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IHK SUBfTKR WATCHMAN, E*tah OoDSolidated Aur. 2,1 FieUTING III NEW SECTION. LARGE GERMAN FORCES NEAR ailette RivKit. Work for Infantry?Artillery Action Only About as Much 11? Seen In On let Hector Ordinarily. With the French Armies In France May 31 (By the Associated Tress.) ? Fighting has been begun oh a new section of the battle line in the region of the Allette River between the Alane front and the front of the Ger? man attack In March. Owing to the ability of the enemy to bring to bear a large concentration of artillery and the use of poison gas shells, the allies were obliged to withdraw slightly. "The fan-like formation of tbe en? emy movement was pushed out on the side* and in the center yesterday, co-.-ring more territory The allies are falling back slowly before enor? mously greater number. Aviators reported the activity on the roads all along the rear of the German advanced forces as fresh en? emy divisions are hurried forward to take the place of exhausted 1 nits. The allied airmen are doing splendid work. The German aviators are very numerous In this region and aerial combats are occurring constantly. In the central part of the battle front the enemy, finding that before him were only tired troops which had fought day and night since Mor day. was able to make another leap to? ward tbe Marne by penetrating the thin allied line with small bodies of ?elected men armed with light ma? chine guns. The battle has now de? veloped almost purely into an infan? try fight. The artillery In action ap? pears only of about the same amount as used on a quiet sector. South of Holssons tbe enemy at? tempted a renewal of his push but eame In contact with French troops, which thrust him back notwithstand? ing his employment of numerous tanks. The French here executed a vigorous counterattack which caused great confusion and losses to Ger? man battalions. la the center the Germans are plac? ing great faith in their immense su? periority of numbera An added ad? vantage is that they carry a number of llflt and heavy machine guns. They evidently are abundantly sup? plied with ammunition us they keep their guns going at all times. Vllle-en-Tardenols was a target for ths few cannon they were able to car? ry forward during their rapid ad? vance. Their incendiary shells start? ed a fire In that town or Its imme? diate vicinity as the correspondent witnessed large clouds of smoke there. Farther eastward In the vicinity of Rheims, where the united French and British columns are resisting, the en? emy appears unable to muke any ad vance. except when the allies are ready to recede to readjust their lines while neighboring troops fall back. In the allied staff headquarters visited by the correspondent the officers are full of conlldence that the battle soon will turn In the favor of the alliev notwithstanding the present great su? periority of the German effectives. The spirit of the allied troops is mar? velous under the circumstances. The correspondent saw French and British battalions who had just come out of the t.-rriMe struggle, singing along the road. In spite of their exhaustion. A story Just to hand tells of the heroic conduct of three French ?>*t tallons which were surrounded in the forest of Plnort Monday They en? trenched themselves, determined to resist until the end Imn could not be sent them The I.ist message from them came Tuesday afternoon ut 2 o elo< k l.y a carrier pigfon It said they would hold out until the |<lst I Is probable that when their ammu? nition became exhausted the survi? vors were captured. <.l l!M\\ TANKH i HER. More K.mplo>cd I ban in \i.y I'rcOoti* Effort?British und French Suffer. tendon, M In then initial onslauKht Momi.i> ?!?.? Germans ate believed to h.ive ?Mi none men than ever before says Router's oorrespond ent with the British fonftg an the French front, writing VW.imsd.i\. The Fiftieth British division, neir Craonne, withnt itt u k <?? thref? hours and held the Geimans 111 the attempt lo reach the |MM until "the men were drowned under the < ierrnan . ombers." The same fate overtook the French division to Um right of the Fiftieth After falling I.,. t lie IMtietb Riad* s gsllant attempt to recapture ern? enne, but wun dcfef.ied bv imichine gunfire from the enemy tanks. Itfeed April, mo. 881. FRENCH COUNTER-ATTACK. FIERCE FIGHTING CONTINUES ALL NIGHT. Ilrive Gvi-mans Hack ?ml Tnkc Pris? oners In Solsson Region. By The Associated Press. Paris, June 1.?The German at? tack continued during thr? night with redoubled violence on the western side of the new salient, between Sols sons and Chateau-Thierry. The French made counter attacks and drove back masses of Germans in the region of Soissons and on the line of Chaudon Viensy, gaining ground ev? erywhere and taking several hundred prisoners, the war office announces. | Along the northern bank of the Marne the Germans pushed forward advance parties as far as Verneuil. On the French right there was sharp fighting on roads to Dormuns and Rheims. The situation is un? changed in the northwest and north of Rheims. GERMAN ARTILLERY ACTIVE. Preparing to Strike at Amiens Officials Announce. London, June 1.?The German ar? tillery was considerably more active this morning in the sectors of Vil lers-Bi etonneux, east of Amiens, He buterne and North Albert, it is an? nounced officially. PARIS IIOMHEI) LAST NIGHT. German Airmen Make Two Raids. Paris. June 1.?German airmen at? tempted two raids on Paris last night. The first was a failure, but on the second occasion bombs were dropped on the capital. GERMAN AIRPLANE WRECKER. American Pilot Gets a Hun This Morn ln?. American Army in France, June 1. ?Another German airplane wus brought down this morning by an American pilot in an air battle, crash? ing near St. Mihiel. in the sector northwest of Toul, according to un? official information. SIGNS ARE REASSl'RING. Military Critics Set? Improvement In the Situation. Paris, June 1.?Military critics, ?ft?! the Havas agency review today, still view the situation as serious, but consider all signs as increaingly re? assuring. GERMANS MAY REACH OBJIX TIVE. And Rig In on thr Murin?, Preparatory For Another Drive. Washington. June 1.?Members of the senate military committee, at a weekly conference, wero toid by Gen. M.'rch today that the opinion here It that tbe Germans have reached their present objective, the Marne. and will probably dig In and prepare for a later drive, perhaps on Paris. With the Germans within forty-five miles J of Parts, the situation was serious, senators were told. POLISH ARMY EIGHT WITH AL? LIES. Fifteen Thousand Men, Recruited In \mrrim, Tuko Stand Reside Allies Tomorrow. Washington, June 2.?Word reached ton today from Kranen that the j Polish legion Of 11,?91 men, recruit? ed in Um !7alt?4 States, together with ?oiin? MM Poles drawn from South America, will take Its place with al? ii' I Milt! next Tuesday. Though tiny serve with the French army as a sep itttli unit the PoifH win omrry Itaeli own flag and some of th" <?( tnpann - from th<? Cnited States will displ i> tln? stars and stripes as well. The so men were recruited largely \v tfOW York. IViniHvlvaiila, Illinois Ohio, Wisconsin and New England. They are all outside- of th' <1raft nifcs or IfMllfllbM ns "enemy aliens" for W r v lee in the American army. The\ are paid only .r>c day ea< h with small allowances for dependents Recruiting, which Is directed t.y i committee In this cnuntrr headed by lirnaef Padarwikl, is going ahead, HKITISII GAIN (.KOI \|) IMNMI in Minor OptffMtOM In llaii |HI Salient. London, June 3.?The British last night uained ground sligbt|\ in a i<> cai operation <?n tho northern side of tin- Flandern salient, the wir ottte? nnnounee* Nearlj 'Jan prlsonei were taken. ad Few not?Set an tbe cade Tboa Almet et be thy Oonntry**, Ulf Ood'l I 8UMTER, S. a, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1918. American Shipping Attacked Almost in Sight of New York. \ - Five Sailing Vessels Known to Have Been Sunk and New York Maritime Exchange Says It Has Infor? mation That Fifteen Have Been Destroyed?Ports Closed and Outgoing Ships Stopped. New York, June 3.?One steamship, one schooner and several other ves? sels have been sunk off the New Jersey shore by a German submarine. One was the Edward H. Cole, a sailing vessel. Information received at the Maritime Exchange here indicated that as many as tifteen vessels have been sunk. SCHOONER'S CREW LANDED. Edward H. C ole Was Torpedoed Off Highlands, New Jersey. New York, June 3.?The crew of the Edward H. Cole, who were land? ed here, report that their ship was sunk seventy-five miles off High? lands, N. J.. yesterday afternoon. Port authorities barred the departure of all outgoing vessels shortly before noon. Humors of subnin tines off the American coast have been current for the past two weeks, the reports telling of one or more having been sighted in Southern waters. Within the last week, a South American ship arriving here brought re? ports of the presence of two German submarines in Bermuda waters. THREE SCHOONERS SUNK. Navy Department Has Official Report of Three Sailing Vessels Being Sunk. Washington, June 3.?The navy department announced at noon that it had received official report that three American schooners had been sunk off the coast by submarin?*. Watching for V-Bont Victims. Barnegut, June 3.??Word has beenj passed along the coast for all life saving stations to be on the watch for crews of ships sunk by submarines. All government life guard stations have been communicated with but up to noon no disaster had been reported. NO TRANSPORT SUNK. Report of Sinking Off Nnrragansct Dented by Navy Department. Boston, June 3.?It is stated at the office of the first naval district that there Is no truth in the report that ? vessel had been sunk by subma? rines off Nantucket Shoals. The office investigated thoroughly the report that a transport had been torpedoed. The port of Boston had not been closed at 11.30 this morning. GAVE EIRST NEWS. Associated Press Eurnished Ehst Authentic Information. Washington, June 3.?Naval officials said*, that the Associated Press dis? patches gave the first positive information of the presence of German u boat raiders in home waters. The submarines were undoubtedly looking for American transports. ALL PORTS CLOSED. Shipping Held In Port at All Points. Moston, June 3.?The port of Boston was closed at noon. Narragansett Bay had been ordered closed earlier. Every precaution against the ap? pearance of German u-boats on the New England coast has been taken. TWO MORE SCHOONERS. Jacob S. Basken and Isabella D. Wll ley Also Victims. Washington, June 3.?Besides the Edward H. Cole, the name of the other two ships reported to the navy department were the schoners Ja? cob S. liaskell and Isabella D. Willey. TWO SUBMARINES OPERATING. Cm pin in of Schooner Cole Tells Story of Attuck. New York, June 3.?Two submarines attacked the schooner Edward H. Cole, according to her commander, Capt. Newcomb. The commander of one of them boarded the vessel, gave the crew ten minutes to leave the ship, then planted bombs and blew up the vessel. The submarine then gave chase to another American steamer which appeared. TWO MORE VICTIMS. Report of Sinking of Schooners Hartic Dunn and Samuel E. Hathway Re? ceived. New York, June 3.?Two more American vessels, the Hattle Dunn and Samuel P\ Hathway, have been sunk by German submarines. SUBS PLAYING HAVOC. Two Tanks Sunk. - Atlantic Port, June 3. ?A British TWO COAST WISE LINERS AND j steamship which came into port at TWO TANKERS LOST. j full Hpt.t.,i today reported that she - picked up wireless appeal! from two Late Report! This Afternoon Add to| American tank steamers which were The lim of Damage Done by Ger* j being attacked oft the Jersey coast. man C-Boat Raiders. : ?otfc reported that they were sink - Ing. ?New York, June 3.?The New York _ i PortQ RICO Company was advised CITY or COLl'MBl'S SUNK. this afternoon from Washington thai Snvauiiah-Ncw York Steamer Sunk by their steamer. Carolina, had been1 _ . . Submarine. shelled by submarine and that the New York. June 3.- The City of nassenaem had taken to the boats. . , , ,, ... , . 1 * Columbus, a passenger ship, which The Carolina has two hundred and k'rt Savannah Friday for Boston, is , reported to have been sunk. She was twenty passengers and one hundred 1 a coastwise liner <>t* 5,400 tons. ind t\vr*. tv crew. Btu was bound for in Atlantic port. Shipping author I- Once In n while you will And a man ties believe the Carolina was in . who can spend a week In some distant about the same poalton as tin- Cole jolty without resurrecting some of the when she sent out ealle for holp, I bad habits of bis youth, m? Trat**?." HI TRUE FRENCH CHECK GERMANS. VIOLENT FIGHTING ON MARNE RESULTS IN HEAVY LOSS TO GERMANS. Gen. Foch's Reserve Army Holds the Huns Everywhere?Counter Attack Made Progress at Several Points? German Assaults Broken Up Ry Frencii. Paris, June 3.?The French held the Germans everywhere last night. The enemy losses were lieavy. and the French took many prisoners, the war office announces. The French counter attacked along the whole front between Ourcq and the Marne, and made progress at sev eral points. A violent German attask on both sides of the road between Chateau Thierry and Paris was broken up by the French. WILL COMMAND BATTALION. Col. Henry T. Thompson Ordered to Texas., Columbia, June 3.?Col. Henry T. Thompson has been ordered by the war department to report for duty in Texas, where he is to be in command of a battalion of the United States Guards, National Army. Colonel Thompson has been in the military service of the Sttite 40 years and has tilled every grade successive? ly from private to brigadier general. During the period he was four times in the military service of the United .States. In the Spanish-American war he served in Cuba with the rank of lieutenant colonel of volunteers. For 14 months he was at the Uni? versity of South Carolina organizing the course in military science and tactics, giving his services free of charge. He also organized and drill? ed the Richland battalion, from which many you ig men of this com nunity entered the training camp at Fort Oglethorpe and gained com? missions. Recently Colonel Thompson was appointed by Governor Manning to organize the First Regiment of South Carolina Reserve Militia. The companies have been equipped and are now being trained for reserve duty in the various sections of the State. WARSHIP RECORD IN AMERICA. Torpedo Boat Destroyer Launched In Few Days. Washington, Juno 2.?Establish? ment by American shipbuilders of a new world's record in warship con? struction was today announced b\ Secretary Daniels. The feat was .lerformed in the launching yesterday at the Mare Island navy yard, San Francisco, of the torpedo boat de? stroyer Ward, 17 1-2 days after the keel was laid. The record for merchant ship con? struction also is held in the United States, the collier Tuckahoe having been launched recently by the New fork Shipbiulding Company in 27 lays after the tirst keel plate was put down. The Tuckahoe was practical? ly ready for service when launched, while the Ward was 84 per cent, com? pleted, with the engines i.nd boilers yet to be installed. Before the United States went to war, Secretary Daniels said, the aver? age time for a destroyer on the ways was 11 months, but with the destroy? er program rushed during the past year this timo had been reduced to five months. As much structural work as possi? ble for the Ward was prepared before the keel was laid. Naval Construc? tor H. M. Gleason planned and had immediate charge of building the Ward. DRAFT HOARDS SUPREME. Highest Court Says It Has No Jurisdic? tion Over Hoard. Washington. June 3.?The federal courts have no jurisdiction over the elective draft boards, the Supreme Court, in effect, decided to(.ay in de? nying mandamus proceedings to have the order of the local board at Mil? waukee reviewed. strike in WASHINGTON. Thousand City Employes Quit Work. Washington. June 3. -Nearly a thousand city employes went on a strike here today for higher war.es Most of them are employed in the s'reet cleaning and water depart? ments. They quit when their de? mands for a minimum of three >lol lars a day bay iras not granted. ! SOUTHRON, Et? b?etoo* Jure, i ?Mk VoLXLVI. No. 32. BOASTFUL HONS' CLAIMS ANNOUNCE CAPTURE OP MEN AND GUNS. Rent Off All Attacks?Berlin An nouxiccs Forty-five Thousand Pris? oners and Four Hundred Guns In Hand. Berlin, Via London, May 31.?More than 4 5,000 prisoners and far in ex? cess of 400 guns and thousands of machine guns have been taken by the Germans, according to the Ger? man official communication issued to? day. The text of the communication fol? lows: "There have been artillery duels of varying intensity and minor infantry engagements. "We have closely pursued the ene? my retreating from the Aielette front. South of the Oise and across the Al lette we captured the Bretigny St. Paul Crosly-Louire line. "North of the Aisnft m constant fighting we drove the enemy back by Bieuxy-Chavigny. "To the south of the fc-oissons the French brought forward cavalry and infantry for a violent counterattack. They were caught with disastrous ef? fect by our fire and defeated. 'We have crossed the Soissons Hartennes road. "French divisions which were brought up in the direction of Fere en-Tardenoi8 from the southwest across the Marne and fron? the south? east were unable anywhere, In spite of their desperate counterattacks, to offer successful resistance to our ad? vancing corps. "Th'5 rear positions of the enemy at Arcy and Grand Rosoy were pierc? ed. To the south of Fere-en-Tarde nois we reached the Marne. The heights of Saintc Gemme, Romigny and Champoisy are in our possession. "On the southern bank of the Vesle, to the west of Rheims, Get* migny, Gueux and Thlllois were cap? tured. "The number of prisoners and booty are increasing continuously. More than 4 5,000 prisoners and more than 400 guns and thousands of ma? chine guns have been taken." "On the front from Noyon to the west of Rheims our attack is pro? gressing favorably," says the German official communication issued this evening. Between March 21 and April 5 the Germans took prisoners from the British and French ranks in excess of 90,000 in the battle before Cambral, according to an official communica? tion by the German war office, April 5. The communication asserted that more than 1,300 guns also had been! captured. AMERICANS BLOW UP DUGOUTS. - More Than Twenty Germans Killed and Wounded. Washington, June 1.?American volunteers, technical detachments yesterday blew up thirty-two enemy dugouts and a bridge, killing and wounding more than twenty of the enemy, says an addition to Pershing's communique of yesterday, which was received today. AMERICAN CASUALTY LIST. Fifty-seven Names of Whom Three Were Killed in Action. Washington, June 1.?The casual? ty list today contains fifty-seven names: Killed in action, 3; died of wounds, 6; died in airplane accident, 1; died of disease, 10; wounded se? verely, 17; wounded slightly, 11; mis? sing in action, 9. SO GERMAN-JAPANESE ALLIANCE Premier of Japan Says Little Possi? bility at Present. London. June 1.?There is little present possibility of an alliance be? tween Germany and Japan. Premier Terauchi told the Tokio correspond? ent of The Daily Mail in an interview recently. He asked to be excused from discussing the question of in? tervention In Siberia. GERMAN PEOPLE DEMORALIZED Air Raids Have Serious Effect on Peo? ple of Romhed Cities. Washington. June 1. ?Allied air raids on German towns are demoraliz? ing the German people. Advices to State department today said the ef? fect upon the population of the ritte? bombed is far greater Ihfl i heretofore repotted.