The barrage swept hack and forth, making sure of doing all pos? sible damage U the foe. W hen the ? had be, n driven back out of the positions the bodl of ten Qeeaien soldiers were found in the American trenches. Two German officers were entangled In the wire and many bodies were i/i sight. Bight Were visible through the si.ew storm ?t one point The ground was litter? ed with em m. hand grenades boxes of explosives 'or destroying dugouts, and Incendiary bombs which they laid no opportunity to use. They managed, however, to drop bombs Into two dugouts but no Americans were in them. If the Ger? mans captured any prison' rs which is doubtful, there were not more than two or three possibly from a listen In 4 post. Of the missing, many probably were burled. Digging for them now Is proceeding and others may be ac? counted for. Two German prisoners were wound? ed and the other taken was unhurt ex? cept for a welt on one of his hands where he was struck by a Voting American soldier when he show fight after capture From the prisoners the Amern in officers have secured PASJOh ValUabH Irforinntlon One said: "I did not have a chance to do ie thing before an Amet.e.in juinpid Oil to me and grabbed me by the throat " The Germans had been preparing r??r the raid for three weeks and belon ed to the Seventy eighth Reserve Di? vision of Hanovcf The prisoners have ItURxiitn coins In their posses? sion and Sagst m '? the tnmche* o ? poslte Just bffor? the Amei leans took over this set tor. The OOrHUsM kW many killed and wounded Includ*ni officers. The Americans displayed th greatest personal courage, bravery ? id energy throughout the eng- ge? roent and outfo t"ht the surprised nifiin from ?h*? bed ?nt ci.nl 1. I SJgg established. April, 1850. "Be loot m 881. E THIRD UBERTY LOAN. /ufonnm big war ruin? to be raised hext month. DeUl111 of Loan to l>e Announced La-| tor?-Amount of ponds to be Of? fered and RfJtC Of Interest Not Vet lhxldcd. Washington. March l.~-April (I. th fust unnlversary of the United states' entry into the war. the third Liberty Wain will Open. There will be a cam? paign of three or lour weeks. In announcing the date tonight BV rotor] McAdoo said '?'?? amount of the loan, the interest rate and other tmatures such as convertibility o: bonds of previous issues. maturity and term! of payment are yet to be determined and that new legislation (Will be necessary before plans can be completed. The fuct that tho amount of the loan is dependent on further legisla? tion Indicates that It will be for more than $S,ett,000?000, the remainder au? thorized by unissued bends, end the fact that certificates ot indebtedness now being sold in anticipation of the loan bear 4 1-2 per cent. affords some indication of the interest rate. now large the loan shall be depends largely, however, on tho fate of the pending war tlnaneo bill carrying an appropriation 0f $r>oo,ooo,ooo. and ac? tion on the railroad bill with its ap? propriation of a similar amount. The statement concerning the date of tho campaign was made at this t'me. Secretary McAdoo explained, to give every community time to pre? pare for the big bond sale, and he strongly advocated popular demon? strations of patriotism on the day of the opening of tho loan and the sec? ond year of war. After stating the date of the cam? paign opening the secretary contin? ued: "The amount, terms and conditions of the loan have not yet been docid ? id because these features are do pendent upon further legislation. 1 Mr peel to ask the congress at an enrly date to grant tho necessary ad rtttttmal authority: OT cmrrse the Opening date of the campaign is mi ewhat dependent upon the now legislation bul it is hoped and be? lieved that tho matter can be consid? ered and determined in ample timt to i ei n the mmpeign on the di I maggOSted. April ?'> Will forever be R gOnOOCrated day in American history an.h it seems particularly appropriate that the opening of the second year of our participation in this war for the honor and rights of America an 1 ! the freedom of tho world should bo ? el< btatrd with a nation Wide drive for another Liberty loan. "The oarapalgn should begin with great demonstrations of patriotism in Over? city, town and hamlet In the < OUhtry thai Will truly express lie ?plrH Of aroused America. I Mt the date every American ihould pledge anew to his gOVSmmont the full meas uro of his reOOUrOOf and resolve to make every required sacrifice in the seme fem ot spirit that impeTs our gallant eone In the trenohesof ?Franc and on the waten Of the Atlantic to shed their blood in America's sacred cause. "To carry forward America's essen tlal part In this war for righteousness and justice, every man and woman in th** country must lend their available moans to the government and Iknov of no mere ntthig time for euoh a patriotic response i<? tin call of duty Ihi n the beglnnlg of thoYsecond year of the war. ??The oampalgn In all probability win last three or four weeks and an? nouncement of the opening date is de at this time?in accordance with n i promise to make public all matters oonnested with the loan na reon as determined and in order thai ? tuple time may be gtvSS every com i) un-t1 to prepare for the e\ent ' I earnestly hope that parades am! patriotic meetings will DC held in all parti Of the country. The tie; sm Ai pnrtment will on lea vor to make ths observance of the snnlversary of the declaration of war as memorable na w as the patriotic ??! servant e dni in lbs second Ubertj loan campaign ol Liberty day on October 14, UiiT" Campaign wan!; for the third loan sirendy has started actively. Posters bave been prepared, publicity plans 'drawn and local organisations realign? ed important non-essentral securities I .? be? n kept off the Investment marital th 'ough voluntary coopea-? ? ? ? r hnv' n? M I d financial int. I with the federal reserve hoard ? !|l' ' 'Msties committee Tb. n tion already has bs nrpe 1 <r. SMS eno min of Lib- rtv bonds |3, ."l imn of the first Issue, and |V kit,.,0M of the second issue. In a l nd Fear not?I .or all the ends Thon Ali iUMTER, S. C, WEDNI JAPAN Ii SIBtB ?. ENTENTE POWERS AND AMEKI FA TO APPROVE. EfVJBta hi Russia ( hange so Rapidly as to Discount Possible Prediction--. Washington, March 1.?Indications nOW point to an agreement between the entente powers and America to confine to Japan alone the task of taking such moasllrOS as may be necessary to combat German aggres? sion and influenoo in Siberia and to protect the military stores at Vladivo? stok. No Anal conclusion has bOOU reached, however, and it Was oaid lr. \ high ofllclal quarters tonight that i ondltloni were changing so rapidly d BO many now factors were enter? ing into the problem that it would be unsafe to predict overnight what tho iSSUS might be. ESxohangCfl are proceeding rapid! ; etween th" entente eovornments ami ..shingion ami the matter was con ere! at today's cabinet meeting. It understood the stats department $b i sing slowly but steadily intiuenced to accept the view which soems to ob? tain in Great Britain and France ami possibly in Italy. That is that a sin? gle power with an efficient army and navy within easy reach of Siberia and not otherwise employed and acting -rx conformity with a general agreomen*. might be better able to deal wdth the situation than any international forre, .such as was first contemplated. The attitude of the Bolshevlki towards tho 1 ro] coed action by Japan in Siberia remains to 1 e developed. Tho Rus? sian contingent in Washington |s strongly opposed to the step, but as the embassy here is out of touch with lie Petrograd government, it is not in position to reflect its attitude. It is gathered here that the Japanese gov? ernment holds that it does not require r.ny warrant from the entente powers generally or America to embark on n Campaign In Siberia. It is understood, however, that the Japanese emperor has indicated that he would welcome a voluntary ap proval .of any radical program he might feel obliged to adopt in relo-u, tion to Russia's Asiatic territories. The point has been made by some of the allies during the negotiations thai on Insistence by them on joining Japan in the proposed move wool ! Imply a lack of confidence, i a i d Reading, the British ambassa? dor, and Mr. Tanaki. the Japaner ? charge, had conferences today .separ? ately with Secretary Lansing. Tho Japanese government is understood to be relying upon its ally by special treaty. Great Britain, to support any course Japan may adopt in Asia ami to assist in framing such a definition of purposes as she may feel Inclined to submit to the other allies and to America before taking final action. ALMES IN ACCORD. Would Have Japanese Move In Dis? turbed Russia. London. March I,?According to The Daily Mail, It is understod tha: ? the7 allies have decided to ask the Japanese to take any steps neeessar Tor the protection of the allies in the Far Last. Stress is laid on the fact that the British and Japanese governments hold that Japanese Intervention in tho Russian affairs Is not to be construed SS an act ol hostility to Russia or the Russian government, its purpose Is to safeguard menaced allied interest ami to protect stores and munitions at Vladivostok and to assist Russia t<. lighten .imi eventually lift the bur? den of tin- German yoke. dlUon nearly 11,400,000,000 of cerf: ficates of Indebtedness to be met from proceeds of the third lean, and about $1,125,000,000 tax certificate* due next June are outstanding. With April ?i only Hve weeks distant from tomorrow, Secretary MoAdoo will have to rush bis program for Is sulnq $3,000,000,000 <d certificates be? fore the loan campaign opens. When h* announced his Intentions of Issuln r th s ijuanflty oi certificates to prepare the way for libs irblnR the huge loan. be said ihey would be put out i i i looks every two weeks. One ol these, for $60.1,000 is open and will continue until next Tuesday, ? It Is subscribed In full $1,600,000,00*1 ?f the $3,000,000,000 program will remain to be Heated within th'* month. The third loan campaign will close oist before the Red Press na tionwide di ve for collection of an? other $100.000.000 mercy fund, Soo> after that, the nation's credit may b< called on to purchase bonds of th war flnnnoe corporation providing it Is authorised by congress, Pecretary McAdoo today made pui>. I ros't at be thy Country'*. Iliy God'v ? 1SDAY, MARCH 6. 1018 MOVE ON SIBERIA. vL.MTEl) STATES READY POR STEPS AGAINST TEUTONS. To Join With Allies?Bolshevikl Peace With Germem Apt to Bring Qnlck Action in Giving Japan free Hand. Woehlngton, March 3.?On 2 of the immediate effects of the Signing of Germany's peace terms by the ltv.s Btan Bolshevik ropreientatlvei prob-J ably will be to bring to quick con-1 elusion negotiations among the allies and the United States over steps to he taken in Siberia to protect mili? tary supplies there and check any1 move the Teutons may make in that direction. There still is every indication that Iho American government will join With the alllci In agreeing to action h\ japan alone vith an understand Ing as to the scope of any operatl n to be undertaken. S> far there h; 1 i an no announcemo- t of an agi moot, but even before the newi that the Russians formally had aOOOptod the German terms came it was unden? ts.! >od that* the oxohanges on the sub? ject were about concluded. President Wilson has been follow , ing the situation in Russia very close? ly, particularly because of its close relation to the important sicp pro posed by Japan. There have beer, ruggestlons that he might appear be? fore congress .soon to make a State ment on the subject, although no on? I professes to know his plans. JAPAN BIDING HER TIME. Ready to Act Decisively When Rus? sia Signs Peace. London. March 3.?In his speech at Tokio February 24 in reply to Inter? pellation! of representatives, Viscount AlotonOi the Japanese foreign mln's t?r, Ifl reported by Renter's Tokio COr : respondent as saying that some dls I I crepnncies were to be found in the various reports of the RusiO-Germr.n peace negotiations, it therefore, was , difficult at that time, ho pointed out. Lto form a definite idea concerning actual conclusion of peace by the two countries. "Phould peace be actually conclud? ed," he continued, "it goes without Ieaylng that Japan will take steps of the most decided, most adequate char ; i tor to meet the occasion. The wlth i drawal of Ambasador Uchlda from Petrograd is due to the unsettled and dangerous conditions prevailing there. i ; It does not mean a rupture with Rus? sia. Regarding the question of Russia's separate peace there is the fullest understanding with Croat Britain : Amt rlca and the other allies The consul general at Moscow will repre? sent Japan after Ambassador Uchida's withdrawal, AUSTRIAN8 SECURE BOOTY. The Loot of Russia Is ProccetTlr.3 system f.tlcu u j. Vienna. March 4.-?Austro-Hungar lana In Podolia, southwestern Russia ore making satisfactory progress, having captured seven hundred and seventy guni and huge quantities of war material, it is officially announc? ed. ELECTION CASE DECIDED. Federal Courts Nave No .Jurisdiction in Sir;bevy ( asca. Washington, March I.-?That feder? al courts have no jurisdiction ovei eases of bribery at general elections for the selection of federal officer! was the Supreme Court decision to day in sustaining demurrers to Indict? ment! In the Cincinnati election i laud eases, DEATH IN AUTO ACCIDENT. Julian. Jenkins Killed When Car 'I nmcd < iver. Greenville, March 3.?in an auto? mobile accident about six miles from here thia morning Julian Jenklno, 17 yean of avre, of Reiser was Instantly killed ami Charles B. Nelson, Poise chief of poiiee. was seriously thougl not fatally Injured. The accident was the result of a tire on the car In which the two men were riding hav? ing blown out, causing the machine t i turn over. Mr. Nelson was the owner of the machine r-nd was driving It. pe n letter from William I! Taft, promlsim the support of ths Los tri?? to Enforce Peace, of which he is the be ul. In the third loan campaign, Mr, Taft wrote: t "Tin necessity of devoting all ou?' resource! and energies to the task of winning this war Is most apparent." Ii Ml Tntth'a" THE TRUI THE BOLSHEViKI SUBMIT. RUSSIANS AGREE TO GERMAN PEACE TERMS. Fearing Further Oncrone Demands, Dolesgatcs to Brcst-Litovsk Confer? ence Accept Treaty Offered Without Diecueelon?Interests of Turkey Ad vanocd by Agreement Ferlin, via London, March 3.?"By reason of the signing or the peace; treaty with Russia," says the of? ficial eommunieation from headquar tonight, "military movements in Great Russia have ce; sed." Petrograd, March n.?The peace treaty with Germany has been sign? ed. The Ukrainian army has or lipied Kiev, Gomel and 1 crdiehev. Petrograd, Saturday, March 2.?In he fear that argument would result n even more onerous te 'ms, the Rus I slan delegation at Brest-Lltovsk has accepted all the German peace condi? tions, according to a te egroin from the delegater. received today at ,th? .f'molny institute. The demands al? ready have been increased, they re? port, d. The message, which was addressed to Premler Lenins, i nd Foreign Minister Trotsky, follow?: "As we anticipated, deliberations on a treaty of peace are at SOlutely usn ieSS and could only make things worse iu comparison with the ultimat? um of February 31. The/ might oven sumo tho character of leading to the presentation of another ultimatum. "In view of this faot and in con sequence of the Hermans' refusal to ceaSQ military action until peace li signed, ore have resolved t;> sign th' treaty without discussing its content? and leave after we have ittached oui nignnturcs vYe, therefore, have re r.UCStod a tr; in, expecting to sign to day and leave afterward:?. "The most serious feature of th . ew demands compared with those 01 February 21 is the following: "To detach the regions of Kara band, Kars and BatOUm from Rusolct territory on the pretext }f the ri^h of people to self-determi iaifon.'; T!ie new territorial claims upor E*.USa!a arc apparently advanced i; the interest of Turkey. Ratoum, ; strongly fortified seaport on the Bloc! Tea cor.st, In Trans-Caucasia, about 2' .idles north of the border of T?rkis'. lrm< nlo, was one of tho cities cede to Russia by Turkey after the Turlco Ruselan war of 1S77-7V<. ECars, a!s In Trans-Caucasta, 105 miles north oust of ESrxeroum in Turkish Armen la, has l een in dispute between tin Turks and the Russians for nearly century and finally eras cected to Rus? sia at *he same time as was Batonm The other region mentioned prob; til;. Is that of Karabngh) Trans-Caucasia lying to the east of the Ivars rc-ioi 1 nd north of the Persian border. GERMAN ACH'()' NT OP FIGHT. licrflu Soys Ttrrtve Amcrhsane Wen Made Prisoners. Berlin, March i.- (British Admir? alty per Wireless Press).?In a Her? man attack northeast of Zlcheprej yesterday Americans suffered heav? 1 ily and lost twelve prisoners, the wai office announced. The Hermans penetrt ited the tronches attacked, the statement says Beet of Rheims the Hermans forced their way into Port Pompelle, which had been destroyed. The : nnounce mcnt follows: "Between the Mouse and the Mos I eile infantry, n ceo m pan led by pi? oneers, penetrated the enemy trenches j northeast of Zicheprey. Americans who were manning tin- trenches suf '????('d heavy casual! ss and lost twelv? ,-i isoners." SECRET TREATY sl'.> ?:i>. ermaiiH 'lave Made Trath? Agree* meilt With 1 fuss ins. London, March I. Supplementary treaties between the Central powers nd the Roisheviki government were " ed at i res*-L4tovs!< In addition t the mam peace treaty, according to a telegram from Breet-JLUovsk via Vienna and Amsterdam, which gives ? 1 ' ? ?s ot 1 he treaties. LUMBER REARING OROERE1V Senate committee Win Bear south em Pino Association. Washington, March t -Senntot Fletcher, of Florida, chairman of the senate commerce committee, sot Mar. 12 as the date for hearing t! . rep reeentatlvee of the Southern P ne As? sociation, regarding the supply >f tim? ber for the wooden Rhlpbulldli g pro? gram, i S SOUTHRON. KstahMnbsyl Ja?*. I ?es. Vol. XLVI. No. 6. RfiiO OH AMERICANS. MAP OP POSITIONS FOUND ON BODY OF GERMAN CAPTAIN WHO LED ATTACK. ' Prisoners Talk Freely?Some Expect Germany to Lose?One is Certala Teutons Will Start Attack Soon. With the American Army in France, March 2.?(Saturday, by the Associated Press).?A plan of at ; ick, including a map of the Ameii i n petitions, indicating every (fug out, which was removed from the body of the Prussian captain who led. the recent assault on the sector north? west of Toul, shows how completely the Germans prepare their raids?If, in fact, this was but a simple raid not having as its ultimate object the re? tention of a portion of the salient. The map goes into such detail as to chow every machine gun emplace? ment, every trench and every depres? sion In the ground within the Ameri can lints; at the bottom there is sim ply a line drawn, labelled "our front line." Along thi3 line are five shaded portions, each marked "nest." Four rehearsals were held for the i ttack and the troops who made it were specially picked from new ar? rivals of fresh troops in the Factors. They were told that the Americans were in front of them. I Atter the artillery had carefully l< veiled the American position the Qerraana started out from their nest, I each of which contained forty infan? trymen, one lieutenant and three pJonoers to precede the infantry and five to follow it. The two groups upon ?' the American extreme right went ; round the llan! and the groups upon! ihe extreme left carried out a similar 51 movement there. The two groups in the center had - planned to attack directly, but. the] A mcrlcan defense changed all the plan:*. When they were met by the heavy machine gun fire from the f American lines- they saw it would be ' impossible to gain a footing there and - changed their direction and followed i the other groups around the Hank, t The duty of the pioneers preceding I the Infantry was to clear up any wire th it had not been broken by the at> l tillery and the pioneers who follow-' i rd carried large quantities of explo e \ es for the purpose of cleaning up ; ;he dugouts. Of?clal repcrls of the interrogation. ' i i of the prisoners taken by the Ameri i cans show that all of them did not - believe Germany would win the war. > 1 ne of the men told the intelligence - officers he presumed that the Ameri - c.-ns, like the Germane, did not want ? to fb lit, but had to. The officer* i r.ulckly changed the German's view - point by Informing him that all of he troops in the attacked i>v;s;tions were volunteers. One prisoner, whose home is in i ^erm i tarraine, said he thought Ih ? 'fatherland" would lose the war. but lie ho sd no:. He knew nothing l out the Ami rlcnns except that they w< re In the war. the German sops ? pj pers not printing much on tbe sub i Ject, he safd, and I cing slow in reach? ing tho front lines hecauso of mail ? congestion. This prisoner said he was convinc ? ed that the recent strikes in Ger ? many were caused by a desire for peace, . d ling that all Oer many want ' ed the war to end. He was certain that an offensive eras coming, but did I not believe it would be launched be i fore April I. None of the prisoners had seen any German tanks, they said. All of them addedg they were glad to have bee* taken prisoner, especially b' 'ho ; Americans, because they beiievcu ^iey would be well treated. The prisoners' accounts showed that the Sector opposite the American position was commanded by Gen. stalsmann. CPFMFNt I \i REVIEWS AMERI? CANS, 1 Vouch Premier Finds Our i> >ops Pull of Conttdcemc. Paris. Sunday, Match I.?Premier Ctemenccau todaj reviewed the Amer? ican troops who repulsed the Gor mnn ttack Friday, The premier no t;.i .. feeling of absolute confidence on th pari of Americans which, if pos slble, has been heightened by the brilliant results of their first serious rtlng with the enemy, over whom th" Americans thus far have shown bu *rlortty. ftllLITAItt OPERATIONS STOPPED Germany Says They Have Halted \rmy In ltus?ds. Berlin, March 4.?All military op? erations in Russia wer.? stopesd ytSH terdajr, It Is officially announced.